JIMI
HENDRIX:
Blue
Wild
Angel
-
Live
At
The
Isle
Of
Wight
Woodstock
is
hailed
as
the
festivals
of
festivals,
historically
setting
the
trend
and
benchmark
ever
since.
A
year
later
in
1970,
however
the
Isle
Of
Wight
music
festival
brought
fans
(by
the
boatloads)
to
its
quiet
shores
to
stir
it
up
with
the
likes
of
rock
legends
The
Doors,
The
Who
and
yes,
Mr.
Jimi
Hendrix.
The
attendance
of
over
half
a
million
people
doubled
that
of
Woodstock.
If
you've
seen
the
in-depth
Murray
Lerner
film
on
the
event
with
all
of
its
trials,
tribulations,
crises
and
triumphs,
you'll
know
what
an
incredible
historic
moment
it
was.
What
makes
this
more
unique
is
that
it
was
one
of
the
last
extensive
moments
of
coverage
to
feature
Jimi
Hendrix
before
his
untimely
death.
Here
you'll
find
the
entire
set
from
before
Hendrix,
Cox
&
Mitchell
go
on
stage
to
the
roadie
switching
off
the
amps,
no
gaps
or
cuts.
In
sequence
and
in
its
entirety.
The
tracks
include
his
rendition
of
God
Save
The
Queen
(echoing
his
Star
Spangled
Banner
version
at
Woodstock),
The
Beatles'
Sgt.
Pepper's
Lonely
Hearts
Club
Band,
Dylan's
All
Along
The
Watchtower
(most
people
only
knowing
Hendrix's
version),
Lover
Man,
Freedom,
Ezy
Ryder,
Purple
Haze,
Voodoo
Child
(Slight
Return)
and
In
From
The
Storm.
Captured
by
about
6
different
cameras,
the
DVD
features
multi-angle
option
for
Spanish
Castle
Magic,
Machine
Gun,
Red
House
and
Foxey
Lady.
The
disc
also
includes
a
behind-the-scenes
look
with
director
Lerner,
interviews
and
reflections
of
band
mates
and
managers,
an
extensive
Hendrix
biography
and
memorabilia
posters,
tickets,
scribbling
and
maps
from
the
festival.
While
his
talent
and
persona
is
still
sorely
missed,
at
least
we
have
historic
documentation
like
this
to
fall
back
on
at
any
time,
merely
to
enjoy
as
consistent
works
of
genius
-
or
if
the
saturated
pop
driven
music
industry
drives
us
batty
-
that
would
be
every
second
day
then,
I
guess...
This
previously
released
DVD
is
now
jacked
up
with
a
twin
CD
set
addition!
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