Editorial Review

Also known as the "rune" album or Zoso because of the medieval symbols adorning the inner sleeve, Led Zeppelin's fourth album, released in 1971, turned them from mere superstars into giant behemoths of the rock world. On tracks like "Black Dog," "Misty Mountain Hop," and "Rock and Roll," the combination of Robert Plant's banshee wails and Jimmy Page's frenetic guitar playing forever altered the stylistic bent of hard rock music. And the foreboding "When the Levee Breaks" demonstrated that Zeppelin could indeed play the blues fairly straight if they so desired. Still, everything here ultimately took a back seat to the album's (and, ultimately, the band's) magnum opus--the expertly constructed and deftly executed classic, "Stairway to Heaven." Read more

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
Music, like any other form of art, is subjective. It is influenced by several factors including, but not limited to, the social and psychological influences of each listener. So all the 'qualified' critics who have decided to post 'nasty' reviews about this cd and the band, are entitled to do so. But in doing so, please validate your negative comments with 'mature' critique. This would carry more weight in deterring potential buyers from purchasing this, or any other cd (if that is your intention).
Led Zeppelin - 'Led Zeppelin IV' (Atlantic/WEA)
Review no.930.Originally released to a very deserving and loving public in 1971,as this was of course Zeppelin's fourth record.Eight tracks here,EACH and every one a masterpiece in it's OWN right.Sure,after the first hundred or so times you hear "Black Dog" and "Rock And Roll",they may grow a tad thin,but tunes that N-E-V-E-R grow stale are "Battle Of Evermore",probably FM radio's most requested song of all time "Stairway To Heaven","Four Sticks" and the unforgetable "When The Levee Breaks"(I've heard radio staions actually play this cut DURING heavy rainstorms,ha-ha!).Anyone who has heard/owns a copy of this CD reissue can tell you that LZ-'IV' is both a music AS well as lyrical classic.Highly recommended.

Why are they so overrated????????????????
Led Zeppelin were simply the most overrated band of all time who were just as bad as NIRVANA and ACDC. They only made about a decent song in "Stairway To Heaven". Rest of the songs just STINK!!! Plant sounds more like a big monkey than a real singer and can't sing at all, HE JUST SCREAMS. Like good singers??????? I recommend go with Foreigner, Dire Straits who were equally the greatest bands with the greatest singers in LOU GRAMM, and MARK KNOPFLER. They are a billion times better than LED ZEPPELIN. Don't listen to the five star reviewers of this page, avoid this piece of junk and go with Foreigner insted. They are legends, not ZEPPELIN!!! ... Read more

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Experience This
Oh WOW what a CD 20 musical gems by the late and great Jimi Hendrix. It has all the famous radio hits like "Purple Haze", "Fire", "Voodoo Child", etc. And it also has the underated gems that you will never hear on the radio like "Castles Made Of Sand" and "Bold As Love". If you are new to Jimi or experienced this is the CD for you. You will love it. The best part though has to be the original recording of the "Star Spangeled Banner" at Woodstock. That one song alone makes it completely worth the price. Buy It Today!

Hendrix the master
If any music lover wishes to break into the works of Jimi Hendrix then this CD is the perfect place to start. To certain uninitiated newcomers there are songs in the Hendrix repertoire that may seem daunting, both in musical complexity and in sheer length. This is where the Experience Hendrix CD comes into its own.
Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
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Bursting with ideas and energy, Jimi Hendrix's second album release of 1968 (following Read more

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Classic Hendrix
All I can say about this album is WOW! This is Hendrix doing what he did best and that was make his guitar scream. A classic 15 minute jam session and of course the more famous Cross Town Traffic and All Along The Watchtower. This album is vintage Hendrix.

