The Last 24 Hours of Jimi Hendrix
By:
Keith \"MuzikMan\" Hannaleck
Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Title: Jimi Hendrix-The Last 24
Hours
Genre: Rock
Format: DVD
Label: Music Video
Distributors-http://www.musicvideodistributors.com
Website: http://www.jimi-hendrix.com/
Our love affair with dead rock stars never ends. In some
instances, like in the case of the legendary guitar man Jimi
Hendrix, it continues to grow with each passing year.
Up until this point, before watching this gripping and thought
provoking video, I thought Hendrix died by choking on his own vomit.
It seems there is a lot more to the ending of this man’s life. A
series of events unfolded to form a dark and suspicious veil over
his life and the occurrence of his death.
The music of Hendrix, recognized primarily through four studio
albums, then countless bootlegs and unreleased material, is a cash
cow that has been unrelenting. There seems to be an endless supply
of unreleased material coming from Jimi’s estate over the past few
years. Hendrix must have lived in the studio to have this much in
the can. His popularity has not waned one iota, this DVD may change
the views of many and open up new investigations into his demise.
Jimi loved the rock star life and he was all about consuming the
benefits of being in the public eye. He always had plenty of sex and
drugs, and this scenario was emphasized throughout the run of this
DVD. It seems Hendrix was supportive of the Black Panthers when they
were rising up to create a stir in America. The government did not
want rich rock stars funneling money to a group that threatened the
status quo and the sovereignty of our nation (or so it was perceived
at the time), thus the CIA made their ties with the Mafia’s drug
cartel to learn more about Jimi’s habits and created an ongoing
profile of his daily life. Not one person has stepped forward in
over 35 years since Jimi’s death to claim that they were with him
when he died; therefore, the conclusion reached in a series of
interviews with people that knew Jimi is that he was murdered in
order to squelch the Black Panthers rise to power.
I found all of this fascinating and I had no idea the life of
Hendrix was so complicated. Those close to him said that he knew he
was going to die. He was a shooting star that burned out much too
soon; however, it seems as though he set himself up for everything
that happened. Everything about this DVD could be fact or fiction;
it is your choice to make. I promise you this, if watch this you
will never look at this music legend’s life the same, I guarantee
it.
© Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
December 22, 2004
Rating-10/10
