If you could go back in time and view 3 acts from Woodstock - Taking Woodstock (2009) Discussion

[–] Kariann1964 15 years ago

What a great time to see these artists perform!

Janis Joplin

Jimi Hendrix

The Who

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[–] tiago-gp-pythium 15 years ago

Ravi shankar and jefferson airplane and i don't know hendrix i guess!

i'd love to see shankar and JA, and the rest of the time i just like to hung out at the festival =)

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[–] otis-driftwood 15 years ago

Janis
CSNY
Richie Havens

Happiness is a warm gun...Lennon/McCartney
We're all gonna be just dirt in the ground....Tom Waits

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[–] pfr_77 15 years ago

The Dead, Hendrix... maybe Jefferson Airplane although maybe I'd rather just spend that time alone with grace slick ;o

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[–] WoodstockLogic 15 years ago

Jimi Hendrix

Janis Joplin

Joe Cocker

...Four walls won't hold me tonight.
http://tinyurl.com/ygrvyof

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[–] yeley 15 years ago

I went back and watched some of the Woodstock performances. The Who were head and shoulders above everyone else with their performance....and they thought it was one of their worst shows! I just wish there was footage of Pete knocking Abby Hoffman off the stage with his guitar!

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[–] Petronius Arbiter II 15 years ago

Richie Havens
The Who
Santana

To me, the question is not just about who's the greatest performer, but who turned in a truly great performance.

I adore Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, but both groups by their own admission turned in some really substandard performances.

Hendrix is a different story. It's heretical in most quarters to say his Woodstock performance was a bit lackluster, but as somebody who still has every note and nuance of his four or five best studio albums stored in his brain-- from more listenings than I could possibly count, I just don't think he was ever at his best for any live performance. Whereas in the studio, he was the consummate professional's professional, and perfectionist's perfectionist. But if I could cheat the time machine and get to sneak in a fourth option, I'd be more than happy to risk proving myself wrong.

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[–] a-ride-in-the-ocean 15 years ago

The Who
Jimi Hendrix
Sly and the Family Stone

I'd be into the seeing Airplane too but I'd rather catch one of their Fillmore East sets from November '69 as heard on Sweeping up the Spotlight and the bonus tracks on the late 90's reissue of Volunteers.

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[–] SeisCinemaSeis 15 years ago

1. Santana
2. Joan Baez
3. Jimi Hendrix

But probably I'd enjoy more from the whole atmosphere, the comraderie and fellowship.

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[–] A_Fistful_of_Pennies 15 years ago

If I went back in time, I'd see more than 3 acts. But my list is the same as the OPs.

Hendrix
Who
CCR

Wasn't Joni Mitchell also at Woodstock? Her too.

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[–] dreamonforever1 15 years ago

1. hendrix

2. the airplane

3. the who

gotta say...
4. shankar

my favorite period in u.s. history (bar none). really the "golden age" of rock in the u.s., too. talk about good 4th of july films.

gregory 70310.

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[–] Felonious-Punk 14 years ago

Joni Mitchell wrote the song "Woodstock" as a consolation to herself for not being able to go.And I think David Crosby said she came the closest of anybody capturing the spirit without having been there physically. I think Ang Lee is up there too. Cheers!

The closest movies to my heart: http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=46910443

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[–] BluLuBoyle 15 years ago

could i perhaps go back three times and only see one act each time?

jimi
jimi
jimi

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[–] a-ride-in-the-ocean 15 years ago

Joni wasn't at Woodstock cause it conflicted with a taping of the Dick Cavette show she was scheduled for at the time. She did appear at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival.

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[–] goatboy420 14 years ago

Easy. In order...

1. The Who
2. Canend Heat
3. Janis Joplin

Not that I wouldn't have given my right arm to see a whole host of others, such as Bert Sommer, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe & The Fish, Jefferson Airplane (who sounded fine to me, sorry!)...

And, God thank you, I'm not the only one who wants to finally see Pete send Hoffman flying off the stage!!!

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[–] moondoggie71 14 years ago

Jimi

Janis

Carlos

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[–] theDIABEETUS 14 years ago

First of all Jefferson Airplane.

The other two would be nearly impossible to decide... It's a toss up between Arlo Guthrie, Santana, Joe Cocker, Ten Years After, Janis, Jimi, Bert Sommer, Johnny Winter, Country Joe, and several others.

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[–] cableaddict 14 years ago

Sha Na Na.

Yes, I'm kidding.

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[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Tough call to narrow it to three, but I'd go with:
1) Jimi Hendrix
2) Janis Joplin
3) Jefferson Airplane
Honorable mentions: Grateful Dead, the Who, CCR, John Sebastian, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, CSN, Canned Heat and everyone else (except perhaps Sha Na Na ... actually, I'd love to have seen them too).

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[–] girl4film 12 years ago

The who
Hendrix
Joe cocker (his Beatles cover is one of my fav Woodstock performances)

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