Al Hendrix

An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.

It's no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power.

Realizado poco después de su muerte, este documental explora la breve vida y el notable legado del guitarrista Jimi Hendrix. Después de encontrar fama en el Reino Unido, Hendrix llevó su acto a los Estados Unidos, donde su influyente estilo de interpretación dejó una huella ardiente en toda una generación de músicos. Empleando entrevistas con familiares y contemporáneos, como Eric Clapton, así como abrasadoras actuaciones en vivo de Woodstock y la Isla de Wight, la película pinta un retrato indeleble de una leyenda del rock 'n' roll.