Hey Where's Your Brother

Johnny Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1992)
• Original Release Date: November 3, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000WJ4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,578 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag but worth the investment., August 17, 2004

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P.J. Le Faucheur (Canada (ex- U.K. resident)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hey Where's Your Brother (Audio CD)

Yes, I agree with Mr. Jensens review. This one is a mixture. Johnny & Edgar do a duet on 'Please Come Home For Christmas', and strangely enough, Bon Jovi also did the same song almost simultaneously and released it as a single at the end of that same year. Of course, Johnny & Edgar Winter had been doing this song together probably since they were 10 yrs old since there are earlier versions available of them singing it. Definitely a nod in the direction of Charles Brown. Johnnys version of T. Bone Walkers "Hard Way' is barnstorming.
There are some points where Johnny appears to be going through the motions, but then he makes up for it with the dynamic slow blues 'You keep sayin'that you are leavin''- what a gem! The lyrics are so true to life and humourous.. the guitar work is blistering.
'Check out her mama' is another high point. You wouldn't be disappointed when buying this one and it's one of the last occasions where you hear JW at full throttle*. It was almost a continuation of Johnnys former c.d. 'Let Me In', and he did really well in keeping the same feel.
**Johnnys next CD would be years later " Live In New York" on which he sounds heavily medicated and a shadow of his former self.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great CD!, July 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hey Where's Your Brother (Audio CD)

If you like blues,boogie-woogie,and rock-n-roll buy this CD. I've had it for 5 years and still listen to it all the time in my car. This is Johnny at his best. It has a nice mix of different types of music,all played to perfection by the master. Edgar joins in on "Please Come Home for Christmas". Not a bad song on this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full, deep, and rich, October 5, 2009

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F. J. PRISCO (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hey Where's Your Brother (Audio CD)

It's hard to think of any two other JW releases as full & rich as this one. Acoustic piece? yup, and it's a goody. Rock-out raves? Check. Swampy slide? Oh yeah, and it gets better each listen. Xmas song? Check ... -- what? Oh yes, my friend; Johnny not only includes a seasonal favorite, but his brother joins to make it a truly classic performance. While he was at it, Edgar added some touches to a couple other pieces as well, but "Please Come Home For Christmas" is the obvious highlight.

Not that this release didn't have any without him: "Boogie Real Low" has the band stretching out behind Johnny's ferocious slide, which he whips out again for the faster-than-fast "You Must Have a Twin". Billy Branch adds some much-needed harmonica here and there, but the real star of this album is the man it should be: Johnny himself, whose playing sounds somehow deeper than ever before. It's not surprising that Johnny didn't make another record for several years after this; there just may not have been much left to say :)