Third and last part of the series of albums with music by Jimi Hendrix. Most of the material in this trilogy was already published in the 1970s, scattered over often dubious releases. Everything is now in the hands of Hendrix's relatives. They approached his original technician Eddie Kramer to deliver everything over and over again and with due respect. Hendrix stars as a blues guitarist in versions
… of Mannish Boy ( ) and Hear My Train A Coming, among others . Some songs just sound like tries and raw jams. Sweet Angel even has the potential of a ballad à la Little Wing, but turns out to be nothing more than an instrumental sketch. Special are the two songs where Hendrix provides the accompaniment for . For a Hendrix fan, every guitar note he played will always be essential. But Hendrix also broke new ground in the studio and created three rich, psychedelic studio albums full of beautiful songs during his lifetime. Unfortunately Both Sides Of The Sky can't match that either. (MR)more
