Yes Kim, off the wagon again...
Anyways, I listened to Jimi Hendrix today. What a well put together album, and even though Hendrix may claim that it was not written on drugs, I would disagree. But, Hendrix persists in his lyrics
Take the title track, "Are You Experienced?", in which Hendrix croons: "Not necessarily stoned, but beautiful"
OK, so maybe I'm wrong, but it sure did sound trippppyyy...
Beyond that little squabble with a dead man, I really enjoyed the album, it's another example of why I'm enjoying doing this. Because I had really only listed to five tracks from this album before. Fire, The Wind Cries Mary, Foxy Lady, Hey Joe, and Purple Haze. And there are 12 more tracks on the album!
Hendrix does a great job of making his very produced album sound like its the main stage at Woodstock. Lots of reverb gives the album a big and live sound. Although it's clear that many of the tracks were put through extensive editing. The effect that's created give such a large sound to a band of only three members. Obviously most that is due to the talent of Hendrix and his band members.
Which brings me to the wonderful performance of Mitch Mitchell. Introducing the world to the fusion style of drumming, his style fills all the gaps with, umm well, fills. Damn, that sentence should have worded better. Oh well, anyways, just compare Mitchell to the drumming styles of say, Charlie Watts. Both recognized as good drummers, but entire different ends of the spectrum.
And then there's that Hendrix fellow. Feel free to read other articles written by people much smarter than me.
And, because I love Youtube:
Take some time, take a listen, post your thoughts.
Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Year: 1967
My Favorite Song: Hey Joe
Tomorrow: More Dylan
1 comment:
that's better, good work.
but i don't think that's how you spell trippy
;) miss you
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