Johnny Winter-SECOND WINTER-CD - 1969/2007
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. / Repertoire Records (UK) Ltd. - 4009910109021-300 grn
50 Years Ago Johnny Winter Releases His Masterpiece, ‘Second Winter’. So, rather than short-change fans or themselves, Winter and his bandmates (bassist Tommy Shannon (who later joined SRV’s Double Trouble), drummer Uncle John Turner and keyboard-and-sax-playing little brother Edgar Winter) released the bulk of the sessions and left side four blank. Winter starts it all off by showing off his soulful voice on a cover of Percy Mayfield’s "Memory Pain", before he surrenders the spotlight to Edgar’s nimble keys on the self-penned "I’m Not Sure." It wraps with a strangling of his Gibson Firebird’s neck on Dennis Collins’ "The Good Love." Somewhat surprisingly, turns into an old-time 50s rock n roll dance party, as Winter wails his way across classics like " Slippin and Slidin"’ and "Miss Ann" (both made famous by Little Richard), and Chuck Berry’s ripping "Johnny B. Goode." But the biggest surprise was saved for last: reinvention of Bob Dylans "Highway 61 Revisited" featuring a slide-guitar tour-de-force that would go down as a highlight of Winters career. Shifts the focus back to Winters songwriting, including the amusingly contradictory "I Love Everybody" (another slide-swathed standout) of and "I Hate Everybody" (jazz-based departure) sandwiching the tongue-in-cheek "Hustled Down in Texas", and the experimental "Fast Life Rider." Second Winter may be the late Winters masterpiece. It made it to only No. 55 on the chart (both The Progressive Blues Experiment and 1969s self-titled debut charted higher). But he never sounded more assured and seasoned than he does here.
Two Bonus Tracks.
Housed In A Gatefold Digipak Includes 8-Page Booklet.
Made In The EU.
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