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...Angelo too is looking for alternatives. His 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, sold more than a million copies; more recently he recorded a sultry, spacious duet with Hill, Nothing Even Matters, that will appear on her solo CD. He's now holed up in Electric Lady Studios (where Jimi Hendrix recorded) working on his own album. "I avoid the radio," says D'Angelo. "I want to take hip-hop and funk and make it new again. I want to take it back to basics. I'm tired of all the synthetic stuff...
...version of "Drifter's Escape." To the certain disappointment of many listeners, this "Watchtower" is not even a different take of the song but simply an earlier mix of the version included on Electric Ladyland. Since the differences are subtle at best--the original final version was mixed by Jimi himself while this one bears Chas Chandler's mark--there seems to be little point to its inclusion here. "Drifter's Escape" is fairly polished and interesting, but clearly does not lend itself to Hendrix's style as well as "Watchtower...
Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix released only four albums in his short lifetime, yet far more now bear his name. South Saturn Delta is the most recent in a line of recordings assembling previously unreleased or difficult-to-find material from the influential musician. The tracks on Delta are all studio recordings, but they have little else in common--B-sides, alternate versions and early demos complete...
Nevertheless, saying that something is second-rate for Jimi Hendrix still means it can be very good. A few of these tracks rank among Hendrix's most remarkable recordings, while others--"Little Wing," "All Along the Watchtower," and "Sweet Angel" --are different versions of his best songs. Guitar-playing Hendrix disciples will also not be disappointed by the wealth of blistering fretwork this album offers, particularly because nearly half of its tracks are instrumentals...
...never stopped finding new approaches to the music he played. Coming out of the '60s with immortal recordings like Kind of Blue and The Birth of the Cool behind him, Miles was looking in a new direction. Reciprocating the admiration shown for him by such popular artists as Jimi Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone, Miles pushed his band into new, totally uncharted territory. To some degree, the map of the journey was set by Bitches Brew, Miles' controversial electric jazz album. But Miles was moving even further, with a new lineup, a new sound and a new vision...