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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychedelic rock song
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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
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rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
death
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disillusionment ⓘ family conflict ⓘ fate ⓘ fragility of life ⓘ impermanence ⓘ reflection ⓘ romantic breakup ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
clean guitar tone
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psychedelic production ⓘ reverse guitar effects ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | vignette-based lyrics ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
evocative imagery
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introspective tone ⓘ melancholic mood ⓘ |
| hasNotableTechnique |
backward guitar recording
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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
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Mitch Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Noel Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chas Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
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Track Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| side | B-side ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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