The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 
| Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Label: Mca
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 274167
Format: Box Set, Limited Edition
Media: LP Record
Discs: 8
Number Of Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.3
Dimensions (in): 13 x 12.9 x 1.7
UPC: 008811231613
EAN: 0008811231613
ASIN: B00004WFAB
Release Date: September 12, 2000
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Disc 1
| • | Purple Haze [#] | | • | Killing Floor [#] | | • | Hey Joe [#] | | • | Foxey Lady [#] | | • | Highway Chile [#] | | • | Hey Joe [#] | | • | Title #3 [#] | | • | Third Stone from the Sun [#] | | • | Taking Care of No Business [#] | | • | Here He Comes (Lover Man) [#] | | • | Burning of the Midnight Lamp [#] | | • | If 6 Was 9 [#] | | • | Rock Me Baby | | • | Like a Rolling Stone |
Disc 2
| • | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | | • | Burning of the Midnight Lamp | | • | Little Wing [#] | | • | Little Miss Lover [#] | | • | Wind Cries Mary [#] | | • | Catfish Blues [#] | | • | Bold as Love [#] | | • | Sweet Angel [#] | | • | Fire [#] | | • | Somewhere [#] | | • | Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) [#] | | • | Gypsy Eyes [#] | | • | Room Full of Mirrors [#] | | • | Gloria [#] | | • | It's Too Bad [#] | | • | Star Spangled Banner |
Disc 3
| • | Stone Free [#] | | • | Spanish Castle Magic [#] | | • | Hear My Train a Comin' [#] | | • | Room Full of Mirrors [#] | | • | I Don't Live Today [#] | | • | Little Wing | | • | Red House | | • | Purple Haze [#] | | • | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | | • | Izabella [#] |
Disc 4
| • | Message to Love [#] | | • | Earth Blues [#] | | • | Astro Man [#] | | • | Country Blues [#] | | • | Freedom [#] | | • | Johnny B. Goode | | • | Lover Man [#] | | • | Blue Suede Shoes | | • | Cherokee Mist [#] | | • | Come Down Hard on Me [#] | | • | Hey Baby/In from the Storm | | • | Ezy Ryder [#] | | • | Night Bird Flying [#] | | • | All Along the Watchtower | | • | In from the Storm | | • | Slow Blues [#] |
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Amazon.com's Best of 2000
The arc of Jimi Hendrix's cometlike career is captured on the four-disc Jimi Hendrix Experience box set, which showcases the musician's mercurial brilliance and offers new angles from which to appraise his artistry. That the great guitarist's unreleased musings have been explored since his death three decades ago wouldn't seem to bode well for a multidisc collection such as this. But this retrospective boggles the mind merely by presenting how much Hendrix accomplished in a few short years and, in doing so, questioning what he would have achieved had he lived. --Steven Stolder
Amazon.com
"Man, we don't fish or go bowling like other people do," Jimi Hendrix would say to bassist Billy Cox. "We make music, and this is fun." This remark explains how a man with three official studio albums could have produced so many compelling outtakes and oddities in a mere four years. To be sure, some of the alternate versions of the classic cuts across these four CDs are simply historical curiosities included to illustrate the development of a song. But the collection is also packed full of revelations. Two 1966 live recordings from Paris--from the Experience's fourth performance--show just how early on the magic was evident, while two previously unreleased instrumentals from the Are You Experienced sessions of April 1967 show just how aware Hendrix, bassist Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell were of their chemistry. Two songs from the landmark June Monterey Pop performance--including his unique take on Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," round out disc 1. Disc 2 finds Hendrix warming to the possibilities of the recording studio, especially once he took over for Chas Chandler at the production helm. Among the highlights are a deeply grooving demo of "Somewhere" from spring 1968, with some particularly supple guitar leads, and the haunting slow blues "It's Too Bad" spurred by jazz organist Larry Young and drummer Buddy Miles (eight months before the creation of the Band of Gypsies). Disc 3 begins with an updated and more dynamic 1969 version of "Stone Free," his first composition, but mostly displays Hendrix's guitar work at its most ferocious and freewheeling. Standouts include unreleased studio takes of "Hear My Train A-Comin'" and "Room Full of Mirrors" (the latter from Billy Cox's first session with Hendrix, heard here in take number 31), plus incredible concert forays into "Red House" and "Voodoo Chile" that were originally released on the posthumous (but powerful) Hendrix in the West. The final disc is in many ways the most interesting, as Hendrix's fusion of rock, jazz, blues, and funk was becoming