Post by mightyjack on May 18, 2007 12:39:44 GMT -5
Man I'm listening to the BBC Sessions and it's amazing.
The BBC stuff is kind of weird, an amalgam of studio and live (You made a rough track, then played live to that. It was mixed live so if you got it wrong, it was screwed, you couldn't go back and do a re-take)
Anyway, double disc and where it rocks is when Jimi plays a lot of the traditional blues numbers. Hoochie Coochie Man is a stunning work. as is Catfish Blues.
But it's the last two numbers on side one that blew me away. Driving South features the Experience at their tightest. The trio wail on the tune and Jimi's solo work is a work of art. Pure beauty.
After that is a soulful rendition of "Hear My Train a Coming" and wow, Jimi is a mystical force here. That guitar weeps and grooves. This is what playing the git-fiddle is all about.
Also included are some fun covers, Dylans "Come Crawl out Your Window", A funny cover of "Hound Dog" and a rip roaring version of the Beatles "Day Tripper"
Side two has a few too many of the unused outtakes, but there are two highlights. An improvisational jam with Stevie Wonder (on drums), and Lulu's TV show that Jimi, in an act of pure rock subversiveness, sabotages. By this time he's sick of playing "Hey Joe" and launches into a kind of Heavy Metal apocalyptic version. Then he stops, Says he's tired of this rubbish and starts playing a hard rock version of a Cream song. Before it closes you hear Jimi say, "We're being taken off the air".
It's a riot.
A lot of these things have been lost (Jimi doing a duet with Dusty Springfield on "Mocking Bird") but what survives is great. Some of the outtakes are curiosities at best, but when it rocks, it's stunning. Highly recommend this CD.
The BBC stuff is kind of weird, an amalgam of studio and live (You made a rough track, then played live to that. It was mixed live so if you got it wrong, it was screwed, you couldn't go back and do a re-take)
Anyway, double disc and where it rocks is when Jimi plays a lot of the traditional blues numbers. Hoochie Coochie Man is a stunning work. as is Catfish Blues.
But it's the last two numbers on side one that blew me away. Driving South features the Experience at their tightest. The trio wail on the tune and Jimi's solo work is a work of art. Pure beauty.
After that is a soulful rendition of "Hear My Train a Coming" and wow, Jimi is a mystical force here. That guitar weeps and grooves. This is what playing the git-fiddle is all about.
Also included are some fun covers, Dylans "Come Crawl out Your Window", A funny cover of "Hound Dog" and a rip roaring version of the Beatles "Day Tripper"
Side two has a few too many of the unused outtakes, but there are two highlights. An improvisational jam with Stevie Wonder (on drums), and Lulu's TV show that Jimi, in an act of pure rock subversiveness, sabotages. By this time he's sick of playing "Hey Joe" and launches into a kind of Heavy Metal apocalyptic version. Then he stops, Says he's tired of this rubbish and starts playing a hard rock version of a Cream song. Before it closes you hear Jimi say, "We're being taken off the air".
It's a riot.
A lot of these things have been lost (Jimi doing a duet with Dusty Springfield on "Mocking Bird") but what survives is great. Some of the outtakes are curiosities at best, but when it rocks, it's stunning. Highly recommend this CD.