{"id":18187,"date":"2012-02-12T08:02:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T13:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=18187"},"modified":"2013-01-28T11:23:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T16:23:34","slug":"the-jimi-hendrix-experience-winterland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/the-jimi-hendrix-experience-winterland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Winterland<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alissa Ordabai<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Released in September 2011 after decades in the Hendrix family vault, the material on this 4-disk live box set is another compelling testimony to the ultimate guitar hero\u2019s genius. Tapes of three shows the Jimi Hendrix Experience played in October 1968 at the Winterland ballroom in San Francisco were dusted off by modern technology, but the end result retains the authentic sound and atmosphere of those nights with carefully preserved accuracy. <\/p>\n

There is a bounty of gems on this release \u2013 Jimi\u2019s stunning chops, the whopping variety of his tonal colors and textures, his extraordinary emotional latitude, and the equilibrium he holds between being accessible and expressing his full inner self. <\/p>\n

Part of where it\u2019s at is the control he holds over the proceedings while allowing himself just enough experimentation for music to turn into magic. And while at times his spontaneity leads him into previously uncharted territories, all three shows remain firmly directed trips. The way he regulates the texture of the band sound with his rhythm playing, the juxtaposition of his sweeping sustained notes and precise phrasing, his impeccable interaction with the rhythm section \u2013 all this unifies the material into one seamless whole, no matter how far off he ventures during improvisations. <\/p>\n

Speaking of which, nothing in Hendrix\u2019s arsenal is as compelling on this release as improvisation – how he keeps entertaining the audience while going for spontaneous musical experiments, unfolding his creative process in real time in front of the crowd. There is none of the unsmiling lab-like sterility of the high-brow jazz impro, none of the dry studiousness which would later invade prog-rock, and none of the self-aggrandizement of the shred generation that would later follow.<\/p>\n

An improviser of unsurpassed breadth of vision in rock, Hendrix still remains accessible on each track of this release, even when his extrapolations take him outside of any genre and into an almost free-form impro, as on standouts \u201cHear My Train A Coming\u201d and \u201cStar Spangled Banner\u201d on disk 1. <\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if Jimi is firing on all cylinders and dropping one impromptu bomb after another as on \u201cKilling Floor\u201d, or goes into deep meditation as on \u201cTax Free\u201d on disk 1. No matter what he does, he always remains in touch with the emotional core of the song and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 with his listener. You could put it down to his experience from touring with such standard-bearers as Little Richard and Ike and Tina Turner, or simply to his non-egoistic approach to music, or to his fundamental respect for his audience. But whichever way you choose to analyse it, none of it explains the unselfconsciously exploitative drive, the constant eye on the ultimate goal, and the supreme confidence at the root of Hendrix\u2019s magic. <\/p>\n

Part of the secret could be in him making it his goal to play \u201cexactly what you feel\u201d as he says in the accompanying this release 1968 interview. Which is a telling remark, as a lot of musicians since then have tried \u2013 and still try \u2013 to sound like Hendrix, but no one\u2019s ever managed to either feel or make you feel like he did. <\/p>\n

Genre: Rock<\/p>\n

Line-up:
\nJimi Hendrix \u2013 guitar, vocals
\nNoel Redding \u2013 bass, backing vocals
\nMitch Mitchell \u2013 drums
\nJack Casady \u2013 bass on \u201cKilling Floor\u201d
\nHerbie Rich \u2013 organ on \u201cHey Joe\u201d (October 11)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

Disk 1. October 10, 1968
\n1. Tax Free
\n2. Lover Man
\n3. Sunshine of Your Love
\n4. Hear My Train A Comin
\n5. Killing Floor
\n6. Foxy Lady
\n7. Hey Joe
\n8. Star Spangled Banner
\n9. Purple Haze<\/p>\n

Disk 2. October 11, 1968
\n1. Tax Free
\n2. Like a Rolling Stone
\n3. Lover Man
\n4. Hey Joe
\n5. Fire
\n6. Foxy Lady
\n7. Are You Experienced?
\n8. Red House
\n9. Purple Haze<\/p>\n

Disk 3. October 12, 1968
\n1. Fire
\n2. Lover Man
\n3. Like A Rolling Stone
\n4. Manic Depression
\n5. Sunshine of Your Love
\n6. Little Wing
\n7. Spanish Castle Magic
\n8. Red House
\n9. Hey Joe
\n10. Purple Haze
\n11. Wild Thing<\/p>\n

Disk 4
\n1. Foxy Lady (October 12, 1968)
\n2. Are You Experienced? (October 10, 1968)
\n3. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (October 10, 1968)
\n4. Red House (October 10, 1968)
\n5. Star Spangled Banner (October 11, 1968)
\n6. Purple Haze (October 11, 1968)
\n7. Boston Garden Backstage Interview (November 16, 1968)<\/p>\n

Label: Experience Hendrix, Legacy <\/p>\n

Online: http:\/\/www.jimihendrix.com<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 10\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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