| Live at Monterey | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Label: Experience Hendrix
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 4012
Format: Extra Tracks, Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000984302
UPC: 602517455160
EAN: 0602517455160
ASIN: B000VI6T6K
Release Date: October 16, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | INTRO | | • | KILLING FLOOR | | • | FOXEY LADY | | • | LIKE A ROLLING STONE | | • | ROCK ME BABY | | • | HEY JOE | | • | CAN YOU SEE ME | | • | THE WIND CRIES MARY | | • | PURPLE HAZE | | • | WILD THING |
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Amazon.com
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, so this re-mastered version of the rather short, ten-song gig is long overdue. Released in conjunction with the similarly titled DVD (which presents the audio in stunning 5.1 surround), the music has never sounded better. 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. This may not have been the band's finest hour, but it is surely its most significant. Fortunately, tape decks and cameras were running to record the event for posterity, ensuring that rock guitar had entered a new era and there was no turning back. --Hal Horowitz
Album Description
The DVD soundtrack features a new 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo mixes by Eddie Kramer, Jimi's original engineer. The CD will feature the brand new, stereo mix heard here for the first time.
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 Jimi steals the show July 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This high energy concert was given by Jimi in 1967, The Experience stole the show, Pete Townsend was so Jealous it was obvious. Jimi Hendrix pulled all the stops and he won the attention of the Rock Fans from that point to his death. No collection is complete without this CD, once you listen to the first song you will know what I am saying, Jimi burns everyone with this act, literally.
A Stunning Peformance... June 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
5 Tributes 5 Orignal Songs. That was Monterey pop for you right there. Jimi Hendrix played 5 tributes and 5 orignal songs... Though the greatest peformance on here, "Wild Thing", is a tribute Jimi Hendrix litterlay made that song his own and in the end lighting the guitar on fire was classic never had been done before. The sound quaility on here is stunning and it sounds like the actual concert live right in front of your eyes... All the songs on here sound great and this was music that was tottaly different back than. Some other key live tracks on here are, wild thing, hey joe, like a rolling stone, really bassicly every live track on here is just great. This is a perfect album with no flaws whatsoever. Great timeless concert buy today!
Behold - A Terrible Beauty Is Loosed Upon The Landscape May 22, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
When Jimi Hendrix walked onto the stage at Monterey he was relatively unknown in the United States. When he walked off the stage, popular music had been completely transformed. The American debut of the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey isn't just the most exciting live rock concert ever recorded; it's also one of the most significant moments in the history of modern American music. Hendrix took the music world completely by storm and turned it on its head. His influence today is greater than ever, 41 years after the fact. Days after the mind-boggling "set the guitar on fire" stunt, Hendrix was a household word.
The set kicks off fast and hard with Killing Floor, one wonders how Mitch Mitchell (drums) could keep up without injuring himself. Next up, Foxey Lady, soon to be a standard. The treatment of Bob Dylan's beautiful ballad, Like A Rolling Stone, is compelling and soulful. Rock Me Baby is simply beyond belief; it throws off heat like a jet engine. A hard-edged version of Hey Joe comes next; it's blues all right, but psychedelic blues. By the time Hendrix gets to Can You See Me? it's clear that he and his cronies are all settled down and solidly in the groove, this one speeds past like a bullet. The Wind Cries Mary is handled gently and carefully, it's a great song and provides a welcome break from the mayhem.
Purple Haze has never sounded ruder, more demented, and incoherent - it is riveting. If you have any imagination at all, think about what this music must have sounded like to people who'd been nursed on The Platters, The Four Freshmen, and The Beach Boys. We are now completely accustomed to the influence Hendrix has had and it's easy to forget that when this was recorded what Hendrix was doing wasn't merely new, it was earth shattering. As to the closer, Wild Thing, I remember the Troggs version, sort of a frat house crowd pleaser. Hendrix takes it into the stratosphere; in many ways it's the highlight of the performance. Burning the guitar was theatrical genius, really, after you've just invaded the greatest nation on earth and conquered it in one night, what else is there to do?
The Way To Monterey April 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
June 18, 1967.
On that date, at The Monterey International Pop Festival, the Jimi Hendrix Experience exploded onto the American music scene through an incredible, historic performance.
By taking the visual aspect of the art of music to new heights, this was Hendrix setting a course which redefined rock and electric guitar as a lead instrument through the driving force in a power trio.
Introduced by the Brian Jones, Hendrix launched the set with a rapid-fire romp of Howling Wolf's Killing Floor. But it is the ever-changing moods in the numbers - The Wind Cries Mary, Foxey Lady, Rock Me Baby, Like A Rolling Stone - which shows the genius of Hendrix.
In 43 minutes, Hendrix began a revolution in sound that still sounds fresh some 40 years later. This is one of a handful of essential live releases and a sonic reminder of the vision of a true artist.
 NOT THE BEST AUDIO AVAILABLE April 17, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm always interested in having the best audio version of any recording. Therefore, when this new version was released, I picked it up and compared it to another, older edition.
The previously released version was the fourth and final disc of the Rhino Monterey Pop Box, released in 1992.
Upon A/B comparison, I was very surprised and dismayed to find the new disc does not have the clarity of the Box CD. The drums & cymbals especially sound muffled.
From a historical standpoint, it's interesting to hear the small snippets of Hendrix' conversation in between songs that do not appear on the Box disc, and yes, the new CD packaging & photos are excellent.
However, it's no fun, after listening to the Box CD for the past 16 years, hearing a recording that sounds that has less clarity.
I haven't heard the other previous Monterey Pop editions, which were released after the Box, but I sure can't recommend this one.
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