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Interesting album set for the die-hard fan, OK sound but not great, not enough material that you would not have already heard to justify the need for this set. For the collector more than the average listener. Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 2. Fire 3. Wind Cries Mary, The 4. Foxy Lady 5. Hey Joe 6. I Don't Live Today 7. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 8. Purple Haze DISC 2: 1. Killin' Floor 2. Catfish Blues 3. Foxy Lady 4. Red House 5. Drivin' South 6. Wind Cries Mary, The 7. Fire 8. Little Wing 9. Purple Haze DISC 3: 1. Intro Riffs 2. Fire 3. Hey Joe 4. Spanish Castle Magic 5. Sunshine Of Your Love 6. Red House 7. I Don't Live Today 8. Purple Haze 9. Voodoo Child (slight return) DISC 4: 1. Fire 2. Lover Man 3. Spanish Castle Magic 4. Foxy Lady 5. Purple Haze 6. Hear My Train A-Comin' 7. Stone Free 8. Star Spangled Banner 9. Straight Ahead 10. Room Full Of Mirrors 11. Voodoo Child (slight return) Total Play Time: 197 min There are so many better Jimi Hendrix sets to choose from. I give it an average rating. This set is not bad, if you can find one at a good deal go ahead and try it out, it does have a nice concert feel to it; otherwise look elsewhere. If my review helps you to make a purchase or bid decision please vote [Y] yes below. Thank you and check out my many other honest reviews:Read full review
I was reluctant to buy this at first, but a friend said he had one and liked it. I have listened to each disc now 2 or 3 times, and each time I am hearing different things - all good. A little background about "Stages". While Jimi was alive he worked briefly with a producer named Alan Douglas. Nothing much came of their brief work together. After his death in the fall of '70, (and later Jimi's manager Michael Jeffery's death in '73) the Hendrix family often turned to Alan Douglas to help pull together Jimi's loose ends of music that had never seen release. This collection was overseen by Douglas in '90-'91, and I believe he did a good job of finding quality recordings from 4 different years that are not only very well recorded, but also show a lot of creativity in Jimi and the band. '67 in Stockholm finds the band still pretty fresh in the music business and obviously not wearied by the road as they'd later become. I have heard some poor recordings of Jimi from Scandinavia. This one is very good quality for the time, and is easy to listen to. Many of Jimi's greatest hits are here including a couple that weren't always heard in concerts later on - the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper" and Jimi's "Burning of the Midnight Lamp". Jimi is conversant with the audience if not a little bit shy. '68 in Paris is a favorite of mine. The band is much more, shall we say "randy" chatting up the audience, joking with each other, and playing loose. Among a 9 song stellar set, you'll find an excellent version of Muddy Waters' "Catfish Blues" (later to become Jimi's Voodoo Chile on Electric Ladyland) A stomping "Foxy Lady", a simmering "Red House" with Noel playing the bass on a 6-string Les Paul guitar of Keith Richards, and a very loose fun "Drivin' South" seldom heard live. One of my favorites is "Little Wing" with an extended end solo by Jimi. '69 in San Diego is classic "big arena" Jimi. The crowd was rowdy and Jimi did his best to calm things down, pointing out all the men in blue to the audience, and joking with them between songs. This is a greatest hits set, but Jimi opens it up by the 5th song in a long and fiery "Red House". For my money, the last number in the set, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is amazing. Jimi pulls out the stops in a soaring solo and as the band is settling into the final verse, their is a rush of people below him surging toward the stage toppling chairs and each other. He calls out for everyone to calm down. Nevertheless the band somehow played on and the intensity of the moment is felt in the music. The sound quality of this recording is exceptional. Lastly...are ya still there? '70 in Atlanta. This was the 4th of July and a huge - tens of thousands in very hot weather - outdoor festival show. I feel like you can hear the strain of touring in Jimi's voice. You also know that the band was breaking up. I think Billy Cox is on bass here as Noel Redding had left to stay in England. I understand this was a late set at night and despite the poor conditions - heat, huge crowd, strain of travel, Jimi wishing he was back in the studio, etc. the band pulls it off, ending with "Voodoo Child" and makes a hasty retreat into the night, sadly never to return. Standout tracks for me; a great treatment of "Hear My Train a Comin', a very fast-paced, actually danceable "Stone Free", and the inclusion of two songs that never made it to albums in Jimi's lifetime - "Straight Ahead" and a country-flavored!"Room Full of Mirrors". R.I.P. Jimi!Read full review
The CD from the San Diego Sports Arena alone is worth it. Jimi always plays a different version of his songs whenever he plays, and this is no different.
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A terrific insight of this one of a kind musician..... A must have for your collection. A little repetitive of a couple tunes, but definitely different versions of what you are used to hearing...
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This set is superb!!! The sound quality is fantastic and of course Hendrix is fantastic! A must have for any Hendrix fan!!!
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