Woodstock - 40 years later

[Ponderosa]

Forty years and three days ago, our forefathers set forth to establish a new Woodstock nation.

 

There was a great fresh documentary/retrospective of the event shown tonight on the History Channel. What an outrageous line-up of talent. What a spectacular event.

 

I truly enjoyed the treatment shown tonight. I recommend it's viewing by anyone interested.

[olyclimber]

Hippies

[denalidave]

3 days man, 3 days!

[Ponderosa]

Hippies

It wasn't only hippies, mmeee-yaaaaaaaannn.

 

Bikers, babes from all those elite women-only-colleges lookin' to cut loose, aging beatniks dedicated to supporting Richie Havens, and geeky Buddy-Holly-glasses-wearin' college dudes in rayon slacks, white socks, and penny loafers.

 

I bet well over half of the 400,000 never smelled pot - much less smoked any - beforehand...

 

you fucking redneck fascist.

[G-spotter]

Don't take the brown acid

[Pete_H]

Sounds like a great party and all but really what did it do for us besides spawn fourty years of hippy jam band fests created for the sole purpose of selling t-shirts to burnout college kids. Yippee.

[JayB]

Sounds like a great party and all but really what did it do for us besides spawn fourty years of hippy jam band fests created for the sole purpose of selling t-shirts to burnout college kids. Yippee.

 

 

I'm holding out for the retro-retro-restrospective in which we're treated to footage of boomers whistfully commentating on a film composed of a panel of boomers whistfully commentating about their experiences at Woodstock while watching documentary footage of the actual event.

 

Perfect recursive loop of eternal self-absorption. That'd capture and dramatize the concrete cultural legacy of the event far better than any retrospective produced thus far.

[olyclimber]

MST3K^2

[ivan]

i don't like traffic, so i can't imagine having enjoyed woodstock

[Choada_Boy]

Hippies can't stand Death Metal.

[AlpineK]

The movie version of Woodstock is funny. The show had some good bands obviously, but I couldn't handle a crowd of people like that.

[tvashtarkatena]

Damn, and I was just over there yesterday

[j_b]

Sounds like a great party and all but really what did it do for us besides spawn fourty years of hippy jam band fests created for the sole purpose of selling t-shirts to burnout college kids. Yippee.

 

Woodstock was the product of counter culture that was co-opted to become the mass culture of today. When was the last time commercial culture created anything new?

[Hugh Conway]

Sounds like a great party and all but really what did it do for us besides spawn fourty years of hippy jam band fests created for the sole purpose of selling t-shirts to burnout college kids. Yippee.

 

 

I'm holding out for the retro-retro-restrospective in which we're treated to footage of boomers whistfully commentating on a film composed of a panel of boomers whistfully commentating about their experiences at Woodstock while watching documentary footage of the actual event.

 

Perfect recursive loop of eternal self-absorption. That'd capture and dramatize the concrete cultural legacy of the event far better than any retrospective produced thus far.

 

 

You read like a 40 year old OpEd.

[Pete_H]

Damn, and I was just over there yesterday

 

Just make sure you find the right hotel room.

 

 

[Ponderosa]

The show had some good bands obviously,

 

DAY ONE - August 15, 1969

1. Richie Havens

 

1. High Flyin' Bird

2. Unknown Song (might be "Minstrel From Gault")

3. I Can't Make It Anymore

4. Handsome Johnny

5. With a Little Help from My Friends

6. Strawberry Fields Forever

7. Hey Jude

8. Motherless Child (a.k.a. "Freedom")

 

2. Swami Satchidananda 3. Country Joe McDonald

 

1. Janis

2. Rockin' All Around The World

3. Flyin' High All Over The World

4. Seen A Rocket

5. Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die-Rag

 

4. John B. Sebastian

 

1. How Have You Been

2. Rainbows All Over Your Blues

3. I Had A Dream

4. Darlin' Be Home Soon

5. Younger Generation

 

5. Sweetwater

 

1. Motherless Child

2. Look Out (???)

3. For Pete's Sake

4. Day Song

5. What's Wrong

6. My Crystal Spider

7. Two Worlds (???)

8. Band Introduction

9. Why Oh Why

 

6. Incredible String Band

 

1. Invocation

2. The Letter

3. This Moment

4. When You Find Out Who You Are

 

7. Bert Sommer

 

1. Jennifer

2. The Road To Travel

3. I Wondered Where You Be

4. She's Gone

5. Things Are Going My Way

6. And When It's Over

7. Jeanette

8. America

9. A Note That Read

10. Smile

 

8. Tim Hardin

 

1. Misty Roses

2. If I Were A Carpenter

 

9. Ravi Shankar

 

1. Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital

2. Tabla Solo In Jhaptal

3. Raga Manj Kmahaj

4. lap Jor

5. Dhun In Kaharwa Tal

 

10. Melanie

 

1. Beautiful People

2. Birthday Of The Sun

 

11. Arlo Guthrie

 

