First Time Seeing | Jimi Hendrix | The Legend Himself | Foxey Lady Reaction

[@AceofBadeReacts]

What is your favorite live concert Jimi Hendrix played at?

[@davescurry69]

@@AceofBadeReacts Woodstock or the Fillmore East in New York from January 1st 1970.

[@rickc661]

the New Years concert , band of gypsys .... there is a film of J.H. entire Woodstock show that I like better than the ' official ' woodstock' groups. look for the girls with pets on stage not 10 feet away. some private guy snuck on stage with quality equipment & 'security ' thought he was legit. I think the Hendrix estate brought the film and it is a DVD

[@houstonrebel4449]

@@AceofBadeReacts There's so many. His Berkeley version of Purple Haze, 1970. Woodstock Star Spangled Banner, 1969. The Fillmore East New Years Eve concert ('69/'70). Particularly that version of Hear My Train A Comin'.

[@andymccracken4046]

Monterey in 1967 was a good set. Woodstock was all good. You can get these on DVD. Berkeley and Atlanta were also filmed and are good.

[@davescurry69]

@@andymccracken4046 don't forget the Fillmore East, January 1st, 1970.

[@markroberts8864]

Grew up in the 60's and 70's, we went to concerts to see the artist or group, we may clap along with the songs from, but waited until the end of the song to jump up and clap, whistle or yell out. We came to see the show, not have rude people standing up trying to make it about themselves, if you stood up and were blocking people's view you would be shouted down

[@AceofBadeReacts]

That's valid

[@thirdactwarrior317]

His hammer-ons were so good, he played better with one hand than a lot of players do with both hands.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

A master guitarist, no question

[@Dan-mi7hn]

@@thirdactwarrior317 he played better whit his teats dan me whit my fingers

[@markwakefield1103]

Machine gun at fillmore east if you want to see a musician thats been dropped from outer space playing on a different level than anyone , a must watch!!!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I do have it on the list, both in black and white and in color. I'm not sure which one to check out. I've just been pushing it off because it's over 10 minutes long

[@brewstergallery]

@@AceofBadeReacts It's so good you'll wish it was 20 minutes

[@michaelwebster8389]

Machine gun is such a great improvisation whenever he does it, but Fillmore is the best one I think on youtube at least.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@michaelwebster8389 Both the black and white one and the one in color are both Fillmore it looks like. I'm just not sure which one would be better suited to check out

[@samuellord8576]

There is a fairly newly-discovered video mostly of Jimi playing. It's fine, the audio is exactly the same AFAIK, as the audio-only recording. I suggest going without video at all, there is no need: the music is spellbinding with a powerful message. Best guitar performance I've heard in my 60+ year life. with video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2aafXuEoLJ9jdksi=XSKOEaAlrLh1yCIC without, but with a good spoken introduction by Jimi: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqiVfZKsfLqAqqcsi=YeLiFnwGGAIDRCja

[@kevingrady8736]

The thing is back at that time Jimi was new on the scene and nobody had heard anything like that yet. He just blew everyone away.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

He definitely blew everyone away.

[@basin7117]

Yes, very good point. This was never heard before and completely innovative (playing guitar like that was Unheard Of!) Perspective, is everything. We take this for granted. 😊 Like the mic buffer... the science only allowed for that but now we have cook mic filters and buffersfor sound quality. This was the time of black and white film, mostly, so...

