Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3
by Miles Davis
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Mar 28, 2014
    100
    Each [Fillmore volume] presented a wholly different side of the icon’s genius. But only Fillmore captures the apex of his adventure, a time when an already middle-aged Miles managed to out-freak even the freaks.
  2. PopMatters
    Mar 28, 2014
    100
    Around these four brilliant sets, we also get three bonus cuts from the Fillmore West in April of 1970. These sets [are] a bit murkier in quality--the four proper sets here are pristine--but they make for compelling contrasts.
  3. Boston Globe
    Mar 28, 2014
    90
    Heard in its complete, unruly, sometimes crazed glory, Miles at the Fillmore shows just how furious the evolutionary pace of his music was at this point.
  5. AllMusic
    Mar 28, 2014
    90
    Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3 is an essential addition to the Davis canon.
  6. Pitchfork
    Mar 31, 2014
    88
    The appeal of the Miles at the Fillmore material is obvious: This is an amazing band and they rip, but they never leave traditional ideas of rhythm and melody behind.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    Apr 18, 2014
    80
    Macero’s edits on the original double-album collaged four nights’ shows into a single, 20-minute track apiece; but this 4CD set presents each night’s ebullient flow in full.
  8. The Guardian
    Apr 10, 2014
    80
    It's a chapter in the story of 20th-century music as a whole, not just the minutiae of jazz.
  9. Record Collector
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    Back in 1970, this must have sounded like music from the future--over 40 year later, it still does.
  10. Mojo
    Mar 28, 2014
    80
    Now restored to their original length, the Fillmore performances--characterised by lysergic avant-funk and tripped-out soundscapes--are incredibly powerful and a permanent reminder of Miles Davis's pathfinding genius. [Apr 2014, p.107]
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  11. Uncut
    Mar 28, 2014
    80
    Their full engagement in the creative task was never in doubt, and more than 40 years later the result compels close listening. [Apr 2014, p.88]
  12. The Observer (UK)
    May 6, 2014
    60
    It certainly gets close to chaos at times, but these live shows often did. From that point of view at least, it's truly authentic.

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