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Steve Winwood: About Time

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The album speaks for itself--great songs, great musicians. This is the best solo album Winwood has done in a long time. The 2nd CD is excellent--Winwood at his best--he plays the guitar with such feeling and cranks out excellent solos. I saw him live at the Fillmore last year and he was truly enjoying himself- he trades off with all the musicians in his band and plays every instrument with excellent touch. He is truly an all round musician and singer. These type don't come around very often. Treasure it while you can. Click on this and buy this now!!!!!!

Since his debut with Spencer Davis as a mere teenager, Steve Winwood has exemplified all that is great about rock. This album is nothing short of superb. He takes an obscure soul number like "Why Can't We Live Together," and puts his definitive stamp on it. I've heard him described as a white Ray Charles, and after seeing him in September at Denver's Paramount Theater, I have to give in to that cliche. From the outstanding opening track to the final cut, this album brims with understated elegance that is rare in rock anymore. Everything from soul to latin to Traffic-style up tempo numbers is what you will find on this remarkable recording. His Hammond B-3 playing is still the standard among keyboard players and provides a very warm retro feel to the production. The band seems to be essentially the same one he tours with and they are all superb musicians. I would encourage the purchase of this record, and even more so, encourage everyone to catch his live show. From boy genius to rock pioneer to grammy winner, Steve Winwood deserves, and has earned, all of the accolades and admiration one can give a performer.

I bought the CD with the companion recording of the three live cuts a couple of years back, and it sounds fantastic. Is this newly packaged dual disc version really remastered with superior sonics? or is it just a marketing gimmick. I am the suspicious sort.

Saw Winwood and his band at an outdoor show last summer and they were trememdous, they stretched songs from this CD and classic pieces into some great live workouts, go see them if they come to your area.

Perhaps the last time that I seriously listened to Steve Winwood was back during the premier attention focused on "Arc of a Diver". Anyone who can do the math knows that that was a long time ago and I have to admit that Winwood music was stapled in my synapses along with my perhaps less "responsible" days. Today, I believe that I can judge a suite of music with a bit more context than those younger, headier days. But, to my astonishment, I was "blown-away" by this resurrection of Winwood artistry. A syncopated blend of his most creative process, injected with blatantly latin/caribbean overtones simply left me breathless. The production, arrangements and insistent rhythyms led me to finish that bottle of Stag's Leap Chardonnay all by myself. In short, an incredible recording.

Bought this because I follow/love what Winwood has done in the past - very pleased I got it. It is full of tracks that stand out because of their musicality, difference to the current musical mainstream and depth/richness of melody and instruments. This album could be prescribed for stress relief, it is very cool. Plenty of Latin influence in this one but SW, as always, finding warm melodies and stunning vocals to spark the soul. For me it was worth buying just for track 1 (Different Light) and track 9 (Horizon) - and everything in between is great too.

This is a great album and real return to form for Mr. Winwood. I can't believe that I missed it the first time around - saw it but never got around to buying it; it happens. Unfortunately my machine falls into the catagory warned of on the cover where it says "The audio side of this DualDisc does not conform to CD specifications and therefore will not play on some CD and DVD players". The DVD side plays though and makes the purchase worthwhile in its own right: the album and the live concert performances and extra tracks are terrific. Hearing Mr. Winwood rip into 'Voodoo Chile' seems to complete some sort of circle. Makes me want to play 'Electric Ladyland' straight away!

This excellent album by Winwood takes us back to the days of the Spencer Davis Group and Traffic. By that I mean it is heavy on the Hammond B3 Organ and percussion. Gone are the "Top Forty" pop hits of the 1980s. This album is the strongest work by Winwood in years and features longer pieces with excellent keyboard work. I am so glad I bought this cd. Everything about it is top notch. Winwood has assembled a group of musicians that contribute strongly to the set. The songs are well written, the guitar and drum work are very good and, above all, Winwood does an incredible job of bringing the B3 organ to the forefront. If you are a Winwwood fan and haven't purchased this album, do so. You will find "About Time" to be the most enjoyable album you have heard in years.

This DualDisc couldn't be better but for a Multichannel version in the DVD.
I keep wondering why several rock musicians make finer versions of their albums, but still in stereo instead of 5.1.
The CD was great for itself, and this version is just better.
Get it if you like Stevie's. You will love it.

Steve Winwood's done it again. Randomly chose this CD for my Winwood collection and it surely turned out to be a goldmine. The songs are simply fantastic and the music especially the percussion and Winwood's keyboard are a terrific treat to the ears. With that a DVD of 3 songs aptly resulted in one of my great buys. This album definitly deserves a 5 star rating ----- BY FAR THE BEST

This is the best quality album soud wis I have. The music is first class and will be enjoyed by all Steve Winwood fans. He only makes one every five years or so. You cant miss really. We all want a box set remastered but alas not yet. This is the next best thing.