Ponderosa Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 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. Quote
Ponderosa Posted August 18, 2009 Author Posted August 18, 2009 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. Quote
Pete_H Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 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. Quote
JayB Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 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. Quote
ivan Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 i don't like traffic, so i can't imagine having enjoyed woodstock Quote
AlpineK Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 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. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 Damn, and I was just over there yesterday Quote
j_b Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 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? Quote
Hugh Conway Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 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. Quote
Pete_H Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 Damn, and I was just over there yesterday Just make sure you find the right hotel room. Quote
Ponderosa Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 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 iconicon 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) Quote
Pete_H Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 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. Quote
Choada_Boy Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 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. Quote
No. 13 Baby Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 When's the Altamont reunion? Check out the health care reform town hall meetings. Quote
prole Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 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. [video:youtube] Quote
j_b Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 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. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 i have nothing divisive to add to this conversation. Quote
Pete_H Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 You're just not trying hard enough. You need to apply yourself more. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 you're right. afterall, the topic does involve hippies. some times its hard to see the forest because of all them gull dern trees! Quote
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