Stilloneofthemostfamousrockfestivalsofalltime,MontereyPopbroughttogethermuchofthemusicthatwasstrikingchordswithyoungpeoplealloverAmerica-someofthetalentthathadbeenobscureorsmalltimeintheUS(OtisReddingandJimiHendrix),whileotherswerehugesmashbands(TheWho,Simon&Garfunkel,MamasandthePapas),nottomentionabreakthroughperformanceforRaviShankar.Withthisaccompanimenttothefeaturefilm,whichwasreleasedtwentyyearsorsobeforethis,HendrixandtheExperiencebroughttheirsoundforthefirsttimeafterbeingthecultfavoritesintheUK.It’snotalongconcert,butitcancertainlybecountedasoneofhismostnotorious.Therewereallegations,whichperhapscouldorcouldnotbetrue(Ihaven’treadanybiographiesabouttheconcert,butIheardtherumors),thatHendrixwasonacidduringtheset.Whateverhewasonorwasn’ton,thesongsthatcomethrough(filmedwithsuperbdocumentarydetailbyDAPennebaker,withassistancefromAlbertMaysles)arenone-the-lessmesmerizing.AsidefromwhathasbeenplayedoverandovertoshowtheinsanemagnitudeofHendr