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Woodstock 40 - The Rhino Box (6CD Box Set)
In a year filled with them, Rhino offers its own homage to Woodstock's 40th anniversary by rolling out this lavish six-CD box set. It can be argued that this is merely a cash-in, but a number of things should be considered when critically looking at a set of this size, covering one of the most important events in rock music history. Perhaps the most significant aspect of this set is that it contains tracks by almost every single artist who appeared on the Woodstock stage in their proper sequence. (The exceptions are the Band and Ten Years After, the Keef Hartley Bandas well as the introductory speech by Swami Satchidananda.) The reason for this is simple: Imagine the nightmarish lisencing process the set's compilers and producers had to go through to make this happen. This challenges the assertion of the original soundtrack recording. We also hear from artists such as Sweetwater, Tim Hardin, Johnny Winter, Mountain, Ravi Shankar Quill, the Incredible String Band, the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and, of course, stage announcements by Chip Monck, John Morris, and Wavy Gravy.
In presenting a historical document of this proportion there are some interesting judgment calls to make. Producers Andy Zax, Mason Williams, and Cheryl Pawleski researched the original set lists exhaustively and present them here along with the music and their choices. This is terrific not only because we can "see" what we're missing, but because those of us who aren't necessarily rock historians will finally know. The sound, which was done by Zax and mastering engineer Dave Schultz, is as good as it can possibly get. The book is a monster, loaded with photos and featuring Bud Scoppa's wonderfully researched and presented liner essay, whose chapters account for each day, act by act.
Ultimately, however, it all comes down to the music. While we only get "Dark Star" by the Dead, we get (a bit) more music from the Who. The three tracks by CCR are all monsters, and hearing the five tracks by Crosby, Stills & Nash and then Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young all in correct sequence between BS&T and the Butterfield Blues Band makes total sense. One of the more welcome surprises is the expanded set by Sha Na Na. Fans of individual acts here will be delighted or complain about the treatment individual artists receive. Even though there is a bit more music, the Who still get short-sheeted (but we do get to hear the infamous row between Pete Townshend and Abbie Hoffman), as do the Dead. We didn't need more of Arlo Guthrie than we already had, and why we still needed three tracks by Melanie or more by the completely unmusical Country Joe & the Fish is a mystery. We could have used more of the Incredible String Band or Richie Havens! But these are individual complaints. The set as it stands is the ultimate document -- thus far -- and will likely be for some time to come...T: Jurek
Woodstock 40 - The Rhino Box (6CD Box Set 2009)
Woodstock: 40 Years on: Back to Yasgur's Farm
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 1027 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1
01 Handsome Johnny / Richie Havens 5:15
02 Freedom (Motherless Child) / Richie Havens 5:11
03 "Choppity Choppity" / John Morris 0:25
04 Look Out / Sweetwater 4:27
05 Two Worlds / Sweetwater previously unreleased 6:04
06 Jennifer / Bert Sommer previously unreleased 3:14
07 And When It's Over / Bert Sommer previously unreleased 3:02
08 Smile / Bert Sommer previously unreleased 4:12
09 "There Goes Marilyn! " / John Morris 1:41
10 Hang on to a Dream / Tim Hardin previously unreleased 4:23
11 Simple Song of Freedom / Tim Hardin previously unreleased 3:04
12 "Flat Blue Acid" / John Morris 1:04
13 Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat in Sawarital / Ravi Shankar prev. unreleased 12:26
14 Momma Momma / Melanie previously unreleased 3:39
15 Beautiful People / Melanie 4:03
16 Birthday of the Sun / Melanie 3:34
17 Coming into Los Angeles / Arlo Guthrie previously unreleased 4:00
18 Wheel of Fortune / Arlo Guthrie previously unreleased 2:25
19 Every Hand in the Land / Arlo Guthrie previously unreleased 1:46
20 "All You Funny People" / John Morris 4:12
CD 2
01 Joe Hill / Joan Baez 2:46