increasingly luminous. Whereas Hendrix used to use the studio to put finishing touches on mostly formed compositions, by 1970 he was using his free-form studio jams as a wellspring for material. Heard here for the first time, "Cherokee Mist" (with Cox and Mitchell behind him) is a mesmerizing spontaneous creation and "Come Down Hard on Me" is a funky monster. Disc 4 also adds two more cuts from Hendrix in the West, including his spirited run through "Johnny B. Goode." Thanks to his insatiable appetite for playing music, Hendrix crammed a career's worth of development into a few short years, moving from fiery psychedelic blues-rocker to soulful and brilliant musical synthesizer. Still, judging by the arc that's deftly traced across these discs, Hendrix's best music was still to come. At times, all this "extra" Hendrix material seems like a small consolation for all the music he did not get to make. But boy, we'll take 'em. Thankfully, he didn't fish or bowl like other people do. --Marc Greilsamer
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 Unbelievably valuable addition to the Hendrix catalog September 12, 2000
Kevin Rathert (Carbondale, IL USA)
88 out of 90 found this review helpful
It would seem impossible that some 30 years after his death, and with so many posthumous releases, there could be a meaningful compact disc of previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix recordings. With "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" MCA Records has collected not one but four discs, 56 tracks, more than 4 hours of incredible sounding alternate takes, alternate mixes, and indeed songs previously unreleased except on bootleg recordings. The box opens with an extended version of "Purple Haze" which sets the tone for the box. Alternate versions of "Fire" and "Hey Joe" follow closely, and the listener is immediately aware of the fact that this is not your average collection of previously unreleased "diamonds in the rough" or "home demos" but rather a 56 track collection of songs which are in some cases superior to the previously released version, and without exception of great interest to fans of rock music. The box follows a chronological order and is a fine mix of studio and live recordings, blending works by the original Experience with recordings by his short-lived Gypsy Sun & Rainbows, Band of Gypsys, and the reformed Experience (minus Noel Redding). Eddie Kramer's painstaking remastering job (aided by George Marino) gives the sound the vitality it deserves and is worthy of official release. The set chronicles Jimi's career from his earliest Experience recordings in 1966 through his final concert, 1970's Isle of Wight gig. The accompanying 80 page booklet is full of interesting track by track annotations by John McDermott, wonderful photos, and an interesting essay by Dave Marsh. The artwork accompanying the discs is vintage 60s psychedelia as is the design of the box itself. Alternate recordings of nearly all of Jimi's best known songs are contained in the set and it certainly offers not just something, but lots, for everyone. While the overall playing time of the set may be a bit short, averaging about 65 minutes per disc, that shortcoming (if it is one) is more than offset by the sheer quality of the material and performances. Without any reservations I consider this THE release of the year for 2000. No fan of rock music should be without a copy of "The Jimi Hendrix Experience," as it truly lives up to its name.
A Feast of Ear Candy September 13, 2000
Tony C. (Sevierville, Tennessee United States)
31 out of 33 found this review helpful
4 c.d.s , 56 rare or unreleased recordings, an 80 page color booklet with great photos and liner notes. All wrapped in a purple velvet box fit for the King of the electric guitar. This is the Gem of the Hendrix posthumous releases. The early live cuts from only the 4th live appearance show that the chemistry was there from the start. The cuts from the long out of print In The West L.P. alone make this an essential purchase. Little Wing live from the Albert Hall tops the studio version. Red House live from San Diego is as close as there is to a definitive version of Jimis' blues classic. Voodoo Child(slight return) live with no studio gimmicks is Stunning. The Chuck Berry classic Johnny B. Goode is given a royal workout by the Experience. I was amazed when I saw the live concert film Jimi Plays Berkley to see it was Jimi alone. It just doesnt get any better than this. A great studio cut of The Star Spangled Banner, a rousing Hear My Train A Comin' and Spanish Castle Magic. The stirring instumental cut of Little Wing. I could rave on and on about the treasures in this box. Jimi is the Master of the amplified six string , and his music sounds just as fresh today as it ever has. You can't miss with this one.
