Winter of 88

Johnny Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002PI8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,543 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Close to Me

2. Rain

3. Stranger Blues

4. Ain't That Just Like a Woman

5. World of Contradictions

6. Lightning

7. Looking for Trouble

8. Show Me

9. Anything for Your Love

10. Look Away

11. Mother Earth [*]

12. It'll Be Me [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing wonderful guitar work, November 13, 2002

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John F. Richards (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter of 88 (Audio CD)

This CD has a couple of the most wonderful guitar blues songs ever recorded. Namely, "Anything For Your Love" (which interestingly shows that JW is in the next league up from Eric Clapton when it comes to pure blues. EC recorded the same song on "Journeyman", and side-by-side, there is no comparison). "Rain" is another phenomenal song, as are numerous others. "Just Like A Woman" is trite and backwards, and the last two songs seem to have been added as filler. But if you want that gut-wrenching, soaring blues guitar, this is a must-have CD. I have been a JW fan from the 60's and I know his whole body of work. This one is a killer.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rockin' the blues, April 7, 2003

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J. Carroll "Jack" (Island Heights,NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter of 88 (Audio CD)

This is a solid recording by Winter; focusing on the rocking side of the blues. No real down home blues here, just rock, with Winter cutting loose on a number of traditionals and a few originals. This is not a CD of serious, thoughtful blues; rather, this is just a good old fashioned "let it loose" rocker. When he is on, Winter has a wonderful talent for bringing out the best in songs. His guitar and voice are in fine form here, and while it may not satisfy a traditionalist, it is more than adequate for the fan of blues with a rocking edge.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As It Gets, March 5, 2007

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Philip Clift (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter of 88 (Audio CD)

If you are a fan of contemporary, electric blues guitar this album is as good or better than anything on the market. Many fans consider Winter's first album to be his best, but the playing on Winter of '88 is much more refined and sophisticated. Winter plays and sings with incredible grit and passion, and his guitar tone is much meatier and heavier than many previous albums. His encyclopedic knowledge of blues licks is displayed with beautiful touch and spontaneity, much of the content seemingly unique to this work. The evolution of Winter's slide playing manifests fully on a number of cuts, most notably "Lightnin." If only Duane Allman had played for 20 more years, Winter might have had an electric slide rival. Awesome, face-melting blues baby.