Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix (REVIEW)

We all know who Jimi Hendrix is, so there’s really no need for an introduction here. If you’re reading this and you don’t know who Jimi Hendrix is, do yourself a favor and listen to his music. 

Electric Ladyland is Hendrix’s last album he released before his unfortunate death in 1970, and it fulfills its role as the closing to his career perfectly. Everything Jimi Hendrix did on his other two albums is irrelevant here because Electric Ladyland is on a completely different level. 

What really sets Electric Ladyland apart from the other Hendrix Experience albums is that he has no restraints. Nobody is telling him what to do and he isn’t ordered to succumb to the industry’s standards. This makes the record feel raw and passionate, you can really tell Hendrix loves what he is doing on this record. The two 15-minute tracks, Voodoo Chile and 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), are great examples of this. 

The biggest standout for me is how precise and perfectly performed the instrumentation is. Hendrix plays the guitar like God himself would, and accompanies it with other backing instruments that only add to the dream-like atmosphere. It sounds otherworldly, he strums those strings better than anyone ever will. 

I know this may seem vague in terms of a review, but It’s hard to put all of my thoughts into words. In short, Jimi Hendrix was the best to ever do it.

RIP Jimi Hendrix. 10/10.