Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
Experience Hendrix - Experience Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Release date: 1998-11-03
Audio CD
Acid Rock, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop
1. Purple Haze
2. Fire
3. The Wind Cries Mary
4. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix, Roberts, Billy [1]
5. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix, Dylan, Bob
6. Stone Free
7. Crosstown Traffic
8. Manic Depression
9. Little Wing
10. If 6 Was 9
11. Foxy 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 - Jimi Hendrix, Key, Francis Scott
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Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
Date undefinedMy mom gave a used copy of it to me as a Christmas present a while ago, and later I got the albums that all of the tracks from this album are on. This title definitely lives up to it's name in one sense. It primarily has his most popular recordings and with this album, you really do experience Hendrix. The real thing that I should mention is that this is the perfect Jimi Hendrix album to start out with.
This album begins with what is probably Hendrix's most well known song "Purple Haze," the song that got his start "Hey Joe," his one-hit-wonder by technicality/tribute to Bob Dylan "All Along the Watchtower," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," his classic performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner," and it even includes some of his posthumously released tracks put onto First Rays of the New Rising Sun.
Is this the only Jimi Hendrix album to get? NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! In fact, I personally prefer Jimi Hendrix's posthumously released live albums, such as Live at Berkley (The Second Set), Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight, and Live at Woodstock (not just the national anthem but the whole album).
Hendrix was a lot more than just the well-known songs. However, this is a great album to start out with, and it's a great way to have Hendrix on a single disc. It's too bad I gave my copy away, which is why I put it on my wish list.
Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
Date undefinedThere are older Jimi Hendrix collections out there, like Smash Hits - but don't bother with them. This is the one to get. Like most say, this one really packages the essential hits.
My only quibble about Hendrix's catalogue is that he came in an era where the audio recording technology available to him wasn't as sonically superb (only the Beatles would exceed all peers)...so it's a little rough here and there but the man's brilliance shines through. Remastering has no doubt improved what was there, but it hasn't done wonders to enhance the mixes. Regardless, there was really only one Hendrix and his influence on those around him and those who came after was indelible. Experience Hendrix!
Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
Date undefinedWe loved this Jimmy Hendrix CD. We found some 8mm video tapes that my husband took while he was in Vietnam in the 70's. We sent the tapes off to have them put on a DVD and had them put the Jimmy Hendix cd as the background music. It turned out great !!! Brought back a lot of good and bad memories !!!! CD was worth every penny we paid for it !!!
