His version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" is a masterpiece. I'm also a fan of "The Wind Cries Mary," which shows what a poetic lyricist he could be.
In my humble opinion All Along the Watchtower contains the FINEST (that’s right I said the FINEST) guitar solo EVAH!!! There are faster solos, there’s more shredding some solos, there are longer solos. Hendrix has done them. However, The texture and the context and the thoughtfulness of guitar solos in Watchtower stand alone and considering HE DID IT FIRST. PURE FREAKING GENIUS,
When this album came out, I immediately grabbed a copy. My friends called me a freak and my brother said I was going to go the hell (and this album would have gone with me). James Marshall Hendrix, eternally the best. RIP Jimi.
This was Jimi's first hit song as a Rock singer /guitarist after leaving "The Isley Bros. (Whose That Lady). Although Jimi was American, his new manager told him he should go to England and make his name there first, then come back home to the states after you have made a reputation in England. It was great advice, as Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell (both British musicians) formed along with American, Jimi Hendrix, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience." Their first album was named "Are You Experienced." The Album, and the Band, and especially the star, Jimi Hendrix, became a mega star almost overnight. With his outlandish guitar playing behind his back, and with his teeth, Hendrix never before seen guitar playing style, shocked the world. Even The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and many other famous artists were amazed at how good Hendrix was. No one had ever seen anything like him ever before. The great Eric Clapton who was called "God" because he was generally regarded as the best Rock guitarist on the planet, was visibly shaken after watching Jimi's first performance in a small (Pub) London Bar. Clapton had a smoke in his mouth, and couldn't light it, because his hands were shaking. Pete Townsend of "The Who" looked at Eric Clapton as he tried to compose himself, and said "This guy is going to put us all out of business." Jimi was that good. The great Stevie Ray Vaughn once said of Jimi Hendrix, "Jimi is to guitar playing, what Bruce Lee was to Kung Fu." That is about the greatest compliment, someone could have paid to Jimi. Thanks guys
Paul McCartney of the Beatles heard Jimi and the Experience at a venue in England one evening and Paul was so impressed he got the other Beatles band mates (only John?) to come hear them the following Sunday. The Jimi Hendrix Experience did a live cover of the title track from Sgt. Pepper's Loney Hearts Club Band, just three days after the Beatles album had been released. Soon after, when the Beatles were contacted to see if they would play at Woodstock, the Beatles were booked and could not be there, but Paul recommended the Woodstock organizers get Hendrix, which they then did. He played his version of "The Star Spangled Banner", and the rest, as they say, is history.
Hendrix is amazing Purple Haze was a type of LSD back 60s and 70s. "Foxy Lady", "All Along the Watchtower", "The Wind Cries Mary" all great songs and a good start but the list is amazingly long and he died at 28. My favorite might be Redhouse from Monteray Pop Festival 67 I think. He was one of the best blues players.
Jimi hated his own voice, but his manager convinced him he had enough going on that it'd be fine. The bandmates were Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell, a GREAT drummer and the perfect one for Jimi, who went off on crazy, feedback-filled tangents live (the PA's in the venues were terrible in those days, and Jimi's stage volume was HUGE). Mitch stayed with him and always kept things tied together though. Such a shame we lost Jimi so young.
When I was younger Hendrix was one of my favorites. So was Boston. And I always remembered thinking, damn man, just imagine if Jimi Hendrix had the audio quality and tech that Boston had. That would have been AMAZING. Databyter
@@Databyter Exactly...and if he had had more years...he was so creative with his ideas. He was essentially a super solid blues player, but had really creative ideas...we missed out not seeing where he would have gone.
If you were not there in 1967, you can't understand the impact of this song. I was 13. Nothing like it had ever been played nor heard. NOBODY played a guitar like this. It was like an atomic bomb went off in the music and the culture. If you could imagine Chuck Berry playing Johnny B. Goode was the cutting edge of rock, and then this... It was stunning, shocking, totally mind blowing. It fundamentally changed music forever. I am still reeling, thinking back on that day. I listen to Jimi almost every day still.
A friend on my School Bus had just bought 2 albums: Cheech & Chongs Big Bamboo, and Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced? I was never the same after this album!!
The most telling sign of Jimi's impact, listen to the Cream sound before Jimi arrived on the scene and afterward. Clapton completely changed his playing and the band changed from one album to the next.
This albums shook and transformed American culture and rock music when it came out. You can hear it in Clapton's work with Cream and just about every other hard rock band that went down the psychedelic path. There has never been anyone with this level of of original talent and creativity on the guitar.
Listening to Jimi since 1967. Purple Haze was something never heard in the World before. I love Steve Ray Vaughn, yet even he was just imitating Jimi and noone has ever changed music the way Jimi did. RIP Jimi Hendrix.
"All Along The Watchtower" is another banger. I used to hear it on the Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam. Several movies have used the song and it seems to add credibility.
My parents were at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, 1967 and they were on acid and smoking weed all 3 days. Owsley had made a huge quantity of his best LSD just for the 3 day festival and it was being passed out to everyone that wanted it. People were also smoking weed openly. There were police there, but they were cool and didn’t bother anyone unless they were being assholes. Jimi blew everyone’s minds when he played, no one had ever seen or heard anything like him before, and this was a show that had a lot of acts that were mind blowing. What also made Monterey great was this was the one of the first shows to have a really incredible sound system, it was very loud and crystal clear. My parents were tripping when Hendrix played and it wasn’t until they saw the movie “Monterey Pop” in 1968 that they knew what they had seen wasn’t just a hallucination. Of course, Jimi had taken 2 hits of Owsley acid before he went on stage, on top of all the weed he had been smoking, so it’s amazing he was able to play so flawlessly.
@@terrycunningham8118 My girlfriend ended up in the OD tent, after we had sex under a tree, of course. ;) A police car rolled by and a guy was sitting on the trunk selling five dollar lids out of a huge feed sack full of weed. Grand Funk's Learjet made a low pass over the crowd as Jimi played Star Spangled Banner and fire works were being shot off behind the stage as well as everyone in the audience seemed to have some kind of fireworks going. Amazing! I heard Grand funk's pilot lost his license for that little stunt. Those were the days!!!! (and nights)
Give a listen to JOHNNY WINTER, Be Careful With A fool, Audio version See the many similarities in Jimi and Johnny, when it comes to blues, sound style. But Jimi is/was the master of, innovation in guitar sound.
Purple Haze is A hallucination drug. I still have this album. You asked to the two guys were with Jimi in the middle on the album they were his band mates. In those times there was a lot of psychedelic music going on to go along with people that were using drugs. That was the time 💜
@@Qyurty 😂🤣 the song, purple haze is actually about a girl he met and fell in love. It’s a love song listen to the lyrics again and think of him talking about the haze being all around him and the girl put a spell on him there’s your answer.
Jimi was the opening act for The Monkeys when this song hit. He left the tour, with their blessing, to go on his own tour and everything from that point on was legend. I remember hearing this for the first time in '67 and how amazing it was.
Safe to say, no Amber, you’re not the only one who thinks this is trippy. It’s a song about tripping. Jimi was a comet… very short recording career, but burned brighter than pretty much anyone. There are not too many inarguable, individual geniuses in the history of rock; Hendrix is one.
It isn't about drugs. Hendrix was a big reader of Sci Fi and he got his inspiration to the songs lyrics from José Farmer's "Night of Light", a story about an interstellar sun rolling up once a generation to start warping and distorting reality. Farmer also mentions the "purplish haze" of sunspots glowing around a distant planet"
Back in the day, "Purple Haze" was the name of a particular hallucinogen drug, LSD, (Lysergic acid diethylamide). He's describing trippin' (hallucinating) on Purple Haze (LSD). "Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me". She gave him Purple Haze.
