I certainly complain about AD quite a bit, but one thing I don't he gets credit for is sequencing albums. Concerts, Winterland, BBC1 where all excellently sequenced. Even Voodoo Soup, which I am not a big fan of, was sequenced well. It's something that EH lacks in my opinion. Their Winterland Box isn't sequenced well for instance nor the 2 disc BOG from a few years. back.
Speaking of Jimi playing live, it doesn't matter how small the audience was. We've seen this before. The simple fact is, this little performance is almost unfair to anybody else who's ever picked up a guitar and tried to break bread with it. If you can improv like this, you're in rarefied air.
Hey, we're an eclectic bunch My own thinking-just looking for good copy on the liner notes. He cared enough to pick good performances.
I`'ve heard Jimi's Train A Comin since 1968. I also enjoy collecting lists. Here are some of Jimi's better live performances. 50 Years of listening to the same ol, same ol songs, can get kind of boring after a while. I use the list to branch away from all time favourites.. Please feel free to comment on these performances, correct my errors and add performances I missed. 1969-01-04 A Happening For Lulu 1969-01-17 Frankfurt (audience recordings) 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall 1969-04-26 Los Angeles Forum 1969-05-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1969-05-24 San Diego, CA 1969-06-20 Newport Pop 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival 1970-05-18 Miami Pop Festival 1970-05-30 Berkeley Community Theatre 1970-07-04 Atlanta International Pop Festival. 1970-07-17 Randall's Island, New York Pop 1970-07-30 Maui 1970-08-31 Isle Of Wight 1970-09-03 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen show may well be my favorite Hendrix concert of all...) ⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙ All Along The Watchtower - 1970-07-17 Randall's Island, New York Pop - Best live version IMO All Along The Watchtower - 1970-08-31 Isle Of Wight Are You Experienced - 1968-10-10 1st show Winterland (Concerts) Are You Experienced - 1968-10-11 1st show Winterland (Live At Winterland +3 Bonus Disc) Are You Experienced - (Winterland Reels) (Full Version, no cuts with the flute in all its glory ) Are You Experienced - 1968-10-11 Winterland (Winterland Disc 2) Are You Experienced - 1968-08-11 Colonial Ballroom, Davenport, IA honestly think it's a masterpiece...great use of feedback. Are You Experienced - 1968-10-10 1st show Winterland (Winterland Disc 4) ⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙ Bleeding Heart - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall, London (Concerts) Please Crawl Out Your Window? (1) - 1967-10-17 BBC broadcast on Alexis Korner's Rhythm and Blues Show Can You See Me - 1967-06-18 Monterey Pop Festival Catfish Blues (1) - 1967-10-15 BBC broadcast on Top Gear (Radio One) Dear Mr. Fantasy - 1968-02-04 Fillmore (the wild feedback solo he plays halfway through is one of the most jawdropping things I've ever heard him do) Dolly Dagger - 1970-07-30 Maui Driving South (2) [alternate take] - 1967-10-15 BBC broadcast on Top Gear (Radio One) - 'live' in the studio, recording. Gives me shivers every time) Driving South (3) - 1967-10-01 BBC broadcast on Alexis Korner's Rhythm and Blues Show 11/13/67 (BBC Sessions) Driving South (2) [alternate take] - 1967-10-06 BBC broadcast on Top Gear 10/15/67 (BBC Sessions) Driving South (14) - 1967-10-06 BBC broadcast on Top Gear 10/15/67 (BBC Sessions) Ezy Ryder - (Live at the Isle of Wight - 8/31/70) Foxey Lady - 1970-05-18 Miami Pop Festival Getting My Heart Back Together Again - 1970-05-30 1st show Berkeley (Rainbow Bridge) Gloria - 1968-10-29 TTG Studios, Hollywood, CA (Live In the Studio) Hear My Train (acoustic) - 1967-12-19 Bruce Fleming’s Studio (Soundtrack For The Film Jimi Hendrix) (Blues) Hear My Train A Comin` - 1968-05-20 Fillmore East Hear My Train A Comin` - 