Message To Love: The Isle of Wight Festival - The Movie is the awkward title of one of the better music concert films. James, my classic rock DJ pal was in town so we put in the VHS tape on the video projector and chilled out to the archived sounds and images of legendary performers in their prime. The first song is by Jimi Hendrix, shot just 18 days before his death and instantly reminds me of why even with a relatively short career, Hendrix will always be considered a God. Other baby boomer bands on the bill included Free, Tast, The Moody Blues, and Ten Years After. Icons Miles Davis, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, and Kris Kristofferson appear when all still had some baby fat. Early film of the flute in Jethro Tull and Moog synths of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
The festival was also the last gig for Jim Morrison with the Doors playing appropriately, 'The End." It was also called 'the last great rock festival.' Half a million hippies showed up, but only 10.000 paid the 2 pound admission. The material between music is fascinating as the promoters bitch backstage about the selfish kids and repeatedly berate the crowd from the stage. A good complement to both Woodstock, Montery Pop and Gimme Shelter.
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