Jimi Hendrix

[JTM]

How's it going "lucyinthe sky" with diamonds as well as our fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics? Three days until Halloween! Are all of you aware that the VH-1 Classic channel is showing THE WHO at the Isle Of Wight Festival as well as other WHO performances on Wholloween night?

Ok, enough of that. Its time to talk about HENDRIX. I love the "Blues" album as well as the "South Saturn Delta," "Voodoo Soup" and "First Rays Of The New Rising Sun" albums. All of these albums RULE!

Are all of you HENDRIX fans out there aware of this TRUE STORY? It involves the acoustic song "Hear My Train Comin'" that was performed on film by himself. Here's what happened. It was during the "Are You Experienced" photo sessions that the photographer was taking photos of Jimi with the original Experience (Noel Redding and mitch mitchell). After the photo sessions ended, the photographer dismissed the Experience except Jimi. The photographer wanted to take photos of Jimi by himself. When the photographer and Jimi were alone, the photographer gave Jimi a Twelve string acoustic guitar already strung for a left handed guitarist. Jimi looked at the Twelve string acoustic guitar a little intimidated especially since Jimi had NEVER played a Twelve string guitar in his whole life. While the cameras were rolling, Jimi started to play the beginning chords of "Hear My Train Comin'" for the first time on a Twelve string acoustic guitar but then messed up a little bit since he was getting a feel for the Twelve string and apologized to the cameraman telling him that he was going to start all over again. When Jimi started to play again the second time, he ruled and played all over the Twelve string acoustic guitar like he had been playing it for years. This is one of the MANY reasons why Jimi IS, and always will be, THE GREATEST GUITARIST THAT EVER PICKED UP THE INSTRUMENT! How can a man just pick up a Twelve string acoustic guitar for the first time and master it in a few seconds? THIS IS A TRUE STORY! ROCK ON!

Well Hendrix was a guitarist and a 12 string is just another guitar, so no suprises there.

[Swede]

Check out Jimi Hendrix The Man, The Magic, The Truth by Sharon Lawrence. It's a great read!

[ZeppFanForever]

Check out Jimi Hendrix The Man, The Magic, The Truth by Sharon Lawrence. It's a great read!

What's up "Swede?" How's it going up in Sweden? I have the Sharon Lawrence book, I love it! Like yourself, I have so many JIMI HENDRIX biographies that I wouldn't even know where to start. ROCK ON!

[reids]

Mitch Mitchell found dead this morning..

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2...r_mitch_mi.html

R

[DoubleNecker]

Mitch Mitchell found dead this morning..

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2...r_mitch_mi.html

R

Poor Mitch. He was an excellent drummer. RIP.

[leddy]

All the three Experience members have gone now, what wonderful and fab music they all have left behind

[The Pagemeister]

JIMI HENDRIX: 'The Making Of Electric Ladyland' Set For Release

Experience Hendrix LLC has announced the release of "At Last… The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland" DVD and companion "Electric Ladyland Collector's Edition" CD + DVD. The packages will be released on December 9 through Universal Music Enterprises coming forty years after the initial release of "Electric Ladyland", the third and final album by the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE. It was the last Hendrix studio album to have been produced during the guitar icon's lifetime and reflects his meticulous involvement in every facet of its creation.

"Electric Ladyland" is the source of such legendary Hendrix tracks as "All Along The Watchtower", "Crosstown Traffic", "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" and is commonly acknowledged by Hendrix cognoscenti as the most fully realized, cohesive project of his entire career. It was the only Hendrix album to have hit #1 on the Billboard charts. It is, indisputably, the crowning achievement of the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE and underscored Hendrix's abilities as singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

"At Last… The Beginning: The Making of Electric Ladyland" documents the creation of the album that was released in the fall of 1968 as a 2-LP set. Some of Jimi's closest associates are seen on screen discussing their recollections of Hendrix and the project including JHE bassist Noel Redding, drummer Mitch Mitchell, manager Chas Chandler who discovered Hendrix after he left THE ANIMALS; drummer Buddy Miles who appeared on the album and later went on to work with Hendrix in THE BAND OF GYPSYS, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE's Jack Casady, Steve Winwood and Dave Mason from TRAFFIC and others who participated in the "Electric Ladyland" sessions that took place at Olympic studios in London and the Record Plant in New York. One of the highlights of the program includes a session with original "Electric Ladyland" engineer Eddie Kramer who discusses the techniques Hendrix, Mitchell and Redding employed in recording "Electric Ladyland" and playing some of the original multitrack tapes to illustrate the process.

