 Are You Experienced? (1993) [ larger cover art ] |
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Yeah!
His guitar slung across his back
His dusty boots, and as his Cadillac,
A-flamin hair just a-blowin' in the wind
Ain't see a bed in so long it's a sin,
He left home when he was seventeen,
The rest of the world he had longed to see-ah
And everybody who knows, boss,
A rolling stone gathers no moss!
Now you'd probably call him a tramp,
But it goes a little deeper than that!
He's a highway chile, yeah!
Now some people say he had a girl back home
Who messed him around and did him pretty wrong
They me tell it kind of hurt him bad
Kinda made him feel pretty sad
I couldn't say what went through his mind
Anyway, he left the world behind-ah
And everybody knows the same old story
In love and war you can't lose with glory
Now you'd probably, uh, call him a tramp, but uh,
I know it goes a little deeper than that
He's a highway chile!
Walk on, brother
Yeah! Whoa, yeah
Walk on down the highway
His old guitar slung across his back
His dusty boots as his Cadillac
Flamin' hair just a-blowin' in the wind
Ain't seen a bed in so long it's a sin
Now you probably call him a tramp,
But I know it goes a little deeper than that!
He's a highway chile!
Walk on brother
Don't let no one stop you
Highway chile
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Highway chile
Rolling stone
Go on down the highway, go ahead on
Highway chile
Yeah, yeah
Highway chile
Yeah, hey
Ow!
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 12:43 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| k-man (SCruz, CA) | Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 10:12 Proclivities wrote: This wasn't on "Are You Experienced?", it was on "Smash Hits", I believe. Oh, I guess it's added on the CD release. Interesting, it was released on the UK version of Smash Hits (but not the US version, according to Wikipedia). I'd always thought it was dug up after 1970, as a B track that didn't make the original cut... |
| Proclivities (Paris of the Piedmont) | Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 10:05 This wasn't on "Are You Experienced?", it was on "Smash Hits", I believe. Oh, I guess it's added on the CD release. |
| k-man (SCruz, CA) | Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 10:04 thewiseking wrote: poor Jimi. All the crap he didn't like, where he played out of tune or the mix was bad, was all released posthumously so industry vultures could grow fat Quite true. Jimi was a phreak about perfection, and wouldn't release something until he was darn satisfied with the final cut.I have a slew of albums and CDs, all stuff released after his death. Then you look, Jimi released 3 studio albums, Smash Hits, and Band of Gypsies (the latter which Jimi released only because of a contractual obligation). Then we got Cry of Love, which were songs that were "in the can" when he passed. It's interesting to read about how Jimi would continuously cut new tracks for songs that were "in the can." All Along the Watchtower was one in particular I remember reading about—it was driving folks crazy, to the point that even Noel walked out once because he couldn't take much more of it! Still, Jimi's B movies are still worth listening to, Highway Chile included... |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Aug 15, 2012 - 15:52 poor Jimi. All the crap he didn't like, where he played out of tune or the mix was bad, was all released posthumously so industry vultures could grow fat |
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 13:53 Jimi was such a bada$$ guitarist. And he could sing decently. He was no Freddie Mercury, but hey, his primary voice was the guitar! |
| nrahk (The North) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 13:51 On my way home from work in down town Van, I pass an old house turned into a dedicated Jimi Hendrix shrine. The place is shrouded in weed and incense smoke. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 13:49 Airborne! |
| stevesaw (Northern VA USA) | Posted: Feb 07, 2012 - 16:55 I seem to recall hearing he didn't want to sing when the group formed, but was talked into it. On 'Spanish castle Magic' you can hear him say "I can't sing this song". Bosami wrote: Jimi was always shy about singing. It is evident in his voice. But over-rated? Please.  |
