Johnny Winter And:Live at The Fillmore East 10/3/70

Johnny Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice Live
• ASIN: B003954IQU
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,618 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Guess I'll Go Away

2. Good Morning Little School Girl

3. Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo

4. It's My Own Fault

5. Highway 61 Revisited

6. Mean Town Blues

7. Rollin' And Tumblin'

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another live side of Johnny Winter's post-Woodstock band, May 18, 2010

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Johnny Winter And:Live at The Fillmore East 10/3/70 (Audio CD)

Johnny Winter has always been a potent stage performer, as documented on numerous live recordings. His set at Woodstock, which has only recently been released in full, was a star-making turn, and after two studio albums for Columbia he formed a new quartet with members of the recently disbanded McCoys: Rick Derringer, Randy Jo Hobbs and Derringer's brother (performing under the original family name), Randy Zehringer. That group recorded under the name "Johnny Winter And," and with Bobby Caldwell replacing Zehringer, broke in their self-titled debut album with this 1970 set at New York City's Fillmore East. The set includes only two tunes from their then-new album (Winter's "Guess I'll Go Away" and Derringer's "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo"), with the remaining titles drawn from Winter's two previous albums.

The 1971 album Live Johnny Winter And documented the same line-up, repeating "Good Morning Little School Girl" (with improved fidelity here) while trimming "It's My Own Fault" and "Mean Town Blues" to half the length of these extended Fillmore jams. Another difference is that this 67-minute set forgoes the `50s rock covers that dominated the 1971 release. This disc opens with a pair of blues on which Winter takes incendiary, extended solos, and "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" is played harder than Derringer's later hit single. The twenty-two minute "It's My Own Fault" is low and slow, providing more of the emotional shades Winter could bring to both his guitar playing and singing. Unfortunately, it's the only slow number in the set.

Those who've longed to hear the rest of the band's early set list are in for a treat. These are the live chapters of Winter's post-Woodstock band that were left out of the 1971 telling. The band's studio debut is represented by two tracks, the extended solos and jams stretch to their full post-psychedelic ballroom length, and covers of Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" and Muddy Waters' "Rollin' and Tumblin'" recount some of Johnny Winter's earlier recordings. Those who latched onto Rick Derringer during his pop-rock days with Edgar Winter and subsequent solo career will be floored by the fire in his blues playing. Collectors' Choice delivers this disc in a digipack with a four-panel booklet that includes knowledgeable liner notes by Richie Unterberger. [©2010 hyperbolium dot com]

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where does this music come from?, May 25, 2010

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This review is from: Johnny Winter And:Live at The Fillmore East 10/3/70 (Audio CD)

Saw johnny a few times during this era. Madison Square Garden, Felt Forum, etc. Listened to this twice when I got it. One word, AWESOME!!!! Anybody that knows johnny Winter will relish this recording. A couple of the songs are on the other "JW and live" album, but sound a bit different here. How music like this has just sat around somewhere all these years is beyond me. Would have been nice to have a little more notes and pictures in this CD, but having the music will do just fine. Some of the best. This is a much welcome edition to my collection of just about every thing johnny has recorded.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Johnny Winter set, May 19, 2010

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Mark A. Cartier "Cartier" (Portland, Or. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Johnny Winter And:Live at The Fillmore East 10/3/70 (Audio CD)

I was lucky enough to be introduced to Johnny Winter in my senior year in high school via his first album. For me personally, I prefer Johnny from 1969 through 1973-74 or so (including the "Still Alive And Well" Album).

While the sound isn't as "full" as the live Johnny Winter And recording - this is still an excellent show with a killer setlist. I'm not an engineer so I don't know if this is from a soundboard and the 71 release is a multitrack recording edited in the studio - although that would be an educated guess.

With that said, the recording is VERY good and the setlist is great. The interplay between Derringer and Winter is worth the price of admission alone. I'd consider this a 'must' purchase for any fan of Johnny's from that time period (69-74).

I'm very happy with the release, the sound, the setlist and the value. A nice **** release.