Isle of Wight

by Jimi Hendrix

Isle of Wight cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A posthumous release documenting what would tragically become Hendrix's final performance in the United Kingdom, recorded before a massive, unruly festival crowd. Despite significant technical issues and the guitarist's visible exhaustion, the set features several fiercely intense, heavily improvised excursions, highlighting his relentless pursuit of new sonic territory.

Genres

Descriptors: live, fuzz, improvisation, guitar-driven, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Midnight Lightning
  2. Foxy Lady
  3. Lover Man
  4. Freedom
  5. All Along The Watchtower
  6. In From The Storm

Credits

  • Jimi Hendrix - primary artist, written-by
  • Bob Dylan - written-by

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