[@dandesigns7887]

the reason the all sat without moving is because this was the first time Hendrix played in America. I had a friend whose Dad worked for the LA Times & we were just a few years after graduating High School (1965). Anyway my friends' Dad gave him Press Passes for the concert, & he got to sit with the press & other performers at that concert. Also remember most of the other groups were folk groups morphing to rock & roll, with a few bands (Jefferson Airplane, the Who) who already were blooming. My friend told me this amazing story about Hendrix's debut in front of American audiences. They were big in England, but unknown in America. My friend happened to be sitting next to Joan Baez, a performer (folk singer genre) & recording artist, & had chatted with her a little, but he was a little awed by her being a known artist, but he was just kid, fresh out of High School. The Who had just finished their set with their current International hit (which I forget, may have been "Who are You?"), & after they went off stage, & while the next band (unknown Jimi Hendrix Experience) was setting up for their set, two-thirds of the audience left their seats & were heading to the refreshment stands, bathrooms, or just leaving because they did not know who this "some unknown back guy" (as some were heard to say by my friend) so after about half the crowd had left their seats, & while the stage hands were still working on setting up the Hendrix Experience equipment, my fiend had been one of those who got up to go, when Joan Baez grabbed his arm & said "Sit down, don't leave, this next guy is one of the most incredible guitarist I've ever heard, wait till you see this guy" . So Hendrix, who didn't want to debut to an empty stadium plugged in his guitar & started to play an improvised, guitar-shredding version of the Who's big Hit & previous finial number (after which "Legend has it" the Who's guitarist beat his own guitar to pieces, backstage & was heard to say "I will never be that good"). Well about 10 seconds after Jimi started wailing on his guitar, everyone leaving, stopped, jaws dropped, eyes were popping, & they all started a stampede back to get a seat. They were all "Thunderstruck".No one had ever heard anything like Jimi before, & were sitting there, like my friend, mesmerized, in a catatonic state, with their mouths wide-open, eyes bugging out, wondering what was happening? was this guy from outer space? the future? Well as it turned out, he was the future of electic guitar, a left-handed guitar player, with a right handed guitar, strung upside- down & Blowing the minds of America & the World!

[@bobsebring2819]

@@dandesigns7887 This is not the first time the experience played in America. The first time they played in America was at the 1967 Monterey Pop festival. A whole year before this festival in 1968.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Check out Jimi's legendary performance of HEY JOE LIVE AT MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I think that is the version I reacted to. The original video was pulled off KZbin, so I can't be 100% sure, but it looks like he is wearing the same outfit in it

[@AKR8810]

I saw Jimi Hendrix in a concert hall, and everyone sat down in their seats and enjoyed watching him play. I also saw Led Zeppelin in a small venue, and everyone sat down on the floor and were totally mesmerized by the music. The fact that their were lots of joints going around might have had an affect. Back then audiences enjoyed concerts in a different ways. I still like to focus on the performance and enjoy it inwardly. Jimi Hendrix was very famous at that time and was considered the greatest rock guitarist in the world. He was the guitarist that other great guitarists were most amazed by.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Oh for sure, he is no doubt one of the top 5 guitarists of all time. It gets really difficult at the top to figure out who is definitively number 1. I wish I could have been alive back then to see all these bands and artists

[@Chris-ez7lu]

for the time it was a new sound the control of feedback was completely new the audience was speechless and at the end of the performance this audience was freed from the hypnosis of Jimmy and these two exceptional musicians of performing alone three of them

[@johnwhite4991]

I saw Zeppelin in 1970 and the officials came onstage before the show and said we had to remain seated due to fire regulations. That worked for a while, then the band just tore it up on a song and the crowd went wild, rushing the stage, standing on seats, etc. There was no way to restrain us. Best concert of my life!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Rock and Roll took control of the audience, the way it was meant to

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Those were random shots of the crowd. Not clips of them while Hendrix was performing.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

That's a bit of a downer, but they are from the same concert, right?

