Customer Reviews
Review of "Voodoo Child", the Hendrix compilation. - By: E. Marks, 31 Aug 2009 
I don't think I can add anything to the acres of opinion about Jimi Hendrix published over the years. If you aren't familiar with his ground-breaking guitar style, then this CD is the ideal introduction. If you do know & love his work then this may fillin a few gapsin your collection. I suspect that some of the singles tracks on this collection have been edited to fit them all in, but it still gives you the essence of the music. It's difficult to get across to the current generation what a huge impact Hendrix made on the already vibrant music scene of the mid-Sixties. His unique & wild guitar playing was the starting point for the whole of the virtuoso performance-oriented movement which developed through the rest of the decade, providing a platform for bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, etc. So... yes this CD is worth buying.
Voodoo Child - By: Spider Monkey, 28 Dec 2007 
I wish I could start by giving this album more stars. As far as a Jimi Hendrix 'best of' goes, you can't do much better than this. One disc of his best known tracks & another of live & rarer music. The two sides to Jimi's music, the polished, yet still powerfully raw studio work & the soaring, imaginative & soul lifting live work. Hendrix was innovative & uniquein his time & listening to his music you are struck again & again by the fact that he is still unsurpassed. His sound has been emulated (often poorly) but never bettered. 'All along the watchtower' & 'Voodoo Chile' start with full force & slap youin the face, where tracks like 'Angel' & 'Little Wing' lull you into his psychedelic, magical patchwork. His guitar sound & wonderful lyrics have the power to move you like nothing else. Yes, I am biased, I love Jimi Hendrix, but you really can't be without himin your music collection & if you don't want the whole catalogue (although after listening to this you soon will) then this album is as good a place to start as any. Give it a go, but be warned, you'll become addicted.
From Revolution to Revelation - By: JayJayDee, 27 Jun 2007 In 1911 Stravinsky stunned the world with Le sacre du printemps.
In 1968 Hendrix stunned the world with Voodoo Child.
We are still recovering.
WOW!! - By: Aid1987, 21 May 2007 i dont even known how i got into jimi hendrix, he lived & died before i had even been born! this album is a great collection of some of his best songs (although some are missing, one for example is "ezy ryder"! this music will leave you thinking "what did i just listen to?" because his music is just ssooo amazing!!
but...not everyone will like this as, as some will find his extreme guitar playing excessive, but not me!!
Watchtower - By: Gavieboy, 21 Jun 2005 When I first heard this album I thought it was okay; but over the years(about five)I have been amazed at the versatile nature that Jimi had; from ultra sharp blues to Psychedelic rock; this has remained one of my best albums & holds some of the singers best work. Disc one has all his best studio work & the second has live gigs including stuff from Woodstock, some live songs on this are not amazing but are good enough to listen to a new slant on an old classic.
