DAYS OF RAGE: The Rolling Stones Road To Altamont | Violent 1960s-era of U.S | Feature Documentary

The decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldn’t end. #TheRollingStones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont festival.
Directed by Tom O'Dell
Starring: Sam Cutler (Stones’ tour manager), Ronnie Schneider (tour producer), Gered Mankowitz (Stones’ photographer), Michael Lydon (Altamont reporter), Joel Selvin (author), Charles Kaiser (author), Mark Paytress (author), Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stones Magazine contributing editor), Keith Altham Stones’ publicist), Peter Richardson (author)
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[@markdelcheccolo9191]

I grew up during the 60's and 70's and I remember all of what went on at the time. I've always loved the Rolling Stones and still do amongst other bands too. It was definitely quite a time to grow up in 😎

[@jsunyata7062]

I'm 69. Best documentary on the Stones and the 60's I've ever seen. We are an insignificant planet in the vastness of the cosmos, but no other planet can claim our musical acts of the 60's and 70's.

[@mm221163]

and, as for the 80's, no other planet would 😛

[@user-qm7nw7vd5s]

Amazing, how such quality documentaries show up free on KZbin! 👍

[@re90652]

I’m watching more KZbin than all the other channels.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

The stones longevity in rock history still around in 2024 is remarkable 😊

[@arneberg9072]

Imagine, still after 50 years doc's like this appers and hold your fascination ----

[@MarkCox21125150]

Excellent ! This was extremely well done and balanced. A+++

[@michael1415]

This was a fantastic documentary, very well put together and highly informative. It's always amazed me how the Grateful Dead have constantly managed to be spared their share of responsibility for the Altamont debacle when, after all, they were the ones who, in the first place, recommended the Hells Angels, maybe not the chapeter that wound up at Altamont, but how could the Stones know about the San Francisco chapter vs the San Jose chapter vs the Oakland chapter. The Dead (and their manager Rock Scully) knew about this and the various differences among chapters and should have been more involved. But they weren't. Then, at the festival itself, and this is critical, after arriving to perform in their alloted slot, the Grateful Dead, taking stock of the violence that had taken place up to that point, walked out on the event and left the premisis altogether, leaving a 2 hour gap before the Stones came on. The Dead, on their own home turf, with an audience that was their crowd, their people, bolted like cowards, fearing further violence. They could have had a soothing effect on the crowd if they'd performed. It may or may not have worked, but their unwillingness to try was reprehensible. They knew the Stones were now alone and didn't have the option of walking out. As bad as things were at the moment of the Dead's exit, there's no telling how much worse things might have degenerated had the Stones, too, walked out. The Grateful Dead's bailing essentially gave the message that the cared only about saving themselves. They didn't care about the state of affairs at Altamont. They didn't care about the pile of crap they were handing the Stones, leaving them to hold the bag when the time came to find blame for a festival gone awry. If this concert had been in London, on the Stones' home turf, and they had walked out on the Grateful Dead under similar circumstances, nobody would have hesitated to blame the Stones for chickening out, and rightfully so. Well, at Altamont, this is what the Grateful Dead did. Have they ever answered for this? Have any of their fellow California musicians that performed that day ever answered the question about the impact of the bailing by the Grateful Dead? These other bands all bailed themselves, but at least they performed. In the end, The Grateful Dead high-tailed it out of Altamont to save their own skins, the Stones be damned and the rest of the crowd as well.

[@GoodEveningCitizens]

Stones were on fire in the 70s and still rolling today. To say they lost their mojo at Altamont is rubbish.

[@raulmacias6146]

I beg to differ. The Rolling Stones never again reached the heights of intensity as on that 1969 tour of America.

[@johnnypearlcat]

​@@raulmacias6146BS try getting a ticket in 1978 and up into 82' for those tours, Stones were the highest selling biggest band on the planet, the punk disco new wave era.

[@ericcurry-pitcher5493]

No doubt how ridiculous.

[@ericcurry-pitcher5493]

​@@raulmacias6146almost every tour since 69, was bigger, more excitement, harder to get tickets for. As a 12yr old in 78' the Stones were everywhere, everyone was into the band, and now my kids grew up with the Stones. Never went down except for in the imagination of old fans, or people born after 91.

[@davids6652]

@@raulmacias6146 they certainly were on fire in fall of ‘69 but their touring in ‘72 after Exile on Main Street is considered their peak

[@clarkleach6733]

What the man said about the Stones' 1969 show in Los Angeles still being one of the best 50 years later: My wife and I saw them in 1989 in their one and only appearance in Upstate South Carolina, and I would lay odds that their 1989 show trumped the '69 one --- and that is saying a lot. Best band of all time, which is also saying a lot. Hoping the Stones are still here in 2069.

[@We_Seek_Truth]

I can't believe that event was forced on without restrooms and fresh water. What a disaster.

[@impalaman9707]

Not to mention, out in the freezing cold in early December!

[@michaelcap9550]

Makes Woodstock look like a marvel of organization.

[@leppak42088]

That one dude sounds just like David Lee Roth. Anywho best stones doc I've seen.

[@adamwatson6916]

Brian Jones mellotron playing on We Love You and 2000 Light Years from Home is brilliant .

[@bjones8470]

Everything about him was

[@Arya-1111]

SO TRUE@@bjones8470

[@BobbyBoatman33]

Buddy Holly wrote Not Fade Away, not Mick and Keith.