[@larryeiler9281]

yes disconnected from this song

[@reb1050]

Not bragging, just fact. I went to a Jimi Hendrix concert in Shreveport, LA in 1968. At least that is what I was told by the ones I was with. I was so fked up, I didn't even realize it. My "experimentation years" were definitely out of control. BTW, I joined the Marines in 1970 and I will be 75 in Nov. I am retired and living with my wife (45 yrs. and counting) on an 18 acre homestead in the country. I was one of the few that got their act together. Literally all my close friends of that period are gone now. The last one passed away 2 yrs. ago on Sept. 22, 2022. R.I.P. guys. I remember you all...I just don't remember going to the concert. As a side note, I do remember the drive back home from the concert, but that's another story in itself.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Wow quite a life

[@empPOSSIBLE]

He was up and coming. This was his first big hit. His style of music was very novel, and the audience was 'groovin' and gave him an enthusiastic standing ovation!!The way it was. I saw him in concert once, when All Along the Watchtower was at the top of the charts!! It is my brag of the most incredible concert I attended in the late 60s and into the 70s. Saved my entrance ticket to the concert for years, but lost it along the decades #FoxeyLady

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Wow that's incredible. It's a shame you lost the ticket. That would have been cool framed

[@John_Bauers]

Back then, people sat down at concerts. These days, artists put on shows. It's a very different vibe.

[@musicairplanes4884]

During this time frame people sat down during concerts and totally got into the music. No alcohol was sold and people were smoking weed. The music would just put you in a trance. I know I was in my early 20's during this time.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I can't really fathom not singing along to songs at a concert or a festival

[@musicairplanes4884]

@@AceofBadeReacts Really wasn't sing along type of music. Plenty of instrumental jams that would take you places.

[@Brother_Dre1900]

He played the National Anthem at Woodstock, not here.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Ah ok

[@anthonyv6962]

Actually it was part of his regular set at one point. Its known to have been played over 250 times.

[@guitarman8462]

This is Hendrix Live At Maui " Foxy Lady ".

[@andyo3689]

Those photos look like they came from the movie Montery Pop. This video uses hand-held cameras in a collage. It was in a stadium. The space between seats isn't conducive for dancing. The mics were covered to cut down wind on mic. There were comprehensive music documentaries this wasn't one of them. The concert is during the last couple years of his life.

[@jacobgelfer]

around 68-69 he was one of the best, if not the best, paid act on the scene

[@dilandilanjoao4310]

Hi there. Jimmy wanted to wake up the crowd. And he really did it 😊

[@AceofBadeReacts]

He always did

[@mrratny]

You mean Jimi?

[@mikefetterman6782]

People used to LISTEN to music, most of us at this time were lying in bed with headphones on at night, jamming out to awesome tunes. Dancing was something that gained more popularity later with disco. This was head music, not dance music.

[@mikefetterman6782]

Jimi famously was almost continuously on LSD and alcohol.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Yeah that's a valid point. I'm not even sure when festivals really started taking off

[@larrybailey3811]

This is from the late 60s; most people still sat in their seats and listened to the music. Stage jumping and moving around was what 'they' did when listening to the Devils music; the Blues.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

What a time

[@anthonyv6962]

Film shot correctly and taken care of is every bit as good as 4k video. That's indisputable

[@69zenos1]

This style of music was BRAND NEW...they didn't know WTF was going on yet. They were in shock,

[@AceofBadeReacts]

That's valid. Compared to most 60s rock it has a much heavier sound

[@michaelwebster8389]

The crowd footage often isn't taken at the same time as the performance. They just get some crow shots in the breaks a lot of the time, and edit them together later on.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I see. At least it's all from the same event for this video

[@wade8240]

This was the pinnacle of Jimi's career. He had taken the place of the Beatles, who had just broken up. The Experience was the highest paid rock act in Rock & Roll and Rock & Roll at that time, was the most popular genre of music.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

What a time it must have been

[@amontaineaurore4700]

The audience was just vibing out. People weren't as manic as they are these days.

[@gevowavemagnet]

The crowd isn't moving because they're all very, very stoned.

[@guitarman8462]

There's actual concert footage of Hendrix playing the whole song " Machine Gun " if you look for it on youtube.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I actually did react to it. Be sure to check that reaction out

[@FatTulip.]

Shout out to Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding too.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

May I ask who they are?

[@FatTulip.]