Somebody needed to slap Hendrix, where's the producer?
Am I missing something? I understand that a lot of people think this is one of Hendrix's best, but it did not do the trick for me and I'm a "classic rock" aficionado type. There's a lot of aimless never-ending stuff here. Honestly, I don't know if today's kids or music audiences can handle long epics like Voodoo child. Maybe I've been spoiled on vintage Deep Purple, but this is the sort of style that they took to a higher level, and the fact that Purple's music continues to fascinate as well as puzzle after all this time is evidence we are dealing with art of the highest caliber.
kabooomb!
the first time that i heard this album, my brain blew up. i mean it, literally. brains and blood and other yucky stuff were dripping from the ceiling. my mom was horrified. when i got out of the hospital my father forbid me from playing it ever again. but you know kids. first time i had the house to myself, kabooomb! you got it. i played it again and again my head exploded. this says a lot for this album. not many albums do this to a person. get it, by all means. it's a must for any record collection. get it and be prepared to have your head explode. (one tip: you might want to put some of that painters plastic down over your carpet and furniture before you press the play button on your cd player). ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Riff rock had been what Jimmy Page's former band, the Yardbirds, were all about, and on Led Zeppelin's second album, released, like its predecessor, in 1969, the inventive guitarist demonstrated that he'd indeed learned his lessons well. Witness "Whole Lotta Love," a woozy epic based on one simple, head-banging-friendly guitar riff. Or the mock-dramatic "Heartbreaker," propelled by far more intricate but similarly effective note squashing. Between Page's sonic wizardry, John Bonham beating his drums into submission ("Moby Dick"), and the juice running down Robert Plant's leg ("The Lemon Song"), Led Zeppelin here just about succeeded in raising rock & roll excess to an art form. Read more

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Led Zeppelin's sophomore effort proves they were no fluke!
Led Zeppelin's second album Led Zeppelin II was released in October of 1969.
Whole Lotta Riffs
Led Zep II is an innovative studio album with Page & Jones at the top of their studio wizardry. The album kicks off with the famous redundant Whole Lotta Love riff and continues through the over indulgent psycedelic bridge one is truly glad when this song ends. What is & What Should Never Be is definitely the album highlight with Zep firing on all cylinders. The bluesy Lemon Song and the poppy Thank You follows. The old war horse combo Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid keep the album rocking and Page seems like he has riffs to burn. From here the album cools off with Plant's Hobbit influenced wispy Ramble On. the lame space filler Moby Dick instumental follows. The album closes with another highlight "Bring it On Home" a rockin blues tribute. Although Zep's creativity showed this album the music sounds lifted like a Lenny Kravitz album.

Its a Classic
This album is one of the least talked about album but one of their most famous.With songs Like Whole Lotta Love and Heartbreaker its already worth buying but with other songs like moby dick and livin lovin maid (she's just a woman) it is an even better album.so do yourself a favor and buy this album. ... Read more

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Strange, beautiful
Desert Wanderer we are of one mind on this, 3rd Stone is Hendrix's greatest compositon.
revolutionary
I remember going to visit my cousin Don in Texas when I was in about the eighth grade. He said "You've got to listen to this new guy. I've never heard anything like it."The guy was Jimi Hendrix and the record was Are You Experienced.Over the next 3-4 years Jimi Hendrix would rewrite the vocabulary of the electric guitar. Yet IMHO he would never be as revolutionary as he was on this record.He is both iconoclastic, yet commercial.
Many Thanks To MTV Supporter
I think that I owe a thanks to the dumba** individual who goes by the name of "MTV Supporter". I needed a good laugh and your reviews (If you can call them that) had me laughing like there was no tomorrow. You'll notice that this guy has several accounts. It seems that his name for one of them is "You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it."
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Editorial Review

