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 == Free Stage ==
-Beside the main stage there was also a much smaller '''alternative stage''' (also known as the '''free stage''') built by The Merry Pranksters and the Hog Farmers. It could be used for free performances. Reports claim that Joan Baez played some songs on this stage before going to the main stage.lies
+Beside the main stage there was also a much smaller '''alternative stage''' (also known as the '''free stage''') built by The Merry Pranksters and the Hog Farmers. It could be used for free performances. Reports claim that Joan Baez played some songs on this stage before going to the main stage.
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 == Free Stage ==
-Beside the main stage there was also a much smaller '''alternative stage''' (also known as the '''free stage''') built by The Merry Pranksters and the Hog Farmers. It could be used for free performances. Reports claim that Joan Baez played some songs on this stage before going to the main stage.
+Beside the main stage there was also a much smaller '''alternative stage''' (also known as the '''free stage''') built by The Merry Pranksters and the Hog Farmers. It could be used for free performances. Reports claim that Joan Baez played some songs on this stage before going to the main stage.lies
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-'''Mountain''' played heavy Blues Rock, mainly influenced by the well-known band {{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_band Cream]}}. It was only their fourth gig<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqe5ldte~T1 All Music Guide - Mountain biography]</ref> but they played in front of 500,000 people. It was Saturday, the 16<sup>th</sup>, the second day of Woodstock and about 9:00 pm.
+'''Mountain''' played heavy Blues Rock, mainly influenced by the well-known band {{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_band Cream]}}. Woodstock was only their fourth gig<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqe5ldte~T1 All Music Guide - Mountain biography]</ref> but they played in front of 500,000 people. It was Saturday, August the 16<sup>th</sup>, 1969, the second day of Woodstock, and about 9:00 pm.
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-This album has only four tracks but is considered under fans as one of [[Mountain | Moutain's]] best live releases. It shows the band in aggressive and loud power, stretching songs far beyond every reasonable level. And of course, this one has Woodstock material on it (tracks 1 and 2).
+This album has only four tracks but is considered by fans as one of [[Mountain | Mountain's]] best live releases. It shows the band with aggressive and loud power, stretching songs far beyond every reasonable level.  This one also has Woodstock-related material on it (tracks 1 and 2).
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 The later songs finally show the true genius of Jimi Hendrix and stick out of every Woodstock collection. It's also his furious version of the "Star Spangled Banner" (the national anthem of the United States of America) that made Woodstock so famous. Though he played it also on other occasions, the Woodstock version is the most radical. He imitated the fire of guns, the dropping of bombs and flying rockets within his guitar work, criticising the politics and condemning the Vietnam war.
-The cacophony suddenly transforms into the well-known "Purple Haze", a drug-influenced song that he already played two years before at the {{WikipediaLink | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival Monterey International Pop Festival]}}. Following "Purple Haze" is an improvisation (simply entitled "Woodstock Improvisation") by Jimi Hendrix alone. He breaks out with a lot of fascinating guitar riffs, many of them which could have formed great songs if he lived somewhat longer. It's simply amazing watching him play, totally in control of what he's doing, yet he's still improvising or playing song patterns from memory. When the rest of the band rejoined they continued with their last number "Villanova Junction", a fine instrumental Blues song.
+The cacophony suddenly transforms into the well-known "Purple Haze", a drug-influenced song that he already played two years before at {{WikipediaLink | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival Monterey International Pop Festival]}}. Following "Purple Haze" is an improvisation (simply entitled "Woodstock Improvisation") by Jimi Hendrix alone. He breaks out with a lot of fascinating guitar riffs, many of them which could have formed great songs if he lived somewhat longer. It's simply amazing watching him play, totally in control of what he's doing, yet he's still improvising or playing song patterns from memory. When the rest of the band rejoined they continued with their last number "Villanova Junction", a fine instrumental Blues song.