[@chuckblaisdell990]

no shit sherlock

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Yes--Buddy Holly!

[@razorwestham5949]

We know that clever arse

[@gtrhoppe]

Great movie, thank you for posting. I always wonder what if the Hells Angels had not been there. Then, I think, what if they showed up at Woodstock. Side note: The Stones left America that next morning, leaving Sam Cutler to pick up the pieces. He stayed in America, using the rent a car he had under the Stones name, then hooked up with the Grateful Dead, working for them for many years.

[@marksimon2650]

Incredible! I hadn't seen anything (outside the actual film, "Gimmie Shelter"), that had put the Altamont affair into it's proper perspective, and as a companion piece to the movie, this documentary is required viewing, however painful the truth it tells is. And a special thank you to and for the involvement of those directly connected to the event... Mark Simon (USN, 1981-1989)

[@cdog9559]

Mark thank you for your voluntary service USN ! Mine was early 70's USN took me all around . True this is a good companion to the actual film. There is floating around online a good clip of Garcia and Weir hanging out in either the Embarcadero section of Frisco or the heliport in Sausalito waiting to be wisked away to Altamont.

[@tooberetta]

Yes I watched the film before I watched this. My step dad was there, he was coming back on a Greyhound bus from Oakland to Stockton, just back from Vietnam. Of course the bus couldn't make it thru so he got off, went to the concert, found some HA supporters he knew from Oakland to hang out with. What a way to come home. I had wanted to go to it so bad but there was no way my mom was going to let that happen. I was 15 at the time. This was not the spot to expect peace & love, not in the valley like that, not those times. That scene was already fading fast,

[@user-tl7mj2bm4m]

Couple of basic rules: 1.Never pull a gun on a Hell's Angel especially when you are surrounded by them. 2.Don't throw free rock concerts....they usually end in a mess 3.Don't bring a gun to a rock concert 4.Never hire the Hell's Angels for security.

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

Angels are more trustworthy than pigs are? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@craigfazekas3923]

Two relevant things here. King Crimson also appeared at Hyde Park. And upon meeting Allen Klein, George Harrison said Klein reminded him of Barney Rubble.... 🚬😎👍

[@leaningpol4350]

This is really well made with a lot of footage by the stage at Altamont that I haven't seen before. Five stars.

[@FilmIsNowMovies]

thanks for watching!

[@lucky7mojo]

lookin forward to it!

[@monicamoses526]

I have seen the footage mentioned but kudos to the tech peeps for clarity 😉 ✌️❤️😁

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

My GOD❗SAM CUTLER. I haven't seen Cutler since 1971 when I 1st saw Gimme Shelter on WTTW ch. 11, Chicago. I was 7.

[@keithmccabe4040]

Interesting, yet, in the end, completely sad Rockumentary.

[@5150show]

Incredible movie , incredible band

[@kentcrawford7080]

This is a fantastic documentary❤

[@frankwebb7538]

This is the very best music documentary I have ever seen !! In my life , Rolling Stone’s has and always will be my favorite band in my life !!,

[@the4thway51]

The 60s ending with a bang and all that led up to it.. Well made and with new insights.

[@adamwatson6916]

As great as the Stones were in 69 their shows in 71 anc 72 were far better . The spring 71 UK shows were as good as they ever played . The Roundhoouse and leeds shows are mind blowing and 72 was the overall best tour of their career .

[@Ettesun]

I too have seen them many times. Every concert is amazing. Hard to rate them. The 70s had some unbelievable bands. 60s too of course! My parents wouldn’t let me see the Beatles because I was so young! But saw Harrison in 74 or 75 in Oakland. He was amazing. Led Zep in the 70s. Memories! What a time to be young! 🕊✌🏽☮️💖💙

[@bjones8470]

The 72-73 world tour. There are some great shows from 1973

[@atatterson6992]

Ok

[@friendlier]

First of all, the 60s did not "begin with peace and love". That was well into the second half of the decade. Ask anyone who actually lived then.

[@plasticweapon]

"That was well into the second half of the decade." yeah, when you had vietnam, the MLK and RFK assassinations, detroit and chicago riots and altamont. the 60's didn't bring peace and love, they brought war and hate.

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Who can forget the assassination of JFK, MLK, and RFK! The Civil Rights movement!

[@tilesetter1953]

The decade that began with peace and love??? You forgot about November 22, 1963.

[@songwriterfortruth4601]

To bad I was so young when the Rolling Stones came to Omaha My parents wouldn't let me go to the concert in Omaha I did however see Elvis Presley in Omaha Nebraska... THE ROLLING STONES NEVER PEAKED THEY JUST GOT BETTER LIKE A FINE 🍷🍷 WINE 🍷🍷🍷 WINE THE ROLLING STONES ARE THE GREATEST ROCK BAND IN HISTORY

[@jonjeremy4778]

The sixties and Altamonte speedway would leave an indelible mark on contemporary art and music to this day. Like it or not without certain events the canvas would have greatly changed

[@We_Seek_Truth]

That graphics at 1:46 is wrong. All US troops were not withdrawn in March of 1973. It might've begun then, but there were US troops there until well into 1975.

[@richardalexander4300]

You got that Right !!! I was there in those years !!!

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

​@@richardalexander4300Ditto. My brother was in Vietnam in 1975.

