Audio CD review:
Jimi Hendrix - First Rays of the New Rising Sun

Jimi Hendrix - First Rays of the New Rising Sun

Band: Jimi Hendrix Title: First Rays of the New Rising Sun Rating: Release Date: 22 April, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Freedom 2: Izabella 3: Night Bird Flying 4: Angel 5: Room Full Of Mirrors 6: Dolly Dagger 7: Ezy Ryder 8: Drifting 9: Beginnings 10: Stepping Stone 11: My Friend 12: Straight Ahead 13: Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) 14: Earth Blues 15: Astro Man 16: In From The Storm 17: Belly Button Window

Editoral Review First Rays of the New Rising Sun, however, is an attractive assortment of "spiritual, very earthy" late recordings that surfaced in the '70s via The Cry of Love, Crash Landing, Rainbow Bridge, and War Heroes. The guy was damn ingenious with a guitar, but not half as industrious as the folks who've packaged and repackaged his posthumous material. Hendrix appeared to be in transition between flamboyant showman and serious musician personas at the time (meaning his work, had he lived, might have been twice as meritorious and half as fun), and that makes many of these tracks all the more interesting. --Steven Stolder .. You can see a complete list of all Jimi Hendrix discography, or go back to the Jimi Hendrix tabs