Monterey Pop (1967)
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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 13 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Runtime: 78 mins
Synopsis:
This documentary film from director D.A. Pennebaker features live performances, behind-the-scenes and audience footage, and other selections from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, which was considered to be the forerunner to Woodstock. The concert was organized by Alan Pariser, an L.A.... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Who, Mamas & the Papas
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
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Next to Woodstock, this is an excellent glimpse into the sixties and the musical experience, with great performances from rock legends.
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07/13/07 06:41 AM
From that mix of cultural revolution, undeniable talent, and stage-managed hype came Monterey Pop, the first in a cycle of widely-released, mass-audience 'rockumentaries.'
10/03/06 06:30 PM
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06/24/06 03:18 AM
...a beatific 79-minute document that set out to catch the look, the feel, and especially the sounds of a seminal moment in American popular culture.
04/08/06 12:41 PM
It is possible that the way to a new kind of musical -- using some of the talent and energy of what is still the most lively contemporary medium -- may begin with just this kind of musical performance documentary.
05/09/05 03:15 AM
Top Critic Woodstock is more famous, Altamont more notorious, but the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival was the first great coming together of the tribes of the rock 'n' roll generation.
04/13/05 04:41 PM
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05/28/03 05:03 PM
The historical festival is forever young on DVD, and the format allows for tons of archival footage… and what’s better than new stuff?
05/28/03 05:03 PM
an affectionate glimpse of the music that influenced our parents to be hippies
08/24/01 07:22 PM
The film possesses a quality of nostalgia beyond the fact that it was made way back in 1967.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
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