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Experience Hendrix brings together the major singles with a stack of majestic album tracks and the career-defining live Woodstock version of "The Star Spangled Banner" on a fat 20-tracker. While best used as a sampler to direct new listeners to the immortal Are You Experienced, Electric Ladyland, and so on, the CD (which supplants the short-lived Ultimate Experience collection) does hang together as a listen. Its blend of Hendrix the rocker and Hendrix the underrated soul man is suggestive, painting a picture of a multifaceted genius and transcending its plainly mercenary origins. In the end, its effect--like that of all Hendrix's best records--is to remind us of a Jimi very, very much alive. --Rickey Wright

My mom gave a used copy of it to me as a Christmas present a while ago, and later I got the albums that all of the tracks from this album are on. This title definitely lives up to it's name in one sense. It primarily has his most popular recordings and with this album, you really do experience Hendrix. The real thing that I should mention is that this is the perfect Jimi Hendrix album to start out with.

This album begins with what is probably Hendrix's most well known song "Purple Haze," the song that got his start "Hey Joe," his one-hit-wonder by technicality/tribute to Bob Dylan "All Along the Watchtower," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," his classic performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner," and it even includes some of his posthumously released tracks put onto First Rays of the New Rising Sun.

Is this the only Jimi Hendrix album to get? NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! In fact, I personally prefer Jimi Hendrix's posthumously released live albums, such as Live at Berkley (The Second Set), Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight, and Live at Woodstock (not just the national anthem but the whole album).

Hendrix was a lot more than just the well-known songs. However, this is a great album to start out with, and it's a great way to have Hendrix on a single disc. It's too bad I gave my copy away, which is why I put it on my wish list.

There are older Jimi Hendrix collections out there, like Smash Hits - but don't bother with them. This is the one to get. Like most say, this one really packages the essential hits.

My only quibble about Hendrix's catalogue is that he came in an era where the audio recording technology available to him wasn't as sonically superb (only the Beatles would exceed all peers)...so it's a little rough here and there but the man's brilliance shines through. Remastering has no doubt improved what was there, but it hasn't done wonders to enhance the mixes. Regardless, there was really only one Hendrix and his influence on those around him and those who came after was indelible. Experience Hendrix!

We loved this Jimmy Hendrix CD. We found some 8mm video tapes that my husband took while he was in Vietnam in the 70's. We sent the tapes off to have them put on a DVD and had them put the Jimmy Hendix cd as the background music. It turned out great !!! Brought back a lot of good and bad memories !!!! CD was worth every penny we paid for it !!!

As a diehard Hendrix fan... like who isn't, I have to confess I felt that some of Jimi's best songs are conspicuously missing from this album. For example, I can live without "Dolly Dagger" but not without "Spanish Castle Magic"! I wish they had consulted me first when picking songs... but, oh well, heavy sigh, they did not. Still, even with its organizational faults, Jimi still rocks.

This is a classic CD; I carry it in my car at all times. I know I am in the universal flow when I turn on the radio and find myself catching the next Jimi song on the radio waves. (It's called hanging ten on the Tao.)

There are some things you simply cannot get enough of, and Jimi Hendrix is one of them. If you are not going to sit down and burn your own customized CD with your favorite Mr. Jimi songs, then get this album. It is the next best thing.

I wanted some Hendrix and this CD was it. Took me back to the days when he was monster. Amazon delivered quick in perfect condition.