Closing out Side One of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's sophomore album, Axis: Bold As Love, this counterculture anthem finds Hendrix waving his metaphorical freak flag as a symbol of his individuality. He's not interested in joining the ranks of long-haired hippies ("I ain't gonna copy you") or white-collared conservatives ("They're hoping soon my kind'll drop and die") - he just wants to live his life on his own terms. After Hendrix introduced the phrase "freak flag" in this tune, it quickly became part of the late '60s lex… read more
Closing out Side One of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's sophomore album, Axis: Bold As Love, this counterculture anthem finds Hendrix waving his m… read more
Closing out Side One of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's sophomore album, Axis: Bold As Love, this counterculture anthem finds Hendrix waving his metaphorical freak flag as a symbol of… read more
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short-lived, yet highly influential rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix (1942– 1970) on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along the Watchtower. Rounding out the Experience were Noel Redding (1945–2003) and Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008) on bass and drums respectively. Hendrix arrived in England in October 1966, and auditions were launched to find him a backing band. Noel Redding was chosen for the bass spot. Even though he had never played bass before auditioning (he was a guitarist), He… read more