Purple Haze [Explicit Lyrics]

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Cam'ron's records command admiration from a wide spectrum of hip-hoppers: conscious to crunk to gangsta. Cam and his Dipset stick to the same production formula (on "Get Down," for example) that graced his previous monster hit, "Oh Boy": sped-up samples and lots of hooks. Therefore, it seems only natural that he would team up with Kanye West--another rap duke who's taken this style to the bank--and on "Dip-Set Forever" and "Down and Out" they share sped-up samples together. But if drugs (using, selling, or importing) and sexploits aren't your thing, Purple Haze may come off a bit lyrically linear. Cam'ron also plunders pop-culture samples ranging from the Hill Street Blues TV theme ("Harlem Streets") to Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Fun" ("Girls"), often to questionable effect. "Adrenaline," however, teams two MCs with the freakiest flows on the planet, Twista and Psycho Drama, to produce menacing, low-BPM G-funk at its finest. --Dalton Higgins

Purple Haze,Cam'ron,Roc-a-Fella,East Coast Rap,Gangsta Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Purple Haze [Explicit Lyrics]

Purple Haze [Explicit Lyrics]

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Cam'ron best album

Tight album.

KILLA

Too much filler!

ITS A GUILTY PLEASURE

Purple Haze
Cam'ron
Manufacturer: Roc-a-Fella
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Come Home with Me

Diplomatic Immunity

Diplomatic Immunity, Vol. 2

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From Me to U

ASIN: B0002TL6QQ
Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

Intro
More Gangsta Music
Get Down
Welcome To Purple Haze (Skit)
Killa Cam
Leave Me Alone Pt.2
Down And Out
Harlem Streets
Rude Boy (Skit)
Girls
I'm A Chicken Head (Skit)
Soap Opera
O.T. (Skit)
Bubble Music
More Reasons
The Block (Skit)
The Dope Man
Family Ties
Adrenaline
Hey Lady
Shake
Get 'Em Girls
Dip-Set Forever
Take Em To Church

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Cam'ron's records command admiration from a wide spectrum of hip-hoppers: conscious to crunk to gangsta. Cam and his Dipset stick to the same production formula (on "Get Down," for example) that graced his previous monster hit, "Oh Boy": sped-up samples and lots of hooks. Therefore, it seems only natural that he would team up with Kanye West--another rap duke who's taken this style to the bank--and on "Dip-Set Forever" and "Down and Out" they share sped-up samples together. But if drugs (using, selling, or importing) and sexploits aren't your thing, Purple Haze may come off a bit lyrically linear. Cam'ron also plunders pop-culture samples ranging from the Hill Street Blues TV theme ("Harlem Streets") to Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Fun" ("Girls"), often to questionable effect. "Adrenaline," however, teams two MCs with the freakiest flows on the planet, Twista and Psycho Drama, to produce menacing, low-BPM G-funk at its finest. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews:

Cam'ron best album.......2007-05-17

YO this CD is good as hell its Cam'rons best album, its way better than killa season. This cd showed how much potential dispet had when they were with rocafella. every CD they dropped when they were with the roc was good as hell, now there just average.

Tight album........2006-07-08

This is could be Cam's best effort. I'd have to say that this, Come Home With Me, and Killa Season are his best albums. The production on this album was TIGHT and the lyrics were dope. Purple Haze does not disappoint and this is well worth the money. You will like this especially if you like Dipset or have been following Cam'ron his whole career. Every song on here is either HOT or GOOD and none of the songs are wack. Go pick this one up now!

TOP TRACKS
Intro
More Gangsta Music
Leave Me Alone Part 2
Down and Out
Family Ties

KILLA.......2006-05-26

This album is top notch, camrons unique way of spittin and his play of words make him one of tha best n orginal mc's about. every track on this album is the bollocks, especially down n out ft kanye and leave me alone pt 2. any one who thinks cam is wack listen to this album n appreciate the way in which he spits street lyrics with his unique twist over some well produced beats. camron does what other rappers wudnt spittin over beats u wudnt expect a rapper to spit to, but it works.
this albums one of tha best about, i see a great future for the Dip's.

Too much filler!.......2006-05-15

I anticipated thsi album highly coz of 'Come Home With Me'.I'm a fan of Camron and his rhyme schemes are off the hook. To be honest their ain't many rappers that can do that in the game right now. Props to the dude that said this is no more than a 3.5/5. Some peoples are hatin' on it giving it 1 star, i mean come on man it aint dat bad. However at least its bringing his average rating down coz 4/5 is too high for dis LP. 3/5 for me, could be better

Top 5:

Get Em Girls
Adrenaline
Down And Out
Killa Cam
Leave Me Alone pt 2

ITS A GUILTY PLEASURE.......2006-04-24

THIS IS AN AIGHT LP AND IT'S NOTHING THAT TYPICAL OR POLITICAL AND ITS CHANGE FROM THOSE TYPE STUFF SO I GUESS I CAN DEAL WITH THE DIPSET

The String Quartet Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

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Just As Profound As Jimi Hendrix!!!
Not as "revelating" as it could have been
Imagination with Hendrix runs wild!!! Well worth getting.

