This was the first of the posthumous releases in the
Jimi Hendrix
catalog and probably the best as it collected most of the studio tracks that were either completed or very near completion before
Hendrix
died. Some of these tunes, like
"Angel"
and
"Ezy Rider,"
have become well-known pieces in the
canon, but they sit alongside lesser-known gems like
"Night Bird Flying"
and the
Dylanesque
"My Friend."
Cry of Love
as an album has been rendered as a footnote, since the
estate has recompiled, to
's specifications,
First Rays of the New Rising Sun
. This (originally double) album set contains not only the entire
LP, but the best studio tracks from
Rainbow Bridge
,
War Heroes
, and
Crash Landing
, presented in drastically improved sound. ~ Sean Westergaard