Monday, May 23, 2016

Bologna,Italy/May 26,1968

"Fire"
"Hey Joe"
"Stone Free"
"Red House"
"Tax Free"
"Purple Haze"
"Foxy Lady"

time-39:03

This audience tape begins with Jimi explaining to the crowd why the electricity does not behave the same in Italy as it does in England. This results in amplification problems and drops in volume during the show.

The band does the best they can do in this compromising situation. The volume problem distracts Jimi because he was accustomed to controlling such things.

A nice 9 minute "Red House" arrives in the middle of this set. Before "Tax Free" Jimi explains that "we don't have any electricity here so we can't do our songs". This 11 minute "Tax Free" includes a drum solo.

A probably frustrated Jimi wraps up the show with "Purple Haze" and "Foxy Lady". The sound quality is about average for a 1968 audience tape.



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