30 years later; Jimi still the best! September 13, 2000
Brian J Kern (Jacksonville, NC United States)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
30 years almost to the week of the death of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, MCA & Experience Hendrix release the first 4 disc box set "The Jimi Hendrix Experience". Almost immediately after removing the set from it's wrappings and feeling the velvet textured purple box cover you can tell that this set was done with an exacting attention to detail. All of the four disc's jewel cases are loaded with rare photo's of Jimi and the band. The 79 page book that is provided with the set is filled once again with rare photo's and unique perspectives into the magic that was Jimi performing. The 56 songs included in the set are all either previously unreleased studio versions or unreleased live versions all have been lovingly remastered by long-time Hendrix studio engineer Eddie Kramer. The sound was like these recordings had just been made, not 25 to 30 years ago! There is a great deal of Jimi's playful spirit in the studio shown throughout the disc's as he jokes with band members and studio crew and all of this is captured in the set. If you currently have none of Jimi's recordings in your collection, I strongly recommend that you start with this set! Musical highlights of the set are the Hendrix "modified" version of "Purple Haze", the live 1967 version of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", Jimi's cover of the Beatles "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and the amazing unreleased version of the classic "Little Wing". My hat is off to Jimi, MCA and Experience Hendrix, 30 years later he is still the best!
Burn the midnight lamp to hear this one ! September 13, 2000
Larry W. Cordle (Austin Texas)
24 out of 28 found this review helpful
James Marshall Hendrix has been the unfortunate victim of sleazy merchandisers, cultural waifs seeking a hero, and misbegotten 70's wanna-bes with too many Marshall ( coincidence ? ) stacks and not enough talent. Now, with this mesmerizing box set, he is unleashed on the world a second time, weeks before the 30th anniversary of his death. Let's hope the pretenders and rip off artists get the message and Hendrix' legacy can be etched in granite and left alone.Every true Hendrix fan knows his performances were usually sloppy and occasionally out of tune in the most ear grinding way. A detail man, he wasn't. But that's because he left the I- dotting and t-crossing to imitators who had all the style and none of the substance. Hendrix' unpredictable and sometimes frustrating performances were due to his race track mind that wanted to do everything now..and that's how he played. This box set features a hefty dose of material from the long deleted "Hendrix In The West". That's good..very good. But early club show performances from 1966 show his skill, imagination and soul were just starting to trickle. A year later, the dam would burst and he would flood a befuddled and awe struck world with his magic fingers and psychedelic machisimo. He had balls, baby, huge ones..and they can be heard almost cut for cut here. Simply put, you need this box and you need it now ! Hendrix collectors will see that this pup is sold out by the weekend. The late comers will do what they always do: cluelessly ask what the fuss is all about and wonder what people were thinking in 1967. I can tell you what we were thinking: we're hearing this Hendrix fresh outta the box, and those coming behind us will never understand what is taking place. So, Excuse me while I kiss this guy !
 essential rarities for the Hendrix nut October 30, 2000
G. Wallace (Hilliard, OH USA)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
'South Saturn Delta' was the first disk of Hendrix rarities released by his sister and Eddie Kramer in their effort to restore the Hendrix catalog. Here are four more disks in a similar vein. While critics often scorned posthumous Hendrix releases after 'Cry of Love', most Hendrix fans could name tracks on those releases that were big favorites. I would consider "Like a Rolling Stone", "Star-Spangled Banner", and "Message of Love" essential Hendrix recordings. Tracks I hadn't heard that really knocked me out include an early version of "Little Wing", an instrumental early version of "Bold as Love" and a long blues improvisation "Country Blues". Nearly all the live tracks included in the set are of high quality, from the late 1966 show in Paris to 1970 Isle of Wight and Maui. Hendrix dabblers should stick to the "Experience Hendrix" set and serious listeners should have the three studio disks released while Jimi was alive plus the "First Rays" set. But for those like me who think he may have dropped in from outer space this set is a must. I'm docking it one star for including too many inferior soundalike alternate takes. I don't mean to include several alternate early versions on the final disk, such as "Astro Man" and "Freedom", which are very different from the eventual releases. Of course the guitar playing is astonishing. The man thought with his fingers and he's the most harmonically interesting guitar player I've ever heard in any genre.
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