The String Quartet Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
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ASIN: B0000DIJSB
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Stone Free
Purple Haze
Manic Depression
Third Stone From The Sun
Bold As Love
Foxey Lady
Hey Joe
Up From The Skies
Little Wing
The Wind Cries Mary
Castles Made Of Sand
Blue Sunrise (Original Composition)

Product Description

1. Stone Free
2. Purple Haze
3. Manic Depression
4. Third Stone From The Sun
5. Bold As Love
6. Foxey Lady
7. Hey Joe
8. Up From The Skies
9. Little Wing
10. The Wind Cries Mary
11. Castles Made Of Sand
12. Blue Sunrise (original composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Just As Profound As Jimi Hendrix!!!.......2005-09-13

WARNING! YOU MAY FIND THIS REVIEW TO HAVE SOME SPOILERS--I HIGHLY RECCOMEND YOU LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM!!!

Believe it or not, this album is truly a masterpiece! It was very maturely, and innovatively done, and will be appreciated by both lovers of classical and Jimi Hendrix (and, of course, good music!) It is by far one of the greatest albums I've ever listened to. The album is a mix of acoustic and electric string instruments (traditional, no adulterating guitar) and it has a very classical/asian sound overall. The whole album has a very full, robust, bassy tone, unlike the Led Zeppelin tribute (which sucks! Both of them--DON'T SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THEM!) which is all-acoustic and nothing but weak, squeaky, violin. This album has both cello and double bass (bowed, of course) I believe. Their are three highlights, and they are:

1.) Third Stone From the Sun
2.) Bold As Love
3.) Castles Made of Sand

Third Stone From the Sun is, by far, the most classical sounding, and, at the same time, mind-blowing, track (it will leave you in a stupor). The original track, which is largely trippy sound-effects, is rendered well. This is also, without question, the most electric track on the album, as, not long into the song, there emerges an unreal slur of distortion from the bowed electric instruments...sigh...and what a glorious ending...

Let's move on to my next favorite...Bold As Love...

This track immediately follows Third Stone (that track placement is just beautiful!) Throughout the song, there's one guy in the backround who, as my friend described it, is just sawing away on the violin. Eventually it bursts into a screeching electric solo. The rendition of the "fireworks" ending is not only note-for-note, but the sound is bent and distorted exactly the way it is in the original. It's the icing on top of the cake my friends, and it's a real treat!

Castle's Made of Sand is, as are the previous two, amazing. It has a very unique, asian-sound to it. Everything is adapted, including the psychedelic intro and outro (and it just sounds so mind-bending when done on the violin!) It sounds like they're using an esraj or dilruba (two exotic, unconventional indian instruments, which are like bowed sitars--both are very similar to each other) for the little solo in the middle and on the five/ten second intro/outro. It's definitely not a violin, and it sounds very, very asian. They also add a little twist to the end by hitting the notes really high (you'll hear what I'm talking about!)

Those are, in my opinion, the three most profound adaptations. That's not to say the others aren't! They extend Little Wing, making it almost six minutes long--adding some really warped string effects! There's a cry-baby violin at the end of up-from the skies. Stone Free is definitely one of the heaviest (sounds like someone's striking and bowing the the electric cello or double-bass every few seconds in the backround!), especially with the elctric violin solo!

I do, however, have one bone to pick. Manic Depression was completely changed! They took away the sound and made it sound like some tribal Native American dance--which isn't bad, but it's not upbeat like the original. I wish they'd done as good a job on this song as they did the others as it's one of my top picks for Hendrix songs. Don't be afraid of this album, it's not a disgrace to Jimi Hendrix. The opposite in fact. It's worth your money, and it deserves five big stars. It's surprisingly unpopular, which is a shame...Ironicaly I didn't even buy this album. A guy I knew burned it for me, but I like it so much that I'm gonna order it tonight! Heh. Well, happy listening!

