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The show starts with an incendiary version of "God Save the Queen" -- no, not the Sex Pistols song, which came seven years later, but the British national anthem, a sequel to Hendrix's take on "The Star-Spangled Banner." (One can only hope that continued archival work will uncover Hendrix doing "La Marseillaise" and "O Canada.") Since this concert marked Hendrix's return to the United Kingdom, where he made his name, he plays like he has something to prove. Even a short cover of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is imbued with real passion.
The Isle of Wight show was among Hendrix's last concerts; three weeks later, he was dead. If you want to find clues as to where he was headed musically, you won't find many here. He performs "Dolly Dagger," slated for inclusion on his never-completed album First Rays of the New Rising Sun, and although it's a solid up-tempo song, it doesn't break any new ground for him.
This concert has been released before, but only on woefully truncated discs. The show's centerpiece, previously unavailable, is "Machine Gun": twenty-two astonishing minutes of Hendrix fireworks, encompassing both a savage guitar assault and improvisation that stretches out like Silly Putty. It's a worthy final testament.
(Posted: Nov 19, 2002)
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- God Save The Queen
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Spanish Castle Magic
- All Along The Watchtower
- Machine Gun
- Lover Man
- Freedom
- Red House
- Dolly Dagger
- Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
- In From The Storm
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Xelna117 writes:
This was an awesome album. Only Jimi Hendrix could create something like this. There's really nothing that can be said other than get this album and listen to it.
Mar 27, 2007 19:46:39
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