For a single disc, this is an admirable chronological tour of superstar Eric Clapton's mid-'60s-to-early-'80s career. It begins too late to include his gestational work with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. However, the singer-guitarist's days in Cream ("Sunshine of Your Love," "Crossroads," "White Room"), in Blind Faith ("Presence of the Lord"), as a fledgling solo artist ("After Midnight," "Let It Rain"), in Derek and the Dominos ("Layla," "Bell Bottom Blues"), and through the rest of the '70s ("I Shot the Sheriff," "Cocaine," "Wonderful Tonight," "Promises") to his '81 hit "I Can't Stand It" are well documented by this collection's 19 cuts. The down side is that the CD also vividly illustrates how insubstantial Clapton's work turned in the mid-'70s. But that won't be a problem for fans seeking hits. --Read more

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THE PREVIOUS REVIEWER SUCKS!
well for starters the previous reviewer A.K.A WHIRLIGIG SUCKS BIG TIME AND NEEDS TO BE BANNED.CLAPTON IS ONE WORD GOD OF THE GUITAR.ANYONE SLAMMING THIS ALBUM NEEDS TO BE CANED.LAYLA IS ONE OF THE FINEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN BY CLAPTON.THIS COLLECTION FEATURES TRACKS FROM HIS DAYS IN CREAM TILL THE PRESENT.AVOID DIRE STRAITS,GREEN DAY AND BUY THIS CLAPTON COLLECTION.

clapton suck
Layla is one of the most overrated songs of all time. Cream is one of the most boring bands in history. Why not do yourself a favour and buy enjoyable bands like Dire Straits, and Metallica
speechless fan...
How could anyone give this album anything less than five stars? In fact, five stars is an understatement...500 stars might do it justice...pick this album up now if you do not own a copy, there is something for everyone no matter what kind of music you like you will for sure like this. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

As it turned out, Led Zeppelin's infamous 1969 debut album was indicative of the decade to come--one that, fittingly, this band helped define with its decadently exaggerated, bowdlerized blues-rock. In shrieker Robert Plant, ex-Yardbird Jimmy Page found a vocalist who could match his guitar pyrotechnics, and the band pounded out its music with swaggering ferocity and Richter-scale-worthy volume. Pumping up blues classics such as Otis Rush's "I Can't Quit You Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Times" into near-cartoon parodies, the band also hinted at things to come with the manic "Communication Breakdown" and the lumbering set stopper "Dazed and Confused." Read more

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A Diamond In The Rough
Please keep in mind, "music, like any other art form, is subjective."
Heck of a debut
A blues album with intense sound! Zep really redefined Rock in the late 60's and set the standard in the 70's. This marking their debut could have not been any better or made more of an impact. Bonham beats the drums into near submission from the get go and the rest of the boys do their thing. A true treasure to any rock library.

My favorite Led Zeppelin album
I have a special place in my heart for Led Zeppelin.In fact, on the day I was born, Led Zeppelin performed their first concert.
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A Solid, Underrated CD in the Zeppelin catalog
This album gets overlooked a lot when considering Led Zeppelin's greatest artistic achievements. True, Led Zeppelin IV is the standard by which hard rock recordings are judged, but this album is a wonderful sampling of what Led Zeppelin could do with various music styles and sounds. "The Song Remains the Same" is aptly titled, as it is a continuation of the hard rock for which Page, Plant, and company are justly celebrated.
Led Zeppelin - 'Houses Of The Holy' (Atlantic/WEA)
Review no.262.Originally released in 1973,this was Zeppelin's fifth record.TALK about your 'album rock' classic.As I've heard a few Zeppelin supposed die-hards put down 'Houses...',this is no doubt one of their best works,at least I've always thought so.Every single one of the eight cuts here are considered to be sacred (if you'd call it that)to most Zep fans,late night radio listeners and old time hard rockers. From "The Song Remains The Same" to the melodic "Rain Song" to the beautifully written and played "Over The Hills And Far Away". Also remember in my teens,partying until wee hours in the morning to "No Quarter" and "the Ocean". Simply a MUST-have.

