White Hot & Blue

Johnny Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tristar
• ASIN: B00008FX4C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,955 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smouldering blues-rock, October 12, 2003

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Hot & Blue (Audio CD)

That this fine album has been discontinued is a sin...get it any way you can!
"White, Hot & Blue" was recorded in '78, and features Winter's excellent renditions of Jimmy Rogers' classic "Walkin' By Myself" and Junior Wells' signature tune "Messin' With The Kid", as well as a couple of fine originals.

Winter's playing is superb as always, and this is one of his strongest and bluesiest records. Virtually everything is top-notch, from the tough, slinky groove of "One Step At A Time" and the salacious slide guitar-workout "Slidin' In", to the acoustic Delta-styled "Nickel Blues" and the slow Little Walter-original "Last Night", which features some fine harp playing by Pat Ramsey.

The album closes with a tremendous cover of Jimmy Reed's slow boogie "Honest I Do", a superbly groovy rendition with tasty guitar playing from Johnny Winter and a sizzling harp solo, probably the best Jimmy Reed-cover I have ever heard. Or maybe I should say that MY copy closes with that song...I can see that it isn't listed here, so maybe that one was for the European market or something?
Anyway, "White, Hot & Blue" is a must-have for fans of John Dawson Winter III's bluesier side. A clean five stars...highly, highly recommended!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This should be re-issued!, March 31, 2005

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Vincent Caster (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Hot & Blue (Audio CD)

This is one of the best blues-rock discs ever! JW and company do an outstanding job and I have never understood why this one has not been made more available. It's worth the price of admission to hear JW play rhythm guitar on "Messin' with the kid", I kid you not.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm buying it again, finally., October 15, 2004

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Neil the woodworker (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Hot & Blue (Audio CD)

I bought this album when it first came out, and I'm buying it again. It's great blues rock guitar of the highest magnitude. This is JW for the ages. I still play myself, and I wouldn't steer ya wrong.