Not so sure, I find huge skills with the guitar but his music normally says very little to me, find noĬoherence, sense of melody or great compositional skills, but lets go track by track: Now, after my attack of honesty comes the second part, Do I believe he was so great as people say? Logical, but would feel more comfortable at Prog Related, but that's not my call. Still not totally convinced that the guy is so influential to Prog, but hey, his music was far moreĪdvanced than most of the musicians of his time, he was really crossing through uncharted territory,Īnd that's one of the main characteristics of Prog, and at the end, Blues or not Blues, his music wasĪscribed to Psychedelia, and that's one of the main sources of Prog, so his addition can be accepted as Of Electric Ladyland and my opinion changed a bit. Guy was influential for everything that came after him, but not especially to Prog, so got my old LP copy complemented with a CD a friend lend me When I saw the name of JIMI HENDRIX added to Proto Prog, I felt disappointed, there's no doubt the The Sweet Inspirations / backing vocals (9) Releases informationĪrtwork: Karl Ferris (photo) with Ed Thrasher (art direction)ĢxLP Reprise Records - 2RS 6307 (1968, US)ĢxCD Polydor - 823 359-2 (1984, Germany) Alternative coverĢxCD Reprise Records - W2 6307 (1987, US) Remastered by Lee HerschbergĬD Reprise Records - 6307-2 (1990, US) Remastered by Joe GastwirtĬD MCA - MCAD-11600 (1997, US) Remastered by Eddie Kramer & George Marino Freddie Smith / tenor saxophone (10,13) Dave Mason / 12-string guitar (15), backing vocals (3) Mitch Mitchell / drums, percussion, lead (5) & backing vocals Noel Redding / bass, acoustic guitar & lead vocals (5), backing vocals Jimi Hendrix / lead vocals, guitar, piano, electric harpsichord, percussion, comb and tissue paper kazoo, bass (2,6,8,11,14,15), arranger & producer (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) (13:39)ġ2.
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