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Jimi Hendrix
Experience Hendrix
The Best Of Jim Hendrix (1997)

In his brief four-year reign as a superstar, Jimi Hendrix expanded the vocabulary of the electric rock guitar more than anyone before or since. Hendrix was a master at coaxing all manner of unforeseen sonics from his instrument, often with innovative amplification experiments that produced astral-quality feedback and roaring distortion. His frequent hurricane blasts of noise and dazzling showmanship -- he could and would play behind his back and with his teeth and set his guitar on fire -- has sometimes obscured his considerable gifts as a songwriter, singer, and master of a gamut of blues, RB, and rock styles.

When Hendrix became an international superstar in 1967, it seemed as if hed dropped out of a Martian spaceship, but in fact hed served his apprenticeship the long, mundane way in numerous RB acts on the chitlin circuit. During the early and mid-60s, he worked with such RB/soul greats as Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, and King Curtis as a backup guitarist. Occasionally he recorded as a session man (the Isley Brothers 1964 single Testify is the only one of these early tracks that offers even a glimpse of his future genius). But the stars didnt appreciate his show-stealing showmanship, and Hendrix was straight-jacketed by sideman roles that didnt allow him to develop as a soloist. The logical step was for Hendrix to go out on his own, which he did in New York in the mid-60s, playing with various musicians in local clubs, and joining white blues-rock singer John Hammond, Jr.s band for a while.

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This compilation just misses being the perfect single-CD Jimi Hendrix anthology, and its a crying shame because it comes so close. Its main virtue is that, in contrast to Smash Hits -- the only compilation of Hendrixs work approved by the artist -- it extends its reach past 1968. The last of the tracks come from the abortive First Rays of the New Rising Sun album, left unfinished at the time of his death, and show off a more RB and soul-oriented sound than Hendrix was generally known for -- and are worth the price of the disc by themselves. In fact, some of these cuts recall Hendrixs history with the Isley Brothers, but done his way, with the range of sounds that he was generating in 1970. The disc concludes with the obligatory live version of The Star Spangled Banner from Woodstock, which is of massive historical and cultural importance. Where it falls short is by leaving out Can You See Me and Remember, which are on Smash Hits -- its a pity because the presence of two of those cuts (which, in fairness, can be found on Are You Experienced?) would make this compilation perfect in most respects.

Audio-Info:

01. Purple Haze
02. Fire
03. The Wind Cries Mary
04. Hey Joe
05. All Along The Watchtower
06. Stone Free
07. Crosstown Traffic
08. Manic Depression
09. Little Wing
10. If 6 Was 9
11. Foxey Lady
12. Bold As Love
13. Castles Made Of Sand
14. Red House
15. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
16. Freedom
17. Night Bird Flying
18. Angel
19. Dolly Dagger
20. Star Spangled Banner

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