Songs for groovy children : the Fillmore East concerts

"Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox, and Buddy Miles famously played two shows each night on December 31, 1969 and January 1, 1970, leading to one of the greatest live LPs of all time: Band of Gypsys. Other material from the shows has been officially released, but the only complete set available prior to this was the first show on December 31. Finally, after nearly 50 years, all four complete shows are available together, with fantastic sound, for the first time. Well, almost. Most Hendrix fans probably wouldn't notice, but the hardcore collectors who have been waiting for this set know that this is not every note played during those shows".

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"Many of the tracks that appeared on the original Band Of Gypsys were edited by Hendrix and Kramer, for length but also to eradicate Miles's extraneous vocals. These now appear in their original form. As well as backing Hendrix, Miles takes lead on several tracks - the box has four versions of his pleasing pop-soul number "Changes"/"Them Changes", as well as three covers of "Stop" and a full version of the fourth set's "We Gotta Live Together", including its segue from "Voodoo Child". His fine but bland singing style highlights Hendrix's own underrated voice, which retains its power over what must have been a punishing two nights and has a texture and timbre as unique as his guitar playing. The latter, of course, is out of this world".

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