another review
Posted by: "Ms. Andrea" andreajanelle@hotmail.com jlangrox
Date: Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:47 am ((PDT))

Here's another review from the Hendrix tour... notice anything wrong
with the article?





At Palace In Waterbury, The Night Was Jimi's
By JACK CORAGGIO | Special to The Courant
October 21, 2008
If Jimi Hendrix looked down at the Palace Theater in Waterbury on
Sunday night and saw the spectacular "Experience Hendrix" tribute
concert being held in his honor it's almost certain he would have
thought the entire show fantastically surreal.

And he'd have been right.

It was one of those shows that makes the younger generations of
Hendrix fans rue the post-Jimi decade in which they were born, be it
the 1970s, '80s or even '90s. Because if the three-hour, 23-song set,
performed by a battalion of some of the greatest rock and blues
artists alive today, is any indicator of what it was like to see the
man perform, then all the stories that came back from Woodstock and
the Isle of Wight are true: Jimi Hendrix was a musical demigod.

But the weight of his own id-shattering music probably isn't what
would've blown Hendrix's mind so much as seeing two of his biggest
influences, blues legends Hubert Sumlin and Buddy Guy, stand side by
side as they pulled the exaggerated sounds of Hendrix's
lingering "Red House" out of their respective guitars.



Then Hendrix likely would have, um, experienced a certain tinge of
nostalgia, seeing two of his former band mates, drummer Mitch
Mitchell and latter-era bassist Billy Cox, once again hold rhythm on
some of their biggest hits, such as openers "Purple Haze," "Stone
Free" and "Angel."

And he probably would've welled up with pride upon seeing the
considerable impact his music has had on the landscape of
contemporary blues-rock artists. Like when former guitar prodigy
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, only 27, brought the crowd to its feet with his
take on the guitar solo vehicle "Voodoo Chile."

Or when the evening was wrapping up, and Guy (who was having the time
of his life on stage) and 31-year-old guitarist Jonny Lang faced off
in a friendly call-and-respond, old vs. new duel on closer "Hey Joe."

In total, almost 20 musicians put on their best Hendrix imitations.
This cast also included Brad Whitford of Aerosmith and guitar giants
Eric Johnson and Eric Gales. Guy had the license to play some of his
own material, such as "Skin Deep," an Aaron Neville-style blues
ballad preaching racial harmony. Other than that, the night belonged
to Jimi.

What an experience.