Axis Bold As Love CD/DVD

Editorial Review

The sensational sophomore release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience highlights Hendrix's own evolving musical experimentalism and acknowledges his early musical influences of soul and R&B. Remastered from the original two-track mixdown master tapes, Axis: Bold As Love's 13-songs show the evolving trio as they neared the height of their career. Features the seminal classics "Spanish Castle Magic," "Little Wing," "Castles Made Of Sand," and the classic Easy Rider anthem, "If 6 Was 9."

DELUXE CD/DVD EDITIONS OF JIMI'S CLASSIC STUDIO ALBUMS!

All titles in lavish 6-panel digipaks

36 page booklets include detailed session info, liner notes, photos and memorabilia

DVDs contain exclusive "making of" mini documentaries

Original Classic Albums also available on 180 gram audiophile LP with gatefold jackets and color LP booklets

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
• Could be better...
  "Axis" have been a classic for over 40 years, so i'm not going to review the album, but this Deluxe Edition.
  The remastered sound is really an improvement if you only listened to the first pressings of it on CD. But, if you already have the '97 remasters, it's just the same thing.
  I'm givin' it 4 stars because of the dvd. It's so short, that i really wonder why not to put a CD of demos or live recordings from the era? It would be so better.
• A Passage to India(n)
  "Axis: Bold as Love" was one of Jimi Hendrix's most brilliant, original works of music. It's a strange irony that while Hendrix was proud of his Cherokee heritage, when he said he was Indian, his British collaborators probably thought of their recently independent colony... and hence the Hindu imagery in their album art. The music is electrifying.
  "Axis" opens with "Exp",a concept album about life in outer space. In a sense, the Psychedelic Shaman foreshadowed The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust... more info
• No Match For the Debut
  Unlike many of my classmates in high school, I never worshipped Jimi Hendrix. Oh, I liked him just fine but there was a lot of other music out there far more interesting to me at the time. I did buy Are You Experienced and Electric Ladyland on vinyl, but Axis Bold As Love always seemed kind of weak to me. Though it found Hendrix wading into a more experimental sound, it was certainly no match for the debut. Fast-forward forty years and you will find me buying on CD some of the acclaimed albums I skipped for... more info
• Axis Bold as Love CD/DVD
  Best mastering of Hendrix I've heard since the orig LP's
  Worth the investment in my humble opinion.
  Nice packaging and booklet too.
  I bought the 3 orig releases, then bought 3 more for an old high school buddy.
  great price at amazon.

Tracks:

1. EXP
2. Up From The Skies
3. Spanish Castle Magic
4. Wait Until Tomorrow
5. Ain't No Telling
6. Little Wing
7. If 6 Was 9
8. You Got Me Floatin'
9. Castles Made Of Sand
10. She's So Fine
11. One Rainy Wish
12. Little Miss Lover
13. Bold As Love

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