Woodstock Diary [Live]

Woodstock (Related Recordings), Various Artists - Rock - Classic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 30, 1994)
• Original Release Date: August 30, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000002J05
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,072 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let's Go Get Stoned

2. The Weight

3. Mean Town Blues

4. Blackbird

5. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)

6. Ball and Chain

7. I Can't Make It Anymore

8. Somebody to Love

9. White Rabbit

10. If I Were a Carpenter

11. Southbound Train

12. Love City

13. I Shall Be Released

14. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good sampler of previously unreleased Woodstock tracks, June 23, 2002

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Barry Smith (Plainview, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woodstock Diary (Audio CD)

In 1994, for the 25th anniversary of the Woodstock festival, this budget CD was released, as well as the brown-covered boxed set (which I will not review here). WOODSTOCK DIARY came and went with little fanfare, but is worth seeking out, as it contains several tracks that can be found nowhere else. Most of the music is very good, especially the pair of Joe Cocker tunes (Let's Get Stoned and I Shall Be Released), Richie Havens (I Can't Make It Anymore), Janis Joplin (Try and Ball & Chain).

Sly & The Family Stone's "Love City" is a great track from their celebrated set. The other Amazon.com reviewer on this page is incorrect regarding this track. "Love City" was NOT the set opener but the set closer...BEFORE the famous encore. Sly DID in fact lead the crowd to a "higher" chant to Love City, left the stage, then came back to do Dance To The Music/Music Lover/ Higher/I Want To Take You Higher." Believe it or not, the higher chant was already a well-established routine in the Sly Stone set long before it was done at Woodstock. Most of the people already knew and expected it by August of '69, and was ready to do it whenever Sly asked them to.

There are many nice rarities here, and the liner notes are informative. Of course, I am another one who wishes that more Woodstock performances were released than what has been offered on this single CD. I wanted to get more music from Richie, Tim Hardin, Mountain, Ten Years After, and especially Canned Heat. Maybe more CDs like this for the 35th and/or 40th anniversaries? Let's hope so!!! By the way, the opening song in Sly & The Family Stone's Woodstock set was "M'Lady."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The fire of the first album returns., October 17, 2002

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"simnia" (snowy bayou country, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woodstock Diary (Audio CD)

Some hot tracks here! Unlike the mellowed out album "Woodstock 2," this 3rd general Woodstock album brings back some of the fire of the first album. "Love City" is intense soul, with Sly at his rockin' best. "Somebody To Love" is unrecognizable until it hits the chorus, but it totally cooks, with Grace Slick's soaring voice sliding in and out of the rock guitars. "Southbound Train" has a very powerful rock sound, with terrific guitar sustain on the lead solo. Other tracks didn't impress me nearly as much--a lot of cover tunes, ballads, and sleeze. "Blackbird" is sweet with all its vocal harmonies. "If I Were A Carpenter" has Tim Hardin's voice breaking constantly, maybe intended, maybe not, but very distracting nevertheless. However, I definitely recommend this album for its high points.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential music festival album, January 27, 2009

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Vishnu Veerubhotla (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woodstock Diary (Audio CD)

It's a perfect album to celebrate "The Quintessential Music Festival" of the century

Joe Cocker's tune serves as a fitting album opener. Janis' passionate intensity in the 2 songs fires you up. Tim Hardin's classic "If I were a Carpenter" spices up the collection. Cannot imagine a Woodstock collection without "Blackbird" and Hendrix's "Voodoo Child". I would have preferred "I Cant make it anymore" and "I Shall be Released" to be the perfect closing act. Overall, a must-have album in your collection