 Jimi Hendrix and his band returned for the encore with "Hey Joe", a slow and simple song thematically dealing with a man who has murdered his wife and is now fleeing. But the lyrics bare more than a man who shot his lady. After all, Jimi Hendrix was asking the audience: "''Where you gonna run to now? Where you gonna go?''".

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-'''Woodstock Diaries''' (also called '''Woodstock Diary''') was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the [[Woodstock (movie) | Woodstock movie]] but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with the producers / organizers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the [[Hog Farm]] who helped out at the festival<ref>[http://www.woodstock69.com/law.htm Woodstock69] - Lisa Law</ref>).
+'''Woodstock Diaries''' (also called '''Woodstock Diary''') was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the [[Woodstock (movie) | Woodstock movie]] but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with producers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the [[Hog Farm]] who helped out at the festival<ref>[http://www.woodstock69.com/law.htm Woodstock69] - Lisa Law</ref>).
 == DVD Content ==
-All material is contained on a single DVD which is split into three parts. Every day has its own part with the same opening and ending credits and is about one hour long. This is the tracklist of each part:
+All material is contained on a single DVD split into three parts. Each day has its own part with the same opening and ending credits and is about one hour long. This is the tracklist of each part:
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-Jimi Hendrix and his band were known under several names. They were introduced by Chip Monk as ''{{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience]}}'' and Jimi Hendrix called themselves ''{{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix#Gypsy_Sun_and_Rainbows Gypsy Sun & Rainbows]}}''. Some might know them also under the name ''{{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Gypsys Band of Gypsys]}}'', a very short-lived formation after Woodstock. Anyway, beside his backing band, it was '''Jimi Hendrix''' playing.
+Jimi Hendrix and his band were known under several names. They were introduced by [[Chip Monck]] as ''{{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience]}}'' and Jimi Hendrix called them ''{{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix#Gypsy_Sun_and_Rainbows Gypsy Sun & Rainbows]}}''. Some might know them also under the name ''{{Wikipedia Link | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Gypsys Band of Gypsys]}}'', a very short-lived formation after Woodstock. Beside his backing band, it was '''Jimi Hendrix''' playing.
-The band was scheduled as the last performance of the festival, Sunday night, but due to several delays, they eventually played on Monday morning, 9.00 am, when most of the audience had already left.
+The band was scheduled as the last performance of the festival, Sunday night.  Due to several delays, they eventually played on Monday morning, 9:00 am, when most of the audience had already left.
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 * 1994: [[Woodstock Diaries]]
 * 1999: [[Live at Woodstock (jimi hendrix dvd) | Live at Woodstock DVD]]
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 == Details ==
 After all the years and the possibility to analyze and compare individual Jimi Hendrix shows with each other, critics are unsatisfied with his Woodstock performance. The significance and sheer greatness of this festival leads to the assumption that the headliner would deliver the musical highlight, the grand finale. But somehow he didn't deliver. That may have various reasons.
 The most obvious one is that he has restructured his band. The Jimi Hendrix Experience had just Mitch Mitchell on the drums and Noel Redding on the bass. For Woodstock, Billy Cox (an old friend of Hendrix') replaced Redding, and he also added a second guitarist, Larry Lee, and a rhythm section. There wasn't much time for rehearsal, or to quote Hendrix: "''Like we only had two rehearsals so we'll only do a primary rhythm thing''".
 And so it was again almost only a power-trio that performed at Woodstock. Though you can see all the musicians on stage playing, you can only hear Cox, Mitchell and Hendrix - the percussionists and the second guitar are mixed far in the background. That was probably not Jimi Hendrix's idea, who kept looking for some jamming during the longer, improvised songs. Juma Sultan<ref>Unpublished interview with Jack Lokensky conducted on 10/25/2009 at the Living World Chapel in West Hurley, NY</ref> claims that Eddie Kramer and Hendrix's people hated the new band format and didn't want to waver from the three-piece format which is the reason that Lee, Sultan and Velez are turned down in the mix. On the other hand it was Hendrix who left little room for other musicians to step in front. The whole structure of the show is centered around Hendrix' guitar work and he constantly had to deliver.