Thanks for the explanation to the uninformed ! Poor Jimi had to be concerned with jerks dosing his drinks backstage. They thought he would just love it. I read that he got some strong acid by surprise once and decided he was too high to play. Can’t remember if he even made it to the the stage or not. Those poor fans.... what a letdown.
@@tcanfield Be careful of the rumors. Although back then, there was LOTS of crazy stuff goin' on. Drugs on a large scale were new to American youth and rock bands. High Schools were rampant with almost anything you wanted. If it wasn't there, you made a connection to where you could get it off campus. They were EVERYWHERE. Most rock artists survived, some didn't. Many videos on youTube with performers talking today about what it was like back then with other performers in clubs jammin', in Hotel rooms, on tour buses. Check out the film "Almost Famous".
@@tcanfield Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd was a victim of dosing by his groupie "friends". At one point they were dosing virtually everything he ate and drank, day in and day out.
@@jimmyfortrue3741 Thanks for sharing that - it makes sense. I always thought he probably just got carried away with the “ more is better “ approach. Another tragic example was what happened to Peter Green, although not a “dosing” per se - just a bad batch he tried once. They told the sad story in the video titled “Peter Green - The Munich LSD Party Incident”
It almost makes me mad. Young black people should know about Hendrix. His story is interesting to anyone who loves music. Many believe he is the greatest guitar player of all time.Bums me out that there is a generation raised on "Rap", and do know how much black people contributed to so many genres and musical culture.I don't care for most 'Rap", but I love the Blues and Motown and some Jazz even the "Philadelphia Sound" of the 70s, and I appreciate the contribution to music black people have made, particularly Jimmy Hendrix
@Penderyn Lewsyn - Fact. In terms of numbers, Native Americans are THE highest rate killed by police by race in proportion. Native women are the highest rate of female incarceration by race in proportion to population numbers. And Native women are preyed on by rapist-murderers most of all because local police tend to leave it to tribes to investigate, and the tribes don't have the legal standing when looking for evidence outside the res. Lots of work needs to be done to address these things.
He was Cherokee, African American and Irish. As a kid he was in and out of foster care, where three of his siblings were adopted out and his father regained custody of him and his brother. He was forced to go into the service (or go to jail) at age 18. He enlisted in 1961 and was discharged in 1962. He played briefly in several notable bands but was ultimately discovered in 1966 by Chas Chandler, former bass player for the Animals who took him to England and paired him with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. This was Hendrix's big break. Within months the group had three major hits, Hey Joe, Purple Haze and The Wind Cries Mary. In 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their first album "Are You Experienced". In 1968 he was named artist of the year by Billboard and Rolling Stone called him entertainer of the year. In Sept of 1970 he died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates and sleeping pills. He was 27 years old. In the 1990 and 2000's he was posthumously awarded several grammys by the rock and roll hall of fame. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
He's talking about an Acid trip "Purple Haze" refers to a specific LSD created by Owsley Stanley. He was a brilliant guy who helped support and fund the band "The Grateful Dead" Owsley designed, built and paid for "The Wall of Sound", the Grateful Dead's legendary sound system!!!👌👍✌😎
First time I tripped the lights were making the sky purple and I remember keep thinking this is why Jimi kept saying purple haze. Plus the stain of acid lol.
@@bobsebring3377 I've never heard that. Which sci fi book? I'm very curious, because the words always sounded so acidy to me, and there was a batch of acid named Purple Haze. Plus, everything I've ever read says its about an acid trip. Are you sure?
You guys ABSOLUTELY have to do 'All Along the Watchtower'!!!! When I was in high school I had three radios in my bedroom, set up in a triangle pattern. When the song would come on, I'd turn on all three radios and stand in the middle of them. He played the most amazing solo I have heard to this day! It's actually three solos in one!
I remember seeing Jimi in 1967, he was touring with the Monkees I went with my mom and sister who loved the monkees. I was hooked on Hendrix after the show. Still have all his albums =)
Hendrix and the Monkees??? On the same bill? Wow that is the craziest pairing I've ever heard of lol. That must have been a bizarre experience would have loved to see that.
Jimmy was just a special human... he was one of most talented guitarists of all time!!him doing the star spangled banner at Woodstock was something very special.
People recognize that Hendrix is a legend, but I don't think he gets enough credit for basically inventing a style that would eventually become heavy metal.
Back in the 90’s, I bough a rug for about $2 and was told it was Jimi’s Purple Haze drawing. Fast forward 20 some years I pulled it out of storage and did some research. Come to find out, it was a 1 of 30 run of rugs put out in 1971 by his estate. I still have the tag on the back with the number on it. There’s one in a museum and another sold to something like 10k in the early 20’s. It’s now hung up on my wall…
Glad you guys liked it. Yeah that sound of Jimi's, really comes out best on the three American studio recording albums he did with his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (a trio), when he was alive; Are You Experienced?, Axis Bold As Love, & Electric Ladyland. Two songs on the CD of his Are You Experienced? album, Stone Free, & Manic Depression are real smokers! Within days of being brought over to London by his brand new manager, Chas Chandler, the two of them recruited their drummer, Mitch Mitchell, and bassist, Noel Redding, who as a trio became The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a trio consisting of Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, Noel Redding on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums. Although Jimi was indeed a musical genius, the contribution of Noel and Mitch in achieving the overall sound should not be forgotten. They too were both superb artists. If you want to hear a beautiful instrumental try Little Wing. Another few good tracks are The Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Fire, and Crosstown Traffic. Jimi never liked Hey Joe much, but it was his first hit. Manic Depression is interesting too. It is a competition. What? A song is a competition? Yeah, between Jimi and Mitch to find out just who is the best musical artist. Interesting!
@@Donkor640 I can agree there. I have seen The Experience live on more than one occasion, and I was there at Regents Polytechnic in London when Jimi plugged into Jack Bruce's bass amp and played in the UK for the first time. I can assure everybody that what you have heard about Hendrix being the greatest guitarist is true. I have witnessed that multiple times, and other guitarists too, and I can confirm it. He was literally ten blocks up the road musically from every other artist. Nobody could touch him musically. Jimi was phenomenal. Off stage a very shy and retiring individual with exceptional manners, but on stage with a guitar in hand a real monster. Mitch was often referred to as 'Jimi's man'. Jimi and Mitch were just made for each other, despite Mitch having a jazz style of drum playing. However, Noel should not be forgotten. You will note that in the songs from Are You Experienced that it is Noel's solid bass back beat that keeps many of the songs together. When The Experience broke up, despite Jimi having some decidedly good bass players in support, the sound he achieved with The Experience was never really achieved again. And that is not to knock other players. It was just that the musical chemistry was different. At gigs Jimi would usually warm up the crowd with his rendition of Howlin' Wolfs song Killing Floor. This is the song he performed at Regents Polytechnic where he literally wiped the floor with Cream. The look on Clapton's face was something to behold as Jimi went through his stage performance. I do not think that Eric had ever thought that there was a guitarist who was this good. Ginger Baker too was bemused at Jimi appearing to 'hump' his guitar on stage. And yes, Jimi could play guitar over his head, between his legs, behind his back, and with his teeth. Jimi and his guitar were one. He was so proficient at playing guitar that that aspect was removed really from his performance. What you got was Jimi's expression of feeling transmitted over the guitar almost as though the guitar was not even there. Goodness how I miss Jimi. When I heard of his death I wept. Truly the greatest loss musically of an entire generation. RIP too to Mitch and Noel. Indeed without these two superlative artists The Experience would never have been what it became.
