Customer Reviews
the best jimi hendrix compilation he is the bomb!! - By: Mr. S. L. Smith, 20 Jul 2008 
what a legend this is the best jimi hendrix compilation cd its fantastic love the wind cries mary,vodoo child,red house,all along the watchtower,and more u2 ruined the song all along the watchtower hate u2!! bonos voice annoying like bruce springsteen rubbish jimi hendrix had a good & unique talent before his time with the phcadelic thing!! its some trip elecric ladyland need i say more anouther album from the 60s i like was hey love by the rotary connection featuring the legend minnie riperton she is cool!! & the beatles dusty springfield aretha franklin ray charles all had at least one good album from the 60s there legends i also recommend nuggetts 60s phcadelic rock compilation cd its cool!! buy this its fab jimi hendrix R.I.P
Pure Guitar Genius! - By: Ian Mayes, 10 Apr 2008 Jimi was the first real experimenter with the then new fangled electronic gadgetry associated with electric guitar & guitar effects, & the first man to actually try to make a guitar talk! In '69 at the Albert Hall, The Experience were superb. Ever seen a guitar player playing the background & melody both at the same time on one guitar left handed? This was Hendrix! Absolute genius!! If any musician ever deserved legendary status it was Jimi. Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding too were superb artistsin their own rightin The Experience. Although better guitarists have come, & gone, nobody has been as revolutionary on electric guitar as Jimi was. Always striving to exceed the limits of the technology back then, & with such wonderful songs, I really miss him. On this album you can hear just how good. Favourite? Little Wing. It is such a short tune, but always fills me up inside almost to tears. Jimi always was & always will be special. Get this compilation to find out just how special.
Voodoo Chile - By: Mr. L. Adams, 18 Dec 2007 I own this album, its got to be probably my most played album.
I jam along to it, I can listen to it. I have some of Jimi's stuff, you know the original albums etc, but this compilation just for me is what Jimi was all about.
A must have, every one should have this CDin their collection.
the guy who invented the heavy metal guitar - By: for whom the bell tolls, 03 Nov 2007 i really miss jimi hendrix he was a great guitar player & would be one of my favorite guitar players of all time. he invented the great heavy metal guitar & he was a great one for a beginner. i'm so sad that he's been dead for a long time. i love this compilation, my favorite hit from the album is voodoo child that is some of his best guitar. purple haize & all along the watchtower are my other favorites. i also like the wind cries mary, fire, hey joe, & foxy lady too. it is highly recommended to get this cd.
A few glaring omissions, but good nonetheless - By: Jeff Twat, 06 Oct 2007 Jimi Hendrix was an awesome songwriter who knew how to play to the songin question, but as a guitar player, he has been surpassed by many since. That said, composition means more then technique, & he was the best electric guitarist of his (short) era. However, if this collection is meant to offer a comprehensive overview of his career, then where is 'Machine Gun'? I mean, it's his best song, & it's got his best solo, so why isn't it here? In fact, nothing from 'Band of Gypsys' is here. I also question the omissions of legendary songs such as 'Voodoo Chile', '1983...A Merman I Should Turn To Be)', 'Are You Experienced?', 'Rainy Day, Dream Away', 'Pali Gap' & 'Ezy Ryder'. And there should be at least two songs from 'Band of Gypsys' album.
This is a good place to start if you're new to Hendrix, but just so you know, this man was about soul, not technique, so don't expect baffling dispays of techniqual wizardry. This is soulfoodin its heartiest form.
