The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb [Live, Altamont] [1969]
From the documentary film "Gimme Shelter" about infamous Altamont free concert (see below), where the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang were hired as security for the concert stage...
What could possibly go wrong?!
This is the song where it all breaks down....A must-see!
The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb (Altamont)
Year: 1969
Source: DVD ("Gimme Shelter")
Attributes: Clean (no logo)
Type: VOB
File Size: 219.66 MB
Duration: 5:04
Format: MPEG-PS
Video Properties:
29.97 fps, NTSC 720x480, 4:3, Video Stream Bitrate: 5296 Kbps, Progressive
Audio Properties:
Track 1:
AC3 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, 6 Channels, 448 Kbps, CBR, 48.0 KHzAC3
Track 2:
AC3 Dolby Digital Stereo, 2 Channels, 192 Kbps, CBR, 48.0 KHz
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From the documentary film "Gimme Shelter" about infamous Altamont free concert (see below), where the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang were hired as security for the concert stage...
What could possibly go wrong?!
This is the song where it all breaks down....A must-see!
The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb (Altamont)
Year: 1969
Source: DVD ("Gimme Shelter")
Attributes: Clean (no logo)
Type: VOB
File Size: 219.66 MB
Duration: 5:04
Format: MPEG-PS
Video Properties:
29.97 fps, NTSC 720x480, 4:3, Video Stream Bitrate: 5296 Kbps, Progressive
Audio Properties:
Track 1:
AC3 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, 6 Channels, 448 Kbps, CBR, 48.0 KHzAC3
Track 2:
AC3 Dolby Digital Stereo, 2 Channels, 192 Kbps, CBR, 48.0 KHz
About the Altamont Free Concert (wiki):
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was an infamous rock concert held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway in northern California. It featured, in order of appearance: Ike and Tina Turner, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. The Grateful Dead were also scheduled to perform, but declined to play shortly before their scheduled appearance due to the increasing violence at the venue. Rolling Stone magazine wrote a detailed narrative on the event, terming it in an additional follow-up piece "rock and roll's all-time worst day, December 6th, a day when everything went perfectly wrong."
Approximately 300,000 people attended the concert, and some anticipated that it would be a "Woodstock West." Filmmakers Albert and David Maysles shot footage of the event and incorporated it into a documentary film titled Gimme Shelter (1970). The event is best known for having been marred by considerable violence, including the death of Meredith Hunter and three accidental deaths: two caused by a hit-and-run car accident and one by drowning in an irrigation canal. Four births were reported during the event. Scores were injured, numerous cars were stolen and then abandoned, and there was extensive property damage.
By some accounts, the Hells Angels were hired as security by the management of the Rolling Stones, on the recommendation of the Grateful Dead (who had previously used the Angels for security at performances without incident), for $500 worth of beer — a story that has been denied by parties who were directly involved. Although peaceful at first, over the course of the day, the mood of both the crowd and the Angels became progressively agitated, intoxicated and violent. The Angels had been drinking their free beer all day in front of the stage, and most were highly drunk. The crowd had also become antagonistic and unpredictable, attacking each other, the Angels, and the performers. By the time the Rolling Stones took stage in the early evening, the mood had taken a decidedly ugly turn as numerous fights had erupted between Angels and crowd members and within the crowd itself. The Angels proceeded to arm themselves with sawn-off cues and motorcycle chains to drive the crowd further back from the stage.
After the crowd (perhaps accidentally) toppled one of the Angels' motorcycles, the Angels became even more aggressive, including toward the performers. Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane was punched in the head and knocked unconscious by an Angel during the band's set. The Grateful Dead had been scheduled to play between Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Rolling Stones, but after hearing about the Balin incident from Santana drummer Michael Shrieve, they refused to play and left the venue, citing the quickly degenerating security situation.
The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was an infamous rock concert held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway in northern California. It featured, in order of appearance: Ike and Tina Turner, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. The Grateful Dead were also scheduled to perform, but declined to play shortly before their scheduled appearance due to the increasing violence at the venue. Rolling Stone magazine wrote a detailed narrative on the event, terming it in an additional follow-up piece "rock and roll's all-time worst day, December 6th, a day when everything went perfectly wrong."
Approximately 300,000 people attended the concert, and some anticipated that it would be a "Woodstock West." Filmmakers Albert and David Maysles shot footage of the event and incorporated it into a documentary film titled Gimme Shelter (1970). The event is best known for having been marred by considerable violence, including the death of Meredith Hunter and three accidental deaths: two caused by a hit-and-run car accident and one by drowning in an irrigation canal. Four births were reported during the event. Scores were injured, numerous cars were stolen and then abandoned, and there was extensive property damage.
By some accounts, the Hells Angels were hired as security by the management of the Rolling Stones, on the recommendation of the Grateful Dead (who had previously used the Angels for security at performances without incident), for $500 worth of beer — a story that has been denied by parties who were directly involved. Although peaceful at first, over the course of the day, the mood of both the crowd and the Angels became progressively agitated, intoxicated and violent. The Angels had been drinking their free beer all day in front of the stage, and most were highly drunk. The crowd had also become antagonistic and unpredictable, attacking each other, the Angels, and the performers. By the time the Rolling Stones took stage in the early evening, the mood had taken a decidedly ugly turn as numerous fights had erupted between Angels and crowd members and within the crowd itself. The Angels proceeded to arm themselves with sawn-off cues and motorcycle chains to drive the crowd further back from the stage.
After the crowd (perhaps accidentally) toppled one of the Angels' motorcycles, the Angels became even more aggressive, including toward the performers. Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane was punched in the head and knocked unconscious by an Angel during the band's set. The Grateful Dead had been scheduled to play between Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Rolling Stones, but after hearing about the Balin incident from Santana drummer Michael Shrieve, they refused to play and left the venue, citing the quickly degenerating security situation.
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