>Buddy was the drummer... I think Billy was very good but it >is perfectly possible that his bassplaying ''locked'' Jimi. >However, the last year of live-recordings with Billy and Mitch >are cool even if I personally think Jimi sounded best live in >68-69. However, there's some VERY good shows in the end (some >dull ones too)... > >EDIT:Buddy only played shows with Jimi on Ne4w Years eve 69/70 >(=the band of gypsys albums) and a disastrous show after that >where conspiracy theorists have implied that Jimi's manager >gave him bad LSD so he would go back with the white guys after >the show was a failure. Anyway, he kept Billy but got Mitch >back...