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Summary: My Favorite Hendrix DVD
Review: HENDRIX BLUE WILD ANGEL
This is one of my favorite Hendrix DVDS. In the mist of the 1970s Hendrix was trying to create new music. This concert proved to be one of his best performences ever other than the woodstock concert. Hendrix opened up with God Save The Queen an amazing thing bout the opening song was that Hendrix forget the song and asked one of his road managers before he went on How Does God Save The Queen Go? And his road manger sounded it out. Hendrix then went on stage and played it creativly great. Hendrix then had his Marshall Stacks bout 5 of them all go dead I mean no sound what so ever. Finally the roadys or whatever you like to call them fixed the amps and Hendrix started Spanish Castle Magic wow this was a differnt solo then Hendrix usually played. Hendrixs version of all along the wacthower took place next to me I loved wacthing Hendrix play this song Live it was a dream come true it was great. Hendrix went on with alot more songs I loved seeing Hendrix also play his new material like Freedom, Dolly Dagger, also In From The Storm. When Hendrix played Machine Gun that night he played his heart out running over 20 minutes I think this song was better played live at The Isle Of Wight than The Fillmore East. Hendrix played on Lover Man, and Message to Love. All together Hendrix played about 17 songs and this concert marked to be one of the latest and best concerts ever. BLUE WILD ANGEL:LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT ON DVD is a must have for a Hendrix fan better than all the rest DVDS ENJOY
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Summary: A 1000 Thanks for who ever made this available
Review: Hendrix died when I was 14, then I started playing guitar. While not virtuoistic myself, all the famous axemen cite James as their major influence (SRV, Satch among others). To be able to see James up there on that primative stage, with all those 1970 faces, clothing, and James with his Strat, Marshalls and those 3 (wow only 3!)ancient technological legendary music-changing guitar-effects-pedals wailing for 2 hours is mesmerizing. It is also the single-most high-octane source of inspiration I own to gas me up to play again. Just to be able to see him perform for so long, uninterrupted, on a DVD in 5.1 is so great and beyond comprehension I am continually amazed and more impressed with each viewing. Despite the (mainly unnoticable) flaws mentioned in other reviews about the sound synching, the poor 5.1 quality, etc, hey, we're talking about Hendrix in 1970, and the ease with which we can see it today just so overcomes any minor technical glitch. This is as effective as it gets. While others may not think this treasure is delivered efficiently, how can one quibble when you can see this legend at work, at 2AM, kicking butt bigtime. This material is so hard to find, and I'm SO HAPPY I can click a few buttons & see this 28 yr old doing his God-given gift: performing and entertaining several hundred thousand people and enchanting them all (and me 32 yrs later)!!I suppose actually filming that set at 2AM took a lot of work. My hat's off to those cameramen and those that transferred the film into DVD format. And how about those Marshalls ? James would have turned 60 in Sept 2002. He was the greatest, most innovative, bring-it-to-the-front/in-your-face guitarist ever, not to mention Seattle's biggest contribution to world culture.
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Summary: Essential!
Review: I agree wholeheartedly with all the positive reviews here. This is an amazing DVD. Filmed long before the MTV quick-cut style came into vogue, this is a textbook on how concerts can and should be filmed. The crew, with at times nine separate cameras filming, had incredible access to the stage and the band. The result is the most vivid audio/visual record available of the most essential figure in the history of electric guitar. Warts, technical problems, and all, the performance here is blistering and breath-taking, and this DVD puts you right inside of it. If you're even mildly interesting in Jimi Hendrix and his music, then you *must* own this.
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Summary: Jimi Is God of the Guitar
Review: I bought this about a year ago when it first came out. I had never bought a DVD of Jimi before. I was blown away. The sound, the footage, Jimi's interaction with the band, was just awesome. This is a must for a Jimi fan. My only dissapointments were that (and to no one to blame) there are minor film blots on one song (can't remember which one) because of the improper care of this precious footage, there are a few sour moments and Jimi does have a few tuning problems that he takes up a little time for, and that Hey Baby (new rising sun) was not on the DVD but is on the cd (probably due to the footage quality.) None of this overshadows the incredibilty of this Hendrix performance. Don't take my critiscms to heart. This is one hell of a DVD.
