WHEN I'M SAD,
SHE COMES TO ME
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SHE GIVES TO ME FREE
Axis: Bold as Love
is the
second studio
album by
It was first
released by
Track Records
in the
United Kingdom
on
December 1, 1967,
only seven months
after the release
of the group's
highly successful
debut album,
In the United States,
Reprise Records
delayed the release
until the
following month.
The album reached
the top ten
in the album charts
in both countries.
The album displays
several
musical styles
and
critics saw it as
demonstrating
Jimi Hendrix's growth
as a songwriter.
It features
"Spanish Castle Magic"
and
"Little Wing",
two Hendrix compositions
that draw on
his roots
performing with
rhythm
and
blues bands
and would remain
in his
live repertoire
throughout his career.
Its album cover
generated controversy
for displaying
Hindu
religious iconography.
It was designed
without
Hendrix's approval,
and he
publicly expressed
his dissatisfaction.
Like its predecessor,
Axis: Bold as Love
was a critical
and
commercial success,
being certified
platinum in the US
by the
Recording Industry
Association of America
(RIAA)
and silver in
the UK
by the British
Phonographic Industry
(BPI).
In 2000,
it was voted
number 147
in Colin Larkin's
All Time Top
1000 Albums (2000).
Rolling Stone
ranked it
number 92
on its
2020 list of
the
"500 Greatest
Albums of All Time".
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