- Audio CD (Sep 12 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Best of
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000002OSK
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#14,660 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #61 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Guitar Gods
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Track Listings
| 1. Hear My Train A Comin' |
| 2. Born Under A Bad Sign |
| 3. Red House |
| 4. Catfish Blues |
| 5. Voodoo Chile Blues |
| 6. Mannish Boy |
| 7. Once I Had A Woman |
| 8. Bleeding Heart |
| 9. Jelly 292 |
| 10. Electric Church Red House |
| 11. Hear My Train A Comin' (Electric) |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
After the disorganised and often unlistenable Alan Douglas-produced reissues in the 1970s and '80s, MCA has been releasing the vast Hendrix archives in an intelligent and methodical manner. Blues is a perfect example, making the case that--on top of everything else--Jimi Hendrix was one fine blues guitarist. Combining the fluid lines of B.B. King with the spikiness of Hubert Sumlin and the crying tone of Elmore James with his usual synapse-frying intensity, Hendrix manages to both honour the music tradition while remaining uniquely himself. These studio outtakes and warm-ups (plus one previously released track, the magnificent "Hear My Train a Comin'") include a playful "Mannish Boy", the slow burn of "Once I Had A Woman" and a metallic "Bleeding Heart". --Steven Mirkin
Chronique amazon.fr
Blues est un de ces disques posthumes supervisés par la famille d'Hendrix. Rien ne permet de penser que le guitariste souhaitait sortir un album consacré exclusivement au blues, mais il aimait venir se ressourcer régulièrement à cette musique des origines. Hormis la version acoustique de "Hear My Train A Comin'", jouée sur une 12 cordes à la Leadbelly, Jimi privilégie son instrument de prédilection - la guitare électrique - dans un style souvent agressif et sali par la distorsion qui rappelle tour à tour John Lee Hooker, Hubert Sumlin, Albert King, Ike Turner ou Muddy Waters (dont il reprend ici "Mannish Boy"). Comme disait un critique de l'époque : "Jimi joue le blues du delta, mais ce delta-là se trouve, là-haut, sur Mars !" --Hubert Deshouse
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
These are Jimi's Blues...,
By Steven Hildebrand "Connoisseur of Chaos" (SW Suburban Chicago, IL (USA)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Blues (Audio CD)
James Marshall Hendrix is generally regarded as the greatest rock guitarist who ever lived -- which is true, but it is only part of a much greater truth. Long before he became a rock-n-roll legend, there was Jimi the Bluesman. Blues purists will howl "BLASPHEMY!!!" at such a pronouncement, but as George Bernard Shaw pointed out, "All great truths begin as Blasphemies," and anyone listening to Jimi's fiery, way-funked rock licks would have to at least suspect what this CD outright confirms -- that Hendrix' funk came from a foundation in the blues. In the end, it was his founding in the blues that made him the rock legend he was (the same can be said for Eric Clapton, Robin Trower and Jeff Beck).The CD begins with a 3 minute acoustic take of "Hear My Train A Comin'" and ends with a way-gone 12 minute electric version of the same tune, though in it's electrified evolution, it is hardly the tune we started with; these tracks form karmic bookends for the rich bluesy material between and symbolize the duality of Hendrix' musical nature -- Rocker and Bluesman. The second track is an instrumental take of "Born Under a Bad Sign," a tune made famous by Albert King. "Red House" and "Electric Church/Red House" form another set of bookends and show the growth and progression of both song and musician in the course of the two years between these recordings. Check out "Catfish Blues," almost 8 minutes gone. "Bleeding Heart" borrows both lyrics and chords from Elmore James "The Sky is Crying." Hendrix also does a Jimi-ized version of Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy." The liner notes, put together by Michael Fairchild, trace Jimi's blues baptism to a 1956 trip to Macon, Georgia where he met Eddie Kirkland, guitarist for John Lee Hooker. While those notes are informative, they are also irritating; Mr. Fairchild seems bent on comparing Jimi Hendrix to bluesman Robert Johnson, joining their separate legends together with a glue of conjecture, hyperbolic top-spin and cryptic gibberish. Fairchild points out that Hendrix was born exactly six years from the day that Robert Johnson recorded "Crossroads Blues." I'm not entirely sure what the significance of this is, but I think most of us know the tired story about how Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads. Fairchild draws a lame parallel, saying "Jimi was supernaturally transformed too, he sang about it in Voodoo Chile," that following his trip to Georgia, "Jimi became a Voodoo child of deep blues." Following the pseudo-logic of this parallel, does this mean that Hendrix sold his soul to Eddie Kirkland?? Is Eddie Kirkland the Devil?? And what about Elvis? Mr. Fairchild lays it on way too thick in his effort to firmly establish for all time that Hendrix indeed was a bluesman. His words are redundant anyway, for a quick listen to this CD will prove, for sure, that Jimi was a bluesman, and a good one at that.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
HE did better,
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This review is from: Blues (Audio CD)
I AM a great Jimi fan, and this CD is not too bad,BUT some tracks (e.g. the first) are not good enough to be on a high quality CD. Jimi played much better than this, my advice is: save these money and buy "Are you experienced ?" or "Electric ladyland", instead.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
By Bob Davis (Christchurch New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blues (Audio CD)
As a Blues fanatic and a Hendrix fan, this album has some high moments, but mostly grates. Hendrix's Red House and Villanova Junction from Woodstock are two of my favorite tracks. Bleeding Heart on this album is also good. Hendrix was a fantastic talent and I continue to play the 'Are you Experienced' and 'Voodoo Chile' albums. This one however has sat unplayed in my collection for several years. Many of the tracks are to undisciplined and self indulgent. I have Jazz loving friends who also rave about this album, but to me is seems like a bunch of tracks left off other albums and misses the mark. Oh well, we are all different.
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