Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The debut album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced was released in 1967 to imediate critial acclaim. Rocketing up the charts to number 2 in the Uk only to be held off the top spot by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It is considers not only one of the most influential debuts albums but one of the greatest of all time and it spawned 3 top ten hit singles: Hey Joe/Stone Free, Purple Haze and The Wind Cries Mary/Highway Chile.

The album opens with Purple Haze probably one of the greatest guitar songs ever written. originally titled Purple haze, Jesus Saves, Hendrix wears his LSD influence on his sleave in the lyrical content of the song while singing "Scuse me while I Kiss the Sky" Pepsi made a hilarious add with a young Jimi Hendrix in 2004 making a rather significant career choice.

Foxy Lady or Foxey Lady as it is known in the states. This was a spelling mistake as believe it or not, Foxey is an old spelling of the word and can mean smelly or rank hardly Jimi's intention. Manic Depression the second track is a hard rock waltz, serioulsy its in watlz time but Jimi tears it appart creating a whole new interpretation to what a waltz actually sounds like. The album has been re-released a few times and has included the superb B-Sides to the singles.

This album turned music on it's head and openned up a whole new world of sounds that the electirc guitar could make and no one thought possible. Its combination of Blues, Soul and Psychedelia revolutionised rock in a way that was not repeated until it was brought back to groud zero with Punk.

Track Listing

1. Purple Haze

2. Manic Depression

3. Hey Joe

4. Love or Confusion

5. May This Be Love

6. I Don't Live Today

7. The Wind Cries Mary

8. Fire

9. Third Stone From The Sun

10. Foxy lady

11. Are You Experienced

Re-Released

12. Stone Free

13. 51st Anniversairy

14 Stone Free

15. Highway Chile

16. Can You See Me

17. Remember

18. Red House