@@AceofBadeReacts The drummer and bass player, both English, from the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The band being assembled when Jimi came to England after Chas Chandler (The Animals) became his manager, he was pretty much unknown in the US at the time.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@FatTulip. That's awesome

[@markrenton5791]

The sound system was loud enough does amps would go to around 118 db.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

That's pretty crazy

[@tederickwebb2384]

Jimi was not human

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Jimi was having fun because he was trippin' balls.😛

[@AceofBadeReacts]

You know what? You're probably not wrong

[@enejka]

JIMI .....LO MAXIMO .....¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@will-x9c]

Jimi was still relatively unknown so he distanced himself from the pack by being very flambuoyant. Once established he settled down to being a great musician. THE virtuoso of electric guitar. My first concert, Jimi and the Experience, early '68. In Maine of all places

[@AceofBadeReacts]

What a great way to go about it. He was just so cool. Wow first concert. That is insane

[@will-x9c]

@@AceofBadeReacts The back story: The concert was at an old armory building where I used to play HS basketball. It was mid winter, there was a big storm, Jimi's equipment never made it. Local musicians donated amps. Onstage there were high stacks of amps. The result was loud loud loud, so loud it was difficult to hear. If that makes sense. A wall of sound and feedback. Jimi decapitated his mic stand during Foxey Lady and Mitch demolished his (donated) drum kit. That was my first concert. Tickets were like 5 bucks. As to how and why Jimi decided to play in a French-Canadian Catholic milltown in Northern new England is a mystery that persists to this day

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@will-x9c Wow. That is awesome

[@axis2946]

If you go see film from Monterey, the film editors would put scenes of audience in song when they weren't really there. Did the same with Woodstock, so same with Miami. It's called Artistic licence to butcher a documentary.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

It's also possible it was to add to the runtime

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

Monterey Pop (1967) is fabulous (and check out Janis Joplin/Big Brother). Jimi Star Spangled Bannered everyone at Woodstock (1969)

[@pauldavis2535]

They were being respectful They knew they had never heard anything like this before

[@AceofBadeReacts]

From what I have been reading Jimi Hendrix wasn't super well known yet

[@waynehereford7847]

This video did not need the pics from Monterey Pop Festival . Because this was a great show that stood on its own.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Oh 100%. But I'm guessing maybe some of the footage was lost and that's why it was added in?

[@darost]

If you could find Jimi plays Monterey or Jimi and Otis at Monterey you could see & hear his Beginnings as a popular artist. Even among audiences that loved him, though, his music was far beyond what most people were producing. Thank you for your efforts & this channel and Good Luck! (P.S. I saw the Jimi Hendrix Experience live: I'm old!)

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Anybody who was able to check these artists out I am so jealous of. So from what I understand, he was really starting to take off around this time?

[@silviocrespo4329]

the comments of the vídeo is the best! ha ha ha

[@guitarman8462]

Hendrix here is basically just using : Wah pedal - Fuzz Face & Univibe. Although for most of his shows he uses only 2.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Interesting

[@guitarman8462]

Check him out : Live At Maui- Woodstock- monterey pop festival

[@dilandilanjoao4310]

Just watch the Woodstock doc in hi definition with amazing artists some starting their carrear like Santana soul sacrifice 😊

[@AceofBadeReacts]

How did you know what tomorrow's video was

[@dailyflash]

What could Jimi play on guitar? Anything he wanted to.

[@yepheth]

What is your favorite RECORDED live concert Jimi Hendrix played at? So, in according with all Jimi's stuff i've listened In my mean opinnion i coorld vote for ROYAL ALBERT HALL (1969). Perfectly played from the band (they had rehearsal and sound check, rere for them [cit. Noel Redding]), video recorded so well . furthermore, It contains a neglectet radiant gem: a incredible super acid version of ROOM FULL OF MIRRORS, not the more perfect execution but it's stuff from another world..