[@movinon216]

Thanks to President Nixon

[@JanetKays-vf8fm]

My brother was in Nam in 73. I hated it then as I hate it now. WAR. I still agree with make love not war. Peace rules.

[@wakeup8922]

Meredith Hunter pulled out a gun and fired 2 shots right in front of the stage. Alan Passaro was a Hell’s Angel who jumped on Hunter and stabbed him to death. He was found Not Guilty to murder charges thanks to the movie Gimme Shelter which proved self defense.

[@tallmn1957]

Hunter never fired a shot but he did pull his .22 pistol out before Passaro stabbed him to death. Would he have shot? We'll never know.

[@wakeup8922]

@@tallmn1957 According to this documentary he fired 2 shots, but even if he didn’t, pulling a gun on Hell Angels is not a good idea. And the Courts agreed with Passaro, he was found Not Guilty.

[@tallmn1957]

@wakeup8922 This documentary is wrong and my comment placed blame on no one.

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

I thought Meredith Hunter 's wasn't even loaded.

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@micksbiggestfan4006 Then he was even dumber. What good is an unloaded gun?

[@impalaman9707]

Everyone's body language during the Stones set at Altamont spoke volumes! I remember one scene from "Gimmer Shelter" in particular where Mick was singing, and standing on the stage to his right there was a Hells Angel with short hair just staring daggers at him! Just giving Mick real "go to hell" looks!

[@DDEENY]

I know the scene that you're referring to. Altamont was an historic rock and roll tragedy, the Paradise Lost following Woodstock and the 1960's went out in a whimper. But it was no accident - it was caused by treacherous indifference translated to disorganization. Mick was either unwilling or unable to postpone the date so that it could be organized properly because of The Stones' committed tour schedule. (He'd also skipped Brian's funeral because he was scheduled to be on location in Australia for the filming of _Ned Kelly_ .) Ambition lends itself to ruthlessness. Part of the the lure of using The Hells Angels as security (although to their credit The Angels admitted that they weren't and didn't pretend to be a police force) was that they were hired cheaply with a U-Haul truckload of beer rather than money in the spirit of a "free" concert. By design the event was filmed and intended as a finale to The Stones' 1969 filmed tour documentary with hundreds of thousands of free stand-in actors. Of course, it would have been wise to cancel the concert altogether. Almost 10 years to the day following, The Who had their worst day when several people were trampled to death in Cincinnati due to a management failure of locking the arena doors until shortly before the beginning of a concert, and rather than having the fans trickle in, they rushed the door as soon as they opened. But that was purely a regrettable mistake in planning rather than a contrived event and The Who's management had nothing to do with that. Hard lessons learned, and life goes on. Thank you.

[@impalaman9707]

@@DDEENY Everyone thinks that the 60s ended with Altamont, however, there were still what I consider very much hippie rock festivals that continued all through the 70s--notably Cincinnati, Isle of Wight, Atlanta--even the California and Texas Jams--I would consider very much in the tradition of Woodstock, and most of those were well organized and went down without a hitch, learning the lessons of both Woodstock and Altamont. Altamont didn't end anything

[@rainblaze.]

Yeah that was sonny berger the head of the HA. I think he's still alive. Its him on the phone to the radio program the stones are seen listening to at the start of the movie "gemmie shelter" trying to justify the angels behaviour.

[@impalaman9707]

@@rainblaze. So that's who that was! The head honcho himself! Man, if looks could kill, Mick Jagger would have been lying where he stood faster than it took to take out Meredith Hunter--they way ol Sonny was staring at him!

[@DDEENY]

@@rainblaze. Sonny Barger - Born: October 8, 1938, Modesto, CA, Died: June 29, 2022, Livermore, CA

[@jamesmack3314]

Well, at the risk of overstating the obvious nothing can beat the stones from 69 to 74 with you guessed it, Mick Taylor incredible music

[@splitskull45]

Without a doubt, the best Stones/1960's documentary ever. What a time to be young and THERE... Before Manson... Before Altamont ... I remember the very air I breathed and walked in was SO different than the stifling, hot, humid, dark, jaded, evil atmosphere of today's America.... The Jesus Revolution was a blessed counter-balance to the darkness of 'late '69, and '70. that was setting in.. It acted as a restraining force against the Ultimate Evil... Sympathy For The Devil at Altimont Raceway. .. The race goes on, Ben Hur.... The race goes on.... In Jesus' Name...

[@ronaldzent6321]

Feb. 9, 2024. 60th anniversary of Pop/Rock music changing forever. John, Paul, George and Ringo. first, then The British Invasion 'Train" rolled in!

[@joellamoureux7914]

The Stonesque music playing in the background is really interesting. I like the out of tune "under my thumb" was particularly trippy. I usually don't like when videos do this, but some of these I might actually not mind listening to on their own.

[@robertoalvesdasilva5933]

Quando Obama resolveu mostrar a sociedade norte americana para os cubanos! O stablishement mandou os Stones, Simply Red para Cuba....Os cubanos quiseram imitar e os jovens agora continuam presos nos calabouços comunistas!!!

[@roydagger]

I think I even heard a touch of Come Together by the Beatles in there.

[@petedudson6671]

Blue Jay Way?@@roydagger

[@aisle_of_view]

Interesting hearing Sam Cutler and the guy who discussed the San Jose Angels.