| funkyalfonso (Canada) | Posted: Jul 01, 2011 - 17:03 Papernapkin wrote: Over rated. Jim's not a good singer. Sorry, he had a WONDERFUL voice. When this came out, I thought that he was mysteriously singing about me. At 16, clearly too "experienced." |
| mirland (Denmark) | Posted: May 31, 2011 - 02:02 Papernapkin wrote: Over rated. Jim's not a good singer. Did you ever notice that Jimi's heritage is not his voice but his ...guitarplaying? Doh! |
| More_Cowbell (Northern IL) | Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 10:53 Good to know he finally put out a new album |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 17:20  bleached hendrix by ~kenmeyerjr ©2005-2010 ~kenmeyerjr ...and this is the final piece, done in ink and bleach, a technique I hadn't used before (done for my Illustration class), and is about 11 inches square. |
| cattail321 | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 18:04 made me laugh too tin ears and butts fer brains...I dont have any CD's out right now so I dont critisize others talents...esspecially dead people betsyroks wrote: god your comment made me laugh.To me he is one of the greatest singers of all time his voice is beautiful. |
| betsyroks (mid-land uk) | Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 04:43 Papernapkin wrote: Over rated. Jim's not a good singer. god your comment made me laugh.To me he is one of the greatest singers of all time his voice is beautiful. |
| jkhandy (O'vale,CA) | Posted: Jan 09, 2010 - 18:04 Most of Jimi's stuff sounds good, as long as you are stoned......  |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 11:46 Papernapkin wrote: Over rated. Jim's not a good singer. Jimi was always shy about singing. It is evident in his voice. But over-rated? Please. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Oct 07, 2009 - 11:13 Over rated. Jim's not a good singer. |
| Pyro | Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 10:18 I was 12 when this came out and much too young to appreciate Jimi. |
| crockydile (The swamps of Houston) | Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 10:17 Noisy No? I think this is staggering under the weight of time.  |
| smdeeg (SillyCone Valley) | Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 17:18 laozilover wrote:  This is not from my "Are You Experienced" LP! Must be a CD bonus.... It appears on the remastered versions from the 90s (both the Alan Douglas and the Experience Hendrix ones). There is some claim here that it was on some sort of "original" release, and it was recorded at the right time as the B side of The Wind Cries Mary single, but I can find no evidence of it coming out on an LP until '72s War Heros. |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: May 19, 2007 - 08:22 This is not from my "Are You Experienced" LP! Must be a CD bonus.... |
| drtjdel (Saratoga, CA) | Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 13:56 SuperWeh wrote: Please don't feed the troll. When trolls are fed they grow big and strong but when denied food consistently they perish (although they will beg & scream for food very loud for a little while.) The best thing you can do is post some stuff of your own which drowns out the hungry trolls calling. Looks like pg was quite hungry. When you're right, you're right. Maybe I'll post some of my Koraoke Night shots! |
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Jan 01, 2007 - 09:07 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: When I was on a motorcycle trip on the Tibetan Plateau, we'd grown mustaches, bought cowboyish outfits like the Tibetans wear, and leather tassles for our handlebars... this was the song that got stuck in my head as we rode.
Photos Hats(and mustaches)off to you Arby...looked like fun. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 10:25 When I was on a motorcycle trip on the Tibetan Plateau, we'd grown mustaches, bought cowboyish outfits like the Tibetans wear, and leather tassles for our handlebars... this was the song that got stuck in my head as we rode. Photos |
| onapath (Pennsylvania, USA) | Posted: Oct 05, 2006 - 18:23 Dirktooth wrote: Makes me want a fast car, a long stretch of road, and a seriously big sound system.
