He was pissed with everything. I just left a comment about what was going on behind the scenes. He's suffering heavily - what a solo - the massive intensity of it shows he was not in a good space, but his playing kept him going. He loved Mitch Mitchell as a drummer! And if you listen closely, Mitchell plays along to some of Hendrix' solo, doing phenomenal fills and rolls!!! He's one of the all time greatest drummers in rock history!!!!
@@johnny14980 basically he was being worked to death and threatened by the mob I believe because of his managers incompetence and jimi spending waaaaayyy too much on electric lady land studios, this combined with the fact that jimi hadn't put out a super hit album in a while had put him in a tight spot
Jimi opened with Spanish Castle Magic the three times we saw him. He was great all three times. The last time he said, "we'll come back when we're more better rested up". He never returned and I'm still sad but glad he graced us with his presence.
That’s awesome you saw him play. For me as a guitar player that has been studying him for years and appreciating him,, I just wish once live I could see him… even on a off night
Neil Young said, when asked who the top guitar players were, "There's Hendrix. And there's everybody else. There wasn't anyone even close to that guy." Man, i cannot even imagine what it would've been like to see this cat. He's a one time only artist. I mean, it must have been like an out of body experience to see shit like this. He absolutely had a god like aura about him, even beyond his playing. It's as if the guitar was a part of him or something. The world will never see anything like that again.
"We're gonna do a thing recored in 1733 on the Benjamin Franklin studio." I found this hilarious. Jimi was a unique character. That what made him so great.
There is a moment here that is magical to me. For most of the song Jimi had been kinda uninterested and absent, the beginning especially. He went into the solo and tried to get into it, played brilliantly for mortal standards, but for Jimi it looked and sounded like he just wasn't feeling it. Then at 3:15 he takes two steps forward and the stars align. He's calm, collected, inspired and brutal. Pure magic.
You have to be in the "state of mind" to see what you saw the way you did. And your totally right. This show has always been kinda "off" for him, from my perspective. He seems sarcastic with his comments and just not in the mood, but what makes him my favorite is that he can express that pure frustration by transmuting it into pure gold through the "public saxiphone." A true musical alchemist. He's tuned down I believe a whole step which gives these songs a real downtrodden bluesy vibe that when your in the mood for it nothing is better. This might be my favorite concert of his. I'm still just blown away by this guy. I mean I really enjoy a lot of other guitarists, but Jimi was really an alien.
Marko, I'm not judging it as far as guitar players go, I'm not judging it at all, I'm just comparing Jimi here to Jimi elsewhere. That being said, I think it's pretty clear from my original comment how highly I regard Jimi, so it's weird to me that you managed to interpret my comment as judgment or as something negative.
Always imitated, never duplicated. He had the heart, the soul, and the deep emotion. Great talented guitarists came after who were incredible but lacked the human God given gift that came to Jimi naturally. Without naming names those of you who understand do understand.
Rainbow Bridge Too add a little context - they normally start around that point, but sometimes Jimi extends it on a whim. Same thing happens in Fire - though this time Mitch now knows to wait for Jimi’s signal to move on. In fact, Noel ‘jumps the gun’ on Fire for the same reason. I think what I like about it though is that it doesn’t exactly sound like a mistake. In fact - if you watch the whole show there a moment or two where Mitch loses his sticks in the middle of playing and has to quickly grab a new set. I didn’t even notice this the first 10 times Ive listened to this set.
Perhaps they were all afloat on something ... before they start Mr Hendrix counts the first five frets of his Strat 3 X !!! Were they moving? He can play just “fine” with his eyes closed !🙄😆😉😎🎸👨🏼⚕️🎸. As long as everyone had fun❣️
I’m telling you I’m 58 and one of my fathers brothers turned me on to Hendrix 40 years ago.And it has never stopped amazing me it never gets old people
I wish for a guitar playing imagination close to the one Hendrix has, he played and wrote lyrics of what he heard and felt inside of himself. Man what great music he put out . Everything he played was in his own way, and mostly self taught. A real musical Geinus.
To be a real Henry's girl you have to listen to crash landing some will rainfall and piecing Mississippi middles Reuben taken to the outer edges of music
I swear that Jimmy comes from another astral plain..His guitar playing makes the hair on the back of your neck not only stand up, but stay like that for years !
blica1 great point. all the dare I say true artists and I don't mean Luvvie s I mean authentic artists come from the core hence why our cores are ignited.
He tuned onstage just for show. He got the pitch he wanted by manhandling the strings on the fretboard, controlling them individually, and with the vibrato. Amazing guitar player with a unique style.
infidel heretic bullshit, his lower pitched strings are clearly out of tune when he's playing chords during the chorus. Jimi's drastic string bends are what caused him to be perpetually out of tune.
This lead is the best ive ever heard iny life and ive listened to all kinds of metal and blues, rock, pop, ive heard it all. This tops everything, the drums r off
Im reading all these comments about everything that was going on with them at the time and how mad he was at this concert and i think you can really tell how he was using his music as an escape especially in these crazy solos.
+edselguru - - i wouldn''t be too hasty on that thought, edselguru. europeans study and know our history a lot better than many of our fellow citizen, especially the political side. but, i just commented on jimi's improv humor referencing his "moldy oldie", as he used to call it as well.
+mikeisamovie I think society in the west had progressed major tenfold by 1730s and the whole "witchcraft" rubbish had thankfully gone out of style. Elecrticity is something to be "embraced" haha. Thank God for Jimi.