1. Coming Into Los Angeles

2. Walking Down The Line

3. Amazing Grace

 

12. Joan Baez

 

1. Oh Happy Day

2. The Last Thing On My Mind

3. I Shall Be Released

4. Joe Hill

5. Sweet Sir Galahad

6. Hickory Wind

7. Drug Store Truck Driving Man

8. I Live One Day At A Time

9. Sweet Sunny South

10. Warm and Tender Love

11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot

12. We Shall Overcome

 

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Wolfgang's Vault - The Who Memorabilia

DAY TWO - August 16, 1969

1. Quill

 

1. Driftin'

2. They Live the Life

3. BBY

4. Waitin' For You

5. Jam

 

2. Keef Hartley Band

 

1. Spanish Fly

2. Believe In You

3. Rock Me Baby

4. Medley: Leavin' Trunk, Halfbreed, Just To Cry, Sinnin' For You

 

3. Santana

 

1. Waiting

2. You Just Don't Care

3. Savior

4. Jingo

5. Persuasion

6. Soul Sacrifice

7. Fried Neckbones

 

4. Canned Heat

 

1. I'm Her Man

2. Going Up the Country

3. A Change Is Gonna Come

4. Leaving This Town

5. The Bear Talks

6. Let's Work Together

7. Too Many Drivers at the Wheel

8. I Know My Baby

9. Woodstock Boogie

10. On the Road Again

 

5. Grateful Dead

 

1. St. Stephen

2. Mama Tried

3. Dark Star

4. High Time

5. Turn On Your Lovelight

 

6. Mountain

 

1. Blood Of The Sun

2. Stormy Monday

3. Long Red

4. Who Am I But You And The Sun

5. Beside The Sea

6. For Yasgur's Farm (then untitled)

7. You And Me

8. Theme From An Imaginary Western

9. Waiting To Take You Away

10. Dreams Of Milk And Honey

11. Blind Man

12. Blue Suede Shoes

13. Southbound Train

 

7. Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

1. Born On The Bayou

2. Green River

3. Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)

4. Commotion

5. Bootleg

6. Bad Moon Rising

7. Proud Mary

8. I Put A Spell On You

9. Night Time Is The Right Time

10. Keep On Choogin'

11. Suzy Q

 

8. Sly & The Family Stone

 

1. M'Lady

2. Sing A Simple Song

3. You Can Make It If You Try

4. Everyday People

5. Dance To The Music

6. Music Lover

7. I Want To Take You Higher

8. Love City

9. Stand!

 

9. Janis Joplin

 

1. Raise Your Hand

2. As Good As You've Been To This World

3. To Love Somebody

4. Summertime

5. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)

6. Kosmic Blues

7. Can't Turn You Loose

8. Work Me Lord

9. Piece Of My Heart

10. Ball and Chain

 

10. The Who

 

1. Heaven And Hell

2. I Can't Explain

3. It's A Boy

4. 1921

5. Amazing Journey

6. Sparks

7. Eyesight To The Blind

8. Christmas

9. Acid Queen

10. Pinball Wizard

11. (Abbie Hoffmann Incident)

12. Do You Think It's Alright?

13. Fiddle About

14. There's A Doctor I've Found

15. Go To The Mirror Boy

16. Smash The Mirror

17. I'm Free

18. Tommy's Holiday Camp

19. We're Not Gonna Take It

20. See Me Feel Me

21. Summertime Blues

22. Shakin' All Over

23. My Generation

24. Naked Eye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodstock

3 Days of Peace & Music

DVD - Amazon.com

 

 

 

Apparel - Rock concert vintage and retro t-shirts

 

 

 

 

DAY THREE - August 17, 1969

1. Jefferson Airplane

 

1. The Other Side of This Life

2. Plastic Fantastic Lover

3. Volunteers

4. Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon

5. Eskimo Blue Day

6. Uncle Sam's Blues

7. Somebody To Love

8. White Rabbit

9. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds

 

2. Joe Cocker

 

1. Delta Lady

2. Some Things Goin' On

3. Let's Go Get Stoned

4. I Shall Be Released

5. With A Little Help From My Friends

 

3. Country Joe & The Fish

 

1. Barry's Caviar Dream

2. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine

3. Rock And Soul Music

4. Thing Called Love

5. Love Machine

6. Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die-Rag

 

4. Ten Years After

 

1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

2. I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes

3. I May Be Wrong, But I Won't Be Wrong Always

4. Hear Me Calling

5. I'm Going Home

 

5. The Band

 

1. Chest Fever

2. Baby Don't Do It

3. Tears Of Rage

4. We Can Talk

5. Long Black Veil

6. Don't You Tell Henry

7. Ain't No More Cane

8. Wheels On Fire

9. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

10. The Weight

 

 

(After midnight - Monday Morning) - August 18, 1969

6. Blood Sweat And Tears

 

1. More And More

2. I Love You Baby More Than You Ever Know

3. Spinning Wheel

4. I Stand Accused

5. Something Coming On

 

