Winterland
– Live 1968
Sony
Legacy
Also available as a 4CD or 8LP Deluxe Box-Set.
“Maybe
you can grasp these pieces of electricity
... dig it as entertainment"
An
amazing compilation of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 3 night stand at
San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in 1968. With the classic
Mitchell/Redding rhythm section laying a solid foundation Hendrix
effortlessly reworks songs, throwing in guitar solos that show why he
still manages to top 'best guitarist ever' polls.... The version of
'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' they unleash here is just jaw
dropping, the soloing so fluid, and nobody kicks in a fuzz-box like
Jimi.
Although
the set is weighted more towards early Experience tracks, with only
one tune apiece for the 2nd and 3rd albums
Axis: Bold As Love and
Electric Ladyland (which
was then only days from being released), Winterland
is a brilliant single disc distillation of Hendrix live. Along with
the originals Hendrix, never afraid of singing the praises (or tunes)
of his peers, launches storming covers of 'Hey Joe' and Cream's
'Sunshine...' along with a laid-back take of Dylan's 'Like A Rollin'
Stone'. Hendrix introduces 'Manic Depression' as a song “about a
cat who wishes he could make love to music”, a thing this disc
makes it clear he knew more than a little about.
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