great moments

Few live recordings (even Hendrix's) are great all the way through, but this is a strong, satisfying performance. As some reviewers have noted, "Red House" starts off weak, as though Jimi is distracted, but when he really kicks in it soars. I prefer this to most of the "Band of Gypsys" live stuff from the Fillmore. it's a wild, furious rock trio at its best.

His most beautiful swan song

It was only the natural, that so near by to the very same place where he first started off his amazing career 4 years earlier, he would perform his best, almost final concert ever before leaving this planet forever. East Afton Farm, Freshwater, The Isle Of Wight, England, September 1st, 1970. At 2:00am, jimi walked up the stage in front of 600,000 stoned muddy hippies out in the huge field. The darkest hour before the dawn, a new dawn without him, only 17 days before he disappeard with no goodbyes, the Hendrix's typical way - quiet, shy, far away from the spotlights. accompanied by two old mates from his most beautiful days, the best Jimi Hendrix's Experience line up ever- Mitch Mitchell on drums, and Billy Cox on bass, Jimi just tore the place apart. The 50,000 volte "Wem" speakers set, has sent sparkling colourful sounds in the speed of light to the moon and back to earth (the loudest outdoor gig ever to be held). Like he could sense this will be his last British concert ever, Jimi just spilled his guts out all over the stage, playing one of his best gigs ever, a fairwell concert from the country and the people which he lived in in and among them and actually made his major career in.

Right from the very first tunes, Jimi held no prisoners as he crashed the peacful small island night silence with "Message to love", "Midnight lightning", "Foxy lady", "Purple haze", "All along the watchtower", "Lover man", "Machine gun", "Red house" and many more, Plus the incredible shivering fairwell tunes- "New rising sun" and "In from the storm", which left 600,000 stoned, L.S.D struck muddy hippies out in the field and on the hills surrounding the festival grounds, overwhelmed. A gray rainy morning has rose above the Isle Of Wight on September 1st 1970. the festival was over, and an era was over too. An entire generation, has said goodbye in that unforgetable night to the greatest of them all. His sawn song, only 17 days before his much too early death in London, was also one of his best concerts ever.

Not a good performance

I have always thought this concert was a downer and it still is after remastering, remixing and repackaging.
Was a sad way to see Jimi go.