2012/10/07 10:54:54
chulaivet1966
Bub....I enjoyed it too.  Thanks and I'm glad a few thought it worthy.

Spacealf....thanks for your comments.  Yes...full screen is not always preferrable to me either as I've noticed the same problems.  I just noticed the annoyance and wanted some corroboration from this think tank.

Carry on....
2012/10/07 20:15:54
Rain
The date on YouTube threw me off a bit (2010) - after checking out if it was working yesterday, I finally found time to watch it today and after a minute or two realized that I used to own that thing on VHS, way back in the late 90s/early 2k..

I'm addicted to that kind of documentary, and one about Hendrix and that particularly that album has got to rank very near the top - it's a very complex album and a lot of things are kind of off the grid a bit (like those female background vocals in Burning of the Midnight Lamp or the odd layerings in the first track which drift on and off). 

To have made something commercially viable and totally enjoyable for even the most average listener out of it is no small feat. But Hendrix was a very gifted songwriter w/ great pop sensibilities.

Unfortunately, Hendrix was gone before I was even born - I sort of envy you guys who were there to hear and see him first-hand. 

This leaves me thinking how could it would be if we'd have exhaustive video footage of the creative process/recording sessions, kind of like Metallica's A Year and a Half or Some Kind of Monster, seeing it as it happened, not just from recollections and old master tapes...
2012/10/07 20:16:53
KenB123
This is a great documentary. It is sold on Amazon "Classic Albums - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (2005)". I am surprised it is shown in its entirety on YouTube.  Maybe the copyright was given-up. I believe I first saw it on VH1-Classics.
 
One of my favorite sections (and songs from the album) is the "Rainy Dream, Dream Away" section (18:30 - 24:15). Buddy Miles and Mike Finnigand talk about the song. Mike Finnigan shows some of the licks he played. Very cool. What a great song.
 
The full-screen shows fine for me from the YouTube link, although as mentioned 360p is the top quality, so it is grainy in full-screen.
2012/10/07 20:22:49
Rain
KenB123


This is a great documentary. It is sold on Amazon "Classic Albums - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (2005)". I am surprised it is shown in its entirety on YouTube.  Maybe the copyright was given-up. I believe I first saw it on VH1-Classics.
 


I don't think it's legally distributed on YouTube.


After a bit of research - it was originally released in 1998. Now why won't I trust my memory...:s
2012/10/07 20:56:47
arachnaut
If Jimi were still here, I'd like to think he would be doing stuff like this:

http://soundcloud.com/arachnaut/skykisser
2012/10/07 21:34:13
Crg
Worked great here. Excellent documentary on Jimi.
2012/10/08 03:14:38
bapu
arachnaut


If Jimi were still here, I'd like to think he would be doing stuff like this:

http://soundcloud.com/arachnaut/skykisser

If he was still here, why would you think Jimi would be doing twisted remakes of his old tunes?


Summpin' tells me he'd cast off the old songs after this long.


Oh wait, that was shameless plug, no?
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