To be nitpicky, Little Wing wasn't an instrumental - even though Stevie Ray Vaughan's much later cover version was. It was, however, gorgeous and you are right to recommend it. I stand to be corrected, but I think it was the first Hendrix recording where the guitar was fed through a Leslie amp/speaker - more usually employed to add vibrato to Hammond organ output. The sound is so lush.
@@martynlester9869 You will note that in the later stages of Jimi's recording of Little Wing that his voice somehow becomes garbled. This is because Jimi was using a Pull Tech filter to achieve the long guitar sound. It was good for the guitar sound, but could not be applied if singing was involved.
@@MrMoggymangreat comment. I agree. I saw The Experience twice and I think Noel and Mitch were essential to their extraordinary sound. Hendrix wouldn’t have hit as hard without them, most definitely.
This is Hendrix's best known song, his biggest hit, from 1967, the height of the psychedelic era. And Prince stole his whole 80s "purple" theme and look from 1960's Hendrix and especially the title of Hendrix's most famous song, this one.
In no particular order, here are 7 essential Hendrix listens. (I left out Hey Joe and Purple Haze.) Crosstown Traffic - "so hard to get through to you" great work by the rhythm section on this one. Hint, the song is not about traffic, unless you want it to be. The Wind Cries Mary - a quieter, more lyrical song that's rather haunting Are You Experienced? - oh my, talk about trippy. Yep. This one really does take you on that trip. Foxy Lady - ladies, does this song work for you? Voodoo Chile - blues so scorching it's almost frightening All Along the Watchtower - listen to Bob Dylan first, he wrote the song. Then listen to Jimi Hendrix. He understood the apocalyptic nature of this song better than Dylan did, as if Dylan didn't even understand what he had written. Even Dylan acknowledged that "this song belongs to Jimi now." Manic Depression - would you like to hear Jimi Hendrix in 3/4 waltz time? BONUS: Watch his Woodstock performance of the Star Spangled Banner. Hendrix agreed to be a part of Woodstock under the condition that he would be the last act. Woodstock was supposed to start on a Friday afternoon and run Sunday afternoon. But everything went late, late, late, with many performances happening over night. Hendrix finally took the stage at dawn on Monday. Many in the audience had left and gone back to their regular lives by this point, so the audience was quite thinned out. What a performance they all missed. EDIT-How could I forget "Fire?" One of the catchiest, hard-driving rock songs ever. Again, stellar work by the rhythm section on this one.
I was lucky enough to see Jimi perform even before he became famous, before he went to England. He was playing at a small club in Greenwich Village in NYC at the Cafe Wha? There were only around 30 people in the audience. My mouth hit the floor. We had no internet and only had the vinyl, but spacing out listening to him over and over again was a trip. I of course went to every one of his concerts I could go to. He was our guitar god, along with Clapton.
Yes. That was originally a Bob Dylan album cut. Jimi gave it a total makeover, and Dylan changed his own version that he played in concerts so that it was more like Jimi's version. No higher tribute than that.
You have no idea what impact this album had when released in 1967. I remember it like yesterday. I was 17 and had a pretty monstrous sound system. Me and a few friends had run a power line about 150 yards out into the woods behind our houses and at night would haul a couple of Altec Lansing Voice Of The Theater speakers out there with two Dynaco 60 watt amps plus associated equipment, then of course roll a few and just blast this album, loud and clean, and others. What a great time to be 17...
@@byronmcgee6777 Not really...used both joints and "pipes" made out of used paper towel rolls with an aluminum foil bowl with about 8 to 10 holes made with the end of a paper clip. that was my favorite. You would place the end over your mouth and at the far/bowl end hold a small frame over it and control the amount of air mixed with the smoke by holding your other hand's palm over the end of the tube and letting more or less air to mix in by moving it off and on to control the mixture. Two or three hits off of it with Jimi wailing in the dark woods and you were very gone.
Definitely gotta check out "Red House", "Foxy Lady", and "Voodoo Child" next! And if you're wanting another live song to check out, I MUST recommend Jimi's rendition of "Star Spangled Banner"
Chaz Chandler "discovered" Hendrix, and put together "the Experience." Chaz was the bass player for the Animals, whose song "House of the Rising Sun" you reacted to a while back.
An icon of rock music. I love this song and I know most folks usually say the original is always the best, but I recommend you check out the version of this song that came out in 88' by a band called Winger. The guitarist, Reb Beach is incredible on the lead.
Yes, studio Hendrix is great. Other big hits of his are "Foxy Lady" (1967), "Crosstown Traffic" (1968), "All Along the Watchtower" (a 1968 cover of a 1967 Bob Dylan song), "Stone Free" (1966), "The Wind Cries Mary" (1967), and "Fire" (1967), all songs I remember hearing a lot on the radio even into the seventies.
This one is for Jay since he loves guitar solos - "Red House"; this one is for Amber to show Jimi's sensitive side: "Angel'. The first will leave you in awe; the second will leave you in tears. Both quintessential Hendrix. Great vid as always guys :)
That album there - Are you Experienced is perfection in its entirety! In the beginning there was Jimi. We didn't have videos back in that day so we were lucky when live performances were filmed. Foxy Lady, Gipsy Eyes, Voodoo Chile, Are you Experienced, Red House, Wild Thing (Live), Manic Depression.
This presentation brought tears to my eyes as I grooved around the kitchen making breakfast for the family this morning. Boyfriend, back in the 70's, had a huge reel-to-reel rack and an extensive Jimi collection, which he took great delight in schooling me about. He introduced me to the "Hendrix Experience". I would make lasagna and garlic bread while he blasted Hendrix on speakers taller than I was, the most remarkable sounds! Here I am, this morning, cooking food and listening to Hendrix, like time hasn't passed at all. Thank you. My youth has been restored for a few golden moments!
Jimi's songs - " All Along the Watchtower" studio version, "The Wind Cries Mary," studio version, "Foxy lady" "Third stone from the sun" "Wild Thing" "Little Wing" "Voodoo Child" "Star Spangle Banner" from Woodstock.
After his Dallas concert as he was walking towards his limousine the crowd was going Jimi Jimi Jimi. I had little box camera and I shouted out hey brother at the top of my lungs and he turned towards me and shot me the peace side and said Say Man. It was the Pinnacle of my life at that time.
I agree -GENERALLY - with Amber about "listen to the recording first." That is how we all heard ALL THE MUSIC the first time around.... pre-video days.
Probably one of the most important: A declaration that the counter-culture has a claim on patriotism too -- that right wing types aren't the only ones who love their country, and that sometimes pointing out your country's missteps and looking for new solutions, and not merely repeating the errors, is the best way to show that love.
I love that you guys listened to the ALBUM version and not the live version. Well done. Check out 'Foxey Lady' 'Third Stone From The Sun', 'May This Be Love', and 'Fire' also from that same album. Also check out from the UK version of this album (there were two different releases each with some different songs!) versions of 'Red House' (deep, raw blues!), and 'Highway Chile'. You absolutely CANNOT go wrong with any of the aforementioned songs. You were right to play the album versions and not play the live ones. Jimi Hendrix was truly a musical genius and the greatest rock guitarist that's ever lived, and that's saying a lot. After you check out this 1st album, you gotta dig in to the JHE 2nd album 'Axis: Bold As Love'. There is not a single bad song on there either, however I would focus on: Spanish Castle Magic Wait Until Tomorrow Little Wing If 6 Was 9 Castles Made Of Sand One Rainy Wish Little Miss Lover and Bold As Love Lastly, Purple Haze was acid. Thanks!
