Movie Description The definitive prequel to Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival laid the groundwork for future "love-ins" of the late 1960s with similar talent, including the Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Who, Country Joe and the Fish, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hugh Masekela, and many more. This vital concert film, directed by D.A. Pennebaker, a renowned rockumentarian who is perhaps most famous for his portrait of Bob Dylan, DON'T LOOK BACK, expertly captures the essence of the music festival. The documentary contains some of the best performances of a decade that was principally defined by its music, including many classic sequences, such as the legendary guitar burning by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin in one of her most powerful turns ever captured on film, and a hauntingly apt rendition from the Mamas and Papas of "California Dreaming." Additionally on display is The Who's "A Quick One While He's Away," cut from the film's initial release; this song comprises part of a full 9 minutes of never-before-seen footage. MONTEREY POP: THE FILM pulses with the revolutionary mandate and youthful vitality of the baby-boom generation, and is an absolute must-see for fans of 1960s American music.
| Credits | | Producer: | Lou Adler | | Cast: | Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, The Animals, The Who |
| Details | | Edition: | Special release with additional footage |
Notes "When the film was almost finished in June 1968, we all loved it but knew it was too long. For reasons now clouded by time, one of the songs that had to be cut was "A Quick One While He's Away." So it's with great pleasure that we present The Who's "A Quick One While He's Away," performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival, Sunday evening June 18, 1967."--D. A. Pennebaker, 1997, Tracks:
Combination of the Two - Big Brother & The Holding Company San Francisco - Scott McKenzie Creeque Alley - The Mamas & The Papas California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas Rollin' And Tumblin' - Canned Heat 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon And Garfunkel Healing Song (Bajabula Bonke) - Hugh Masakela High Flying Bird - Jefferson Airplane Today - Jefferson Airplane Ball And Chain - Janis Joplin Paint It Black - Eric Burdon & The Animals My Generation - The Who Section 43 - Country Joe And The Fish Shake - Otis Redding I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding Wild Thing - Jimi Hendrix Got A Feelin' - The Mamas and the Papas Rage Bhimpalasi - Ravi Shankar The Who - A Quick One While He's Away
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