Gearjammer
Devout Heathen
At long last, I finally got the Hendrix at Monterey disc. Like most of the Reprise issues, it was taken out of print by the Hendrix family when they got control of the music rights. When I first sought it out recently, I could only find it on Amazon for something like a minimum of $40. I almost bought it, and boy am I glad I waited. The album was re-released in mid October, and when I heard that I was off to the local shop, and had it in my hands, brand new, for $13.
Anyway, this album is fantastic. I have heard bits and pieces of it in different places over the years, and years ago there was actually a film version on Cinemax, but it was great to hear it in it's complete form.
Highlights for me were Killing Floor, Like a Rolling Stone, Wild Thing, and Can You See Me, though there is not a bad trac on it.
It always seems, to me anyway, that Hendrix at Woodstock is seen as the definitive live Hendrix, but I think this far and away is a better performance. Hendrix was still not very well known at this point, and my how these people must have been floored by this performance.
Anyway, this album is fantastic. I have heard bits and pieces of it in different places over the years, and years ago there was actually a film version on Cinemax, but it was great to hear it in it's complete form.
Highlights for me were Killing Floor, Like a Rolling Stone, Wild Thing, and Can You See Me, though there is not a bad trac on it.
It always seems, to me anyway, that Hendrix at Woodstock is seen as the definitive live Hendrix, but I think this far and away is a better performance. Hendrix was still not very well known at this point, and my how these people must have been floored by this performance.