Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Plays Berkeley (2012)



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Rock / Psychedelic Rock | 01:04:56 | ~ 4.61 Gb

The Jimi Plays Berkeley film, documenting his performances at the Berkeley Community
Theatre on May 30, 1970, was about as haphazardly organized as most of
the projects from the final year or two of his life were. It endured a
post-directorial cut from Hendrix manager Mike Jeffery and, even with
the insertion of some footage of period Berkeley rioting and protest,
still clocked in at less than an hour. Perhaps it could have been better
if more footage was prepared -- and, unfortunately, a few of the songs
weren't filmed in complete versions -- but what remains is actually a
pretty enjoyable and valuable document of Hendrix in concert. Just a few
months prior to his death, he's backed by the reliable Mitch Mitchell
on drums and newer trio mainstay Billy Cox on bass, mixing some old
classics ("Purple Haze," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," "I Don't Live
Today") with quite a few selections he wouldn't release on record during
his lifetime ("Johnny B. Goode," "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)," "Lover
Man," "Hear My Train a Comin'"). Hendrix seems to be a little tired and
fed-up on some of the footage that survives of his concerts from his
final months, but that's not the case here. He seems relaxed and in a
pretty good mood, even on the obligatory "Purple Haze," the one song on
which he really pulls out his most famed bag of tricks, like playing the
guitar with his teeth. There's also "The Star Spangled Banner," not
destined to make the lasting impact as the version filmed for Woodstock,
of course, but impressively executed here. Most video releases have an
audio-only section of concert recordings from the second set of the
night's performances (also available separately in standard audio as
Live at Berkeley). It's unclear, though, why neither the audio nor video
included any material from the first show; as a consequence, some songs
in the film, like "Hear My Train a Comin'" and "Johnny B. Goode,"
aren't heard on the audio-only portion.

by Richie Unterberger, AMG
Setlist:

Jimi In Limousine
Afternoon Rehearsals
Johnny B. Goode
Hear My Train A Comin'
Star Spangeled Banner
Purple Haze
Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
Lover Man
I Don't Live Today
Machine Gun
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)








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