The Jimi Hendrix Experience / Are You Experienced
Artist The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Album Title: Are You Experienced
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Primary Genre Pop: General Pop
Format CD (1) DVD (1)
Released 08/00/1967
Reissue Date 03/09/2010
Label Experience Hendrix / Sony Music Entertainment
Catalog No 88697 62162 2
Bar Code No 8 8697 62162 2 1
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Digipack
Tracks
1. Purple Haze (2:50)
(Jimi Hendrix)
2. Manic Depression (3:42)
(Jimi Hendrix)
3. Hey Joe (3:30)
(William Roberts)
4. Love or Confusion (3:12)
(Jimi Hendrix)
5. May This Be Love (3:10)
(Jimi Hendrix)
6. I Don't Live Today (3:54)
(Jimi Hendrix)
7. The Wind Cries Mary (3:20)
(Jimi Hendrix)
8. Fire (2:43)
(Jimi Hendrix)
9. Third Stone From the Sun (6:44)
(Jimi Hendrix)
10. Foxey Lady (3:18)
(Jimi Hendrix)
11. Are You Experienced? (4:15)
(Jimi Hendrix)
12. Stone Free (3:35)
(Jimi Hendrix)
13. 51st Anniversary (3:15)
(Jimi Hendrix)
14. Highway Chile (3:32)
(Jimi Hendrix)
15. Can You See Me (2:32)
(Jimi Hendrix)
16. Remember (2:48)
(Jimi Hendrix)
17. Red House (3:50)
(Jimi Hendrix)
Date Acquired 04/03/2010
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 9.99
Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Richie Unterberger
One of the most stunning debuts in rock history, and one of the definitive albums of the psychedelic era. On Are You Experienced?, Jimi Hendrix synthesized various elements of the cutting edge of 1967 rock into music that sounded both futuristic and rooted in the best traditions of rock, blues, pop, and soul. It was his mind-boggling guitar work, of course, that got most of the ink, building upon the experiments of British innovators like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend to chart new sonic territories in feedback, distortion, and sheer volume. It wouldn't have meant much, however, without his excellent material, whether psychedelic frenzy ("Foxey Lady," "Manic Depression," "Purple Haze"), instrumental freak-out jams ("Third Stone From the Sun"), blues ("Red House," "Hey Joe"), or tender, poetic compositions ("The Wind Cries Mary") that demonstrated the breadth of his songwriting talents. Not to be underestimated were the contributions of drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding, who gave the music a rhythmic pulse that fused parts of rock and improvised jazz. Many of these songs are among Hendrix's very finest; it may be true that he would continue to develop at a rapid pace throughout the rest of his brief career, but he would never surpass his first LP in terms of consistently high quality. The British and American versions of the album differed substantially when they were initially released in 1967; MCA's 17-song CD reissue does everyone a favor by gathering all of the material from the two records in one place, adding a few B-sides from early singles as well.
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