StilloneofthemostfamousrockfestivalsofalltimeMontereyPopbroughttogethermuchofthemusicthatwasstrikingchordswithyoungpeoplealloverAmerica-someofthetalentthathadbeenobscureorsmalltimeintheUS(OtisReddingandJimiHendrix)whileotherswerehugesmashbands(TheWhoSimon&GarfunkelMamasandthePapas)nottomentionabreakthroughperformanceforRaviShankar.WiththisaccompanimenttothefeaturefilmwhichwasreleasedtwentyyearsorsobeforethisHendrixandtheExperiencebroughttheirsoundforthefirsttimeafterbeingthecultfavoritesintheUK.It’snotalongconcertbutitcancertainlybecountedasoneofhismostnotorious.Therewereallegationswhichperhapscouldorcouldnotbetrue(Ihaven’treadanybiographiesabouttheconcertbutIheardtherumors)thatHendrixwasonacidduringtheset.Whateverhewasonorwasn’tonthesongsthatcomethrough(filmedwithsuperbdocumentarydetailbyDAPennebakerwithassistancefromAlbertMaysles)arenone-the-lessmesmerizing.AsidefromwhathasbeenplayedoverandovertoshowtheinsanemagnitudeofHendrix(burninghisguitarafteracrazedrenditionof"WildThing")there’salsoaturnof"LikeaRollingStone""HeyJoe"andabeautifulbitwith"TheWindCriesMary".Therecould’vebeenmoreinthewayofinterviewsbutasitisJimiPlaysMontereyisafinelittlecompanionpiecetothefilm.