If Jimi had still lived, this video would never have seen the light of day and that would suit me fine. His remark at the beginning says it all. Here he was totally uninspired and fed up.
jaimedolcesinnersole I read a comment on the video of the full performance that the entire band was very agitated during this particular performance, due to the lack of drugs available in Sweden. The comment mentioned how they all shared a single hit of speed and just drank while performing. The comment goes onto mention how Jimi didn't enjoy drinking much. However, the thing is Jimi did drink a lot. Once spending all his military salary at the first bar he came across. So he may not have enjoyed alcohol but certainly seemed to consume a fair bit of it. I do genuinely beleive the band was only on alcohol and a little speed during this performance due the uncharacteristic lack of gurning (jaw clenching) displayed by Jimi.
you can see that mitch messed up the intro a bit. dunno if that set the tone or if he was already grumpy. im guessing the audience wasnt particpating as much as the american crowds, probably didnt understand much of his banter etc
Even on his off nights Jimi was amazing. He rips the solo on this. And Mitch is one of the best drummers ever and Noel is holding it down quite well. This band was like a bomb exploding on stage.
He played this when I saw him at the recording of the BBC Simon Dee Show it was the day after I bought Axis Bold As Love, I shook his hand and told him how much I loved the music, he said " thanks ,man ..."
they were basically burnt out from constantly touring. The Experience was the highest paid act in 1969 but their music was played out. Jimi was looking for a change or other artists. if you listen to "cry of love tour" you'll see how much his music was evolving. way ahead of the competition.
So where do you think all of jimies money went.? I hear and read he was broke and had to rely on the generosity of friends at the peak of his popularity. What are your thoughts on the topic of him being exploited by record producers and or management?
I have synesthesia and listening to Hendrix play live , I'm convinced he had synesthesia as well because you can only feel so far with playing but if you're gifted you'll be taken anywhere
I'm amazed. I new Jimi is the best. Hes playing a 1733 song! Different than 1700's. Just as good. Jimi took an old classical song and put his 1969 music n sound to it! I no he's brilliant but this totally blows me away! Another reason he's will always be #1. Great Idea Jimi n band! 🎶☮️💟
wow, look at noels face smiling around 3:25 when he does the thing with the whammy bar. I think he was impressed even though they were fighting before this show.
Great footage! Love the voodoo Chile break in the middle. His extended solos take everyone to another planet, except for Noel Redding who really never related to onstage jamming
to Jimi Hendrix you have inspired us and we miss you you are the universe Master of the guitar there was no one else that compared you in that era with the guitar of rock and roll era of the 60s and who has lived the sixties those days of heroin and dropping acid smoking pot those were the days of hippie and today we still live in that era no matter how or where we go it's in everybody's mind who has lived in this era but still feels it today rock and roll will live on you in infamy it will never die rock and roll is here to stay and what always stay here forever it will live in infamy TCB Elvis Presley That's it man rock and roll will never die
quase pirei de ver os solos de guitarra de jimi hendrix, ele ainda é o maior guitarrista do mundo , mesmo que esteja morto a quase 50 anos. ouvi muito jimi hendrix quando morei por um 1 ano no bairro da faisqueira em pouso alegre m.g em 1982. eu sou de são paulo e os mineiros da vizinhança me perguantavam quem tocava aquela guitarra fora do comum e eu dizia jimi hendrix. fantastico.
I still say I have seen anyone master Jimmy Hendrick and the way he plays Electrician guitar. He made music from another galaxy and when you listen to his music it travels throughout the planet.
Thanks rock70ca I can't believe I'm watching him. Saw him 6th row in concert. 1969. The music's good, the shirts are good, the bells are good. The End.
Oyendo este tema genial me sitúo en el Alcázar de Segovia, o en el castillo de Coca, que he visitado hace poco. Eterno Jimi Hendrix. Genio indiscutible
An amazing guy with an exceptional natural dowry. Unique. If he were still alive, even if he was old, I believe that today he would have opened a music school in which he himself would have taught young people who would have approached music.
Mr Hendrix swirvels a mighty glance at mr Mitchell in the beginning. Mitch was eager to start, so he just started playing, a bit too early! But when they all come together it is the heaviest freightship our universe has seen and layed ears upon! Formidable! And the performance of M. Mitchell is unique and one of purest heaven like EXPERIENCES ever!
Mitch came in correctly per the recorded version. Maybe they had rehearsed it with a longer intro and he forgot. Who knows, but Jimi sure shot him a glance.
Raw. I was listening to Jimi's albums when this was made. Thought I'd see him sometime but it didn't happen. Thank you for publishing these videos and thank you RU-vid.
After that first wild solo when you could tell he didn't seem pleased with wrapping it up, then halfway through the verse just plays the main riff again, that was trippy.
My friend Ron & I went to Jimi's triumphant return to his home town in Seattle. The Colosseum was packed. Massive. Totally sold out. Years later my middle son called me into his room... played a Jimi song. Told me he wanted to play guitar like that. ("Too bad he's dead." I said. "When did he die? : "Long before you were born.") I said, if you DO, I will buy you a STACK of Marshalls. ...to this day, NO ONE has equaled Jimi's touch. Close, but not quite.
I had this on a bootleg album back in the early 80's I bought in Milwaukee from a store called Record Head, 30 years went by to see this on RU-vid -- you newbies are lucky!!!
Jimi is way more about him than being able to do ahead of his time finger work. There is so much more great about him. Positives. Genius of this and that. Jimi wasn't amazing.....he was "Magically Amazing" and no one will ever one ever be like that in the way he was! Love him!
We need to put Jimi Hendrix music back too life, it's all I play........ no bar I go too jams out too jimi, no one has class anyone these days. Also very few people even recognize his Great music
@@JohnDoe-hq7yg I always considered Redding a guitarist who was a decent bass player. Would have been great had he lived to play with some of the jazz rock guys of the 70's
