The Best of Edgar Winter [Original recording remastered]

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While his blues-rock guitar-god brother Johnny forged a fiery career that would influence Stevie Ray Vaughan and a whole generation of showy young ax-slingers, young Edgar Winter followed a more idealistic, fashion-be-damned muse that bounded across R&B, jazz, gospel, and rock borders with gleeful abandon. Those influences bubble up throughout this 15-track anthology of the younger multi-instrumentalist Winter's first decade of recording, insuring a compelling listening experience by the sheer breadth of its ambition. Indeed, there are several Winters on display here: the genre-bending artist whose debut album could deliver convincing jazz fusion ("Entrance," "Fire and Ice"), then turn on a dime to pump out a blues-and-gospel drenched version of Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road" with brother Johnny's band; the R&B sparkplug of White Trash, the proto-Blues Brothers show band of "Keep Playin' that Rock & Roll" and "Give It Everything You've Got"; and the monster hitmaker of "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" (produced by longtime Winter cohort Rick Derringer and featuring an underrated powerhouse quartet that featured guitar star Ronnie Montrose and vocalist Dan Hartman). --Jerry McCulley

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The Best of Edgar Winter [Original recording remastered]

Average customer rating: shocked about no treatment Timeless... "Frankenstein"

Best of Edgar Winter Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Best Of Johnny Winter They Only Come Out at Night Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo: The Best of Rick Derringer The Very Best of Deep Purple Edgar Winter's White Trash ASIN: B0000663XG Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Frankenstein
2. Give It Everything You Got
3. Dying To Live
4. Save The Planet
5. Tobacco Road
6. Turn On Your Lovelight (Live)
7. Harlem Shuffle (Live)
8. Entrance
9. Fire And Ice
10. Fly Away
11. It's Your Life To Live
12. Rock And Roll Revival
13. We All Had A Real Good Time
14. Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll
15. Free Ride

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While his blues-rock guitar-god brother Johnny forged a fiery career that would influence Stevie Ray Vaughan and a whole generation of showy young ax-slingers, young Edgar Winter followed a more idealistic, fashion-be-damned muse that bounded across R&B, jazz, gospel, and rock borders with gleeful abandon. Those influences bubble up throughout this 15-track anthology of the younger multi-instrumentalist Winter's first decade of recording, insuring a compelling listening experience by the sheer breadth of its ambition. Indeed, there are several Winters on display here: the genre-bending artist whose debut album could deliver convincing jazz fusion ("Entrance," "Fire and Ice"), then turn on a dime to pump out a blues-and-gospel drenched version of Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road" with brother Johnny's band; the R&B sparkplug of White Trash, the proto-Blues Brothers show band of "Keep Playin' that Rock & Roll" and "Give It Everything You've Got"; and the monster hitmaker of "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" (produced by longtime Winter cohort Rick Derringer and featuring an underrated powerhouse quartet that featured guitar star Ronnie Montrose and vocalist Dan Hartman). --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

shocked about no treatment.......2007-03-21

If this is supposed to be a complete retrospect of Edgar's career, why is there then NOTHING from the "Shock Treatment album on this collection? Having said that, you might want to pick up the "Collection" from 1989 on Rhino!

Timeless..........2004-09-01

This 2002 release is a remastered 15 song retrospective of his 5 Epic albums. It includes a 16 page booklet with liner notes and photos. The diversity of his music is amazing. Clive Davis gave Winter lots of money and full musical freedom to sign with Epic which Edgar took full advantage of. His first stage leaned heavily in a jazz vein, and then he entered his second stage by forming White Trash with the extraordinary vocal talents of Jerry La Croix. White Trash was sort of a cross between Blues Brothers style blues and Sly & the Family Stone with a mix of rock, soul, blues and `honest to goodness' gospel. Then he went into a pop/rock direction with his electronic rock smash "Frankenstein". Various musicians who played in the different incarnations include Rick Derringer, Ronnie Montrose, Dan Hartman, Tommy Shannon and his brother Johnny. One thing that all these different styles of music do share is that they are all sound timeless. I highly recommend this CD.

"Frankenstein".......2003-11-20

This is my first introduction to Edgar Winter and i already love his music. Edgar winter is one of the most underated innovative artist of all time. His Brother is Johnny Winter one of the best rock/blues artist of the late 60s and 70s who influenced a lot of artist including Stevie Ray Vaughan. Edgar & Johnny came to epic at the same time. johnny went one way and edgar went another. Edgar went the more idealistic way, Shocking people with his unheard of innovative way of playing. Using music from almost every category such as rock, gospel, jazz, blues, soul, funk, classical and probably more. Critics were stunned. When he created The album and band "white trash" heads were turning. There live playing rip the house down & never dissapointed. Like "Sly & The Family Stone" he is way ahead of his time.
I can't wait until sony/legacy remasters all of his albums. This is a good start. Songs like frankenstein, Dying to live, fire and ice, turn on your lovelight and free ride give me chills. the only dissapointment is some of the songs are the short versions. But if your just a beginner star with this.

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Classic Rock: The Absolute Best Manufacturer: Sony Special Products/Compass Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007CGW2Q

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12 Tracks. 1. Hold The Line- Toto 2. Takin It To The Streets 3. She's Not There- Santana 4. Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas 5. Two Tickets To Paradise- Eddie Money 6. Foreplay/ Long Time- Boston 7. Lido Shuffle 8. Hold Your Head Up- Argent 9. Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo- Rick Derringer 10.(Don't Fear The Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult 11. Roll With The Changes- REO Speedwagon 12. Frankenstein- Edgar Winter Group. CD issued by Sony Custom Marketing/ Compass Productions

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Pop Hits Of The 1970's- The Absolute Best Manufacturer: Sony Special Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000420H34

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