1968-10-10 2nd show Winterland (The Jimi Hendrix Concerts) (Winterland) Hear My Train A Comin' - 1969-12-31 1st show Fillmore East - (BOG 2) Hear My Train A Comin' - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall Hear My Train A Comin' - 1970-05-30 Berkeley 1st set (Rainbow Bridge) (Blues) Hey Baby - 1970-05-30 2nd set Berkeley Community Theatre (Live At Berkeley) Hey Baby - 1970-09-03 K.B. Hallen - Copenhagen, Denmark (audience recording) Hey Baby / All Along the Watchtower - 1970-09-03 K.B. Hallen - Copenhagen, Denmark (audience recording Hey Baby / In From The Storm - 1970-07-30 Maui Hey Joe - 1970-05-30 2nd show Berkeley Community Theatre, CA (The Jimi Hendrix Concerts)(Live At Berkeley) I Don't Live Today - 1969-04-26 Los Angeles Forum (Lifelines) I Don`t live Today - 1969- 05-24 San Diego Sports Arena (The Jimi Hendrix Concerts) (Stages Disc 3) In From the Storm - 1970-08-31 Isle Of Wight Isabella - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Johnny B. Goode - 1970-05-30 Berkeley 1st show) (In The West) (Purple Box) Killing Floor - 1967-06-18 Monterey Pop Festival Like A Rolling Stone - 1967-06-18 Monterey Pop Festival Like A Rolling Stone - 1968-09-04 Phoenix) audience recording Like A Rolling Stone - 1968-10-11 2nd show) Winterland (Ryko Winterland + 3 Bonus CD) Like A Rolling Stone - 1968-10-11 1st show) Winterland (Winterland CD 2) Like A Rolling Stone - 1968-10-12 1st show) Winterland (Winterland CD 3) Little Wing - 1968-10-12 2nd show Winterland (The Jimi Hendrix Concerts) Little Wing - 1969-01-17 Frankfurt (audience recordings) Little Wing - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall (In The West 1972) (Purple Box) Little Wing - 1969-09-04 Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona (audience recordings) Machine Gun - 1970-01-01 1st set Fillmore East (BOG) Machine Gun - 1970-05-08 Norman, Oklahoma (audience recordings) Machine Gun - 1970-05-30 2nd set Berkeley Community Theatre Machine Gun - 1970-06-13 Baltimore (audience recording) Machine Gun - 1970-08-31 Isle Of Wight Machine Gun - 1970-09-04 Berlin (audience recording) Manic Depression - 1968-10-12 2nd show Winterland (Winterland) Message Of Love - 1970-01-01 Fillmore East 2nd show (Band Of Gypsys) Message To Love - 1970-05-30 1st set Berkeley Message To Love - 1970-06-1 Baltimore, MD (audience recording) Midnight Lightning - 1970-08-31 Isle Of Wight (Blue Wild Angel - Live At The Isle Of Wight) Power To Love - 1970-01-01 Fillmore East 2nd show (Band Of Gypsys) Purple Haze - 1970-05-30 Berkeley 1st show (Soundtrack From The Film Jimi Hendrix) (still unreleased on CD officially!) Purple Haze - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Purple Haze/SSB/crazy soloing/Villanova Junction - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Red House - 1968 Scene Club New York City (Woke Up And Found Myself Dead) (drunken session with Morrison and who knows who else, i'm not even kidding) Red House - 1968-05-18 Fillmore East (audience recording) Red House - 1968-10-10 1st show Winterland (Winterland) Red House - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall Red House - 1969-05-24 San Diego, CA (In The West 1970) (Stages: San Diego '69) (Purple Box) Red House - 1970-05-30 Berkeley (In The West 1970) (Stages Disc 3) (Purple Box) Red House - 1970-07-17 Randall's Island, New York Pop Red House - 1970-07-17 Randall's Island, New York Pop (the version on the Voodoo Child compilation, minus the awful reverb/echo on the Jimi Hendrix Concerts version) Red House - 1970-08-31 Isle Of Wight Red House - 1970-09-03 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen (audience recording) Rock Me Baby - 1967-06-18 Monterey Pop Festival Room Full of Mirrors - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall Room Full Of Mirrors - 1970-04-25 L.A. Forum Spanish Castle Magic (5) - 1967-04-01 BBC broadcast on Saturday Club Spanish Castle Magic - 1969-04-26 Los Angeles Forum