Monterey Pop (1968)

Monterey Pop: Directed by D.A. Pennebaker. With Scott McKenzie, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, The Mamas and the Papas. A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.

“A most excellent time capsule of a period. No questions. If you want to see what the sixties were like…Then watch. This really does put in a time capsule more of the generation than anything Iu0026#39;ve seen. You can feel the shift happening via the music. I vote this is infinitely more important than Woodstock because the movement was already in full swing at that point. Witness the birth of so much of what we still are listening to today. This is the real unadulterated thing. Kudos to the u0026quot;Criterion Collectionu0026quot;! If only Otis Redding would have lived longer?There is no telling the musical legacy he was going to leave? Based on the incendiary performance here it would have been formidable. This is a must see for anyone interested in the procession of rock through all the permutations of soul and blues. Not to be missed.”