02 Sweet Sir Galahad / Joan Baez 3:41
03 Hickory Wind / Joan Baez previously unreleased 3:32
04 Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man / Jeffrey Shurtleff 2:16
05 "Bring Scully His Asthma Pills" / John Morris 0:53
06 "Insulin"/Quill Intro / John Morris 0:30
07 They Live the Life / Quill previously unreleased 8:46
08 That's How I Eat / Quill previously unreleased 5:57
09 "I Understand Your Wife Is Having a Baby" / Chip Monck 0:59
10 Donovan's Reef / Country Joe McDonald previously unreleased 4:25
11 The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag / Country Joe McDonald 4:26
12 Persuasion / Santana 3:07
13 Soul Sacrifice / Santana 11:33
14 How Have You Been / John Sebastian 5:35
15 Rainbows All Over Your Blues / John Sebastian 4:24
16 I Had a Dream / John Sebastian 3:05
17 The Letter / The Incredible String Band previously unreleased 3:18
18 When You Find Out Who You Are / The Incredible String Band prev. unreleased 9:31
19 "She Is Lost" / Chip Monck 0:43
CD 3
01 "We're in Pretty Good Shape" / Chip Monck 0:28
02 Going Up the Country / Canned Heat 3:57
03 Woodstock Boogie / Canned Heat ** prev. unreleased / Full-Length Version 28:33
04 "The Brown Acid Is Not Specifically Too Good" / Chip Monck 3:40
05 Blood of the Sun / Mountain previously unreleased 2:55
06 Theme for an Imaginary Western / Mountain previously unreleased 5:13
07 For Yasgur's Farm / Mountain previously unreleased 3:49
08 "For Those of You Who Have Partaken of the Green Acid..." / Chip Monck 0:16
09 Green Acid Advice / Country Joe McDonald 1:39
10 Dark Star / Grateful Dead previously unreleased 19:12
11 Green River / Creedence Clearwater Revival 3:00
12 Bad Moon Rising / Creedence Clearwater Revival previously unreleased 2:12
13 I Put a Spell on You / Creedence Clearwater Revival 4:14
CD 4
01 Work Me, Lord / Janis Joplin 7:45
02 Ball and Chain / Janis Joplin 6:19
03 Medley: Dance to the.../Music Lover/I Want to Take... Sly & the 0Family Stone 17:44
04 "The Politics of the Situation" / Abbie Hoffman 0:33
05 Amazing Journey / The Who previously unreleased 5:41
06 Pinball Wizard / The Who previously unreleased 2:56
07 Abbie Hoffman vs. Pete Townshend / Who 0:25
08 We're Not Gonna Take It / The Who prev. unreleased / Full Length Version 9:05
09 The Other Side of This Life / Jefferson Airplane previously unreleased 8:23
10 Somebody to Love / Jefferson Airplane 4:29
11 Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon / Jefferson Airplane 5:03
12 "We Got a Whole Lot of Orange" / Grace Slick 0:13
13 Volunteers / Jefferson Airplane 2:51
14 "Breakfast in Bed for 400,000" / Wavy Gravy 1:55
15 "It Just Keeps Goin'" / John Morris 0:46
16 Max Yasgur Speaks / Max Yasgu 3:11
CD 5
01 Feelin' Alright / The Grease Band previously unreleased 5:38
02 Let's Go Get Stoned / The Grease Band 6:59
03 With a Little Help from My Friends / The Grease Band 7:44
04 The Rainstorm 5:20
05 Rock & Soul Music / Country Joe & the Fish 2:08
06 Love / Country Joe & the Fish previously unreleased 3:02
07 Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine / Country Joe & the Fish prev. unreleased 4:13
08 Summer Dresses / Country Joe & the Fish previously unreleased 5:13
09 Silver and Gold / Country Joe & the Fish previously unreleased 4:48
10 Rock & Soul Music (Reprise) / Country Joe & the Fish prev. unreleased 12:24
11 Leland Mississippi Blues / Johnny Winter previously unreleased 4:54
12 Mean Town Blues / Johnny Winter 10:33
13 You've Made Me So Very Happy / Blood, Sweat & Tears prev. unreleased 4:40
CD 6
01 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / Crosby, Stills & Nash 9:00
02 Guinnevere / Crosby, Stills & Nash 6:01
03 Marrakesh Express / Crosby, Stills & Nash 2:43
04 4 + 20 / Crosby, Stills & Nash 2:27
05 Sea of Madness / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3:27
06 Wooden Ships / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 5:27
07 No Amount of Loving / Butterfield Blues Band previously unreleased 6:46
08 Love March / Butterfield Blues Band 9:02
09 Everything's Gonna Be Alright / Butterfield Blues Band 9:28
10 Get a Job / Sha Na Na previously unreleased 2:22
11 At the Hop / Sha Na Na 1:51
12 Get a Job (Reprise) / Sha Na Na previously unreleased 0:23
13 The Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze / Jimi Hendrix 14:40
14 Woodstock Farewell / Chip Monck 3:29
