Sunday, June 26, 2016

Near Haleakala Crater/Maui,HI/July 30,1970

1st set
introduction
tune up
"Spanish Castle Magic"
"Lover Man"
"Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" (beginning is cut)
"In From the Storm"
"Message to Love"
"Foxy Lady"
"Hear My Train A Comin'"
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
drum solo
"Fire"
"Purple Haze"

time-55:16

2nd set
"Dolly Dagger" (very beginning missing)
"Villanova Junction Blues"
"Ezy Ryder"
"Red House"
"Freedom"
"Beginnings" (incomplete)
"Straight Ahead"
"Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" (instrumental)
"Midnight Lightning" (instrumental) (cuts)
"Race With the Devil" (instrumental)
drum solo
"Stone Free" (includes "Hey Joe" tease)

time-51:33


1st set
After an introduction by Chuck Wein, the Cry of Love band takes the stage in Maui. Jimi opts to open with "Spanish Castle Magic" to "check out everything and see what's happening". "Lover Man" keeps up the fast pace. After "Lover Man" is a bit of tape warble and then we find ourselves at the intro to "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" already in progress. This song segues directly into the start of "In From the Storm". (Apparently the first live version.)

"Foxy Lady" is dedicated to Jimi's friend Pat Hartley. A solid 8+ minute "Hear My Train A Comin'" slows down the pace a bit before the onslaught of a wild "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)". Mitch slides in with a quick solo after about 6 minutes. This leads into the closers of "Fire" and "Purple Haze".

2nd set
This part of the recording begins with "Dolly Dagger" already in progress. The end of "Dagger" slows down into a delicious take on "Villanova Junction Blues". This song segues right into the start of "Ezy Ryder".

Jimi slows the pace down with some "blues to the Sun called 'Red House'". After "Freedom" the tape skips to "Beginnings" (a.k.a. "Jam Back at the House") already in progress. This leads to some exploratory jamming which bleeds into "Straight Ahead". At its conclusion we get an ultra-mellow instrumental version of "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)".  Jimi switches gears and goes into a quick take of a "Midnight Lightning" jam which seems to cut and bring us to another jam on "Race With the Devil". Mitch steps in with a solo here before Jimi steers into "Stone Free". This segues into 11 seconds of "Hey Joe" before reprising "Stone Free".

Both sets are available as highly enjoyable soundboard recordings. Apparently the drums didn't record properly at the show,so Mitch re-recorded his parts in a studio in the early 1970s. Audio and video footage of this show are available on MANY releases.













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