Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock: A Second Look
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In addition to the color film photographed that morning, Albert Goodman, a 22 year old drama student from Bard College captured Hendrix's dramatic performance on videotape.
Transportation problems kept Goodman from the festival site until Sunday afternoon. On Monday morning, when it became clear that music would continue, Goodman left his tent and snuck onstage, shielded by a friend carrying a guitar. The young student secured AC power for his hulking Sony CV 1/2" video and set up his camera and tripod just fifteen feet across the stage from where Jimi Hendrix would perform.
Goodman was left alone, assumed to be just one member of the sprawling film crew who had surrounded the stage for the entire event. Armed with just two previously recorded, open reel videotapes, Goodman settled in behind percussionist Juma Sultan and prepared to document history.
Technical limitations inherent in the CV video format caused occasional interruptions in the stable video signal. The more pronounced glitches have been substituted by photography to cover these passages of the original performance.
Goodman was hitchhiking in the days after the festival when a driver stopped to pick him up. The two spoke of the Woodstock festival and Goodman detailed his good fortune in having videotaped Hendrix's performance. The driver, struck by the coincidence, explained his friendship with the people who were working at the house the giuitarist had rented in the area. An appointment was made and Goodman brought his machine to Hendrix's rented house. Hendrix enjoyed the opportunity to screen his performance. When the viewing session concluded, Hendrix thanked Goodman and the young videographer stored his tapes away for three decades before making them available to the Hendrix family.
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Tracklist:
00:00:00 Message To Love
00:07:21 Hear My Train A Comin'
00:14:49 Spanish Castle Magic
00:21:42 Red House
00:27:06 Lover Man
00:32:19 Foxy Lady
00:36:48 Jam Back At The House
00:45:26 Izabella
00:50:34 Fire
00:53:56 Voodoo Child
01:06:09 National Anthem
01:09:59 Purple Haze
01:14:22 Woodstock Improvisation
01:18:21 Villanova Junction
01:21:33 Hey Joe
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I love the way the camera pans around at times and you get glimpses of the crowd, the backstage area and the whole atmosphere around the stage. It really takes you back to 1969. And being in black and white somehow adds to the feeling that you’re actually there.
I used to film bands myself back in the day, mainly around the Colne blues festival scene, and I still have an archive of footage which I really ought to release one day. That’s why I have such an appreciation for people like Albert who had the foresight to record these moments when nobody could have known just how important they would become.
There are always the spoil-sports who get involved with copyright and the money side of things —we all know who they are for protecting their old footage and recordings and I understand there’s a business side to it. But personally, I think it’s fantastic whenever previously unseen material from the 1960s and 70s comes to light.
So, Albert, wherever you are, thank you! What you captured all those years ago is priceless.
And full credit to the Jimi Hendrix estate too for actually making this available on YouTube. That certainly wasn't always the case.
I’m thoroughly enjoying watching Jimi Hendrix all over again. What a time capsule!
7:19 Hear My Train A Comin'
14:47 Spanish Castle Magic
21:42 Red House
27:06 Lover Man
32:15 Foxy Lady
36:48 Jam Back At The House
45:26 Izabella
50:34 Fire
53:56|1:05:49 Voodoo Child
1:06:09 National Anthem
1:09:56 Purple Haze
1:14:21 Improvisation
1:18:21 Villanova Junction
1:21:33 Hey Joe
The Woodstock movie is phenomenal, but it presents just one perspective of a handful of moments. This brings the entire event to life. It's a major historical document.
And Jimi's having FUN too!! Thank you so much!
Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock: A Second Look
Jimi Hendrix
223,464 views
Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock: A Second Look....
In addition to the color film photographed that morning, Albert Goodman, a 22 year old drama student from Bard College captured Hendrix's dramatic performance on videotape.
Transportation problems kept Goodman from the festival site until Sunday afternoon. On Monday morning, when it became clear that music would continue, Goodman left his tent and snuck onstage, shielded by a friend carrying a guitar. The young student secured AC power for his hulking Sony CV 1/2" video and set up his camera and tripod just fifteen feet across the stage from where Jimi Hendrix would perform.
Goodman was left alone, assumed to be just one member of the sprawling film crew who had surrounded the stage for the entire event. Armed with just two previously recorded, open reel videotapes, Goodman settled in behind percussionist Juma Sultan and prepared to document history.
Technical limitations inherent in the CV video format caused occasional interruptions in the stable video signal. The more pronounced glitches have been substituted by photography to cover these passages of the original performance.
Goodman was hitchhiking in the days after the festival when a driver stopped to pick him up. The two spoke of the Woodstock festival and Goodman detailed his good fortune in having videotaped Hendrix's performance. The driver, struck by the coincidence, explained his friendship with the people who were working at the house the giuitarist had rented in the area. An appointment was made and Goodman brought his machine to Hendrix's rented house. Hendrix enjoyed the opportunity to screen his performance. When the viewing session concluded, Hendrix thanked Goodman and the young videographer stored his tapes away for three decades before making them available to the Hendrix family.
Listen to Jimi Hendrix:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/776Uo...
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Follow Jimi Hendrix:
Website: https://www.jimihendrix.com
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X: Twitter: JimiHendrix
Tracklist:
00:00:00 Message To Love
00:07:21 Hear My Train A Comin'
00:14:49 Spanish Castle Magic
00:21:42 Red House
00:27:06 Lover Man
00:32:19 Foxy Lady
00:36:48 Jam Back At The House
00:45:26 Izabella
00:50:34 Fire
00:53:56 Voodoo Child
01:06:09 National Anthem
01:09:59 Purple Haze
01:14:22 Woodstock Improvisation
01:18:21 Villanova Junction
01:21:33 Hey Joe
#JimiHendrix #Woodstock #PsychedelicRock