(8-22-12) THE WIND CRIES IGGY...Today is the
day back in '67 that "Are You Experienced" by the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE was
unleashed upon an unsuspecting American citizenry. It sounded to me at the time
like a weird mix of the Yardbirds, Wilson Pickett, and Bob Dylan; only LOUDER
and at times funnier ( people forget how funny much of the work of Dylan, JIMI,
Cream..etc. was to listeners at the time). Of course, now it just sounds like
JIMI. And while Sgt. Pepper , which kept RUX out of # 1, sounds sooo 1967 (in a
good way) RUX screams out not only '67 but '57, and 2007, and 2107 and every
"7" until the 'end of time'.....just play the music and let JIMI 'prove it to
ya.....'
BTW..Check out Little Steven's Underground Garage website for a
great interview with IGGY. A still awed IG recalls being a few feet from JIMI
in a small Michigan club, with JIMI wearing the same psychedelic vest He wore on
the American EUX LP cover.
PS. Imagine being so on 'fire' as an artist
that you have so many fab tunes that you gotta leave songs like "Stone Free''
and "Red House" OFF your LP?
B.S..Since my computer crashed in mid-August
I have been able to find again all the pictures I had planned on posting for
this month, until today. I've scowered the internet all week but I couldn't
relocate the picture I wanted to use for today's blooge. Manic depression,
indeed..
TV WORTH WATCHING...
TV WORTH WATCHING...
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