Jimi Hendrix Experience — Smash Hits
Author: tracysigler | Posted: January 28th, 2008 | | Tags: 1979, acid rock, blues rock, hard rock, Jimi Hendrix, music, psychedelic, vinyl | 3 Comments »
- Artist: Jimi Hendrix
- Title: Smash Hits
- Year: 1979
- Format: Vinyl 12 in.
- Rating (1-10): 10
- Owner: Tracy
- Acquired: 1979
- Keeper: Yes
That’s one cool dude on the cover. And speaking of cool dudes, this album was a birthday present from my Dad, a/k/a “Mr. Cool.” Just ask my Mom. I had some singles, you know, vinyl seven inches, that I had accumulated, but this was my very first full length album. That’s right, the first of thousands of records. And I can’t think of a better album or artist to start a record collection. I’m eternally grateful for my father pointing me in the right music direction. I liked Hendrix from what I heard on the radio, but this record was not something I asked for. It was his idea.
For me, Hendrix brings together everything I love most about music. Art, innovation, guitar mastery, blues, funk, acid rock, and the moments of cathartic heaviness that I just need to survive. Smash Hits by the Jimi Hendrix Experience is one of the most played records I own, and the vinyl shows the wear and tear. But it still sounds great. I did a decent job maintaining it for a 13 year old.
My favorite from this collection is a song I think was less of a hit than the others, “Stone Free.”
A little something different from Jimi.
great album just great. the first time I heard this my buddy (Fuqua) urged me to move closer to the 80’s sized boom-box. He turned up the volume and said, “it doesn’t get louder, it gets better…”
Your Mom is here to say that your Dad is still “Mr. Cool” in all the good ways! He is still rocking and I don’t mean in a chair.
Smash Hits [DVD] (2007) Hendrix, Jimi ORDERED by Dad