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Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight (1991)
This does not contain Hendrix's complete performance
This does not contain Hendrix's complete performance, but there is material on here that has not been officially released before. Many regard this as a not particularly good Hendrix performance, by his own standards, and it's true to say that Hendrix was tired (he went on stage at 2am) and travel-weary. However, I regard the performances on this video as superb. Jimi Hendrix below par was still better than any of his contemporaries. It's unfortunate that the new songs Hendrix played here hadn't been available to his audience on album prior to the concert -- they could have familiarised themselves with them. As it is, with hindsight, we can appreciate his live performances of new material such as "Freedom," "Dolly Dagger" and my favourite: "In from the Storm. This video has been superseded by the release in 2000 of "Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight" which contains 18 performances. But this one is a good start.