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Monterey Pop (1968)
This review was originally posted on January 9, 2012. It’s being reposted in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, originally held June 16-18, 1967. With Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock (1970) gradually transforming from an engrossing concert film … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Canned Heat, Country Joe and the Fish, D.A. Pennebaker, Documentary, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Psychedelic, Rock Musical, The Mamas and the Papas
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Monterey Pop (1968)
With Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock (1970) gradually transforming from an engrossing concert film to a Shoah-long historical document, I find myself increasingly valuing D. A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop (1968). At just 79 (count ’em!) minutes, the great documentarian’s compilation of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Concert Film, Documentary, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Psychedelic
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