 Are You Experienced? (1969) [ larger cover art ] |
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Musicbrainz DBDown the street, you can hear her scream, "You're a disgrace"
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
He cries, "Oh girl, you must be mad
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"
Against the door he leans and starts a scene
And his tears fall and burn on the garden green
And so castles made of sand
Fall in the sea
Eventually
A little Indian brave who before he was ten
Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends
And he built a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fierce warrior Indian chief
Many moons passed 'fore the dream grew strong
Until tomorrow he would sing his first war song
And fight his first battle, but something went wrong
Suprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand
Melts into the sea
Eventually
There was a young girl whose heart was a frown
Because she was crippled for life, and she couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living
So she decided to die
She drove her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled, "You won't hurt me no more"
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
"Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didn't ever stop
It just kept on going
And so castles made of sand
Slips into the sea
Eventually
| bb_matt (Hampshire, England) | Posted: Apr 25, 2013 - 06:30 Probably one of the best Hendrix songs. Love it. |
| FamilyMan (Continent's edge) | Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 08:59 WhiteWater wrote: Hendrix comes in at #2 (but not this song). Beatles, of course, score #1. Moonlight Sonata appears to be 3rd (where did that 9.3 score come from?). This info is under the Music/Artists tab. 1. The Beatles - A Day In The Life (9.659) 2. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (9.656) 3. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (9.638) Found the 9.3 info on the song's page. It bears the 9.3 rating even today. Thanks for the info on the Music/Artists page. A few scrolls down found it. |
| WhiteWater (right where you are sitting now) | Posted: Mar 24, 2013 - 19:00 Hendrix comes in at #2 (but not this song). Beatles, of course, score #1. Moonlight Sonata appears to be 3rd (where did that 9.3 score come from?). This info is under the Music/Artists tab. 1. The Beatles - A Day In The Life (9.659) 2. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (9.656) 3. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (9.638) |
| FamilyMan (Continent's edge) | Posted: Feb 21, 2013 - 08:34 Megavolt wrote: Very good summation. Hey, does anyone know the highest rated song on Radio Paradise? That would be interesting to know. Moonlight Sonata comes in at a lofty 9.3. Is there any higher? |
| Megavolt | Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 09:58 ScottN wrote: Good song, but not excellent measured by the high bar Jimi set. Very good summation. Hey, does anyone know the highest rated song on Radio Paradise? That would be interesting to know. |
| ScottFromWyoming (Powell) | Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 09:57  I gave this a 4? What was I thinking?2 |
| joelbb | Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 17:34 Hannio wrote: I love this song so much, even the subject-verb disagreement doesn't bother me. Much. Maybe just a little. Are you kiddin' me, Cowboy? This is sublimity itself and you're deconstructing the grammar?!?! I rate it "Godlike". You spent too much time in UT, lame-o Teasip. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Sep 17, 2012 - 09:46 I love this song so much, even the subject-verb disagreement doesn't bother me. Much. Maybe just a little. |
| mistabird (frei republik allgäu) | Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 11:39 Jimi ist der größte aller gitarrengötter |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 10:42 love it! let's party! |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 20:56 hitting home tonight. always loved this one. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 22:03 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| ScottN (Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 17:13 Good song, but not excellent measured by the high bar Jimi set. |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 09:18 "... and so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually." Several of mine have, but I just build new ones. |
| obstetricus | Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 09:17 haresfur wrote: Not quite the impact as when I was an angsty pre-teen. That's funny...still good tune now with years under the belt though |
| haresfur (Bendigo Australia) | Posted: Oct 09, 2011 - 16:26 Not quite the impact as when I was an angsty pre-teen. |
| kurtster (sometimes the statue and sometimes the pigeon) | Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 21:02 zeelandhills wrote: never heard it, like a lot, reminds me of SRV..great guitar More like SRV reminds me of Hendrix ... |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Aug 03, 2011 - 08:40 Jimi in 1969. Create tune. I find some his style on this song ended up on the Chili Peppers Under the bridge. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 09:07 ZedLeppelin wrote: Maybe it's never been played here, but it's been played trillions of times everywhere else. Turn on any classic rock station and you will hear it within an hour or two. |
| fast_eddie | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 09:03 Such a great subtle song, love the guitar work and lyrics. Probably Hendrix's deepest lyrics |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 09:02 I love Jimi. |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 09:01 sigh..... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 12:12 This song is a profound classic... and what incredible music... |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 12:09 buzmaggie wrote: am i the only one to hear some hip hop roots in this. OH NO! Maybe a little, but not really and I love Hip Hop and this song. |
| zeelandhills | Posted: Jul 02, 2011 - 23:22 99 wrote: Amen. This really is one of my favorite Hendrix songs. Somehow It mercifully wasn't overplayed by the "classic" rock stations that I listened to in my youth. never heard it, like a lot, reminds me of SRV..great guitar |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 09:25 gratefulgator wrote: Please play more Jimi! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Jan 26, 2011 - 09:22 "9" |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 23:11 Hear a lot of Jimi and Elvis these days around! Nice! |
| Otomi (La orilla de la civilización) | Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 14:23 DaveInVA wrote: Yep thats what I get for looking at what RP had listed for the LP. I should have looked first especially since I have both lps They're both great albums! |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Aug 25, 2010 - 16:43 Otomi wrote: DaveInVA wrote:  Great song! here is the proper artwork..
