10 Underated and Unknown Jimi Songs
rkau...@magic.mb.ca
> In article <4hf8hi$q...@darwin.nbnet.nb.ca>, isb...@gov.nb.ca (Mark Whalley) wrote:
> >One of my favorites is Tax Free from War Heroes.
>
> One of his most beautiful pieces is "Electric Ladyland" from the Loose Ends
> LP. It's phenominal....
>
>>>>
I was hoping someone would mention that cut. You can actually hear it "under" the title cut of "E.L.". I t took me a while, but I
finally manged to figure out how to play it. ( Hal Leonards transcriptions and CD helped a lot) It is a highly underrated piece of
guitar work. Simple, yet complex. Jimi at his finest. (You still have to use your thumb to play some of the bass lines)
I remember the first time I heard it after buying Loose Ends. It blew me away , completely. I went back and listened to E.L. again
and there it was under several layers of guitars, vocals etc. I must have listened to that cut hundreds of times before and never
really appreciated what went into it. It makes all of us sad to know that kind of brilliance is gone forever. What a tribute it is to
Jimi that we are talking about it so many years after his death.
Rob Kaufmann
rlka...@magic.mb.ca
First And Last And Always
Sanjay Kanhere <ar...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
>Well, since no one has mentioned it, how about the studio version of Star
>Spangled Banner off of Rainbow Bridge. I have always been amazed by the
>treatment Jimi gave on this track - the whole arrangement has an
>orchestral feel to it and, IMHO, really showed Jimi's understanding music
>theory (even though he wasn't formally trained). Hope the family decides
>to release it on CD.
>
Didn't this one appear on the "Cornerstones" compilation - the one
that was the standard before "The Ultimate Collection"? Was that
ever available on CD?
Mike
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Mike Collins
Ne...@brown.edu
> Some of Jimi's best work has gone unnoticed and unheard of, these are 10
> of Jimi's best underrated Songs, can anybody else add to this list?
>
> 1. Hey Baby (Rainbow Bridge)
> 2. Villanova Junction (Woodstock)
> 3. Trash Man (Midnight Lightning)
> 4. Nine to the Universe (Nine to the Universe)
> 5. My Friend (Cry of Love)
> 6. Midnight (War Heroes/Voodoo Soup)
> 7. Peace in Mississippi (Crash Landing/Voodoo Soup)
> 8. Power of Soul (Crash Landing)
> 9. Astro Man (Cry of Love)
> 10. Straight Ahead (Cry of Love)
I would definitely add "Isabella" and "Message of Love" to this list.
Aaron, if you would, could you dub me a copy of these songs. I don't have
Cry of Love, Rainbow Bridge, Midnight Lightning, Nine to the Universe or
War Heroes. I'd really appreciate it. I could dub you a bootleg. I have
about 10 different imported bootlegs on CD. If you're interested, get in
touch.
Matt O'Brien
Matthew_O'Br...@brown.edu