"Not Necessarily POLLED, But Beautiful..."– ILM Artist Poll #101 – Jimi Hendrix – Results Thread

Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) is a good time to point out something that I noticed in listening to all this Hendrix for the poll: he has some of the best sequencing of his studio albums ever, especially EL. The way that HYEB(TEL) is such a soft, warm, welcome landing pad after the chaos of . . . And The Gods Made Love, then the blast of Crosstown Traffic. The whole album has amazing transitions.

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26. “Wild Thing”
Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival, 1970/Live At Monterey, 2007
170 Points (8 Votes, 1 Vote For Live At Winterland Version)

Live At Monterey Pop: https://youtu.be/D4LnpDj24hI
Live In Paris, 1967: https://youtu.be/FehfuJIabqM

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25. “Red House”
Are You Experienced?, 1967
171 Points (9 Votes. 2 Votes For Hendrix In The West Version; 1 Vote For Fillmore East 5-10-68 Version)

Live On TV: https://youtu.be/JzUiGuQKrRE
Buddy Guy Cover: https://youtu.be/grXPx2Z4ANc
Prince, "Purple House" Live: https://youtu.be/jgWPDbVyzUg

Didn’t vote in this but if I had managed to put together a tracks ballot, one of the live versions of Red House would probably have been my #1. It made me completely re-think my perspective of the 12 bar blues.

I voted for the Winterland “Wild Thing” because a buddy and I in hs made an air guitar video to it where I played Jimi and picked me up like Ozzy did Randy Rhoads and it ruled. We turned it in as a school assignment and the teacher thought it was gross. RIP

red house is mind-blowing and the one i regret most snubbing :(

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24. “I Don’t Live Today”
Are You Experienced?, 1967
183 Points (8 Votes

Live In Stockholm, 1967 (Audio-Only): https://youtu.be/kgalbnl5D4U

Probably my number 2? Earth shattering.

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23. “Foxy Lady”
Are You Experienced?, 1967
184 Points (8 Votes)

Live At Miami Pop, 1968: https://youtu.be/_PVjcIO4MT4
Wayne's World Dance Scene: https://youtu.be/Ue0UpQBmA5s

My oldest sister bought The Ultimate Experience because of Wayne's World. Foxy Lady and Garth are inseparable in my mind, so I couldn't vote for it. But it's responsible for my first exposure to a small bit of the hendrix catalog.

Wayne's World & something else I'll be posting soon basically introduced Hendrix to my generation.

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22. “May This Be Love”
Are You Experienced?, 1967
214 Points (10 Votes)

The Track: https://youtu.be/CfFlO6lHZ2g
"Behind The Scenes": https://youtu.be/65XAecGbiNI

My #5

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21. “Fire”
Are You Experienced?, 1967
223 Points (11 Votes)

Live In Stockholm, 1969: https://youtu.be/0XCbfAzOq9c
Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover: https://youtu.be/eSlliwFN3yw
!993 Camaro Commercials: https://youtu.be/0YdUISi1Jy8

Those Camaro commercials being the other thing I referred to upthread. Seem to recall them being a bit controversial at the time. The Bowling for Boomer Nostalgia Ball was fully rolling by then.

May This Be Love was my #8. I had to have heard it before, but I most remember it being on the Soundtrack to the Movie "Singles".

I love those pastoral Hendrix numbers.

I voted for the one of the trio of hits off the first album that hasn't shown up yet. I expect it will be top 10 unless ILX is going to ILX.

Foxy Lady TOO LOW

Two straight classics, what more needs to be said

May This Be Love is fkn gorgeous — whole band really bring the ethereal loveliness, I cannot get enough of the drums on this

Yeah, the way they just skitter hear and there. Love it.

Nice catalog when Foxy Lady doesn't even crack the top 20.

don't think I really understand how the sounds in May This Be Love were created. A very beautiful and surprising song on that album.

happy to see power of soul get votes. Kind of a rollercoaster of grooves and amazing, loud rips. Sooooul, soooul, sooooul.

Xxxpost: iirc Jimi jokingly called Noel Redding "Bob Dylan's grandmother," maybe because he looked like an elderly Dylan.

looool

Best use of the image yet. My first band (40 years ago now) used to do Fire and Foxy Lady, both which were dance floor fillers for awkward dancing college students.

I'd really dig it if somebody did a companion Spotify playlist.

― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, April 24, 2020 7:15 PM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglinkd

i'll give it a go

not only have I been, I live there

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, April 24, 2020 6:58 PM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink

loved this post.

and also your point about his asides in the monterey 'like a rolling stone'. his brain just spilling out. i don't think my #1 is going to make the list now, but i put it there because of the casual introduction if nothing else.

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20. “Voodoo Chile”
Electric Ladyland, 1968
247 Points (10 Votes, 1 #1)

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19. “Angel”
The Cry of Love, 1971/First Rays of The New Rising Sun, 1997
271 Points (14 Votes)

"Behind The Scenes": https://youtu.be/12oLOU0ACAU
Fiona Apple Cover: https://youtu.be/i4ZzwG_Ztyk

"Voodoo Chile" my #1. Winwood adds an enormous amt in terms of texture, another solo voice and call-and-response with Hendrix, and Casady is my favorite rock bassist, so this was an easy vote for me.

https://i.imgur.com/tn2o2ov.png

18. “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack And More, 1970/Live At Woodstock, 1994/99
283 Points (12 Votes, 1 #1)

Live At Woodstock: https://youtu.be/MwIymq0iTsw
Full Interview With Dick Cavett: https://youtu.be/VGf9PTYyJ4A

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/this-is-america-jimi-hendrixs-star-spangled-banner-journey-as-psychedelic-citizenship/0029FB312D1A8A9C61C0345C6DB59525

20. “Voodoo Chile”
Electric Ladyland, 1968

too low!!!!

I appreciate Jimi's version of The Star-Spangled Banner, but I don't think of it as a song to put on and enjoy in the context of a normal music listening experience. But amazing on the album.

agreed there. loses a lot out of context, still blew my pre-teen mind (probably heard it for the first time around iraq war-time).

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17. “Burning of The Midnight Lamp”
Electric Ladyland, 1968
292 Points (14 Votes, 1 #1)

Alt. Version: https://youtu.be/BAL_NBTwj_A
Rotary Connection Cover: https://youtu.be/JYCLThF6uyY
Living Colour Cover: https://youtu.be/kcT_bHFJrCQ

https://i.imgur.com/S9Nc5Tv.png

16. “Bold As Love”
Axis: Bold As Love, 1967
302 Points (13 Votes, 1 #1)

"Behind The Scenes": https://youtu.be/gkJhnDkdC-0

here's my number one. a collection of incredible moments, especially the false ending, leading into mitch's fill and the flanged-out final solo. the lyrical conceit makes me wish i had synesthesia.

I surprised myself by putting Bold as Love highest of all Axis tracks on my ballot, and the ending was a big part of that!

my yellow in this case is NOT SO MELLOW

ribbons...of eu-phor-i-a

should start using "let's ask the axis" to mean "let's look at the plot" during meeting presentations

now we're getting to the top tier shit, total classic, my #3, this is another one where it really DOES sound like he's standing on top of a mountain

should start using "let's ask the axis" to mean "let's look at the plot" during meeting presentations

― Nudeln und Klopapier Gore (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, April 27, 2020 1:57 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he knows everything...YEAH YEAH

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15. “Spanish Castle Magic”
Axis: Bold As Love, 1967
322 Points (13 Votes, 1 #1, 1 Vote For San Diego 1969 Version, 1 Vote For Winterland Version)

Live In Stockholm, 1969: https://youtu.be/4E1qCAPJJPE
"Behind The Scenes": https://youtu.be/hABJFiCzbCI
Prince Live Cover, 2009: https://youtu.be/CdEQqe1HufI

travel by dragonfly: c/d?

Castle Twofer!

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14. “Castles Made of Sand”
Axis: Bold As Love, 1967
341 Points (16 Votes, 2 #1’s)

"Behind The Scenes": https://youtu.be/tDNupQIis_Q
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Cover, 1989: https://youtu.be/5RXrjDtYrY0

this is a perfect song. so many fun bits of guitar frippery and some of his best lyrics

Yes! The Castle Battle is settled. They are both good.

https://i.imgur.com/Yz86ZBV.png

13. “Crosstown Traffic”
Electric Ladyland, 1968
357 Points (15 Votes)

"Behind The Scenes": https://youtu.be/0-xyGFI_Nq8
Living Colour Cover: https://youtu.be/9so3U_27tVo