Following is “Electric Ladyland,” a fairytale trip that serves as introduction to the rest on the LP “I want to show you the angels spread their wings.” Next is “Crosstown Traffic,” a stomp under with a heavy beat. The “I” in that sentence is true - Hendrix produced and directed these sides himself. The LP opens with an electronic track using tape loops and phasing (think of “Itchy Coo Park” by the Small Faces for an example of phasing) called “And the Gods Made Love.” Hendrix said in an interview, “We knew this was the track that most people will jump on to criticize, so I put it first to get it over with.” Pepper trips here) - instead there’s a unity, an energy flow. Hendrix is a good musician and his science fiction concepts surmount noise. Being a bit fed up with music as “reactive noise” (“God man, the world’s a drag, let’s play loud and drown it out”), I was sort of set not to dig this LP, but I had to.
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