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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0008811160227
Label: Experience Hendrix
Manufacturer: Experience Hendrix
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Experience Hendrix
Release Date: 1997-04-22
Studio: Experience Hendrix

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As emblematic of its time as of its sorcerer-like creator, 1967's Are You Experienced unleashed Jimi Hendrix onto a world in the midst of such cultural and musical shakeups that it really didn't seem as "far out" as it actually was. It wasn't just Hendrix's virtuosic skill as a pure player that was so impressive; it was, even more, the range and scope of sheer sound that he coaxed, cajoled, and ripped out of his instrument. "Purple Haze," "Manic Depression," and "I Don't Live Today" filled ears with indelible sonic images, and songs like "Foxey Lady" and "Fire" pointed the way toward a new brand of rock-charged soul music. And how about a hand for drummer Mitch Mitchell? --Billy Altman

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Summary: his best album , so how come only 3 stars?
Comment: I could never give this more than 3 stars because it is digital. If you want to hear this, listen to vinyl with a tube amplifier.

Hendrix's tendency towards unfocused noodling is held in check here by his producer, Mr. Chandler.

The songs here are a case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.

If you are wondering if you want to buy Hendrix - get the vinyl record, play it through a tube guitar amp. This is his best album. All of his ideas start and end here.

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Summary: A Band and an Album for Eternity
Comment: If you own only one Jimi Hendrix album/CD, this is it. When I first heard the opening bars of "Purple Haze" in the Fall of 1967, I got goose bumps and promptly threw a brand new Tommy James album in the trash. Jimi Hendrix was an avatar. Like a comet blazing out of London, there had never been anything like the Hendrix band in the history of Rock 'n' Roll. "Are You Experienced" was more than a milestone, more than ground-breaking, more than revolutionary -- it was a total dimensional/paradigm shift in the way people listened to and forever after played music and redefined the electric guitar - and it remains a monumental achievement by any standard. Under the direction of Chas Chandler, bassist for the Animals, Hendrix took two skilled English no-name studio musicians (Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums) and created a trio that set the gold standard for "tight." Every cut on this album is a winner and sounds just as powerful today as when the album was first issued. "Manic Depression," "Foxy Lady," the trippy "Third Stone from the Sun," and the definitive power ballad "The Wind Cries Mary" - to name but a few others - reflect genius of musicianship and poetry in lyric writing. This CD contains tunes that were not originally released on the original American release of the album, including the legendary track "Red House." This album deserves 10 stars.

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Summary: Intro to Gutiar 101. For people with less than 6 months experience.
Comment: Jimi Hendrix has to be the most over rated guitarist ever! Not only does his songs make no sense, but he can't solo to save his life! I'm sick and tired of these retro wannabes saying how fabulous he is!

For good guitaring check out Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, Disturbed, Korn, Kid Rock, Staind, Creed, and Metallica's St Anger Album.

Oh, and Lenny Kravitz is GOD compared to this rip off!

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Summary: "You may never ... hear ... surf music ... again ..."
Comment: I've had this album since it was released on vinyl with the first 11 songs listed. Adding Stone Free and Red House makes it even better. I do want to plug Third Stone, which has become my fav from this album over the years. You gotta love his attitude. There is a story that Pete Townsend heard of Hendrix before any of his records were released. When Jimi was playing at a club in London, Pete rounded up Eric Clapton and said "You gotta see this guy." They sat in the back of the club while Jimi tore it up. They said to each other "We're done. We're history. We can never keep up with this guy."

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Summary: Amazing Album
Comment: Not Many debut albums are this good. at least 6 hit songs are on this album, such as purple haze, the wind cries mary, and Fire. Overall, one of my favorite albums of all time

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