Woodstock--40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm - Various Artists
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76 out of 100

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  • Summary: The six-disc set contains the most complete recording of the musicians who performed at Woodstock in August of 1969.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
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  1. Rolling Stone
    90
    There are bum notes (musicians were high, burnt or both) and bumpy mixes (recording conditions were just shy of wartime). But the result, combined with the full-length performances in the Woodstock Experience packages, is the most comprehensive and satisfying account so far of the main reason why Yasgur's acres became an instant city of freaks, including me: the music.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    We could have used more of the Incredible String Band or Richie Havens! But these are individual complaints. The set as it stands is the ultimate document--thus far--and will likely be for some time to come.
  3. Uncut
    80
    Back To Yasgur’s Farm has a documentary feel that’s one of its most successful aspects.
  4. Under The Radar
    60
    Rhino attempts to place the focus back on the music, to put you right back there in the mud. And they succeed, man--just don't eat the brown Metamucil.

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  1. PeteC
    3
    I never understood what was so meaningful about woodstock. They have been rehashing and recycling its 'best of' moments in compilations such as this for years and years. They are all just a jangly mess with a few moments of clarity that are better heard on the source artists live album. Dont be sucked in by the Nostalgia. I was at Woodstock. I saw Hendrix. It wasn't that great. This album is another weak cash in which magazines like Rolling Stone drool over until the next Bob Dylan reissue.… Expand
  2. MattK
    1
    Wow, it was so bad and I was extremely disappointed.

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