Musical perfectionist Jimi Hendrix flourished to the peak of his creativity and produced a double LP masterpiece for the finale of The Hendrix Experience’s trilogy. Sporadically recorded across their year of global fame, the triumphant album lifted the London-based trio to both North America and UK billboard charts only a month after it was released in Oct. 1968. The only album exclusively credited to Hendrix explodes with genre fusions and instrumental layering, formulating a rock renaissance. 

Buckle into the immersive experience of each track and float down a river of song on a magic carpet (“Electric Ladyland”) into a bustling city (“Crosstown Traffic”). Sink to the depths of the sea with sounds of underwater warping (“1983…A Merman I Should Turn To Be”) before injecting kaleidoscopic rainbows through the bloodstream (“Burning of the Midnight Lamp”). 

15 minutes of the blues rock wizardry, “Voodoo Chile” strikes gold with dynamic waves of shining guitar chords transcending along Steve Winwood’s organ. Every note bleeds out with Hendrix’s adoration for creating unimaginable soundscapes. His tireless hours of passionately creating in the studio relegated the English rhythmic section Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding in the shadows.

A revolutionary cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” transformed a shrilling harmonica track into an exhilarating psychedelic rock dreamscape. As Hendrix belts out the words of the poetic folk prophet, his left hand slides across his custom-strung Stratocaster ripping a series of weeping guitar solos showcasing his unbeatable persona. 

Throwing the final punches in the closing track “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” an earthquake of electric shredding, rolling drums, and chaotic sound come crashing down. As Hendrix fades away, he sprinkles the final words, ‘If I don’t meet you in this world, I’ll meet you in the next one… don’t be late.’