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The first great rock concert documentary by the filmmaker who invented the form. D.A. Pennebaker (who teamed up with Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, and other filmmakers here), fresh off his Bob Dylan documentary, Don't Look Back, captured the music and scene of the first real rock & roll festival. The Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, which laid the groundwork for Woodstock two years later, offered an amazing array of talent that was absolutely of that moment. And, as the intervening years have shown, this music stood the test of time: from the young Janis Joplin blowing the crowd away with 'Ball and Chain' to an instrument-smashing performance by the Who to the surprisingly soul-stirring showing by Otis Redding. One particular highlight: the American debut of a little-known rock trio called the Jimi Hendrix Experience, which knocked the crowd out of its seats with a guitar sound that had never been heard before--and culminated with Hendrix setting his guitar ablaze and worshipping the flaming feedback. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Review of disc 3 outtakes
Where to start, where to start....Well, I see on the main menu a 'Artist Index', so I decided to check out the Electric Flag first. And man they were in full flight on this day! Ripping through "Drinkin Wine". Everyone in the group is just smilin' ear to ear-thrilled to be up on this stage in front of the festivals second day Saturday afternoon crowd. I have a new idol. He's the bass playing big papa bear cool cat with the cheshire cat grin, the shades and the bushy goatee-one Harvey Brooks. Just ... Read More
Rating: - Monterey Revisited
The Criterion Collection is a must have for all who came of age in the 60's and for those who wished they did. The original Monterey Pop '67 film remains the outstanding concert film, and can be wonderfully re-experienced by the aging Baby Boomers. For all other generations, the legendary performances of Hendrix, Joplin, Otis Redding, and countless others are an absolutely incredible introduction to the music of the 60's.
The added material, while something of a mixed bag, is filled ... Read More
Rating: - Ground Zero for the Summer of Love
June 1967 brought the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and just a couple of weeks later The Monterey Pop Festival. Wow! This is not only a fabulous record of the birth of the Summer of Love, but also the beginning of modern day concerts and festivals to come. If you didn't live through it, and even if you did, this one is a keeper. the sound is great and I really enjoyed the outtake disc. The Who, Jimi, Otis and Janis
before they were legends. What a treat!
Rating:  - This is oneof the only clips of Janis Joplin singing. Amazing!
Janis Joplin was the main reason I bought this. The mamas and papas and simon and garfunkle were great too.
Rating: - Good but could have been more
I loved the audience. It's a who's who of the rock world at the time. But could have had more performances.
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