Posted on 03/03/2013 6:30:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
Given that Jimi Hendrix has been dead for more than four decades, the visionary guitarist has remained awfully prolific: He left behind a formidable tape library, full of alternate takes, discarded ideas and collaborations of varying quality, and those materials have been mined in the making of far more albums and compilations than he churned out during his 27 years. That one such collection would produce a chart-topping single in 2013 is a testament to Hendrix's enduring appeal, not to mention technological advancements and the eternal struggle to maximize the commercial clout of a lucrative catalog.
Thankfully, the newest collection of Hendrixiana (titled People, Hell and Angels, out March 5) is a suitable addition to the guitar giant's large posthumous output, drawn from recordings he'd made between 1968 and 1970 with a variety of co-conspirators. (Stephen Stills even turns up to play bass in "Somewhere.") With producers and preservationists taking great pain to ensure that listeners never notice their work, these polished-up and previously unreleased recordings all shine a spotlight on Hendrix's considerable charisma; it's no fluke that "Somewhere" has already reached an audience well beyond diehards.
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The first album I ever bought was Axis Bold As Love, and I wore out Electric Ladyland. My favorite was Hendrix playing Red House with Johnny Winter on a bootleg called Sky High.It was so raw but so powerful!
Sly and the Family Stone comes to mind.........A while back I saw a news film clip of the guy, he's living homeless on the street somewhere in Calif......
Glad to see that I wasn’t the only one reading Mad Magazine in 1969. :)
It's true. Those were the last notes sounded at that concert.
Sly is on the street, but he isn’t exactly homeless. Wealthy friends bought him a motor home to live in. He does look terrible though, doesn’t he?
You're right, I forgot about that.....
Years of drugs will do that to you. If I recall, he was also notorious for not showing up at scheduled concerts and those he was at it was apparent he was stoned........
He died far too soon. We never got to hear what his disco funk album would’ve sounded like.
Yeah, back in the day, Sly missed lots of concerts and other scheduled dates because he was too stoned to make it. I consider myself fortunate to have seen the band live when they were at the top of their game.
I just saw a recent video of him, taken by someone who sought him out. Apparently, he was going into drug rehab for the fourth time. He claimed that it's going to work, because this time, he really wants to quit.
We'll see. Or not.
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