Originally produced in 1997 as the premiere episode of the acclaimed "Classic Albums" television series, "The Making of Electric Ladyland" is newly edited with expanded features and almost 40 minutes of additional content not seen in the original feature.

While the DVD is offered as a stand-alone title, a Deluxe CD + DVD Collector's Edition that includes "The Making of…" DVD along with the classic "Electric Ladyland" CD offers consumers both the expository look at the "Electric Ladyland" as well as the actual album which ranks as one of the most significant projects in the Hendrix canon. All Music Guide, Blender and Rolling Stone have all awarded "Electric Ladyland" five (out of five) stars as it has been firmly ensconced in the pantheon of rock's greatest achievements for 40 years.

DVD track listing:

01. Prologue

02. Burning of the Midnight Lamp

03. …And The Gods Made Love

04. All Along The Watchtower

05. Rainy Day, Dream Away

06. Still Raining, Still Dreaming

07. Voodoo Chile

08. Crosstown Traffic

09. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

10. Little Miss Strange

11. Gypsy Eyes

12. South Saturn Delta

13. House Burning Down

14. 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)

15. Long Hot Summer Night

16. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)

17. Epilogue

CD track listing;

01. …And The Gods Made Love

02. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)

03. Crosstown Traffic

04. Voodoo Chile

05. Little Miss Strange

06. Long Hot Summer Night

07. Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)

08. Gypsy Eyes

09. Burning of the Midnight Lamp

10. Rainy Day, Dream Away

11. 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)

12. Moon, Turn The Tides…Gently Gently Away

13. Still Raining, Still Dreaming

14. House Burning Down

15. All Along The Watchtower

16. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

[Dukey]

Early clip of Jimi as sideman "Shotgun" Memphis 1965.

Great version of Purple Haze from Hamburg 1967. Audio only and he mixes up some of the lyrics but powerful performance and great sound quality. Purple Haze.

[Swede]

^^ cool stuff. Thanks for the links.

Here's a really cool video, live in the studio, by the Experiece in 1969:

[RiotHouse]

^^ cool stuff. Thanks for the links.

Here's a really cool video, live in the studio, by the Experiece in 1969:

That Lulu performance is awesome, have seen it before but it's still amazing...

RIP Mitch Mitchell

[Black_Dog_90]

The best and the greatest guitar player in my opinion. Actually, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix are my favorite guitarists. My favorite album is definitely Are You Experienced?, followed by Electric Ladyland. My favorite songs are: "Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady", "Hey Joe", "Little Wing", "All Along The Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)". I think, like many others, there will never be better guitar player anymore.

[audioservant]

I think he's the best. There may be better guitar players as far as pure technique is concerned but Jimi has the ability to move you to an other place, like if you're sitting in a burning house but you don't realize the fire because Jimi makes you listen only to his guitar...

By the way, what performances (bootleg wise) do you like most) ?

Happy Christmas!

[spats]

Janie Hendrix says that Jimi At Royal Albert Hall will finally be released by the end of the year. The release is 105 minutes long and it will show Jimi getting in out of taxi's, limo's, at the airport, etc. It will show him before the show, the actual show, backstage after the show, at the Speakeasy, back at his apartment. And there will be extras on it as well. She said It will hopefully also get a short theatrical run

She also said they have 3 more live concerts in the vaults to release on DVD.

She also said they recently found 19 more reels of Band of Gypies material that will be spread out over 4 more releases.

Yay!

