Machine Gun (track)
by Jimi Hendrix
Year: 1970
From the album Band Of Gypsys (track #2)
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Machine Gun appears on the following album(s) by Jimi Hendrix:
- Band Of Gypsys (track #2) (this album) (1970)
- Blue Wild Angel: Live At The Isle Of Wight (track #5) (2002)
- Live At The Fillmore East (track #5) (1999)
- Live At The Fillmore East (track #11) (1999)
- Midnight Lightning (track #6) (1975)
- Soundtrack Recordings From The Film Jimi Hendrix (track #4) (1973)
- The Essential Jimi Hendrix Volume Two (track #8) (compilation) (1979)
- Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969 (track #6) (2016)
- Live Isle Of Wight '70 (track #5) (1991)
- Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story (track #30) (compilation) (1990)
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| ! | 10/04/2026 15:53 | SD100852 | 12,478 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2026 04:54 | PapaShiz86 | 4,931 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 05:15 | daCritic | 39,679 | 75/100 |
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One of the greatest guitar songs I have ever heard. Machine Gun is not only one of the greatest songs ever written but is also one of the greatest performance pieces ever recorded. Jimi takes a protest song and makes it more than just about the lyrics and infuses music and sound effects into his message. There are plenty of great guitar work to be found here as well as plenty of experimentation and feed back. Great solos, machine gun fire and bombs dropping are just a few of the highlights.
Buddy and Billy work very well together and patiently await Jimi's smooth transitions. The shared vocals are great too as Jimi's rough but tender voice lets us know "...he'll pick up his axe and fight like a farmer..." while Buddy's lush and beautiful voice lets us know when "...he was shot down to the ground..." A wonderful performance of an absolutely amazing song. Jimi ends the song by saying he doesn't want us to hear that anymore. He certainly is not talking about the song!
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