Rent Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Church (1970)
3.0 of 5 from 2 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
This special presentation of 'Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church' presents the legendary guitarist in full flight at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival before the largest US audience of his career. This critically acclaimed film combines color, 16mm multi-camera footage of Hendrix's unforgettable July 4, 1970 concert in its original performance sequence together with a new documentary that traces his journey to the festival amidst the dark shadow of civil rights unrest, the unrelenting toll of the Vietnam War and a burgeoning festival culture that drew together young people across the country who were inspired by the Woodstock festival. The film details Hendrix's integral role in drawing nearly 500,000 people to his Electric Church - a dusty, scorching hot pecan orchard in Byron, Georgia some 100 miles south of Atlanta. Together with Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox, Jimi skillfully blended favorites such as "Purple Haze", "All Along the Watchtower", and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)'' with confident renditions of new songs such as "Freedom" and "Straight Ahead" that had not yet been released on album. As a colorful fireworks display stretched overhead across the night sky, Jimi performed the "Star Spangled Banner" to the wild delight of the massive audience. This expanded video features three songs not seen in the television broadcast. This includes "Red House", "Freedom" and a special presentation of "Room Full of Mirrors" that features all of the existing performance footage combined with never before seen photographs of the Atlanta performance.
Tracklisting:
- Fire
- Spanish Castle Magic
- Red House
- Room Full of Mirrors
- All Along the Watchtower
- Freedom
- Foxey Lady
- Purple Haze
- Hey Joe
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
- Stone Free
- Star Spangled Banner
- Straight Ahead- Actors:
- Jimi Hendrix, Bob Merlis, Billy Cox, Susan Tedeschi, Paul McCartney, Abe Jacob, Larry Vaughn, Eddie Kramer, Rich Robinson, Derek Trucks, Glenn Phillips, Anthony DeCurtis, Steve Rash, Alex Cooley, Kirk Hammett, Bruce Hampton, Steve Cheatham, Rich Floyd, Terry W. Deese, Frances McDaniel
- Directors:
- John McDermott
- Producers:
- John Marshall, John McDermott, Janie Hendrix
- Writers:
- Jimi Hendrix
- Aka:
- Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Church: Atlanta Pop Festival 1970
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/11/2015
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
