Jimi Hendrix- RAINBOW BRIDGE / BLUE WILD ANGEL

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Jimi Hendrix- RAINBOW BRIDGE / BLUE WILD ANGEL- 2DVD- 2006- Not On Label- No UPC- 200 grn
SPECIAL COLLECTORS ISSUE.
OK, first things first. While the significance of Jimi Hendrix’s RAINBOW BRIDGE concert was that it was his penultimate American show, there’s nothing of interest here for the Hendrix fans, outside of a few vague anecdotes and sepia tinged photographs. And yet the ghost of Hendrix weighs heavily on this pseudo documentary in DVD format. His concert and his very presence on the Hawaiian island of Maui at the time, gave a bunch of hippies and their surfing and UFO gazing lifestyle some vague notion of meaning. The only Hendrix connection is his idiosyncratic version of Dylan’s ‘'All Along The Watchtower'’ and the word play on ‘'The Wind Cried Maui’'. He saves his best for last, on the vaguely psychedelic ‘'Calling From A Star'’, which sounds good on the CD, but comes across like a video promo advert in the movie. The original posthumous movie includes limited clips of Hendrix playing his RAINBOW BRIDGE concert. This DVD will be an extant, subjective reminder of those times even though it might have been more accurately titled, Where’s Jimi?
COMPILATION INCLUDES:
DVD1 - RAINBOW BRIDGE: Full Alternate Version Of The Legendary Concert On Havaiian;
DVD2 - BLUE WILD ANGEL: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle Of Wight.
PERSONNEL ON RAINBOW BRIDGE: Jimi Hendrix – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals; Billy Cox – bass guitar; Mitch Mitchell – drums; The Ghetto Fighters a.k.a. Arthur and Albert Allen – backing vocals; Juma Edwards a.k.a. Juma Sultan – percussion; Buddy Miles – drums, backing vocals; The Ronettes a.k.a. Veronica Bennett, Estelle Bennett, Nedra Talley – backing vocals; Noel Redding – bass guitar.
PERSONNEL ON BLUE WILD ANGEL: Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals; Mitch Mitchell – drums; Billy Cox – bass guitar.
In 1970, Jimi Hendrix headlined the Isle Of Wight Festival in the UK. It was, by common consent, not his most outstanding performance, and was overshadowed by any number of earlier performances, including his Woodstock set three years earlier. Nonetheless, it was an interesting performance that featured older hits, as well as newer tunes and some out-of-left-field entries. BLUE WILD ANGEL presents this performance in its entirety, and there is plenty of note here, whether the viewer is a casual Jimi fan or a more rabid variety of follower. The song selection, as mentioned, is varied, and the band provide rock-solid backing. Sure, there are a couple of drum solos, but what the hell. Sign of the times and all that. Get through this and then you can settle in for an hour and forty minutes of glorious noise. Guitar lovers, or classic rock lovers, or Jimi fans of any stripe who don’t already own the concert would be well advised to pick it up. The combination of a strong performance coupled with innovative use of DVD technilogy make this a concert well worth having on hand.
Housed In A Tri-Fold Digipak With Two Transparent Disc-Mounts On The Inside Covers.
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