Ezy Ryder

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FieldValue
nameEzy Ryder
artistJimi Hendrix
albumThe Cry of Love
released
recordedDecember 1969August 1970
studioRecord Plant & Electric Lady, New York City
genre*Hard rock
length4:09
labelReprise
writerJimi Hendrix
producer*Jimi Hendrix
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| name = Ezy Ryder | artist = Jimi Hendrix | album = The Cry of Love | released = | recorded = December 1969August 1970 | studio = Record Plant & Electric Lady, New York City | genre = *Hard rock

"Ezy Ryder" was played live in December 1969, but first released as record only on The Cry of Love, the 1971 posthumous collection of songs that Hendrix was working on when he died. Since, it has been included on other attempts to present Hendrix's planned fourth studio album, such as Voodoo Soup (1995) and First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997). Various demo and live recordings have also been released on albums.

Easy Rider

The film Easy Rider with and by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hooper was shot in the first half of 1968. While the crew was filming on the road for weeks, their dailies were already combined with various rock songs of the era. Final editing took its time, though, also for legal reasons. The Jimi Hendrix Experience were asked to contribute their 1967 song "If 6 Was 9" to the film's soundtrack, and they were shown the movie beforehand. Easy Rider debuted in May 1969 at the French Cannes Festival, was in US cinemas in mid-July, and became a popular counter-culture film, also due to its soundtrack album, Easy Rider (soundtrack), that is not identical to the music within the movie. Thus, biographers indicate the lyrics to the song may have been inspired by the movie.;

The three members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience also posed on Easy Rider-like chopper motorcycles, a shot of Jimi was later used as the cover of South Saturn Delta.

Early performances

An early version of "Ezy Ryder" was first recorded, designated with the title "Slow", on February 16, 1969, at Olympic Studios in London. The basic track for the song was later recorded on December 18, 1969, at the Record Plant Studios in New York City. On the same day, Hendrix, with Cox and Miles, rehearsed the song at Baggy's Studios for the upcoming performances at the Fillmore East. The trio debuted "Ezy Ryder" at the Fillmore East during the first show on December 31, 1969. Later that night, the group played the song during the second show, but they did not perform it during either of the January 1, 1970, shows.

Recording

Back in the studio, "Ezy Ryder" was rehearsed, recorded and mixed a number of times during early 1970. The first recording session at newly built Electric Lady Studios on June 15 was focused on advancing the studio version. Steve Winwood and Chris Wood of Traffic recorded backing vocals. Another recording session three days later was also dedicated to "Ezy Ryder", and mixes were produced on August 20 and 22. The mix of August 22 was regarded as the final mix and presented on the opening party for Electric Lady Studios on August 26.

Critical reception

In a song review for AllMusic, Matthew Greenwald described "Ezy Ryder" as: ::quote

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Lyrically, Greenwald sees it as building on "theme of an outlaw bent of personal freedom" as heard in Hendrix's 1966 song "Stone Free".

Releases

Studio albums/compilations

Demos/jams/rehearsals

Live

Personnel

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Notes

Citations References

  • {{cite book | last = Doggett | first = Peter | author-link = Peter Doggett | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fDwDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT56 | title = Jimi Hendrix: The Complete Guide to His Music | year = 2011 | location = London | publisher = Omnibus Press | isbn = 978-0-85712-710-5}}
  • {{cite web | last = Experience Hendrix | url = http://jimihendrix.com/encyclopedia/ | title = Jimi Hendrix Encyclopedia | year = 2020 | website = Jimihendrix.com (official website) | access-date = November 1, 2020}}
  • {{cite book | last1 = McDermott | first1 = John | last2 = Kramer | first2 = Eddie | author-link2 = Eddie Kramer | last3 = Cox | first3 = Billy | author-link3 = Billy Cox | title = Ultimate Hendrix | year = 2009 | publisher = Backbeat Books | location = Milwaukee, Wisconsin | isbn = 978-0-87930-938-1}}
  • {{cite book | last1 = Shapiro | first1 = Harry | author-link1 = Harry Shapiro (author) | last2 = Glebbeek | first2 = Cesar | title = Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy | publisher = St. Martin's Griffin | location = New York City | year = 1995 | isbn = 0-312-13062-7}}

References

  1. Other non-demo/jam/rehearsal studio recordings with Miles and Cox include the single "[[Stepping Stone (Jimi Hendrix song). Stepping Stone]]" / "Izabella" (1970) and "Room Full of Mirrors" (on ''[[Rainbow Bridge (album). Rainbow Bridge]]'', 1971).
  2. (28 September 2016). "Jimi Hendrix - Ezy Ryder (Official Audio)".
  3. Greenwald, Matthew. "Jimi Hendrix: 'Ezy Ryder' – Review".

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