Loose and Relaxed
Houses of the holy follows the same path as Led Zeppelin 4, however the approach is looser and much more relaxed.
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This 1975 release came smack in the middle of a long and nearly mythic career. Read more

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Zeppelin's only double studio album is also one of rock's best albums EVER!
Led Zeppelin's sixth album Physical Graffiti was released in February of 1975(coincidentally the same month my older brother was born).
improves with time
This was a critically panned album when it first came out. Led Zep fans showed disappointment b/c this was much more diverse and challenging then the previously revved up blues and folk songs. Over time, the brilliance to this challenging album has fully emerged. Save me a slice
There is no greater impediment to the pursuit of happiness than a classic rock radio station but the other night I heard Kashmir on 104.3 FM and was reminded all over again of the truth of Otto's last words after he was swept out to sea. If this song isn't a massive inexorable force that advances irresistibly and crushes whatever is in its path I'll eat my copy of Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. Kashmir is rightly celebrated for Jimmy Page's innovative chord progression guitar riff, not to mention that whole Asian/Arabic rhythm thing, but for me there's only one King of K Town and that man would be a maharajah named Peachey Carnehan. I mean Daniel Dravot. No wait, I mean John Henry Bonham. If there's a better example of controlled jackhammer percussion I'd like to hear it. Bonzo's all over the rest of this big-rig double album too and from Custard Pie to Sick Again the drummer from Redditch will embiggen your woofers and boggle your tweeters. Plant's no slouch here either but I guess that goes without saying. That's a good movie too though isn't it, The Man Who Would Be King? A brilliant performance by Michael Caine and almost certainly the best use of the word "trousers" in the history of motion pictures. I think if Rudyard Kipling were alive today he'd smoke Winston 100s, cycle a rusty old bicycle named Chivers and find a choice spot in his regular rotation for Physical Graffiti.
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After plundering the Yardbirds' legacy and Willie Dixon (among others) for their blues-riff-heavy first two albums, Jimmy Page and company surprised many listeners with the strong acoustic/folk sensibility displayed on Read more

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Vastly Underrated Masterpiece
Led Zeppelin, more than almost any other band, was a band that wasn't about individual songs, but entire albums.Each one of their albums tends to have a distinctive tone that sets it apart from the others.Shallow listeners perhaps didn't appreciate the direction Zeppelin had taken with this album, and while yes, it is true that the two blistering hard rockers here, Immigrant Song and Out On the Tiles, have nowhere near the depth of I and II's epic masterpieces, they are still adequate.And an "adequate" piece by Zeppelin standards is almost any other rock band's magnum opus.
The Led Mine
Led Zeppelin is undoubtedly one of the best bands of all time and there is no argument with this album. There is real no weakness here like every other Zeppelin album. This is my personal favorite Zeppelin album and is just a classic.

Led Zepplin III
Wow! The more I listen to this CD, the more I like it! ... Read more

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Jimi Hendrix's second album doesn't resonate through rock history the way its gatecrashing predecessor, Read more

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Jimi Hendrix Experience falls short, just a little bit
Lots of good songs here, even a couple classics, but there's lots of filler as well. The Experiences debut album didn't have filler, or as much. The good news, the production of Axis: Bold As Love is better than the debut, but that's about it. The album cover isn't as good as the debut either.
Great Album!!!
I love this album!! I just started getting into Jimi Hendrix last year and this was the first album I heard from him.Every track on here is outstanding, but my favorites are "Spanish Castle Magic", "Wait Until Tomorrow", "If 6 was 9" "Aint No Tellin","Up from the Skies",and "One Rainy Wish".Really the WHOLE album is good, definetly worth the money.I have Electric Ladyland as well, but I prefer Axis:Bold as Love over it.A lot of the lyrics I dont understand, but this doesnt take away from the musical experience that Jimi, Noel, and Mitch provide for the listener.

