| 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: 2670
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Great, But Again? October 16, 2007
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
Yes, it sounds better than ever. And there's no question that this is both a legendary performance and one of rock's most historic moments. But this is now the third CD release of Monterey in 21 years and, even padded out with additional tuning and stage chatter, it runs only about 42 minutes.
If you are a Hendrix fan, you'll buy it anyway; you should. But there are no new revelations or insights to be found here. And it's hard to overlook that Jimi's distant descendants, who now control his entire musical legacy, have found yet another way to wring additional profit from Hendrix's undeniable genius.
 Best Live Hendrix!!!!! Enough said... November 11, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is by far my favorite live Jimi performance--- far better than Woodstock. Every Hendrix fan deserves to own this one-- get it used if you must, and pay whatever you need to--just GET it!!!! It is simply THAT good!
Yes, this is the concert where he sacrificed his guitar by burning it. Everyone knows the famous picture with the flames rising from the guitar with Jimi sitting by (and you can hear the actual guitar buring on this CD.) Funny thing is, that is actually probably the LOWLIGHT of the this CD--- because the rest of the music is SO spectacular! Even though Jimi was not yet well-known in the States-- a few years from "legend" status (heck, Purple Haze hadn't even been released yet!) he is on the very tip-top of his game on every track-- and Noel and Mitch are tight, and show why they are one of the most undeservedly underappreciated rhythm sections in rock.
This is before his "psychedelic" phase-- what I call his "noise" phase--- and the songs here are actually well-crafted and executed SONGS. It is abolutely MUSIC, not screetching noise. It's sort of like Picasso, who had to learn to paint in the conventional way before inventing cubism. Here we see Hendrix playing spectacular rock/blues-- with a few signs of the psychedelic "Star-Spangled Banners" that were to come.
Jimi talks to the crowd between some of the songs, making jokes and telling stories about how The Experience came together. This is an added bonus, and you can tell by this little banter that Jimi was actually also a genuinely nice and funny guy-- besides being a guitar god.
But, when all is said and done, the music is what will stand the test of time. Take a listen--- then tell me I'm wrong!
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?
Oh for the love of god Mr. Rissoff & Mr. Frankl - Jimi At Monterey Is Past Due! October 28, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Look, I know there's Hendrix fans who have the Reprise release of this from 1986 or possibly the 1970 edited Hendrix/Redding combo. But hey, some people have gotten into Hendrix in between the Alan Douglas/Reprise/Experience Hendrix blowout of the early 90's which killed a lot of great Hendrix/Reprise releases...Stages, Lifelines, Concerts. Okay, we can do without "Nine" and "Midnight" because those sucked.
In their places post 1995 we've gotten basically overused-univibe Jimi with a lagging Mitchell and a bored Redding or having Cox drowned out by Jimi. Heck, they'll release Berkeley and four or five other sub-par gigs but not San Diego 1969 which blows the doors off of everything since Monterey...plus still no Monterey anyway? And where's Winterland, by the way? Oh, I forgot...Hendrix's family in their infinite wisdom - Jimi Drink showed their "skills", I might add - killed Ryko's Hendrix releases as well. Like Ryko was a major force to be dealt with or something.
All these things said, I'm glad they've released Monterey again. I lost my 1986 copy in 1991 and have been looking for a new copy since. Plus, the Wild Thing mix on 2002's Voodoo Child was much better than the 1986 mix, let alone the Hendrix/Redding 1970 thing. And think of how many new Hendrix fans since the mid 90's who've picked up either beat up used 1986 Monterey off the internet, probably one of them was once mine, or some tanked bootleg off a torrent site.
Stop whining and be glad they're releasing it to properly and triggering newer fans and us morons who lost our 1986's to get an official Monterey release currently in circulation.
Five stars.
 NOT THE BEST AUDIO AVAILABLE April 17, 2008
6 out of 6 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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