Overall the quality of the DVD is good and the band is tight. There are some delays between songs where the band just stands around waiting for others to get ready; it almost seems too long, but it also gives the feeling of being an unedited live show. The songs are true to form, from the loving "Janis", the love song to Grace Slick called "Grace," the wonderfully eerie "Section 43," the weird structure of "Masked Marauder," to the country-rock of "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine."
Overall, Turned Up And Turned On is a really good performance by a classic '60s protest band. They came out of the San Francisco movement and the feel is still there. If you are into sixties retro, liked the classic Country Joe and the Fish tunes, or just want a bit of old fashioned entertainment, then I think you will enjoy Turned Up And Turned On.
Turned Up And Turned On song listing:
Entertainment Is My Business [4:33]
Summer of Love [5:26]
Janis [2:43]
Superbird [3:13]
Cakewalk to Baghdad [4:05]
Untitled Protest [4:53]
Section 43 [7:27]
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine [5:08]
Happiness Is a Porpoise Mouth [4:06]
Oh Jamaica [6:37]
Flying High [4:15]
Grace [6:48]
Who Am I [5:36]
Masked Marauder [3:38]
Bass Strings [6:56]
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag [4:36]
Rock & Soul Music [8:39]
Save the Whales [7:48]
Article comments
1 - Lee Felsenstein
A point of history - the Free Speech Movement did not organize any demonstrations against the Vietnam war - it was an umbrella organization that fought for the right of student to organize for any political activity, and it dissolved itself shortly after that right was effectively won.
The FSM created the political and cultural space for other organizations such as the Vietnam Day Committee to form and organize the demonstrations for which Country Joe wrote his songs.
Much more detailed information can be found on the web page of The Free Speech Movement Archives.
2 - T. Michael Testi
Lee,
Thanks for the info, I do appreciate it. Anything to make the record more accurate.
T.