[danelectro]

Janie Hendrix says that Jimi At Royal Albert Hall will finally be released by the end of the year. The release is 105 minutes long and it will show Jimi getting in out of taxi's, limo's, at the airport, etc. It will show him before the show, the actual show, backstage after the show, at the Speakeasy, back at his apartment. And there will be extras on it as well. She said It will hopefully also get a short theatrical run

She also said they have 3 more live concerts in the vaults to release on DVD.

She also said they recently found 19 more reels of Band of Gypies material that will be spread out over 4 more releases.

Yay!

This is good news, it's about time. I hope they have footage of Little Wing in it's entirety, both bootlegs I have cut to some nature scenes right as Jimi starts soloing.

[jimmie ray]

This is good news, it's about time. I hope they have footage of Little Wing in it's entirety, both bootlegs I have cut to some nature scenes right as Jimi starts soloing.

Kind of like the way romance movies fade to nature scenes once clothing starts coming off? Humping those old tube amps can get messy...

[Dr Death]

Very cool to see so many Hendrix fans here. One album I'd like to suggest is from Dagger Records, the 'official' bootleg offshoot on JimiHendrix.com

The album is Morning Symphony Ideas. Absolutely essential listening, in my humble opinion. The last song, which is only 1:08 long, is another snippet of Jimi on acoustic.

Edited April 2, 2009 by Dr Death

[Xtazy]

I've found a nice article about Hendrix and his influences. It's a bit old though (2004). Here it is:

WHAT OF THE VOODOO CHILD?

How time flies... Jimi Hendrix would have turned 62 this week. When he passed into the next sonic dimension nearly three and a half decades ago, the world lost more than a brilliant musician and iconic figure of the Psychedelic Generation; we were deprived of watching Hendrix grow as an artist and fulfill his promise as a visionary. As a result, Hendrix will always be remembered for his brief tenure on the scene, never aging past his 27th year, never graying around the temples, and never putting away his sleek velvet pants. His catalog continues to generate millions of dollars annually, with "new" material packaged and released semi-regularly since his family regained the rights to his work, and he is regarded as a six-string deity and cultural hero who continues to influence countless guitarists world wide. Despite the ongoing appeal of Hendrix's legacy and the scope of his importance to rock music, one question persists among aficionados and casual listeners alike: Had he lived, where would Jimi be today? Though we can only speculate, Hendrix did leave enough clues to formulate an educated guess.

Hendrix built his resume on R&B, and blues from Chicago and the Delta, touring with acts like the Isley Brothers, Curtis Knight, Ike Turner and Little Richard. After emerging from the shadows as a hired musician to stake his own claim, he crafted a distinctive signature sound without wandering far from his bluesy heritage. Not as overtly blues-oriented as early Yardbirds, John Mayall, or Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Hendrix nonetheless retained a driving, mournful quality to much of his music, incorporating a variety of blues inspired songs into his set list. Certainly his inaugural album, Are You Experienced?, was buoyed by the psych-rock commercial success of "Purple Haze", "Fire", and "Foxey Lady", but it was also grounded in the blues sensibilities of "Hey Joe" and "Red House".

His affinity for the organic vibe of the Midwest and South notwithstanding, Hendrix's image rapidly developed from anonymous sideman to flashy rock star as he became known for his incendiary performance at Monterey. While his stage theatrics were deliberate, he soon found the public's expectations for such showmanship to be suffocating, and altered his live and studio presentations within an amazingly short time span. The broad experimental sounds of his second and third albums, Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland, proved as much, with both releases featuring material built around somber emotions that shared a tonal and thematic resonance with traditional blues music. The underlying sadness of "Castles Made of Sand" and loneliness of "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" are not the expressions of a guitar-wielding superhero, but rather those of a latter day Robert Johnson. In stark contrast to the popular music of the time, Hendrix's recordings conveyed deeply personal feelings of futility, lost love, isolation, and self doubt, made more profound by his instrumental prowess. From the final farewell of "Wait Until Tomorrow" to the disturbing elegance of "1983... A Merman I Should Turn to Be", Hendrix exposed himself as a vulnerable muse, unafraid to bare his soul through song. As with the greatest blues talents before him, Hendrix's primary gift was not manual dexterity, but his ability to have his guitar speak for him and serve as an extension of his being.

