Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock (1999) Review

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Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock (1999) ReviewIn 1999, when Experience Hendrix (the family company that now controls Jimi's legacy) released the DVD entitled 'Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock,' they claimed that the contents of that DVD was all that remained of one of the most important musical historical documents of all time. Woodstock was a cultural moment, and Jimi Hendrix played the most important role of that moment. EH claimed that the unused footage was thrown out. I said at the time that it was untrue, as that wasn't the type of thing that anyone would have thrown out.
Happily, about that I was correct, because in the 2-DVD set entitled 'JImi Hendrix Live at Woodstock,' all of the remaining unused footage has now been released, and incorporated into the pre-existing footage.
This 2-DVD set contains the MOST of the performance that Jimi played as the headliner of the Woodstock festival, as compared to the double CD released, the only song missing on this DVD is Hear My Train A Comin'. This is because the complete song was never filmed, but it can be found on DVD 2, where the song has been augmented with backstage and audience footage taken of portions of the performance.
The reason why the entire performance was not filmed is further explained in the booklet included in the DVD package, which was once again designed by the wonderful and talented Smay Vision graphic design firm, who oversees all of the packaging design for all Experience Hendrix releases.
The BEST PART about this new 2-DVD release is the second disc. Entitled 'A Second Look,' this incorporates black-and-white video footage shot by then 22 year-old Albert Goodman, who had used one of the very first SONY CV open-reel 1/2-inch videotape units. This 'Second Look' incorporates Goodman's footage, which provides further insight into how the audience was influenced by the music of Hendrix's new group 'Gypsy Sun & Rainbows.'
The booklet features a new essay by Hendrix historian John McDermott, and also features reproductions of the three-day Woodstock ticket, Jimi's handwritten set list, as well as Jimi's 'unfinished rough-sketch of Woodstock festival,' the evocative 500,000 Halos poem, which can also be found in the hardcover book 'Jimi Hendrix: The Lyrics.'
I give this DVD my highest recommendation, as it was an incredibly important moment in all of music history, now expanded and given the respect it has always deserved.Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock (1999) OverviewDVD ONE: Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock 1. Message To Love 2. Spanish Castle Magic 3. Red House 4. Lover Man 5. Foxey Lady 6. Jam Back At The House 7. Izabella 8. Fire 9. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 10. Star Spangled Banner 11. Purple Haze 12. Woodstock Improvisation 13. Villanova Junction 14. Hey Joe 15. The Road To Woodstock: New documentary directed by Bob Smeaton featuring new interviews with Hendrix band members Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Juma Sultan, and Larry Lee, engineer Eddie Kramer, and Woodstock promoter Michael Lang among others. DISC TWO: Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock: A Second Look 1. Message To Love 2. Hear My Train A Comin' 3. Spanish Castle Magic 4. Red House 5. Lover Man 6. Foxey Lady 7. Jam Back At The House 8. Izabella 9. Fire 10. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 11. Star Spangled Banner 12. Purple Haze 13. Woodstock Improvisation 14. Villanova Junction 15. Hey Joe 16. Jimi Hendrix Press Conference:Color film footage of never before seen Jimi Hendrix press conference held September 3, 1969 at Frank's Restaurant in Harlem. Hendrix answers questions about his Woodstock festival performance, his rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the festival's cultural impact.

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