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Not as "revelating" as it could have been.......2005-07-02

If you go through the series of String Quartet tributes to various artists you really wonder if the compiler was a psycho, there is no logic at all, one would expect either giving more relevance to intrinsic artistic value or simply choosing the most successful artists in a hope to sell well. On the contrary you have a random selection which leave you bemused. However, there are a few interesting ones and by this I mean when the sheer beauty of the songs should be matched, one thinks, by the adaptability to a String Quartet format. The Jimi Hendrix one was obviously one of the more interesting on paper, if only to prove once again that he wasn't merely the greatest rock guitar of all times but also a rather dignified musician who could have given the world other masterpieces had he not succumbed to excessive drug use. Especially interesting for those familiar with the relatively famous jazz "treatment" given to some of his songs by Gil Evans, an experiment in some cases very successful. The problem with both is that, of course, you can't help but miss Jimi's guitar and you are sometimes frustrated by thinking what could have been The String Quartet WITH Jimi Hendrix or, in the other case, what were like the endless jams that Jimi played with John McLaughlin or what could have been the much-talked collaboration with Miles Davis. But I'm beating about the bush, so to talk about this album I'll just say that the choice of tracks is inevitably good, even if I resent the absence of any tracks from Electric Ladyland, that the playing is good and at times inspired, that the songs that translate better are the ones originally less centered around Jimi's solo (the standout for me is Bold as love) and that the arrangements are a little bit sedate. All in all, not a must for Jimi's fans but a tasteful addition to a slim discography (that is if you take out the posthumous albums).

Imagination with Hendrix runs wild!!! Well worth getting........2004-05-24

If your like me, your music tastes run the gamut. I can listen to opera, jazz, funk, rap and then rock without missing a beat. I just plain love music.

I especially love Jimi Hendrix. I saw this CD in a used bin and I thought I'd give it a whirl. Wow. This isnt some warmed over version of Jimi's music. It is a string quartet interpretation of Jimi's music. While an ardent fan will of course recognize the songs, my friends who have not been, ahem, musically educated think that this is a new classical album. When they are confronted with his Jiminess they are surprised and often pleasantly so.

Highlights for me include "Manic Depression", "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary (I think the it is the standout track)."
Overall, if you like classical music, and Jimi Hendrix, I think you will like this collection. It is imaginative to say the least, and stands as a fine work of classical style art. Also, it confirms to me that Jimi Hendrix was a fine music composer who stands with the all time greats!

Smart Went Crazy
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The First Zappa Tribute

Smart Went Crazy
Kirk Nurock , and Roger Bobo
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Release Date: 1995-01-01

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Big Swifty
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Lush Life - Meridian Arts Ens M
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Purple Haze
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Customer Reviews:

The First Zappa Tribute.......2007-01-15

This must be the first Zappa Tribute of Meridian Arts Ensemble. I'm guessing from release date and I think it's most enjoyable one among all four Zappa Tributes. Start with "Big Swiftly" and has smooth transaction until "Dupree's Paradise". I love it.Meridian Arts Ensemble is brass Ensemble.every time listen to them I get picture of the battle that brass against strings like CD art of Grand Wazoo in my head.
well I went crazy.
Here list of all four Zappa Tributes of MAE wih CD release date.

1 Smart Went Crazy (January 1 1995)
2 Prime Meridian (August 7 1995)
3 Anxiety of Influence (October 1 1996)
4 Ear Mind I (August 18 1998)

Average customer rating:

Absolutely first rate! Performance & recording are excellent

Kronos Quartet
Philip Glass , Conlon Nancarrow , Jimi Hendrix , Hank Dutt , David Harrington , Joan Jeanrenaud , and John Sherba
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Release Date: 1990-10-25

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String Quartet No. 8: Con dolore
String Quartet No. 8: Risoluto
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Purple Haze

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How odd that the recording that gained Kronos its initial fame proves to be the group's least remarkable: Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze," from the group's 1985 Nonesuch debut. At the time of its release, this encore of Hendrix's canonical rock song gave many traditional cultural commentators pause, and many young fans reason to rejoice. But as the years have passed and Kronos's members have become rock stars themselves (of a sort), listeners have come to find the pleasures promised by the Hendrix cover--soul, visceral rocking, rebellion--elsewhere on this record. The Slavic tinge of Aulis Sallinen's String Quartet No. 3 offers enough melancholy for half a dozen popular songs (and, about four minutes in, some very Hendrix-like rhythms). "Psychedelic" may be the best word to describe the myriad, rapid-fire patterns of the second and fourth movements of Philip Glass's "Company." And there are few rebels so legendary in America as Conlon Nancarrow, who lived in self-exile in Mexico and whose work, this String Quartet notwithstanding, is often too complicated for humans to play. --Marc Weidenbaum

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely first rate! Performance & recording are excellent.......1998-09-23

I am far from knowledgable about music. However, this is a marvelous introduction to contemporary music as arranged for a string quartet. The vision and versatility of this group are really laid out here.

The only piece that jars is "Purple Haze," which, sorry folks, just doesn't work with strings. While I greatly applaud Kronos' willingness to try on a rock masterpiece, Hendrix said everything that needs to be said.

