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(More customer reviews)This being an anniversary year of the Woodstock festival, shelves are bursting with books on that landmark event. A UK import, this Chartwell Books volume is one of the best, an insightful, fair-minded and full-color tribute to those "Three Days of Peace and Music."
After a brief introduction to Woodstock, the book details previous music festivals, how Woodstock came to be, travel to the festival, famous Woodstock quotes and brief bios of the performers followed by a day-by-day breakdown of performances, the festival's aftermath, Woodstock albums produced, the mind-blowing 1970 Woodstock movie and Woodstock 1994. The performance listings include a history of the singer/band, a critique of the performance and their subsequent history.
To those whose knowledge of Woodstock is limited to the film or albums, WOODSTOCK will be a revelation. Everyone can name the "usual suspects" who performed - Hendrix, the Who, CS&N, Canned Heat, CCR, Ravi Shankar, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe, etc. Yet, as revealed in the book, also on the bill were Bert Sommer, Quill, the Keef Hartley Band and Sweetwater; each is duly covered in the daily listings.
The amount of coverage given the different performers varies. Jim Hendrix is obviously the 800-lb gorilla of the festival; his listing running to 16 pages and 21 photographs. The Who, by contrast, gets 10 pages; Canned Heat, 3; CCR, 4; Sweetwater, 1; and so on.
In short, WOODSTOCK packs a wealth of information and tons of gorgeous color photos into its 256 pages. Reasonably priced at $19.98, it's a fine read to boot. Highly recommended for all those who were there or have an interest. Rock on!
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This book chronicles the events, the bands, and the incidents that made up that momentous August weekend in the summer of '69. It also traces the history of the bands that performed, what they performed, how they came to be there, and what affect Woodstock had on their careers - if any. Published to coincide with the festival's 40th anniversary.
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