I often get frustrated. He’s been gone for 54 years. And of my senses it’s my ears that miss him most. Despite my years I act like I knew him. Just wish he didn’t die so young and full of music. His guitar playing is something different that no one has even come close to.
I can relate to your expressed feelings!...I am now 77yo, and still think of Jimi nearly every day of my fading Life. "Unique" is the only word that even begins to define Jimi's musical talent.
Yes I concur, it’s the oddest thing with Jimi and us old timers ehh! He’s forever young whilst we just get older and his guitar keeps us young. Some kind of special voodoo there methinks.
Great episode, as usual. Jimi seems to be struggling here, despite playing huge concerts like the Atlanta Pop festival. Considering that he only has a few more weeks to live, its very sad that he wasn't able to get relief from whatever was bothering him personally. Jeffrey was certainly no help. Still, this is very fascinating and well done.
According to my late brother ( a good guitarist, who had caught Jimi's three previous gigs in Seattle)who was there, said that the combination of crappy wet weather, and Jimi's foul mood, influenced him to do the unthinkable--he walked out of the venue, towards the end of the concert...But he did regret it somewhat, as the distortedly powerful licks of Red House sounded much better than the previous efforts by Jimi!..Myself--at the time frame, had caught Jimi's San Diego concert the day before. I was stationed at a Naval Air Station in the area. In San Diego, Jimi had seemed very tired, and much of his music reflected his weariness...The next day in Seattle, he had worn the same outfit I saw him wear in San Diego. He likely got no sleep between those two gigs!
@@josephwirtel8765 Firstly, his name was "Jeffrey", not "Jeffreys". Secondly, despite the censure that he deserves, one shouldn't forget that Jimi's touring at this point was a way of paying for Electric Lady Studios - his dream, which he was sadly only able to enjoy for a few months.
When Atlanta Pop came out in the early 90's I snatched it up immediately. While it is all great what was mind blowing, (Hard for that being a Hendrix fanatic) was the intro before Straight Ahead. He was headlining that night in Georgia where he slogged as a side man so many times. I felt that he was reaching into his soul for that and nailed it so well. His advancement was noticeable even from the great Berkely shows.
@ belly button window, you know you are doing great work when some come out nit picking every little detail. Thank you for this great episode. You have made me need to go back an read Sharon Lawrence's account of what Jimi told her about his trip home. She relates what he told her one on one talking as friends, not some no name " journalist trying to make themself relevant.
@@andymccracken4046 he did, Hear My Train AComin from Atlanta Pop is so underrated. It’s up there with the Berkeley version and in comparison Machine Gun from BOG. Powerful, emotional, heavy and haunting.
An excellent episode, with some intriguing insights. I'm not quite sure why people are getting het up about the reference to "Mitch Miller", when this seems to be an error on the part of the original reporter. The point about "Room Full of Mirrors" has been made in other comments. It was first released in 1971, of course. Thank you, as ever, for this wonderful series.
Soo. Jimi thought he knew it all. On the one hand, espousing the young want love, peace, and happiness, but obviously, not every young person. The desperadoes demanding a piece of the pie, threatening all hell if their demands weren't complied with. "F**K OFF" is Jimi's answer. Today, those jerks off-spring are finally catching up to the MAN that was in their midst.
I was recently asked about Jimi's sound on the cry of love tour,noticed the Change. I contacted Eugene McFadden.He said when he came on board he noticed his amps sounded tired as he sent them off the be rebuilt with JBl's. There is more than that.
BTW While many kind of like Rainbow Bridge, (There were 3 releases for theatres in the states.) I mostly didn't. But I am writing because I had a Bootleg w/the SHALOM on the label. Not bad. But years later there was a release from Hawaii and it had Ezy Rider on it and others and it was pretty damn good.. See if you can find that. I also read in Setting Straight that he played a concert that was very good in Hawaii then. You said it was filmed so I am confused. It would've been great if that concert was filmed instead of Chuck Wein's Wave. Seriously...I've never seen any video or anything but Rainbow Bridge from his last trip there.
Thanks for sharing that. I actually love the movie, even if the commentary of the time was less than favorable. Will explore Jimi's involvement in more detail next episode. Cheers!
the Cry of Love tour should have ended in the US after the Hawaii concert , Hendrix and the band members needed a break.... his management did not have his best interest by continuing the tour to Europe