Jordan, that's Mitch Mitchell the drummer and Noel Redding the bassist. They were in the "Hey Joe" video you guys reacted to. Remember, you commented on their Fros. Lol. 🤔🤗😎
First hit in America -- stunned everyone, including all the guitar "gods" of the time. Nothing like it had ever been heard, but it influenced every guitarist who came after. That's why his status is legendary.
My all time favourite song. The act is actually called The Jimi Hendrix Ecpetience, the bass player and drummer are Brits which is where Jimi first established his fame.
One of the coolest things about Jimi was he was left handed, but rather than play a guitar stringed for left handed play...he just played a right handed guitar upside down.
I heard that he used to room with keith Richards of the rolling stones. Keith said he would sit on his bed and play an amazing riff and then flip the guitar over and play the exact same riff right handed.
Jimi is the prototype. If you play today he is an influence even if you’re young and never heard him first hand. Foxy Lady and Fire is in this vein. He has his periods.
I consider 1967 to be the greatest year in rock history. The music released in just that year is unparalleled to me. This song is from JImi's debut album from 1967. You could spend a month just listening to the best songs from 1967 and not come close to running out of material to listen to.
For a bluesy Jimi, check out Red House. Also, you need to listen to his version of Little Wing because you really missed out on his lyrics and vocals in the SRV version.
The guys are his bassist and his drummer. In the 60's-70's purple Haze was an acid that was available. So yes he was singing about acid. You should listen to the star spangled banner by Jimmi at Woodstock.
Amber is right that the song is "trippy" It's describing an LSD "trip" on a popular brand of acid supplied on a small purple tablet and called Monterrey Purple. After Jimi's song, people started referring to that particular LSD brand (created by LSD legend Owlsley) as Purple Haze.
I was wondering when someone was gonna mention Owsley. 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky...... Damn, those were fun daze. Glad I lived long enough to be nostalgic about it!
I was a high school junior when I first heard this and " Fire ". I ran out and bought the album and became a fan forever. It was like nothing I'd heard before, and changed the rock game. I never took acid, but didn't need to with music like this.
Ynow you are a 9 yr old boy living in a small town in Scotland and your cousin comes into the house with this as a 45 rpm single........my God the world of music was indescribable back then......The Wizard by Sabbath...Paper plane by Status Quo.....Trex, and Bowie....Slade....Sweet.....OMG!
His version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" is a masterpiece. I'm also a fan of "The Wind Cries Mary," which shows what a poetic lyricist he could be.
A must!!!!!!!
I'd also recommend Vodoo Chile and Foxy Lady as introductory Jimi songs.
My 2 Hendrix favorites!
My favorite songs by master jimi
In my humble opinion All Along the Watchtower contains the FINEST (that’s right I said the FINEST) guitar solo EVAH!!! There are faster solos, there’s more shredding some solos, there are longer solos. Hendrix has done them. However, The texture and the context and the thoughtfulness of guitar solos in Watchtower stand alone and considering HE DID IT FIRST. PURE FREAKING GENIUS,
" All Along the Watchtower" Bob Dylan wrote it Jimi took it to a whole nother level ✌️♥️
Follow that with Voodoo Chile (Slight Return).
Yes This!
So many great covers and arrangements of that song, but Dylan credits Jimi for providing the best arrangement.
Jimi did an awesome Day Tripper from the BBC sessions 😀
Dylan said, "It's his now."
"Foxy Lady" is another great cut. The other two guys are his bassist and drummer. Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchel.
👍😎 That was written about Roger Daultry’s wife.
When this album came out, I immediately grabbed a copy. My friends called me a freak and my brother said I was going to go the hell (and this album would have gone with me). James Marshall Hendrix, eternally the best. RIP Jimi.
My boys told me I wanted to be white when I bought my copy😂😂😂😂😂
😂”and this album is going with me!”
You're not going to hell, You're going to ''Kiss the Sky'' like Jimi
The definitive Jimi track. This whole album is so classic.
Listen to "The Wind Cries Mary".
This was Jimi's first hit song as a Rock singer /guitarist after leaving "The Isley Bros. (Whose That Lady). Although Jimi was American, his new manager told him he should go to England and make his name there first, then come back home to the states after you have made a reputation in England. It was great advice, as Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell (both British musicians) formed along with American, Jimi Hendrix, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience." Their first album was named "Are You Experienced." The Album, and the Band, and especially the star, Jimi Hendrix, became a mega star almost overnight. With his outlandish guitar playing behind his back, and with his teeth, Hendrix never before seen guitar playing style, shocked the world. Even The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and many other famous artists were amazed at how good Hendrix was. No one had ever seen anything like him ever before. The great Eric Clapton who was called "God" because he was generally regarded as the best Rock guitarist on the planet, was visibly shaken after watching Jimi's first performance in a small (Pub) London Bar. Clapton had a smoke in his mouth, and couldn't light it, because his hands were shaking. Pete Townsend of "The Who" looked at Eric Clapton as he tried to compose himself, and said "This guy is going to put us all out of business." Jimi was that good. The great Stevie Ray Vaughn once said of Jimi Hendrix, "Jimi is to guitar playing, what Bruce Lee was to Kung Fu." That is about the greatest compliment, someone could have paid to Jimi.
Thanks guys
Paul McCartney of the Beatles heard Jimi and the Experience at a venue in England one evening and Paul was so impressed he got the other Beatles band mates (only John?) to come hear them the following Sunday. The Jimi Hendrix Experience did a live cover of the title track from Sgt. Pepper's Loney Hearts Club Band, just three days after the Beatles album had been released. Soon after, when the Beatles were contacted to see if they would play at Woodstock, the Beatles were booked and could not be there, but Paul recommended the Woodstock organizers get Hendrix, which they then did. He played his version of "The Star Spangled Banner", and the rest, as they say, is history.
You said it bro
Hendrix is amazing Purple Haze was a type of LSD back 60s and 70s. "Foxy Lady", "All Along the Watchtower", "The Wind Cries Mary" all great songs and a good start but the list is amazingly long and he died at 28. My favorite might be Redhouse from Monteray Pop Festival 67 I think. He was one of the best blues players.
His first hit in the UK was, "Hey Joe"... totally awesome
@@Civil_War_Now Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
Jimi hated his own voice, but his manager convinced him he had enough going on that it'd be fine. The bandmates were Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell, a GREAT drummer and the perfect one for Jimi, who went off on crazy, feedback-filled tangents live (the PA's in the venues were terrible in those days, and Jimi's stage volume was HUGE). Mitch stayed with him and always kept things tied together though. Such a shame we lost Jimi so young.
Mitchell is great!
When I was younger Hendrix was one of my favorites. So was Boston. And I always remembered thinking, damn man, just imagine if Jimi Hendrix had the audio quality and tech that Boston had. That would have been AMAZING. Databyter
wasn't his manager the bass player from the ANIMALS?
@@jacklewis5452 Yeah - Chas Chandler
@@Databyter Exactly...and if he had had more years...he was so creative with his ideas. He was essentially a super solid blues player, but had really creative ideas...we missed out not seeing where he would have gone.
His "Star Spangled Banner" is so very cool and gives me chills!!
We played the star spangled banner during morning formation in the army in germany one time!
@@bobvedder2451 best instrumental version of it ever done by far
U guys need to play it U will love it
It was meant to be Antiastablishmet.
I was going to suggest this - the performance I know is at Woodstock
Most decidedly one of Jimi's signature covers...absolutely genius!