Spanish Castle Magic - 1969-05-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Spanish Castle Magic - 1969-08-10 Woodstock Festival Star Spangled Banner - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Star Spangled Banner [medley] - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Star Spangled Banner/Improvision/Villinova - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze/Villanova Junction - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Stone Free - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall (The Jimi Hendrix Concerts) Stone Free/Are You Experienced - 1969-06-20 Newport Pop Stone Free - 1970-01-01 2nd set Fillmore East (Band Of Gypsys) (Live At The Fillmore East) Stone Free - 1970-05-30 Berkeley (Band Of Gypsys 2) Pass It On (Straight Ahead) / Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) - 1970-05-30 Berkeley 2nd show (Live At Berkeley) Sunshine Of Your Love - multiple venues Tax Free - 1968-03-18 Ottawa Tax Free - 1968-10-10 2nd show Winterland (Winterland) Tax Free - 1968-10-11 2nd show Winterland (Live At Winterland Ryko) (Winterland) Tax Free - 1969-01-10 The Falkoner Centret 1st Show, Copenhagen Tax Free - 1969-05-18 Miami Pop The Things I Used To Do (Full Version) - 1969-08-22 Northridge, California The Wind Cries Mary - 1967-10-09 Olympia Theater, Paris France (Purple Box) Villanova Junction - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Villanova Junction Jam – 1970-01-23 - Band Of Gypsys (cut up and released on the Burning Desire CD) The last one is live in the studio, so I included it. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Electric Ladyland LP - live in the studio Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1968-10-10 1st show Winterland (Concerts) (Winterland disc 4) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1969-05-24 San Diego, CA (In The West 2003) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1969-01-09 2nd show Stockholm Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1969-02-24 Royal Albert Hall (In The West 1974) Voodoo Child (Slight Return)/Message To Love/Room Full Of Mirrors/Sunshine Of Your Love - 1969-05-25 San Jose Pop Voodoo Child (Slight Return)/SSB/Purple Haze/Improvisation/Villanova Junction - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1970-05-30 1st Show Berkeley Community Theatre, CA Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1970-08-03 Copenhagen (Epic guitar extravaganza including parts of Sunshine of Your Love) Who Knows - 1970-01-01 1st set Fillmore East (Band Of Gypsys) Who Knows/Machine Gun - 1970-01-01 1st set Fillmore East (Band Of Gypsys) Wild Thing - 1967-06-18 Monterey Pop Festival Wild Thing - multiple versions Wind Cries Mary - 1967-06-18 Monterey Pop Festival Woodstock Improvisation -> Villanova Junction - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festival Woodstock Improvisation out of Purple Haze - 1969-08-18 Woodstock Festivaly ⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙ .
Great list. Great hightlights. For I dont Live Today I would add 8/16/68 Merriweather Post Pavillion, 1/8/69 Late Show Gothenburg and 1/10/69 Late Show Copenhagen
Great list but I'm guessing you haven't updated it since the Machine Gun 12-31-69 Fillmore East 1st Show album came out in 2016? For my money at least, the following deserve mentions as great versions of songs from that show: Bleeding Heart Hear My Train 'A Comin' Izabella Ezy Ryder Also, how about either of the Band Of Gypsys versions of Stone Free (see Live At The Fillmore East or West Coast Seattle Boy)? - Yowsa !
Thank you for taking the time to do this. It's a really neat list. I think we should be able to cover all of these (and then some) as time goes on. For any shows that I happen to review, I'll try to remember to look back at your faves, and anyone else's, to keep this as full of a picture as possible. I'd like this thread to as much of a one-stop-shop as it can be.