As dramatic as Hendrix's artistic shift was from 1967 to 1970, so was the change in his stage persona. By the time of Woodstock in 1969, he had dispensed with much of the wild-man antics, maturing into a composed musician, playing exclusively with his heart and head rather than with his teeth. His band lineup reflected this development as well; gone was the explosive power-trio format of the Experience, replaced by the looser jam-outfit blueprint of Gypsy Sun & Rainbows. This is not to say that Hendrix had lost any passion -- quite the opposite, as he now concentrated on substance rather than style. His metamorphosis can be further seen in the legendary New Year's concerts at the Fillmore East in 1969/1970. Paring back to a trio once again, Hendrix took the stage with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox as Band of Gypsies, as different an incarnation as anything he'd arranged previously. Just as his Woodstock appearance became synonymous with "The Star Spangled Banner," the Fillmore performances came to be identified with a single tune, "Machine Gun". So powerful was Hendrix's desolate aural landscape that the song was readily accepted as a breathtaking commentary on the socio-political ills of the moment. The recording was much more than a talented guitarist eliciting shrieks and howls from his Stratocaster, it was a master storyteller wringing every bit of emotion from his axe while chronicling the environmental tensions around him. Consistent with the original development of blues, "Machine Gun" transcended the parameters of chords and lyrics to become a profound personal statement of anger and frustration.

Yet to place Hendrix in one category or another is implausible. The complexities of his music demonstrate the breadth of his sophistication as an innovator; he was a veritable sponge for musical information, blending aspects of everything he heard into an ornate mosaic. Two posthumous albums of material released by his estate in 1997, First Rays of the New Rising Sun and South Saturn Delta, showcase songs that were recorded before his death but not released as a cohesive collection, all of which display his dramatic creative progression. The tracks exude an intricately soulful ebb and flow, as Hendrix was clearly branching out stylistically; his fretwork is sizzling, augmented by solid rhythmic foundations throughout, and the compositions show how far removed he was from the "hits" of Are You Experienced?. Strong blues undercurrents are present everywhere, complimented by elements of jazz and R&B, as well as what would soon become labeled as funk. Hendrix's forays into this area paralleled those of pioneering acts Sly & the Family Stone and the Chambers Brothers, further evidencing his desire to distance himself from the standard rock stereotype, and drift into musical regions constructed from deftly woven influences and diverse genres.

Perhaps the most obvious example of Hendrix's base of influence and potential direction comes by way of the 1994 release, Blues. More than a collection of covers and originals, the compilation provides a glimpse of Hendrix paying homage to his heroes while recreating them in his own likeness. While his British counterparts were avid students and practitioners of England's blues revival, Hendrix boasted an inherent flair and intimacy for performing blues material that even Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck could not duplicate. Hendrix came of age on the Southern and Midwestern circuits; he didn't just play blues, he was blues.

Hendrix's preoccupation with blues did not necessarily mean that he was morphing into a blues purist, ala Muddy Waters or John Lee Hooker, although his increasingly modest stage demeanor and evocative songwriting accelerated his transition from the bombast of rock into the understated realm of his blues-playing forefathers. In all likelihood, Hendrix would have continued building from his blues foundation into something resembling the fusion elements of jazz, with the final result being an amalgam of many different blues musicians' outputs. Whatever the result, Hendrix's eventual path would have been different than anything he'd done prior and years ahead of his contemporaries' efforts.

While there are countless lasting images of Jimi Hendrix, there is one that stands out amongst all others. It is not of him setting his guitar alight at Monterey, nor his flashing the "V" sign to the huddled masses at Woodstock. It is one of Hendrix sitting on a stool, handsomely dressed, with a 12-string acoustic in hand performing a melancholy solo version of "Hear My Train a Comin'". Two decades before it became fashionable for rock and rollers to play unplugged, Hendrix showed how dynamic a few strummed chords could be.

