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CousinC
Been at the 70's Essen show.
But when he came on late at night I was tired and stoned.
Music did a lot for me but also made me an addict for a loong time. So I have love and sympathy for all my brothers in arms there.
Johnnys Stones stuff is among the best.
Unfortunately, his songwriting wasn't as great.
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bob r
Johnny Winter And .. Live is one of the greatest live albums of all time.
Still Alive & Well was also incredible.
His performance of Dylans "Highway 61" at the 30th anniversary Dylan concert literally blew every else off the stage that night
Wow, he was good
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bob r
Johnny Winter And .. Live is one of the greatest live albums of all time.
Still Alive & Well was also incredible.
His performance of Dylans "Highway 61" at the 30th anniversary Dylan concert literally blew every else off the stage that night
Wow, he was good
If you like those live albums you should checkout Johnny Winter And " Live at the Fillmore East" This is the full concert where several of the original JW And live album songs come from. In particular it has the complete version of " Mean Town Blues' which has about 6 minutes edited out on the original album.
This CD is OOP print now I think for you need to search to get it at a reasonable price.
Also highly recommend the Johnny Winter at Woodstock album. Great SQ and performance.
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bob r
Johnny Winter And .. Live is one of the greatest live albums of all time.
Still Alive & Well was also incredible.
His performance of Dylans "Highway 61" at the 30th anniversary Dylan concert literally blew every else off the stage that night
Wow, he was good
If you like those live albums you should checkout Johnny Winter And " Live at the Fillmore East" This is the full concert where several of the original JW And live album songs come from. In particular it has the complete version of " Mean Town Blues' which has about 6 minutes edited out on the original album.
This CD is OOP print now I think for you need to search to get it at a reasonable price.
Also highly recommend the Johnny Winter at Woodstock album. Great SQ and performance.
Thanks for this information. I didn't know that. Is there a complete version of Captured Live, too? This is my all-time live favorite.
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jbwelda
Reading what I have here reinforces my somewhat negative feelings about Johnny Winter's recorded output. Frankly I do not particularly love extended soloing, particularly harsh guitar solos. I much prefer ensemble playing to ego stroking guitar workouts. That's what I liked about the album Second Winter so much, it sounds like a BAND on most tracks, not a bunch of musicians backing a superstar soloing guitar god. Seems Johnny was not much of an ensemble player, preferring to be the only star on stage and not really giving anyone a chance to do anything other than provide backup for his guitar thrashing. The couple times I saw Winter I thought the same thing: why doesn't he blend into the background more and do some real SONGS and not just this harsh guitar playing? And it seems from what I read here and elsewhere, I was not alone in that thought. I think it was to his detriment but I guess his ego led him there and kept him there. Its a shame he never really worked in a band (early years excepted), he would have been much more interesting a player in my mind if he had.
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bob r
Johnny Winter And .. Live is one of the greatest live albums of all time.
Still Alive & Well was also incredible.
His performance of Dylans "Highway 61" at the 30th anniversary Dylan concert literally blew every else off the stage that night
Wow, he was good
If you like those live albums you should checkout Johnny Winter And " Live at the Fillmore East" This is the full concert where several of the original JW And live album songs come from. In particular it has the complete version of " Mean Town Blues' which has about 6 minutes edited out on the original album.
This CD is OOP print now I think for you need to search to get it at a reasonable price.
Also highly recommend the Johnny Winter at Woodstock album. Great SQ and performance.
Thanks for this information. I didn't know that. Is there a complete version of Captured Live, too? This is my all-time live favorite.
The original Johnny Winter And Live album was made up of tracks from three concerts. I am not sure which tracks came from which but JJF must be from Pirates World as it is not in the Fillmore Setlist.
1. Fillmore East 10/3/70
2. Pirates World, Dania Fla. 1/1/71 and 1/2/71
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Here is the Fillmore East album. Grab one while you can as it is now OOP and prices are going up.
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Just checked the track times and "Mean Town Blues" on the original album is 9 minutes long and on the Fillmore album it is just over 18 minutes so they cut out 9 minutes on the original album cut. Same with "It's My Own Fault" where the Fillmore release is 10 minutes longer (22minutes vs. 12minutes) then the "And Live" album.
I have read interviews with Johnny where he stated the Johnny Winter And Live album was his least favorite as he felt Derringer stepped on his playing and that they did not mesh well.
Not sure any of the concerts that make up Captured Alive were ever released officially. There may be bootlegs available though.
Here are the dates that make up that album according to WIKI
September 14, 1975, at Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA
September 18, 1975 at Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
September 20, 1975 at Coliseum, Oakland, CA
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jbwelda
I guess if the criteria is whether you can play "air guitar" to it, then I am hopelessly outclassed. Bores me to tears to tell you the truth.
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rollmops
Have the Stones and Johnny ever met?
Rockandroll,
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