Hendrix on Acid

When Jimi Hendrix offered his insightful hymn to mind-expanding and altering substances in the shape of his 1967 single Purple Haze, the arrival of him and his band The Experience (bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell) was perfectly timed to catch the wave of psychedelia that was travelling across the Atlantic from the USA. The time was ripe for long hair, outrageous clothes, free love and political activism. Not to mention time for rock music to get a serious shape-up, thanks in no small part to Jimi’s creative vision. Hendrix embraced the concept of heightened enlightenment to explore musical avenues and break down the barriers between cleansed, harmless 60s pop and the new r...View all