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Artist : Johnny Winter
Album : The Woodstock Experience
Label : Sony/Columbia Legacy
Genre : Blues
Street date : 2009-06-30
Quality : 173 kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
Encoder : Lame 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Size : 129.66MB
Time : 99:10 min
Url : http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7931027
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Disc 1/2
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1. I'm Yours And I'm Hers 4:32
2. Be Careful With A Fool 5:16
3. Dallas 2:49
4. Mean Mistreater 3:55
5. Leland Mississippi Blues 3:30
6. Good Morning Little School Girl 2:46
7. When You Got A Good Friend 3:42
8. I'll Drown In My Tears 4:46
9. Back Door Friend 2:56
Disc 2/2
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1. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter 5:05
2. Leland Mississippi Blues 4:58
3. Mean Town Blues 10:54
4. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 14:45
5. I Can't Stand It (With Edgar Winter) 6:09
6. Tobacco Road (With Edgar Winter) 10:40
7. Tell The Truth (With Edgar Winter) 6:51
8. Johnny B. Goode 5:36
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Sony/BMG's Legacy imprint decided to commemorate the 40th anniversary of
Woodstock by issuing a slew of double-disc deluxe packages by catalog artists
who played the festival. Each slipcase contains the featured artist's entire
performance at Woodstock and, as a bonus, an LP sleeve reproduction of a
classic album issued near the time the festival occurred, as well as fine,
individually,designed double-sided posters. Johnny Winter's volume in this
series contains the remastered version of his self-titled debut album in a
snazzy LP cover sleeve. It is one of, if not the greatest album in his entire
catalog. More importantly, Johnny Winter's performance at Woodstock is, with
the exception of one cut -- "Meantown Blues" -- the only one never to have
been released in any form before now. This 64-minute, eight-song concert is
an important historical document for numerous reasons, not the least of which
is the absolutely killer show Winter and band put on. Winter appeared at the
festival with his then-rhythm section of Tommy Shannon and "Uncle" John
Turner (later to back Stevie Ray Vaughan in Double Trouble). Also appearing
with the band on four cuts is Winter's brother Edgar on Hammond B-3.
According to the liner notes what was to be played was unplanned, making for
a stellar, unself-conscious public offering by an all but unknown artist to
the Woodstock audience -- to be fair, there were two others at the time: Joe
Cocker, and Crosby, Stills & Nash (with and without Neil Young). The set is
divided between smoking originals -- an electric 12-string attack on
"Meantown Blues" and a stomping "Leland Mississippi Blues," as well as
well-chosen covers from his blues repertoire, including an electrifying
version of J.B. Lenoir's "Mama, Talk to Your Daughter" to open the show. The
version of B.B. King's "You Done Lost Your Good Thing" is the best cover
version ever. The rhythm section here is so tight -- despite Winter's
high-flying free-form improvisational attack. They are not only rocksteady,
they help to control the dynamic and keep the show firmly on the ground. Of
the material with Edgar, the reading of Bo Diddley's "I Can't Stand It,"
(which had recently been cut for Second Winter) is the most startling, though
"Tobacco Road," with Edgar on vocals goes off in all sorts of intriguing
directions without losing its country-blues flavor despite the electricity.
Only the R&B standard "Tell the Truth" doesn't cut it. It's not because the
band isn't tight -- it is and even goes into some popping jazz terrain, and
Winter's solo is a buzz saw -- it's because the harmony vocals are terrible.
The gig closes with what must have been his first recorded version of Chuck
Berry's "Johnny B. Goode." While the vocals are a bit rough, the playing is
anything but (even if Winter flubs a change on the turnaround in the middle).
The rave-up on this tune is a showstopper, making this altogether an
indispensable entry in Johnny Winter's catalog. This is guitar hero rock and
blues with a vengeance.
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