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This is a quiz about the lyrics of the first LP released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Are You Experienced?". I give you the lyric and track number, you name the song. This is about the US version of the album.

A multiple-choice quiz by OofahLandian. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
OofahLandian

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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374,312

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first track of "Are You Experienced?" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was written by Hendrix and also played at Woodstock. Name the song based on the following lyrics:

"Actin' funny, but I don't know why
Excuse me while I kiss the sky" Hint

Purple Haze

Manic Depression

Hey Joe

Fire

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Question 2 of 10

2. The second track of the North American version of "Are You Experienced?" is identified by the lyrics below. Can you name the song?

"I know what I want, but I just don't know
How to, go about gettin' it
Feeling, sweet feeling,
Drops from my fingers, fingers" Hint

I Don't Live Today

Fire

Love Or Confusion

Manic Depression

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Question 3 of 10

3. The third track from "Are You Experienced?" is a song by Billy Roberts covered here by Jimi Hendrix. Name the song based on the lyrics provided:

"Yes, I did, I shot her
You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town
Huh, yes I did I shot her
You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town
And I gave her the gun
And I shot her" Hint

The Wind Cries Mary

Manic Depression

Purple Haze

Hey Joe

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Question 4 of 10

4. The fourth track on "Are You Experienced?" is a lesser known song, but no less powerful. Name it based on the following lyrics:

"Is that the stars in the sky, or is it
Rain falling down
Will it burn me if I touch the sun
So big, so round
Would I be truthful, yeah, in
Choosing you as the one for me?" Hint

Love or Confusion

Third Stone From the Sun

Are You Experienced?

Hey Joe

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Question 5 of 10

5. The fifth track of "Are You Experienced?" shows a softer side of Jimi Hendrix. What is the name of the ballad with the following lyrics? (Hint: The title of the song never appears in the lyrics.)

"Waterfall
Nothing can harm me at all
My worries seem so very small
With my waterfall
I can see my rainbow calling me
Through the misty breeze of my waterfall"
Hint

The Wind Cries Mary

Are You Experienced?

Foxey Lady

May This Be Love

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Question 6 of 10

6. This song, the sixth track of the North American Version of "Are You Experienced?", contains the following lyrics. Name it.

"No sun comin' through my windows
Feel like I'm livin' at the bottom of a grave
No sun comin' through my windows
Feel like I'm livin' at the bottom of a grave
I wish you'd hurry up and execute me
So I can be on my miserable way" Hint

I Don't Live Today

Love Or Confusion

Purple Haze

Manic Depression

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Question 7 of 10

7. The seventh track from the album was also the third single released by Hendrix in the UK. Can you name it given the following lyrics?

"The traffic lights they turn blue tomorrow
And shine their emptiness down on my bed,
The tiny island sags downstream
'Cause the life that they lived is dead." Hint

The Wind Cries Mary

Stone Free

May This Be Love

Highway Chile

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Question 8 of 10

8. Track Eight on "Are You Experienced?" is described by AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald as "an exercise in soul, psychedelic rock, and polyrhythmic jazz-inspired drumming" Can you name it based on the following lyrics?

"You don't care for me
I don't care about that
Gotta new fool, ha!
I like it like that
I have only one burning desire
Let me stand next to your..."
Hint

Third Stone From the Sun

Red House

Fire

Purple Haze

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Question 9 of 10

9. Track Nine, "Third Stone From the Sun", is mostly instrumental, so how about we skip to the tenth track. If you're a "Wayne's World" fan, you should have no problem. Can you name the song given the following lyrics?

"I wanna take you home
I won't do you no harm, no
You've got to be all mine, all mine
..." Hint

Foxey Lady

Love Or Confusion

Fire

Manic Depression

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, the last track on "Are You Experienced?" is the title song. Can you name it based on these lyrics?

"I know, I know
You'll probably scream and cry
That your little world won't let go"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first track of "Are You Experienced?" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was written by Hendrix and also played at Woodstock. Name the song based on the following lyrics: "Actin' funny, but I don't know why Excuse me while I kiss the sky"

Answer: Purple Haze

"Purple Haze" was the second single released by Jimi Hendrix and probably his best known song (the first single appears later in this quiz). Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it number two on its list of the greatest guitar songs of all time.

The full verse of the selected lyrics appears below:

"Purple haze, all in my brain
Lately things they don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
Excuse me while I kiss the sky"

2. The second track of the North American version of "Are You Experienced?" is identified by the lyrics below. Can you name the song? "I know what I want, but I just don't know How to, go about gettin' it Feeling, sweet feeling, Drops from my fingers, fingers"

Answer: Manic Depression

Many are quick to point out that the lyrics do not describe manic depression at all, but rather simple "romantic frustration". The lyrics in full seem to describe a man who wishes to make love to the music he is playing and is frustrated by his inability to do so (figuratively or literally, you decide):

"Woman so willing, the sweet cause in vain,
You make love,
You break love,
It's all the same when it's
When it's over.
Music sweet music,
I wish I could caress, caress, caress."

