This is the first song my big brother learned on the guitar. He was a hell of a good player, and a good man. He died a few weeks ago; all I have left of him are memories and music. Thank God for Hendrix, because he’s keeping the past alive for me.

I Allways wonder why everybody is just talking about jimis guitar, and nobody ever mention his voice, that at least for me is just as iconic

If he is not your favorite guitarist, then he is your favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist, a fact.

Mitch Mitchell was so unbelievably soulful. Best rock drummer by far in the 60s. He wasn't just loud and busy but could have a very subtle jazzy touch. He was the perfect drummer for the GREAT Mr. Hendrix.

It wasn't a band. It wasn't an album. It was an experience.

No one mentions the haunting background vocals. Beyond amazing. This song, every element of it, takes you to another place where the hairs on your neck stand up. Stellar. Genius.

Hendrix guitar playing will live on forever.

Had no business fooling with Dad's vinyl collection, that's when I came across this gem and fell in love the first time. I was only 14 back then,now I am 40 it's still a beauty.

Wife: It’s either Jimi Hendrix or me Joe:...

The world lost Jimi Hendrix 50 years ago today. He was only 27 years old, his career just beginning with only just 4 years in the spotlight but accomplished tons. "Are You Experienced" (1967) Is one of the albums where heavy metal guitar began, the way he manipulated distortion, feedback & effects in general was pioneering AF. He went on to become one of the highest paid musicians of his time without knowing how to read a signal note of music. R.I.P

Cannot write a comment that would do this guy justice xxx

There won't ever be anything like Jimi Hendrix. Even if someone comes along with the technical abilities to play guitar like he did, the cat is out of the bag already. When this dude hit the scene, what he was doing probably sounded like something that came from outer space. He made the world feel something it didn't even know existed at the time.

That drumming is actually insane. Mitch is all over the place, constantly doing erratic, unpredictable fills, yet it never sounds wrong. It's like he isn't drumming (as in keeping a beat) but rather playing the drums as if they were some solist instrument, complementing Hendrix perfectly.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.' Jimi Hendrix

My favourite Jimi tune. The female background singers give it the extra push into greatness. 🥂🇬🇧🎭

This is the actual first clip I saw if Jimi way back when I was about 14 or so. I was blown away. I'm 71 now, and he still does it to me.

Probably one of Hendrix's most sombre and calm performances. It builds up but it never really gets frantic. I appreciate that. It shows that hendrix has alot of range.

drummer kills this song...hes got nothing but respect from me....totally gives life to the song

No one's mentioned the bass work on this song. It really adds a sombre but hectic tone to the song.

The perfect track. No flamboyant guitar on this one, just Jimi's cool persona all the way through and some power chords. The female chorus and slow rhythm while the drummer, who must have been in another room or planet, smashing away at 100 MPH.

jimi isn’t dead, he was just visiting us...now he’s playing in another world.

My mom went to high school with this legend at Garfield High School in Seattle,WA....how lucky!!!

This song is a freaking masterpiece. Never gets old

Nobody has been able to do a version of H.J. better then this. A testament to the great ears Jimi and his crew had. They knew it had to be a slow burn, guitars low in the mix, bass not too busy, to highlight the drums and vocals. .......Masterpiece......

Jimi Hendrix - vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar Mitch Mitchell - drums Noel Redding - bass guitar The Breakaways (some combination of Jean Ryder-Hawker, Margot Quantrell-Newman, Lissa Gray, Vicki Haseman-Brown, Eleanor Russell, & Betty Prescott) -- backing vocals

It wasn't boring It wasn't wild It was just an experience

Takes me back to my college crash pad room in 1966. Lava lamp in the corner the only light, incense glowing on the plate, sweet smells wafting about the room. Passing one around among friends. Timeless.!

I am 69 years old and this is still my favorite song.

Mitch Mitchell was fucking amazing. He was 19 when they recorded their debut album. His style sounded so experienced; it had a certain wisdom to it.

I feel like Jimi would be against ads on his videos.

Most soulful Rock song ever recorded... I'm really feeling this song now as my wife of 16 years has told me she's in love with another man and is leaving me and our family, I'm not gonna 'give her the gun' and run away to Mexico to hide, but I do feel the pain that you feel from the lyrics, their delivery, and the untouchable guitar riffs that are haunting decades after their recording

Happy birthday, Jimi Hendrix. Thank you for your passion for playing the guitar.

