A series of Jimi Hendrix performances from the Band of Gypsys concerts finally gets the deluxe treatment from MCA and Experience Hendrix, as tapes from both first and second shows are brought together, correctly identified (1986's Band of Gypsys 2 actually featured three tracks that weren't by the band at all) in one deluxe two-disc set. This newly expanded edition contains the only live versions of "Earth Blues," "Auld Lang Syne," "Stepping Stone," and "Burning Desire"; Hendrix tunes specifically worked up for the performance that rarely surfaced again like "Izabella," "Power of Soul," and "Who Knows"; newly remastered versions of "Stop" and "Hear My Train a-Comin'" (both originally presented on Band of Gypsys 2 in horrendous sound) and classic performances of "Stone Free," "Changes," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," and "Wild Thing." Equally as revelatory is one of the two alternate versions included of "Machine Gun," every bit as stunning as the better-known version. Though this new edition hardly makes all previous incarnations obsolete, it presents the man at his most challenged and brilliant. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
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haha, just playin, no this man was god on guitar, my neighbor said he got to see him live in the 60's and when he came out, the ruffles on his shirt started to shake when he hit a chord, thats how loud it was, i wish i could have seen and heard that, nobody could top him, i would say Stevie Ray Vaughan is the only man I have heard come within the same level, in a different way though, god has a good band up there in heaven with him.
Have been a fan of Jimi since the first album, this live version of Stone Free is one of the best recordings of him I have ever heard. It still stands up today.No one plays like that. It sounds like he just got of a space ship!
It's nice to hear Hendrix at the pinnacle of his talent with a worthy line up around him. The bass backbeat riffs alone bolster what was already a masterpiece.