The masses seem to only ever like Hey Joe, Foxy Lady and Purple Haze. That used to frustrate Hendrix. I saw one video where he's giving the audience hell cause "yea, that's all you ever want to hear..." the old stuff.
I never cared for the muddiness of Burning either. If I remember correctly from my research, this was an issue with fans and critics after it released, much to the dismay of Hendrix, who happened to favor the song. (BTW, Whitney Houston's mom is one of the background singers on this song.) He had a few quirks about recording; he sometimes liked to bury the vocals too deep into the mix and also tended to use the studio as a practice hall, occassionally wearing the tapes a little too thin. Whether any of this factored into the overall muddy quality of Burning, I don't know. I do know that he favored the song and was not happy that it was panned for poor quality, so logic tells me it was his choice to have it sound that way. Probably considered it progressive.
I understand Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab worked with one of his producers, Eddie Kramer, and issued a remaster of Electric Ladyland in 1997. The song is on that album. They usually do a pretty good job with their remasters. I haven't heard it. I don't even know if it's still available. If you can find a copy somewhere, I know it would be worth the extra money, particularly if you can find it on 24k gold. I bought their remaster of Santana Abraxis on gold for $35 10 years ago and that recording is super stellar! Shivers.
For your viewing pleasure: Jimi on his flying V
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbRlgEK27Jg
The making of Burning (no mention about the muddiness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwxih...eature=related
Just for fun... Jimi & Jim Morrison (language warning, Jim was in a MOOD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTSuy...eature=related