GREAT ALBUM
I was looking through the used section of a CD store one day, and every single CD in the used section was a terrible CD either un heard of, or some NOW CD or some crap like that, asi continued searching i saw a CD by Hendrix called AXis BOLD As love.Their was a sign that said all used cd's under $3 are 30 cents, Axis bold as love cost 30 cents.I knew something had to wrong.How could the jimi hendrix cd be cheaper than the now cd;s used ace base cds, Shi##Ty backstreet boys debut albums and sh#it like that.I was confused but i purchased it anyway b/c 30 cents is nothing.when i put the cd in the player i loved the album.Its an incredible album but it doesn't contian any hits like his previous album did.Its less heavy in my oppinion, but the songs are just great peices of work, and shows that hendrix is not just a great guitarist, but a great songwriter as well.
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Clapton caught the "unplugged" trend just at the right time, when the public was hungry to hear how well rock stars and their material can hold up when stripped of elaborate production values. Clapton himself seemed baffled by the phenomenon, especially when picking up the armload of Grammys Read more

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Unplugged: From "Friday Night" to Layla
The reviewer who noted that Clapton's songs are made fresher by being unplugged is right on! For me Clapton is one of founding fathers of electric guitar. His work in Cream is the subconscious. Here he is kinder and gentler, more subtle and, like a good wine, better than ever. I especially think this applies to the Johnson material (Malted Milk, Walkin' Blues). Let me note that the GODFATHER OF ALL UNPLUGGED events, ground zero for the whole phenomenon is also a guitar album, the best live one EVER recorded: FRIDAY NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO (Di Meola, McLaughlin, De Lucia). Buy it now.

classic eric clapton
Many people have heard of Eric Clapton's music. Some people love him and some people don't. I believe that this CD show's his true skill in music (Eric Clapton Unplugged). Eric Clapton displays his true dominance of the modern blues genre. I believe that Clapton is the best modern day blues musician because of his master of tone.
A refreshing look...
I love Clapton, but of all of his albums this seems to be the purest in form. The vocals are excellent and the guitar work simple but exquisite. This may be my favorite of all the albums of his work I have heard. ... Read more

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The Arista debut of Carlos Santana and band gives fans of the soulful guitar vet two albums in one, but it's a decidedly good-news, bad-news proposition. First, there's a fine collection of late-'90s-model Santana--tastefully tooled songs driven by Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms ("[Da Le] Taleo," "Africa Bamba," "Migra," "Primavera," and the emotionally charged instrumental "El Farol") that allow Carlos plenty of elbowroom for his passionate soloing. Then there's the collection of tracks featuring a lineup of de rigueur alternative and hip-hop stars, including Dave Matthews, Everlast, Rob Thomas, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Eagle Eye Cherry. To their credit, Matthews ("Love of My Life") and Eagle Eye Cherry ("Wishing It Was") muster enough chemistry to make the fusion work. But the rest of the collaborations feel like an unnecessary stretch to reach out to a younger demographic that El Jefe has little trouble attracting on his own terms. Read more

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santana comebackgreat cd
i am a new santana fan in 2000 i was the ninth when i saw him by this time most if not all the stars of the 80,s being to fade out gloria estefan and madonna and robert smith from the cure i didn,t now who he was until 2001 a year after this cd same out. my friend lrura a mexican lady turn to him my mom told me that he didn,t get the respect that looking for lauryn hill cause him to a comeback andi saw it on tv this cd cause to change his age croward and this the 2nd person win i that sawa grammany cher win her frist grammany in 1999 but people loved before that i saw that too carlos santana is not racist he ,s with friends steve howe from yes and steve vai and back to the cd it,s great he,s work if main new school artists from rob tomas to the hip hop vilonist he,s older fans won,t like but i do he comeback strong
Santana the collaborator
Let me first say that I love Carlos: no one has more generosity and heart. He continues to play beautiful music that is always renewed by collaborative efforts. I am impressed by a few tracks here especially "Smooth". If you like the "interactive" and "collaborative" Carlos let me STRONLY recommend a CD called "Love, Devotion, Surrender": an extended jam with John McLaughlin, arguably the heaviest guitarist on the planet. For thirty years now McLaughlin has been a mentor, teacher, and best friend to Carlos.

