Castles Made of Sand

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"Castles Made of Sand" is a reflective, psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its evocative lyrics about impermanence and its innovative reverse guitar effects.

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instanceOf psychedelic rock song
single
song
album Axis: Bold as Love NERFINISHED
artist The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED
chronologyWithinArtist Axis: Bold as Love track list
composer Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widely acclaimed
genre psychedelic rock
rock
guitarist Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED
hasLyricalTheme death
disillusionment
family conflict
fate
fragility of life
impermanence
reflection
romantic breakup
hasMusicalFeature clean guitar tone
psychedelic production
reverse guitar effects
hasNarrativeStructure vignette-based lyrics
hasNotableAspect evocative imagery
introspective tone
melancholic mood
hasNotableTechnique backward guitar recording
studio experimentation
hasTitleMetaphor sand castles representing transience
includedIn studio album
influenced later psychedelic rock artists
language English
medium vinyl record
partOf Axis: Bold as Love NERFINISHED
performer The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED
performerMember Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED
Mitch Mitchell NERFINISHED
Noel Redding NERFINISHED
producer Chas Chandler NERFINISHED
recordedBy The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED
recordLabel Reprise Records
Track Records NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1967
side B-side
vocalist Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED
writer Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED

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