[@mikeross14]

There was a trained in politeness in early 60's!, but in this concert audience Stoned! foam taped to microphone was an early way of screen for wind or blowing to hard into the microphone!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Ok so we were right about the foam. An early version of the pop filter. Yeah they were vibing for sure. Some people have said the shots of the crowd weren't for this song, also

[@hpb5495]

Baddest electric cat of them all..

[@davidwoosley3705]

Could y'all comment and notice the audience is just sitting there. Star Spangled Banner was played at Woodstock.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

We did

[@IntergalacticFool]

Hey Ace, how did you get around copyright? Did you have to dispute with fair use or was the cropping enough?

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I have noticed that the size of the video can change the copyright claim, but yeah also disputing the claim is always a thing with Jimi Hendrix. They don't always go through, so it's always worth a try with tweaking things in edit. I also schedule the videos weeks in advance to allow time for the copyright dispute to go through (currently 6 weeks ahead)

[@philipcarrell3945]

The Star Spangled Banner performance was at Woodstock.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Apparently it was at more than one place, but I think that's what I was thinking of

[@anthonyv6962]

And over 250 other times by Hendrix. It was part of his set for over a year.

[@donnadavid1972]

Why is The Crowd Not Moving? Different Time, still absorbing the Vibe! Or They were Stoned!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Yeah some people have mentioned the shots of the crowd were from a different time of the day

[@GreggOliverBass]

He was initially shy about his singing, through his 2nd album.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

So after a while he wasn't so shy about it?

[@GreggOliverBass]

@@AceofBadeReacts enough of the right people told him he sounded great so that he didn't try to laugh it off or shrink away from. The experience was the first band he ever sang in...

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@GreggOliverBass And that is definitely great because his voice is iconic

[@fredr3247]

All Jimi had was one string when he was a kid to start with guitar

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Oh wow

[@CharlieMcowan]

We weren't bored We were stoned There's a difference

[@AceofBadeReacts]

That's valid. I have heard different reasons to this, but that is a valid reason

[@andrewmorton9327]

Not true to say we didn't have high definition back then, we just didn't have high definition TVs.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

It's more accurate to say everything was filmed on mm film. 8, 16, and 35 are the most common. Videotape in the 80s and 90s was a poorer quality

[@meglomania2001]

What you don't see is that he is also playing the drums.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Did he really? That's so cool. I didn't know he could play drums

[@mikefetterman6782]

Please stop saying "1968" like it was during the civil war, or prehistoric times. This was still "modern" music made by humans and not digital facsimiles.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I'll say it with a more grandiose style next time

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

"1968" is THE YEAR. Everyone says 1968 when they are talking about the hippie era. But, Woodstock was 1969. I was 15 years 1968. My favorites were Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Simon and Garfunkel, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, Frank Zappa, Cream, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Janis Joplin, etc

[@walteremiliocuesta219]

Nº 1 GUITARRISTA

[@brewstergallery]

Ned from Spain here saying nice choice but wish the footage was complete. I checked out the history of this show and the festival. Hendrix was very well known at this time, the headliner in fact and much anticipated. It was Woodstock's forerunner, same organizers, with a large roster of bands like Zappa and the Mothers, John Lee Hooker and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. With a lot of rain delays and high humidity the crowd was understandably tired but hanging in there. I think the roar of applause was genuine and well deserved too. Hendrix will always be my #1 musician in whatever category you choose. One thing, in my own opinion you should talk less or save it for the end coz it breaks up the flow too much. Thanks again for this.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Someone said the shots of the crowd weren't for this performance, so I'm not sure how much of this video was the actual performance and how much was just added in. It must have been a great festival, despite all the issues

[@brewstergallery]

@@AceofBadeReacts Thanks for the get back. Yeah that's the problem with a lot of live music from whatever era. There wasn't too much interest in filming musicians or bands until guys like Bert Stern /Aran Avakian (Jazz On a Summers Day) DA Pennebaker, ( Monterey Pop) and Michael Wadleigh ( Woodstock) came along. Bad sound, camera problems and making do with whatever you shot. Even if you got it right there's always some legal hassle or lack of money to finish the film. In any case we're pretty blessed to have what we've got.