NOT FOR FANS OF THE BAND'S EARLIER WORK
I have a few of Santanas earlier albums on vinyl and i'm in the process of buying CD versions. My wife bought me 'Supernatural' as a present.
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There are a couple of Santana best-of compilations out there, and even a few mastersound gold-plated CDs, but this collection is as good a place as any for a newcomer to explore. It contains the band's three essential charters--"Black Magic Woman," "Evil Ways," and "Oye Como Va"--along with some lesser hits. Santana broke barriers, making ethnic-influenced music palatable to the mainstream, but this set doesn't sound like a history lesson. Few bands have ever made better music for driving on a hot summer day, and this CD is ideal for blasting out the windows of your car on a crowded thoroughfare.Read more

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The Best of Santana
This is a weird CD.For tracks 1-7, it is nearly perfect.Then, abruptly, tracks 8-12 suck big time -- very 80's and disco-ish.Then at track 13 it gets great again for the remainder of the CD.It's like a "Best of Van Halen" that randomly throws a block of Sammy Hagar tracks in the middle of a bunch of classic David Lee Roth material.Did Santana suck for a while and then get good again?Or is this CD just non-chronological?Whatever, it's a good CD, and it certainly has enough good songs to justify the price.You might want to burn it and cut out tracks 8-12.

Santana lover
I am deeply moved by the intricate sounds and the attention to detail that Santana displays in his music. His guitar obeys the story that Santana so delicately tells...you can sit back and feel his emotions and obtain a clear understanding of the messages of life, love, and more in the perspective of the seductive latin culture...by Santana. I'm amazed by this.

Great Cross-Section of Santana's Music for the Beginning Fan
All "greatest hits" and "best of" collections are inherently flawed.Almost universally, such collections leave out a favorite song or include songs that make some fans wonder how "best" or "great" was decided.Lastly, these collections are snapshots in time and will thus neglect later songs.Considering these issues, this collection is an excellent representation of Carlos Santana's career until 1998.
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Editorial Review

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 Read more

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Hendrix travels the Blues Road less taken .
And it has made all the difference.This is a great album indeed.Jimi was moving on and into a new soulful blues path.He did the flower-power gigs,because he enjoyed it and he could sell it.He was just in the process of rediscovering the blues,that had influenced so many rock artists,without them even knowing it. His musical magick lives on.

Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys
That - the title of this review - is what it said on the spine and green Capitol label of the very first copy (and first Henrix album) I ever bought, which was originally released in April 1970 - eighteen long months after the Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final studio album, "Electric Ladyland." The group was already fracturing by then, though the soldiered on in the studio and on tour through a final US date June 30, 1969, after which a frustrated Noel Redding split for England and Fat Mattress (Reprise collected eight of the group's best known tracks, added four unreleased in the US, and a "giant poster" for "Smash Hits" that July). Many factors and motivations - financial, political, cultural, personal, musical - likely led to the short lived Band Of Gypsys. Jimi had already produced a Buddy Miles solo album and worked with the drummer (noteably on part of "Ladyland"). Billy Cox was an old Army buddy, fine bassist, with no ambitions to write songs - he patiently worked with Hendrix for over a year during 1969 - 70 as the guitarist developed new songs and opened his dream studio, almost until the end (Cox split after being dosed with PCP at one of Hendrix's final Euro dates). And, perhaps symbolically if not intentionally, BOG was an all black band.
Pure genius ,this is the reason I play guitar .
This is Absolute genius , the violence inflicted on his strat is mindblowing ,this album was slated when it first came out by reviewers.It is one of the best live albums of all time ,pity no decent video footage exists.If you're a guitarist buy this album , you ll love it ,and if you don't you ll take ideas from the myriad of licks in the music . Its a essentially soul album with great basslines etc. This record has a essential lesson to all in the music industry ,be careful what pieces of paper u sign he got swindled by a record company for a one do