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Experience Hendrix
Mar. 16th, 2014 08:00 pmThe Experience Hendrix Tour came to the Riverside. Every year they do a thing with a couple dozen musicians all doing their favorite Hendrix tunes. I'm writing this three months after the fact, so I apologize for oversights.
They start out with Hendrix's own bassman, Billy Cox. He played with Chris Layton, Stan Skibby, and Dani Robinson. He sang some too. They did Stone Free and Freedom.
They had a couple of bassist and a couple of drummers who traded off. Tony Franklin and Scott Nelon on bass, and Chris Layton and Time Austin (Buddy Guy) on drums.
Eric Johnson had some great tones, but he didn't have the soul. Too smooth, I guess. Eric Gales was closer, but a little screechy for my taste. Dweezil Zappa didn't play enough. Doyle Bramhall II sounded good. David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas of Los Lobos played for quite a bit of the show. Mato Nanji of Indigenous, also. They were sort of the house backing guitarists for much of the second half. Noah Hunt (Kenny Wayne) sang a couple.
Zakk Wylde was the low point of the show. He comes out in leather, and a huge beard, and plants his boots far apart on the edge of the stage, and wails this wanker speed solo for like five minutes. Bor. Ring. He closed out the first half with "I Don't Live Today" and "Are You Experienced." Later on, he almost ruined "All Along the Watchtower."
Second set opened with Doyle Bramhall, then Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang. The Special Surprise Guest was Brad Whitford (Aerosmith). Buddy Guy doing the Buddy Guy thing. The big, star-studded finale, of course.
It was quite the rockin' spectacular. Lots of fun. I'd go again, though probably not for a couple of years. It was almost three hours of music, not counting the video presentation beforehand.
Possible setlist:
Stone Free
Freedom
Foxy Lady
Power to Love
Ezy Ryder
May This Be Love
Are You Experienced?
I Don't Live Today
Second set:
Purple Haze
Hear My Train a Comin'
Angel
Hey Gypsy Boy
In From the Storm
Can You See Me
Little Wing
All Along the Watchtower
Fire
Spanish Castle Magic
Come On (Part I)
Voodoo Chile
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Louisiana Blues
Hey Joe
Red House
They start out with Hendrix's own bassman, Billy Cox. He played with Chris Layton, Stan Skibby, and Dani Robinson. He sang some too. They did Stone Free and Freedom.
They had a couple of bassist and a couple of drummers who traded off. Tony Franklin and Scott Nelon on bass, and Chris Layton and Time Austin (Buddy Guy) on drums.
Eric Johnson had some great tones, but he didn't have the soul. Too smooth, I guess. Eric Gales was closer, but a little screechy for my taste. Dweezil Zappa didn't play enough. Doyle Bramhall II sounded good. David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas of Los Lobos played for quite a bit of the show. Mato Nanji of Indigenous, also. They were sort of the house backing guitarists for much of the second half. Noah Hunt (Kenny Wayne) sang a couple.
Zakk Wylde was the low point of the show. He comes out in leather, and a huge beard, and plants his boots far apart on the edge of the stage, and wails this wanker speed solo for like five minutes. Bor. Ring. He closed out the first half with "I Don't Live Today" and "Are You Experienced." Later on, he almost ruined "All Along the Watchtower."
Second set opened with Doyle Bramhall, then Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang. The Special Surprise Guest was Brad Whitford (Aerosmith). Buddy Guy doing the Buddy Guy thing. The big, star-studded finale, of course.
It was quite the rockin' spectacular. Lots of fun. I'd go again, though probably not for a couple of years. It was almost three hours of music, not counting the video presentation beforehand.
Possible setlist:
Stone Free
Freedom
Foxy Lady
Power to Love
Ezy Ryder
May This Be Love
Are You Experienced?
I Don't Live Today
Second set:
Purple Haze
Hear My Train a Comin'
Angel
Hey Gypsy Boy
In From the Storm
Can You See Me
Little Wing
All Along the Watchtower
Fire
Spanish Castle Magic
Come On (Part I)
Voodoo Chile
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Louisiana Blues
Hey Joe
Red House