Yep thats what I get for looking at what RP had listed for the LP. I should have looked first especially since I have both lps |
| buzmaggie (AZ, US) | Posted: Aug 25, 2010 - 12:16 am i the only one to hear some hip hop roots in this. OH NO! |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 03:07 From his finest album............... |
| albatross | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 15:54 icemang wrote: Or you could just stab yourself in the ears with an icepick, same thing. Ha. Or, if you don't like it you could just mute it, save yourself some doctor bills. |
| icemang | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 08:08 albatross wrote: Also check out Castles Made of Sand by Sting. Great rendition. Or you could just stab yourself in the ears with an icepick, same thing. |
| 99 (South Cackalacky) | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 08:07 tapatia1072 wrote: Hey, let's face it: No rating system could ever be sufficient for the song, especially if it is one that actually has a ceiling. Amen. This really is one of my favorite Hendrix songs. Somehow It mercifully wasn't overplayed by the "classic" rock stations that I listened to in my youth. |
| Shaker (Canada) | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 08:06 Thank goodness for Jimmy Hendrix! I don't enjoy most music too loud, but Hendrix makes me crank the stereo! |
| stevesaw (Northern VA USA) | Posted: May 17, 2010 - 08:04 sirdroseph wrote: It is funny, but all of my favorite Hendrix tunes are slower ballads, this of course being near the top.  Agreed. I think his guitar work really comes out on the slower tunes. |
| albatross | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 10:09 Also check out Castles Made of Sand by Sting. Great rendition. |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 13:57 ZedLeppelin wrote: Oh yea, don't worry, it has been played plenty maybe not here, but out in the world sometimes you would think that Hey Joe and All Along the Watchtower were the only 2 songs he ever did, I will stick to the one playing thank you very much! |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 13:55 It is funny, but all of my favorite Hendrix tunes are slower ballads, this of course being near the top. |
| gratefulgator (San Francisco CA) | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 13:53 Please play more Jimi! |
| Susan_Ssun | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 13:52 Please play this more often. LOVE IT! |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 11:41 tapatia1072 wrote: Hey, let's face it: No rating system could ever be sufficient for the song, especially if it is one that actually has a ceiling. Agreed! |
| tapatia1072 | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 11:28 Bosami wrote: I see your 12 > 13!! Hey, let's face it: No rating system could ever be sufficient for the song, especially if it is one that actually has a ceiling. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 11:26 Suzl wrote: Heck....let's take this one to 12..... I see your 12 > 13!! |
| Suzl (Boston) | Posted: Feb 11, 2010 - 09:39 Bosami wrote: Aw hell yeah. That's what I'm talking about. This one goes to 11. Heck....let's take this one to 12..... |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Feb 11, 2010 - 09:36 Aw hell yeah. That's what I'm talking about. This one goes to 11. |
| h8rhater | Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 11:09 anchoresse wrote: Hello One Note. I am a working musician and a guitarist none the less. I've never fallen to my knees in adoration of the genius of Jimi. Well, it's been a pleasure meeting you. Ciao. Dude! Playing guitar hero doesn't make you a guitarist. |
| nook (gone) | Posted: Jan 15, 2010 - 11:05 THIS is pure rock at its finest. |
| Rick_V (New Orleans) | Posted: Dec 10, 2009 - 14:18 10 |
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