Perfect for the first time Hendrix listener!

This is a great set to buy if you are just getting started on Hendrix music for one simple reason... it has a little bit of everything you will encounter once you begin to buy more of Jimi's albums. This is an excellent set because not only does it include some immortal hits, but it also has alternative takes that surface in Hendrix' catalog more often than any other artist (probably because Jimi was always coming up with a better version). Another plus is that disc 2 is completly live. I am a big fan of live music, wether you're actually there or if it's recorded, and of all the live recordings I have heard Jimi always dominates the top ten. The quality of Jimi's preformances must explain the plethora of live albums Experience Hendrix has published. All in all this is a great collection.

The best compilation for the Hendrix freak

If you're reading this, no doubt you are looking for the best Hendrix album, whether to start out or "complete" your collection. I have seen several attempts to distill Jimi's musical legacy with varying degrees of success. This is the ONE, folks. Often with these compilations, something is ignored. Not this time. Hendrix's live work is featured quite well; The Star Spangled Banner was only the tip of the iceberg.

The studio disc has the usual standards (of course). A real treat, though, was the last tracks. I am very picky about my Hendrix records,and I don't want to get the same thing over again. But finding "hey baby/land of the rising sun", was interesting- very interesting. As I had not known it even existed in such a complete form, I had to get it.And the alternate takes of "spanish castle magic" and "all along the watchtower" didn't hurt either.

To sum up: new Hendrix fan: this is a good start. Old Hendrix fan: if you don't have this, what's taking you so long?

Now, if they could re-release the movie "Jimi Hendrix"...

The power of Hendrix Lives.

This is the Best Album I have... I honestly mean that.

With Music in here to fuel all sorts of emotions...
And a Life Story booklet inside helps you feel what was behind the music.

Created by the production company formed of Hendrix's own surviving relatives, this album is aimed at giving the Gift of Hendrix to people like myself who was too young to experience him 1st hand, and also to re-live the obvoius power Hendrix's work included.

From Hey Joe to almost get you to tears, to Fire to get a good mood, to 3rd Stone From The Sun to expand your mind.

I honestly can say this is the Best Album I own(I'm listening to it as I type this.)
This Album, was created with so much care "took 5 years to make I belive" that it's almost like a gift from Hendrix himself.