[@jonp4846]

Check out Michael Winslow doing Hendrix 🤣

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I think I vaguely remember seeing a video of that from like Jimmy Fallon or something years ago

[@EvanWeber1234]

Oh but you’re not ready

[@paulhadfield7909]

it was a time when people didnt go wild, th emusic was wild, but the people were very staid,

[@claytonpaul4259]

Star spangled banner best remembered from woodstock 69 but he played it a few times, Not at this show however iirc.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I didn't know he played it more than once. That's really cool

[@claytonpaul4259]

@AceofBadeReacts yes he played it at Berkeley in 1970, and a few other times. He also recorded a version in the studio (literally by himself) where he rigged up the sound board and his pedals to make his guitar sound like a synth. It's pretty incredible. It's on the purple box set iirc

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Wow. That's crazy awesome. I never knew that

[@houstonrebel4449]

​​@@AceofBadeReacts Berkeley, 1970. Woodstock, 1969. That's the only 2 that I know.

[@houstonrebel4449]

​@@claytonpaul4259 Oh, I see you beat me to it. Lol. I basically just typed the same thing. But I didn't know he played it in the studio. Thank you for that info.

[@benhinds2971]

As far as the crowd goes. 1. That could be stock, b-role footage of the crowd. These festivals we're not pro shot. 2. Those festivals we're 2,3,4 days. People got tired. 3. The still shots were cut aways due to missing footage. 4. He played The Star Spangled banner many times, however, at Woodstock he had to play very early in the morning to a crowd that had mostly left the festival by then and that might be the event you are referring to. P.S. His clothes, stage presence, and playing at this show are very typical of his abilities. Keep researching Jimi. You will only benefit in your knowledge of music, your own personal perception, and possibly learn something about life in general. I certainly did.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I have enjoyed the performances I've seen so far. I'm planning on checking out another performance this week actually

[@j-mo3129]

It's not modern metal where everyone stands and shakes their head for several hours. LOL. Different vibe for sure.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Yeah that is true. I have just grown up in the standing and singing along kind of vibe so I don't have much experience with a vibe like this. I was born in 1989

[@andymccracken4046]

The crowd pictures are not from the same moment as the music. The film is incomplete too.

[@markrenton5791]

i have this without the photos and you see Jimi all the. Don't know why they added the photos its irritating.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Yeah it's a downer that it was made like this, but at least we were able to see some of it

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Really there was a more complete version? Well, dang it

[@andymccracken4046]

@@AceofBadeReacts I didn't mean that there is a better version, just that they have filled-in with random photos and crowd shots, presumably because they don't have decent film of Hendrix.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@andymccracken4046 Yeah getting footage back then just wasn't as accessible as it became in the 70s and 80s

[@robertdawson8522]

The crowd filmed was not in sync with Jimis playing.Between acts

[@John_Bauers]

Filming of this concert was amateurish and it is common to end up without enough footage for complete coverage. B roll would be edited in to fill the gaps. This B roll was often not in sync with the performance or even filmed during it hence it looking at odds with the performance.

[@og0567]

The Irish are a gentle folk, then?

[@AceofBadeReacts]

What?

[@ratlips4363]

I was raised on Jimmy Hendrix. I suggest you check out Stevie Ray Vaughn as he was influenced heavily by Jimmy

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Coincidentally we actually did right after this. Wait until next week. There's also a Stevie Ray Vaughan reaction playlist of songs I've reacted to as well

[@kimfahne867]

We sat down then, we listen! Standing up is a gimmick! You are new to Jimi! We was not!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Well Standing Up became the norm, but valid

[@arronhaggerty8426]

The crowd was lazy

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I have heard a myriad of reasons

[@bobsebring2819]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqnQZ6Z-hKicrpIsi=FmW2np8qw8yxWu7u

[@timwestcott361]

Stoned ..

