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The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 2000

259 min · 56 tracks · hard rock

A kaleidoscopic blend of hard rock and psychedelic blues that showcases Hendrix's unparalleled guitar mastery and experimental spirit.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Purple Haze — This track epitomizes Hendrix's signature sound with its distorted guitar riffs and surreal lyrics, establishing a foundation for psychedelic rock.
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    Voodoo Child (slight return) (live) — This live version captures the raw energy of Hendrix’s performance style, showcasing his improvisational skills and mastery over the electric guitar.
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    All Along the Watchtower (live) — Hendrix's interpretation of this Dylan classic redefined the song, with his innovative guitar work adding layers of depth and intensity.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing experience
  • live performance energy
  • experimentation and sonic exploration

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2000, this compilation album arrives nearly three decades after Jimi Hendrix's untimely death in 1970, during a period when his legacy was being reclaimed and celebrated. The album consolidates the influential moments of his career, highlighting live performances and studio tracks that define his impact on rock music.
Stylistic neighbors
Cream· The Doors· Jefferson Airplane

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Purple Haze 3:26
  • 2 Killing Floor (live) 3:05
  • 3 Hey Joe (live) 2:52
  • 4 Foxy Lady 3:27
  • 5 Highway Chile 3:40
  • 6 Hey Joe 3:06
  • 7 Title #3 2:12
  • 8 Third Stone From the Sun 9:18
  • 9 Taking Care of No Business 3:42
  • 10 Here He Comes (Lover Man) 3:02
  • 11 Burning of the Midnight Lamp 1:30
  • 12 If 6 Was 9 5:57
  • 13 Rock Me Baby (live) 3:20
  • 14 Like a Rolling Stone (live) 6:48

Disc 2

  • 1 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (live) 1:51
  • 2 Burning of the Midnight Lamp (live) 4:06
  • 3 Little Wing 3:23
  • 4 Little Miss Lover 2:21
  • 5 The Wind Cries Mary (live) 4:11
  • 6 Catfish Blues (live) 5:26
  • 7 Bold as Love 7:09
  • 8 Sweet Angel 4:12
  • 9 Fire (live) 2:43
  • 10 Somewhere 3:48
  • 11 Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland) 1:28
  • 12 Gypsy Eyes 3:43
  • 13 Room Full of Mirrors 1:26
  • 14 Gloria 8:53
  • 15 It’s Too Bad 8:52
  • 16 Star Spangled Banner 4:12

Disc 3

  • 1 Stone Free 3:43
  • 2 Spanish Castle Magic 5:50
  • 3 Hear My Train a Comin’ 6:58
  • 4 Room Full of Mirrors 7:56
  • 5 I Don’t Live Today (live) 6:33
  • 6 Little Wing (live) 3:16
  • 7 Red House (live) 13:07
  • 8 Purple Haze (live) 4:03
  • 9 Voodoo Child (slight return) (live) 7:53
  • 10 Izabella 3:39

Disc 4

  • 1 Message to Love 3:35
  • 2 Earth Blues 4:08
  • 3 Astro Man 4:11
  • 4 Country Blues 8:26
  • 5 Freedom 3:52
  • 6 Johnny B. Goode (live) 4:46
  • 7 Lover Man 2:57
  • 8 Blue Suede Shoes (live) 4:28
  • 9 Cherokee Mist 6:02
  • 10 Come Down Hard on Me 3:18
  • 11 Hey Baby / In From the Storm (live) 8:56
  • 12 Ezy Ryder 3:43
  • 13 Night Bird Flying 4:24
  • 14 All Along the Watchtower (live) 4:22
  • 15 In From the Storm (live) 4:21
  • 16 Slow Blues 1:45

Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata