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Jimi Hendrix - The Rainbow Bridge Concert 1971 [2002] [EAC - FLAC](oan)





The concert held at Haleakala Crater in Hawaii in July of 1970 was supposed to be part of the
film Rainbow Bridge, but very little of the concert footage was used in the film. Stranger
still, none of it was used on the soundtrack album Rainbow Bridge. The set has been bootlegged
in the past, but this marks the first official release of this material. The first set kicks
off with "Lover Man," and has Hendrix running through a handful of newer tunes before finishing
the set with several "old favorites." Things start off loose, though not disinterested, but by
the time he's into "Hear My Train a Comin'," Hendrix is absolutely on fire. Even old warhorses
(to Hendrix), like "Fire" and "Purple Haze," get inspired performances, a far cry from some of
the more perfunctory performances of those tunes in 1970. For the second set, Hendrix played
new material exclusively, except for "Red House." He also played a Gibson Flying-V instead of
his near-trademark Fender Stratocaster, giving him a thicker guitar tone. Hendrix starts strong
on "Dolly Dagger" and goes straight into "Villanova Juction" (here simply titled "Instrumental")
This is followed by one of the better live versions of "Ezy Rider," with Billy Cox lending strong
support on bass. After an excellent version of "Red House," Hendrix loses his way a bit, drifting
into "Straight Ahead" during "Jam Back at the House," but finished the tune strong with all his
effect pedals working nicely together. The set ends with an up-tempo jam tacked onto the end of
"New Rising Sun." This is quite an interesting live set, because the intimate venue and relative
lack of commercial pressure allowed Hendrix to relax on-stage with a lot of his newer material.
Sound quality is quite good, although the drums are a bit distant. Some critics have said that
Hendrix's playing declined after the breakup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, but this set shows
that Hendrix was always moving forward, incorporating new tones and effects as well as Spanish
scales into his playing. There were certainly some lackluster performances during that time
period, but the Rainbow Bridge concerts show that Hendrix still had some excellent playing left
in him. [Also available on two 180 gram vinyl LPs.]




  1. Jimi Hendrix - Lover Man                                [02:33]
  2. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Baby [New Rising Sun]                [04:36]
  3. Jimi Hendrix - In from the Storm                        [04:59]
  4. Jimi Hendrix - Message to Love                          [04:51]
  5. Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady                                [04:45]
  6. Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train a-Comin'                   [09:08]
  7. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile [Slight Return]             [07:16]
  8. Jimi Hendrix - Fire                                     [03:43]
  9. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze                              [04:34]

Playing Time.........: 46:28
Total Size...........: 278.10 MB


  1. Jimi Hendrix - Dolly Dagger                             [05:09]
  2. Jimi Hendrix - Instrumental                             [05:27]
  3. Jimi Hendrix - Ezy Rider                                [04:54]
  4. Jimi Hendrix - Red House                                [06:46]
  5. Jimi Hendrix - Freedom                                  [04:21]
  6. Jimi Hendrix - Jam Back At The House                    [06:59]
  7. Jimi Hendrix - Land Of The New Rising Sun               [04:47]

Playing Time.........: 38:25
Total Size...........: 208.00 MB


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