7. Johnny Winter

 

1. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter

2. To Tell The Truth

3. Johnny B Goode

4. Six Feet In The Ground

5. Leland Mississippi Blues/Rock Me Baby

6. Mean Mistreater

7. I Can't Stand It (With Edgar Winter)

8. Tobacco Road (With Edgar Winter)

9. Mean Town Blues

 

8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

 

(Set One - Acoustic)

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

2. Blackbird

3. Helplessly Hoping

4. Guinnevere

5. Marrakesh Express

6. 4 + 20

7. Mr Soul

8. Wonderin'

9. You Don't Have To Cry

 

(Set Two - Electric)

10. Pre-road Downs

11. Long Time Gone

12. Bluebird

13. Sea Of Madness

14. Wooden Ships (Encore - Acoustic)

15. Find The Cost Of Freedom

16. 49 bye-byes

 

9. Paul Butterfield Blues Band

 

1. Everything's Gonna Be Alright

2. Driftin'

3. Born Under A Bad Sign

4. All My Love Comin' Through To You

5. Love March

 

10. Sha-Na-Na

 

1. Na Na Theme

2. Jakety Jak

3. Teen Angel

4. Jailhouse Rock

5. Wipe Out

6. Who Wrote The Book Of Love

7. Duke Of Earl

8. At The Hop

9. Na Na Theme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimi Hendrix

Live at Woodstock

DVD - Amazon.com

 

 

 

11. Jimi Hendrix (The Gypsy Sun & Rainbows Band)

 

1. Message To Love

2. Hear My Train A Comin'

3. Spanish Castle Magic

4. Red House

5. Master Mind

6. Here Comes Your Lover Man

7. Foxy Lady

8. Beginning

9. Izabella

10. Gypsy Woman

11. Fire

12. Voodoo Child (slight return)/Stepping Stone

13. Star Spangled Banner

14. Purple Haze

15. Woodstock Improvisation/Villanova Junction

16. Hey Joe

 

Hendrix insisted on being the final performer and was scheduled to perform Sunday at midnight. He didn't take the stage until 9 A.M. on Monday morning and played for 2 hours to a dwindling audience.

 

Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock '69 - 56:39

Cancelled Acts

 

1. Jeff Beck Group (The band broke up in July, forcing cancellation)

2. Iron Butterfly (Stuck at the airport, their manager demanded helicopters and special arrangements just for them. Were wired back and told, as impolitely as Western Union would allow, "to get lost", but in other 'words'.)

3. Joni Mitchell (Joni's agent put her on "The Dick Cavett Show" instead)

4. Lighthouse (Feared that it would be a "bad scene".)

5. Ethan Brown (Arrested for LSD three days before the event.)

 

Declined Invitations

 

1. The Beatles (John Lennon said he couldn't get them together)

2. Led Zeppelin (Got a higher paying gig at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey that weekend)

3. Bob Dylan (Turned it down because of his disgust of the hippies hanging around his house)

4. The Byrds (Turned it down because of a melee during their performance at the first Atlanta International Pop Festival, held at the Atlanta International Raceway on July 4 and July 5, 1969)

5. Tommy James & the Shondells (Turned it down because of being misinformed about the size and scope of the event)

6. Jethro Tull (Turned it down because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal.)

7. The Moody Blues were included in the original posters as performers, but backed out after taking a gig in Paris on the same weekend.

8. Spirit (they had other shows planned and did not want to back out of their commitments; not knowing how big that Woodstock would ultimately become)

9. Mind Garage (Declined because they thought it wouldn't be a big deal and had a higher paying gig elsewhere)

[Pete_H]

And as a result, younger generations have been forced to listen to nearly that exact playlist repeat itself over and over again on every classic rock radio station for the last fourty years.

[prole]

 

When's the Altamont reunion?

 

[Choada_Boy]

Ah yes, hippies calmly stand by, some even snapping photos, while bikers use pool cues to beat the shit out of someone. That's my idea of peace and love. Should have used a Hippie Drill instead.

[No. 13 Baby]

When's the Altamont reunion?

 

Check out the health care reform town hall meetings.

 

 

 

[prole]

When's the Altamont reunion?

 

Check out the health care reform town hall meetings.

 

The Angels were neither this stupid nor were they packing this much heat.

 

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[j_b]

Ah yes, hippies calmly stand by, some even snapping photos, while bikers use pool cues to beat the shit out of someone. That's my idea of peace and love. Should have used a Hippie Drill instead.

 

According to reports there was violence throughout the event. While Hells Angels provided stage security, a number of them were out of control (driving through the crowd, beating up people rushing the stage, ..). I am not so sure it'd have been a good idea to interfere.

[olyclimber]

i have nothing divisive to add to this conversation.

[Pete_H]

You're just not trying hard enough. You need to apply yourself more.

[olyclimber]

you're right. afterall, the topic does involve hippies.

 

some times its hard to see the forest because of all them gull dern trees!