The Jimi Hendrix: Up From The Skies (1968) - Song Review

Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils

I will be honest and say that for me, I was pretty blind when it came to a lot of the entertainment mediums out there before I started reviewing them... Since then my understanding of them has greatly increased... I mean I thought I knew a lot before I started reviewing (and I did, but boy was there so much more to learn!)

There is one person in particular that kind of helped to revolutionize rock 'n roll back in the 60s, some one whom I would say did a great job of embodying the spirit of what made the counter-culture movement so great!

That being, 'Jimi Hendrix'!

Jimi Hendrix doing: 'Up From The Skies' live!

Now I hate to say it, but I don't know much about his music myself... So I can't tell you rather I like his work personally or not yet, but I will say this, I recently heard my first song of his, and where as I can't say it was the best song in the world, it was actually a fair amount of fun, and definitely gives me hope for the  rest of his music! That song being: Up From The Skies (1968), from the album: Axis: Bold as Love (1967), from: The Jimi Hendrix Experience!

Now as far as the instrumentals go... I will say that they are supreme! A great example of 60s rock! The vocals... Well I am going to say this, they are great... Jimi Hendrx was an amazing talent that was taken away to early... The only problem that I had with this song (and it may have been the recording that I listened to,) but it seemed like the audio was out of sync... What I mean is that Hendrix's vocals were heavily over powered by the instrumentals... Which I didn't like, and found to be distracting...

And well folks, this may not be the best song, Jimi Hendrix was a true talent, and if you haven't tried his music yet, this is definitely one to put on the list!

For the fans, the lyrics to: Up From The Skies.

I just want to talk to you. I won't uh, do you no harm,
I just want to know about your different lives, on
this here people farm.I heard some of you got your families, living in
cages tall & cold,
And some just stay there and dust away, past the
age of old.
Is this true? Please let me talk to you.I just wanna know about, the rooms behind
your minds,
Do I see a vacuum there, or am I going blind?
Or is it just remains from vibrations and echoes
long ago,
Things like 'Love the World' and 'Let your fancy
flow',
Is this true? Please let me talk to you. Let me
talk to you.

I have lived here before, the days of ice,
And of course this is why I'm so concerned,
And I come back to find the stars misplaced
and the smell of a world that has burned.

The smell of a world that has burned.

Well, maybee, maybe it's just a change of
climate.
I can dig it, I can dig it baby, I just want to see.

So where do I purchase my ticket,
I would just like to have a ringside seat,
I want to know about the new Mother Earth,
I want to hear and see everything,
I want to hear and see everything,
I want to hear and see everything.
Aw, shucks,
If my daddy could see me now.