Voodoo Child

This song is one of the reasons I have come to love music so much. Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix is an experience all on its own. Written by Hendrix back in 1968 for his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and their album Electric Ladyland, this song is pure genius. Lyrically this song is honestly lacking but who turns on and cranks the volume for Jimi's lyrics? Exactly.

You tune into Jimi for his incendiary guitar playing. Thankfully Jimi never failed in delivering that in almost everything he recorded. Take the guitar riff intro, one of the best every recorded. It's bold, in your face, and full of swagger. The drums come in for two measures and then the song simply explodes.  Suddenly, no matter what it is you're doing, Voodoo Child makes you stop because it yanks you in. It's a song that's really hard to ignore because it's so raw, there is no hook, and the lyrics are almost insignificant, but you don't care and that's the genius of this tune.

I know I say this often, but I can listen to this song all day and it would never lose its impact. This is my favorite rock song of all time. Not just because it rocks, but it puts on display for ALL to hear, Jimi tell the world that he was the best to ever do it. Enjoy