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Q MagazineAug 21, 2013This fourth is no less essential for fans than the previous three. [May 2013, p.117]
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 6, 2013There's enough here that's new to renew your love of Hendrix. Yes, there's blood in the stone yet. [Apr 2013, p.94]
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The WireApr 24, 2013The posthumous tracks that have emerged are among the best of Hendrix's late work. [Apr 2013, p.50]
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Mar 8, 2013What remains are fragments that got worked into more refined compositions, and enticing snapshots of ideas and visions that never had a chance to reach fruition. For Hendrix enthusiasts, and the historical record, this latest (and hopefully not last) installment is priceless in its way.
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MojoMar 7, 2013Some have been admirable attempts to anthologise the best of his post-Experience work. others are more dubious. This latest set falls somewhere between the two. [Apr 2013, p.105]
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Mar 7, 2013As entertaining as this album may be, a lot of these songs, needless to say, feel rather parched of vitality.
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Mar 7, 2013People, Hell and Angel isn’t perfect--or godly--but it does contain some canon tracks that every Hendrix fan should hear.
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Mar 5, 2013The Hendrix estate, along with Newton-based archivist John McDermott and producer Eddie Kramer, have done themselves proud here.
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Mar 5, 2013This latest collection offers a tantalising glimpse of how Hendrix's genius might have progressed.
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Mar 5, 2013Hendrix left us so much but in precious little time. Every shred counts.
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Mar 4, 2013This collection has a tantalising flavour, the sense of an alternative history of rock.
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UncutMar 1, 2013No real lost treasure, then, but some interesting baubles. [Apr 2013, p.89]
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Mar 1, 2013People, Hell and Angels offers the clearest sense yet of how Hendrix was preparing an evolution of his own.
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Mar 1, 2013Most of the dozen songs here have been released before in other forms, and 1997's First Ray of the New Rising Sun remains the definitive set of "building blocks" for what would have been Hendrix's fifth album. However, these 1968-9 recordings (mostly with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles) are free of overdubs, and the playing is incendiary.
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Mar 1, 2013Tracks such as the languid instrumental “Easy Blues”--which lives up to its name--and “Earth Blues”, a slippery sci-fi number, are worth the price of admission.
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Mar 1, 2013By definition, they're not as classic as his first three albums but because of the amazing guitar plus the soulful grooves and songwriting (and thankfully no overdubbing), there's still some good quality material found here for fans and even some agnostics.
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Mar 1, 2013People, Hell and Angels certainly isn't the place to start your Hendrix collection, but collectors will surely want to hear this and it provides an interesting perspective on where Jimi's music was headed post-Experience.
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Mar 1, 2013Even if there is a sense that we’ve heard a lot of this before, People, Hell, And Angels is still a well-chosen and finely-presented collection that should not be blamed for that familiarity.
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