"The Wind Cries Mary" by Jimi Hendrix

For today's Sunday Sublime song, we have another titan of rock - Jimi Hendrix. But this isn't one of his loudest songs - far from it - it's his most sublime (although "May this be Love" or "Red House" comes close...) and beautiful.

This was the song that turned me on to Hendrix too when I was a teenager. At that point, I had only heard "Foxey Lady" and "Fire," two good songs but just blah classic rock to my grunge filled ears. Then I got a record player and put on the "Are you Experienced?" album that I must have inherited from my dad's collection. Today's song, "The Wind Cries Mary," came on and I was transfixed. The guitar, the groove, Jimi's voice, the stereo mix...it just blew me away and still does to this day. Enjoy.

Close your eyes and listen:



PS - I'll be in Boston the next few day for a conference so updates might be sparse. But stay tuned - next Sunday brings the second installment of the Sublime Goodness Mixtape. Are you excited? Me too! In the meantime, enjoy the first one here.