The Best Live Albums Of All Time, Ranked

By Edmund Blake

Jimi Hendrix, ‘Band of Gypsys’

Originally, Jimi Hendrix played with the group the Jimi Hendrix Experience. But, The Experience broke up in June of 1969. Bur the breakup didn’t stop Hendrix from releasing music. Released in 1970, Band of Gypsys was the first live album without his celebrated trio.

It was recorded at the Fillmore East in New York City on two consecutive nights. Featuring Buddy Miles on the drums and Billy Cox on the bass. The new group needed to develop an identity, and luckily this album helped them with that task and set them up for success going forward.