C&L's Late Nite Music Club With Jimi Hendrix

(guest blogged by Howie Klein) Jimi Hendrix was long gone by the time I became president of Reprise Records. Coincidentally, though, as a college con
By Nicole Belle — February 28, 2007

(guest blogged by Howie Klein)

Jimi Hendrix was long gone by the time I became president of Reprise Records. Coincidentally, though, as a college concert chairman I had booked the Jimi Hendrix Experience for their first appearance in the U.S. The last time I ran into him was in a small seaside town outside of Essaouira, my favorite spot in Morocco, in 1969. Soon after that, I met another revolutionary artist who has changed the course of pop music: Patti Smith.

And last week I got to hear Patti's next album, TWELVE, a collection of a dozen covers that have meant a lot to her-- and to many of us. The album starts with a brilliant and sensual rendition of Jimi's "Are You Experienced?" (informed by lots of Beatles). Patti's album is amazing and I'll try to get an advance for Crooks and Liars.

Meanwhile, here's the original:

Oh, the other songs on Patti's album: "Helpless," "Gimme Shelter," "Within You Without You," "White Rabbit," "Changing of The Guard," "Boy in a Bubble," "Soul Kitchen," "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Midnight Rider," and "Gangsta's Paradise" (kind of).

So tonight's contest: without having heard a note of it, review Patti Smith's new album. Send your entry to downwithtyranny@aol.com and if yours is the best review, we'll send you the mindblowing 15 CD boxset-- BOB DYLAN REVISITED, 15 classic albums by a master who influenced the work of both Patti and Jimi.

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