Sounds like he was playing the blues...

SOURCE

[ZeppFanForever]

Could not find a Jimi thread after doing a few searches. I am very surprised to discover this, as I put him right up there with Zeppelin.

I have been enjoying much of his live stuff lately and would like to ask those of you who have the 4 CD box set "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" (the one with the purple cover) just what you think of it?

It's on sale at a local store (Virgin) for $40.

How's it going "gperkins151?" I hope all is well with you. I own every single CD and DVD that there is to own on JIMI HENDRIX including bootlegs.

As for the 4-CD Boxset, I LOVE IT! I listen to it at least, once a week. I love all of the songs but the ones that grab me are "Little Miss Lover (Disc 2)," "Sweet Angel (Disc 2)," "Gloria (Disc 2)," "Star Spangled Banner (Studio version, Disc 2)," "Izabella (Disc 3)" and "Slow Blues (Jimi's final studio recording ever, Disc 4)."

What do you think of the CD albums JIMI HENDRIX, THE RAINBOW BRIDGE CONCERT 2-CD set, STAGES 4-CD set, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, THE LAST EXPERIENCE 3-CD set, JIMI HENDRIX, THE FORUM CONCERT 26 APRIL 1969, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, 3 NIGHTS AT WINTERLAND 6-CD COLLECTOR'S LIMITED EDITION and JIMI HENDRIX & THE BAND OF GYPSY'S, 2 NIGHTS AT THE FILMORE 6-CD COLLECTOR'S EDITION? In my opinion, all of these CD collections are OUTSTANDING! Take care and ROCK ON FOREVER my friend.

Edited October 3, 2009 by ZeppFanForever

[Xtazy]

Rare Jimi Hendrix Live Albums Due in January

Almost 40 years after his untimely death and interest in guitar legend Jimi Hendrix shows no sign of abating -- two rare recordings by the man considered by many to be the guitarist of the 20th century are to be released early next year.

The Jimi Hendrix Exprience are caught in action at a performance recorded for French radio on Oct. 9 1967 at the Paris L'Olympia. The recording of this much-bootlegged show has been given a complete audio overhaul and will be supplemented by another show from the same venue, performed on Jan. 29 1968. The second set shows the band previewing material from what was to become the band's double album masterpiece, 'Electric Ladyland.'

The second package captures the group in full flight at the Ottawa Capital Theatre in Canada on Mar. 19 1968.

The recordings will be officially released in January as a strictly limited edition package that will contain CD and vinyl recordings of the three shows. Also included are a poster and postcard set, an iPod skin, guitar picks and a T-shirt.

As previously reported by Spinner, the late guitarist's estate plans to release unheard Hendrix material every 12-18 months for the next 10 years.

SOURCE

Edited December 24, 2009 by Xtazy

[SteveAJones]

Jimi Hendrix fans have a new experience in store

The late musician's half-sister is overseeing the release of a 'new' album of previously unreleased material.

By Geoff Boucher

Los Angeles Times

January 11, 2010

With the exception of James Dean, who made only three films, there might be no pop-culture icon who has done more with less than the late Jimi Hendrix. The ultimate guitar hero released just three studio albums before his death in 1970, but new generations of music fans keep plugging into his amplified legacy.

The volume of Hendrix's music is about to get turned up.

Today, the Hendrix estate and Sony Music Entertainment will announce the March 9 release of a "new" Hendrix album, "Valleys of Neptune," which will feature a dozen unreleased recordings.

The late star's sister, Janie Hendrix, calls the material a "major revelation" about her brother's musical directions at the time of his death, but the project and Sony's intense interest in it also reveal plenty about the modern music marketplace -- namely that proven stars of the past, even the dead ones, are growing more important to an industry facing an uncertain future.

At last week's massive 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sony chairman and chief executive Howard Stringer opened his company's presentation by talking about Sony's Legacy Recordings and its licensing agreement with Experience Hendrix, the Seattle-based company that acts as steward of the estate.

