The Rolling Stones had an excellent 1969 with
“Let it Bleed” and a tour that brought in Ike and Tina Turner, but all that
good will and good weed and good sex flamed out at the FUBAR free concert at
Altamont in San Francisco. Thousands of drugged-out hippies clashed with
drugged-out Hell’s Angels, who the Stones foolishly paid for security, and wild
mayhem ensued. Murders, too. Doc-maker brothers Albert and David Maysles and
their crew literally *filmed* a man being stabbed to death, the mayhem so wild,
they didn’t know it at the time. The Stones – Jagger, Richards, etc. – don’t
say much, but they don’t have to. A “fan” punched Jagger in the face before he
ever got on stage. Members of Jefferson Airplane were attacked by Angles, too
drugged out to realize the warm-up band on stage belonged on the stage. The
entire film is vibes raw, from early-69 studio recordings to the Stones fleeing
the stage, terrified. A
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