and a hot chick in the passenger seat? |
| mikezippi (Finland) | Posted: Oct 05, 2006 - 18:22 I was just 8 year old, when I played this song... |
| Dirktooth (Mar Vista, CA) | Posted: Oct 05, 2006 - 18:21 Makes me want a fast car, a long stretch of road, and a seriously big sound system. |
| SuperWeh (51° 59' 46" N, 4° 21' 13" E) | Posted: Sep 21, 2006 - 02:25 drtjdel wrote: All the more ironic when you consider the fact that Jimi was Jewish. Please don't feed the troll. When trolls are fed they grow big and strong but when denied food consistently they perish (although they will beg & scream for food very loud for a little while.) The best thing you can do is post some stuff of your own which drowns out the hungry trolls calling. Looks like pg was quite hungry. |
| rm999 (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Sep 08, 2006 - 14:23 IMO this is one of the greatest albums of 20th century rock. Why isn't "Are You Experienced?" (the song) ever played here though?! |
| drtjdel (Saratoga, CA) | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 11:14 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
All the more ironic when you consider the fact that Jimi was Jewish. |
| slartibart_O (nw corner in austin) | Posted: Jul 24, 2006 - 13:18 if only this had been voodoo chile instead of highway chile it would have been an 11 instead of a mere 8. |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Jul 24, 2006 - 13:15 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
Isn't the fad of being deliberately off-putting over yet? |
| artmarcia (Derby, KS) | Posted: Jul 24, 2006 - 13:14 It was definitely an interesting time. It's still the music that gets my blood pumping. Actually I appreciate Hendrix much more now than I did then. My taste had to grow up. exciter76 wrote: man...I wish I was   20 y.o. during the 60/70's..... |
| exciter76 (venice - la bella italia) | Posted: May 27, 2006 - 01:23 man...I wish I was 20 y.o. during the 60/70's..... |
| Seanovan | Posted: Feb 25, 2006 - 14:32 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
Wow you are so good at pissing off the people who for some reason take you seriously. |
| willmcnaught (Eugene Oregon) | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 14:08 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler. Let me get this straight, You pathetic excuse for a human being, comparing a guitarist and a man responsible for millions dead in WW2, hmmm what kind of sickness inhabits your sick fucking mind GET HELP in a hurry!  |
| lowelltr (out in the 'verse, edge of the black) | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 14:02 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
Way over the top....however, I also happen to think that Hendrix sucked. Always have hated his whole sound/style. yucko-barfo..... |
| Tombanjo (nY) | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 14:00 SnoopyDance wrote: The riff gets a 10, the song gets an 8.
Yeah, great riff. That's much too heavy. |
| nick_valensi (Quito, Ecuador) | Posted: Jan 12, 2006 - 13:59 BEST GUITAR SOLO EEEEEEVER!!!!!!!!!! |
| NICKNAME (K-PAX) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 21:39 redeyespy wrote: New contender for top PG post! |
| passsion8 (within blast zone of NYC) | Posted: Dec 14, 2005 - 14:20 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
You remind me of Howard Stern....you show up in way too many places, make comments that are meant to cause an emotional reaction just for the pure sicko factor and you can't be removed because you fly just below the, "Let's get him off this post forum" radar. Insert smart-ass reply HERE: |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 14:13 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
New contender for top PG post! |
| morrieman (new jersey) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 13:26 rolo wrote: this song was originally released in 1972 on an album called "War Heros"
 twas actually released on are you experienced? in 67...releasing it on an album after which jimi had died in 69 is a great trick though |
| xouba (Corunna, Spain) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 08:23 physicsgenius wrote: I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler.
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| physicsgenius | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 08:21 I don't want to overstate my case, so let me say this in the most restrained, non-hyperbolic way I can. Jimi Hendrix. Is worse than. Hitler. |
| xouba (Corunna, Spain) | Posted: Nov 15, 2005 - 08:21 Jimi ain't getting less than a 9 from this dude. Well, at least this song. |
| SnoopyDance (Valley of the Sun) | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 - 22:28 The riff gets a 10, the song gets an 8. |
| softjeans (Upper Ojai, CA) | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 - 22:26 BobVaughan wrote: One of his best songs .... what can you say? Its HENDRIX.
Check it out--no one has given this a "one!" First time ever, at least that I know of, on RP... |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 - 22:24 Most excellent. :nodhead: |