Stars: Jimi Hendrix

Summary: Includes some of Jimi's greatest recordings such as 'All Along The Watchtower', 'Still Raining Still Dreaming', 'Crosstown Traffic', 'Voodoo Chile' and 'House Burning Down'.

The story of Jimi Hendrix's epochal 1968 double album is told in words, music, and rare archival footage. Also included are interviews with Experience bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, as well as Steve Winwood (who played organ on the album), and, in his last interview, Chas Chandler, the manager (and former Animals bass player) who nurtured Hendrix's career from its infancy.
Hendrix's most experimental album, ELECTRIC LADYLAND features the legendary guitarist using the studio itself as a major instrument to enhance his already adventurous sound. Unfortunately, this sprawling masterpiece would be Hendrix's final studio album before his untimely death in 1970. Songs include "Crosstown Traffic," "Voodoo Chile," "Gypsy Eyes," "All Along the Watchtower," "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)," and many more.

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Can an effective episode of Classic Albumsbe produced when its subject's creator has been dead for more than a quarter century? Perhaps surprisingly, with Jimi Hendrix--Electric Ladylandthe answer is yes. With Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, additional musicians on the order of Steve Winwood and Dave Mason, manager Chas Chandler and engineer Eddie Kramer telling much of the story, Hendrix still stands front and centre in this hour-long examination of the making of his most ambitious release, the 1968 double LP Electric Ladyland. The series's usual centerpiece--isolating parts of the multitrack tapes to illuminate the whole--is invaluable not only in demonstrating Hendrix's genius for building performances in the studio, but, by extension, implying how the music coming out of his head reflected his heart. The result is possibly the most moving documentary about Hendrix, and certainly one whose rare bits of film (such as a promotional clip for "Burning of the Midnight Lamp") make it even more invaluable. --Rickey Wright, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Year:	1968
Release Date:	October 29, 2001
Runtime:	75 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	E R E D V 012
Keywords:	Classic, Electric, General, Entertainment, Jimi, Hendrix, Documentaries, Biographies, Albums, Ladyland
Genre:	Documentaries & Biographies