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“Machine Gun” is a song by American musician Jimi Hendrix, featured on his first live album Band of Gypsys (1970). It is a lengthy, loosely defined (jam-based) protest of the Vietnam War, and perhaps a broader comment on conflict of any kind. Although a proper studio recording was never released, there are several other live recordings on album, including and .
The Band of Gypsys performance is often lauded as Hendrix’s finest, and is widely considered one of the finest electric guitar performances in the history of recorded music. The Band of Gypsys version of “Machine Gun” is roughly 12 minutes long. Hendrix’s long guitar solos and percussive riffs combine with controlled feedback to simulate the sounds of a battlefield, such as helicopters, dropping bombs, explosions, ...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ TEARING MY BODY ALL APART ... DON'T YOU SHOOT HIM DOWN ... I PICK UP MY AXE AND FIGHT LIKE A FARMER now ♫
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