i knew this album was about to come out....
having read about it in guitar player magazine......
i'm always on the fence, with these 'posthumous' releases...
the artist has no say so.
that said, the producer was there.
LOL
and it adds a level of integrity to it....
i loved 'crash landing' when it first came out,
and didn't really 'get' that it was a release that alan douglas took control over, without any input from the artist (he was dead)
and added tracks with session players that had never existed, and all that...
i didn't know all that, but still loved the album, based on the strength of hendrix's performances alone.
that said, after electric ladyland (my all time favorite) i'd have to say that "
First Rays of the New Rising Sun"is a favorite of mine....despite the fact that RS panned it.
it's an awesome album.
i'll give this one a shot too....