Jimi Hendrix was the king. His playing sounded like it was from outer space. Purple Haze is the song that really got me into him as a kid but later on I discovered recordings from the New Years Eve/New Years Day shows of 1969/70, that's when my brain and ears really got melted. Some of that stuff ended up of the Band of Gypsys album but you gotta find the tracks from all 4 shows. Live at the Fillmore East. Nothing better that that for me.