For You Lot Jimi Hendrix - 1971 [1991] Island Of Wight

Jimi Hendrix's August 8, 1970 ready at the Isle of Wight festival inwards England resulted inwards ii types of posthumous LPs inwards the 1970s: illegal bootlegs from diverse hugger-mugger labels, in addition to legal releases from Polydor. One of the legal releases that Polydor issue inwards England was Isle of Wight, a unmarried LP that is consistently exciting but doesn't say the whole story. Hendrix's performances of "Foxy Lady," "Lover Man," "Midnight Lightning," "All Along the Watchtower," "In from the Storm" in addition to "Freedom" are fantabulous in addition to made Isle of Wight good worth the cost of admission when it get-go came out inwards 1971. But the LP is missing approximately of the other gems that Hendrix in addition to colleagues Billy Cox (bass) in addition to Mitch Mitchell (drums) performed at the festival, including "Red House," "Ezy Rider," "Machine Gun," "Power to Love" in addition to "Voodoo Republic of Chile (Slight Return)." In 1971, Polydor's British sectionalisation should accept made Isle of Wight a double-LP in addition to released Hendrix's ready inwards its entirety.

Recorded but weeks earlier his death, this is i of his real lastly concerts. Apparently at that spot were all sorts of issues amongst the organisation of the festival, in addition to at that spot were equipment problems, the nearly obvious beingness them occasionally picking upward the security's walkie talkies through the monitors. In approximately ways it's a flake of a disappointing finale to his career, he's seems a picayune tired or to live but going through the motions on much of this, mayhap he was but getting tired of the ring screaming out for Fire in addition to Wild Thing, but at times the playing is every bit sublime every bit ever, in addition to it's interesting to run into how the ring amongst Billy Cox in addition to Mitch Mitchell continues to expand their style. Billy Cox makes the ensemble operate much meliorate than Noel Redding e'er did, a fine illustration beingness where Hendrix sits out for approximately fourth dimension on what is easily the longest of my xx versions of Foxy Lady. The amount ready is available on the album "Blue Wild Angel: Live at The Isle of Wight" in addition to I'm non certain why they didn't loose a double album get-go fourth dimension around. I don't mean value is necessarily fifty-fifty the best alternative of songs from the gig in addition to therefore I'd recommend getting Blue Wild Angel instead. This isn't his finest performance, but they're all unique, in addition to therefore if you lot haven't heard it, in addition to you're a Hendrixphile, you lot postulate to. 

Between August 26th in addition to 30th 1970 one-half a i thou 1000 people gathered at East Afton Farm on the Isle of Wight, off the S coast of England. It marked the supply of Jimi Hendrix to the British phase for the get-go fourth dimension inwards eighteen months. What fans heard was the swan vocal of a genius in addition to an era; eighteen days after Jimi died inwards London.

Tracklist

1     Intro/God Save The Queen 3:00
2     Message To Love     6:26
3     Voodoo Republic of Chile     8:01
4     Lover Man     3:25
5     Machine Gun     12:37
6     Dolly Dagger     5:32
7     Red House     11:10
8     In From The Storm     4:20
9     New Rising Dominicus     7:31

Personnel:

    Bass – Billy Cox
    Drums – Mitch Mitchell
    Guitar, Vocals – Jimi Hendrix