Audio CD review:
Jimi Hendrix - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jimi Hendrix

Band: Jimi Hendrix Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jimi Hendrix Rating: Release Date: 13 September, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Purple Haze 2: Fire 3: The Wind Cries Mary 4: Can You See Me 5: Hey Joe 6: All Along The Watchtower 7: Stone Free 8: Crosstown Traffic 9: Manic Depression 10: Remember

Customer Reviews Jimi at his best without the infinite guitar solos Nice remake of "Hey Joe" (originally done by The Leaves") actually better than the original in my opinion. All songs that have come to be Hendrix classics and show his skill without being self-serving on solos. Has all the classics that used to be on rock radio in the '60's, but even though the arrangements aren't real fancy (bass, guitar and drums) they are good for the time. If you're a JH fan, this is a must-have. Terrific Collection for the Budget-Minded In 2002 they remastered the 1969 SMASH HITS collection. Jimi Hendrix's music is released solely through the Experience Hendrix label. This 2005 20th Century Masters Collection is the same album with only slightly different artwork. All three releases contain the same 12 songs ("Red House" and "Foxey Lady" ARE included). Are there better collections available? Certainly. But for ten bucks, you get some of Hendrix's classic songs. As far as budget releases go, this one is pretty hard to beat. Why? Guess what, Jimi has numerous hits albums out, and they're almost all better. As far as I can tell, the only time one of these lame "Millennium" collections is needed, is when there are no collections for an artist. Not to mention his original albums. Obviously these songs are classic, and the remastering is nice, but at only 10 tracks, there's easily another 10 missing? Please get the 20 track "Experience Hendrix", the old "Ultimate Experience", or his 2-disc best of before this. However, even a little Hendrix is better than none. . . You can see a complete list of all Jimi Hendrix discography, or go back to the Jimi Hendrix tabs