Are You Experienced?

[carlygtr]

Originally Posted by bandofthieves™

Sometimes the Stars all line up.
YouTube- KR Megavibe- Machine Gun

ha! That's exactly how I feel about this track. Mistakes and all, it was a keeper

[bandofthieves™]

Originally Posted by carlygtr

ha! That's exactly how I feel about this track. Mistakes and all, it was a keeper

Cool..Thought ya deserved a mention...

[Geodude]

Originally Posted by Geodude

Which live cover of Jimi's "Are You Experienced" do you think is best?

Oh to answer my own question (LOL) I would say it was hard to decide which I liked best.

Jimi obviously was #1 since not only did he write the tune but you can almost tell how he was feeling through his playing on any particular day/night. It was all right there in his playing and mood ring I suppose. LOL So it was not necessarily note for note but a creative expression of his mind set at the time. I really don't think anybody does this type of thing as well as Jimi.

Eric Johnson nailed the studio recording note for note, including reverse gating tones and putting his own signature in at the end of the song was cool too. Note for note is nice because it shows some respect which I personally can appreciate.

That all being said I could never tell EJ's mood when he plays.
Still I have to wonder if Jimi could do the reverse gating tricks live as well as EJ.

In the end I like them both for different reasons.
Eric displays an intelligent approach to the music while Jimi shows raw emotion and creativity.
Each bring something different and interesting to the table.



Carl's demo of Machine Gun did sound great so thanks for posting that Keith!

[bandofthieves™]

Originally Posted by Geodude

Oh to answer my own question (LOL) I would say it was hard to decide which I liked best.

Jimi obviously was #1 since not only did he write the tune but you can almost tell how he was feeling through his playing on any particular day/night. It was all right there in his playing and mood ring I suppose. LOL So it was not necessarily note for note but a creative expression of his mind set at the time. I really don't think anybody does this type of thing as well as Jimi.

Eric Johnson nailed the studio recording note for note, including reverse gating tones and putting his own signature in at the end of the song was cool too. Note for note is nice because it shows some respect which I personally can appreciate.

That all being said I could never tell EJ's mood when he plays.
Still I have to wonder if Jimi could do the reverse gating tricks live as well as EJ.

In the end I like them both for different reasons.
Eric displays an intelligent approach to the music while Jimi shows raw emotion and creativity.
Each bring something different and interesting to the table.



Carl's demo of Machine Gun did sound great so thanks for posting that Keith!

Your Welcome..Jimi created all this stuff.Best we can do is mimic him at the least.Pay tribute as you say..As long as we don't get boo'd off the stage we be alright..
PS wana come down tomorrow and build a Georgia Snowman??? Got plenty of homemade soup and some logs..

[cubba]

I've been in cover mode recently, so I gotta' say I dig the Eric Johnson one a whole lot
as he's so committed to doing the album version (that so many people are most familiar with) right.

But as an in-the-moment kind of thing, Jimi's could take you to extraordinary heights if he was having a particularly good night.

Thing is the man has been gone for so long now, most Jimi discussions are hard to draw a definitive, unbiased conclusion from.

Great stuff in any case. Certainly one of the greatest covers of a Dylan song ever done.

[carlygtr]

As a collector I have many many versions of Jimi playing AYE live.... the '68 extended Winterland versions, and many more.
Why I love Jimi is.....you never knew what you were going to get. The solo and how far out he took it depended on what mood he was in that night.

The EJ version, recreating Jimi's backwards solo, is interesting, but that's all she wrote. You get that every night and frankly, IMO, there isnt much exitement in that.

Randy Hansen plays it well and the version posted is ok but I got a few versions he did with Buddy Miles that are much better.

My humble versions- one was an unrehearsed jam in SF, the trio was a pick-up gig where we floored it for 45 minutes. I like the solo I took in the trio version, it was just free-form. Quote a few key licks and improv the rest.

YouTube- Randy Hansen/ Buddy Miles- Are You Experienced? 3/97

YouTube- Randy Hansen/ Buddy Miles- Are You Experienced? 3/97