[@johnlorinc2081]

Excellent movie. Two quotes that I think sum up Altamont perfectly (and these are probably not verbatim.....but close enough) Griel Marcus: "Altamont was like a Greek tragedy. Someone had to die at the end." Keith Richards: "Altamont could only happen to the Stones, man. It would have never happened to the Bee Gees."

[@shuroom57]

Another quote from Keith Richards (paraphrasing): "It was inevitable that something bad would happen at Altamont. All those nude fat people. They had victims' faces."

[@elanelajojo7613]

Slažem se u potpunosti..💯👍

[@PAULLONDEN]

Richards kicking in an open door.... Although, many people have died at rock concerts, most notably that of The Who in 1979 , which took 11 lives. In that respect the Stones were beaten fair & square.........

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Hiring the Hell's Angels as security helps a lot.

[@AleisterCrowleyMagus]

​@@shuroom57 How utterly pathetic - “nude fat people” confirms my sense of Richards as a pathetic grasping narcissist who inflates his legacy, which consists of stealing blues riffs from black musicians, and demonstrates sociopathic indifference to the fans of the band who enabled his overlong career. Also, the lame swiping at the Beatles, which they still do as skeletal old men after decades with half of The Beatles long dead, reveals the crippling insecurity that still points to the void at the band’s center.

[@Nicholas-dreamlove]

Great documentary and interviews...I really enjoyed it!

[@FilmIsNowMovies]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@the9-2-5outlawgamer]

1967: The Summer of Love 1968: The Year of Hate 1969: The End of the Hippie

[@jdc1957]

2023 ....... Keef puts in His teeth, Mick puts on His hair, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones.

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Hahaha--that's about it!

[@johnmonachelli5256]

To form in 62 and still be touring is wild

[@matthewatwood8641]

The Beatles didn't even make it into the seventies.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@matthewatwood8641They didn't miss nuth'in.

[@martsky-em6oh]

So, so good ... such a good documentary.

[@TomGargiuloArtandFilm-fu2hv]

Days of Rage captures how politics, social injustice and the desire for freedom and self determination became bound to contemporary music and culture. The Stones were an integral part of a mix of people and events (The Counter-Culture) that created both the chaos and liberation of 1960's American culture. Unfortunately, this idealistic movement became top heavy with its focus on pleasure, drugs, music, sex (Narcissism) as the solution to the problems of human civilization. This excessive narcissistic focus without appropriate boundaries combusted into violence at Altamont. The Counter-Culture lacked the maturity to build the foundation for real peace and brotherhood. Communication, understanding and social equality is something that still alludes mankind..... And, the Stones, as Rock Royalty, contributed to this spirit of narcissistic spirit with their woman hating lyrics, and violent imagery portrayed in their album, Beggars Banquet with its anthems: Street Fighting Man and Jumpin Jack Flash. The Stones embodied hedonism, rebellion and darkness, not the idealism of cooperation and understanding between people.

[@HomeAtLast501]

I want to congratulate Anthony DeCurtis for spewing-parroting more rock and pop-culture cliched metaphors than Greil Marcus ever did in a single appearance. That's a high bar, but you pulled it off, man!

[@beandipcartography]

Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. I can't stand listening to these pompous cartoon "rock scribes".

[@BertrandLaurenceMusic]

Masterfully connects many dots. Insightful contextualization of the Stones and the zeitgeist of the times , amazing 1rst hand testimonials. Bravo.

[@elwin38]

"Time is on My Side" is one of my all time favorites.

[@jamesmack3314]

The last time

[@impalaman9707]

I found the Who and the Yardbirds to be far more interesting than either the Beatles or the Stones

[@tallmn1957]

The Yarbirds are one of the most boring bands of the 60s. Yawn.

[@impalaman9707]

@@tallmn1957 At least they were genuine and real and didn't put on a phony act like the Stones did

[@calvinguile1315]

That was good, it definitely explains what happened to the Stones in the 70s…

[@lenmil8421]

This would've been a better watch if there wasn't an ad every 18 seconds.

[@wwbuirkle]

Yes but where's the music?

[@richierugs6544]

I was at Ya ya's, one of the top 5 shows i ever went to, including Woodstock

[@michaeloneill1360]

Really Well Done goes into more depth of events leading up to Altamont!

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

This is a good documentary

[@Zoetropeification]

First Stones concert I was old enough to attend was in 1978 during the tour to support the Some Girls album. The bandmembers were talking about retiring then. They may as well have. They have not created any worthwhile misic since that time.

[@TheTempest1944]

EXCELLENT movie!!! Thank you, very much, for making this..!

[@erniericardo8140]

Magnificent Movie on The Stones and the 1960's 👍👍 I Need to get a physical copy on DVD.

[@waynecarrol3415]

Here’s an idea employ hells angels as secuy& pay them in beer I mean what could go wrong ?????

[@gatekeeperkane6732]

This Doc and the guys interviewed paint a clear picture of how the times,music,events and politics of the 60's were all inter-winded.They filled in the gaps of the happenings Altamont concert.Excellent doc !!. 25 commercials inserted by you tube is a bit much !

[@plasticweapon]

life's harder if you're stupid and you're stupid if you don't have ad blocker in 2023.

[@5jerry1]

~ Intertwined, not "inter-winded."

