''Jimi Plays Monterey'' is a posthumous

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released in February 1986. It documents

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's performance at the

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on June 18, 1967. In 2007, it was superseded by ''

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'', produced under the auspices of the family-controlled Experience Hendrix. ''Jimi Plays Monterey'' is also a film directed by D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus documenting the same performance as the album, also released in 1986. It is notable for containing several interviews with rock stars, and containing an art piece by Denny Dent during the performance of "Can You See Me", as the song was not filmed.

Critical reception

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wrote ''Jimi Plays Monterey'' preserves Hendrix's wild playing and playful humor onstage, writing that the show it documents is "still a revelation, an orgasmic explosion of singing feedback, agitated stretches of jazzy improvisation and recombinant R&B guitar".

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called it "peace-and-love-and-egomania at its most far out" in ''

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'', appreciating its digital mastering and historical value, although he lamented some of the performances themselves: "Jimi speeds alarmingly, Mitch Mitchell keeps tripping over his sticks, and 'Like a Rolling Stone' is patently hokey." In a retrospective review for

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gave the album four-and-a-half out of five stars and felt the band was in "fine, lean, fiery form". AllMusic review/ref> Paul Evans gave it three-and-a-half stars in ''

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'' (1992).

Track listing

Details are taken from the original

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album release.

References

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* {{Authority control Live albums published posthumously Jimi Hendrix live albums 1986 live albums Albums produced by Alan Douglas (record producer) Reprise Records live albums Films directed by D. A. Pennebaker