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Genre: rock
Rating: *** (3 star)
Title: Midnight Lightning
Company: Reprise
Catalog: MS
Year: 1975
Country/State: Seattle, Washington
Grade (cover/record): VG+ / VG+
Comments: minor ring wear
Available: 1
Catalog ID: 6227
Price: $15.00
I remember "Midnight Lightning" coming out while I was in high school (showing my age here) and being amused by the furious media debate that accompanied it over whether it was appropriate to 'soup up' posthumous Hendrix albums with extensive post-production work (to some extent the debate had actually been raging since the release of 1972 "War Heroes"). As I recall hardcore Hendrix fans were furious with producers Alan Douglas and Tony Bongiovi for deleting some of the original backing tracks and bringing in a slew of sessions players to record backing tracks. Personally I never could understand the furor over the album since, other than the occasionally lame drumming and the glaring female backing singers (check out 'Gypsy Boy'), most of the post-production work sounded pretty modest and inconsequential to my untrained ears. That said, I'm apparently in the minority here. Still, given the mini-industry that's grown up in releasing posthumous Hendrix material, this one's really not that bad. With Douglas having culled material from across the breadth of Hendrix's recording career, by my count at least two thirds of the songs were worth hearing with the title track, 'Trash Man' and his cover of Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes' deserving special notice.
- As mentioned, the scorching opening instrumental 'Trash Man' was one of the album highlights. Great tune and to my ears the post production work really didn't detract. Even drummer Allan Schwartzberg managed to acquit himself with dignity on this one. rating: *** stars
- Even though it had some major shortcomings, I've always liked the title track. Probably the most straightforward commercial can mainstream song on the album, the big problem on this one was Hendrix's vocals came off as being distant and poorly mixed. The shrill female backing singers didn't exactly help things. Still, a fun song and I smile every time I hear the "Rover took over ..." lyric. rating: *** stars
- A pedestrian blues number, initially 'Hear My Train' didn't do a great deal for me and while it still isn't among my favorites, it has grown on me over the years. It's also the only track to feature Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. rating: *** stars
- While this version had kind of an incomplete feel (the female backing singers seem to have been plugged in to fill in dead space), 'Gypsy Boy (New Rising Sun)' (the complete title was found on the inner label0, was one of Hendrix' prettier songs and his guitar work on this one (assuming it was Hendrix) was stellar. rating: **** stars
- I know it was just a throwaway studio jam, but Hendrix's cover of Carl Perkin's chestnut 'Blue Suede Shoes' was probably the album's biggest surprise. I'm still not sure how he managed to do it, but in Hendrix-fying the track he actually managed to make this one interesting. Way better than he version found on the "War Heroes" album. rating: **** stars
- Gawd only knows how many live versions of 'Machine Gun' are out there, but in spite of the extensive posthumous tinkering, I think this studio version may be my favorite. This was simply a blazing performance ... rating: **** stars
- A slow, plodding, and predictable blues number, most of 'Once I Had a Woman' was pretty forgettable, though the end-of-song guitar pyrotechnics were worth an extra star. rating: ** stars
- Another repeat lifted from the "War Heroes" album, the Mitch Mitchell penned closing instrumental 'Beginnings' was actually one of the album's more interesting numbers. Again, I'm not sure if this was Hendrix or one of the hired guns, but the track was quite melodic with what was almost a jazz-rock vibe. rating: **** stars
For what it's worth, I'd pick this one over the Alan Douglas-produced "Crash Landing" any day of he week and this one's becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
"Midnight Lightning." track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Trash Man (instrumental) (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:16
2.) Midnight Lightening (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:52
3.) Hear My Train (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:16
4.) Gypsy Boy (New Rising Sun) (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:51
(side 2)
1.) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) - 3:28
2.) Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix) - 7:27
3.) Once I Had a Woman (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:44
4.) Beginnings (instrumental) (Mitch Mitchell) - 3:02
