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South Saturn Delta
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| Part No: | B000002P7R |
| Manufacturer: | Experience Hendrix |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: HENDRIX,JIMI
Title: SOUTH SATURN DELTA
Street Release Date: 10/07/1997
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
| A Mixed Bag Of Rarities | 2010-04-03 | 3 / 5 |
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| It's no shock that the two great cuts here, the wild blues "Look Over Yonder" and the made-on-the-spot instrumental "Pali Gap" were initially released in 1971 with much more stellar company. Except for the annoying "Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice" and the meandering "Tax Free", each of the remaining cuts is worth a listen. The jazziness of the title track reveal where his leanings may have led him given a few more years. The same but different "Watchtower" fascinates as does the other Dylan cover. And though there are disruptions of a smooth flow, the home demos are evidence enough that this guy breathed and felt music like few others. |
| GARBAGE... | 2010-03-24 | 1 / 5 |
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this should have been a FREE disc with the First Rays Of The New Rising Sun 1997 CD issue and sold for $15.99 as a double CD.
To put this on vinyl was really a waste.
The only reason it gets 1 star is because it rates as one of the TOP 3 LP covers of Jimi ever.
There are 2 decents songs Pali Gap & Drifter's Escape.
It's not a good thing when the best song on your LP is a throwaway instrumental.
Cheers |
| Splintered sincerity | 2010-02-26 | 2 / 5 |
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2 1/2
Considering the fact that solo enthusiasts could probably listen to this man's bathroom ruminations with baited breath makes many of these throwaways severely good trash, even on one of his more cheaply exploited compilations devoid of fresh content. |
| Bring Back Crash Landing,War Heroes etc......... | 2010-01-12 | 2 / 5 |
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Reissue the classic posthumous Hendrix to set the record straight .
All of this South Saturn Delta stuff causes more confusion to an already confusing catalog .
Alan Douglas was not perfect but he kept things very simple and enjoyable . |
| A Glimpse Of What Else There Might Be. | 2009-11-25 | 4 / 5 |
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This collection in no way compares to the authorized releases, but there are a few songs here that are just remarkable. Some of my favorite Hendrix stuff, in fact. First "South Saturn Delta" injects Chicago style horns into a cooking soul number. A great mix. The horns are extremely effective at expanding the sonic palette, a strong clue to as to what Jimi would have been exploring had he not slipped away so soon. Next, "The Stars that Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" builds real nicely to a near cacophonous din, but never falls apart. The mix is extremely unusual, very thin and harsh. Almost a Punk sound. As a live take you can smell the sweat and smoke.
My next choice is "Pali Gap" 'cause it just feels so good; a relaxed, exotic voyage to the edge of civilization and beyond. Jimi's guitar at times sounds like gourde drums and xylophone. It was inspired by his trip to Hawaii.
Then there's the alternate take of "All Along The Watchtower" which for me is the greatest cover song ever done by anyone. This version is nearly identical to the "Electric Ladyland" version but with some slightly different mixing and effects.
The rest are all OK samples, demos and unfinished tracks. There are better versions of some of them on other albums, like "Tax Free" on "Live At Winterland", "Power of Soul" and "Message to the Universe (Message to Love)" on "Band Of Gypsies", and "Bleeding Heart" on "Blues:". There's a shorter but more finished version of "Pali Gap" on the out-of-print but available "Voodoo Soup".
If you enjoy Hendrix for what he does better than anyone who ever lived - play guitar - then it's no chore getting through this disc. The real great thing about digital music today is how you can remix the order of songs and combine with other albums to create fresh presentations. This disc is a great place to pick from. |
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