Thursday, August 20, 2009

Woodstock

With the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, I can cross this one off the list. Arguably the best concert film ever made. Of course, 2 hours can never explain 3 days of peace and music but if you were unable to go (I was 10 years old at the time) this is probably as good as it gets. With the invention of the internet, all kinds of video keeps coming up, but this was the first. Tonight I will be attending the "Heroes of Woodstock" concert at Ft. Worth's Bass Hall. Not quite the same but I'm looking forward to it.
post concert notes:
"all rock-and-rollers over the age of 50 look stupid and should retire." Grace Slick
Concert lineup
Country Joe McDonald playing sets between acts by
Edgar Winter
Canned Heat
Ten Years After
Jefferson Starship with John Constanten of The Grateful Dead
Not sure that I want to take as rigid a stand as Grace (Mick Jagger never ceases to amaze me) but it was a bit hard to see these people age, especially since many have been out of the mainstream public eye for so long. Every group was a mixture of old codgers and young whipper-snappers performing as faithfully as possible. Although the sound was a bit sketchy at times (worst offense being the inability to here the flute during Canned Heat's "Up The Country") it was still good to see so many of these people getting a chance to shine again.

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