Lifelines/Jimi Hendrix Story

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Lifelines/Jimi Hendrix Story
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Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1990-12-13
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Introduction
  2. Testify
  3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
  4. I'm a Man
  5. Like a Rolling Stone
  6. Red House
  7. Hey Joe
  8. Hoochie Koochie Man
  9. Purple Haze
  10. The Wind Cries Mary
  11. Foxey Lady
Music CD 2
  1. Third Stone from the Sun
  2. Rock Me Baby
  3. Look Over Yonder/Mister Bad Luck
  4. Burning of the Midnight Lamp
  5. Spanish Castle Magic
  6. Bold as Love
  7. One Rainy Wish
  8. Little Wing
  9. Drivin' South
  10. The Things That I Used to Do
  11. All Along the Watchtower
  12. Drifter's Escape
  13. Cherokee Mist
  14. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
  15. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
Music CD 3
  1. Voodoo Chile
  2. Come On (Part 1)
  3. Manic Depression
  4. Machine Gun
  5. Room Full of Mirrors
  6. Angel
  7. Rainy Day Shuffle
  8. Valley of Neptune
  9. Send My Love to Linda
  10. South Saturn Delta
  11. Dolly Dagger
  12. Night Bird Flying
Music CD 4
  1. Tax Free
  2. Red House
  3. Spanish Castle Magic
  4. The Star Spangled Banner
  5. Purple Haze
  6. I Don't Live Today
  7. Voodoo Chile/Sunshine of Your Love

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Music Review: A mixed bag and a great live performance
Rating: 4 Stars

This set is somewhat scarce these days, but most Hendrix nuts have probably heard it. The first three discs contain some rare recordings, some obvious ones, and a narration that's either annoying or informative, depending on your mood. A real gem is the home demo recording of "Angel" on Disc 3 - I know of no other release of this performance. Personally, it's my favorite recording of the song, warts and all. It has an intimacy and delicacy that are lost in the bombastic (and somewhat ragged) recording released posthumously on "Cry of Love." It's too bad Jimi never recorded a proper studio version of this gorgeous ballad. The 1967 Paris "Red House" on Disc 1 is also fantastic - Jimi and the band are in raucous form here. Some of the other recordings on the first three discs (the narrated part) are available on "The BBC Sessions" (or the earlier, less comprehensive release, "Radio One"), including the sizzling "Drivin' South," which has always been one of my favorite Hendrix jams.

Anyway, the real meat of this set is the 1969 L.A. Forum concert on Disc 4 (Amazon's track listing is incorrect; there are four discs in this set, not five). For Hendrix fanatics like myself, this disc is pure nirvana. The recording quality is outstanding for a live show of this vintage, and the band is at the peak of its powers. Jimi, of course, is brilliant throughout; drummer Mitch Mitchell's playing still has its trademark agility and inventiveness (his playing with Jimi in 1970 was rather lackluster and sloppy by comparison); bassist Noel Redding does sound a bit bored at times during the extended jams (perhaps an indication of the dischord that would eventually lead to the trio's breakup later in '69), but in general, he's solid.

"Tax Free" is a great warm-up jam, though the band probably should have tuned more carefully before beginning (bassist Redding sounds sharp to me). A stunning performance of "Red House" follows, in the extended arrangement Jimi featured in his '69 and '70 shows. This is one of the best versions I've heard, and Jimi's vocals are particularly strong here. This performance of "Spanish Castle Magic" is fascinating, if a bit overlong. It features an extended "flamenco" solo (in the style of Jimi's Woodstock improvisation) that builds to an overwhelming climax. The "Star Spangled Banner" - "Purple Haze" pairing is a blueprint for the famous Woodstock sequence. This "Banner" sounds tame in comparison to Woodstock, but "Haze" is a strong performance, as is the ensuing "I Don't Live Today." Again, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"/"Sunshine of Your Love" is a tad over-extended, but it does have its share of powerful moments.

All in all, the L.A. Forum concert is occasionally ragged, occasionally self-indulgent, but it reaches some stunning peaks, particularly on "Red House" and "Spanish Castle Magic." It's too bad that "Foxey Lady" was omitted (it's on the hard-to-find, excellent "Jimi Hendrix Concerts" compilation), but if you are a Hendrix nut, you'll want to have this set in your collection.
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