Tracks:

Black Dog
Satisfaction
Sympathy for the Devil
Sunshine of Your Love
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
California Girls
Foxey Lady
Purple Haze
Who Are You
See Me, Feel Me - Pinball Wizard
Whole Lotta Love
Stairway to Heaven
Blackbird
Friends

Album Description

Classic Rock, Ultimate Unplugged, String Quartet arrangements of rock 'n roll

Customer Reviews:

Trendy Music for all ages.......2000-11-14

Perfect! Great tunes! I loved it and highly recommend it! A nice surprise to music lovers of all ages.

Innovative, perfectly performed - watch out Led Zeppelin!.......1999-07-27

If you are a rock and roll fan, this collection of classic rock and roll, arranged for string quartet by Juilliard-trained musicians, will make a classical music lover out of you. If you are a classical music fan, the arrangements and musicality will make you appreciate the complexities of contemporary and classic rock. Every song contains nuances and influences of the greatest composers (Vivaldi in "Scarborough Fair", Bartok in "Satisfaction", George Harrison in "Friends", Copeland in "Blackbird"). The arrangements, especially in "Sympathy" and "Stairway", are faithful to the originals. The "Who" material ("Who Are You"/See Me, Feel Me - Pinball Wizard") is energetic and makes you remember how great "Tommy" was. All in all, the CD is great to listen to if you are looking for a change of pace, and it's even better when you take time to really listen to the music and the arrangements. Highly Recommended for any connoisseur of music.

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RAINBOW BRIDGE CONCERT FINALLY DELIVERS ON A 2-CD COLLECTORS EDITION SET!

The Rainbow Bridge Concert
Jimi Hendrix
Manufacturer: Purple Haze
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Early and Late Shows, Maui Hawaii, 7/30/70

Customer Reviews:

RAINBOW BRIDGE CONCERT FINALLY DELIVERS ON A 2-CD COLLECTORS EDITION SET!.......2006-09-28

If you're reading this review, you were probably referred here by me from my other "Rainbow Bridge" DVD film review. This is a continuation on the "Rainbow Bridge" saga, this time focusing and highlighting Jimi's TWO PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FULL CONCERT PERFORMANCES that were recorded on 30 July 1970 and was not included in the original "Rainbow Bridge" film version. Of all the concerts I have thoroughly researched in full detail for all of my reviews, the "Rainbow Bridge" saga would prove to be by far, the most exhausting. This is a continuation review with some new additional information on the newly released historic classic landmark 2-CD Collectors edition set simply entitled "The Rainbow Bridge Concert" by the late great Jimi Hendrix. At last, this "Rainbow Bridge" 2-CD set contains BOTH FULLY COMPLETED CONCERT PERFORMANCES (16 songs combined) that were recorded on that windy day of 30 July 1970. This BRITISH IMPORT CD release also marks the debut of BOTH the EARLY and LATE shows presented here, for the first time, in its entirety and in their exact order. In fact, this 2-CD set of "Rainbow Bridge" FINALLY DELIVERS where the film failed to deliver. This 2-CD Collectors Edition set was originally released in 2002 as a British Import on the Purple Haze Records Label, Matrix #HAZE001.

Other than writing this continuation review myself, I've decided to copy the liner notes word for word off the attached liner booklet which accompanied this 2-CD Collectors Edition set. Before I begin, I would like to list and briefly review all of the 16 songs that were performed live on BOTH the EARLY and LATE shows in their exact order as they were performed on 30 July 1970. Also for the first time, the 16 songs that are listed in this special 2-CD set are remixed and Digitally Remastered thus reproducing a more improved sound quality recording. The results of this remixing process proved to be very rewarding and gave these two concert performances a NEW LIFE. The 16 songs are as follows: DISC 1 (The EARLY show) (1.) "Lover Man" (EXCELLENT!), (2.) "Hey Baby" (New Rising Sun) (EXCELLENT!), (3.) "In From The Storm" (EXCELLENT!), (4.) "Message To Love" (EXCELLENT!), (5.) "Foxey Lady" (EXCELLENT!), (6.) "Hear My Train A Comin'" (EXCELLENT!), (7.) "Voodoo Child" (Slight Return) (EXCELLENT!), (8.) "Fire" (EXCELLENT!) and (9.) "Purple Haze" (EXCELLENT!) DISC 2 (The LATE show) (1.) "Dolly Dagger" (EXCELLENT!), (2.) "Instrumental" (EXCELLENT!), (3.) "Ezy Ryder" (EXCELLENT!), (4.) "Red House" (EXCELLENT!), (5.) "Freedom" (EXCELLENT!), (6.) "Jam Back At The House" (EXCELLENT!) and (7.) "Land Of The New Rising Sun." (EXCELLENT!)

