Lyrically was more an expression of romantic frustration than the clinical definition of manic depression. This song set the stage for all the future heavy blues and heavy metal song textures of the coming decades. “Manic Depression” contains hypnotic and frantic drums by Mitchell, under a driving rock riff by Hendrix and Redding.
But the true signature of this song is the instantly recognizable classic guitar riff which instantly signals the tone and tenor of the album. It was adapted from a poem he wrote called “Purple Haze, Jesus Saves” and contains the classic lyric “excuse me while I kiss the sky”. A rather simple rock song that takes on a much higher aura (especially the acid era), the song is Hendrix’s best known composition. “Stone Free” is frenzied but with a good hook and “Highway Chile” has a more modern sound with a funky shuffle and R&B pattern.Īre You Experienced? starts with a classic anthem from the late 1960s, “Purple Haze”. Some of the tracks not included on the US version (but available on other versions) include the pure blues “Red House” with its wailing lead guitar and the Cream-influenced “Can You See Me”, with double-tracked vocals over a strong, riff-driven rocker. At the suggestion of Paul McCartney, the Experience debuted in America at the Monterrey Pop Festival on June 18, 1967. The original album was released in the UK in May, 1967 without the three singles (or B-sides), but the subsequent US version did include the singles in order to maximize the impact of the group in the States, where they were still relatively unknown. All three (“Hey Joe”, “Purple Haze”, and “The Wind Cries Mary”) reached the top 10 on the UK charts. The group started with three singles, recorded in-between tours of England in late ’66 and early ’67. Producer Chas Chandler helped form the Jimi Hendrix Experience in England in 1966 and signed the group with Track Records, a label run by The Who’s managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. This, along with the frantic but solid rhythm by Redding and Mitchell, gave Hendrix the perfect canvas on which to paint his guitar masterpieces. Hendrix also composed solid songs, rooted in heavy blues and roots rock. This was all topped off by the proficient and original guitar work by Hendrix, who used cutting edge techniques and technology to create sounds never before heard. The sound forged on the album synthesized elements of 1967 psychedelic rock with traditional rock, blues, and soul. Along with bassist Noel Redding, this power trio released the most stunning debut in rock history and one of the greatest albums of all time. Led by the extraordinary talent of Jimi Hendrix, the Experience was an unheralded act as a group, especially when it came to the wild and entertaining drumming of Mitch Mitchell. On this album, the sound is harder and heavier than anything else from 1967, yet it is not in the slightest bit unfocused. The best sources would be CD rips and lossless downloads.An extraordinary debut by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Classic Rock Review has named Are You Experienced? as our Album of the Year for the phenomenal music year of 1967. As the vast majority of people doesn't use vinyl other sources are of much more relevance to most users. I will still allow this kind of source because there is no other way to handle vinyl but there will be some kind of notice. Often they just use the same digital master that CDs, downloads and streams share but seem more dynamic because of the analog ripping process.
They have the characteristics of a lossy source and each rip is different because it depends on the recording equipment. And the only means to get those albums is to legally buy or stream them. The database is there to represent the official album market. They don't serve any real purpose because they're not generally available to the public, which is also why there have been provided links to private downloads in the past. There will also be new rules regarding self-made "remasters" or downmixes of albums. User accounts have to be created with a valid e-mail address via double opt-in. Therefore there will be a user account system with different roles and a backend to log in to for moderators where they can review change requests. The planned changes: All actions will be held in a moderation queue and selected members (moderators) have to confirm any changes before they are visible to the public. But you can continue scanning albums, just keep the logs on your hard drive for the time being.
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE ELECTRIC LADYLAND RAR UPDATE
This update will take some time as it basically means rewriting everything from scratch with a new framework and adding a lot of new functionality. After setting the database to read-only and hiding comments due to the DMCA notice as a first step to prevent further harm I have now decided to continue working on the project and re-enabling create, edit and delete functionality again in the future.