5 Greatest Woodstock Moments
Aidin Vaziri | 08.12.2009
Don’t feel bad if you were too young, too broke or too square to make it to the original Woodstock Festival in Bethel, N.Y. way back in 1969. As we’ve recently discovered, most the people that were there can’t remember much about it anyway.
It’s a good thing somebody had the bright idea to document it all. But why wade through the 40th anniversary festival-related CDs, books, films, concerts and television specials when we’ve broken the whole thing down to the five most memorable moments for you right here?
Santana “Soul Sacrifice”
This marked the Latin rock outfit’s first appearance outside of native San Francisco and the group killed it with this free-flowing percussion heavy jam. Carlos Santana led the charge with his fiery guitar work, leaving 400,000 brand new fans in rapturous awe.
Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnamP4-M9ko
Jimi Hendrix “The Star-Spangled Banner”
We’ve heard the national anthem mangled in so many different ways since Woodstock – thanks, Roseanne Barr! – it’s hard to imagine now how much controversy erupted around Hendrix’s screaming, feedback drenched version of the tune at the time. But once the dust settled it was his unrehearsed, unrefined Monday morning guitar solo that defined the concert, if not an entire era.
Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bGUeDnqPY
The Who “My Generation”
These British mod boys didn’t quite click with the festival’s crunchy vibes and nowhere is that more evident than on this searing run through their early anti-authoritarian hit, played during a Sunday sunrise set dominated by tracks from Tommy. It was little wonder Pete Townshend later smashed his guitar over Abbie Hoffman’s head.
Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH9IgJZCx4c
Creedence Clearwater Revival “I Put A Spell On You”
The band tossed off "Bad Moon Rising" and "Proud Mary,” but when it came to this brooding cover of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins classic "I Put a Spell on You" John Fogerty and company dug in deep, letting the furious guitar solos and primitive rhythms unleash a thousand bad trips in the throng of revelers.
Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT_r6WTmgJI
Sly and the Family Stone “I Want To Take You Higher”
Appearing in the middle of the night –3:30 a.m. to be exact –it probably felt like Sly and the Family Stone were beamed onstage from outer space. Featuring a multi-cultural lineup with a full horn section, heavy R&B feel and frontman that looked like, well, an alien the group made trudging through the mud worth it with its eclectic, lively set. This medley was easily the highlight.
Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBIA7hZE0l0 I agree with the author of this article. Those were some memorable moments. Michael Shrieve, drummer for Santana was smokin'. He was also the youngest musician who played Wookstock at 19yrs old. Hendrix closed. Played SSB around 9am. What a wake-up call. Wavy Gravy "don't take the brown acid" still MC's Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, Ct.
The Star Spangled Banner by Hendrix is the most memorable moment and thus should be number 1 NO QUESTION !Ten Years After Goin Home not even mentioned on this website.I am on the Gibson website right ?This is a website for guitar people right ?Ill end my rant now because I just heard the news,GOD SPEED LES PAUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no respect for joe cocker and his band, playin gibsons? which moron compiles these lists??
I always liked country joe and the fish. "rockin soul music" it was cool even though im not really a fan of them over all. It was a good "moment".
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