[@klausrain111]

Stones (and lots of other people) thought "Hey, so many hippies in San Fran, let's have a groovy free concert." California (I grew up in L.A) can be a very violent and depressing place. Stones didn't know that. But the Dead knew it, those cowardly hypocrites took a helicopter ride back to the city as fast as they could. They must have figured (and they were right) nobody's here to see us, let's get the hell out of here. The Dead encouraged the Stones to hire the Angels, i've always thought that whole fiasco was the Dead's fault anyway.

[@kvl505]

Perhaps you should actually watch this before commenting. Rock Scully a rep for the band wanted the show in GG Park. Not the fiasco at Altamont. The Grateful Dead had members of their road crew beaten by the Hells Angels. So they decided to leave. 'Just look at the outcome. I am sure you would be the guy at the Chris Stapleton concert.

[@abw48]

Jerry wanted the Hells Angels at the concert for security and they were paid in Beer which is a very violent drug and they are very violent people with no sense of decency whatsoever, so how could it not end up as being such a disaster, but Jerry sure cut out fast.

[@bjones8470]

I don’t blame the Dead for leaving. I would have. I never realized, but always wondered, who’s idea it was to have the California Angels at the show. Is there any actual evidence that it was the Dead or is it mainly assumed because of the relationship they had with the local chapters in the area? I have never understood why someone with some sense and knowledge of what they were didn’t stop it. I lived in California when all of that happened. I was 5 years old and I knew the Hells Angels were evil

[@tooberetta]

Yes the valley was nothing like the bay area. I grew up in Oakland but we were living in Stockton at the time. The hippie culture wasn't happening like that there

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@bjones8470Rod Scully had the notion of: Let's get the Rolling Stones BACK❗into Circulation! Problem was; 1969 Was Not❗1966, the last time the Rolling Stones toured the States. A lot had happened sense then & people were ANGIER! as '67wore into '68 & beyond Brian Jones was aware of this but, Jagger & Richards were angry also after their jail sentences. So, the the Stones want to get BACK❗into rotation. How to do it? Simple, go to California. Sounds good in theory but, what did u say earlier?: Some parts of California isn't very nice❗U got that right fella & the Rolling Stones were hemmoraging money; big time & needed exposure performing live again. Scullys plan was to have a Surprise Guest❗after their set & the Stones would appear, along with having the HELLS ANGELS sit at the base of the stage with their bikes; looking menacingly? The Stones agreed, HA's got paid in beer, bad acid was present &...festival began KICKING❗the Angels' bikes at the festival. That started it.

[@skitown11]

The Hells Angels ruined Altamont. Is that even up for debate? And the Dead hired them for security, then didn't play because they were afraid of the situation that they created. Stones weren't afraid!

[@D-Fens_1632]

That is a terrible synopsis of Altamont.

[@philovance1940]

It is a fairly accurate synopsis. The myth of peace and love and brotherhood was just that, a myth. Those 60s concepts only really extended as far as your group or your circle of friends or maybe your neighborhood . The Grateful Dead and the Stones and their management made some bad decisions regarding putting that thing on. Ironically the very people they opposed ( the cops) would’ve been a much better choice for security. They bought into a phoney baloney hippie fantasy. Did not look good on the dead to turn tail and run at the smell of trouble.

[@impalaman9707]

I like the way that one SF devotee made the excuse---"well, see---that was the San Jose chapter of the Hells Angels causing all the problems---not San Francisco"!🤣🤣Or maybe they should have imported the UK division of the Hells Angels. They could serve everybody tea!🤣🤣🤣

[@jackjones7388]

The corpse was brought on stage? Didn't know that. 'Gimmie shelter' was a very cleaned up documentary. More research needs to be done on this event. Anyone out there still alive who was there?

[@dr.davidboisselle7399]

I'd never heard that, either. And I don't think even "Gimmie Shelter" indicated that they played on for an hour after the murder.

[@svens.5139]

@@dr.davidboisselle7399 Even Ethan Russel wrote nothing about it in his book "Let it bleed" and he was with the Stones when they left together in the helicopter.

[@evipladra5340]

THE best Band ever ROLLING STONES ‼️ Fan since 1962‼️

[@richardalexander4300]

That would be the Beatles !!!! Sold more music than any band !! You can Google it !!!

[@spleenforsoul]

I watched a documentary about the Hells Angels that mentioned Altamont (i can't remember the name). Basically, the Hells Angels wanted their lawyer, bail, damages, etc. costs that resulted from this disaster paid for by the stones. The stones said no. So, the HA made it a point to try and track members down. At one point, Jagger was on a yacht (i forget where. It was New York Hells Angels that went out, so i guess near there), and some HA's go out on a boat to try and get their money from Jagger on the yacht. Well, the seas got too rough for the boat the HA's were in, and they had to go back. Once Jagger heard about this, he sent the HA's all the money they were asking for. I believe it was either $50k or $100k? If you want to see Jerry Garcia and others perform for the HA's, look for a documentary on KZbin called "Hells Angels Forever". It's a documentary made by the HA's in the 60s and 70s. He and others perform on a big boat to raise money. It's definitely a weird documentary. There are others too i can link.

[@sabinianomaia4844]

"The Legendary Rolling Stones" - Fan since 1977 -

[@kentbergstrom3020]

1969-72 was Stones primetime imo.

