Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Image Entertainment
• ASIN: B0001XAQ9G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,367 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Formed in 1995 by the family of the legendary guitarist, Experience Hendrix has earned wide praise for its restoration of the Jimi Hendrix catalog and efforts to expand the legacy of one of popular music's greatest artists. Janie Hendrix, president and CEO of Experience Hendrix, remains steadfast in efforts to protect the guitarist's legacy. "We will continue to safeguard Jimi's incredible musical legacy as best as we can, making it available to fans with the best possible quality." As a result of this unique focus on expanding Hendrix's profile, interest in Jimi Hendrix remains at an all-time high. The most recent Experience Hendrix DVD release, Jimi Plays Berkeley, debuted on the Billboard video chart at #9. Other releases by the company have enjoyed similar praise and commercial success. Rolling Stone called The Jimi Hendrix Experience, a four-CD box set issued in September 2000, "the Rolls Royce of box sets," and the Band Of Gypsys: Live At The Fillmore East earned a GRAMMY® Award in 2000 for Best Long Form Music Video. The theatrical film Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle Of Wight has enjoyed wide critical approval and was featured as part of the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. Songs include: Are You Experienced (Musiq), Spanish Castle Magic (Santana), Purple House (Prince), The Wind Cries Mary (Sting), Voodoo Chile [Slight Return] (Earth, Wind & Fire), Power Of Soul (Bootsy Collins featuring George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars), Burning of the Midnight Lamp (Eric Clapton), Have You Ever Been [To Electric Ladyland] (Lenny Kravitz), Who Knows (Devoted Spirits featuring George Duke), Purple Haze (Robert Randolph & The Family Band), Little Wing (Chaka Khan & Kenny Olson), Castles Made of Sand (Sounds of Blackness), May This Be Love (Eric Gales), Foxy Lady (Cee-Lo), Red House (John Lee Hooker), Little Wing/3rd Stone From The Sun (Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble).

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Each His Own, July 12, 2004

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James A. Dean (Arlington, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (Audio CD)

First, how amazon let the "tribute cd's suck" "recommendation" go through, only they can answer. Secondly, I own about 60 Hendrix cds, and this one is the best tribute cd, right up there with "Stone Free." A previous reviewer or two said that they thought this release "lacked energy." To each his own. I felt that the performers on this cd had nothing but energy. How one can listen to Robert Randolph do "Purple Haze" and lament the lack of energy is incomprehensible to me. Same goes for Chaka Khan's stunning version of "Little Wing." These performers sounded like they were having fun to me, not just giving you an exact copy of a Hendrix song, but putting their stamp on it while truly celebrating Hendrix. What more can you ask for in a tribute cd?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty sweet for a 'tribute' album, the best of its kind, April 5, 2005

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M. McM "AOTT-TMF" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (Audio CD)

Tribute albums are usually a mixed affair, and few really hold up as albums, but this one comes close. It succeeds on so many levels for several reasons. First, the man it pays tribute to, Jimi Hendrix, is an indisputable legend; his reputation is so widespread, kids who've never heard his music know who he is. So not surprisingly, he's had an enormous influence on a wide variety of musicians, which brings us to a second reason why this collection succeeds: the participating musicians. The line-up here is so impressive because each artist is so different from the other, yet each one has some connection to him, either as a collaborator, as an artist he influenced, or as a friend.

Organized by the Hendrix estate, this disc has plenty of highlights: "Purple House" by Prince and former Sly & the Family Stone bassist Larry Graham showcases Prince's amazing guitar skills - the best track, and from an artist who, like Hendrix, managed to be a great innovator and commercial success while crossing the barrier between rock and r&b. Carlos Santana and Living Colour's Corey Glover perform an excellent cover of "Spanish Castle Magic," with an inspired jazz rhythm section: bassist Stanley Clarke and the late, great Tony Williams, arguably the greatest drummer of all-time. Elsewhere, Sting sings and plays bass on a cover of "The Wind Cries Mary," which has some searing guitar work by John McLaughlin; George Clinton and Bootsy Collins (of Parliament/Funkadelic/etc.) shake it up with "Power of Soul," Chaka Khan and Kid Rock's guitarist Kenny Olson do a strong version of "Little Wing," the late, great blues legend John Lee Hooker covers "Red House" (actually a track from a previous John Lee CD; he passed away before he could record something new, so they selected this as a tribute to him as well), and an awesome live recording of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble performing "Little Wing" and "3rd Stone..." from Oct, 20, 1983 in Philadelphia for the King Biscuit Flour Hour. Granted, none of these covers 'surpass' the originals, and there are some mild disappointments, like an Eric Clapton/Chic collaboration on "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp" (a real letdown) and Lenny Kravitz's contribution, but as tributes go, this is surprisingly good, the kind you'll actually listen to again.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power Of Soul Bonus Disc, May 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (Audio CD)

I just heard the bonus disc with this cd seems to only be available at Best Buy. It has 2 songs the first is with Seal doing Wind Cries Mary and the 2nd one is a real fun song with Vernon Reid and what seems to be another guitarist doing
Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice it is a really fun version with some wicked fret action definitely worth getting