Members jkay Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 Somehow, I've missed out on their greatness all these years. Kind of re-discovered them on Pandora the last few weeks. They are both the {censored}. Underappreciated in the pantheon of great guitarists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 Leslie West = Gibson P90 goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RufusFussbuster Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 Leslie West = Gibson SG P90 goodness Huh, I always associated him with a LP Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jkay Posted March 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 West's tone is as thick as a lava flow with lighting bolts shooting out of it, it's unforgettable and unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 I've watched Johnny Winter from the beginning. The last time I saw him at the Yale Hotel last year I got him to sign my guitar. He sat through the whole set and played his Lazer the whole night except for the last song when he brought out his Firebird for some slide playing. I've seen Leslie West once and he was great. Of course I had to learn the lead for Mississippi Queen, note for note. I mean,...what guitarist doesn't try to learn that stuff when they're learning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RufusFussbuster Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 West's tone is as thick as a lava flow with lighting bolts shooting out of it, it's unforgettable and unique. That describes it well. Killer rock tone. We all know about the brown sound, but that was the black 'n' blue sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 Huh, I always associated him with a LP Junior. You're right. I should have just said "Leslie West = Gibson P90 goodness". I'll fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 Johnny Winter helped me win a bet once. It was back in college (a very long time ago) and I was having a conversation with an African American friend about music. He made a statement about white people not being able to really sing the blues. So we made a bet, and without showing him the album cover I put on Johnny Winter's first album. My friend listened and then said, "that guy ain't white!" So I pulled out the album cover (vinyl in those days) and said they don't get much whiter." We both had a good laugh and I won the bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 Leslie West is right at the top of my all time favorite guitarists. Unbelievable tone and the man can play. I have been chasing the Leslie West tone for years. Johnny Winter isn't a slouch either. I haven't really listened to him for many years. I'll have to pull out my old LPs and take a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 I love them both. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Yeah, like they influenced me as much as Robbie Kreiger... Love them both. Mississippi Queen is required memorizing!! Seen Johnny live and he's just amazing. He had that brash Texas thing going on before SRV for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3shiftgtr Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 I used to wake up every morning before school and put on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" from Johnny Winter And...Live. That groove just got the juices flowing. "Turn that crap down and gitcher butt ready for school!" was the parental wail from the bottom of the stairs. And just in case you were wondering, Johnny Winter And...Live is a QUINTESSENTIAL live 70's disc. Defines blues/rock RAW!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted March 28, 2010 Members Share Posted March 28, 2010 The Johnny Winter And + the Live lps are Great. West lps were kind of hit and miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 I used to wake up every morning before school and put on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" from Johnny Winter And...Live. That groove just got the juices flowing. "Turn that crap down and gitcher butt ready for school!" was the parental wail from the bottom of the stairs. And just in case you were wondering, Johnny Winter And...Live is a QUINTESSENTIAL live 70's disc. Defines blues/rock RAW!!!! Fine, fine music. Rick Derringer's rhythm guitar cuts out during JW's solo on Johnny Be Goode, but there is wicked high energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 My absolute two favorites back in the day, have seen them both a bunch of times over the years starting late 70's and until a few years ago. Saw them both at their best and worst really. Saw Johnny on drugs (nearly fell off stage) and clean, saw Leslie with no teeth and then with new teeth (he had them fixed when he was doing the movie The Money Pit), and both fat and skinny . They both were and are great and have persevered and gotten better. I even remember seeing Johnny when he first started playing ONLY blues, and we hated it...we kept screaming out for Bony Maroney and some of his rock stuff...but he stuck to his guns and really was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 I copped a lot of lix off of Johnny Winter And.... in the early '70s. Quintessential '70s blues-rawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Artslinger Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 WTF you never heard of Johnny Winter. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cadfael Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 I stumbled across a site called 'wolfgang's vault' recently. Despite the Van Halen sounding name it is actually a site /archive of the great Bill Graham. so it is all live recordings many from the Fillmore days, a bit of just about everybody from the 70's, but there are some fabulous concerts of Mountain and Johnny Winter. Just frickin' GREAT playing! I saw Johnny Winter in 74 but alas never saw Mountain or West. But Mountain really were the killer band from that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 Never heard of these guys, but I may go check them out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jkay Posted March 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 Of course I've heard of Johnny Winter. It's just that in life, there's only so much time, and for whatever reason those guys didn't grab me thirty years ago the way they do now. I had time for Zep and the Allman Bros, but not so much for Johnny Winter. Windows open and close and open all the time, if you know what I mean. Trying to make up for lost time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hrcnsfan Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 I just love this clip of West's Never In My Life. The music starts at 30 secs. [YOUTUBE]UP_Ezh4twgU[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jkay Posted March 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 His tone in that clip is to "eightiesafied". Not as gritty as his early tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 A long time ago I heard a very early Johnny Winter song that was totally different than anything I've heard from him. It wasn't blues or rock and roll, but a trippy psychedelic tune, almost like early Pink Floyd. I've never come across it again, but it was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members o.versteer Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 OK, pop quiz time, and no Googling! : What seminal road movie features "Missisippi Queen" prominently (as well as a host of obscure but great tunes)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 A long time ago I heard a very early Johnny Winter song that was totally different than anything I've heard from him. It wasn't blues or rock and roll, but a trippy psychedelic tune, almost like early Pink Floyd. I've never come across it again, but it was very cool.Livin' in the Blues is pretty psychedelic. (couldn't find a clip) Avacado Green is very Dylan-like. One of my favorite JDW songs. [YOUTUBE]jnYwmziF9DM[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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