Bold as Love (song)
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"Bold as Love" is a song by Jimi Hendrix
, the final song and title track of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 album Axis: Bold as Love
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Noel Redding did say that the song came quite naturally to the group, yet it took 27 takes to fulfill what needed to be recorded. Take 24 can be heard on the box set.
in 2006 for his album Continuum. That cover was later performed by the John Mayer Trio
on Mayer's live DVD Where the Light Is. Phish
has also covered this song in live performances. It can be found on live albums such as Hampton Comes Alive
(1999). Joan Osborne
covered the song on her 2002 album How Sweet It Is. Pretenders recorded a cover for the 1993 album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
.
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, the final song and title track of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 album Axis: Bold as Love
Axis: Bold as Love
Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love was released on Track Records in the UK in December 1967...
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Recording
The song was recorded on a four-track machine. After the initial recording was completed, Hendrix overdubbed harpsichord and additional bass parts. Recording engineers Eddie Kramer and George Chkiantz introduced phased stereo sound, which Hendrix called the sound he had been "hearing in [his] dreams".Noel Redding did say that the song came quite naturally to the group, yet it took 27 takes to fulfill what needed to be recorded. Take 24 can be heard on the box set.
Covers
The song was covered by John MayerJohn Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
in 2006 for his album Continuum. That cover was later performed by the John Mayer Trio
John Mayer Trio
In February 2005, the trio played Mayer's single "Daughters" at the 47th Grammy Awards, for which Mayer went on to win the award for Best Male Vocal Performance later that night . The Trio released "Come When I Call" exclusively to iTunes...
on Mayer's live DVD Where the Light Is. Phish
Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
has also covered this song in live performances. It can be found on live albums such as Hampton Comes Alive
Hampton Comes Alive
Hampton Comes Alive is a six-disc live album by the American rock band Phish, released on November 23, 1999, by Elektra Records. It is the band's third live album and the first time complete live Phish concerts were released in their entirety...
(1999). Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us". She has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, Standing in the Shadows of Motown.-Biography:Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb...
covered the song on her 2002 album How Sweet It Is. Pretenders recorded a cover for the 1993 album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix is a 1993 album recorded by various artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. The artists were drawn from many genres of popular music. Contributors include his classic rock contemporaries Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, blues man Buddy Guy, classical violinist Nigel...
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Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix: vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, harpsichordHarpsichordA harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard... - Mitch MitchellMitch MitchellJohn Ronald "Mitch" Mitchell was an English drummer, best known for his work in The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Early life and the Jimi Hendrix Experience:...
: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Noel ReddingNoel ReddingNoel Redding was an English rock and roll guitarist best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Biography:...
: bass guitar