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Gimme Shelter [Blu-ray]

5 star:		(51)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

THIS IS A GREAT DVD FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK BANDS EVER.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

To find this on dvd or even vhs anywhere, it costs around $40.00. Heck you can get the four flicks 4dvd set for cheaper than this. As for the film it is a classic. I bought a used vhs because I would not pay the asking price. The reason I only gave it 4 stars, because the quality isn't the greatest, the equipment was not as advanced in 1969 I guess. Maybe dvd quality is better.Great coverage for an infamous day.this concert was the anti-woodstock, was only 4 months after Woodstock. What were the Stones thinking when they hired the hells angels, I don't know to this day? This was a disaster waiting to happen.Many Harley enthusiasts and biker wannabe's try to glamourize the Angel's. This film show's what they were and still really are, filthe.At the beginning of the film it has infamous Hell's Angels leader Sonny Barger calling in a radio show. This guy came to my hometown a few years ago, and extra security had to be hired. Did the black kid really point the gun at Mick Jagger, or did they kill him because he showed up with a white girl? This, much like the Who controversey in Cincinnati in 1979, shows why there is better security and assigned seating today. But, it does show the Stones while they were young and in their prime. Good film.

This Is their Best performance in The Rolling Stones history.
This is my favrite band . And this is my favroite music video
RAP is the worst music eminem is the stupidist man in music history!! THE ROLLING STONES [ROCK!..]
Jumpin Jack Flash is a gas gas gas!!!

Hey dudes,

Just want to check in. I was that Cat on the stage with Mick that was having that bad acid trip. Hey Man, those Angels didn't need to treat me like they did, man... Wheeeewwww! What a night!

Seriously, a must see if you are a fan of The Rolling Stones, the 60's, History, The Hell's Angel's or dudes having bad acid trips... Right up there in terms of cultural importance with the Woodstock movie... The only disapointment of "Gimme Shelter" is the fact that the Maysles Brothers left out the concert footage of P. Diddy and the Bad Boys for Life Crew... I think they were there... I mean, aren't they everywhere...?

BOUGHT THIS DVD RECENTLY TO SEE THE MUSIC THAT HAS TOUCH ME IN MY LIFE AS I'M ONLY 41 YEARS OLD THE MUSIC FROM THIS PERIOD IS MY FAVORITE AFTER VIEWING THE DVD IT WAS NOT ONLY SAD BUT SENSELESS THE WAY THE VIOLENSE TOOK AWAY FROM THIS MUSICAL PERIOD THIS IS THE FIRST REVIEW I HAVE EVER WRITTEN I WISH I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS DVD I'LL NEVER WACTH IT AGAIN.

BUY MONTEREY POP OR THE WOODSTOCK DVD FOR THE MUSIC OF THIS PERIOD!

The video production is really bad. Too much bloody pics and overwhelming interviews. Some songs are ok but are poorly recorded. About the riot? hmmh Mick Jagger & co have to learn their experiences from the past yes? in fact, the Stones shows in the 80's and 90's are much better organized than this one.

PS: I remember when I watched Deep Purple at the BANG YOUR HEAD FESTIVAL in BALINGEN SOUTHERN GERMANY. Like Stones, Purple is also one of the best Rock contemporary in the 70's hey day. Fortunately I did n't see any quarrels & fights between the audience. Everyone was happy & glad to watch the band kick back and play. Though PURPLE's hard rock classic sound is much more thunderous and louder than Stones ever did on stage.

I dislike this film/documentary so much because of what it could have been..really..the Hell with Altamont! Stones fans want to see the Stones play, play, man!! Especially with the Mick Taylor line up. When he joined the band--the Stones suddenly became a
Serious band. What did they do before and after Sticky Fingers and Exile? a few gems here and there? He even put his stamp on Let it Bleed (although Kef' did do most the the lead work on that--amazing!). I hope there is footage out there of this tour--and the Stones take a hint from the Mighty Zepplin and release all that we only get glimpses of in this boring snoozer that you have to keep your finger on the FF button for.

Everyone shold not be on the Angels ass. They did what they were hired to do - protect the stage from idiots " who shoudn't have been there, zapped out on the drugs some of them could not handle".There were a few great musical moments at Woodstock, but it was the "peace and love crowd" and the promoters were just money hungry freaks.

The Rolling Stones have always had a dark side, and just because a few hippie types couldn't handle the scene, it has gone down as the "end of the Sixties". Well, my dear friends, the sixties were a time of change, but the rot had set in way before Altamont. I know, as I was there. Where are all the "share the world, wealth, and love" folks now? Sitting in places they protested, greedy and nothing like they were in the Sixties, towing the line like their parents and others they wanted to overthrow then. Greed, greed, greed. That's where the "peace and love" generation is now, not caring about their "bros and sisters". Power to the people my ass.

Not this DVD, Video or whattever it's on nowadays again!!!!!!!
It's a documentary of a concert that went wrong, due to the Stones hiring The Hells Angels as security!!! Now, How exciting can that be??!!!! The Stones start playing, they have to stop, they start again, stop again, and so on, and so on.
A good video? Hell no!
Stones trying to cash in again? Definetely!