Hendrix: Band of Gypsies
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Artist: Jimi HendrixBrand: Hendrix,Jimi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-07-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Experience Hendrix
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Summary: 5 Stars
I watched the documentary again and I have to make a modification to my review: I agree with what others have said about the documentary (although I recommend that people watch it more than just once - there are high points) but I also have to question whether Jimi put the BOG together simply to sell to the "black market," as was suggested in the documentary. I think Jimi's music was most important to him and he simply wanted to play with musicians - as many of them as possible - regardless of their race. This is evidenced by the quite confusing last 3 minutes of the documentary where the producers skip quickly over the point in history where Jimi brought Mitchell back into the band (on the eve of his tragic death). The producers clearly implied that the whole episode "was the low point in Hendrix's career." Miles was a terrific drummer; Jimi, however, was an experimental genius who continually moved forward to deliberately break artistic barriers - not racial ones. If racial barriers were broken in the process, however, that was a (fortunate) by-product. Jimi Hendrix, however, was not a walking political statement - he even shunned the very type of politics that the producers suggest he embraced (e.g., Dick Cavett show excerpt where Jimi says that art, not politics, has soul). I appreciate that he was a genius - and, yes, a black genius. I also appreciate the pride black people should have that he achieved what he did. Personally, however, I believe Jimi deserves all of the pride. Everyone else in the world - black, white, yellow, or blue - should just be thankful that he lived. What I believe Hendrix fans would love: 100 hours of Kramer (who was terrific) in the studio taking apart copius amounts of tape with, perhaps, insightful commentary - about the music - by people who actually played with Hendrix. No, it wouldn't get boring (my God would it be not boring). Also - ALL the video footage in existence in a volume-like format. Bits and pieces are so frustrating. Give us everything and give it to us in a format that respects the music above all else. That said, thanks to the producers who brought this to us. Every little bit is so appreciated. (Disclosure: I BOUGHT this and I'll buy anything Hendrix that is well done. I support.)
Summary of Hendrix: Band of Gypsies
Mint condition disc, and cover of the legendary guitarists performance with the Band of Gypsies at the Fillmore East on New Year's Eve 1969 and New Year's Day 1970. Region 1 (USA & CANADA)Similar DVD Movies
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