"New" Jimi Hendrix Album...People, Hell, and Angels
The Jimi Hendrix estate has authorized the release of a new Jimi Hendrix album, "People, Hell, and Angels", due to be released this week. The single "Somewhere", debuted in February at #1 on Billboard:
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Given that Jimi Hendrix has been dead for more than four decades, the visionary guitarist has remained awfully prolific: He left behind a formidable tape library, full of alternate takes, discarded ideas and collaborations of varying quality, and those materials have been mined in the making of far more albums and compilations than he churned out during his 27 years. That one such collection would produce a chart-topping single in 2013 is a testament to Hendrix's enduring appeal, not to mention technological advancements and the eternal struggle to maximize the commercial clout of a lucrative catalog.
Thankfully, the newest collection of Hendrixiana (titled People, Hell and Angels, out March 5) is a suitable addition to the guitar giant's large posthumous output, drawn from recordings he'd made between 1968 and 1970 with a variety of co-conspirators. (Stephen Stills even turns up to play bass in "Somewhere.") With producers and preservationists taking great pain to ensure that listeners never notice their work, these polished-up and previously unreleased recordings all shine a spotlight on Hendrix's considerable charisma; it's no fluke that "Somewhere" has already reached an audience well beyond diehards.
By definition, People, Hell and Angels can't advance Hendrix's legacy beyond where it already stood; we'll never hear the innovations, hairpin turns and creative dead ends he'd have followed had he lived to celebrate his 70th birthday at the end of this year. But the collection does do a fine job of preserving Hendrix's work in amber, while still polishing it up as good as new.
Stephen Stills plays bass guitar on this track:
The new album is supposed to have a version of Villanova Junction (one of my favorite Hendrix jam songs). Here is a nearly 27 minute bootleg jam of Villanova Junction:
:stoned
ADG
Jman
03-03-2013 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
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The Jimi Hendrix estate has authorized the release of a new Jimi Hendrix album, "People, Hell, and Angels", due to be released this week. The single "Somewhere", debuted in February at #1 on Billboard:
Stephen Stills plays bass guitar on this track:
The new album is supposed to have a version of Villanova Junction (one of my favorite Hendrix jam songs). Here is a nearly 27 minute bootleg jam of Villanova Junction:
I wasn't expecting much, because there have been lots of really poor posthumous Hendrix recordings, but what I've heard so far seems to be mixed really well... :2 cents:
:stoned
ADG
madm1k3
03-03-2013 01:19 PM
Awesome
I heard somewhere on the radio the other week and I couldn't figure out what song it was. Of course typical radio DJ didn't say the song title so I went through all my Hendrix music and couldn't find it anywhere.
That Villanove Junction boot is AMAZING ADG!!! Thanks so much for turning me on to that!
I've never been into Hendrix, believe it or not, but now I'm thinking it's time to rock out with Jimi....thing is, I may be starting down a seemingly 'endless road' of Jimi releases, boots, etc. Help me!! LOL
AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
03-03-2013 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MisterPeabody
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That Villanove Junction boot is AMAZING ADG!!! Thanks so much for turning me on to that!
I've never been into Hendrix, believe it or not, but now I'm thinking it's time to rock out with Jimi....thing is, I may be starting down a seemingly 'endless road' of Jimi releases, boots, etc. Help me!! LOL
Most of Jimi's jams were never meant to be released, so the recording quality is often sub-par, however if you just enjoy it for what it is, the bootlegs can be a lot of fun:
:stoned
The Porn Nerd
03-03-2013 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
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Most of Jimi's jams were never meant to be released, so the recording quality is often sub-par, however if you just enjoy it for what it is, the bootlegs can be a lot of fun:
:stoned
Thanks ADG!
Now I know what I'll be doing for the next three hours, listening to Jimi, before it's History Channel night, with both 'The Bible' AND 'Vikings' debuting tonight.
(Maybe I'll play the Jimi jams on top of 'The Bible' (muted) later on when they repeat the shows. Blow my mind Jehovah.....:D
Grapesoda
03-03-2013 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
(Post 19509608)
The Jimi Hendrix estate has authorized the release of a new Jimi Hendrix album, "People, Hell, and Angels", due to be released this week. The single "Somewhere", debuted in February at #1 on Billboard:
Stephen Stills plays bass guitar on this track:
The new album is supposed to have a version of Villanova Junction (one of my favorite Hendrix jam songs). Here is a nearly 27 minute bootleg jam of Villanova Junction:
