The opening scrapes and wah guitar on Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are nice, but my favorite moments are after the song kicks into gear and Jimi plays these amazing fills from 0:38-0:40 and 0:49-0:53. These are the times when Jimi Hendrix crushes you with his brilliance and leaves your jaw hanging open.
Jimi sings about standing next to a mountain and chopping it down with the edge of his hand. Then he uses the pieces to make and island. That's some amazing power! At 1:55 he grabs his axe and flies off into the stratosphere on a bolt of lightning. He calls out one last time to apologize for taking up all our sweet time. Hey, Jimi, I think you need to apologize for chopping down the mountain, but you're the boss! Then he cranks out the solo to end all solos beginning at 3:39. He will meet us on the next world, so don't be late. Next world? Why, so we can watch you chop down another mountain? Well, if you will also be playing your guitar in the next world, I will definitely be on time!
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