I wonder if people living in the 60's were like, "fuck Hendrix, I wish I was born at the time of Beethoven. Now that's real music."

Jimi Hendrix was a guitar GOD, but nobody ever mentions bassist Noel Redding or drummer Mitch Mitchell, they also lended their talents to make the Jimi Hendrix Experience truly an Experience. Edit: Holy Sh*t! 1.5k likes and 72 replies!

OneGuitar, one bass , and one set of drums, sound like an entire orchestra !!!

The 60's and 70's were the golden age of music, we will likely never see an era like it again, that 20 odd year span was something else. I hate how I was never alive to experience it in person.

Greatest song I've ever listened to in my 45 years. Still feel same way when I heard it at 16. Stoned back then, sober now. Thank you Jimmie

I knew him for the guitar but , WOW he's got a great voice too. I feel sorry for Mr Mitchel, one of the best drummers ever and all eyes were on Jimmy.

Psychedelic blues rock is a great combination of genres.

My father's favorite guitar player. He also saw him in concert when he was a teenager. It was there he became a guitarist himself. He played guitar up until his passing in 2014. Miss you everyday Dad.

It's not just Hendricks guitar playing and voice, but also his lyrics and songwriting ability were off the charts. All together with his guitar, voice, lyrics, tunes and a great base player and drummer , Mitchell was incredible, these 3 guys achieved something that will never be remotely duplicated!

*Happy Birthday Jimi* 🎂🥳🎸

Today is his 77th birthday, rest in piece legend and happy birthday

That little British drummer is awesome.

55 year old track ,everybody in the band is gone but the music remains

Straight genius and 🔥 was Mr Jimi Hendricks

For my money the greatest drumming performance in the history of recorded pop/rock music. He's barely playing a beat, it's all over the place, the whole way through, yet it's never too fussy or too flashy or too shambolic. It's not in the background, it's not a solid foundation, it's every bit as musical and lyrical as the guitar. Mitch Mitchell is man-of-the-match in this one, and for a Hendrix record that's a big ask. Very underrated

The background Vocals are a nice touch. Fits in Flawlessly. Excuse me while I miss this Guy.

If you're listening to this right now, I mean really listening to it, Jimmy and the boys have just entered your soul forever.....

Loved how Jimi played a right hand guitar left handed! Only he could do this! Along with Janis ..it’s such a shame we lost so much talent at such a young age .Thank you for the music you left for us!

I saw him with The Dead, Steve Miller, and Cactus. Temple Stadium in May 1970. $5.00. He did this and Machine Gun

I love Jimi's voice to be honest. So many people have told me they can't stand his singing voice. I think, even though he's no powerhouse like Freddie Mercury or Plant, he still sounds authentic

Some say 'Little Wing' but I say this is Jimi's greatest. I've lost count how many times I keep coming back to this. Blues built to perfection.

Hendrix was never from this planet, he is an irreplaceable artist, Hendrix is ​​my great hero, I will always love you Jimi. 😘🎸🤘🏻

As a kid listening to this song it sounded magical.50 years later it still has that magical sound .Rest in peace Jimi I'll see you shortly.

I’m a deaf bassist and once I learned to play this song, I couldn’t get enough of it. So simple, so much feeling and so much fun to play.

Another great reason to pity today's kid's music.RIP Jimi..💖

Who's here 2024!

Mitch Mitchell, drumming genius.

Probably the best song of all time. Effortless, timeless and addictive. Spiritual. More than music.

This legend will live on forever!

If you here just now it's because you like Jimi Hendrix.

Sometimes the brightest stars burn out the quickest, Jimi just happened to be one of those stars. He, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, all gone far too soon, giving the world just a glimpse into what could've been.

Hendrix turned pain into art. What a magician. There'll never be another Hendrix.

Anyone else just love those background singers?

My favorite song. It always brings a tear to my eyes. The best Guitar strummer ever, gone at age 27 over 50 yrs ago. That haunting choir singing in the back is amazing. Jimi we miss you.

Who else wishes Jimi Hendrix was still alive!

the greatest to ever touch a guitar

Jimi Hendrix Experience compilation was my first secular CD ever bought in 4th grade. It changed my life. Hey Joe and Little Wing were my favorites then and still up there today. I love all the renditions done over the years by over bands

Because of this melody, I fell in love with hard rock, and Jimi Hendrix was my favorite musician back in 1970.