If you were not there in 1967, you can't understand the impact of this song. I was 13. Nothing like it had ever been played nor heard. NOBODY played a guitar like this. It was like an atomic bomb went off in the music and the culture. If you could imagine Chuck Berry playing Johnny B. Goode was the cutting edge of rock, and then this... It was stunning, shocking, totally mind blowing. It fundamentally changed music forever. I am still reeling, thinking back on that day. I listen to Jimi almost every day still.
A friend on my School Bus had just bought 2 albums: Cheech & Chongs Big Bamboo, and Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced?
I was never the same after this album!!
The most telling sign of Jimi's impact, listen to the Cream sound before Jimi arrived on the scene and afterward. Clapton completely changed his playing and the band changed from one album to the next.
This albums shook and transformed American culture and rock music when it came out. You can hear it in Clapton's work with Cream and just about every other hard rock band that went down the psychedelic path. There has never been anyone with this level of of original talent and creativity on the guitar.
BB King & electric blues guitar.
The song The Wind Cries Mary shows a beautiful side of Jimi. The lyrics are beautiful and the guitar playing is sublime.
Yes! As does
MAY THIS BE LOVE.
LITTLE WING.
Yes, I agree my favorite, Hendrix song
He is just a legend no one can touch with his style. It’s soo unique !!! And psychedelic!!!
Yup. Unique. A rock GOD
“All Along the Watchtower” is a MUST for Amber! She’s gonna absolutely love it!
Listening to Jimi since 1967. Purple Haze was something never heard in the World before. I love Steve Ray Vaughn, yet even he was just imitating Jimi and noone has ever changed music the way Jimi did. RIP Jimi Hendrix.
The Wind Cries Mary. Jimi's playing (and singing) gets so beautiful when the song is sweet and slow.
"All Along The Watchtower" is another banger. I used to hear it on the Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam. Several movies have used the song and it seems to add credibility.
Purple Haze was a popular LSD at the time. Enjoyed by all. This was his hit album...
Yeah, but when I saw him perform in Atlanta I was on Brown Owsley. (don't tell my grandchildren)
@@hudsonhollow Every time I heard about brown acid I was being warned not to take it :^)
I don't know about by *all* ... after all, he had to ask "are you Experienced?" LOL
My parents were at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, 1967 and they were on acid and smoking weed all 3 days. Owsley had made a huge quantity of his best LSD just for the 3 day festival and it was being passed out to everyone that wanted it. People were also smoking weed openly. There were police there, but they were cool and didn’t bother anyone unless they were being assholes. Jimi blew everyone’s minds when he played, no one had ever seen or heard anything like him before, and this was a show that had a lot of acts that were mind blowing. What also made Monterey great was this was the one of the first shows to have a really incredible sound system, it was very loud and crystal clear. My parents were tripping when Hendrix played and it wasn’t until they saw the movie “Monterey Pop” in 1968 that they knew what they had seen wasn’t just a hallucination. Of course, Jimi had taken 2 hits of Owsley acid before he went on stage, on top of all the weed he had been smoking, so it’s amazing he was able to play so flawlessly.
@@terrycunningham8118 My girlfriend ended up in the OD tent, after we had sex under a tree, of course. ;) A police car rolled by and a guy was sitting on the trunk selling five dollar lids out of a huge feed sack full of weed. Grand Funk's Learjet made a low pass over the crowd as Jimi played Star Spangled Banner and fire works were being shot off behind the stage as well as everyone in the audience seemed to have some kind of fireworks going. Amazing! I heard Grand funk's pilot lost his license for that little stunt. Those were the days!!!! (and nights)
Another great Jimi Hendrix song worth a listen is "Red House" a bluesy tune.
Red House is definitely worth a listen.
Give a listen to
JOHNNY WINTER, Be Careful With A fool,
Audio version
See the many similarities in Jimi and Johnny, when it comes to blues, sound style.
But Jimi is/was the master of, innovation in guitar sound.
I'll add my voice to the Red House recommendation.
That's my favourite.
Red House (Electric Church) on the Jimi Hendrix “Blues” album is a complete face melter.. it’s really.. REALLY HEAVY.
Just saying..
Purple Haze is A hallucination drug.
I still have this album. You asked to the two guys were with Jimi in the middle on the album they were his band mates.
In those times there was a lot of psychedelic music going on to go along with people that were using drugs. That was the time 💜
No it ain’t it’s a weed strain u don’t hallucination with weed
That’s why he says purple haze all in my eyes because weed makes your eyes really red and it’s easy for people to notice
@@Qyurty 😂🤣 the song, purple haze is actually about a girl he met and fell in love. It’s a love song listen to the lyrics again and think of him talking about the haze being all around him and the girl put a spell on him there’s your answer.
LSD..
@@lynne8755 Yep, but it’s unclear to me whether that “brand” was named after the song or vice versa.
Jimi was the opening act for The Monkeys when this song hit. He left the tour, with their blessing, to go on his own tour and everything from that point on was legend. I remember hearing this for the first time in '67 and how amazing it was.
Safe to say, no Amber, you’re not the only one who thinks this is trippy. It’s a song about tripping. Jimi was a comet… very short recording career, but burned brighter than pretty much anyone. There are not too many inarguable, individual geniuses in the history of rock; Hendrix is one.
💜💙💜💙
LS and D was a favorite of his
It isn't about drugs. Hendrix was a big reader of Sci Fi and he got his inspiration to the songs lyrics from José Farmer's "Night of Light", a story about an interstellar sun rolling up once a generation to start warping and distorting reality. Farmer also mentions the "purplish haze" of sunspots glowing around a distant planet"
@@megamaniac7402 About tripping, not "about drugs". But polysemy is inescapable.
The two guys in the picture are the bassist and the drummer, lol!
Jimi played a righthanded guitar left handed. I've ALWAYS been blown away by that!!!
Back in the day, "Purple Haze" was the name of a particular hallucinogen drug, LSD, (Lysergic acid diethylamide). He's describing trippin' (hallucinating) on Purple Haze (LSD). "Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me". She gave him Purple Haze.
Thanks for the explanation to the uninformed ! Poor Jimi had to be concerned with jerks dosing his drinks backstage. They thought he would just love it. I read that he got some strong acid by surprise once and decided he was too high to play. Can’t remember if he even made it to the the stage or not. Those poor fans.... what a letdown.
@@tcanfield Be careful of the rumors. Although back then, there was LOTS of crazy stuff goin' on. Drugs on a large scale were new to American youth and rock bands. High Schools were rampant with almost anything you wanted. If it wasn't there, you made a connection to where you could get it off campus. They were EVERYWHERE. Most rock artists survived, some didn't. Many videos on youTube with performers talking today about what it was like back then with other performers in clubs jammin', in Hotel rooms, on tour buses. Check out the film "Almost Famous".
@@tcanfield Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd was a victim of dosing by his groupie "friends".
At one point they were dosing virtually everything he ate and drank, day in and day out.
@@jimmyfortrue3741 Thanks for sharing that - it makes sense. I always thought he probably just got carried away with the “ more is better “ approach. Another tragic example was what happened to Peter Green, although not a “dosing” per se - just a bad batch he tried once. They told the sad story in the video titled “Peter Green - The Munich LSD Party Incident”
@@tcanfield I'll look that up.. never knew about that one. Thanks.
Purple haze is a street name for LSD, and yes I took some back in the 70s Yes I also made sure I heard this song. IT ROCKED!
This whole album is legendary. Every track is great and unique. Great beginning, Purple Haze, and ending, Are You Experienced?
