This 1997 reissue of AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE is a newly remastered version that restores the original album artwork. It is among the first batch of albums on Experience Hendrix, a new label controlled by Hendrix's family.
AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE was the follow-up to ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?, and represented a much more conscious use of the recording studio's possibilities. Where his live shows continued to showcase the raw rocking power of the Experience, the recording studio gave Hendrix the composer/arranger a broader palette. There are still plenty of powerful blues/rock-inflected songs, such as the menacing "If 6 Was 9," the rolling "Spanish Castle Magic" and the spatial title tune. But "Up from the Skies" is a jazzy trio romp, featuring Hendrix's bluesy, vocalized wah-wah pedal. And on the ballads "Little Wing" and "Castles Made of Sand," Hendrix shifts the focus from the band to the silvery chord/melody accompaniments he often employed to complement his vocals. They are an orchestral effect unto themselves.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Jimi Hendrix (vocals, electic guitar); Noel Redding (vocals, bass); Mitch Mitchell (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, England. Originally released on Reprise. Includes liner notes by Jym Fahey.
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock, Blues
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Track Listing:
A1 EXP 1:55
A2 Up From The Skies 2:55
A3 Spanish Castle Magic 3:00
A4 Wait Until Tomorrow 3:00
A5 Ain't No Telling 1:46
A6 Little Wing 2:24
A7 If 6 Was 9 5:32
B1 You Got Me Floating 2:45
B2 Castles Made Of Sand 2:46
B3 She's So Fine 2:37
B4 One Rainy Wish 3:40
B5 Little Miss Lover 2:20
B6 Bold As Love 4:09