"Jimi Hendrix blazed through our lives like a fireball-supernova that most likely originated in a black hole in the middle of some uncharted universe. This was not just some Elvis or Beatle-everything about Hendrix was otherworldly. He had an understanding of sonics and how they related to music, which no human had ever conceived before. He was able to express these non-verbal expressions as blasts of feedback and warfare emulations; personal, unique grace notes that were apropos for the times in which he performed. Before his genius reached maturity (he died at age 27), all that was left were some blinking sparks in the tail of a once-in-a-lifetime comet. A true alien in his lifetime-now as an immortal-too much wasted effort is spent by others in trying to compartmentalize him." From Al Kooper

I've been listening to this version for the last 45 years, and it never gets boring.

I've experimented and listened to a hole host of music ranging from Electronic dance music to pop music, Metal to soul/funk blues and jazz, flamenco and classical stuff like Mozart and Bach and even stuff from far eastern cultures...But nothing ever hit me so hard as the day my day took a little 10 year old me on a car journey and played this to me for the first time. My young and naive little mind was blown into a thousand tiny little pieces. I go through various phases of listening to different types of music, but i'll always keep coming back to Hendrix...the guy and his music has a very special place in my heart

Mitch Mitchell came up as a jazz drummer, one of the main reasons that he was able to use the drums as a solo instrument in "conversation" with Noel and Jimi. He's always improvising interesting lines. He tells a story with the drums even as he melds them seemlessly into the mix with Hendrix, something most rock drummers simply don't have the chops or the imagination to do. If you notice, that's why Hendrix gives him so much space to play: Everything he does embellishes what Jimi is doing. He plays all around the beat, on top of the beat, double-time with the beat, etc., but all with subtelty and without being "loud" or seeming to "show off". He was one of the greatest rock drummers of all time.

The greatest! #2024 🎸

Doesn't get any better than this, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, and Noel Redding. Best group of all time, nobody else even close.

Aside from the extraordinary talent behind the instruments, is anyone else mesmerized and in complete awe at the backing vocals on this track? Nothing but beauty, power and deep soul in those vocals.

He was from another planet. Toured the earth for a few years, then took off.

I still love Jimi Hendrix.

Thanks to youtube - we are able to listen to those magic moments of history again and again....it was a wonderful time - as long as we were together...

RIP legend..forever

IMO Jimi was the best guitarist ever, most influential RIP

Love Jimmy Hendrix, I was born in 1961, he’s my bread 🍞 and butter 🧈!

Sang this song with my band for a talent show when I was 14. We stole the fucking show! Wish I was still in a band playing everyday. Music courses through my veins! :) Jimmy your music lives forever.

Jimi was only 23 years old at the time! Unbelievable...

Jimi, at his early, eerie & bluesy best...this was the song that made me a Hendrix fan.

I love songs like this that just straight up tell a story

Mitch Mitchell is one damn good drummer and probably the best. Noel was a good bassist, but Jimi was a guitar God. All 3 together, this is LEGENDARY!

I was utterly devastated to learn he died on my birthday.. he represented the most amazing guitar player I’d ever heard in my life. Thank goodness for You Tube keeping these gems alive

Mitch Mitchell probably one of the most underrated drummers this guy was raw!

This Song Will Never Die ❤️

Jimi's a great guitarist, but I love his lyrics and the way he sings too! Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are great musicians too! 👍

the sound of jimmy's guitar is the sound of freedom to me.

any human that can play a right handed guitar left handed or play a guitar with there teeth is a hero in my book enough said.

Top tune I'm 48 and still rocking out to all this rip

When I first started playing drumset at age 13 I fell in love with Jimi and Mitch's playing which still blows me away with his vocabulary. Seemingly simple but so understated in how he creates variation after variation expanding the theme and taking it up a notch each time.

If we ever figure out how to bring people back from the grave, may I suggest we start with Jimi?

Mitch Mitchell just rips it up on this track, one of the best drum performances you will ever hear, outstanding!

God was black and hippie. He enjoyed to play the guitar and smoke weed. Long live to Hendrix. 💜

Who but the only Jimi would entertain for ever generations of music lovers with his soothing tunes? Jimi may be resting in eternal peace, but his music will remain indelible from the world past, present and future!