blackguitaristz said:

Those two are the first that come to mind when I think of Hendrix as a singular artist.

Hey Joe.

1983
Rainy day dream away
Crosstown traffic
Remember
Voodoo chile (no not slight return)




cant choose just one.... oh and





Axis ( Bold as love)

MACHINE GUN!


1) funky as hell (as is the entire "band of gypsies" CD/album)

2) arguably the greatest guitar solo ever. technically amazing, even more emotially envoking. you feel like you're right in the middle of vietnam! his strat "cried out loud"....

3) love the way his guitar parallels his vocals too

Too bad Valleys Of Neptune and Burning Desire weren't released officially

I also love the Electric Ladyland demo and a song that i think is called
Can I Whisper In Your Ear

I guess i'll have to choose Little Wing (live)

Or Angel

It really changes from month to month. Isn't that really the case with most favorite artists? Is there ever really a favorite song?

Okay....I won't cop out...

If I had to choose, the one that stays with me the most is 'Foxey Lady'. The feedback at the beginning of the song is like a warning. And the guitar work is, arguably, as strong as any in his entire catalog.

blackguitaristz said:

The one he didn't write (but practically owns): "All Along The Watch Tower"

1.Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland
2.Little Wing
3.AstroMan
4.Captain Coconut

workingupahiyellasweat said:

Instruments were added after Jimi died

I also gotta include "Little Miss Lover". I think that is a FUNKY song. The interplay between Jimmy's wah-wah and Mitch's drums is something special.

"May This Be Love", "Drifting", "Little Wing" - one word - BEAUTIFUL

"Belly Button Window" - one of my fave Hendrix songs, especially lyrically. I can literally "see" the song, it paints so vivid a picture.

Cool stuff all around.

Correction: I meant "My Friend" instead of "Belly Button Window", which is a cool song, too

Aw man, this thread is the ish! I spent all of last night going through my Hendrix files....Stone Free, Manic Depression, Gypsy Eyes - great tunes!

Dewrede said:

Yeah, ain't that a bitch?!

blackguitaristz said:

True, true. Not the best song on paper, but on record it's fantastic.

The thing that's so cool about Hendrix is besides the fact that the man was soooo ahead of his time as a guitarist, he was a very good songwriter. Even though I simply adore the hell out of the song "Bold As Love", of course, there are many others that I love to death as well. Really, all of his first album, every song, are gems. Same goes for his second album. Although E L L is much better, soundwise and production, it's not as "focused" as the first two. Although cuts like "1983", the blueprint for the Isley Bros 70's sound "Have You Ever Been", and the highly underrated beauty "The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" which features Jimi on harpsichord. "Voodoo Child" and "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) are brilliant. This album sees Jimi in total "superstar" mode but definately still very much in control. My faves from him in his later era are definately "Drifting" and "In From The Storm". His "Machine Gun" could have only been done by Hendrix. But take that and then listen to the studio version of "Star Spangled Banner". This was definately the blueprint for Queen and Brian May's doubled guitar melodies.

You can easily tell what was going on in Jimi's life just by listening to his music. Totally different from someone like Prince who has a thousand songs already cut and there really is no way of telling when he actually recorded the songs. Let alone tell when he wrote them. The title cut "3121" sounds to these ears, like he cut that in 1988/89. But with Jimi, his music was so fresh and so "at the moment". With his first album, u can hear a man that has urgency and frustration. He wants the world to know and he, more than anything, just wants the chance to capture "his" sound so he can share it and hip folks to it. That's what I hear when I listen to "Are You Experienced", which by far, is my fave Hendrix album. He sounds more at eased and a little more at peace on Axis. On ELL, it shows the joy and the strain of superstardom. And all of the choas in the world and in his life definately shows in his work from there on. Although beauty and rage was always at the core of Jimi's best work.

spanish castle magic
wind cries mary
hey joe
wait until tomorrow
many others

The tracks on Axis were started one month after the AYE? sessions ended.
And both albums were done within the space of 1 year due to contractual obligations.

Electric Ladyland was started 3 months after the completion of Axis and was done in a whopping 7 months.

All 3 landmark albums were completed in under 2 years.


Unreal.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

calldapplwondery83 said:

Those are the two I'm thinking of (Voodoo Child--Slight Return that is). There are too many great songs to choose from. Actually I'll go with The Wind Cries Mary.

"Burning of the Midnight Lamp"

I pick 'Red House', Jimi's ultimate Blues song.

May This Be Love.

Thanks for reminding me...now I'm off to post this on my Myspace page.

Tough choice to make, to be sure.

I'm gonna go with "Castles Made of Sand" though.

theAudience said:

It is unreal. I knew Axis was cut very soon after Are You. I have Hendrix books showing session dates and so forth and was always impressed with the fact that those two albums were cut so close together. Although that was the norm during the 60's and 70's where many artists HAD to put out at least 2 releases a year because of contract deadlines. But of course, none were on the groundbreaking scope of Jimi's first 3 albums.

pulpfictionfan said:

I'll second that!

Third Stone From the Sun & Bold as Love.
[Edited 7/28/06 20:05pm]

I love just about everything Jimi ever recorded , but my favorite without a doubt is Voodoo Child(Slight return). I still get a chill everytime I hear it

Gypsy Eyes - Gotta love that beat!!!

Machine Gun / Hear My train A Comin' - From Fillmore East.

Hey Baby - I know it was not fully finnished but I adore this song.

And of course AATW (It is a Jimi song reguardless of who wrote it!!!!)

blackguitaristz said:

Also too Aud, I just look at the night and day difference between those 2 albums, although they were cut close together. Jimi's playing on Axis is so much more "polished". Especially on his rhythm playing. I actually prefer his leads way more on Are You, but his rhythm on Axis is flawless. I know the sound of the recording on Axis is more "smoother". I again, prefer the overall mix on Are You.