Woodstock (Jimi Hendrix album)
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Polydor | ||||
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Woodstock is a live album by
Woodstock Festival on August 18, 1969. The album was replaced by a more-complete version in 1999 titled Live at Woodstock
, albeit with some of the performances edited.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
New Musical Express | 5/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |    [4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said the under-rehearsed, highly eccentric music on Woodstock makes for what was a transitional but all-important live album by Hendrix: "All in all, your basic rock concert as act of flawed genius. Does this kind of thing happen any more? Not on such a scale for sure."[5]
Although Fire" and "Purple Haze".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Fire"3:53 3. "Izabella" 5:10 4. "Hear My Train A Comin' (Get My Heart Back Together Again)" 9:16 5. "Red House" 5:40 6. "Jam Back at the House (Beginnings)" 7:58 7. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" / "Stepping Stone" 12:49 8. "Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith) 3:42 9. "Purple Haze" 3:25 10. "Woodstock Improvisation" 4:59 11. "Villanova Junction" 3:04 12. "Farewell" 1:54
Personnel
- Jimi Hendrix – lead guitar, vocals
- Mitch Mitchell – drums
- Billy Cox – bass guitar
- Larry Lee – rhythm guitar
- Juma Sultan – percussion
- Jerry Velez – percussion
References
- ^ a b Anderson, Jason (2011). "Woodstock - Jimi Hendrix | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (December 2005). "Back Catalogue: Jimi Hendrix". Blender. New York. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- New Musical Express. p. 37.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 21, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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