It has been 40 years since Jimi Hendrix died, but—thanks to a controversial move by his half-sister, Janie Hendrix—he's still "putting out" music. Some critics are greeting Valleys of Neptune, a remastering of unreleased bootlegs and demos Hendrix made with his band during his final days, as a new album. Only the "savviest of bootleg aficionados," says The Washington Post, would recognize these rare tracks. But is the album any good? (Listen to the title track from Jimi Hendrix's new album.)
Welcome back, Jimi: Hendrix "never shied from studio trickery," says Chris Richards in The Washington Post, so it's unlikely he'd have any problem with the "touched up" tunes in this "splendid collection." The guitarist may no longer be around to "shock us" with onstage bravado, but his music has a "subtlety that feels like magic."
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