Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show
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{{Infobox album
| name = Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show
| type = live
| artist = Jimi Hendrix
| cover = Machine Gun The Fillmore East First Show album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|09|30}}
| recorded = December 31, 1969
| venue = Fillmore East, New York City
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=70|s=18}}
| label = Legacy
| producer =
- Janie Hendrix
- Eddie Kramer
- John McDermott
| prev_title = Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Both Sides of the Sky
| next_year = 2018
}}
Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, featuring songs recorded during the first set at the Fillmore East in New York City on December 31, 1969. Hendrix is backed by Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, a lineup frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys. Except for "Hear My Train A Comin'" and "Lover Man", the eleven songs represent new material that had not been performed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The album further documents Hendrix's first of four sets on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with the Band of Gypsys.
{{cite web
| url = http://www.jimihendrix.com/music/machine-gun-fillmore-east-first-show-123169/
| title = Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69
| website = jimihendrix.com (official website)
| publisher = Experience Hendrix
| access-date = August 13, 2016
}} It adds to the previously released material on Band of Gypsys (1970), Band of Gypsys 2 (1986), Live at the Fillmore East (1999), and West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (2010). All of the tracks, except for "Hear My Train A Comin'", "Changes" and "Izabella", appear for the first time on an official release. As of November 22, 2019, they appear on the Fillmore East performances box set Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|subtitle = Retrospective reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Westergaard|first=Sean|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/machine-gun-jimi-hendrix-the-fillmore-east-first-show-12-31-1969-mw0002973828|title=Machine Gun: Jimi Hendrix The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 27, 2016}}
}}
In a review for AllMusic, Sean Westergaard singled out the performances of "Hear My Train A Comin'" (previously released), "Machine Gun", and "Bleeding Heart" as "amazing" and "stunning". Engineer Eddie Kramer receives credit for "a truly excellent mix". Westergaard concludes with:
{{blockquote|It's not really fair to compare Machine Gun to Band of Gypsys since one is a largely unedited complete performance and the other is the best cuts selected from a couple shows. That said, there are performances here that rival those of the original Band of Gypsys album.}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Jimi Hendrix, except where noted
| extra_column = Lead vocal
| total_length = 70:18
| title1 = Power of Soul
| extra1 = Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles
| length1 = 5:30
| title2 = Lover Man
| extra2 = Hendrix
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = Hear My Train A Comin'
| extra3 = Hendrix
| length3 = 9:06
| title4 = Changes
| note4 = Buddy Miles
| extra4 = Miles
| length4 = 5:58
| title5 = Izabella
| extra5 = Hendrix
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Machine Gun
| extra6 = Hendrix, Miles
| length6 = 8:54
| title7 = Stop
| note7 = Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
| extra7 = Miles
| length7 = 5:30
| title8 = Ezy Ryder
| extra8 = Hendrix
| length8 = 5:55
| title9 = Bleeding Heart
| note9 = Elmore James
| extra9 = Hendrix
| length9 = 6:38
| title10 = Earth Blues
| extra10 = Hendrix
| length10 = 6:24
| title11 = Burning Desire
| extra11 = Hendrix
| length11 = 9:40
}}
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix{{snd}}vocals, guitar
- Billy Cox{{snd}}bass guitar, backing vocals
- Buddy Miles{{snd}}drums, vocals
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Flanders|68|artist=Jimi Hendrix|album=Machine Gun - The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 15, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|29|artist=Jimi Hendrix|album=Machine Gun - The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|46|artist=Jimi Hendrix|album=Machine Gun - The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|France|85|artist=Jimi Hendrix|album=Machine Gun - The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 15, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|47|artist=Jimi Hendrix|album=Machine Gun - The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/1969|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|52|date=2016-10-07|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3254-%C3%81lbumes-semana-40-2016|title=TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 40: del 30.09.2016 al 06.10.2016|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=es|access-date=October 14, 2016}}
| 94 |
| {{album chart|UK2|80|date=2016-10-07|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|66|artist=Jimi Hendrix|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 11, 2016}} |
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