TubOlucinogens said:

The two disc BBC Sessions is a really good collection.

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Revelation said:

Electric Ladyland is hands down his best.  Why?  Because it has a song on it called "1983... A Merman I Should Turn To Be". 

It's amazing.

Not to mention vodoo child...

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Took the words out of my mouth, best song EVER!!!


About your question dblaney18, "Are you experienced" was one of the most revolutionary albums rock music has ever seen. From the start to finish it created incredible amounts of new sounds and guitar techniques never heard of before, while keeping a good standard song-wise. It's his rockiest work, and probably the easier to listen to.

If you want it for a party, this is your best bet.



"Axis:bold as love" is a little more mellow, showing better his songwriting skills and taking a more mature stance. The album is about love, in it's many ways. It is prominently a ballads album with such beautiful songs as "little wing" and "castles made of sand", IMHO Jimi's best lyrical work.

The song that gives the album its title is without a doubt one of the bravest ballads musically speaking I've heard to this date, and his use of colors to explain emotions is beautiful and gives it a psychedelic touch.
A nice election for a night with your girl or to relax smoking a joint and reading.


"Electric ladyland" What can I say about this album. It is IMO the greatest achievement in music of the last century, and my personal favorite of all times. The sounds Jimi achieved in this one hasn't been achieved by anyone else. THIS is the definition of psychedelic music.

But not only did jimi get the sounds of an acid trip right, he also composed some of the most amazing soulful songs, from "voodoo chile" a drunken, late night-ish spacial blues with the collaboration of Jack cassidy and Steve winwood, to "All along the watch tower" (even tho composed by Bob Dylan, it's considered by most to be Jimi's performing masterpiece), and the enormous "1983, a merman I should turn to be" (a song which takes a full side of the original four sides LP, and which I find one of the musical masterpieces of all times as far as I'm concerned) Jimi shows an amazing contrast in sounds while filling every second in the album with masterful guitar playing, songwriting and carefully chosen emotions.

Truly worth it for every situation, but specially for tripping. A trip without 1983 is not a trip I seriously have had orgasms with that song on 2gr of mushies.



If I had to choose only one album to hear for the rest of my life, it would be Electric ladyland only for 1983, with Live at pompeii by Pink floyd in second place, then "The dark side of the moon" and then "axis bold as love"

I hope this wasn't too much of a reading, but I LOVE Jimi

Peace and happiness 

I'm glad I was of any help I just love the guy.

Oh, I forgot about "Band of gypsies" but it's not that interesting. The highlight is "Machine gun" and well... you have to hear it for yourself to believe it.
There is no guitar, no amps... that was Jimi's soul in sounds. Just amazing, I just can't explain it. I recommend hearing with headphones, alone, and in darkness. Pay attetion to the lyrics, it will give you the chills.

Quote:

Machine gun
Tearing my body all apart

Machine gun, yeah
Tearing my body all apart

Evil man make me kill ya
Evil man make you kill me
Evil man make me kill you
Even though we?re only families apart

Well I pick up my axe and fight like a bomber
(you know what I mean)
Hey! and your bullets keep knocking me down

Hey, I pick up my axe and fight like a bomber now
Yeah, but you still blast me down to the ground

The same way you shoot me down, baby
You?ll be going just the same
Three times the pain,
And your own self to blame
Hey, machine gun

I ain?t afraid of your mess no more, babe
I ain?t afraid no more
After a while, your, your cheap talk don?t even cause me pain,
So let your bullets fly like rain

?cause I know all the time you?re wrong baby
And you?ll be going just the same
Yeah, machine gun
Tearing my family apart
Yeah, yeah, alright
Tearing my family apart

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