Niiiiice one. There was one week I listened to this song at least once a day.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Niiiiice one. There was one week I listened to this song at least once a day.

Which version you prefer? This one always goes along with the funk heads but I love the bluesy longer one...

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Niiiiice one. There was one week I listened to this song at least once a day.

Which version you prefer? This one always goes along with the funk heads but I love the bluesy longer one...

The longer 15 minute one on the album. It's such a trip.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Timmy84 said:

Which version you prefer? This one always goes along with the funk heads but I love the bluesy longer one...

The longer 15 minute one on the album. It's such a trip.

Yessir. That version takes me somewhere. That and "Sex Machine" from Sly and the Family Stone were the heaviest songs that closed out the '60s. I mean it's just... ...

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

The longer 15 minute one on the album. It's such a trip.

Yessir. That version takes me somewhere. That and "Sex Machine" from Sly and the Family Stone were the heaviest songs that closed out the '60s. I mean it's just... ...

I swear something was in the water back then...The Beatles, JB doing his thing, Sly, Jimi...not to mention The Rolling Stones, etc...

smoothcriminal12 said:

Timmy84 said:

Yessir. That version takes me somewhere. That and "Sex Machine" from Sly and the Family Stone were the heaviest songs that closed out the '60s. I mean it's just... ...

I swear something was in the water back then...The Beatles, JB doing his thing, Sly, Jimi...not to mention The Rolling Stones, etc...

True... there was something alright. But I get what you're saying.

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I swear something was in the water back then...The Beatles, JB doing his thing, Sly, Jimi...not to mention The Rolling Stones, etc...

True... there was something alright. But I get what you're saying.

That could be it, never even thought of that. We should bring the drugs back, but we'd probably just get 200 BPM trance.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Timmy84 said:

True... there was something alright. But I get what you're saying.

That could be it, never even thought of that. We should bring the drugs back, but we'd probably just get 200 BPM trance.

All they need is lean and shrooms, they'll be good.

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

That could be it, never even thought of that. We should bring the drugs back, but we'd probably just get 200 BPM trance.

All they need is lean and shrooms, they'll be good.

The 15 minute version is orgasm of the ears, minds & everywhere else LOVE IT

I always liked Axis because of the songwriting but it was when

Hendrix stopped with all the on-stage histrionics and became a

blues/soul musician, instead of an "act" that I enjoyed his music.

So the live at the Fillmore albums and the Woodstock stuff are

awesome. Hendrix is one of those musicians whose star will

always have that lingering lustre....

duccichucka said:

I always liked Axis because of the songwriting but it was when

Hendrix stopped with all the on-stage histrionics and became a

blues/soul musician, instead of an "act" that I enjoyed his music.

So the live at the Fillmore albums and the Woodstock stuff are

awesome. Hendrix is one of those musicians whose star will

always have that lingering lustre....

Interesting you said that because I did feel he had expanded beyond the gimmicks that he used to become popular in the US (the fire incident and the guitar theatrics at Monterey Pop). I also feel his albums after Are You Experienced definitely showed his growth. He seemed more connected to his R&B origins in the rest of his albums...

Timmy84 said:

duccichucka said:

I always liked Axis because of the songwriting but it was when

Hendrix stopped with all the on-stage histrionics and became a

blues/soul musician, instead of an "act" that I enjoyed his music.

So the live at the Fillmore albums and the Woodstock stuff are

awesome. Hendrix is one of those musicians whose star will

always have that lingering lustre....

Interesting you said that because I did feel he had expanded beyond the gimmicks that he used to become popular in the US (the fire incident and the guitar theatrics at Monterey Pop). I also feel his albums after Are You Experienced definitely showed his growth. He seemed more connected to his R&B origins in the rest of his albums...

That's what I was saying: he progressed from showmanship first, guitar

player second to serious musician expressing social commentary first, un-

interested in onstage antics.

In '67, he came on the scene with the pink feather boas, humping the speakers,

lighting his gits on fire, etc. It wasn't until '69-'70 that he became a more

serious musician, concerned with Black people attending/not listening shows/

listening to his music.

He started hanging out with Miles Davis towards his death (who was influenced

by Hendrix during the early '70s) and I want to think that Hendrix would have

transitioned himself into making more thought provoking music (i.e. jazz).

duccichucka said:

Timmy84 said:

Interesting you said that because I did feel he had expanded beyond the gimmicks that he used to become popular in the US (the fire incident and the guitar theatrics at Monterey Pop). I also feel his albums after Are You Experienced definitely showed his growth. He seemed more connected to his R&B origins in the rest of his albums...

That's what I was saying: he progressed from showmanship first, guitar

player second to serious musician expressing social commentary first, un-

interested in onstage antics.

In '67, he came on the scene with the pink feather boas, humping the speakers,

lighting his gits on fire, etc. It wasn't until '69-'70 that he became a more

serious musician, concerned with Black people attending/not listening shows/

listening to his music.

He started hanging out with Miles Davis towards his death (who was influenced

by Hendrix during the early '70s) and I want to think that Hendrix would have

transitioned himself into making more thought provoking music (i.e. jazz).

Yeah you wonder what would've happened had he survived 1970.