Hardbopjazz Posted January 3, 2013 Report Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) This looks good on paper, but what can be left in the vaults that has any merit and worth releasing? Anyway, I will pick this up when it comes out this year. Anyone have any more information on this? Jimi Hendrix -- People, Hell and Angels, 3/5: He may be dead, but he's still Jimi Hendrix. Featuring 12 previously unreleased recordings, the album "follows Hendrix in 1968 and 1969 as he works on material apart from the Jimi Hendrix Experience and suggests new experimental directions," says the press release. "Hendrix toys with horns, keyboards, percussion and a second guitar." Proof you don't need to be alive to still have a recording career. Edited January 3, 2013 by Hardbopjazz Quote
felser Posted January 3, 2013 Report Posted January 3, 2013 Well, the Woodstock performance also had some of that, and it was pretty awful on balance. We'll see (and hear). Quote
Quincy Posted January 3, 2013 Report Posted January 3, 2013 There's more than plenty in the vaults worth hearing. I can't say I fact checked the following blog post but it does a decent job of pointing out where you might have heard similar versions of songs, and what appears to be truly unreleased. http://crying-blue-rain-hendrix.blogspot.com/p/people-hell-and-angels-truth.html Quote
BFrank Posted February 28, 2013 Report Posted February 28, 2013 Whole album available for streaming on NPR. First Listen: Jimi Hendrix, 'People, Hell And Angels' Quote
jazzbo Posted February 28, 2013 Report Posted February 28, 2013 According to your level of interest in Jimi remnants, there's lots still left in the vaults to enjoy as Quincy points out. I have lots of boots that contain material still not put out by the family. One I'd love to see (and never will) is over ninety minutes of work on . . . "I'm a Man." Fascinating to hear successions of takes. Looking forward to this one! Quote
felser Posted February 28, 2013 Report Posted February 28, 2013 Mixed bag. Some of it is really good. The stuff with the horns and guest vocalist may be the worst stuff ever to appear on a "legitimate" Hendrix archival release (and me, I'll take the Curtis Knight and Lonnie Youngblood cuts with the bogus guitar overdubs ahead of those cuts on this new release). Not something I'll go out and buy new, but something I'll likely eventually buy used. Quote
BFrank Posted March 1, 2013 Report Posted March 1, 2013 It could be debated about the horns and guest vocalist material, but the other stuff is unquestionably eye-opening IMO. It's amazing to realize that there's still so much quality music that remains commercially unreleased. And it's not just marginally different alt takes of the same old tunes. Quote
Shawn Posted March 1, 2013 Report Posted March 1, 2013 Overall I think it's a worthwhile release. I like the more stripped-down approach to both Earth Blues and Izabella, I also prefer this version of Bleeding Heart. Easy Blues and Inside Out (that leslie speaker effect is wild!) are probably my favorite tracks, always happy to hear more Hendrix instrumentals. Hey Gypsy Boy is lovely. The version of Hear My Train is okay but that's one of those songs I think I already have sufficient enough versions of. Mojo Man is great fun and Let Me Move You is alright as well...but they don't really fit well with the rest of the material. Quote
mjzee Posted March 1, 2013 Report Posted March 1, 2013 Review in WSJ: Experiencing a New Hendrix Relic Quote
BFrank Posted March 1, 2013 Report Posted March 1, 2013 Just heard about THIS previously unknown recording. New Recording Surfaces of Jimi Hendrix Gig in London Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 2, 2013 Report Posted March 2, 2013 I listened to the NPR stream last night. Groovin' hard. The first track is fantastic. What an amazing legacy. Quote
king ubu Posted March 2, 2013 Report Posted March 2, 2013 Had the (CD) single in the mail yesterday and played it on repeat for at least an hour ... the b-side, "Foxey Lady" from the Band of Gypsys shows, as far as I know not available before (or at least not on the official MCA/Sony/Hendrix Family releases) is terrific! Will order the new disc soon, too, I guess ... Quote
Quincy Posted March 2, 2013 Report Posted March 2, 2013 Had the (CD) single in the mail yesterday and played it on repeat for at least an hour ... the b-side, "Foxey Lady" from the Band of Gypsys shows, as far as I know not available before (or at least not on the official MCA/Sony/Hendrix Family releases) is terrific! Will order the new disc soon, too, I guess ... I should have realized this would be worth picking up as Experience Hendrix was sneaky good with their previous CD single - a format I don't tend to think to buy very often. It's good to have a rockin' palette cleanser in-between all of the classical listening. (I'm doing the same thing though not quite as deeply as you are). Quote
jazzbo Posted March 3, 2013 Report Posted March 3, 2013 I really like the vinyl single with "Power of Soul" on it as well. I haven't streamed the new cd, I'm going to wait to get the cd in hand. Looking forward to it! (I ordered the Target version with two extra songs even though I have those on a Dagger release). Quote
Noj Posted March 3, 2013 Report Posted March 3, 2013 A friend of mine actually had a four-cd box set of live shows which had a Band Of Gypsys disc with the same cover art as the normal release but for some reason it had two or three more songs, including a bad ass version of "Foxy Lady." If that's the one on the single, it's the hardest hitting version of that song anywhere, that I've heard. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 3, 2013 Report Posted March 3, 2013 It's a different take than on that European cd of Band Of Gypsies that had extra tracks. It's actually one that hasn't been released before, and the family now finally owns the master tapes of those Fillmore concerts; the tracks that have come out lately from that (like those on the West Coast Seattle Boy set) sound spectacular sonics wise. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 8, 2013 Report Posted March 8, 2013 I'll pick this up on vinyl as well when I see a good deal. Grundman's mastering on the cd is awesome. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 11, 2013 Report Posted March 11, 2013 I really love "Mojo Man," and "Inside Out," and really enjoy the rest of the album. Beautiful black and sliver digipak as well. Quote
wesbed Posted March 11, 2013 Report Posted March 11, 2013 I even liked the 'horns' tunes. Not the first time through, but on repeated listenings. I agree with Lon about the black and silver digipak. It gives a feeling of being both austere and luxurious. Quote
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