[@thecounselorace621]

You guys didn't get it, he had them so mesmerized that they couldn't move, he also was well known and famous at that time, this was doing the psychedelic drug days, he was the biggest in Rick then, all of your most famous rock artist kissed the pope (Jimi's hand), no rock act was as admired as he, I know because I was there in those days, being 71 years old now,nBob Dylan, America, Cream, rolling stones, three dog night, they were the big acts in those days do to the free hippie drug vulture in the late 60's and early 70's, There will never be another Jimi in this lifetime

[@AceofBadeReacts]

There's been a myriad of answers in the comment section, and I think all of them hold some merit

[@GreggOliverBass]

I'll bet the video of the audience was b roll....

[@AceofBadeReacts]

It is sounding like it might be

[@CindiHerriott]

What…you think we were all cavemen? You’re lucky to see any footage at all? Sheesh

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Yes that's exactly what I thought. Writing on caves, using rocks and sticks for transactions for goods and services. Definitely not the fact that cameras weren't extremely expensive back in the 60s and the fact that barely anyone had them or anything like that. No of course not. Considering one of the first video cameras out on the market for people to buy was in 1963 and cost $30,000 and weight around 100 pounds. But yeah I'll just pretend everyone had smart phones back then

[@adamwaldron]

to be fair, if this is your first exposure to hendrix.....this was NOT his best version, and its fairly rough as well. so for first impressions, this wasnt the best sample

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I don't disagree it's not his best version, but I think any Jimi Hendrix video can be an introductory video since you get an idea of how he plays and moves

[@adamwaldron]

@@AceofBadeReacts imo, monterey pop festival was his swan song of exposure. Brilliantly done. If someone wants a excellent example of what the hype is all about..

[@arconeagain]

Jimi too off his face here for me. Either that or he's sober.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Hmm. Maybe

who told you to chose this version? yuk

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I don't know, but it was on the list so I checked it out. It was fantastic

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

What? Nothing "yuk" with this version. Its fine music.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@rolandkarlsson7072 Agreed!

[@axis2946]

WOW you're talking a lot. Save it for after the performance. Short intervals of talk, not full on long commentary. Gees, keep the flow going!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Appreciate the feedback, but if I have something to say, I'm going to say it. I'll end up forgetting some things and I'd rather not skip talking points

[@axis2946]

@@AceofBadeReacts I've given you my opinion.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

@@axis2946 Like I said I appreciate the feedback, but this works for me and I have had really zero complaints about it

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

I do not think you do understand. You are too young. It was pop, like Beatles where all girls were screaming. Otherwise you listened to the music. Dancing and moshing and making noise is not really compatible with listening to music. Imagine doing that at a symphony orchestra performance. Yeah, it is fun to participate. And that is fine, but not for an entire concert or everywhere and all the time in a festival. That's just annoying. Actually, if you go to a Japanese concert, there is generally not chaotic audience involvement. If there is any involvement it is as choreographed as the performance.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Note, Beatles actually was annoyed at all the screaming girls. It made it hard to perform and was kind of a working environment problem. Also, the audience could not hear the music. All they heard was screaming girls that was screaming at top of their lungs for the entire concert. Personally I would say a total waste of ticket money. Prefer the old images from old festivals where maybe some few were dancing, or not. Then you can hear Jimi.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

As people has said below - the audience images was not synced with the music, it was just random festival participants. - moshing was not invented yet. - people were used to sit quiet and be respectful and used to listen. - that people was more used to listen also made schooling easier. Pupils that sit still and listen, can you imagine?

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I have been learning about that recently. Even still, bopping the head and vibing to the music. At the same time, everybody was on stuff and just mellowing out

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Yeah it is a shame the audience footage isn't from this performance, but having any footage at all is better than nothing. At least we have this much