Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey - Criterion Collection (1986) NTSC DVD5 | English | 68 minutes | 720x480 | MPEG-2 @9800Kpbs | 4.24 GB Audio #1: AC-3 @192Kpbs 2 CHs | Audio #2: AC-3 @448Kpbs 6 CHs | Audio #3: DTS @755Kpbs 6 CHs Genre: Blues, Rock, Soul | Release date: June 13, 2006Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding arrived at California's Monterey International Pop Festival virtually unknown. Returning stateside from London, where he had moved to launch his musical career, Hendrix exploded onstage, flooring an unsuspecting audience with his maniacal six-string pyrotechnics. Redding, a venerable star of Memphis's Stax record label, seduced the "love crowd" in one of his best-and last-shows. Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey, acclaimed documentarian D. A. Pennebaker's Monterey Pop companion pieces, feature the entire sets by these legendary musicians, performances that have entered rock and roll mythology. One of the most startling, exciting live performances in rock history is presented here in all its glory. The Jimi Hendrix Experience were already making a name for themselves in England but were little known in the States when they appeared at Monterey in June 1967; that all changed after this gig, which saw Hendrix and his trio play an electrifying mix of originals ("Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," "The Wind Cries Mary") and covers ("Hey Joe," "Like a Rolling Stone," and the climactic "Wild Thing," in which the guitarist set his instrument on fire). Also included on this DVD is Shake! Otis at Monterey Otis Redding's stunning performance at the famous festival. More info:
