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Episode 77 covers Jimi Hendrix’s album, 1967’s “Axis: Bold As Love” Is this a worthy follow up to the massive “Are You Experienced” or is it missing some of the magic of that first record? What about that album cover? Mark, Chris and Kevin debate, discuss, love and flush their favorites and not-so-favorites from this record. Now streaming live, join us Sunday Nights 7PM Central Time at twitch.tv/lightthesky
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Quick Reviews
Mark Album still has a lot of great content and guitar clinics put to tape, but the band became self-aware of its place and it suffers because of that.
Chris The best sounding of the three Jimi records, production wise, and four or five great tracks, but a lot of the deep cuts just aren’t as compelling musically.
Kevin In a way more mature and more variation than on “Are You Experienced” but simply put, I enjoyed this album less than the first one. No outright stinkers, but I wish there was a bit more rock and less soft.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "EXP" | 1:55 | T | T | T | |
| 2 | "Up from the Skies" | 2:55 | T | T | T | |
| 3 | "Spanish Castle Magic" | 3:00 | L | B | B | |
| 4 | "Wait Until Tomorrow" | 3:00 | L | L | L | |
| 5 | "Ain't No Telling" | 1:46 | B | L | F | |
| 6 | "Little Wing" | 2:24 | L | B | L | |
| 7 | "If Six Was Nine" | 5:32 | L | F | L | |
| 1 | "You've Got Me Floating" | 2:45 | F | F | F | |
| 2 | "Castles Made of Sand" | 2:46 | L | L | B | |
| 3 | "She's So Fine" (Noel Redding) | 2:37 | F | F | L | |
| 4 | "One Rainy Wish" | 3:40 | L | B | L | |
| 5 | "Little Miss Lover" | 2:20 | F | L | L | |
| 6 | "Bold as Love" | 4:09 | B | L | L |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Track Records first released it in the United Kingdom on December 1, 1967, only seven months after the release of the group’s highly successful debut, Are You Experienced. In the United States, Reprise Records delayed the release until the following month. The album reached the top ten in the album charts in both countries.
For the album, the group displayed several musical styles and critics saw it as demonstrating Jimi Hendrix‘s growth as a songwriter. The album introduced “Spanish Castle Magic” and “Little Wing“, two Hendrix compositions which draw on his roots performing with rhythm and blues bands, that would remain in his live repertoire throughout his career.
The album cover, which draws on Hindu religious iconography, has generated controversy. It was designed without Hendrix’s approval, and he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction. However, the album went on to become quite successful and was certified platinum in the US and silver in the UK. In 2000, Axis: Bold as Love was voted number 147 in Colin Larkin‘s All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[1] Rolling Stone ranked Axis: Bold as Love number 92 on its 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