That partnership was first announced last summer, but today marks the real rollout of Sony's venture into the Hendrix vault. The company also will re-release familiar Hendrix albums bundled with new DVD documentaries, take the star into the online sector aggressively and look for synergy opportunities with the biennial Hendrix all-star tribute tour that begins its national run March 4 in Santa Barbara.

"It's an auspicious start in fulfilling a shared vision for the Jimi Hendrix catalog going forward," Legacy general manager Adam Block said.

Perhaps, but it also offers insight into the mind set at the major record labels. There was a major scramble among Sony's rivals to land the Hendrix deal for the simple reason that icons of the past are viewed as a particularly good investment at a time when CD sales of new music are in continued decline and up-and-coming acts represent limited upside amid the shifting profit realities of the digital-download era.

In other words, the rewind button looks like a safer bet these days.

Nostalgia sells

Warner Music Group has undertaken a major Frank Sinatra revival that is both archival -- with the release of vintage recordings -- and entrepreneurial with new ventures in advertising, film and perhaps a Las Vegas casino. Michael Jackson was the bestselling artist of last year (8.2 million albums sold in the U.S. alone), and the Beatles came in third (3.3 million); country crossover singer Taylor Swift finished between the two with music that was actually recorded in this century.

The Fab Four also hit the video game market with their Rock Band game, the latest of their seemingly seasonal encores as a pop-culture force.

And now, Hendrix is warming up as a 21st century enterprise.

Born in Seattle in 1942, Johnny Allen Hendrix would take on a persona that matched his trippy guitar feedback. His persona -- part gypsy mystic/part cosmic visitor -- made him seem somehow both earthy and otherworldly, a combination that made him a touchstone figure for a tie-dyed generation.

When he set his guitar on fire on stage in 1967 at the Monterey International Pop Festival he truly ignited his career. The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded signature 1960s tracks such as "Purple Haze" and "Foxey Lady," but their frontman's fashion influence and guitar innovations made him greater than the sum of those hits.

Hendrix died in London after a night of barbiturate use in September 1970. He was 27 and had no will. His estate, which is now valued somewhere north of $80 million, was caught up in legal battles for years; initially, control went to his father, Al Hendrix, but over the next decade he ceded it to others with results that left Hendrix devotees grumbling.

Power struggle

Eventually, Al Hendrix wrested control back, leading to the 1995 creation of Experience Hendrix, but his 2002 death led to more court conflicts. Janie, the half-sister of Jimi, emerged as the victor when the dust settled in 2008. She says that now, finally, the obstacles have been cleared and "Valleys of Neptune" is part of a major cache of material that will be tapped.

"There are things that were acquired through the years, both music and film footage and home recordings, or things that were left behind by the old administration not taking care of things," she said. "We have material for a decade's worth [of new releases]."

Janie Hendrix added that "Neptune" has some familiar songs -- die-hard fans might have heard some of these tracks on various bootleg recordings that have turned up over the years -- but these versions are startling.

"It sounds," she said, "like Jimi could have recorded them yesterday."

Any new release will face withering inspection from Hendrix scholars. One of them, Charles R. Cross, author of the acclaimed 2005 Hendrix biography "Room Full of Mirrors" and an occasional critic of the Hendrix estate, said the track listing comes with the promise of pristine presentations of long-muddied material.

"With so many different 'official' albums so far and hundreds of bootlegs, very little Hendrix is truly 'unheard' or 'unreleased' these days," Cross said Sunday. "But to listen to some of Jimi's final Experience recordings in their original versions, with quality remastering, is enough to get any Hendrix fan excited, particularly when the songs are as good as 'Hear My Train,' one of Jimi's best-ever tracks."

South African native Eddie Kramer was the lead producer on the album, and he was also the engineer in the studio with Hendrix during the original sessions. Kramer spent months using vintage analog approaches and the latest digital tools to excavate the material. "I felt like an archaeologist using a brush who finds, underneath the dust, this marvelous gold artifact," he said.

