In 1994, Columbia records released A Rock And Roll Collection, a compilation of Johnny Winter's albums released on that label (and it's subsidiary Blue Sky) from about 1969 to 1980. This two disc set is a perfect showcase for his talented, megawatt guitar playing, but it also illustrates the problems in marketing such a gifted artist. Was he a bluesman, a classic rock and roller, a talented soul/funk/r and b player, what? Not to mention, the one and only bona-fide hit in this whole set ("Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo") was a major chart success only for the guy who wrote it (Rick Derringer), and not the guy who first recorded it (Winter). So, what we have here is a compilation of excellent originals ("Thirty Days," "Hustled Down in Texas,"), some very fine covers ("Miss Ann," "When You've Got a Good Friend," "Rock Me Baby"), some very good live numbers ("Bony Moronie," "Good Morning, Little School Girl," "It's All Over Now","Highway 61 Revisited"), one absolutely Titanic guest appearance by Muddy Waters and his band ("Walking Thru the Park"), and the rest of the cuts, which are mostly pretty mediocre. Some of these songs are hurt by strange decisions in the studio (Why ruin Robert Johnson's classic "Come On In My Kitchen" with a FLUTE solo? And who deleted the lusty background vocals by the Sing Sing Singers on "Thirty Days?); the entire package suffers from a rather bewildering track selection (Why only one cut apiece from Saints and Sinners and Still Alive and Well, two of Winter's best early works?). In sum, this is only a fairly good collection: it seems that Winter solved the material/marketing problems himself by recording nothing but the blues after about 1977; most of his later efforts are much more consistent and listenable. So while you may be discontented with much of A Rock And Roll Collection, there is still much to satisfy the patient listener. Rock on, Johnny! - amazon.com
DISC 1: 01. Johnny B. Goode (Live) 02. Good Morning Little School Girl (Live) 03. I'll Drown In My Tears 04. When You Got A Good Friend 05. Be Careful With A Fool 06. Miss Ann 07. Hustled Down In Texas 08. Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo 09. Rock Me Baby 10. Rock & Roll 11. Sitting In The Jail House 12. Baby, Watcha Want Me To Do (Live)
DISC 2: 01. Bony Moronie (Live) 02. It's All Over Now (Live) 03. TV Mama 04. Drinkin' Blues 05. Walking Thru The Park 06. I'm Not Sure 07. Guess I'll Go Away 08. Thirty Days 09. Come On In My Kitchen 10. Highway 61 Revisited (Live)
pass: zinhof
Panel Piwny:
[MIX] JOHNNY WINTER - A Rock N' Roll Collection (1994)
Wygląd liniowy
