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Summary: Jimi Hendrix and Bill Sienkiewicz
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...are a great match. The paint is everywhere. It goes out in every direction, it folds back in on itself, it darts from realism to quick cartoon. It's alive and insane. It is, of course, everything you'd expect from Bill. I should have been LISTENING to Hendrix while reading it, but I didn't have to. It was in the painting.
Not to mention the text. Martin Green chronicles the major events of Jimi's life, to the detail of which order the songs came, where were the major concert appearances, what was Jimi trying to accomplish with each album. For me, not being that familiar with the facts, but loving the songs, it was really interesting. You empathize with Jimi. He may have been a rock god, but you get the sense that his short life was never particularly easy.
As insanely abstract as Sinz. can get, the likeness he nails of Jimi is uncanny. It's obvious the artist really enjoyed painting him. There's about 1,000 beautiful paintings of Hendrix in this book. Some realistic, some hallucinogenic, some celebratory, and some sad.
Rarely is this kind of comment said about a book...but the typesetting is great. Many comics don't even experiment with the lettering, it's just functional. But reality is, that it's too big a part of the experience to not inject some art into it. That's why movies spend millions on sound. Anyway, in this book, the lettering's just really intelligent. Hats off to letterer Bobbi Bongard with (I would imagine) much help from Sienkiewicz.
One last touch I really like is the use of Hendrix's lyrics to accent the story. Every few pages, a scene from Jimi's life is accompanied by song lyrics. Often these were lyrics I was familiar with (Bold As Love, Freedom, Foxy Lady, Angel), but they're in a whole new light when set against the major events in his life. I can only suppose that Martin Green "guessed" at what many of the connections between Jimi's lyrics and his experiences, but I quite sure he often guessed right.
A great read. I look forward to reading it again. This would be a great gift for someone who might not read a lot of comics, but loves rock. In another few passes, it may be my favorite work by Bill.
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Summary: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Review: "Explores the excitement and the pitfalls of rock stardom sympathetically and perceptively. Lavishly and beautifully illustrated by Sienkiewicz, this draws on the layout and narrative style of comic books to recreate Hendrix's life in a more impressionistic manner than standard bios typically permit.... Given his legacy of musical innovation, Hendrix seems a particularly fitting subject for this kind of experimental biographical format, and the numerous contributors who put this together realize their dream-like vision masterfully."
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Summary: VERNON REID (lead guitarist for Living Color)
Review: "In Voodoo Child Bill Sienkiewicz has created a stunningly beautiful visual chronicle of Jimi's life and genius that stands alone among the many biographies of Hendrix. Terrific!"
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Summary: BRITISH GQ
Review: "Resplendently fresh...Sienkiewicz...has provided an astounding series of...paintings. Green's imaginative narrative...adds an effective gloss. More than any previous Hendrix biography...Voodoo Child breathes life into its subject."
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Summary: CD REVIEW
Review: "Voodoo Child is one tribute worthy of the man's memory. A first-of-a-kind multimedia project...the work casts Hendrix's life in a brilliantly rendered light.... The art draws us into Jimi's life as Martin Green's tasteful text shuttles us through the story....Together, the book and [companion] disc [are] well worth the $35 cover price."
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Summary: GENE SHALIT, "THE TODAY SHOW" XMAS BEST GIFTS WRAP-UP
Review: "[Voodoo Child] is part biography, part fantasy, a dreamwork--innovative, bold, the pictures dazzle, 900 of them by Bill Sienkiewicz."
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Summary: A Gem in the Mountain of Illustrators
Review: After reading this book, or rather gazing in awe at the amazingly beautiful illustrations which tell in such an interesting way of the puzzling life of perhaps the greatest guitarist who has ever lived, I am left with a heightened respect for Bill Sienkiewicz. In addition, quotes from Jimi himself as well as song lyrics and a previously unreleased cd compliment the work and ensure its place at the top of any others in its genre. A must own for any fan of James Marshall Hendrix or Bill Sienkiewicz.
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Summary: A Gem in the Mountain of Illustrators
Review: After reading this book, or rather gazing in awe at the amazingly beautiful illustrations which tell in such an interesting way of the puzzling life of perhaps the greatest guitarist who has ever lived, I am left with a heightened respect for Bill Sienkiewicz. In addition, quotes from Jimi himself as well as song lyrics and a previously unreleased cd compliment the work and ensure its place at the top of any others in its genre. A must own for any fan of James Marshall Hendrix or Bill Sienkiewicz.
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Summary: Bill Sienkiewicz at his best
Review: Even if comics are not your thing, the art of Bill Sienkiewicz should win you over to buy this book. About 140 pages of fully painted and truly outstanding art, make this book a landmark even in Sienkiewicz' oeuvre. It is a special delight to see him experimenting with mixed media and the computer and break out of the traditional constraints of the comics medium. As far as the quality of the biographical facts is concerned, let's suffice to say that a more than fair amount of research has been done, but that the presentation of the material is pretty biased. Of course Hendrix was always a saintly and lovable guy. He never had a serious drugs problem and when he was busted for drugs possession he was obviously framed. What did him in finally were certainly not his drug habits but the Big Bad Suits of the record companies and his fiendish Agent, who conspired to impose an inhuman touring scheme on the poor artist, who finally died of sheer exhaustion (helped along maybe by a sleeping pill or two...). You get the picture...
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Summary: where is it?
Review: The material in it hardly makes this a historical work worthy of academic study. I read it and saw, in brilliant color, all the old rumors and anecdotes brought to life by Bill Sienkiewicz. Essentially, this is a nice introduction into Hendrix's career with some poetic license taken (liberally), and having those Sienkiewicz paintings really make me want to sit down and paint again... Purists and historians will note some familiar pictures in the book; personally I found it fun to see Bill interpreting posters and covers and famous photos.
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