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Originally Posted by slipkid
I found it, and I heard the "riff".
First of all, this is Hendrix's last official live show, I've never heard those tapes before (more later). It's also the festival that led to the "Munich incident" to get Peter Green (through Mick Taylor) to get the Rolling Stones to play.
As for Hendrix on guitar, incredible. As for his singing voice, it's alarming two weeks to the day before his death he couldn't sing like he used to. He missed many verses of songs. I think Pete Townshend's opinion of Jimi Hendrix's condition at the Isle of Wight festival August, 1970 is valid. He claims he prayed that he was healthy while Hendrix looked extremely frail. You can't deny those thin wrists by 8/70. Hendrix died because of drugs, with the combination of not taking care of himself with proper nutrition. You don't lose your strength to sing with your voice at the age of 26/27, unless there is an outside influence.
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A theory is Hendrix wore out his voice the previous day in Copenhagen, where he played a very long set despite being tired or ill. He played a gig on the 6th September at the Isle of Fehmarn (the very last) and there his voice was back in form.
Also, Hendrix had a habit of leaving out lines when he was uninspired or in a bad mood.
There's not doubt that he was very run-down physically during the last European tour, though.