"Woodstock 1999" is a two-disc set that documents the Woodstock 1999 festival. It was released during October 1999, nearly three months after the event took place. The album was released on Epic Records. The set features one song from each of 32 performing artists. It also features the recording of the speech given when the fires got out of hand and the Red Hot Chili Peppers performance was paused on the last day of the festival, on the track "Interlude" (Disc one, number 16). Each disc was also released separately with the titles "Woodstock 1999 Vol. 1 - Red Album" and "Woodstock 1999 Vol. 2 - Blue Album". The 25th anniversary of Woodstock was such a resounding success, both commercially and critically, that it was inevitable that Woodstock 99 would appear on the 30th anniversary of the legendary free rock festival. Woodstock 99 was a different beast than any of its predecessors, however. The promoters designed it as a mercenary event, trying to earn as much money as possible in the course of three days. They picked a massive abandoned Air Force base in Rome, NY, and built plywood fences around the perimeter so they wouldn't have any gatecrashers. They decided not to allow any outside containers -- a common and logical safeguard, but that also meant everyone had to pay for water in the middle of the summer. All this was a prelude to a weekend of mayhem that ended in riots and rape. Some may argue that the riots were a reaction to the greed of the promoters, and they have a point -- but that doesn't excuse the numerous sexual assaults and rapes that occurred during the festival. Those assaults, the fires, and the aggressively macho alt-metal acts became the legacy of Woodstock 99, and that's probably not what Epic had in mind when they signed a deal to release a double-disc set of highlights in October 1999. Woodstock 99 appeared on time, divided into one disc of metal (The Red Album) and one disc that contained everything else at the festival (The Blue Album). Once the double-disc set ran its course, the album was separated into two individual discs -- The Red Album and The Blue Album -- which made sense, since they each appealed to radically different audiences. With the exception of Live, who sounds glaringly out of place, The Red Album contains all the testosterone-driven acts, including highlights from the notorious sets by Korn, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Dividing Woodstock 99 makes it more listenable, but it also points out the inherent flaw in the festival -- every act on the first disc, with the exception of Live, was added to the bill to attract young males, who were ready to embrace Woodstock 99 as an opportunity to "f*** sh** up.
Track List:
Disc: 1
01. "Korn - Blind" - 4:03
02. "The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright" - 3:02
03. "Lit - Four" - 3:04
04. "Buckcherry - Lit Up" - 4:40
05. "Kid Rock - Bawitdaba" - 4:16
06. "Limp Bizkit - Show Me What You Got" - 3:44
07. "Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade" - 3:49
08. "Metallica - Creeping Death" - 6:49
09. "Creed And Robby Krieger - Roadhouse Blues" - 5:49
10. "Sevendust - Bitch" - 5:23
11. "DMX - Stop Being Greedy" - 2:20
12. "Godsmack - Keep Away" - 4:39
13. "Megadeth - A Secret Place" - 4:24
14. "Bush - Everything Zen" - 6:18
15. "Live - I Alone" - 6:00
16. "Untitled (Interlude)" - 1:15
17. "Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fire" - 2:56
Disc: 2
01. "Dave Matthews Band - Tripping Billies" - 5:23
02. "The Brian Setzer Orchestra - Rock This Town" - 6:44
03. "Jewel - Down So Long" - 5:39
04. "Everlast - Ends" - 5:08
05. "Everclear - Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)" - 5:18
06. "Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy" - 5:28
07. "Elvis Costello - Alison" - 2:52
08. "Alanis Morissette - So Pure" - 2:58
09. "Jamiroquai - Black Capricorn Day" - 3:47
10. "G. Love & Special Sauce - Cold Beverage" - 5:05
11. "The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats" - 4:03
12. "The Roots - Adrenaline" - 4:15
13. "Guster - Airport Song" - 3:30
14. "Our Lady Peace - Superman's Dead" - 4:58
15. "Rusted Root - Ecstasy" - 4:41
16. "Bruce Hornsby - Resting Place" - 6:41
Released: October 19, 1999
Recorded: July 23 - July 25, 1999
Label: Epic Records
Genre: Pop / Rock
Length: 2:29:12
Produced: Mitch Maketansky
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