Wait Until Tomorrow
"Wait Until Tomorrow" | |
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Song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
from the album Axis: Bold as Love | |
Released | December 1, 1967 (1967-12-01) |
Recorded | October 26, 1967 |
Studio | Olympic Sound, London |
Genre | Rhythm and blues[1] |
Length | 3:00 |
Label | Track |
Songwriter(s) | Jimi Hendrix |
Producer(s) | Chas Chandler |
"Wait Until Tomorrow" is a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from their 1967 second album Axis: Bold as Love. Written by Jimi Hendrix, the song details the scenario of a male protagonist addressing his female love with whom he plans to leave home, only to be shot dead by her father. Despite not being released as a single, "Wait Until Tomorrow" has been recognized as one of the strongest songs on the album.[2][3]
Background and style
"Wait Until Tomorrow" was one of the first "situation song[s]" written by Hendrix and is said to be influenced by soul artists such as the Isley Brothers (with whom Hendrix performed before forming the Experience)[2] and stylistically similar to guitarist Steve Cropper.[4] A "head-on boy–girl song",[4] "Wait Until Tomorrow" was one of the final songs recorded for the album on October 26, 1967, before the album was completed with the recording of title track "Bold as Love" three days later.[4] In an AllMusic review, Matthew Greenwald described the progression and style of the song:
A great bass and guitar duet is the core riff, and, as usual, Hendrix builds up to gentle and entertaining crescendos from there. Lyrically, the song finds Hendrix writing a situation song, creating characters in the first person. This was one of his first attempts at this, and it's fun listening to him stretch his songwriting abilities.[2]
Reception
Reviews of Axis: Bold as Love have generally mentioned "Wait Until Tomorrow" in a positive light. Matthew Greenwald of allmusic identifies the "playful song" as "one of the low-key highlights" of the album,[2] while Parke Puterbaugh of Rolling Stone describes it as a "taut, funky, could've-been-hit."[3] In reviewing the album for the BBC, Chris Jones summarised "Wait Until Tomorrow" as "a wry, funky little tale",[5] while Sputnikmusic reviewer "Broken Arrow" comments:
The intro is light and quick, [with a] guitar part and a real heavy bass [line] that only consists of one note but really adds to the intro. As Jimi [Hendrix]'s vocals and Mitch [Mitchell]'s drums come in the band goes into more of a groove. After a nice guitar fill that resembles the intro the extremely catchy chorus comes with some nice background vocals. The intro theme gets repeated a few times in the song before every verse. Mitch plays some very nice fills in this song and keeps a solid beat throughout [it]. 4/5[6]
References
- ^ Shadwick, Keith (2003). Jimi Hendrix: Musician. Backbeat Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-87930-764-1.
- ^ a b c d Greenwald, Matthew. "Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Castles Made of Sand – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Puterbaugh, Parke (May 20, 2003). "Axis: Bold As Love". Music Reviews. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Caesar (August 15, 1995) [September 17, 1990]. "Chapter Eight: No More Surf Music". Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 223, 224, 528. ISBN 0-312-13062-7.
- ^ Jones, Chris (April 24, 2007). "Review of The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold As Love". Music. BBC. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ Broken Arrow (October 15, 2005). "Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love Review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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