The Best Album or CD I've Ever Heard
Electric Ladyland is, in my humble opinion, the single greatest recording ever made. 'nough said.

What can I say about Jimi ??? He is insuperable !!! Quality is Superb !!!
I am at a loss for words [speaking of Jimi]. I've purchased this recording at least 4 times !!! Since it first came out on vinyl !!! The only question to ask is, Quality of the reproduction?

YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET !!! If you buy a cheap quality reproduction ,,, it will sound like poop.

Pay the money and get GREAT QUALITY ,,, take it from a wise man who has traversed the trials and tribulations of a ca. 60's baby-boomer !!!

THIS CD IS AWESOME, MOST EXCELLENT ,,, IT WILL NOT DISAPPOINT !!! enough said, peace

The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Electric Ladyland" 1968
A great album timeless. Its not just a rock album but a, jazz, blues, funk, and mainly psychedelic rock album. Coming out in the summer of 68' this was a huge hit. This album is also really experiementing with the wah-wah pedal a lot. Some key tracks on here are, voodoo child(slight return), still raning still dreaming, rainy day dream away, gypsy eyes, all along with the watchtower, 1983 a merman i should turn too be, house burning down etc.
1. ... And The Gods Made Love 4/5 stars
2. Have you ever been to electric ladyland 4/5 stars
3. Crosstown Traffic 5/5 stars
4. Voodoo Chile 5/5 stars
5. Little Miss Strange 4/5 stars
6. Long Hot Summer Night 5/5 stars
7. Come On Let The Good Times Roll 4/5 stars
8. Gypsy Eyes 5/5 stars
9. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 5/5 stars
10. Rainy Day Dream Away 5/5 stars
11. 1983(a merman i should turn to be) 5/5 stars
12. Moon Turn The Tides Gently, 4/5 stars
13. Still Raining Still Dreaming 5/5 stars
14. House Burning Down 5/5 stars
15. All Along The Watchtower 5/5 stars
16. Voodoo Child(Slight Return) 5/5 stars

New Horizons
Jimi Hendrix's third and final album with the original Experience found him taking his funk and psychedelic sounds to the absolute limit. The result was not only one of the best rock albums of the era, but also Hendrix's original musical vision at its absolute apex. When revisionist rock critics refer to him as the maker of a generation's mightiest dope music, this is the album they're referring to.
But Electric Ladyland is so much more than just background music for chemical intake. Kudos to engineer Eddie Kramer (who supervised the remastering of the original two-track stereo masters for this 1997 reissue on MCA) for taking Hendrix's visions of a soundscape behind his music and giving it all context, experimenting with odd mic techniques, echo, backward tape, flanging, and chorusing, all new techniques at the time, at least the way they're used here. What Hendrix sonically achieved on this record expanded the concept of what could be gotten out of a modern recording studio in much the same manner as Phil Spector had done a decade before with his Wall of Sound. As an album this influential (and as far as influencing a generation of players and beyond, this was his ultimate statement for many), the highlights speak for themselves: "Crosstown Traffic," his reinterpretation of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," "Burning of the Midnight Lamp," the spacy "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)," and "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)," a landmark in Hendrix's playing. With this double set (now on one compact disc), Hendrix once again pushed the concept album to new horizons.

I'm giving this album 5 perfect stars
Could this be the ultimate Jimi Hendrix album? I believe it might be.

What you have here is a mixture of different styles that clocks in at just over 75 minutes overall (on one disc, thankfully). You have blues, funk, soul, lengthy guitar jams, a psychedelic atmosphere in a few tracks, and even some nifty party rockers (well, one track at least). My favorite track has to be the dreamy "1983, a Merman I Should Turn to Be". It has a VERY dreamy extended section at the end that's made up of neat guitar tricks that catch my attention. Seriously, there's nothing else like that song. In fact, there's nothing else out there like most of the tracks on Electric Ladyland.

In fact, I'm surprised just how many songs I recognized upon first listen. I think you'll be saying to yourself on a couple occasions "Oh wow, THIS song is by Jimi Hendrix?" because of some guitar riffs that have become famous over the years. You'll recognize a few of them I bet. I think there's even a pleasant light country rocker on here!

When it comes to variety, you simply can't ignore what this brilliant album has to offer. I notice people seem to fall in love with double albums and consider them highlights in the careers of many legendary artists such as the Rolling Stones (Exile on Main Street) and the Beatles (the Beatles).

Maybe that's the reason people love Electric Ladyland. Me, I just love it for the diverse styles, quality songwriting, and influential guitar playing.