The sound quality of the same songs performed and presented here on this 2-CD set as compared to the original "Rainbow Bridge" film actually sounds like two different songs or recordings. As promised, I will now quote the liner notes word for word from the attached liner booklet included in this 2-CD Limited Collectors edition set. This is some of the REAL story behind the "Rainbow Bridge" saga. I will begin quoting now as follows: JIMI HENDRIX - "THE RAINBOW BRIDGE CONCERT" is considered by many Hendrix fans to be the "Holy Grail" of ALL Hendrix concert performances. This CD sees the first official release of Jimi's performance at the Haleakala Crater in Maui, Hawaii. Although possibly not the biggest audience of his career, the four hundred or so people who witnessed this particular concert event witnessed a unique performance from Jimi, Drummer Mitch Mitchell and Bassist Billy Cox. This concert was specifically set up as the closing sequence of the film "Rainbow Bridge" Vibratory Color / Sound Experiment. The concert took place at the foot of the extinct Haleakala volcano on an overcast and somewhat windy day on the 30th of July 1970.

Jimi had originally agreed upon participating and thus, taking part in the film for a large payment, which would go partly on financing a lifelong dream of Jimi's. That dream was the building of his own personal recording studio named Electric Lady Studios in New York. The costs for this "state of the art" studio were spiraling and so Jimi agreed to take part in his Manager Mike Jeffery's film project, which was originally called "Wave," but later changed to the more familiar "Rainbow Bridge." Warner Brothers put up the money for the film with the expected inclusion of a soundtrack album to accompany it and in return, they would bank roll the film project and loan Jimi the money for the work needed on Electric Lady Studios. The film was to be directed by young director named Chuck Wein who had previously worked with Andy Warhol's "Factory." The film "Rainbow Bridge" was to be shot and filmed on the island of Maui, which had become a favorite hang out for Jimi's Manager Mike Jeffery.

For the record, the film "Rainbow Bridge" wasn't released until 1972. (almost two years after Jimi's death) This complicated, weak plotted film is nothing but a rambling sub sci-fi, pseudo documentary featuring Jimi's friend and an unknown who would star in the film whose name is Pat Hartley. In the film, Jimi charted Hartley's journey from San Diego, California to the Rainbow Bridge Occult Center in Maui, Hawaii. The real hook for Hendrix fans is the footage shot in Maui which appears late in the film. These two-set performances shown in the film are edited performances of BOTH the first set, with a brief shot of the second set. Thankfully, these both sets are the same ones featured in this 2-CD set.

Two sets of concerts were performed on that hectic day of 30 July 1970, although most of the footage in the film comes from the first set. The concert set was a standard set of the time for Jimi taking in some more recent material and some of the older songs such as "Purple Haze," "Foxey Lady" and "Voodoo Child." (Slight Return) Prior to the release of this album, the only official release of any of the Maui performances on CD was the version of "Foxey Lady," which appeared on the recent Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child CD Collection on the Universal Records Label and "Hey Baby" (New Rising Sun) / "In From The Storm" medley from the Experience Purple box set. As an added bonus, this new British release includes a limited extra disc of the second set performance, which seemed a little more laid back than the first set although no less inspiring. The other difference for guitar fans is that for the second set performance, Jimi played his Gibson Flying V guitar rather than his regularly familiar used white Fender Stratocaster. Only a very small portion of this part of the performance, from the second set, made the finished film.

Despite a few of the critics calling the performance a "lackluster," listening back to these recordings some thirty-two years later, it would be fair to say that the performance sounds too relaxed but never strays into self indulgence which was prevalent in other artists work at that time. For proof of that, listen to the version of "In From The Storm" from the first set and "Red House" from the second set. Aside from that, what you hear in this 2-CD set is the result of what was recorded onto tape in Maui over thirty-two years ago.

