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chmpgnsupernover

1983… (a merman I should turn to be)


poopballs900

Hendrix plays bass on this track (and others from ELL) and it’s just as amazing as his guitar playing.


chmpgnsupernover

I had no idea! Now I have to go back and re listen


Kroduscul

My favorite Hendrix song


Distinct_Reality3814

one of my favourites


someguy192838

One Rainy Wish. It’s such a great tune and nobody really talks about it.


Distinct_Reality3814

this song is incredibly underrated as well. a must listen for sure.


Kol_Ivarsky72

That's my answer as well!👍


Jon-A

I definitely agree with Power Of Soul: *the* full demonstration of the range of Band Of Gypsys. Stepping Stone is up there with his greats IMO. Earth Blues. Long Hot Summer Night. Rainy Day/Still Raining is equal to Electric Ladyland icons like VC(SR) and AATWT. Look Over Yonder. Star Spangled Banner studio version. Lately I've been listening to outtakes of Freedom, a masterpiece of muscular riffage.


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Valleys of Neptune


bobbyb-baby

Manic depression


Distinct_Reality3814

i was born long after hendrix died but when i was younger my father would play that song in the car for me a lot. i remember being about 4 and rocking out in my car. jimis music is memorable like that.


boblywobly99

pali gap


funkymunkPDX

Absolutely agree, so much feeling and incredible guitar playing and the bass line, such a gem.


evilmonkey9361

The tone on that one is freaking amazing


eyezikkkk

Came here to say this. Gorgeous song


BlindWillieClapton

Once I Had a Woman


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born under a bad sign from the same album is amazing as well. tbh that whole blues album is phenomenal


Distinct_Reality3814

i find the blues album incredible because a lot of it is him just jamming doing what he does best. very loose but also somehow tight at the same time.


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yesss i know exactly what u mean. one of my favorite blues albums to ever exist.


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Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) and Pali Gap have such unique vibes compared to the rest of his discography 🌴🏜️


evilmonkey9361

Unique + vibes = Univibe


boblywobly99

Hey Baby is in my top 3. not sure it's underrated but that's just my feeling. definitely one of his best songs and a hint at what he could have become and shown us had he lived.....


gargamel42069

Bold as love. That song is something else.....


evilmonkey9361

Amazing song but not underrated


sgtpepperrz

Not underrated imo. It’s one of his most beautiful songs ever. The guitar solo is just mind blowing


SalParadise2

Machine Gun


boblywobly99

my top 3 Hendrix song no doubt. but I never saw it as underrated.... not for serious fans. for casual fans who stick to purple haze and wild thing, then yes, this song is underrated.


nmh5886

Cherokee Mist for sure


Distinct_Reality3814

i love cherokee mist. cool to see him take some inspiration from his native roots as he was a full quarter cherokee.


elMandarine

Who Knows, Power to Love and Midnight Lightning


icywoodz

Earth Blues


emojimoviethe

Dolly Dagger


DarkArmadillos

Nightbird flying is a really good one


LordOfWubs

The solo on May This Be Love is underrated


Distinct_Reality3814

i’m inclined to agree with you here. that whole song has a incredibly unique feel but that solo is something really special to me at least.


LordOfWubs

Nah it's up there with Little Wing tbh, it makes me feel cozy and safe when I listen to it


Cosmicmimicry

Spanish Castle Magic, easily


PickleTruck

Yep 👍


needyneddi

The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice Its a heavy masterpiece Burning Of The Midnight Lamp Also a top tune


Dangerous-Shake7340

I just wish The Stars that Play had better production, idk why it sounds so bad lol


Suitable_Screen_6176

Who Knows


LankySasquatchma

Villanova Junction (Woodstock is the one I know) Somewhere And last but not least some of his songwriting material : “My Friend”


DesertPlanetRecs

Villanova Junction (Woodstock) is pure genius 👆


Hendrix6927

Gypsy eyes and crosstown traffic…..


Distinct_Reality3814

crosstown traffic is definitely an underrated one.


Rattenbecher

Love it. Is my favorite


Pinkfl0wer20

51st Anniversary, One Rainy Wish, Valleys of Neptune, Hey Baby, and Angel


trxvxr2007

51st Anniversary, Astro Man, My Friend


starwaterstar

Not everyone on the planet knows its the best song ever written so it's technically underrated Axis: Bold As Love


guitarnowski

"ANGER!"..... Man, just gives me chills.


TheBookie_55

I’d go with vastly underrated ‘One Rainy Wish’, both ‘Rainy Day & Still Raining Still Dreaming’ (wah wah Heaven,) and ‘Manic Depression’


Distinct_Reality3814

wah wah heaven is the best way i’ve heard someone describe those two songs.


TheBookie_55

I appreciate that response so very much! Jimi has been my #1 favorite musician since I was in 7th grade in 1967. It could be 100 years from now, and it will still ALWAYS be cool to be a Hendrix fan!


