Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun (Audio)

There are several more or less lengthy versions of this magnificent piece that emerged from a jam session intersecting student protests and anti-war demonstrations, particularly against the Vietnam War that was being fought at that time. Presenting this song at Berkeley, JH said: "I would like to dedicate this song to the 'soldiers' who here in Berkeley are fighting, you know well which soldiers I'm talking about... and of course, also to the soldiers in Vietnam, and I want to dedicate it to other people who are fighting different wars, perhaps with themselves, not facing reality."
This studio version of Machine Gun was then heavily reworked in '75 by the producer and reduced to 7:30, a change that was not well received by fans, as the producer had brought in session musicians to overdub drums, bass, and even guitar parts that were missing or, in his words, "of poor sound quality" and nothing... actually no, long live Vinyl!