Drummer Mitch Mitchell remembers BOTH gigs as being an enjoyable one to play but also remembers that it was not an enjoyable one for Jimi especially since he DID NOT WANT TO DO THESE TWO-SET CONCERT PERFORMANCES. Jimi NEVER liked the atmosphere or the vibes in Maui like Jimi's Manager Mike Jeffery did. But due to the lack of funds and no real star power to star in the film, Jeffery desperately talked Jimi into adding and performing these concerts in Maui at the last minute. Drummer Mitch Mitchell also remembers there being some serious technical problems and hitches to contend with. Aside from the logistical problems posed by the location of BOTH gigs, it would seem that there were strong magnetic fields in the near vicinity, which caused numerous problems not only for the film equipment, but the sound recording equipment as well. In his biography, Mitch Mitchell remembers that when he went in the studio to mix the recordings, only eight of the sixteen channels were actually working at any one time, which ultimately caused many serious problems when trying to assemble a suitable final mix. Of the two sets of concert performances, aside from the brilliant medley of "Hey Baby" (New Rising Sun) and "In From The Storm," little usable material was actually captured onto tape, as technical problems prevented Mitch Mitchell's drums from being properly recorded during the live performances. Jimi's engineer, Eddie Kramer was not in Hawaii during this hectic period, but the finished tapes were all shipped back to him at Electric Lady Studios. Kramer and Mitchell had to re-record all of the drum sequences because, save for an overhead microphone, the drum sequences were not recorded live onto tape. After the original drumless sequences were salvaged or deleted off the drum track of the original master tape recording, Mitch Mitchell later overdubbed all of the new drum sequences in the studio, listening through headphones while Kramer watched the visuals in the control room on this makeshift movieola. The results of these new studio drum sequences and overdubbs would then be added to the live performances in Maui. Mitch actually did a brilliant job; it was as good as it was ever going to be. Meanwhile, later, when film editors were assembling the final print, they completely disregarded everything and didn't cut the picture to the music properly. They just cut the picture to what they felt and thought would look good, and as a result, the entire performance sequence was TOTALLY out of sync. Whatever the numerous problems were technically, the performances contained here in this 2-CD set are far better than the serious circumstances would allow or suggest. The reason for this is because these recordings are seen as essential for Hendrix aficionados. This concert was to prove to be the penultimate Jimi Hendrix concert on American soil. In fact, unknowingly, it would also prove greatly to be one of the last performances Jimi would ever give in his short career. Less than two months later, Jimi Hendrix died in London at the young age of twenty-seven.

The film "Rainbow Bridge" eventually saw the light of day for its release in 1972, (two years after Jimi's death) the soundtrack album would be released shortly afterwards. This final decision was made at the request of Jimi's Manager, Mike Jeffery. However, the soundtrack album that was released was not the actual soundtrack album everybody hoped it would be. Aside from the various bootlegs, this is the FIRST OFFICIAL release of these two-set performances Jimi gave alongside Drummer Mitch Mitchell and Bassist Billy Cox on the 30th day of July 1970 at the foot of the Haleakala Crater on Maui. With this Limited Collectors Edition double CD set, you can finally enjoy these performances in its entirety as it was truly intended.

In closing, the "Rainbow Bridge" saga was a TOTAL DISASTER! This film, along with excessive spending on completing Electric Lady Studios, put Jimi so far in debt that he could not even enjoy the fruits of his fame and fortune in the end. These newly remixed and Digitally Remastered recordings of these two-set performances are all we hoped it would be. With new life shed on these performances, "Rainbow Bridge" FINALLY delivers a WINNER! What "Rainbow Bridge" the film failed to deliver in the early seventies, "Rainbow Bridge" the full concert, delivers and exposes the truth of what could have been. This disasterous project probably caused a lot of undo stress on Jimi and may have been one of the many main contributing factors that led Jimi into a deep depression. Just with all of these stressful factors ALONE and his well publicized lust for drugs, Jimi's life would soon spiral out of control. Jimi Hendrix was a performer ONLY! His manager should have never discussed financial and business matters with Jimi like he did. In my opinion, these factors ALONE, would effect Jimi's destiny in excelling for more creative brilliance and performing to his fullest potential with his first love, HIS GUITAR. After the Maui concerts, one month later, Jimi would perform at the "Isle of Wight Festival" on 30 August 1970. With no self-inspiration or motivation as a result of the deep depression caused by many undo stresses and no telling what else, Jimi was now a "BROKEN" man. Jimi was still able to deliver an above average concert at the "Isle of Wight," but he lacked the heart of the charismatic showman he once had to deliver the GREAT performances. Without his naturally talented heart, Jimi was lost. And the rest is Rock n' Roll history. Thanks for your time in reading this long and lengthy review. I hope you enjoyed reading this review as much as I enjoyed writing it for all of you. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. JIMI LIVES! LONG LIVE ROCK N' ROLL! Rock out always. Take care, J.L.

