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.

5 Classic Rock 'N Roll Album Covers From The 1960s

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="301"] The album cover from, 'The Beatles' 1967 classic, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'![/caption]

You know, working on twitter a lot, you find that people generally tend to post a lot of top 10 lists, and well, one of them that I have noticed that generally tends to be thrown around a lot is, 'Book Cover Illustrations', and, 'Album Covers'... And well I never thought to much about them until recently! You see, I am guilty of this, posting these top 10 lists, and well I had done one for foreign pop rock covers from the 1960s, and some one on Twitter had commented on it... And well since I so enjoy thinking outside of the box on these types of things, I thought that it might be kind of fun to do my own unique brand of this with, '5 Classic Rock 'n Roll Album Covers From The 1960s'

At number 5: Elvis Presley.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] From an EP that Elvis did in 1964![/caption]

At number 4: Santana.

[caption id="attachment_2902" align="aligncenter" width="348"] From a self titled album that Santana did in 1969![/caption]

At number 3: The Beatles.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="452"] The cover for the 1969 Beatles album, 'Abbey Road'![/caption]

At number 2: Jimi Hendrix.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="452"] This album is one that Jimi Hendrix did in 1969![/caption]

At number 1: Iron Butterfly's.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="449"] The LP for, 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' an album that was released by Iron Butterfly in 1968![/caption]