Hendrix is a great guitarist, and as expected, there are some great licks here. However, Electic Ladyland is almost embarrassingly awful in certain songs. Voodoo Chile and Watchtower are among the classics of rock, but a good deal of the balance of the album sounds off-key, is badly sung (especially the backing vocals) and has some weak attempts to be pyschedelic. It comes off as sophomoric at best. It now sounds cheesy and dated. Hendrix is best when he exploits his strengths--straight-forward bluesy rock, augmented by fantastically creative and skillful guitar.