[@bjones8470]

1969-1973 their European tour of Europe in 73 is fantastic

[@jamesmack3314]

1974. It’s only rock ‘n’ roll actually a very good album mainly because Mick Taylor still playing.

[@marvinchase4899]

I believe Mick Jagger's enthusiasm for the Devil was greatly diminished by Altamont, having Sum1 murdered in front of you and being Powerless over the crowd, I believe on some level Jagger felt impotent, which he was; Satan had the last laugh, or to quote Ozzy, "Satan laughing spread his wings ";

[@impalaman9707]

Singing "Under My Thumb" whilst the murder was taking place was like a curse!

[@itisjustmeagain]

Ken Kesey isn’t the link between the Beats and the Hippies. The man who drove the Furthur bus for Kesey and The Merry Pranksters, Neal Cassidy was. He’s the person Dean Moriarty in On The Road is based on. He himself wrote one book before passing. The First Third. It’s pretty good.

[@Chugnpug]

Cowboy Neal at the wheel at the bus to never never land!

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

Leary n Kesey were CIA😅 Haight was so fckked dude.....by the end of the summer of love, there was literally LIVE INFECTION covering the sidewalks from tens of thousands of STARVING runaway kids being bare foot.... the speed and heroin and pimps came in and were literally getting 14 yr olds from Iowa hooked on H and pi. ping them in a bed in a brothel all day every day, totally undetected. I mean this neighborhood gave Manson his start let's not glamorize the Haight in 67, 68 n 69. cops were literally kicking doors gestapo style and asking for every person in every houses ID, not only did they arrest runaways from out of state and thin the herd, they started hippie files trying to find their leaders, police were killing hippies if they thought they were important to the community their bodies are probably still at the bottom of the bay near Oakland or maybe somewhere in the east bay 🤷🏻‍♂️ Gotta be honest dude Haight and the Park was only beautiful n groovy for a handful of months before Americas youth swarmed on it.

[@jrnash5329]

You are 100% correct & Neal Cassidy's mention he was & is such an important figure & is often overlooked when in reality he was so much more of "the real thing" when it came to the on the road experience!! I mean get a clue he lived every bit of it every day...

[@deweyneeditt7245]

Much of this comment section is a worse disaster than Altamont could ever hope to be.

[@plasticweapon]

amen.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@plasticweaponThat's uh fact JACK ❗

[@impalaman9707]

Hollywood couldn't have written a screenplay what went down at Altamont! The film "Gimme Shelter" wrote itself! Scariest horror film ever made 'cos it was real!

[@kevinclose5840]

I'll never forget that concert was 100' from the stage wild times!

[@kentcrawford7080]

That's amazing kevin... I was just researching the Devonshire Downs Riot that was a 3-day concert in 69 and my brother attended 3 days the Hells Angels broke down a fence and the kids were trying to get in for free and they just got pulverized and beat up by the cops Newport pop Devonshire Downs 69

[@kevinclose5840]

I also remember Mick announced they were doing brown sugar live for the 1st time

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@kentcrawford7080June '69. Hendrix headlined the show. San Fernando State.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@kentcrawford7080Jimi Hendrix performed at Newport '69.

[@kentcrawford7080]

@@RICHBLACKCOCK my older brother was at that show that weekend I Festival Devonshire Downs the Hells Angels broke down a fence and the cops beat a lot of kids up Jimi Hendrix played twice CCR in poco lots of bands Three Dog Night Etc

[@katmandew2152]

Superlative historical sincerely presented. I recommend the song ....." New Speedway Boogie", to help fill in the blanks. I am just thankful for this historical presentation. I am touched deeply. For me seeing history so clearly is moving. Of course it's interesting to know deeper context and triangulated information through study.........but this presentation is only missing salient points I nor anyone need be concerned. God ble

[@frankdenardo8684]

Very interesting documentary about the Rolling Stones and the Altamont Pass incident in December of 1969. The raceway is located outside of Livermore, and close to Tracy, California. They played at El Mocambo in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 and the Troubadour in Los Angeles in the early days.

[@RudeBoy77777]

Great documentary - thank you! Brian Jones didn't get "fired" by the Stones; he left the band because his preferred music style was too different and he started to feel alienated. He was a true visionary, like John Lennon etc.

[@lamper2]

He absolutely was rejected, yes, fired by that band. He was too screwed up in every way to be of any value. NO accurate, legitimate, authority in a position to really know suggests he quit!

[@gregsmith7949]

@@lamper2 true. He had become so unreliable over the last year in the band, spending most of his time in an alcohol and drug stupor, that they couldn't work with him any more. Granted, it became obvious to everyone that the creative center of the band was Jagger and Richards while rumor has it that Jones couldn't write original material, therefore he felt shoved to the side which only made him depressed. He was definitely the most fucked up of the original lineup, with multiple accusations of physically abusing the women in his life.

[@westbatman66]

@@lamper2 I love it! He was screwed up but the degenerate pervert with the biggest ego in rock history and his strung out sidekick WEREN'T? It was a power play because Little Skinny and his part time boyfriend weren't sharing the glory with the man who founded the band, not to mention the only one among them who could already play when the band was formed. Instead of trying to help their "friend" they cheered on his demise.

[@pewsterbaby]

Jones was pushed out by Jagger/Richards. Keith had stolen his woman too. You can see it playing out in The Goddard film. All Jones added to the sessions was the slide guitar solo in No Expectations. Jagger insults him when Brian is asking for something to do, something to play. Mick snidely answers back,"I dunno Brian. What CAN you play?" That was the end of Brian Jones as a Stone.

