Synopsis: Legendary California music festival (pre-Woodstock) that launched the state-side careers of several performers, most notably Jimi Hendrix. Check out Mama Cass being absolutely blown away while watching Joplin sing. Here there be REAL acid rock. A documentary of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, focusing on the audience as well as performances by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who.
The Who
Audio Commentaries: Festival Producer Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker on Monterey Pop; Music Critic Charles Shaar Murray on Jimi Plays Monterey; Music Critic Peter Guralnick on Shake! Otis at Monterey
New Video Interview with Phil Walden, Manager of Otis Redding from 1959 to 1967
Audio Interviews with Festival Producer John Phillips, Festival Publicist Derek Taylor, and Performers Cass Elliott and David Crosby
Photo Essay
Monterey Pop Scrapbook
Theatrical Trailers
Radio Spots