Rating: *** (3 star)
Title: Midnight Lightning
Company: Reprise
Catalog: MS
Year: 1975
Country/State: Seattle, Washington
Grade (cover/record): VG+ / VG+
Comments: minor ring wear
Available: 1
Catalog ID: 6227
Price: $15.00
I remember "Midnight Lightning" coming out while I was in high school (showing my age here) and being amused by the furious media debate that accompanied it over whether it was appropriate to 'soup up' posthumous Hendrix albums with extensive post-production work (to some extent the debate had actually been raging since the release of 1972 "War Heroes"). As I recall hardcore Hendrix fans were furious with producers Alan Douglas and Tony Bongiovi for deleting some of the original backing tracks and bringing in a slew of sessions players to record backing tracks. Personally I never could understand the furor over the album since, other than the occasionally lame drumming and the glaring female backing singers (check out 'Gypsy Boy'), most of the post-production work sounded pretty modest and inconsequential to my untrained ears. That said, I'm apparently in the minority here. Still, given the mini-industry that's grown up in releasing posthumous Hendrix material, this one's really not that bad. With Douglas having culled material from across the breadth of Hendrix's recording career, by my count at least two thirds of the songs were worth hearing with the title track, 'Trash Man' and his cover of Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes' deserving special notice.
- As mentioned, the scorching opening instrumental 'Trash Man' was one of the album highlights. Great tune and to my ears the post production work really didn't detract. Even drummer Allan Schwartzberg managed to acquit himself with dignity on this one. rating: *** stars
- Even though it had some major shortcomings, I've always liked the title track. Probably the most straightforward commercial can mainstream song on the album, the big problem on this one was Hendrix's vocals came off as being distant and poorly mixed. The shrill female backing singers didn't exactly help things. Still, a fun song and I smile every time I hear the "Rover took over ..." lyric. rating: *** stars
- A pedestrian blues number, initially 'Hear My Train' didn't do a great deal for me and while it still isn't among my favorites, it has grown on me over the years. It's also the only track to feature Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. rating: *** stars
- While this version had kind of an incomplete feel (the female backing singers seem to have been plugged in to fill in dead space), 'Gypsy Boy (New Rising Sun)' (the complete title was found on the inner label0, was one of Hendrix' prettier songs and his guitar work on this one (assuming it was Hendrix) was stellar. rating: **** stars
- I know it was just a throwaway studio jam, but Hendrix's cover of Carl Perkin's chestnut 'Blue Suede Shoes' was probably the album's biggest surprise. I'm still not sure how he managed to do it, but in Hendrix-fying the track he actually managed to make this one interesting. Way better than he version found on the "War Heroes" album. rating: **** stars
- Gawd only knows how many live versions of 'Machine Gun' are out there, but in spite of the extensive posthumous tinkering, I think this studio version may be my favorite. This was simply a blazing performance ... rating: **** stars
- A slow, plodding, and predictable blues number, most of 'Once I Had a Woman' was pretty forgettable, though the end-of-song guitar pyrotechnics were worth an extra star. rating: ** stars
- Another repeat lifted from the "War Heroes" album, the Mitch Mitchell penned closing instrumental 'Beginnings' was actually one of the album's more interesting numbers. Again, I'm not sure if this was Hendrix or one of the hired guns, but the track was quite melodic with what was almost a jazz-rock vibe. rating: **** stars
For what it's worth, I'd pick this one over the Alan Douglas-produced "Crash Landing" any day of he week and this one's becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
"Midnight Lightning." track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Trash Man (instrumental) (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:16
2.) Midnight Lightening (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:52
3.) Hear My Train (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:16
4.) Gypsy Boy (New Rising Sun) (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:51
(side 2)
1.) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) - 3:28
2.) Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix) - 7:27
3.) Once I Had a Woman (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:44
4.) Beginnings (instrumental) (Mitch Mitchell) - 3:02
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