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As a child, I enjoyed music which was popular about 10 years before my time. I first became cognizant of my taste in music around 1974 and growing up through the eighties my peers and I always lacked that video connection to music. We might have gotten a news story, or an appearance on SNL or the tonight show, but the quantity and frequency of contact with our musical heroes through moving pictures was clearly lacking.

When I bought this video I expected to see... well... you know, Hendrix playing at Woodstock. This is much more than I had expected. We are so fortunate today to be able to obtain the quality and quantity of video footage you will see in this DVD. The first disc contains a short documentary about the whole Woodstock scenario told from the perspectives of many of Jimi's people and some who organized the show. It explains how Hendrix came to play there, what he and his band did in the days prior to the show and how the show progressed resulting in Hendrix's final appearance on the Monday morning. The actual concert footage is presented in brilliant color, great sound and unbelievable video quality. His energetic performance fulfills all the efforts that were made to qualitatively document it.

The second disc contains the whole show again but including one or two songs not included in the first disc and is interspersed with black and white TV video of the show from another camera present that day. This footage is carefully synchronized to the high quality audio track and cuts in between footage from the color cameras.

Lastly the cost was incredible. Ten dollars for two DVDs so rich in history. If you like Hendrix or are intrigued in any way by the culture of the sixties or of The Woodstock show, buy this DVD.

Nobody has played like this. Carlos Santana just keeps getting better and better and has this much soul. But he would never claim to have this much fingering or the ability to have the sound of three guitar players in his head mysteriously coming out through his fingers. Watching him play part of a melody with his thumb while he forms chords with his fingers. Watching him perform chords that only Hendrix made and are still called Hendrix chords. Watching him cross so many styles of music. 🎩🎸Hats off to Gary Clark Junior. He's one of the Hendrixes is I listen to. He is his own man of course; he's something to see. Something to feel. And Taz Niederauer has the time to be whatever he wants to be. Can't wait to see him on to tour.

I wonder if Hendrix was alive today if he's still be a legend He certainly was unique for his time. But that time has past and one must wonder what direction he would have taken.

He's best raw and unaldulterated. That's not today. Today is processed and phony

Anyway it takes about 15 minutes of rather boring interviews before we get to the concert. The quality of the filming and sound is horrible. Still Hendrix's superb guitar playing comes through.

To be honest, I'm not especially into his music but he sure could play that guitar. No question.

As a concert film, this movie sucks.

But I suppose it's the best we have to see virtuoso playing.