VA - 2019 - Woodstock 50 - Back To The Garden: The Anniversary Experience Day 2 (HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Woodstock 50 - Back To The Garden: The Anniversary Experience Day 2 (HDtracks)
Format: Web, 69 × File, FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 48kHz, (HDtracks)
Producer: Andy Zax, Steve Woolard, Brian Kehew
Release Date: June 28, 2019
Label: Rhino Atlantic
Genre: Rock, Classic Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Duration: 5:46:00
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
Woodstock: Back to the Garden (50th Anniversary Experience) rises above its predecessors. A considerable expansion of Rhino's 2009 six-CD set Woodstock 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm, 50th Anniversary Experience is also a distillation of the gargantuan Woodstock: Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive, a box that re-creates the entire three-day festival over the course of 38 CDs (all that's missing are two Jimi Hendrix tunes his estate chose not to license, along with some Sha Na Na that never was taped). While the 38-CD set is an immersive, transportive experience, it's also by definition a box set that appeals only to archivist, scholars and fanatics-the kind of listeners who don't think twice at digging through a weekend's worth of music and stage announcements. This ten-disc set, however, is a great choice for listeners who want to get a feel for the entire sprawling festival without devoting more than a day of their life to listening to Woodstock.
50th Anniversary Experience draws from the same mixes producer Andy Zax and sound producer Brian Kehew assembled for the 38-disc box, mixes that differ from the 2009 box. Like the 2009 set, this 2019 box follows the same chronological order, opening with Richie Havens and closing with Hendrix. Zax's decision not to sweeten or fix the original tapes doesn't mean the set sounds rocky. On the contrary, the sound is vivid and alive, lending a kinetic kick to both rock bands and folk singers, yet it still sounds like a document of a specific time and place. Its documentary elements are the most attractive element of 50th Anniversary Experience, even in this truncated form, the festival unspools at the pace it did in August 1969, touching upon every artist on the bill and filling in narrative details with stage patter. Ten Years After and the Band chose not to participate in the 2009 set, nor was the Keef Hartley Band present, but all three are included here among the fifty-plus tracks making their official debut on this box.
While there are gems to be heard among these rarities -- gems coming from both cult figures like Bert Sommer and heavy hitters like Janis Joplin and the Who -- the appeal of 50th Anniversary Experience lies in its cumulative impact. Listening to the set gain momentum as it turns from hippie folk to over-amplified psychedelia and rock & roll, with its pace sometimes slowed by the rantings of John Morris and Chip Monk, seems as ungainly and wooly as attending a three-day musical festival. It also has the side effect of puncturing some long-held myths cultivated by both Michael Wadleigh's 1970 film and decades of chatter. For instance, both the Grateful Dead and Creedence Clearwater Revival sets are much better than their reputation suggests, while the whole weekend sounds exploratory and adventurous in a way that years of nostalgia have obscured. It's that latter revelation that makes Woodstock: Back to the Garden (50th Anniversary Experience) worthwhile even for the skeptics: the comprehensive nature changes our perception of an event we all thought we already knew.
Tracklist:
01. Stage Announcement: "I Guess The Reason We're Here Is Music" - John Morris - 0:38
02. They Live The Life - Quill - 8:19
03. That's How I Eat - Quill - 5:31
04. Stage Announcement: "Can Those Of You In The Back Hear Well?" - Chip Monck - 1:47
05. Janis - Country Joe McDonald - 2:50
06. Donovan's Reef - Country Joe McDonald - 4:05
07. The "Fish" Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag - Country Joe McDonald - 5:08
08. Stage Announcement: "Those Wishing To Be Lost, Those Wishing To Be Found" - Chip Monck - 0:29
09. Savor - Santana - 5:24
10. Jingo - Santana - 5:17
11. Persuasion - Santana - 3:53
12. Soul Sacrifice - Santana - 11:55
13. Stage Announcement: "An Exciting Set Is Understandable" - Chip Monck - 0:14
14. How Have You Been - John Sebastian - 6:01
15. Rainbows All Over Your Blues - John Sebastian - 3:43
16. I Had A Dream - John Sebastian - 3:37
17. Darling Be Home Soon - John Sebastian - 4:27
18. Halfbreed Medley: Sinning For You / Leaving Trunk / Just To Cry / Sinning For You - The Keef Hartley Band - 17:15
19. Stage Announcement: "Bring Jerry's Nitroglycerin Pills To The Indian Pavilion" - Chip Monck - 1:58
20. Stage Announcement: "Go To Mr. Lang's Office Right Away" - Chip Monck - 1:15
21. Invocation - The Incredible String Band - 1:42
22. The Letter - The Incredible String Band - 5:33
23. Gather 'Round - The Incredible String Band - 5:06
24. When You Find Out Who You Are - The Incredible String Band - 9:26
25. "If things aren't going well for you or whatever" - Chip Monck & Hugh Romney - 2:46
26. Going Up The Country - Canned Heat - 4:46
27. Woodstock Boogie - Canned Heat - 29:02
28. "Can we have a little juice on this other microphone, please?" - Bob Hite & Chip Monck - 1:27
29. On The Road Again - Canned Heat - 10:53
30. Stage Announcement: "It's Your Own Trip" - Chip Monck - 2:05
31. Stage Announcement: "We'll Take Care Of That Right Away" - Chip Monck - 2:30
32. Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain - 5:04
33. Long Red - Mountain - 5:45
34. Who Am I But You And The Sun (For Yasgur's Farm) - Mountain - 3:55
35. Southbound Train - Mountain - 6:17
36. "Open your eyes wide" - Chip Monck, Joshua White - 0:29
37. "So many people have been able to participate in such a debacle" - Ken Babbs - 1:29
38. Mama Tried - The Grateful Dead - 2:40
39. "It's a sinister plot!" - Ken Babbs, Country Joe McDonald - 4:10
40. Dark Star - The Grateful Dead - 19:18
41. High Time - The Grateful Dead - 6:07
42. Stage Announcement: "You're Carrying Janis' Wah-wah Pedals" - John Morris - 1:54
43. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 3:17
44. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 2:14
45. I Put A Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 4:24
46. Stage Announcement: "It's Going To Be A Very Long Evening" - Chip Monck - 1:04
47. To Love Somebody - Janis Joplin - 5:19
48. Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin - 5:54
49. Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin - 3:56
50. "Music's for grooving, man" - Janis Joplin - 1:34
51. Ball And Chain - Janis Joplin - 6:27
52. Stage Announcement: "Just In Case You Should Get Any Ideas About Leaving" - Chip Monck - 0:41
53. Medley: Everyday People / Dance To The Music / Music Lover / I Want To Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone - 22:31
54. "Are you supposed to be up there rapping? No, man" - Abbie Hoffman & Stagehand - 0:35
55. I Can't Explain - The Who - 2:24
56. Pinball Wizard - The Who - 2:55
57. "I can dig it" - Abbie Hoffman & Pete Townshend - 0:30
58. We're Not Gonna Take It - The Who - 8:59
59. Shakin' All Over - The Who - 4:44
60. My Generation - The Who - 7:12
61. Stage Announcement: "Welcome This New Day" - Chip Monck - 0:55
62. The Other Side Of This Life - Jefferson Airplane - 8:28
63. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane - 4:25
64. "Let's play it out of tune" - Grace Slick - 0:12
65. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds - Jefferson Airplane - 5:29
66. Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon - Jefferson Airplane - 5:11
67. "We got a whole lot of orange and it was fine" - Grace Slick - 0:31
68. Plastic Fantastic Lover - Jefferson Airplane - 4:30
69. Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane - 3:02
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