Electric Landlady - Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience

Advantages: Groudbreaking, innovative, superb
Disadvantages: none

...Ian Dury wrote a song called 'Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll' which would seem to describe perfectly the way Jimi Hendrix lived his life and in a way it also can serve to describe the ‘Electric Ladyland ' experience'. 'Electric Ladyland' is considered by many to be one of the best albums ever made. This record more than any other sums up the psychedelic musical era started in the sixties, which seemed to come to an abrupt end with Hendrix death in 1970. It perfectly encapsulated the innovative style that Hendrix had developed over his tragically short career. Hendrix was the first major black rock star and inspired a whole generation of musicians, the likes of Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Pete Townsend and more recently Patti Smth, Lenny Kravitz and Prince…the list goes on. This was Hendrix's third record... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of Great Songs and loads of information on Jimi.
Disadvantages: The only live song is Star Spangled Banner, Which is a shame because Jimi's Superb live.

..." was number 4 in the charts by February 1967 and Jimi Hendrix had become a star. After 2 more released songs, "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary" they released there first album "Are You Experienced" it reached number 2 in the charts, only kept off top spot by The Beatles and "Sergeant Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band" (recently voted the best Album ever). The next album released was "Bold As Love", this was after his introduction to the mainstream American music scene and his infamous stunt burning his guitar before smashing it on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival. Bob Dylan was the source for Jimi's next single, "All Along The Watchtower" though it was originally a Bob Dylan song Jimi Hendrix's Version is definitive. A week later the third Album by "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" was released, Electric Ladybird. On February 24th 1969 "the... Read review

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Advantages: One of the best albums ever made!
Disadvantages: None

...The third and final instalment from the Jimi Hendrix experience is another great album from the master of rock and blues. This album was both written and produced by Jimi himself showing that he was now assured to go on to greater things. This is a double album that adopts the music written on the previous two albums 'Are You Experienced' and 'Axis Bold as Love' and fuses them both into a final masterpiece. The psychedelic approach remains in tunes such as 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp' and the 'Muddy Waters' inspired blues of 'Voodoo Chile' previously shown in 'Red House' from his first album also remains (Jimi played as a session guitarists for Muddy Waters earlier in his life). Hendrix also revamps the folk song penned by Bob Dylan with 'All Along the Watchtower', which is one of the few cover versions in existence that is actually... Read review

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