I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is without a doubt the best film about Jimi Hendrix ever made. I loved it when it was released in 1973 (3 years after he died in September, 1970). I should note my (now deceased) older brother went to almost every Pop Festival from 1967 to 1970. Almost everything was word of mouth. No internet, No cell phones, No cable TV, No MTV, no FM radio, etc. Therefore, what my brother (& in turn, I) did was a key fact. We spread the word. I heard "Are You Experienced", his debut album, when it was released in 1967. I was 13 years old. It (honestly) changed my life. I lived in Louisiana, in a city with a population of 200k. My family didn't have much money. However, my mother always saved a little cash; she bought me a cheap electric guitar & paid for me to see a guitar teacher. I saw him twice, then quit because I couldn't stand what he was playing. I taught myself, but didn't get serious until I was 19. I saw a girl who I had a big (& my very 1st) crush on in middle school. She was dating a guitar player I knew of who played in a local band & also tutored a few students. We met, & he said I had a lot of potential; he also told me he would teach me anything for free & I didn't even own a guitar. He taught me scales, chords, etc. I would practice on my fingertips; even when I went to bed, before falling asleep. BTW, I never learned to read or write music. In 1974, we went to Dallas & I bought a brand new black Ibanez "Custom Agent" for $300 from Larry Morgan; he even gave me a Gibson Les Paul hard shell case (not like the plastic ones now). It is now over 40 years old. It has the fastest neck, plays & sounds better than any electric guitar I have ever played. Not too long after, he opened a big guitar store. It was named "The Guitar Shop", & he offered me a job as a salesman. I agreed. I was in heaven. Prior to this, there was really only 1 music store where in town. If you were very lucky, they might offer you a 5-10% discount on an instrument. We killed them. As the authorized dealer for Gibson guitars, Marshall amps, Pearl drums, Moog synthesizers (a new thing then), etc. we would give anyone a 30% discount off a brand new Les Paul, or any other guitar or amp; some we sold for 40% off. We also bought & sold many used guitars, & I saw & played them all. More than a few were old and some were very old: Les Pauls, Stratocasters & Telecasters from the 1950s! Some are very valuable today; a few extremely valuable: The best was a mint condition 1960 Les Paul 3 (gold) pickups "Black Beauty" (we bought it for $400!). It is now worth $100K. I bought the mate amplifier to it for $40; a 1960 Gibson "Ranger". So, this is all way too much about me. I apologize. For me, Jimi Hendrix is the greatest and most original rock guitar player of the electric era. "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked Hendrix #1 in their top 100 Rock & Blues guitar players. Although I disagree with their top 10 order, I totally agree with this rank. They have Eric Clapton 2nd, Jimmy Page 3rd with Jeff Beck 4th. I would reverse 2, 3, & 4. Ironically, all 3 were in the Yardbirds. I have seen them all play in person; some several times, especially Jeff Beck. I think he is the greatest living player. I have seen him play 3 times; twice in small clubs in NYC. Again, I apologize for digressing. As far as this film, I own ALL of his documentary, live playing or interview documentary films. I own no docudrama films, for the simple reason that no one could play or imitate him in a film. This film is only 98 minutes long; however, it has hours of interviews, photos, etc. They have a lot of time with his father, along with other musicians & friends. It has a photo of him when he was 13, with a guitar his dad bought from a pawnshop for $5. It is a very linear film, well spaced, well done. I should mention Eddie Kramer, a (genius in his own right) recording engineer and a permanent one for Hendrix. He recorded all 4 Jimi Hendrix albums he made while he was still alive: "Are You Experienced", Axis: Bold as Love", "Electric Ladyland" and "The Cry of Love". He also recorded all of the posthumous albums. In addition to all of this, he was the recording engineer for countless top shelf Rock & Blues bands (shortly afterwards Jazz & Pop) of this era. I don't have room for all, so I will name only 10: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Traffic, Santana, The Kinks, Dionne Warwick, Bowie, Small Faces, & Carly Simon. He was the audio recording Engineer for "Woodstock" in 1969. In 1970 he oversaw (with help) the construction of Jimi Hendrix's state of the art studio "Electric Lady Studios" on West 8th Street in Manhattan (I have walked by it dozens of times). It cost $1 million; an unbelievable sum then. Kramer has been the recording engineer and producer of countless Rock, Blues, Jazz, etc. documentaries to this very day. So the bottom line is this: Of all Jimi Hendrix films, whether authorized or not, this one is the very best. I love the ending of the film. Peace.

