Uneven sonics on "Electric Ladyland"
Jimi Hendrix is arguably the best electric guitar player ever recorded. And his double LP "Electric Ladyland" is the best argument one could put forward to support that claim.
I originally got introduced to this album on a CD format, and could not enjoy it -- the sound was too harsh, too trebly. I could hear that it contains the meanest guitar playing ever put on tape, but the glassy, shrill overall sound was more than I could absorb.
Finally, I managed to get me a nice clean original pressing, and now listening to it on vinyl, it finally shines the way it's supposed to
There is one thing that's still bothering me, though: the sonics appear very uneven. Some tracks are almost an audiophile heaven, while some other tracks sound amateurish and almost blurry. I guess this is due to the fact that different tracks were recorded on different continents, plus Jimi's legendary falling out with his manager etc. Too bad, because this is one of the most epic records in music history.
Don't you just hate it when you cannot detect where the post ends and a signature line begins?
Alex.