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CD 1&2 SDBRD/AUD Matrix 9.3 CD 2&3 Soundboard 9.5 - A great overview of John’s music contained herein. I admit I wasn’t too knowledgeable of his stuff, I knew his name (he is from Houston, he was just one of our locals) and had numerous chances to see him live…but sadly never did. I should have. This music is pretty basic, but will remind you a bit of Bob Dylan, and will entertain you endlessly with the lyrical wit and story-telling nature of the songs. A bright star, really, a shame that we lost him recently. John Prine 2/22/79 Rainbow Theatre Denver, CO Disc I:- -Spanish Pipedream
- -Often Is A Word I Seldom Use
- -Fish And Whistle
- -Angel From Montgomery
- -Crooked Piece Of Time
- -Blue Umbrella
- -Illegal Smile
- -Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone
- -The Bottomless Lake
- -Dear Abby
- -Sam Stone
- -That's The Way The World Goes Round
- -There She Goes
- -I Had A Dream
- -Living In The Future
- -Iron Ore Betty
- -Hello In There
- -Paradise
- -Please Don't Bury Me
- -Onomatopoeia
- -Sailin' Around
- -Mexican Home
- -Sweet Revenge
- -Souvenirs
- -Saigon
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Studio and Live 8.7 – 9.9 - A beautiful collection of recordings featuring the three original members (Tommy Shannon, Uncle John Turner, Johnny Winter) during various time periods over the decades. Most notable are the inclusion of some very rare 1969 studio sessions, and reunion material taken from Willie Nelson’s Arlyn Studios back in 1992. This material is outstanding and has yet to be officially released. Johnny Winter "Back Together Again 69-92" Disc 1 Johnny Winter with Edgar Winter Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 1970-03-07 01 -Mean Town Blues 02 -Talk To Your Daughter 03 -Mean Mistreater 04 -Johnny B.Goode 05 -Tobacco Road 06 -Drum Solo including a bit from "Frankenstein" 07 -Tell The Truth Band: Johnny Winter-Guitar,Vocals Edgar Winter-Sax,Electric Piano,vocals Uncle John Turner-drums Tommy Shannon-Bass Disc 2 The Nashville Sessions 1969 Recorded at "The Warehouse" studio Nashville, TN. 1969 1. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 1) 2. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 3) 3. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 5) 4. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 6) 5. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 7) 6. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 8) 7. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 15) Texas Gunslingers Sessions 1992 Arlyn Studios 1992 Austin, TX. 8. -Little Red Rooster 9. -Mother-In-Law Blues 10.-Shoulder Holster 11.-Shoulder Holster (Remix) 12.-Bandido (Greg Main on guitars) 13.-Parchman Farm (Greg Main guitars) 14. -Lo Down Situation (Greg Main guitars) -
Audience 7.8 - A large hall sound, but cleanly captured. Kind of sounds like you are there – tons of atmosphere without boominess. Pleasant! -
Audience 8.4 - This is a very rare glimpse at a short lived incarnation of Johnny Winter’s band, mainly the addition of his brother Edgar. So it’s an interesting tape, sounds VERY close to the main P.A. system and consequently has some upper mid crowding which makes for a strange mixture of a tape that is both clear and bright, and overcrowded in the upper mid band. It’s good sounding but does not give you much separation of instruments. For collectors this has to be considered a very important tape though. -
Pro FM Broadcast 8.8 - Sounds like the band is right at the top of their game, with Johnny inspired and ripping out one superb lead after another flawlessly. -
Audience 8.4 - Surprisingly good, knowing just how few good audience tapers are from this period of the early Johnny Winter And. Now, the tape does show signs of age, mainly with some light hiss present and occasionally the volume decreases but not in a really annoying way at all. This is some fiery playing and a pretty clear, and sometimes dynamic tape. -
Audience 9.2 - Amazing recording! Not that it is perfect, in fact, the audio mix is off, but it is off in a spectacular way. So, it’s basically guitar, I mean, plugged directly into your brain and proceeding to torch your brain cells until they are dry spots on the carpet. Yeah, it’s like that, but don’t worry if you do not hear vocals perfectly, or bass is too low, or drums are not pounding because while all that is here, it is predominately the Johnny Winter and his hypnotizing psychedelic blues at maximum volume show. Johnny Winter Mile High Stadium Denver, Co 6-28-69 Denver Pop Festival 01 Rollin & a Tumblin 02 Help Me 03 Leland Mississippi Blues 04 Mean Town Blues 05 Goin Down Slow 06 It's My Own Fault -
Soundboard 9.8 - Frighteningly great! Super clear, dynamic, power and finesse all the way. A jewel, get this one! Johnny Winter Denver, Colorado, USA 1980 Disc 1 1. Hideaway 2. Killing Floor 3. Ez Rider 4. Catfish Blues 5. One Step At A Time Disc 2 6. Johnny B. Goode 7. Stranger 8. Highway 61 9. She Moves Me 10. Jumping Jack Flash 11. It's All Over Now 12. The Crawl -
Soundboard 9.6 - Smoking hot a MUST have! -
Audience 7.4 - 7.7 - Varies because most of the show is pretty decent coming from a master cassette tape, but towards the end it decreases just a little bit and makes me think taper had to relocate or something. I believe this show was recorded a little later than the official live album recordings.