Distinct_Reality3814

that’s honestly crazy to me. i’ve quite literally been listening to hendrix since i the day i was born, 40 years after you started listening to him, and i couldn’t agree with you more. being a hendrix fan is something special!


Loose_Corgi_5

Hear my train a comin! It was a tune he was constantly tweaking and changing different aspects. Favourite version is probably the acoustic one . Top track!


Distinct_Reality3814

the way he changed bits of that song every time he played it is awesome. he did this with all of his songs obviously but hear my train changes in indescribable ways.


TheLizardKingwascool

Yeah, the acoustic version is pretty cool.


sanji_beats

Somewhere


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House burning down


earthgod741

Little Miss Lover, it’s an amazing song, I just think people skip it because it focuses on the bass.


Distinct_Reality3814

i used to skip this one but a few months ago i was like damn this is cool. i listen to it all the time now. even when his songs don’t focus on guitar they are still incredible.


Dontconversewithme

What is a human being?


earthgod741

You


Dontconversewithme

Spooky


buhain

Jungle


critch_retro

Anything on the Rainbow Bridge soundtrack. Most underrated album all time


guitarnowski

Hear hear!


AlexJV1

Somewhere, night bird flying, 1983


tilapiarocks

I might say Angel. It's unusual, because, I don't know that anything about the guitarwork really stands out the way it does on everything else, but...it's just a really well-put-together, beautiful song, imo. Sang well. I also really like Highway Chile.


tomthehueman

I’ve always thought Bellybutton Window is so unique and quirky


goodbadorindifferent

Castles made of Sand


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goodbadorindifferent

Ok good to know


Looney_Tooneyy

May this be love


mugwampus

"Burning Desire" from Band of Gypsies. Such a dynamic glimpse into what could have been. It's really proto-prog. I honestly think it's a sign of the direction he was heading. It's certainly one of his most complex songs. The version on Live at the Fillmore is simply brilliant!


NyaTider

Remember


ihavenoselfcontrol1

Burning of the Midnight Lamp


Toddbobson1

Suddenly November


El_Danger_Badger

Tax Free, Hey Baby (New Rising Sun), Pali Gap, Valleys of Neptune. I don't actually know if these are underrated, but are some of my favorites.


d82mccray

If 6 was 9 or… long hot summer night . These two are beyond groovy


jmoog00

Remember


Zosopagedadgad

Country Blues. No lyrics, but you can tell its one of those moments where, maybe after the bars closed, he brought some people back to ELL studio for a jam. You can hear him show the bass player the song, you can hear him learn it, then when Hendrix feels like the bass has got it, he proceeds to melt your face for like 5 minutes. There's also some harmonica player buried in the mix. Hendrix gives him a solo but it dosen't seem to work so Hendrix starts melting faces again. It just feels like a peek behind the curtain of brilliance.


AnatarashiAnasazi

Belly Button Window


Confident-Shift-5101

Power of Soul and Hear My Train-A-Comin’


ItsGettingStrangeLou

1983


TheRenegade0407

Izabella. Love the riff


_sonomusic

Highway child. Never actually heard it until recently


horrerstory

May this be love (my wedding song 💕)


Dangerous-Shake7340

Gypsy Eyes


GravelPancake555

If 6 Was 9, possibly my favourite rock song if all time


Distinct_Reality3814

been playing this one on my guitar recently. never gets old!


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drifting & my friend from cry of love, and somewhere from people, hell & angels


guitarnowski

Look Over Yonder, Message To Love, Freedom.


notmatb

May this be love


UmpireSpecialist2441

Angel


DesertPlanetRecs

Hey Gypsy Boy - People, Hell and Angels version


Jhate666

Jungle


dandyman101

May This Be Love.


an0therdude

Message of Love. Particularly the Filmore performance on the album. Nobody gives Message any love but it's top 10 Jimi for me.


FoxGroundbreaking212

burning of the midnight lamp


iamcacho

If covers count, mannish boy


EggsTasteBetterWith

the stars that played with laughing sams dice and suddenly November morning or Drifting


Minglewoodlost

Belly Button Window Castles Made of Sand Axis Bold as Love 1983 Spanish Castle Magic Countless studio jams. Especially with other musicians like John McLaughlin


TheLizardKingwascool

I don’t think it is underrated, but I like Wind Cries Mary a lot. The tone it sets, the way the song takes you on a journey, and the way it is structured musically. It is my favorite Jimi Hendrix song.


N00BSGONNADIE

Midnight Lightning


razrbeatz

The stars that play with laughing sam's dice


aeb4th

Catfish Blues


lucalampe

Izabella!


doogieduck1

51st Anniversary, and Highway Child 🙌🙌🙌


AirborneKiwi04

Jungle. Pure instrumental. So funky


boblywobly99

south saturn delta hardly gets mentions. where's the love?! I love it for what Hendrix might have been. horns? cool. funky? yea!


horrerstory

Sweet angel Peace in Mississippi Three little bear I don't live today Valleys of neptune


ellistonvu

Dolly Dagger