Description

Jimi plays Berkeley represents only a fraction of the two concerts Jimi performed on May 30, 1970. The packaging itself comes with a nice booklet that explains the background on how the concert was filmed, and the events that unfolded with it after Jimi’s unfortunate demise. The only real bonus footage is a 5.1 surround sound audio for Jimis second concert (which is essentially a different mix to the newly released Jimi Plays Berkeley cd.) In all fairness, the sound for the video has been substantially overhauled. But, the haphazard edits and shaky camera movements that plagued the original documentary (rockumentary) still exist. Given that it’s one of only a handful of live Hendrix videos available, one can’t be too picky I suppose. Highlights include Jimi’s screaming rendition of Johnny B. Goode, Star Spangled Banner/ Purple Haze and Voodoo Child (Slight Return), only because these songs are more or less complete. Most of the other songs on the documentary are all significantly edited down from their original length

Track listing:
1. Jimi Plays Berkeley Documentary – 49 minutes

5.1 Audio bonus listing:
1. Intro
2. Pass It On (Straight ahead)
3. Hey Baby (New rising sun)
4. Lover Man
5. Stone Free
6. Hey Joe
7. I Dont Live Today
8. Machine Gun
9. Foxy Lady
10. Star Spangled Banner
11. Purple Haze
12. Voodoo Child (Slight return)