New Hendrix album

[VAfishin4me]

Just heard there's a new Hendrix album coming out. It's called Valleys of Neptune. All previously unreleased songs. I am so pumped, March 8th. Get ready for the Experience.  :D

[bass or bass ?]

He turns out more albums than a lot of living artists.LOL!

[VAfishin4me]

Yep, and others are getting rich off him.

[Hammer 4]

Thanks for the heads up...

[Hookem]

They are also going to reissue his catalog remastered in the coming months.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-01-11-jimialbum11_ST_N.htm?csp=hf

8-)

[senile1]

I made a point of obtaining every Hendrix album I could get my hands on back in college (early 80s). At that time, between the albums produced during his life (Are You Experienced, Axis:Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, Band of Gypsys, and Cry of Love which wasn't release until after his death), albums produced after his death, and bootlegs, I had between 15 and 20 albums. Now I don't know how many there are.

The trouble I find with these albums produced now is that most of the new stuff released is either a different take on a previous song, new compilations of songs that have been released on previous albums, or they are songs never released that Jimi probably wouldn't have wanted to release. Every musician has written material that doesn't quite cut the mustard. While I am a tremendous Jimi Hendrix fan I have heard some pretty ugly stuff on some albums that have been released. To me some of these people are blatantly milking his memory for every dollar they can get.

However, I am always intrigued when new material is released.  You never know how good it could be.  Truth be told, I think if there was any great material left it would have already been released though.

[bass or bass ?]

I made a point of obtaining every Hendrix album I could get my hands on back in college (early 80s). At that time, between the albums produced during his life (Are You Experienced, Axis:Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, Band of Gypsys, and Cry of Love which wasn't release until after his death), albums produced after his death, and bootlegs, I had between 15 and 20 albums. Now I don't know how many there are.

The trouble I find with these albums produced now is that most of the new stuff released is either a different take on a previous song, new compilations of songs that have been released on previous albums, or they are songs never released that Jimi probably wouldn't have wanted to release. Every musician has written material that doesn't quite cut the mustard. While I am a tremendous Jimi Hendrix fan I have heard some pretty ugly stuff on some albums that have been released. To me some of these people are blatantly milking his memory for every dollar they can get.

However, I am always intrigued when new material is released. You never know how good it could be. Truth be told, I think if there was any great material left it would have already been released though.

I tend to agree with you. Some people plan ahead however. The late, great Jim Reeves recorded much material that he placed in a vault, only to be released at times specified for each recording. When he died prematurely, his wife had income from those recordings for several years. Wise and thoughtful man.