Jimi Hendrix (1973)*** (out of 4)This documentary was made and released three years after the death of Jimi Hendrix and it really shows what a masterful talent he was. When viewing this today people might not get its full impact because it features clips from various concerts that have since been released complete and on their own. With that said, it's important to remember that for a time this here was the only way to see much of this footage. Eric Clapton, Paul Caruso, Billy Cox, Pete Townsend, Mick Jagger, Little Richard and Lou Reed are just some of the people who talk about who Hendrix was and what he was able to do with his guitar. Through the interviews you really get a great sense of what other artists thought of his talent and it's interesting hearing them talk so shortly after his death. Many of the stories are very entertaining and especially the reactions from them in regards to the first time they saw Hendrix and his talent. We also get an interview with Hendrix's own father who discusses his sons early days and how he got to playing guitar to begin with. Overall this is a very entertaining documentary that tells you some good stories about the legend but the majority of the running time come from various concert and television performances. No matter how many times you watch him perform you really can't believe that he was actually human and pulling off all of this music. Fans of Hendrix will probably own many of these shows in a complete form but this documentary is still very good for those unfamiliar with the work of Hendrix or those who just want to kick back and enjoy the music.

this is without a doubt one of the best documentaries of all time. it's one of my all time favorite's and Jimi Hendrix was the best guitarist in human history he's only real rivals are Carlos Santana, Andres Segovia and Jimmy Page.Jimi Hendrix is one my all time favorite musicians even thought i'm 17 years old i'm his huge fan.he was without a question guitar hero.one of the greatest ever. Jimi Hendrix was definitely genius and interesting person.even Mick Jagger said that he was amazing man.Jimi Hendrix was definitely one of the best musicians in 60s and one of the leading musicians in 60s.it can be only one Jimi Hendrix and American music will never see anyone like him.Jimi Hendrix was without a doubt in the mainstream of 60s rock.Jimi Hendrix change the world and he never left us.he was master rock.one of the greatest songwriters ever.he's debut album Are You Experienced? is the greatest debut album ever.Best 60s artist's were The Doors,Jimi Hendrix,Janis Joplin and The Beatles.

A recent visit to the UK allowed me to get lost among the shelves and stands of VHS, DVD and CD in a large HMV shop; however, my bank account did not allow me to get too, too lost, and after several hours I managed to emerge into the warm sunlight of high summer clutching a few bargains, among which were the irreplaceable Dame Edith Evans in her 1952 version of `The Importance of Being Ernest', some pieces I had not had by Jacqueline du Pré on CD, William Golding's classic `The Lord of the Flies' in a 1963 film version, and this British version of Jimi Hendrix, the man and his music. This 98 minute documentary is not really biographical in the normal sense, but rather a look at the musician in his concerts in the last few years leading up to his death, together with spoken contributions by people in the music industry and others close to him, as well as his own comments with archive footage from a TV interview carried out in the USA. Including live footage from concerts at Monterey and the Marquee Club (1967), Fillmore East and Woodstock (1969), and Berkeley and the Isle of Wight (1970), the documentary includes testimonies from such well-known musicians as Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger, and even Little Richard, as well as by his fellow-musicians Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) and Billy Cox and Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsys), with spoken participations from Fayne Pridgon and erstwhile feminist Germaine Greer.The programme is rather marred by some shoddy editing, unfortunately, and at times the filming seems to give you the feeling that the cameraman was even more stoned than Hendrix himself. However, the end result is a satisfying run through some of his better-known material and lends insight to what made the man and the musician tick.Jimi Hendrix was a rather shy person, basically, and indeed was so pressed by the urgency of everyone in the music business around him that in the end he just could not handle the situation. A trusting man, naïve even, he was rather easily cajoled and misled into being something he might otherwise have avoided being. A similar situation led to the end of Janis Joplin, just a year later. However, on stage, Jimi Hendrix and his Stratocaster became fused into one electrifying element that shattered all notions on what a guitar could and could not do, and thus laid the stage for those who would follow – Clapton and Jagger – and influencing other rock bands of the time, perhaps Big Brother and the Holding Company being one of the most obvious examples. The post-Beatles era left an empty space searching for a new direction to take, and Jimi Hendrix was the man to do it; this ultimately led to such groups as The Who, The Cream, The Nice, Pink Floyd, and what was to become known as `New Age'.Live performance tracks included on this tape are: Purple Haze (two different performances), Hear my train a-comin', Rock me baby, Hey Joe, Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan), his hugely famous Star-Spangled Banner, Machine Gun (two different performances), Johnny B. Goode, In from the storm, and Red House.