I'd recommend checking out this song-by-song list via the link below. It's up-to-date and lists mainly the official sources for all of the tracks -- the studio version(s) are shown on top followed by the live releases below. song_index
This is a list I have compiled, from many threads here and elsewhere. I have tried to clean up all errors and to put the list in alpha order. I used the date scheme as year-month-day, because it is easy to sorting word. All the songs are someone's favorite. Many who listed their listing favorite songs DID NOT list the date of performance or what LP they are found on. IE: Sunshine Of Your Love. Many of the entries here are from very old posts. Please share new releases and/or Best mastering. Their are many pressing of Jimi's Woodstock performance. You will note that no specific LP/CD is mentioned, mostly because people like the performance but have lots of different pressing to choose from. Sometimes hard to pick "The One". If you have a favorite release of this or any other song please share. This also includes your favourite audience recordings, different tapers and merges etc. Many old dogs like me have been a fan since the late 60's. Although I buy each new release, I don't tend to give them the heavy duty scrunity, I did when I was younger. I`m sharing the list to get some comments rolling on Live Jimi.on As for pre-fame Jimi Hendrix, I love the live I'm A Man with Curtis Knight. I use it to compare for friends with Eric Clapton & The Yardbirds playing with Sonny Boy Williamson on Take It Easy. You can hear both ready to morph into the guys we love so much. .
No, I was editing out the concert dates. I missed those on my tablet. I used the concerts dates to paste in with the songs actual date. Many songs people would share would only say Little Wing Concerts or a song from Winterland DISC 2. I tried to give the date of those songs. For example BoG, BBC releases, Concerts, Purple Box, West Coast Seattle Boy, In Te West both versions etc. To helpif you may already have that version in your collection. All errors are mine. .
Thanks for the input. Their are many holes, I hope you guys can fill. Fresh ears bring many new favorites.
I am fairly certain that, by memory, I know exactly what jhm is referring to. I spent 40 years going back and forth about whether it is a tape issue, or an intentional Hendrix execution. It sounds very much like a really bad tape warble (almost 3 or 4 seconds worth, perhaps), but I believe (again, after waffling for decades) that this is Jimi doing a "hammer run" on the frets with his right hand, while manipulating the whammy bar with his left. It's a startling effect, but I believe that it is an intentional effect. Of course, I may very well be totally mistaken. Also, I don't have immediate access to the track presently, so I can't provide a time coordinate to see if it matches up with what jhm is referencing, but I suspect that it is the same item.
OK -- I've got it. (This is San Diego '69 Red House we're talking about here.) Right at the beginning of the 2nd verse -- immediately following the first "Wait a minute something's wrong". Maybe 3:35 in. (On the Purple Box reissue, anyway.) If this isn't what jhm was talking about, well, then I'm an idiot, and I apologize for wasting time and bandwidth.
Quick question as I'm not as up to date on new Hendrix shows as I used to be. I was on a website yesterday and noticed a disc for sale of Hendrix playing live with the Isley Brothers dated 14 January 1964. Is this total bs or has something surfaced recently?
Don't take this to the bank, but it would not to be a leap of faith, especially with The Isley Brothers, that after 50 + years that almost all known activity with them would be know. I believe that after Jimi hit the big time, that at this point in time, that they wouldn't have held anything back. But I don't really know.