3. The third track from "Are You Experienced?" is a song by Billy Roberts covered here by Jimi Hendrix. Name the song based on the lyrics provided: "Yes, I did, I shot her You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town Huh, yes I did I shot her You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town And I gave her the gun And I shot her"

Answer: Hey Joe

The single "Hey Joe" peaked at number six in the UK charts, but failed to make much of an impact in the US. The Hendrix cover of the song remains the best known and most popular version. It appeared on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 201. It was also the last song to be performed at the 1969 Woodstock music festival.

4. The fourth track on "Are You Experienced?" is a lesser known song, but no less powerful. Name it based on the following lyrics: "Is that the stars in the sky, or is it Rain falling down Will it burn me if I touch the sun So big, so round Would I be truthful, yeah, in Choosing you as the one for me?"

Answer: Love or Confusion

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was comprised of three people, with Jimi Hendrix on lead vocals and guitars. Noel Redding played bass and sang backup. Mitch Mitchell beat the drums and also performed backing vocals.

5. The fifth track of "Are You Experienced?" shows a softer side of Jimi Hendrix. What is the name of the ballad with the following lyrics? (Hint: The title of the song never appears in the lyrics.) "Waterfall Nothing can harm me at all My worries seem so very small With my waterfall I can see my rainbow calling me Through the misty breeze of my waterfall"

Answer: May This Be Love

This song was recorded during an eight-hour session on 3 April 1967, during which time two other new songs were recorded: "Are You Experienced?" and "Highway Chile".

6. This song, the sixth track of the North American Version of "Are You Experienced?", contains the following lyrics. Name it. "No sun comin' through my windows Feel like I'm livin' at the bottom of a grave No sun comin' through my windows Feel like I'm livin' at the bottom of a grave I wish you'd hurry up and execute me So I can be on my miserable way"

Answer: I Don't Live Today

The music for this song was recorded on February 20, 1967 at De Lane Lea Studios. The lyrics were later overdubbed by Hendrix at Olympic.

The song is dedicated to Native Americans and other ethnic minorities (Hendrix was part Cherokee).

According to author Sean Egan, Hendrix "superbly, and with great economy of words evok[ed] despair, whether that despair be an individual's or the despair of a devastated and brutalized race."

7. The seventh track from the album was also the third single released by Hendrix in the UK. Can you name it given the following lyrics? "The traffic lights they turn blue tomorrow And shine their emptiness down on my bed, The tiny island sags downstream 'Cause the life that they lived is dead."

Answer: The Wind Cries Mary

At the time of the single's release, it reached Number six on the UK charts. It is rated Number 378 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

8. Track Eight on "Are You Experienced?" is described by AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald as "an exercise in soul, psychedelic rock, and polyrhythmic jazz-inspired drumming" Can you name it based on the following lyrics? "You don't care for me I don't care about that Gotta new fool, ha! I like it like that I have only one burning desire Let me stand next to your..."

Answer: Fire

Interestingly, "Fire" was apparently inspired by a rather pedestrian event that occurred at the house of Noel Redding's mother. Hendrix was invited to the house on a cold New Year's Eve after they had played a gig. According to the story, he asked Noel's mother if he could stand next to the fireplace.

She consented, but her dog was in the way. If the story is true, he then uttered the famous line: "Aw, move over, Rover, and let Jimi take over".

9. Track Nine, "Third Stone From the Sun", is mostly instrumental, so how about we skip to the tenth track. If you're a "Wayne's World" fan, you should have no problem. Can you name the song given the following lyrics? "I wanna take you home I won't do you no harm, no You've got to be all mine, all mine ..."

Answer: Foxey Lady

"Foxey Lady" (sometimes spelled correctly: "Foxy Lady") was the third US single by Jimi Hendrix and was rated at Number 153 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

According to one music critic, "if one song could be said to encapsulate Hendrix's entire oeuvre, 'Foxey Lady' is certainly closer than most."

10. Finally, the last track on "Are You Experienced?" is the title song. Can you name it based on these lyrics? "I know, I know You'll probably scream and cry That your little world won't let go"

Answer: Are You Experienced

The title song of "Are You Experienced?" is of course "Are You Experienced?". Hope that did not give you too many fits! The song was recorded in London at the Olympic Sound Studios on April 3, 1967, the last day of recording for the album. According to Wikipedia, "It features recorded guitar and drum parts that are played backwards and a repeating piano chord, but no bass."

Source: Author OofahLandian

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