Hendrix was his own creation his family black and Native American , as a kid he played with greats . He was just spectacular
Enough said.
It almost makes me mad. Young black people should know about Hendrix. His story is interesting to anyone who loves music. Many believe he is the greatest guitar player of all time.Bums me out that there is a generation raised on "Rap", and do know how much black people contributed to so many genres and musical culture.I don't care for most 'Rap", but I love the Blues and Motown and some Jazz even the "Philadelphia Sound" of the 70s, and I appreciate the contribution to music black people have made, particularly Jimmy Hendrix
I do reaction videos while high asf on my RUclips channel… should i quit RUclips or is my contribution to society enough?
@Penderyn Lewsyn - Fact. In terms of numbers, Native Americans are THE highest rate killed by police by race in proportion. Native women are the highest rate of female incarceration by race in proportion to population numbers. And Native women are preyed on by rapist-murderers most of all because local police tend to leave it to tribes to investigate, and the tribes don't have the legal standing when looking for evidence outside the res. Lots of work needs to be done to address these things.
He was Cherokee, African American and Irish. As a kid he was in and out of foster care, where three of his siblings were adopted out and his father regained custody of him and his brother. He was forced to go into the service (or go to jail) at age 18. He enlisted in 1961 and was discharged in 1962. He played briefly in several notable bands but was ultimately discovered in 1966 by Chas Chandler, former bass player for the Animals who took him to England and paired him with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. This was Hendrix's big break. Within months the group had three major hits, Hey Joe, Purple Haze and The Wind Cries Mary. In 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their first album "Are You Experienced". In 1968 he was named artist of the year by Billboard and Rolling Stone called him entertainer of the year. In Sept of 1970 he died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates and sleeping pills. He was 27 years old. In the 1990 and 2000's he was posthumously awarded several grammys by the rock and roll hall of fame. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
Everything Jimi did is iconic but probably the most iconic is his version of “The Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock.✌️✌️✌️
You haven't heard much if that's your idea of "most iconic".
@@jnagarya519 Iconic implies most remembered or referenced. That would be his rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”.
@@silverhippie3910 "Icon" is equivalent of "statue". Statutes are inanimate.
@@jnagarya519 you are on the wrong page. This family is all about Love. ✌️
@@silverhippie3910 You know them personally?
Live at Woodstock shows how great a guitar player he was.
He's talking about an Acid trip "Purple Haze" refers to a specific LSD created by Owsley Stanley. He was a brilliant guy who helped support and fund the band "The Grateful Dead" Owsley designed, built and paid for "The Wall of Sound", the Grateful Dead's legendary sound system!!!👌👍✌😎
Correct! I took Purple Haze acid in 1967 and this song takes me back Every time !
Headphones, Definitely!
First time I tripped the lights were making the sky purple and I remember keep thinking this is why Jimi kept saying purple haze. Plus the stain of acid lol.
The wall of sound was created by Larry Levine (sound engineer) along with Phil Spector before their was a Grateful Dead
Wasn't about drugs but from a sci fi book.
@@bobsebring3377 I've never heard that. Which sci fi book? I'm very curious, because the words always sounded so acidy to me, and there was a batch of acid named Purple Haze. Plus, everything I've ever read says its about an acid trip. Are you sure?
You guys ABSOLUTELY have to do 'All Along the Watchtower'!!!! When I was in high school I had three radios in my bedroom, set up in a triangle pattern. When the song would come on, I'd turn on all three radios and stand in the middle of them. He played the most amazing solo I have heard to this day! It's actually three solos in one!
Widely considered the greatest guitarist to ever live. It's such a shame he died so young. We lost out on what could have been.
I remember seeing Jimi in 1967, he was touring with the Monkees I went with my mom and sister who loved the monkees. I was hooked on Hendrix after the show. Still have all his albums =)
I saw that concert also.
I saw that tour too.
That is such an odd combination; it's still blows my mind.
Hendrix and the Monkees??? On the same bill? Wow that is the craziest pairing I've ever heard of lol. That must have been a bizarre experience would have loved to see that.
@@tcanfield I was 12 and we saw them in North Carolina. It was an "Experience" for sure =)
The song you should listen to of Jimi Hendrix,-(The Wind cries Mary). You guys will love it.🎶🤘😎👍
Great song
Love the line 'scuse me, while I kiss the sky.' All very edgy, bluesy and tripping. Jimi H was something else. ☮🕊💕
The purest guitarist of all times !! Unbelievable !!! He was 10 stages ahead of everyone !! He still is !!!
Jimmy was just a special human... he was one of most talented guitarists of all time!!him doing the star spangled banner at Woodstock was something very special.
I was there. He was phenomenal.
People recognize that Hendrix is a legend, but I don't think he gets enough credit for basically inventing a style that would eventually become heavy metal.
I don't think this has anything to do with heavy metal.
Right? This is literally the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal.
Back in the 90’s, I bough a rug for about $2 and was told it was Jimi’s Purple Haze drawing. Fast forward 20 some years I pulled it out of storage and did some research. Come to find out, it was a 1 of 30 run of rugs put out in 1971 by his estate. I still have the tag on the back with the number on it. There’s one in a museum and another sold to something like 10k in the early 20’s. It’s now hung up on my wall…
Glad you guys liked it. Yeah that sound of Jimi's, really comes out best on the three American studio recording albums he did with his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (a trio), when he was alive; Are You Experienced?, Axis Bold As Love, & Electric Ladyland. Two songs on the CD of his Are You Experienced? album, Stone Free, & Manic Depression are real smokers! Within days of being brought over to London by his brand new manager, Chas Chandler, the two of them recruited their drummer, Mitch Mitchell, and bassist, Noel Redding, who as a trio became The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a trio consisting of Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, Noel Redding on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums. Although Jimi was indeed a musical genius, the contribution of Noel and Mitch in achieving the overall sound should not be forgotten. They too were both superb artists. If you want to hear a beautiful instrumental try Little Wing. Another few good tracks are The Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Fire, and Crosstown Traffic. Jimi never liked Hey Joe much, but it was his first hit. Manic Depression is interesting too. It is a competition. What? A song is a competition? Yeah, between Jimi and Mitch to find out just who is the best musical artist. Interesting!
It shattered all the norms with a white rhythm section and a black lead guitar. It was such a magical combination that literally never missed!
@@Donkor640 I can agree there. I have seen The Experience live on more than one occasion, and I was there at Regents Polytechnic in London when Jimi plugged into Jack Bruce's bass amp and played in the UK for the first time. I can assure everybody that what you have heard about Hendrix being the greatest guitarist is true. I have witnessed that multiple times, and other guitarists too, and I can confirm it. He was literally ten blocks up the road musically from every other artist. Nobody could touch him musically. Jimi was phenomenal. Off stage a very shy and retiring individual with exceptional manners, but on stage with a guitar in hand a real monster.
Mitch was often referred to as 'Jimi's man'. Jimi and Mitch were just made for each other, despite Mitch having a jazz style of drum playing. However, Noel should not be forgotten. You will note that in the songs from Are You Experienced that it is Noel's solid bass back beat that keeps many of the songs together. When The Experience broke up, despite Jimi having some decidedly good bass players in support, the sound he achieved with The Experience was never really achieved again. And that is not to knock other players. It was just that the musical chemistry was different.
At gigs Jimi would usually warm up the crowd with his rendition of Howlin' Wolfs song Killing Floor. This is the song he performed at Regents Polytechnic where he literally wiped the floor with Cream. The look on Clapton's face was something to behold as Jimi went through his stage performance. I do not think that Eric had ever thought that there was a guitarist who was this good. Ginger Baker too was bemused at Jimi appearing to 'hump' his guitar on stage.
