Edgar Winter - They Only Come Out At Night CD

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 By far the best Edgar Winter Group album
I bought the LP when it came out in the 70's and I bought this CD to update my collection. Not every song is good, but "Round and Round", "Free Ride", "Frankenstein", and "Autumn" are all regularly played on Oldies Stations. This album was great when it first came out and it's still great today. Definitely rates a "Buy"!
Submitted by dp.brock (Naples, FL, USA) 
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 A '73 Classic
All these years later, and I still can't figure out why the pluck Edgar had to gussy himself up like a limp fag for the cover art on this record. Maybe he was just openly mocking the whole glam thing-I wasn't sure then, and I'm still not now. Anyway, once you get past the silly eye make up and the red lipstick, I think you'll discover there's good, solid music in the album within. Edgar tried for something different, and largely succeeded. Besides the obvious hits ('Free Ride' and 'Frankenstein'), stand out funkafied rockers include 'Hangin' Around' and 'Undercover Man.' And while I never had any patience for ballads, "Autumn" is a solid piece of melancholia that doesn't turn syrupy and leave the listener with aching teeth. On the down side, there's "R.&.R.B.W.B." which is plodding and repetitious, and "Alta Mira" which veers perilously close to Jimmy Buffet territory—the kiss of death for any true rocker. Thus only a three star rating from yours truly for Edgar's sophomore effort. 'T.O.C.O.A.N.' was not one of those era-defining albums like The Who's 'Quadrophenia' or anything like that, but it certainly served as the background music for a lot of fond memories, many of which admittedly took place in a haze of hash oil, aluminum foil and crude conversation. I seem to recall most of the people playing this LP at parties or on tape decks in muscle cars circa 1973 were some pretty rough looking characters who have probably done jail time in the intervening years for one offense or another. In one way 1972 – 1974 was a wonderful, transitional era for music. But at the same time, thank God it's gone.
Submitted by Alek Hidel (Snakewater, WY)
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 GREAT ALBUM FOR A TX BOY
J.ROSS YOU DONT HAVE A CLUE OF WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT.NO ONE HERE CARES TO HEAR ALL YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY FOR AN ALBUM REVIEW.ANYWAY I HAD TO SAY THAT.EDGAR'S BEST ALBUM AND MOST POPULAR.EDGAR IS FAR MORE TALENTED THAN JOHNNY EVER WAS.I GREW UP WATCHING THESE GUYS IN HOUSTON CLUBS IN THE MID SIXTIES,WHEN THEY USE TO PLAY TOGETHER IN JOHNNYS BAND.EDGAR I ALWAYS KNEW WOULD BECOME HUGE,LITTLE DID I KNOW.
Submitted by SCOTT G.SGARCIA (HOUSTON TX)
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 CHALK FULL OF CLASSIC ROCK!
IN 1972,EDGAR DID A COMPLETE ABOUT FACE IN HIS MUSICAL PROWLNESS!..GONE WAS THE 20 MINUTE HORNIFIED SOUL TUNES AND IN WAS THE THREE MINUTE DONT BORE US GET TO THE CHORUS ROCK N ROLL..EDGAR WANTED TO MAKE REAL CASH(WHO DOES'NT)...FOUND A HOT SHOT SONGWRITER/BASSIST IN DAN HARTMAN...A UP N COMING MAD AXEMAN IN RONNIE MONTROSE..GREAT GROOVES COURTESY CHUCK RUFF..AND NEVER LOOKED BACK..THIS AND "SHOCK TREATMENT"ARE DEFINITE CD GETS!
Submitted by JOHNNY_VIP (LAS VEGAS,NV,89014)
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 Eclectricity
The 1970s' entire reason and justification for existence was the creation of this album. How Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Ronnie Montrose, Dan Hartman and Chuck Ruff were able to create a collection of songs so eclectic and varied in style, range and feel and yet blend them together so seamlessly and with such attention to the whole's being greater than the parts' sum is beyond comprehension. The virtuosity of the musical performances found here is by now so reknown as to need no elaboration. However, if you haven't heard this masterpiece because the cave you've been inhabiting for the past quarter century wasn't wired for sound, you are urged to remedy the situation immediately by scarfing up a copy. There is practically no audiophile on earth, save perhaps one devoted exclusively to classical bagpipe music or perhaps New Age Christian Celtic Reggae, whose collection would not be enhanced by this gem. It's that rich in musical styles and that accessible. Apart from the Top 10 Hits Free Ride and Frankenstein (an instrumental miracle of editing and of electronic music synthesized with horns and Latin percussion, all played by the musical genius Winter), there is a plethora of power and aural ecstasies awaiting you on this unique milestone in the history of rock & roll--if we dare quarantine it in such a narrow category. Buy it now.
Submitted by a reviewer (Clearwater, Florida)
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