吉米玩转蒙特雷音乐节 吉米玩转蒙特利音乐节,吉米玩转蒙特雷音乐节 Jimi Plays Monterey

导演：Chris Hegedus,彭尼贝克

主演： 吉米·亨德里克斯

Stilloneofthemostfamousrockfestivalsofalltime,MontereyPopbroughttogethermuchofthemusicthatwasstrikingchordswithyoungpeoplealloverAmerica-someofthetalentthathadbeenobscureorsmalltimeintheUS(OtisReddingandJimiHendrix),whileotherswerehugesmashbands(TheWho,Simon&Garfunkel,MamasandthePapas),nottomentionabreakthroughperformanceforRaviShankar.Withthisaccompanimenttothefeaturefilm,whichwasreleasedtwentyyearsorsobeforethis,HendrixandtheExperiencebroughttheirsoundforthefirsttimeafterbeingthecultfavoritesintheUK.It’snotalongconcert,butitcancertainlybecountedasoneofhismostnotorious.Therewereallegations,whichperhapscouldorcouldnotbetrue(Ihaven’treadanybiographiesabouttheconcert,butIheardtherumors),thatHendrixwasonacidduringtheset.Whateverhewasonorwasn’ton,thesongsthatcomethrough(filmedwithsuperbdocumentarydetailbyDAPennebaker,withassistancefromAlbertMaysles)arenone-the-lessmesmerizing.AsidefromwhathasbeenplayedoverandovertoshowtheinsanemagnitudeofHendrix(burninghisguitarafteracrazedrenditionof"WildThing"),there’salsoaturnof"LikeaRollingStone","HeyJoe",andabeautifulbitwith"TheWindCriesMary".Therecould’vebeenmoreinthewayofinterviews,butasitis,JimiPlaysMontereyisafinelittlecompanionpiecetothefilm.