Best of [Original recording remastered]

Edgar Winter

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000663XG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,714 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While his blues-rock guitar-god brother Johnny forged a fiery career that would influence Stevie Ray Vaughan and a whole generation of showy young ax-slingers, young Edgar Winter followed a more idealistic, fashion-be-damned muse that bounded across R&B, jazz, gospel, and rock borders with gleeful abandon. Those influences bubble up throughout this 15-track anthology of the younger multi-instrumentalist Winter's first decade of recording, insuring a compelling listening experience by the sheer breadth of its ambition. Indeed, there are several Winters on display here: the genre-bending artist whose debut album could deliver convincing jazz fusion ("Entrance," "Fire and Ice"), then turn on a dime to pump out a blues-and-gospel drenched version of Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road" with brother Johnny's band; the R&B sparkplug of White Trash, the proto-Blues Brothers show band of "Keep Playin' that Rock & Roll" and "Give It Everything You've Got"; and the monster hitmaker of "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" (produced by longtime Winter cohort Rick Derringer and featuring an underrated powerhouse quartet that featured guitar star Ronnie Montrose and vocalist Dan Hartman). --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless..., August 31, 2004

By	Stephen Cabral (New England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This 2002 release is a remastered 15 song retrospective of his 5 Epic albums. It includes a 16 page booklet with liner notes and photos. The diversity of his music is amazing. Clive Davis gave Winter lots of money and full musical freedom to sign with Epic which Edgar took full advantage of. His first stage leaned heavily in a jazz vein, and then he entered his second stage by forming White Trash with the extraordinary vocal talents of Jerry La Croix. White Trash was sort of a cross between Blues Brothers style blues and Sly & the Family Stone with a mix of rock, soul, blues and `honest to goodness' gospel. Then he went into a pop/rock direction with his electronic rock smash "Frankenstein". Various musicians who played in the different incarnations include Rick Derringer, Ronnie Montrose, Dan Hartman, Tommy Shannon and his brother Johnny. One thing that all these different styles of music do share is that they are all sound timeless. I highly recommend this CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Supplement To THE EDGAR WINTER COLLECTION And Several Other Edgar Winter Albums, September 21, 2008

By	The Footpath Cowboy "rockerusa2002" (Kingston, NY United States) - See all my reviews

THE BEST OF EDGAR WINTER is an excellent supplement to THE EDGAR WINTER COLLECTION, EDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH, THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, and his latest, REBEL ROAD. It includes most, but not all of his best songs from the 70s. For example, nothing from SHOCK TREATMENT is included, and "Hangin' Around" is mysteriously absent. That said this CD showcases Winter's early guitarists Floyd Radford, Ronnie Montrose, and, to a lesser extent, Rick Derringer, quite impressively. Brother Johnny makes an appearance on a cover of "The Harlem Shuffle." This CD is a must-own for any true fan of rock & roll, as Winter, who's legally blind, proves that a disability doesn't have to be a handicap.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars shocked about no treatment, March 20, 2007

By	Greg Reece (u.s.a.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If this is supposed to be a complete retrospect of Edgar's career, why is there then NOTHING from the "Shock Treatment album on this collection? Having said that, you might want to pick up the "Collection" from 1989 on Rhino!