Conversation so far:
Who composed Purple Haze?
Hendrix's techniques "all contributed to the dirty, raw, metallic, [and] angular sounds" heard in the song.
How long did it take to make the song?
CANNOTANSWER.
What are some other things about the composition of the song that are noteworthy?
Biographer David Henderson describes Hendrix's guitar tone as "at the razor edge of distort".
However, individual notes are still clear.
What was so special about the song?
The tension is maintained until the guitar solo, which "arrives as something of a release rather than a further racking up of the atmosphere..

Question: Did other artist like the song?
Self-contained rewrite: Aside for biographer David Henderson, did other artists like the song Purple Haze?