I'm following all of these very closely. This episode is well written and has insight on the interpersonal interaction with great clarity. Thank you for your historical research. It is really important.
The egos of some band mates don't surprise me, being a musician for most of my life, I've been through this, all I wanted was the band to be a team, ( AS THERE IS NO "I" IN TEAM"), I never put my ego in the mist. Nevertheless nothing last forever, thanks belly button window!!!!!!!
We bought tickets at the door, $5.50 at Philadelphia Spectrum. Concert was on a rotating round stage in middle of venue. Floor seats not far at all from stage. Jimi came with his guitar strapped on out thru a tunnel surrounded by police. Fat Mattress did open the show. Long ago!
One can feel the pressure that Jimi was under from numerous sides with various agendas beginning to build in this episode. I know that it was important for him to be back in America and that he effectively wanted to make New York his base. However, I sometimes wonder whether things would have been better for him if he had built Electric Lady in London and remained primarily there. Anyway, this is another excellent instalment. It was enlightening to hear both Noel's and Mitch's reminiscences. The crowning glory was to be found in Jimi's own words, though. Thank you, as ever, for all your time and effort. I send you best wishes for the continuation of this amazing series.
Billy is probably my favourite bassist bar none. I often wish that he hadn't been otherwise indisposed when Jimi rang him about coming to England in 1966.
@@Albrecht777 billy cox was so incredibly funky. he single handedly kept Mitchell and Hendrix from floating off into outer space in 1970. listen to dolly dagger. his playing on that song is so kick ass! listen to randalls island version of all along the watchtower, kick ass! i can go on and on and on. i like noels playing to but what if Cox was there from the beginning?
I wish I’d seen him at the Dorton arena mentioned here. I’ve been there many times. Very poor venue for a concert. Saw Black Sabbath and 3 dog night there in 72. BUT, I’d traded those in a second to have seen Hendrix there! Just sayin
After all of that beautiful prose, describing a scene that happened , some 60 or so Years ago, knowing some writer today would probably just say...😎..!
I wonder if the creator of this fine series, will be quoting my extensive review of Jimi in Seattle 23 May 1969. He seems to quote Univibes Magazine a lot, and my review is in issue #45.
Excellent episode Belly button window! Wondering how long Mitch used that particular drum kit. Looks cool. I’ll have to listen to any recordings that may exist of this period again! 🙏
It's a funny thing about this drum kit. I haven't seen it before. But it signals to me that the Experience was done at this point. Mitch was not the first to do this, as I have seen Ginger Baker blast his name over his kit as well during Cream"s lasts days. But with Noel blatantly pushing his Fat Mattress agenda and Mitch with this kit, it seems that all of the rats have jumped the ship once they became fat and famous on Jimi's coattails. Jimi knew this and it probably pissed him off to a great degree after the years of trusting these guys and putting up with Mike and Chas's B.S. This is why he was bonded with Buddy and Billy, brothers he could trust to not jerk him around.
@@maximusindicusoblivious180 That's not being entirely fair to Mitch, as he was back in the equation soon enough. I think that Jimi knew that he had the perfect drummer in him, as numerous comments in interviews with him show. Moreover, there was obvious friction musically between Buddy and Jimi, as Eddie Kramer has mentioned frequently.
@@Albrecht777 I do agree that Jimi and Mitch had a special musical bond. But that wasn't my point. Back in the 60s everybody thought that they were the next supergroup or talent. They didn't see Hendrix as many of us do now in retrospect. Buddy saw himself as major player in his own right, as he was. But Mitch couldn't have brought what Buddy brought to The Band of Gypsys. As I mentioned by 69 Jimi was opening his mind to move on from the hippie scene and get real with what was happening in the streets of America and his music reflected it with songs like Freedom. He began to play less uptight hippie pop and more groove and funk like the Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield and Sly. Mitch couldn't hang with that. So it is fair to say that Mitch saw the writing on the wall the same way that Noel did earlier.
Good point. Jimi was aware of his times and his people's plight at the time. Even though he acknowledged and participated in the hippie movement of peace, happiness and free universal love, he couldn't ignore the beatings, killings, police dog attacks, water hosing and brutality imposed on Black people in 68-69. Other prominent musicians, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and more were getting rid of the conked hairdos for a natural hairstyle during the Black Power Movement.
@jeffrowlette It wouldn't have mattered if Hendrix put out 3 LP's as 1969 went on. Ed Chalpin would get half of the sales or...MORE! with the PPX lawsuit.
Man just drop it , in terms of music blues music killing jimi or anyone, Albert king and muddy have always been about healing to me , man it seems like his management almost tried to kill him. Wow.
I actually liked the snippet of Walter H. Nagel's (sp?) review, " Jimi Hendrix fights with his love lady ". It was a bit poetic prose if you will. I'd love to read the rest of the review, but i can't find it anywhere. 😟
Good for him. Jimi was on the road a lot and had all manner of hangers on except a good hair dresser to maintain his relaxed hair. This is well documented since Jimi first came to England with hair rollers in his guitar case.
