Enigmatic_minstrel
Second Lieutenant   Posts: 68 Registered: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline
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 posted on 5/9/2004 at 17:26 |
Ok, Are you Experienced was Hendrix's debut solo album, and was a landmark
in rock guitar.
For me personally it was the 2nd Hendrix album I had, given I started on
the lesser know Axis:Bold as Love. But A.Y.Exp was instantly my favourite
album! When Foxy Lady starts you just know that this is gonna be something
special!
It features most aspects of Hendrix's playing, although it is not quite as
experimental as the later albums. It has all out rock tracks like Foxy
Lady, Purple Haze., Fire, Blues tracks such as the great Red House and pop
rock such as Hey Joe.
My favourite track has to be The Wind Cries Mary, featuring some excellent
chordal work, proving Hendrix was more than crazy Solo's and guitar
burning.
So, if you want to get into Hendrix this is the place to start- undoubtedly
one of the most important albums for rock music, and for the electric
guitar.
My score- 8/10
What do other peple think?
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brian
Moderator   Posts: 1075 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/9/2004 at 19:23, Reply 1 |
Simply an album you should have at hand at all times.
Every time I hear "Are you Experienced" I hear something I never heard
before. Really!
So many guitarist have taken his licks, now their kind of generic.
Some of my favorites tunes is RED House,The Wind Cries Mary...
Hendrix also had that great triad improvisation thing going.
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Enigmatic_minstrel
Second Lieutenant Posts: 68 Registered: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline |
 posted on 5/10/2004 at 07:32, Reply 2 |
The beginning note of the foxy lady solo sums up how great Hendrix was-
Just listen, you'll know what I mean! It happens around 1.48, just after
"here I come". Great note choice, great vibrato, great tone- gets me
everytime.
Perfect! ____________________
Cough cough jazz cough cough
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Telefreak
Moderator  Posts: 468 Registered: 1/12/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/10/2004 at 16:34, Reply 3 |
Great album.
Children should be made to listen to it at school, that's what I call an
education ____________________
Technology, not technique
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retrospex
Second Lieutenant  Posts: 34 Registered: 3/16/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/12/2004 at 12:51, Reply 4 |
| "Purple Haze" is the all time classic in my book."Hey Joe"completely rocks
to this day,and "The Wind Cries Mary" is so soulful..Yeah a must have
album,for sure. ____________________
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RedHotChiliPepper
Second Lieutenant Posts: 74 Registered: 7/6/2004 Status: Offline |
 posted on 7/30/2004 at 00:36, Reply 5 |
Ahh yes that is quite a landmark album. I like how experimental it is and
how its opened up new doors in music. Purple Haze= instant classic. I love
the wind cries mary because its not just "loud stuff", if you know what I
mean.
9.5 out of 10
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chrisC
Captain   Posts: 150 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
 posted on 8/1/2004 at 22:12, Reply 6 |
jimi hendrix rocks. i cant say he inspired my type of music but i definetly
TRY to play. i got purple haze down pretty good or atleast i like to think
so. i give are you experienced a 8.5 out of 10. not that i could do any
better though 
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