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Among white blues singers of the 1960s, there were some who studied the music so intently they amazed even the genre's creators with their technical mastery. A select few, however, seemed to be born oozing authenticity, sounding just as soulful as the greatest black bluesmen while forging a completely new sound. Johnny Winter belonged in the second category. A long-haired hippie albino, he astounded initially skeptical listeners with his Howlin' Wolf-like vocals and wild Johnny Guitar Watson-esque guitar stylings. THE WOODSTOCK EXPERIENCE showcases Winter's first taste of national exposure, first with his 1969 self-titled debut album, and then with his set at the Woodstock festival later the same year. The latter recording is the revelation here--a tornado of raging slide guitar and shouted vocals that sounds as if a late night Lone Star State roadhouse gig has been magically transported to the upstate New York farm. With several tracks clocking in at over 10 minutes ("Mean Town Blues," a hellacious Edgar Winter-led jam on "Tobacco Road"), the album showcases Johnny at his freest and most explosive.
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Personnel: Johnny Winter (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica); Johnny Winter; Big Walter Horton (harmonica); Albert Wynn Butler (tenor saxophone); Norman Ray (baritone saxophone); Karl Garin (trumpet); Peggy Bowers, Elsie Senter, Carrie Hossell (background vocals); Edgar Winter (alto saxophone, piano); Willie Dixon (acoustic bass); Tommy Shannon (electric bass); John Turner .
Audio Mixer: Thom Cadley.
Liner Note Author: Steven Paul.
Recording information: Nashville, TN (02/??/1969-03/05/1969); San Francisco, CA (02/??/1969-03/05/1969).
Photographers: Hiro ; Eddie Kramer; Sandy Speiser.Q (5/97, p.144) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Winter's vocals rasp with a raw edge that matches his cranium-scooping guitar sound...Before the '70s, Winter was burrowing beneath some deep blues roots." Down Beat (p.68) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "His lines, even the speediest and the wildest, have a sense of order. Back then, Winter could really sing, too..."
The real KING His name is Winter, but his guitar (like his hair) is white hot!
Granted - over the course of his career, Johnny's recorded output has been spotty at best, and his vocals in particular can be just plain terrible.
But this recording is a must have for anyone with even a cursory interest in blues and the history of the electric guitar. Even though his name isn't spelled K-i-n-g, the CROWN belongs to Johnny.
Submitted by mikey_n (Brooklyn NY) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
THE FIRST SHOT WINTER PROVES HE CAN DO IT ALL WITH THIS RELEASE , BECOMING THE TOP GUN IN 1969. THIS IS THE PLACE TO START WHEN COLLECTING THE WORKS OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST BLUES GUITARIST. Submitted by MEAN MISTREATER (LELAND) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Breathtaking Red hot Rock Bluesman!! The first time I heard "Be Careful with a Fool"-I had Goose bumps on my arms that ya
couldn't take off with a hatchet!! The whole album remains his FINEST Masterpiece!
It's as thrilling today-as it was in 1969!
I wore out 2 LP's, 2-3 8-tracks, 2-3 cassettes-& am on my 3rd copy-on CD! Nuff
said?? There wasn't a bad lick or tune on the album!!I bought many others too!I have continued to love Johnny & his Blues-all thru the yrs-& Saq him in Dallas about 2-3 yrs ago!! STILL GREAT !! (Even though his health looks bad)-He pulls it up-& ROCKS !!!One of the BEST EVER!!He influenced & HELPED my PLAYING IMMENSELY!!ROCK on JOHNNY!!
Submitted by bigfrets (Dallas, Texas) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 3 found this helpful.
Great debut One of Johnny's great albums! His first Columbia records were rather short, so the bonus tracks make it even more satisfying. Can't wait to hear the announced re-release of Second Winter with bonus tracks! Submitted by K.deLange (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
long live to the master. definetly he is the most great living legend of the blues,and this record is absolutly escential,a real masterpiece,thanks johnny for your music
long live to the white king of the blues. Submitted by raul alba (puebla,puebla mexico.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
The real KING
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