Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division; he was granted an honorable discharge the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after being discovered by Linda Keith, who in turn interested bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals in becoming his first manager. Within months, Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the U.S. after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968 his third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the U.S.; it was Hendrix's most commercially successful release and his first and only number one album. The world's highest-paid performer, he headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, before his accidental death from barbiturate-related asphyxia on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.
Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues. He favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain, and was instrumental in utilizing the previously undesirable sounds caused by guitar amplifier feedback. He helped to popularize the use of a wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and was the first artist to use stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix pioneered the use of the instrument as an electronic sound source. Players before him had experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, fluid vocabulary every bit as personal as the blues with which he began."
Hendrix was the recipient of several music awards during his lifetime and posthumously. In 1967, readers of Melody Maker voted him the Pop Musician of the Year, and in 1968, Rolling Stone declared him the Performer of the Year. Disc and Music Echo honored him with the World Top Musician of 1969 and in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked the band's three studio albums, Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, among the 100 greatest albums of all time, and they ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time.
In From The Storm
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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I just came back from the storm Yeah
I said, I just came back baby
I just came back from the storm Yeah
From the storm
Well I did not know it then
But I was sufferin', sufferin'
It was so cold and lonely, yeah
The wind cryin' through the rain tared me up
It was so cold and lonely
Cryin' through rain was tearin' me up
Oh a tearin' me up
I want to thank you my sweat darlin'
For diggin' in the mud, for diggin' me up
(Thank you baby)
It was a terrible rain burnin' my eyes
The wind and lightning took us by surprise
It was you my love who brought me in
I love you so much, I'll never stray from you again
Hey
I just came back, today
I just came back today my baby on her way
Yeah yeah yeah
The song "In From The Storm" by Jimi Hendrix is a song about a man who has just returned from a turbulent time in his life, with the "storm" serving as a metaphor for the emotional turmoil he has been experiencing. The lyrics suggest that the storm was caused by the pain and suffering of love, which tore the singer apart and left him feeling cold and lonely.
However, the singer acknowledges that it was his "sweat darlin'" who ultimately pulled him through, digging him out of the mud and bringing him in from the storm. The storm is portrayed as a powerful and destructive force, but ultimately it is overcome by the strength of love. The song ends with the singer expressing his gratitude to his lover and vowing to never stray from her again.
Overall, the song is a powerful meditation on the enduring power of love and its ability to help us weather even the toughest storms. It is a reminder that, no matter how hard things may seem, there is always hope and the possibility of finding peace and happiness again.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I, just came back today
I have returned today after facing a difficult time
I just came back from the storm Yeah
I have come back from a challenging time full of hardships and struggles
I said, I just came back baby
I am telling my loved one that I have returned from the struggle I was facing
I just came back from the storm Yeah
I have returned after going through a tough and turbulent time
From the storm
I have come back from a difficult experience that I had to weather
Well I did not know it then
At that time, I was not aware
But I was sufferin', sufferin'
I was enduring a painful and difficult experience
From the love that keep me born
It was the love that sustained me and kept me alive
It was so cold and lonely, yeah
It was a cold and solitary experience
The wind cryin' through the rain tared me up
The sound of the wind and rain brought me immense emotional pain
It was so cold and lonely
The experience was very isolating and desolate
Cryin' through rain was tearin' me up
Being in the midst of the downpour of my struggles was causing me great emotional pain
Oh a tearin' me up
It was causing me great anguish
I want to thank you my sweat darlin'
I want to express gratitude to my beloved
For diggin' in the mud, for diggin' me up
For helping me out of the difficult situation I was in
(Thank you baby)
I am grateful to my loved one for their help and support
It was a terrible rain burnin' my eyes
It was a harsh and painful experience that was causing me emotional distress
The wind and lightning took us by surprise
The challenging situation unfolded suddenly and without warning
It was you my love who brought me in
It was my beloved who helped me through this tough time and brought me back to stability
I love you so much, I'll never stray from you again
I am expressing my love for my beloved and promising never to leave them again
Hey
An exclamation expressing relief and joy
I just came back, today
I have returned today after facing a difficult time
I just came back today my baby on her way
As I returned, I anticipate reuniting with my beloved who is on her way
Yeah yeah yeah
An exclamation conveying excitement and anticipation
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JIMI HENDRIX
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