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It's not what it appears to be
I never knew classical could sound like this
a necessary, and excellent, sampler

Released: 1985-1995
Dumisani Maraire , Astor Piazzolla , Ben Johnston , Steve Reich , Henryk Gorecki , Terry Riley , George Crumb , Arvo Part , King of Navarre Thibault IV , Tigran Tahmizyan , Samuel Barber , Raymond Scott , Anonymous , Michael Daugherty , Jimi Hendrix , Djivan Gasparian , I.F. Stone , Larry Caballero , Patty Manning , John Taylor , and Performer: Kronos Quartet
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000005J3V
Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

Mother Nozipo
Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
String Quartet No. 4 (Amazing Grace)
Different Trains: America - Before The War
Quasi una Fantasia - String Quartet No. 2: Arioso: adagio cantabile
Salome Dances For Peace: (Excerpt From) The Ecstasy
Black Angels: God-Music
Fratres
String Quartet No. 5: Movt. III
A Cool Wind Is Blowing
Adagio

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Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals
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Elvis Everywhere
Purple Haze

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For all its wide stylistic span and just plain good listening, Kronos's Released 1985-1995 is problematic in that it doesn't acknowledge the group's decade-long pre-Nonesuch history with so much as a footnote. That aside, Released, which celebrates the first ten years of the group's association with Nonesuch, is like a great mix tape, stringing pop-song-length selections from 11 albums to wonderful effect. It opens with a joyous Zimbabwean cross-cultural composition; segues into a brief tango by Astor Piazzolla; and goes on to comprise classic minimalism (Steve Reich, Terry Reilly, Philip Glass), a broader palette of 20th-century classical (Samuel Barber, Henryk Gorecki, George Crumb, Arvo Part), and work truly unique to the Kronos repertoire (Ben Johnston's arrangement of "Amazing Grace"). A second CD includes a live recording of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze," a catchy rendering of a wacky Raymond Scott hodgepodge, a novelty homage to Elvis Presley, and a selection from Scott Johnson's extraordinary musical setting of readings by historian I.F. Stone. A great starter kit for Kronos newcomers. --Marc Weidenbaum

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It's not what it appears to be.......2006-07-17

A sampler should be priced at sampler prices to get you to sample the label or artist, usually around $10. On this set, the first CD is 77 min. but the second is only 23 and mostly worthless, except for the Hendrix piece (Purple Haze) which they claim is unreleased though it appears in nearly identical form on the "Sculthorpe, Sallinen, Glass..." album, released 5 years before this one. The first CD is excellent, however, and merits a $2 marketplace purchase.

I never knew classical could sound like this.......2005-06-22

I bought this CD with no knowledge of what Kronos Quartet was all about. I don't have a sophisticated taste in classical music, with my preferences running more to Copeland, Dvorak, Handel, Barber, and Holst.....accessible music for many people. I bought this to expose myself to a different approach to classical music and for the most part have loved the ride. The track America-Before the War alone is worth the price of the CD....its meditation on a society just emerging with optimism from economic stagnation but simultaneously rushing into war is incredibly powerful.

There are obviously many old favorites like Amazing Grace, Barber's Adagio, and a classic rendition of Jimmy Hendrix. When you listen, though, you will appreciate the diversity of classical music....there's so much more to the catalog than most writers Top Fifty lists.

a necessary, and excellent, sampler.......2000-10-09

I've been aware of the Kronos Quartet since WHITE MAN SLEEPS, but never took the plunge until now. What to do, when they've "released" so many records in the meantime? This sampler is the (near) perfect answer. It contains selections from 10 different albums. This serves both to give a sense of the breadth of the group's work (as well as the breadth of 20th century composition!), and also the flavor of some of their records if you decide to hear more. It is astounding music --RELEASED works as a unified whole, with two exceptions in my opinion, and those are the excerpts from the Reich and Glass albums. I don't like Glass at all, and the Reich piece is underwhelming, so I simply edit those selections out. Most of the other tracks are nothing less than stellar: Johnston, Gorecki, Riley, Crumb, Part, Tahmizyan, and Barber. The second disc ("Unreleased") is where my more serious dissatisfaction lies, and hence only 4 stars. You pay a 2-disc price, but this is not a full disc of music, and only 2 of the 4 selections really bear repeated listening. The Johnson track with sampled vocals by the great critic of U.S. imperialism I.F. Stone is fantastic (in a very '80s style), but the last two pieces are more novelty numbers. With all the material available, the second disc could easily contain many more cuts from the voluminous Kronos catalog. But with that caveat, I recommend this record. It sounds great in its own right, and it works quite well as a sampler.

(Since I wrote the original review I've added BLACK ANGELS, NIGHT PRAYERS, and SHORT STORIES to my collection, and all are superb -- see my reviews of all three, and my "Kronos, Reviewed and Unreviewed" list -- 9/5/04.)

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Hugh Marsh: Shaking the Pumpkin

Shaking the Pumpkin

Manufacturer: Duke Street Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000853PDQ

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Hugh Marsh: Shaking the Pumpkin.......2005-07-18

Track Listing:

1. Purple Haze
2. How The Violin Was Born
3. Little Miss Big Kiss
4. The Way Of The Flesh
5. Mistreated
6. Pizz Punk
7. Rules Are Made To Be Broken
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The Jimi Hendrix "Experience" [Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2/24/69]

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A MUST HAVE RARITY IN YOUR HENDRIX COLLECTION!

