Experience Hendrix Tickets

The artists played Hendrix songs, so we knew the material was going to be great. There is always a fine line when playing someone else's material between staying true to the original, yet putting your own flair or personal signature on the songs. Given that this was called the Hendrix Experience, I was hoping for some trueness to Hendrix, but was a bit disappointed. Many of the artists seemed to setlle into using their own very recognizable signature licks and cuts on Hendrix tunes and I thought it felt a little wrong. In essence, if I want to see Eric Johnson play Eric Johnson licks, I'll go see an Eric Johnson concert.. This was true for most of the acts, not just EJ. The rendition of Purple Haze gave me mixed feelings On the one hand, the Slide Brothers played a terrific sounding song! The problem was that 2 of the 3 Slide Brothers didn't seem to be into it... and I don't know, it just seems wrong to play such a great song sitting down. That being said, artists such as Johnny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd whose styles fit well with the Hendrix tunes really stole the show. KWS especially blew the roof off, he was absolutely amazing! Noah Hunt's (KWS band) vocals were also a very nice fit for Jimi's songs. The final thing to mention is the sound. You would think that it would have been absolute A++ quality given the venue and the artists, but it was at times muddy sounding and at other times so piercing that it hurt the ears (especially Vai's guitar and Living Color's Corey Glover vocals).

Great opening acts...3 hours of straight of high energy music, one great performance after the other.....

I wont trouble with a long winded speah and just say " It Was Amazing"

It was great to see all the muscians pay tribute to the great Jimmy, but the concert did not flow. There could have been visuals behind the musicians of Jimmy, and an encore of Jimmy on video playing. Disappointed with the show, and I am a Jim fan.

Some excellent guitar playing! Loud but very entertaining. It was nice to see Billy Cox.

Great performance, 2.5 Hours past as if it was 1 hour. Kenny Wayne stole the show but I would have liked to see Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Jonny Lang together on stage.

Kenny Wayne Shepard was amazing as well as all the artists!

I have never experienced anything like this before. Every performer was bursting with talent. I am sure Chris Layton on drums thinks about SRV when Kenny Wayne plays. I know I sure did.

Talent increased as the night progressed. Sound was a little 'off'' (i.e. could have been better...clearer, louder, less tinny/destorted) Percussion and Bass playing was something that shinned, as well (unexpected)

Thoroughly enjoyed the mix of artists playing Jimi's great music. Too bad at times the bass overshadowed the lead and the vocals weren't always clear. Always a problem at loud concerts it seems. Eric Johnson and Kenny Wayne Shepherd were amazing - wish they'd returned for a finale.

Vai and Shepherd and Livign Color were amazing! What do you mean my review is too short?! Who are you to say I can't have a short but sweet view on the show?!

Very good concert. Extraordinary musicians. Maybe a needs of a must finests sound in some of the performance.

I was looking forward to this show and was quickly disapointed by the quality of the sound as it was muffed, too much bass and couldnt hear the vocals. Now there is always a trial period at every show for adjusting the sound but this did not happen. In fact it got louder but I gave in as the lineup was quite good and made up for it. Every one delivered on the Hendrix tunes but clearly, the highlight of the evening was Kenny Wayne Sheperd who clearly stole the show. His renditions were quite an hommage to Jimi's music. Eric Johnson also put in a superb performance. Things quickly deteriorated when Steve Vai came on stage. Although I really like Steve Vai, he just didnt seem to belong there. His style of playing did not fit the bill and the evening's lineup of musicians. It would of been like having Jeff Beck there...I love Beck, but NOT doing Jimi tunes. Overall, a good and loud "experience" :o)

I had high hopes, but was ultimately under-whelmed. If you want to hook the audience from the beginning, start by turning up the mic and turning down the distortion. And if you're going to play Hendrix, play it right. The Wind Cries Mary was a disgrace. Kenny Wayne Shepherd was amazing - he was the highlight for sure. He nailed the Hendrix solos and really rocked out. Overall, seeing him made it worth it, but we had to tolerate a lot of mediocre performances before we got to him.

What an amazing show. The overall sound could have been much better. In fact theo only singer that sounded good was Noah Hunt, because his voice is so powerful. Eric Johnson's version of "Are you Experienced" was terrific, and the vibe delivered by the boys of Living Colour was great. These are the kind of shows you always hear about happening in New York or San Francisco but never as a tour and never to Ottawa. Steve Vai and Kenny Wayne Shepherd were also fantastci and I was really glad to see Brad Whitford of Aerosmtih play his ass off without Joe Perry anywhere near. Just Great!!!!!

Rare treat to see so many accomplished musicians coming together to recreate and interpret the music of the greatest rock guitarist we have ever seen! Long live Hendrix!

My husband and I decided to have a weekly date night since we've been together 31 years and want to keep our relationship strong. So I surprised him with Experience Hendrix tickets because I knew he was a Billy Cox, Steve Vai and Jonny Lang fan and of course that he loved Jimmy Hendrix. Unfortunately, we both found that the sound quality was not great so that took away from our excitement. But, we agreed that the performance by Kenny Wayne Shepherd to us was the best. Living Colour ignited the audience and got us all on our feet. There were a few jams that were worth standing and cheering.

For the most part was a great show, great guitar players to seen and heard Steve Vai was great and that may go without saying, however I think Kenny Wayne Sheppard stole the show, and his vocalist (not sure name) also dispite sound setup issues, his guitar playing was exceptional, with no noticable mistakes, obviously knows his material and has it well practiced. Some of the other muscians seemed not so much well practiced, I was disappopinted with Johnny Lannge's performance, he misplayed notes, and wasnt at the microphone consistently, to get lyrics on cue, kinda sad in fact. In his defense I dont think the sound crew did the best job they could have, with excessive brightness/treble on the vocals. However it was like a big Jam and good time had by all especially the many solos battles between various players was awesome for the most part.

HI I was mainly attracted to the event because of Steve Vai. I had heard of KW Shepherd and was not aware that Eric Johnson was on the bill. Again I am not a big fan of E Johnson, not my style that's all. Let me just say that the sounds overall was poor aka too loud. May be the NAC is not the best place to this event or just bad sound check. Surprisingly when KW Shepherd played the sound was crystal clear!!! The good: I discovererd Jonny Lang. Never heard of him before. Check him out. Now I know he was a child prodigy and has won a Grammy Award! Also I am going to buy KW Shepherd's new CD/DVD package which is very blues oriented. I loved the energy of Vernon Reid and the whole Living Color band. Also loved that the 2 brothers from Sacred Steel were included on the show ( slide guitar thing mounted to a table? What do you call that?) Although I am huge fan of Steve Vai. I have a CD in my car to which I have been listening to everyday for 2 months!!! I must say I was disappointed. Sounds was not very clear. I also was not in the mood for his own music but more for Jimi's music.

Simply the best show I've seen in a very long time or quite possibly, ever.