What's on my musical radar?

I know that question has been burning on your mind for some time now, right? If so, this is for you.

The CD that is playing right now in my car is Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced?. And the volume knob never goes below 50% when it is playing. I struggle to think of another non-Beatles album that had as much influence and produced as many classic songs as this one. Highway Chile, Fire, Foxey Lady, Purple Haze, Manic Depression, Red House, good god. The best part for me is knowing this was America's first broad exposure to The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Recorded in 1966 or 1967 in London, this was the album that changed the electric guitar landscape forever.

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Let's talk live stuff, shall we? I received a very unexpected and thoughtful gift from my brother-in-law this Christmas. He went out on a limb and bought me the Grateful Dead Live from Winterland DVD. Recorded 12/31/1978, it was the final concert ever played at the Winterland Theater. 3 sets of the Dead at their best, in my opinion. It has some of my favorites on it: Scarlet Begonias, Sugar Magnolia, Fire on the Mountain, Dark Star (a particularly good one, I might add). If you're into this scene, I highly recommend it.