[@jeffsmith2022]

Brian was way too fucked up to even think about playing a part...

[@tommeredith7462]

Jagger was shitting his pants once he realized he might get his ass kicked at This concert. Keith was mad because he lost his buzz because of the stress being so close to the Hell’s Angel’s

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

@tommeredith7462 The real 'BAD BOY' in the Rolling Stones is: BRIAN JONES. That said, the HELLS ANGELS showed that band they wasn't nobody to be trifled with at ALTAMONT. I'd have crapped &solid my trousers also with them dudes onstage in all of that turmoil/chaos. The one HA's clearly walks over to the Rolling Stones lead singer as if to say: "Keep singing or... you're all dead".

[@tommeredith7462]

@@RICHBLACKCOCK A real bad ass can handle his drugs like a man. Brian Jones wasn’t a bad ass, instead he became a Dead ass. Brian Jones was a woman beater and he wasn’t responsible for the 5 or 6 kid’s he fathered. Furthest thing from a bad ass.

[@PolPotsPieHole]

"Let me tell you what is happening.....You are what is happening"

[@roseannes6761]

🌹I don't see how Bill Graham, a VIP in the San Francisco music business, who was involved in setting-up the free Altamont Concert, did not stop the Stones from using the Hells Angels for Security. It drives me up the wall just thinking about it. He knew what they were like. I saw them at a concert at Golden Gate Park, and they were off by themselves in an alcove of trees away from the rest of the audience. Bill Graham did not like Mick Jagger. He thought Jagger was cheap. That's no excuse. Furthermore, I did not attend the Altamont Concert, because it was held in Altamont which was not a good area. I knew a large part of the crowd would be bad, so I didn't go although I certainly could have; since I lived in the East Bay. I knew there would be trouble--bad area=bad crowd. Had I known about the Hells Angel's, I would have called someone. It makes me sick. I didn't know. I would have used my connections. Sad, very sad.🌹

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

@roseannes6761 Bill Graham was already TARGETED🎯 by the HA's in the early 1960's. They'd shot up his offices before Altamont even came around in 1969.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

What a bunch of crap about the Stones being at the forefront of "resistance" (whatever that's supposed to mean anyway). They were always great followers of fashion: mod, hip, a touch of radical chic, disco, punk, gay chic, Jagger trying (awfully) to dance like Michael Jackson, etc. Casting Jumping Jack Flash as in any way political is absurd. Street Fighting Man is an obvious attempt to capitalise on the mood, but it doesn't say anything; in fact "what can a poor boy do except to sing for a rock and roll band" - gee, how revolutionary. It was all fashion driven by commercial interest.

[@johngarcia8827]

Good point

[@johnwright291]

The people who put in the concert were well aware of the hells angles Reputation. I was only 13 at the time but my family rode motorcycles and even at that age I knew.

[@davids6652]

The Hells angels had provided security for the Grateful Dead previous to Altamont but the vibe at a dead show was pretty mellow vs Altamont.

[@matthewatwood8641]

It was probably because they weren't San Francisco Angels.

[@dub2536]

Incredible video that covers so much that I have desired to know. New subscriber. ty for your content! o7!

[@terrapin9ify]

❤thanks

[@rayfabris2512]

the cowpalace in San Francisco played a big role in Rock history my 1st concert was in 79 for the Last KISS show of [original members until 96 and it wasn't the same

[@Docsjeff]

They gave the Hell’s Angels a Stage to show what they do.Last thing you want to do is give a group of Violent animals a STAGE and a Mic. They should’ve known better.

[@decristo1021]

The background stonesish music is actually really good !

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

The song gimme shelter is the name of the film about Altamont

[@begbieyabass]

Ronnie Schneider was a great tour manager kept the whole circus together and he still looks great

[@Martin-pt5on]

If you read Selvin's book on Altamont, he goes into great detail about the vibe & mood from the show. It was really bad, as felt by Santana who withheld any of their performance to be shown from that day and how the Grateful Dead got the hell out of there completely...

[@D-Fens_1632]

I second reading Selvin's book. I'm a giant Deadhead and have heard and read a hundred takes on Altamont from the Dead's camp and already knew a lot but that book is the definitive take on Altamont for me.

[@Martin-pt5on]

@@D-Fens_1632 I've rarely seen any quotes from the band themselves, but it must of been really bad for them to leave...Any thoughts?

[@hjs1378]

Don't know why Carlos Santana would withhold any of his performance at Altamont, unless *gasp* he was exaggerating about his performance there! According to the video I watched of him talking about that day...he says he thought it was one of their best performances, musical-wise, they ever did! But then again, this is him talking with 30-40yrs of retrospect, and realizing that Altamont was a cultural and historical event, and needed to add a "wow" factor about him for that day. Just like that story where his acid trip at Woodstock was so intense his guitar neck was moving "like a snake" and he was barely able to keep it together. Must have scored the best acid there! Did he come up with that in retrospect also? After realizing what a cultural milestone Woodstock was becoming?! The guy just seems to be one of those who always has one better than you, no matter the subject. He also pulls out the race-card when not needed. Don't like the guy much, as you probably can tell. Seems to hold himself with great importance. Google the video for yourself and see. Then you'll be wondering why they didn't release their whole show at Altamont.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@hjs1378If I was a 22 year old guitar 🎸 player in 1969, played in a rock band that bears my name, was just playing in clubs around the No. California a year earlier in small clubs seating a few hundred people & then...get invited to play a music festival in front of 400,000 +, yeah, I'd have figured out I am at that moment part of an event for the ages.

