Audio CD review:
Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Fillmore East

Jimi Hendrix - Live at the Fillmore East

Band: Jimi Hendrix Title: Live at the Fillmore East Rating: Release Date: 23 February, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Stone Free 2: Power Of Soul 3: Hear My Train A Comin' 4: Izabella 5: Machine Gun 6: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 7: We Gotta Live Together 8: Auld Lang Syne 9: Who Knows 10: Changes 11: Machine Gun 12: Stepping Stone 13: Stop 14: Earth Blues 15: Burning Desire 16: Wild Thing

Editoral Review This two-CD set accounts for a large portion of the remainder of those concerts, and though uneven and ragged in spots, it offers some minor revelations. Though it was made largely to help disentangle Hendrix from a thorny contractual dispute, 1970's live Band of Gypsys LP--six tracks pulled from four concerts recorded over New Year's Eve and Day in 1969-70--stands as one of Hendrix's most remarkable guitar statements, and an integral part of his recorded legacy. Highlights include a stunning jam in a revamped "Stone Free," "Auld Lang Syne" as only Hendrix could have played it, a playful "Who Knows" with an improvised New Year's lyric, alternate versions of the guitar showcases "Machine Gun" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," and a downright weird "Earth Blues. " Drummer Buddy Miles (with bassist Billy Cox, the Band of Gypsys in full) takes the spotlight on the funky--if very out-of-tune--"Stop. " Clearly, Hendrix did well to select the cream of these gigs for the far more consistent original Gypsys album. Still, as his legend deepens, thirsty Hendrix devotees will find plenty of refreshment here. --James Rotondi .. You can see a complete list of all Jimi Hendrix discography, or go back to the Jimi Hendrix tabs