Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys
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Artist: Jimi HendrixEdition: Music CD
Format: Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-01-13
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Who Knows
- Machine Gun
- Changes
- Power To Love
- Message of Love
- We Gotta Live Together
Free Music Notes for Band Of Gypsys
Free Music Review: a brilliant live album
Hit: 5 Stars
Before purchasing Band of Gypsys, I was well aware many people have mixed feelings with this live recording. Many people, specifically huge Hendrix fans who must own everything he did, feel this is a pretty average live performance overall. However, I have to disagree *strongly*. I've heard quite a lot of live albums from 60's and 70's rock musicians, and I really feel Band of Gypsys is right up there with the very best of them.
I can't put into words how surprised I was upon first listen just how CLEAR and magnificent the performance sounds. I don't even have the remastered version! Seriously, compared to most live albums released during the same time, this one sounds WAY above average. I'm really happy about that.
As for Hendrix's guitar playing, that was ANOTHER major surprise to me. I went in expecting just a few guitar solos here and there, because the reviews led me to believe this album was lacking in guitar playing. That is NOT true. There's more guitar soloing going on throughout the album than I ever thought was even possible. The opening track "Who Knows" and especially "Machine Gun" are lengthy tracks with funky rhythm sections and lots and lots of guitar soloing. Together, these two songs make up over 20 minutes of brilliant guitar playing and memorable songwriting.
The other four tracks are more soulful in vocal delivery, and funky and guitar-dominated, but shorter than the first two tracks. Shorter doesn't mean worse though, and overall we're talking about 45 minutes of a really spectacular concert from Hendrix. I'm sure there's better live albums out there from this legendary guitarist, but that doesn't make Band of Gypsys a bad recording in any way, shape or form in my opinion. Even calling it average wouldn't feel right.
Band Of Gypsys Poster
Tired of the showboating image that his early live performances had saddled him with--and that his black audience viewed as demeaning and degrading to his musical talent--Hendrix dissolved his Experience in 1969 in search of a more terra-firma-grounded, blues-oriented persona. On New Year's Eve, Hendrix, his old Army buddy bassist Billy Cox, and ex-Electric Flag drummer Buddy Miles performed a loose, jam-filled set at New York's Fillmore East (completists will want the panoramic though uneven Live at the Fillmore East). Released a few months after his New Year's Eve 1970 concert, Band of Gypsys underscored Hendrix's desired return to basics--even if his basic was at a level most guitarists could never attain in a lifetime of playing. --Billy AltmanPop Music CDs
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