October 11, 1968, San Francisco, CA, Winterland Arena The second night of The Experience's brief tenure at the Winterland Arena. Whoever went to this show was blessed with having Jimi & crew wreck shop, even if some performances flag a little, and equipment issues happen throughout. Despite those facts, The Jimi Hendrix Experience never sound like they are mailing it in. They sound dedicated and as focused as they could be under the circumstances, which wasn't dire, but not quite optimal. Set one: "Are You Experienced" - The ultimate live acid song, as the band brings on Virgil Gonzales to flute it up. The breakdown from 9 minutes to roughly 12 minutes is great. On paper it should be a better performance, though, as Jimi is too giving to the flute, while hanging back more than he should. Jimi's vocals on the last verse are killer. They soar! So yeah, the group comes out with a solid bang. 16:54 "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" - Not very good. Fairly clumsy. I mean, yeah, it's the song and it goes off in places, yet it lacks a certain sparkle. 8:20 "Red House" - Note, they are following the pattern of the first night's first set, though so far we're not meeting those lofty heights, as this version is good; nothing is wrong with it, some powerful moments, but I doubt many would reach for this take if they just wanted to hear the song...but maybe so! 11:56 "Foxey Lady" - I had to put on the headphones to really give this one a listen. This is a pretty special version. Hendrix gives a series of pulloffs and whammy bar work throughout, in unexpected parts, especially leading into the verses. The solo really soars, though there are a couple of spots where it seems like equipment problems, as he loses his sustain. Nonetheless, it’s a shame we don’t have this iteration it in higher SQ. We've got mind-bending work here. 5:47 "This is America" - About as good as the first set on 10-10-1968, maybe better. I love how Jimi incorporates the theme song from “Bonanza” into the soup. Once he starts the "Star Spangled Banner," he plays the melody more straight through, which is more reminiscent of Woodstock than anything. He brings in “Taps” as a closer before going into "Purple Haze." 6:34 "Purple Haze" - Much more spirited than previous versions at Winterland. A great vocal performance, even doing the rare “Ohs and Ahs.” There is a small vocal flub, but it’s still delivered well. A super nice blazing version. All of the outro solos are pure gold. Feeling + shred. 6:04 Set Two: "Tax Free" - Now I know how Alan Douglas felt when he first but on this reel, like “Man, great playing by Jimi; but this stuff in the middle has got to go!” This is the version where the drum solo comes toward the beginning of the song. That’s one helluva long jam with Mitch and Noel. There are some genuine choice bits in this jam, as Noel throws out some interesting bass melodies. Unfortunately, Noels playing meanders, simply because he can't improv like Jimi. Hendrix comes back into the song playing Black Sabbath before Black Sabbath Black Sabbathed. Might as well stick with the Live the Winterland version. The BT tapes are the best source for the whole package. 20:32 "Spanish Castle Magic" – Jimi is a maniac during this solo. If you want spacey, Jimi gets way out there! This is pure jazz. I could hear Jimi’s work like this replacing John McLaughlin on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. So neat that Jimi repeats the standard studio solo licks going back into it, before the last verse. This version is worth it for the mad soloing. 11:04 "Like a Rolling Stone" – Beautiful figures from Jimi throughout. Sometimes the out of tune organ sound obtrusive, sometimes not. This rendition probably sums up the second night shows to perfection: very ambitious, yet missing the mark at times. Not even close to a wasted listen, though – Just one I might not return to soon. 11:34 "Lover Man" – The strangest version of this track out there. Jimi and The Experience keep the song great and tight. Jimi even plays around with the standard chords as the song opens. This organs keep on going, not necessarily sounding bad, but then later during, and after, the organ solo it just sounds creepy, like cobwebs creepy. So, imagine the lover man finally got caught, so he's singing this from a coffin. 6:10 "Hey Joe" – When Jimi sings “in the ground” during the first verse, and then plays the guitar lines beneath his voice, that’s what I call heavenly. The last solo rips! A smooth but odd version. Well worth the listen. 5:14 "Fire" - Really works with the organ. A classic version of a classic. Could this be a top-10 take of “Fire?” I could reach for this one when I wasn’t to hear the song and be satisfied. 4:44 "Foxey Lady" – An Excellent version! Jimi plays his ass off. About as good as any other top-shelf version. 5:13 "Purple Haze" - I wrote down one word: "Amazing!" 5:59 So, basically, the second set of the second night, ends like the first set of the first night begins, with classic hard-to-beat live versions, showing not only consistency, but arguably one of the nicest residences the Experience enjoyed in 1968 (at least the ones caught on tape). Other Hendrix Show Reviews: Isle of Wight Pt. I Isle of Wight Pt. II Monterey Pop Festival Winterland 10-10-1968