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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: I found this dvd well worth the money i paid for it. Hendrix is one of my favorites and this is a reason why. Amazing version of Machine gun. Also during foxey lady he plays with his teeth and tongue at one point. Set list here..
1.God Save the Queen
2.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
3.Spanish Castle Magic
4.All Along the Watchtower
5.Machine Gun
6.Lover Man
7.Freedom
8.Red House
9.Dolly Dagger
10.Foxey Lady
11.Message to Love
12.Ezy Ryder
13.Purple Haze
14.Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
15.In from the Sun
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Summary: IT ALL COMES TOGETHER HERE
Review: I just finished watching this, and it is awesome! I prefer this period of Jimi's career, when he played with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, though the Experience were brilliant as well. With this DVD, you get Jimi playing LONG solos and his more experimental songs, though he does throw in some "greatest hits". The color film footage is superb and Jimi's wearing one of his coolest stage costumes ever! He looks like a total guitar god, but then he always did! The sound mix is excellent compared to the old Isle of Wight film. The camera angles are great - it's the best seat in the house, like being on stage, and it is edited well. I highly recommend this to any Jimi fan. It is a MUST!
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Summary: IT ALL COMES TOGETHER HERE
Review: I just finished watching this, and it is awesome! I prefer this period of Jimi's career, when he played with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, though the Experience were brilliant as well. With this DVD, you get Jimi playing LONG solos and his more experimental songs, though he does throw in some "greatest hits". The color film footage is superb and Jimi's wearing one of his coolest stage costumes ever! He looks like a total guitar god, but then he always did! The sound mix is excellent compared to the old Isle of Wight film. The camera angles are great - it's the best seat in the house, like being on stage, and it is edited well. I highly recommend this to any Jimi fan. It is a MUST!
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Summary: The Real Jimi
Review: I love this DVD; it's a really honest picture of what a Jimi Hendrix concert was. The backstage banter before the show is especially enlightening and it shows that Jimi was really sober and alert when playing a show; he was talking to a staff member and was worried about legal issues with the record company when he found out the show was going to be recorded. This is all music and all heart; it's not about technical proficiency but about vibe and feel and at that the man excelled and was a total genius. The interaction of all three band members is also brought to the fore as well as the loose interplay and improvisation. This is a must have for any serious Rock fan.
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Summary: The greatest contemporary electric guitarist ever!!
Review: I said that when I was thirteen years old, and I say it now at thirty eight years old. If anyone wants to see what it was all about instead of hearing what is played on the radio from "Are You Experienced" this DVD is it! An absolute master of his instrument, this footage shows his control, mastery and his limitless imagination of what the electric guitar is capable of. No one did it better. He layed it all down for future generations. This is Hendrix the musician as opposed to the rock star image that is portayed on radio and the media. His adventurous musicianship can be compared to saxophonists Eric Dolphy, Anthony Braxton, and Roland Kirk, to name a few, in his creative blend of sounds and notes. A small edit glitch! Check out during "Ezy Ryder" you will briefly see the headstock of his Gibson Flying V come into veiw when he was playing the tune with his Black Fender Stratocaster! Not to much footage of Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell though. These two were great contributors to the music as well. Five stars also must go to Eddie Kramer for his excellent remastering of the video and audio. Great sound and video footage. Everyone that has even a remote interest in Jimi should own this. Check it out!
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Summary: Lack of focus
Review: I would have preferred better mixing, and its not Jimi's best performance. However, it is an essential DVD for those who wish to see the Experience live. Overall it's very enjoyable and I'd buy it again if I ever lose it.
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