'A new direction'

Kramer said the music of "Neptune" comes primarily from 1969, a time of "both frustration and real excitement" for Hendrix as he pushed his way toward "a new direction." The guitarist had brought in an old friend, bassist Billy Cox, to play on some of the tracks; on Friday, Cox, now living in Nashville, said he is giddy at the prospect of hearing the results of his work with Hendrix.

"I can tell you that Jimi was on his way to a powerful new thing, a new direction completely, he was going back to his roots and he wanted a sound with more soul," said Cox, later in Hendrix's Band of Gypsys. "Who can say where it would have led him if he hadn't died?"

Cox chuckled when asked about the sway Hendrix has on young rock fans and new generations of artists. People who were born after Hendrix was buried seem to view him as a wizard who wasn't quite real.

"Jimi was a complete original and a visionary," Cox said. "Every 10 years a new generation finds him. There are only two kinds of guitarists in the world. The ones who talk about how they were influenced by Jimi Hendrix and those who were influenced by Jimi Hendrix but won't admit it."

Edited January 13, 2010 by SteveAJones

[Xtazy]

"Every 10 years a new generation finds him. There are only two kinds of guitarists in the world. The ones who talk about how they were influenced by Jimi Hendrix and those who were influenced by Jimi Hendrix but won't admit it."

Epic !

[kaiser]

I'm happy to see this coming out. The song "Valleys Of Neptune" did actually get an official release during the Alan Douglas years. It was on a 2 or 3 CD set that was from a Hendrix radio special that was broadcast in the US in the late 80's or early 90's. I wish I could remember the name of the CD set, but regardless it was deleted once the Hendrix family gained contol of Jimi's music from Alan Douglas. It's a great song from what I remember as I had it on audio tape(destroyed in a flood), but it had a commentator talking over it so it wasn't complete. It should have appeared on "South Saturn Delta". I also hope that "Bleeding Heart" & "Hear My Train A Comin'" aren't the studio versions already available on Hendrix's "Blues" album released in the 90's.

[LarryD]

^ That would be "Lifelines", a 4cd set, one disc of which was the April 26, 1969 famous LAForum show. Some of the tunes from that broadcast were on the Jimi Hendrix Boxset (2000). Hear My Train a Comin' from the 'Blues' cd is the live version from Berkeley in May of '70 that was originally on "Rainbow Bridge". Of course I'll get this cd but my hope is that some of the tunes have a bit of a different arrangement than the prolifery of versions already available. But ONE negative is a few of the songs have bass and drums recorded in 1985 that were added to Hendrix's guitar parts.

[kaiser]

^ That would be "Lifelines", a 4cd set, one disc of which was the April 26, 1969 famous LAForum show. Some of the tunes from that broadcast were on the Jimi Hendrix Boxset (2000). Hear My Train a Comin' from the 'Blues' cd is the live version from Berkeley in May of '70 that was originally on "Rainbow Bridge". Of course I'll get this cd but my hope is that some of the tunes have a bit of a different arrangement than the prolifery of versions already available. But ONE negative is a few of the songs have bass and drums recorded in 1985 that were added to Hendrix's guitar parts.

Thank you Larry, the title of the CD was driving me crazy all night. At the time it came out I just taped a copy from a friend & eventually my copy was damaged. Anyway, I thought the Hendrix estate did away with the posthumous 80's & 90's rhythm overdubs after the Hendrix family gained control over the music from Douglas, thus getting rid of albums like "Voodoo Soup" & it's songs all together. Hmmm. That's interesting. I know about the situations that led to the unfinshed tracks on "Cry Of Love", "War Heroes", etc being overdubbed out of simple necessity by Mitchell & Miles & why they still exist, but I'm not in favor of songs released during the Douglas era where he just hired random session musicians to fill in the gaps, even guitar parts in some places. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Edited January 14, 2010 by kaiser

[Virginia]

I used to listen to Jimi a lot when I was younger and fizzled out for whatever reason. Lately I've been listening to a lot of blues/rock on Pandora, and his stuff comes up a lot. It's almost like discovering a new artist, it sounds so fresh still