Jimi Hendrix - First Rays of the New Rising Sun CD/DVD
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Artist: Jimi HendrixEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2010-03-09
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Product features:
- HENDRIX JIMI FIRST RAYS OF THE NEW RISING SUN (CD+DVD
- Freedom
- Izabella
- Night Bird Flying
- Angel
- Room Full Of Mirrors
- Dolly Dagger
- Ezy Ryder
- Drifting
- Beginnings
- Stepping Stone
- My Friend
- Straight Ahead
- Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
- Earth Blues
- Astro Man
- In From The Storm
- Belly Button Window
Free Music Notes for First Rays of the New Rising Sun CD/DVD
Free Music Review: Why "remaster" a 1997 remaster?? More gimmicks
Hit: 5 Stars
*First the Album is awesome, a true 10! This review is on the cheap advertising attempt to get the general public to buy a new CD. This album first came out in 1997, it was REMASTERED using EDDIE KRAMER and working with the Original mix down tracks (one step deeper than just using the Orignal Master tracks, but going one step beyond those and getting the original mix down tracks. I don't think technology has advaced to such a degree that warrants a brand new rematering. You wont notice any difference. You will get a small mini-documentary DVD, but is it worth the price of buying this all over again? NO. If you dont own this CD, then certainly buy this edition.
THE ALBUM was supposed to be the next studio album after Electric Ladyland. Jimi worked on this project for 2 years, recording, remixing, over dubbing, recording again, you name it! He at a few times wanted his next album to be a 3 album set. He died before this album was finished, infact Drummer Mitch Mitchell came back in the studio and layed down some final over-dubs for a few songs ("Angel" for one) and also co-produced the final product. Buzzy Linhart was brought in the record vibes and "Drifting" after Jimi's death. The album was originally released in Jan 1971 in a shortened 1 album set called "The Cry of Love" where it reached #7 on the Billboard top 200 album charts and "Freedom" was released as a single but failed to chart. It became out of print in 1995 when then owner of Hendrix estate (Alan Douglas) released the re-packaged CD as "Voodoo Soup" in which he HEAVILY RE-MIXED the songs (which angered many of Jimi's fans). The songs selections were different. In 1996 when Al Hendrix (Jimi's father) won a lawsuit and once again re-claimed all of his sons estate, "Voodoo Soup" was immedialty deleted from the catalog and released a later as "First Rays of the New Rising Sun" This album captures more of the true aspect of what was to be Jimi's next studio album, tho a few songs made it on this CD that wouild Not have been included (My Friend fro one) and a few songs were left off that surely would have made it (Poly Gap, Saving My Love for Linda, Valleys of Neptune). But what you have here is a amazing collection of songs that shows much deeper arrangement texture and pain stakingly percise overdubs that make up the most personal and complex album ever by Jimi Hendrix. Whats gone are the flashy show-man style songs like "Foxey Lady" but songs written on social commentary ("Straight Ahead") songs also of peace and understanding (Hey Baby, new rising sun). Had this album been released in Jimi's lifetime, it would have garnered the attention of many and would have put him in the realms of John Lennon, songs of SUBSTANCE. It is therefore sadly Jimi's least popular album because it's not a acid rock and roll album complied of songs about partying, women and having fun. Listen with your mind and see the vision Jimi was heading. I can fully understand why he took 2 years on this album and it still wasnt finished, it would had changed the entire perception of this man and headed Jimi into a completely new direction of music.
Quick Note on the REMASTERS:
Jimi has been "remastered" now so many times its a joke! The catalog first came out on CD in 1990 on reprise records and they sounded like shiet! Then they were very quickly re-mastered in 1991 using some system called "sonic solutions" not a true remaster but just a way to remove static and such. Then in 1995 when Alan Douglas moved to the MCA label, they were agian re-mastered and given new CD covers (dumb idea) they all looked liked the "Voodoo Soup" ill fated CD cover. Those were true remasters and said to use the original mater tapes. Then in 1997 Al and Janie Hendrix wins there lawsuit over Alan Douglass and all the CD's were once again remastered, just 2 stupid years later! The gimmick this time was they went back to the original mixes and remastered from those as well as brought back the original artwork. Then now they move to sony/legacy and what do they do.....??? REMASTER the songs......get real!
First Rays of the New Rising Sun CD/DVD Poster
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