[@news603redux]

Joel Selvin is a huckster. He comes off like some great authority while the fact is, for all his research, he wasn't even there. I was and still have the original photos to prove it. This isn't to say he's wrong in most of his story telling, but just keep in mind it's all second {or third, or fourth} hand. A "raconteur" indeed.

[@jamesmack3314]

He didn’t need to be there many people write about events aren’t there as you know he’s actually a very intelligent and knowledgeable person who probably knows more about rock ‘n’ roll music especially the late 60s San Francisco sound than anybody.. he’s writing a book about Jim Gordon, which should be very interesting

[@Ettesun]

The spirit of the 60s lives on! The Stones are still the greatest. I was there in the front at Altamont, and it was wonderful except for the Hells Angels. There were bad drugs in the wine and people were freaking on LSD, but they weren’t violent. It was amazing seeing all the wonderful bands, especially Santana, CSNY and The Stones! The damn bikers were the only violence, and if they hadn’t been there none of this horrible stuff would have happened. It was heartbreaking to hear later that the young man was killed. The Peace movement is still alive and well and we will never give up. There’s hope with Bobby Kennedy Jr. ✌🏽🕊☮️✌🏽🕊☮️ VOTE Americans!

[@michaelsteven1090]

But it wasn't bombs in the streets on innocent civilians..

[@marcusbrothers5221]

I also challenge this notion that one era is more violent than another. High profile violence was being recorded and rebroadcast on a media platform that had 4 outlets and 100 percent saturation.

[@axxellein]

TRES Heavy!!!

[@pewsterbaby]

Someone has finally done a better job of documenting Altamont and The Stones '69 tour than Gimme Shelter did. That film is a huge letdown. Always left an empty feeling afterwards. It just came out too soon afterward. Nowadays you can really add tons of relevant stuff in retrospect. Bravo! Well done chaps!

[@jeffsmith2022]

Nobody has done it better than David and Albert did...

[@DirkRevisited]

550th like! ❤ Thank you for sharing this highlight in rock ‘n roll history.

[@johndunn4228]

People just wanted that foot-stompin R&B that the Stones produced.

[@jorgezuniga6561]

I have a poem written by Jim Morrison after the unfortunate death of Brian Jones * a ode to Brian jones* after the Death of Brian Jones in which the sympathy for the devil was his last participation as a rolling stone in 1969 was the year of the illumination of the Rolling stones as the greatest Rock n Roll band in the world , the Beatles broke up as a band the end of an era the Rolling stones were going to replace the Beatles..sympathy for the devil, was the reality of whom was the commander in chief of this world..in 1969 the Rolling stones were the most important group leaving the Beatles behind..gimmie shelter was a powerful song about the casualties of War..long live the Rolling stones..now mr..keith Richards you can get your satisfaction. M.

[@brucemacmillan9581]

I was in California just before Altamont, hanging out in Berkeley, then Big Sur. I had plans to attend the concert, but that idea was trashed when I got busted for hitch hiking by a California Highway Patrol dude in Big Sur. Not long after, I was deported to Toronto and had to settle in for a long winter in the frozen north.

[@treborif]

.. remember it like it was yesterday... the 60's was acid and pot and peace and love - the '70's was heroin, mandrax - qualudes in the US - dark drugs - a dark time..

[@spleenforsoul]

Kinda jealous. I've never got to try Ludes. I went through a period of my life where I wanted to try everything just because. Not bright, I know. Never tried mandrax, either. Tried everything else you mentioned, though. Loved H a little too much, lol. I kept a notebook of everything I tried, how much, trip reports, etc. Almost like an obsession. Next, I wanted to take samples of everything and keep them. I guess like a library. Ended up tossing what I had collected when sobriety kicked in.

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

Even though Taylor is a great guitar player I have to say that I prefer the material they made with Brian Jones still contributing. They made good albums after he left but I think they were a lot more predictable after Brian Jones left . The best songs they made from 62 -69 were better for the contributions Jones made to them. Marimbas , sitar, slide guitar, etc. Mick and Keith have been dismissive about what Brian meant to the group but I don't think they are being totally honest about it. Brian's peers outside of the group seem to have a totally different point of view about Jones and his talent than Jagger and Richards.

[@williamwallace2325]

FYI, friend, I am on the run and will rejoin you later. Just wanted to mention. Rubber Soul is said to be the next album to get the Giles Martin treatment, like Revolver last year, etc. So you are ahead of everyone else, cuz everyone will be all over Rubber Soul when the new one drops, probably next year (I think Now and Then delayed it, otherwise it would have been next.) *

[@bjones8470]

I really don’t like “Jesse Ventura’s” comments trying to blame the band and talking about the body being dropped on the stage. I seriously doubt that happened. I’ve been a Stones fan for 50yrs, reading and watching everything I could about them and I never once heard that story. If the band had left things would have been worse. I just wish that the people that shot that footage would release the rest of the set. It was the first time Brown Sugar was ever played live. There are a bunch of tunes not in the movie

[@williamhiles7404]

I saw 'Tiny'. RIP. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