Live at Woodstock

Absolutely classic performance, Hendrix was suppose to close the three day festival on Sunday night, but because of bad weather and logistic problems, he didn't walk on stage until early Monday morning. By then only about 50,000 people remained of the estimated 500,000 who attended the festival. He's accompanied by Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, as well as a completely extraneous guitarist and 2 percussionists. Having heard the songs so many times over the years, it's fascinating viewing seeing how Hendrix actually got the sounds he did. At times the direction is poor, with overlong shots of Jimi's grimacing face rather than letting US see what he was doing with his hands but future generations of aspiring guitarists will be able to see the man in action, the likes of whom only comes along once a lifetime.