And yes, Jimi could play guitar over his head, between his legs, behind his back, and with his teeth. Jimi and his guitar were one. He was so proficient at playing guitar that that aspect was removed really from his performance. What you got was Jimi's expression of feeling transmitted over the guitar almost as though the guitar was not even there. Goodness how I miss Jimi. When I heard of his death I wept. Truly the greatest loss musically of an entire generation. RIP too to Mitch and Noel. Indeed without these two superlative artists The Experience would never have been what it became.
To be nitpicky, Little Wing wasn't an instrumental - even though Stevie Ray Vaughan's much later cover version was. It was, however, gorgeous and you are right to recommend it. I stand to be corrected, but I think it was the first Hendrix recording where the guitar was fed through a Leslie amp/speaker - more usually employed to add vibrato to Hammond organ output. The sound is so lush.
@@martynlester9869 You will note that in the later stages of Jimi's recording of Little Wing that his voice somehow becomes garbled. This is because Jimi was using a Pull Tech filter to achieve the long guitar sound. It was good for the guitar sound, but could not be applied if singing was involved.
@@MrMoggymangreat comment. I agree. I saw The Experience twice and I think Noel and Mitch were essential to their extraordinary sound. Hendrix wouldn’t have hit as hard without them, most definitely.
Every single song on this album is worth a reaction. Mitch Mitchell is ridiculous on and if not for Jimi he would’ve overshadowed any other lead.
With Noel Redding holding down the Bass Guitar.
I agree, I would love a complete album reaction!
The Drumming on Voodoo Chile , Not Voodoo Child, is just freaking insane
This is Hendrix's best known song, his biggest hit, from 1967, the height of the psychedelic era. And Prince stole his whole 80s "purple" theme and look from 1960's Hendrix and especially the title of Hendrix's most famous song, this one.
Pretty much the first thing everybody heard.
Prince was clearly a huge fan of Hendrix
Hendrix wrote little wing which was a big hit for Derek and the dominos so it was kind of a second hit.
In no particular order, here are 7 essential Hendrix listens. (I left out Hey Joe and Purple Haze.)
Crosstown Traffic - "so hard to get through to you" great work by the rhythm section on this one. Hint, the song is not about traffic, unless you want it to be.
The Wind Cries Mary - a quieter, more lyrical song that's rather haunting
Are You Experienced? - oh my, talk about trippy. Yep. This one really does take you on that trip.
Foxy Lady - ladies, does this song work for you?
Voodoo Chile - blues so scorching it's almost frightening
All Along the Watchtower - listen to Bob Dylan first, he wrote the song. Then listen to Jimi Hendrix. He understood the apocalyptic nature of this song better than Dylan did, as if Dylan didn't even understand what he had written. Even Dylan acknowledged that "this song belongs to Jimi now."
Manic Depression - would you like to hear Jimi Hendrix in 3/4 waltz time?
BONUS: Watch his Woodstock performance of the Star Spangled Banner. Hendrix agreed to be a part of Woodstock under the condition that he would be the last act. Woodstock was supposed to start on a Friday afternoon and run Sunday afternoon. But everything went late, late, late, with many performances happening over night. Hendrix finally took the stage at dawn on Monday. Many in the audience had left and gone back to their regular lives by this point, so the audience was quite thinned out. What a performance they all missed.
EDIT-How could I forget "Fire?" One of the catchiest, hard-driving rock songs ever. Again, stellar work by the rhythm section on this one.
How can you leave out Voodoo Child (Slight Return)?
When this LP came out, the sound was unique and revolutionary. No one had ever heard anything like it.
I was lucky enough to see Jimi perform even before he became famous, before he went to England. He was playing at a small club in Greenwich Village in NYC at the Cafe Wha? There were only around 30 people in the audience. My mouth hit the floor. We had no internet and only had the vinyl, but spacing out listening to him over and over again was a trip. I of course went to every one of his concerts I could go to.
He was our guitar god, along with Clapton.
Amber is sooo good at analyzing music. “That song was trippy”
I'm sure thousands will say this but you really need to listen to All Along the Watchtower
Yes. That was originally a Bob Dylan album cut. Jimi gave it a total makeover, and Dylan changed his own version that he played in concerts so that it was more like Jimi's version. No higher tribute than that.
You have no idea what impact this album had when released in 1967. I remember it like yesterday. I was 17 and had a pretty monstrous sound system. Me and a few friends had run a power line about 150 yards out into the woods behind our houses and at night would haul a couple of Altec Lansing Voice Of The Theater speakers out there with two Dynaco 60 watt amps plus associated equipment, then of course roll a few and just blast this album, loud and clean, and others. What a great time to be 17...
Did you have a bong? Lol
@@byronmcgee6777 Yup! But I didn't care...pipe, joint, whatever...
@@byronmcgee6777 Not really...used both joints and "pipes" made out of used paper towel rolls with an aluminum foil bowl with about 8 to 10 holes made with the end of a paper clip. that was my favorite. You would place the end over your mouth and at the far/bowl end hold a small frame over it and control the amount of air mixed with the smoke by holding your other hand's palm over the end of the tube and letting more or less air to mix in by moving it off and on to control the mixture. Two or three hits off of it with Jimi wailing in the dark woods and you were very gone.
Definitely gotta check out "Red House", "Foxy Lady", and "Voodoo Child" next! And if you're wanting another live song to check out, I MUST recommend Jimi's rendition of "Star Spangled Banner"
cannot find red house ,album version ,it was on the europiaen album
Jimi was left handed but he played a right handed guitar upside down! What an amazing musician. I love Jimi Hendrix.
"All Along the Watchtower" is one of Jimi's greatest. They're actually all great. Thank you!
That’s Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, the bassist and drummer Jimi got together with when he went to England.
Chaz Chandler "discovered" Hendrix, and put together "the Experience." Chaz was the bass player for the Animals, whose song "House of the Rising Sun" you reacted to a while back.
Damn, still sounding soooo good after all these years, 1967, This is the original psychedelic music!
An icon of rock music. I love this song and I know most folks usually say the original is always the best, but I recommend you check out the version of this song that came out in 88' by a band called Winger. The guitarist, Reb Beach is incredible on the lead.
Yes, studio Hendrix is great. Other big hits of his are "Foxy Lady" (1967), "Crosstown Traffic" (1968), "All Along the Watchtower" (a 1968 cover of a 1967 Bob Dylan song), "Stone Free" (1966), "The Wind Cries Mary" (1967), and "Fire" (1967), all songs I remember hearing a lot on the radio even into the seventies.
All along the Watchtower is Mind Blowing!!! Jimi is the Man❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This one is for Jay since he loves guitar solos - "Red House"; this one is for Amber to show Jimi's sensitive side: "Angel'. The first will leave you in awe; the second will leave you in tears. Both quintessential Hendrix. Great vid as always guys :)
Machine Gun is both songs in One !!!!😂
Hendrix in the West has the best version of Red House.
Little Wing for sensitive side. Downside: it’s way too short.
RED HOUSE and ANGEL
That album there - Are you Experienced is perfection in its entirety! In the beginning there was Jimi. We didn't have videos back in that day so we were lucky when live performances were filmed. Foxy Lady, Gipsy Eyes, Voodoo Chile, Are you Experienced, Red House, Wild Thing (Live), Manic Depression.
