Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer

Edgar Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B000OPP9UW
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,914 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cool Dance

2. People Music

3. Good Shot

4. Nothin' Good Comes Easy

5. Infinite Peace in Rhythm

6. Paradise/Sides

7. Diamond Eyes

8. Modern Love

9. Let's Do It Together Again

10. Can't Tell One from the Other

11. J.A.P. (Just Another Punk)

12. Chainsaw

Editorial Reviews

First time on CD reissue of the classic 1975 album from Blues/Rock keyboardist Edgar Winter and his band featuring the astounding guitar playing of Rick Derringer. This album reached #124 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart on its year of release. 13 tracks including 'Diamond Eyes' and 'Paradise'. Wounded Bird. 2007.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unearth a gem from 1975, January 8, 2008

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The Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer...now there's a title for the ages. If anyone knows their Winter History, Rick Derringer helped write, produce, and play on many of (Johnny and Edgar) Winter albums of the early - to - mid 70's. But back to this album, this is just a fun, party rock record. You know it's a party if Derringer is listed on the album...Johnny Winter played the blues, Edgar played the jazz, and when Derringer worked with each brother seperately (and together, on Johnny and Edgar Winter Live 'Together') he brought in the rock (and party). I wouldn't call this album as essential or a masterpiece, but any fan of mid 70's rock, or of Edgar, Johnny, or Rick should definitely pick up. This is a no frills release.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not One of Their Better Efforts, March 7, 2009

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Pat Lamorgese "costellofanpat" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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As a long time Edgar Winter fan, this was one of the few missing from my collection. Edgar's a multi intrumental star with a wonderful voice, who wails on sax, keys and assorted percussion. Chuck Ruff was a steady drummer, and Dan Hartman and Rick Derringer share bass, guitar, synthesizer roles on this. However, althought the supporting cast is pretty much the same as the previous releases ("They Only Come Out at Night" and "Shock Treatment") minus Ronnie Montrose on guitar who had left to form his own band, there is little from a songwriting perspective that is memorable. Take three great singers who are multi-instrumental stars and usually the outcome is more memorable. I recommend the earlier Edgar releases for a new listener.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Musical Nector Of The Rock Gods!, November 20, 2007

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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As far as I am aware this is the very last studio recording of the Edgar Winter Group.As it is Rick Derringer,Dan Hartman and Edgar himself had already begun to move onto greener pastures but they decided to give it one last go as a group. This long forgotton album is for this group kind of their "White Album"-in as much as each members own individual musical stamps are seperated out into patishe form,without one member having to dominate the spotlight. The funny thing is that by 1975 Edgar Winter's own star was already shinning so brightly it was in danger of outshining anyone else who happened to cross his musical path. But the chemistry this group created resulted in a lot of the old magic that sustained them during the "Free Ride" era still being there. On the opener "Cool Dance" Dan starts things off with a mixture of soul and rock he'd continue to refine in coming years.On "People Music" he and Edgar rock out to perfection on one of the very best rockers the two ever collaberated on. "Good Shot" had Edgar stepping out front and apparently he'd been doing some heavy grooving to some big time Sly & The Family Stone during this era because it's slippry horns and chocked vocals come right out of that school-it's one of Edgar's very best journey's into the funk. Next up is Rick Derringers turn at bat with the catchy little country-western-styled "Nothin' Good Comes Easy". On the next two numbers first Edgar then Dan try at something a little different-two melodic "suite"-type pieces;Edgar's being the jazzier "Infinate Peace In Rhythm" and Dan's the more soulful "Paradise/Sides"-both songs were great for the band because they put them in synth with the other musicians of that era."Diamond Eyes" is one of Edgar's best songs on the album and one of his finest ballads-a slick R&Bish tune with a pleasingly non-mockish,youth oriented humanitarian message. Another huge highlite from this recording is the closing "Chainsaw"-a raucous,hard-rock/fusion instrumental that makes it clear The Edgar Winter Group had every intention of going out with a bang not a whimper. In the years following this Edgar Winter would go on to even great hights as a solo performer with JASMINE NIGHT DREAMS (DTS),Recycled and Edgar Winter Album-albums that found Edgar turning his back on hard rock and focusing on his main musical strengh such as jazz,funk,R&B,soul and even some disco on the latter listed recording. But a lot of the directions that were pursued on those albums have their roots here.