The Jimi Hendrix "Experience" [Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2/24/69]

Manufacturer: Brilliant
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000E66CZ2

Product Description

The Jimi Hendrix Experience / "Experience" - Original Soundtrack - Jimi Hendrix Label: Brilliant Year: 1999 Track Title 1. Sunshine Of Your Love 2. Bleeding Heart 3. Fire 4. Little Wing 5. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 6. Room Full Of Mirrors 7. Purple Haze 8. Wild Thing 9. Smashing Of The Amps

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A MUST HAVE RARITY IN YOUR HENDRIX COLLECTION!.......2007-05-25

On Feb. 24th of 1969, The Jimi Hendrix Expierence rocked The Royal Albert Hall in London, the first U.K. shows they had played in over a year and what would turn out to be their last. Neither Reprise in the U.S. nor Polydor in the U.K. issued a live album of this concert though a few songs were released on the American album "Hendrix In The West" in 1972. However this concert has been issued and re-issued on various indie labels throughout the last few decades, spliced and diced in every which way conceivable complete with fade ins, fade outs, deceiving track squencing, even the insane idea of chopping the song "Room Full Of Mirrors" in half then playing both parts on top of one another and labeling it a "short version." The various issues have made claims that this was The J.H.E.s last concert (not true) and even Jimis' last concert before he died (VERY NOT TRUE). Jimis' last concert was on 9/6/70 at an open-air festival in Germany, not at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

One of those deceiving re-issues happened to be the first Hendrix I ever owned. It was 1987, I was in the fourth grade, and I bought a cassette titled "The Last Expierence" on the Legacy International label. The front cover made the latter claim that I mentioned above. The Royal Albert Hall concert is special to me in particular because it was the first I'd heard such Hendrix classics like "Purple Haze," "Fire," or "Voodoo Child." After all these years, I wanted to reunite with the live show that got me started on Jimi as a youngster but I didn't want to buy another cheap hodge-podge of it. I'm glad I held out until I found this great 2-CD set, which gives you the entire concert (except for one song) AND presents it in the correct order finally!

Apon hearing this concert for the first time in almost 16 years, it's just as awesome and undeniably RAW (keyword there) as I remember it. But as I listened, it dawned on me why Expierence Hendrix has probally chosen to not re-issue this concert, in all honesty, it's not one of Jimis' best shows. While Jimi and the guys turn in some killer versions of "Stone Free," "I Don't Live Today," and "Foxey Lady," each with unique solos unlike any other live versions you've heard before, feedback and hiss from the amps plagues many of the songs, and not in a good way. Jimi also sounds tired throughout the set and sometimes, downright frustrated making more apologies to the audience than he did at Woodstock. On this version of "Fire" in paticular, Jimi dosen't bother to sing the song with much enthusiasm or even include the come-ons between verses ("oh move over Rover..."). It rocks none the less though. That's not to say Jimi was without his humor on this night, his mimicking Noel saying "blast from the past" in a British accent is funny and there are a few times Jimi chastises the audience for not bringing their instruments so they could come up on stage and jam with him.

There is no "bad" Hendrix you can buy, that's one of the things I love about Jimi, everything he did was special in some way or another, be it on the stage or in the studio, he was that full of creativity. This concert is great in it's own way, like Woodstock and all the others. You get to hear the second time Jimi performed "The Star Spangled Banner" in front of an audience, right after he completes "Wild Thing, and then procedes to do what is titled on the CD as "The Smashing Of The Amps." A feeback noise fest as Jimi smashes his guitar to bits. Probally one of the last times he did that for his audience.

Rock Renaissance (Time-Life Music Classic Rock)

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Rock Renaissance (Time-Life Music Classic Rock)

Manufacturer: Time-Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000FXUZ2U

Product Description

Song list: 1. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. Till the End of the Day - The Kinks 3. All I Really Want to Do - The Byrds 4. Get Me to the World on Time - The Electric Prunes 5. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac 6. Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple 7. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band 8. Sookie Sookie - Steppenwolf 9. Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker 10. Sugar and Spice - The Cryan' Shames 11. Catch the Wind - Donovan 12. Kick Out the Jams - MC5 13. 7 and 7 Is - Love 14. I'm Gonna Love You Too - The Hullaballoos 15. Ballad of Easy Rider - The Byrds 16. Paper Sun - Traffic 17. Homburg - Procol Harum 18. Hey Joe - The Leaves 19. Money - Kingsmen 20. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds 21. I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag - Country Joe & the Fish 22. Combination of the Two - Big Brother & the Holding Company

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