The Hendrix Songbook
by Joe Viglione
Along with it being a ridiculous concept to begin with, the other tragedy of this tribute album to Jimi Hendrix created by producer Michael Lloyd (and probably record exec Mike Curb, as a Curb/Fitzpatrick team is listed as "production" ) is that none of the vaunted musicians are listed here. Imagine the fun if someone of substance had actually put his/her name to this? The Rubber Band previously released The Cream Songbook, a tribute to the Eric Clapton/Ginger Baker/Jack Bruce ensemble, and maybe there was a market back in the day for knock-offs of six Hendrix tunes, including "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," "Manic Depression," "The Wind Cries Mary," and "Fire," all from the Are You Experienced? album, as well as "Little Miss Lover" from Axis: Bold As Love; a wedding band cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"; and a Michael Lloyd original, "Rubber Jam." How "Rubber Jam" pertains to Hendrix's genius is the mystery as th...
Along with it being a ridiculous concept to begin with, the other tragedy of this tribute album to Jimi Hendrix created by producer Michael Lloyd (and probably record exec Mike Curb, as a Curb/Fitzpatrick team is listed as "production" ) is that none of the vaunted musicians are listed here. Imagine the fun if someone of substance had actually put his/her name to this? The Rubber Band previously released The Cream Songbook, a tribute to the Eric Clapton/Ginger Baker/Jack Bruce ensemble, and maybe there was a market back in the day for knock-offs of six Hendrix tunes, including "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," "Manic Depression," "The Wind Cries Mary," and "Fire," all from the Are You Experienced? album, as well as "Little Miss Lover" from Axis: Bold As Love; a wedding band cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"; and a Michael Lloyd original, "Rubber Jam." How "Rubber Jam" pertains to Hendrix's genius is the mystery as th...
