Product: Woodstock Diary 1969: Friday Saturday Sunday (2009)
Rating: 5.0
Great *Companion* DVD To The Movie!
I enjoyed watching theWoodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Amazon Exclusive Bonus Disc)and so I decided to get WOODSTOCK DIARY 1969: FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY DVD.It's pretty good as a supplemental DVD to the movie and includes footage not seen in the documentary.The "Woodstock" producer/promoter Michael Lang and the financial backers John Roberts and Joel Rosenman talk about how the concert came about and then viewers get to experience each of the three days of the concert, from morning to night, as performers come and go.Unfortunately you have to choose each day, since there's no "play all" feature, but that's not a problem because you get to see performances that didn't make it onto the film like The Who's "My Generation," Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit," Janis Joplin's "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)" and "Ball & Chain," (plus Janis talking to the audience about how music is good and people should be cool with one another) and Sly & The Family Stone's "Love City" (plus the end of the chant "Higher" and they walk off), which are just some of my favs, but there are plenty of others.And you get great crowd reaction and participation shots that help you feel the excitement of being there.I did notice that some of the audio seemed out of sync, but that was only during the interview with either Roberts or Rosenman, and only at the beginning.The special features include:***The Woodstock Story--text***Artist Bio--text--you can read about each of the musicians and then select to go straight to their Woodstock performance.Very nice and comes in a clear clamshell case (very sturdy) and a foldout pamphlet with liner notes by Chris White. Would make a nice gift to someone who enjoys classic rock, the 60s, Woodstock, or hippie culture.