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Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)

Overview

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.
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D. A. Pennebaker profile
D. A. Pennebaker

Director

Chris Hegedus profile
Chris Hegedus

Director

Cast

John Phillips profile
John Phillips

Narrator (voice)

Jimi Hendrix profile
Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)

Noel Redding profile
Noel Redding

Self (archive footage)

Mitch Mitchell profile
Mitch Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Art Garfunkel profile
Art Garfunkel

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison profile
George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger profile
Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Brian Jones profile
Brian Jones

Self (archive footage)

Janis Joplin profile
Janis Joplin

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon profile
John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney profile
Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Charles Shaar Murray profile
Charles Shaar Murray

Self - Commentary

John Phillips profile
John Phillips

Narrator (voice)

Jimi Hendrix profile
Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)

Noel Redding profile
Noel Redding

Self (archive footage)

Mitch Mitchell profile
Mitch Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Art Garfunkel profile
Art Garfunkel

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison profile
George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Mick Jagger profile
Mick Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Brian Jones profile
Brian Jones

Self (archive footage)

Janis Joplin profile
Janis Joplin

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon profile
John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney profile
Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Charles Shaar Murray profile
Charles Shaar Murray

Self - Commentary

Extra

Release Date

October 16, 1987

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Are You Experienced? logoPennebaker Films logo

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