The Complete Monterey Pop Festival

disc 3 here has a great collection of film footage that did not make the original movie. If you ask me, D.A. should splice all of these clips into the main body of his movie for the ultimate version but that exciting suggestion aside, we'll have to settle for this extra bonus disc which I for one am really glad I queued up. One of the most primal moments in the outtakes is of Laura Nyro emoting through her "Poverty Train". She was truly an exceptional singer as this clip so ably bares witness to. The Electric Flag rip through an exhilating "Drinkin' Wine"-they're all just flyin' as high as a kite and Michael Bloomfield lays down a smokin' guitar solo. Really worth seeing. And also a treat is to see some rare footage of Buffalo Springfield even though Neil Young had quit by then. More treats in store(this entire disc contains nothing but treats as a matter of fact)include the Paul Butterfield Blues Band(you get to see what a great singer and harpist Paul was)The Byrds(David Crosby tearing into the vocal for "Hey Joe")and Blues Project with their exploratory "Flute Thing" that became the centerpiece of these outtakes for me. I also was turned on to the song Quicksilver Messenger Service perform on here which is called "Dino's Song" but is listed on the disc as "All I Ever Really Wanted to do.....". Simon and Garfunkel are precise and sparkling with their 2 songs: "Homeward Bound" and "Sounds of Silence" and Janis is smiling from ear to ear throughout her band's "Combination of the Two". Plenty of crowd shots are intersperced throughout all of this as with the original film and the color is rich and vibrant which I really loved. The Mama's and Papa's festival closing set is here, intact, and it really puts you there on that chilly July evening in Monterey. I really loved this whole disc. Thanks D.A. for bringing all this out of mothballs.                                                  5/5/08