3.5 + Lester Bangs seemed to think these guys were the second coming of Christ so maybe they were a needed counterweight to all the hippie music of the time. Outside of that context, while I like the rawness of this performance and can appreciate the rock energy, I don’t find much to distinguish it. The guitars sound derivative of Jimi, and, skill-wise, he was in a completely different league. There are also elements of the Who, though the Who were far and away better songwriters. Probably a good timepiece but nothing I’d seek to understand on a deeper level.