This presentation brought tears to my eyes as I grooved around the kitchen making breakfast for the family this morning. Boyfriend, back in the 70's, had a huge reel-to-reel rack and an extensive Jimi collection, which he took great delight in schooling me about. He introduced me to the "Hendrix Experience". I would make lasagna and garlic bread while he blasted Hendrix on speakers taller than I was, the most remarkable sounds! Here I am, this morning, cooking food and listening to Hendrix, like time hasn't passed at all. Thank you. My youth has been restored for a few golden moments!
I have not heard any music from Jimi that I did not like. This is on of many favorites❤
You should do a whole album reaction to his album, "Axis: Bold As Love" Every song is a banger!
GFR LIVE is that way, that made every song a hit for GFR and what it was like to go to a GFR live SHOW!
Dude, you couldn’t be more correct! That has to be my favorite Hendrix album.
Correct!
Jimi's songs - " All Along the Watchtower" studio version, "The Wind Cries Mary," studio version, "Foxy lady" "Third stone from the sun" "Wild Thing" "Little Wing" "Voodoo Child" "Star Spangle Banner" from Woodstock.
After his Dallas concert as he was walking towards his limousine the crowd was going Jimi Jimi Jimi.
I had little box camera and I shouted out hey brother at the top of my lungs and he turned towards me and shot me the peace side and said Say Man. It was the Pinnacle of my life at that time.
Funny you mentioned Prince😂 bc he was a huge Hendrix fan. Especially his wardrobe.
I agree -GENERALLY - with Amber about "listen to the recording first." That is how we all heard ALL THE MUSIC the first time around.... pre-video days.
Jimi got his real break in England. Eric Clapton went to one of Jimi's gigs, and was mind-blown.
Cream played a 2-part gig with Jimi showcased in the interval. Eric stood in the wings watching and basically shit his pants!
His Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock is probably the best electric guitar performance of all time.
Probably one of the most important: A declaration that the counter-culture has a claim on patriotism too -- that right wing types aren't the only ones who love their country, and that sometimes pointing out your country's missteps and looking for new solutions, and not merely repeating the errors, is the best way to show that love.
you guys discovering this great music warms my heart
I love that you guys listened to the ALBUM version and not the live version. Well done. Check out 'Foxey Lady' 'Third Stone From The Sun', 'May This Be Love', and 'Fire' also from that same album. Also check out from the UK version of this album (there were two different releases each with some different songs!) versions of 'Red House' (deep, raw blues!), and 'Highway Chile'.
You absolutely CANNOT go wrong with any of the aforementioned songs. You were right to play the album versions and not play the live ones. Jimi Hendrix was truly a musical genius and the greatest rock guitarist that's ever lived, and that's saying a lot. After you check out this 1st album, you gotta dig in to the JHE 2nd album 'Axis: Bold As Love'. There is not a single bad song on there either, however I would focus on:
Spanish Castle Magic
Wait Until Tomorrow
Little Wing
If 6 Was 9
Castles Made Of Sand
One Rainy Wish
Little Miss Lover and
Bold As Love
Lastly, Purple Haze was acid.
Thanks!
Jordan, that's Mitch Mitchell the drummer and Noel Redding the bassist. They were in the "Hey Joe" video you guys reacted to. Remember, you commented on their Fros. Lol. 🤔🤗😎
“Axis bold as love” is a must for Jimi. Amongst about 50 others.
I love Are You Experienced as a better album front to back, but “Bold As Love” is my all-time favorite Jimi song!
First hit in America -- stunned everyone, including all the guitar "gods" of the time. Nothing like it had ever been heard, but it influenced every guitarist who came after. That's why his status is legendary.
Greatness. Another masterpiece on my playlist.❤️❤️
My all time favourite song. The act is actually called The Jimi Hendrix Ecpetience, the bass player and drummer are Brits which is where Jimi first established his fame.
“Purple Haze” was a brand of LSD that was on the street in the 60’s
One of the coolest things about Jimi was he was left handed, but rather than play a guitar stringed for left handed play...he just played a right handed guitar upside down.
the guitar was restrung left handed
Albert King played that way but not Jimi.
I heard that he used to room with keith Richards of the rolling stones. Keith said he would sit on his bed and play an amazing riff and then flip the guitar over and play the exact same riff right handed.
@@craigreid7178 I think that was Ronnie Wood that said that because they shared a house
@@robertphelps1574 I stand corrected, thanks, Robert.
When this song was released, it had sounds none of us had ever heard before. Stopped me in my tracks. It still gets my blood racing.
I always enjoy you guys reactions your reactions always put a smile on my face thanks
Purple Haze was a very good brand of acid.
Jimi is the prototype. If you play today he is an influence even if you’re young and never heard him first hand. Foxy Lady and Fire is in this vein. He has his periods.
I consider 1967 to be the greatest year in rock history. The music released in just that year is unparalleled to me. This song is from JImi's debut album from 1967. You could spend a month just listening to the best songs from 1967 and not come close to running out of material to listen to.
For a bluesy Jimi, check out Red House. Also, you need to listen to his version of Little Wing because you really missed out on his lyrics and vocals in the SRV version.
My favourite Jimi Hendrix song, especially the live version from the Isle Of Wight
Great video as always Love the Led Zeppelin t-shirt. You two rock!
I saw Jimi live at the OU Fieldhouse around 1970. Great show!
Jimi created a league all his own......and he is still the only member. 😎
Always loved mitch Mitchell's drum work. He had such quickness, along with being precise.
"S'cuse me, while I kiss this guy!" The most mis-heard lyric of the rock era.
people thought that??? I'm german & I always thaught thats one of the coolest lines ever (the correct one)!
Well, it was the hippie era, no big difference if you kissed this guy or the sky…
"the sky"....reference to being high. Purple Haze is the smoke. I don't even smoke and figured that out as a kid. lol.
Lol “who are those guys?” Haha love y’all’s channel though. Reppin Oklahoma all day!
Jimi Hendrix is a true "rabbit hole" so many good songs and his genius playing.
"Gypsy Eyes," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," "All Along the Watchtower" and Jimi's rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner are musts.
The guys are his bassist and his drummer. In the 60's-70's purple Haze was an acid that was available. So yes he was singing about acid. You should listen to the star spangled banner by Jimmi at Woodstock.
Try the original “Little Wing” by Jimi, much later covered masterfully by SRV
Yep... who was also a huge fan of Jimi.
I will never forget the first time I heard this song, it changed everything!
You guys crack me up... Oh yeah, this is a treat...enjoy...Now you need to see him play it...Its def an experience...Peace
Amber is right that the song is "trippy" It's describing an LSD "trip" on a popular brand of acid supplied on a small purple tablet and called Monterrey Purple. After Jimi's song, people started referring to that particular LSD brand (created by LSD legend Owlsley) as Purple Haze.
I was wondering when someone was gonna mention Owsley. 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky......
Damn, those were fun daze. Glad I lived long enough to be nostalgic about it!
I was a high school junior when I first heard this and " Fire ". I ran out and bought the album and became a fan forever. It was like nothing I'd heard before, and changed the rock game. I never took acid, but didn't need to with music like this.
This was a song about his LSD experience. A popular halusagenic back in the 60s.👍👍👍👍
Purple Haze & Windowpane acid drugs. Not that I'd have any personal experience 🙈🙉🙊
@@pastorXal 🤭🤭🙄🤫🤫
3 guys putting out this sound is amazing!
Ynow you are a 9 yr old boy living in a small town in Scotland and your cousin comes into the house with this as a 45 rpm single........my God the world of music was indescribable back then......The Wizard by Sabbath...Paper plane by Status Quo.....Trex, and Bowie....Slade....Sweet.....OMG!