Wednesday 25 April 2018

💦 April, 25


💦 1967.
Bristol, Colston Hall, Colston Str, Bristol, England, JHE

Two shows at 18:30 and 20:45.Supporting: The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdinck
With: The Californians, The Quotations
Songs: unknown

Bristol Evening Post: “....The group’s music was weird, exciting and inventive, but it was too way out for the Walker fans.”

💦 1968.
𝟚𝟝🌼 Record Plant, New York City. Session details unknown

💦 1969.
No News...

💦 1970.
Los Angeles, The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA. JHE
Concert at 20:30. The ‘Cry Of Love’ tour (as Jimi called it)
Support: Buddy Miles Express and Ballin’ Jack
Audience: 20,000, sold out

Los Angeles Times:
“.....Wearing a multi-coloured head band and tight black leather pants, Jimi drew an enormous opening response from the audience as he went through such early hits as “Foxy Lady.” The newer material generated less enthusiasm. As always, Jimi was more a personality than a musician. Though his voice and lyrics have few distinguishing characteristics, he generates a charge of electricity that virtually ignites the huge arena. Jimi is a powerhouse of sex and sound. Hendrix does with his guitar what Joe Cocker does with his voice: reaches new levels of communication and emotion, levels far beyond that which most guitarists and vocalists once felt were possible. On Saturday, he seemed freer of gimmicks, more serious of purpose generally, than last spring at the Devonshire Downs Pop Festival in Northridge. Because of this, perhaps, the audience Saturday was less enthusiastic at times than at Devonshire Downs. But his bombing raid version of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ and ‘Purple Haze’ brought the audience to its feet for an ovation that lasted several minutes.”