Got a mixed bag of opinion when I asked for info on recent Johnny Winter shows on this board a few months back. Well, I saw him last night in Glasgow and he was sh*t hot! Playing to a very hot and sweaty full house, this was wall to wall blues from an old master.

Contrary to some of the info I received, Johnny was playing great, singing great, introducing all the songs, etc.

Seated throughout, he eschewed the fingerboard pyrotechnics of the 80's and delivered his blues with taste and class. There were a lot of my friends in the audience and every one of them went home with a smile on their face.

No, he didn't play Jumpin' Jack Flash (I seem to remember him doing a killer version on "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in the 70's)......but he did play a very nice "It's All Over Now" which got the crowd singing along.

If you like your blues tasteful rather than flashy, do yourself a favour and catch Johnny Winter before the tour ends. Who knows when he'll be back in Europe?

teleblaster Wrote:
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> Got a mixed bag of opinion when I asked for info
> on recent Johnny Winter shows on this board a few
> months back. Well, I saw him last night in
> Glasgow and he was sh*t hot! Playing to a very hot
> and sweaty full house, this was wall to wall blues
> from an old master.
>
> Contrary to some of the info I received, Johnny
> was playing great, singing great, introducing all
> the songs, etc.
>
> Seated throughout, he eschewed the fingerboard
> pyrotechnics of the 80's and delivered his blues
> with taste and class. There were a lot of my
> friends in the audience and every one of them went
> home with a smile on their face.
>
> No, he didn't play Jumpin' Jack Flash (I seem to
> remember him doing a killer version on "The Old
> Grey Whistle Test" in the 70's)......but he did
> play a very nice "It's All Over Now" which got the
> crowd singing along.
>
> If you like your blues tasteful rather than
> flashy, do yourself a favour and catch Johnny
> Winter before the tour ends. Who knows when he'll
> be back in Europe?

Asked you on the other thread but you didn't reply ... can you supply a UK/European tour schedule ? I cannot find one.

05.04.07 Club 013 Tilburg
05.05.07 Labadoux Folk Festival Ingelmunster
05.07.07 Zitadelle Berlin
05.08.07 Parkbuhne Leipzig
05.11.07 Theaterhaus Stuttgart
05.12.07 Museumplatz Bonn
05.18.07 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte NC
05.19.07 The ArtsCenter Carrboro NC
06.06.07 The Independent San Francisco CA
06.15.07 Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana CA
06.16.07 Celebrity Theatre Phoenix AZ
06.17.07 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach CA
06.21.07 The Coach House San Juan Capistrano CA
06.22.07 Canyon Club Agoura Hills CA
06.30.07 Lakeside Blues Festival Grounds Jarvenpaa
07.14.07 Belleville American Music Festival Belleville WI
07.21.07 Lewis and Clark Landing Omaha NE
07.26.07 Harrah's North Kansas City Casino and Hotel - Voodoo Lounge Kansas City MO
07.27.07 Harrah's Metropolis Casino Metropolis IL
08.02.07 House of Blues - Dallas Dallas TX
08.04.07 Texas Panhandle Blues Festival Lubbock TX
09.14.07 Birchmere Alexandria VA
01.19.08 Narrows Center for the Arts

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paulywaul Wrote:
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>
> Asked you on the other thread but you didn't reply
> ... can you supply a UK/European tour schedule ? I
> cannot find one.

Sorry Paulywaul. Was sure I had. The German dates are with brother Edgar and Rick Derringer. Regards

Startin' tomorrow it seems.
No date up here I note.

I'm deeply into Johnny Winter for the moment..buying all his LPs that I found...The thing is that his records gets better and better the older this guy gets...

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If you have or plan to attend any of JW's gigs in germany this week, please post a review.....peter

Did he play any slide guitar? was it good?