Jimi Hendrix Music:

Doriella Du Fontaine Track Listing:
1. Doriella du Fontaine
2. Doriella du Fontaine [Radio Edit]
3. Doriella du Fontaine [Instrumental]
4. O.D.

Doriella Du Fontaine Reviews:
Actually, I liked this
2007-08-14 - For the record, Jimi, Buddy Miles (on drums as usual), and Lighting Rod of the proto-rap supergroup the Last Poets (see "Hustler's Convention") recorded this together in 1969. This is actually one of the "street toasts" (underground ghetto poetry about street life) once commonly heard in Black America prior to the advent of recorded rap music, so there is a bit of history here. Jimi does his "wolf whistle" on the guitar to good effect here, and overall succeeds in instrumentally complimenting the mood of the tale.

The title cut itself is a story of a prostitute who is the queen of her trade, preceding Too-Short's raps of this kind by 20 years.

"O.D." consists of Rod rapping the tragic story of a friend who overdoses from heroin over a really soulful and moving organ solo by Buddy Miles. Seldom does modern rap music deal with such themes today.

Overall, this is a good early example of the street poetry that evolved into rap, along with some good instrumental backing from Jimi and Buddy. Younguns may want to listen to see how it's done right.


Ho Hum
2004-05-27 - If I remember correctly, this was put together after Jimi's death. I'd take the time to look it up but I just listened to it and I'm now so bored and depressed that I simply can't bother. So the formula is like this: dredge up some old studio stuff of Jimi jamming a mellow groove, then let some dude rap over the top of it, saying his own name ad nauseum in some sort of drooling self-tribute. What a waste. Probably enough to make Jimi hurl.