license to MCA Records, Inc. in 1967 and 1997.
on Billboard's Black Albums in 1968.
groundbreaking debut effort with a solid collection of great
tunes and great interactive playing between himself, Noel
record the album, since he was in the midst of a creative hot streak, Hendrix stretched further musically
than the first album, but even more so as a songwriter. He was still quite capable of coming up with
spacy rockers like "You Got Me Floating," "Up From the Skies," and "Little Miss Lover," radio-ready to
follow on the commercial heels of "Foxey Lady" and "Purple Haze." But the beautiful, wistful ballads
"Little Wing," "Castles Made of Sand," "One Rainy Wish," and the title track set closer show remarkable
growth and depth as a tunesmith, harnessing Curtis Mayfield soul guitar to Dylanesque lyrical imagery
and Fuzz Face hyperactivity to produce yet another side to his grand psychedelic musical vision. These
are tempered with Jimi's most avant-garde tracks yet, "EXP" and the proto-fusion jazz blowout of "If 6
Was 9." (Cub Koda - All Music Guide)
Hendrix on "Up From the Skies," the mission statement of Axis: Bold As Love, his second album with
his band the Experience. Hendrix's delicate touch on the wah-wah pedal (a recent invention in 1968)
glides and teases airily, drawing the ear into an album that wanted to take you higher, past gravity or
limits of any kind. The late bassist Noel Redding (see Page 22) kept the album on some sort of earthly
axis, while drummer Mitch Mitchell was no less a renegade than Hendrix when it came to
expressionistic frenzy; you can hear the two collide, commune and converse on such tracks as "Spanish
Castle Magic."
Generally overlooked on Axis were taut, funky, could've-been-hits such as "Ain't No Telling," "Wait
Until Tomorrow" and "Little Miss Lover." Axis' reputation was forged on its more mystical numbers: the
achingly lyrical "Little Wing," the straight-world kiss-off "If 6 Was 9." Lyrically, Hendrix tosses out dreamy
references to gold ships, golden gardens, rainbows and dragonflies -- in words and sound, he argues
that the universe is a wondrous place full of magic to those willing to open their consciousness. Dig.
(Parke Puterbaugh - RollingStone.com)
1. EXP 1:55
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
2. Up From The Skies 2:55
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
Peaked at # 82 on Billboard's Pop Singles in 1968.
3. Spanish Castle Magic 3:00 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
4. Wait Until Tomorrow 3:00
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
5. Ain't No Telling 1:46
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
6. Little Wing 2:24 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
7. If 6 Was 9 5:32 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
8. You Got Me Floatin' 2:45 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
9. Castles Made Of Sand 2:46 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
10. She's So Fine 2:37 (Recommended)
Written by Noel Redding
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)/Joint Music Co., Inc. (BMI)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
11. One Rainy Wish 3:40
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
12. Little Miss Lover 2:20 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
13. Bold As Love 4:09 (Recommended)
Written by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)
©1997, 1968 Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., under exclusive license to MCA Records, Inc.
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