Jimi HendrixBest Jimi Hendrix Albums Ranked

West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology

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9.0

“For Jimi Hendrix fanatics, the selling point of this four-disc set is a full CD of songs on which the guitarist doesn’t sing lead and barely solos. Instead, he plays sideman to Little Richard, Don Covay and others on 15 R&B smokers. The tracks offer glimpses of a prodigy straining at the bit: The hot-shit […]”

Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts (Live)

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8.0

“This two-disc collection draws on four monumental sets that Jimi Hendrix performed with the Band of Gypsys (bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles) at New York’s Fillmore East on December 31st, 1969, and January 1st, 1970. Gripped by drug abuse, beset by contractual problems, leading a new, post-Experience trio, burying the Sixties, ushering in […]”

Both Sides of the Sky

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6.0

“The third volume of a fascinating vault cleaning is the latest in the neverending story of posthumous releases”

Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix

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6.0

“The record industry probably has no greater sin on its conscience than the artistic and commercial rape of Jimi Hendrix. Unofficial releases of old hack studio sessions with Curtis Knight and the Isley Brothers dogged him during his lifetime. Since his death in 1970, "greatest hits" reruns, concert and studio-outtake compilations and a virtual torrent […]”

Live At Woodstock

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6.0

“Funny how the historic milestones can change over time. Consider Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock. Without even thinking, most would identify it as a pivotal moment, a culmination of the musical explosion that was the late Sixties. The magnificently restored two-disc Live at Woodstock tells a slightly different story — of a ragged ensemble playing in […]”