Movie Description
Jimi Plays Monterey
(1987)Overview
It's no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power.
Featured Crew
- Director : Chris Hegedus,D. A. Pennebaker
- Producer : Alan Douglas
- Editor : D. A. Pennebaker,Chris Hegedus,David Dawkins,Alan Douglas
- Cast : John Phillips,Jimi Hendrix,Noel Redding,Mitch Mitchell,Art Garfunkel,George Harrison,Mick Jagger,Brian Jones,Janis Joplin,John Lennon,Paul McCartney,Charles Shaar Murray,Ringo Starr,Denny Dent,Michelle Phillips,Cass Elliot
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Commentary
Self (archive footage)
Street Painter
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleJimi Plays Monterey
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-10-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 50m
Production CompaniesAre You Experienced?,Pennebaker Films
Genres
- Documentary
- Music