Recorded December 31, 1969 Artist Jimi Hendrix Label Legacy Recordings | Length 70:18 Release date 30 September 2016 Genres Funk, Funk rock | |
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Released September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Venue Fillmore East, New York City Producer Janie Hendrix
Eddie Kramer
John McDermott Similar Jimi Hendrix albums, Funk rock albums | ||
Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, featuring songs recorded during the first set at the Fillmore East in New York City on December 31, 1969. Hendrix is backed by Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, a lineup frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys. Except for "Hear My Train A Comin'" and "Lover Man", the eleven songs represent new material that had not been performed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Contents
The album further documents Hendrix's four sets on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with the Band of Gypsys. It adds to the previously released material on Band of Gypsys (1970), Band of Gypsys 2 (1986), Live at the Fillmore East (1999), and West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (2010). All of the tracks, except for "Hear My Train A Comin'", "Changes" and "Izabella", appear for the first time on an official release.
Critical reception
In a review for AllMusic, Sean Westergaard gave Machine Gun four out of five stars. He singles out the performances of "Hear My Train A Comin'" (previously released), "Machine Gun", and "Bleeding Heart" as "amazing" and "stunning". Engineer Eddie Kramer receives credit for "a truly excellent mix". Westergaard concludes with:
It's not really fair to compare Machine Gun to Band of Gypsys since one is a largely unedited complete performance and the other is the best cuts selected from a couple shows. That said, there are performances here that rival those of the original Band of Gypsys album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Power of Soul5:30
2Lover Man3:13
3Hear My Train a Comin’9:06