Johnny Winter And - JOHNNY WINTER****

Guess I'll Go Away/Ain't That A Kindness/No Time To Live/Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo/Am I Here/Look Up/Prodigal Son/On The Limb/Let The Music Play/Nothing Left/Funky Music

Johnny Winter And moves the ace Texan guitarist away from his blues base towards a more hard rock sound, aided by former members of The McCoys, most notably Rick Derringer. (US:154 UK:29)

“The only Johnny Winter album with no blues tunes, it was cut on a single day. The rapport between Derringer and Winter is incredible. I love the funk of Ain't That A Kindness, and the soulful vocal on No Time To Live. But my two favourite tracks are probably Nothing Left and Prodigal Son, two Winter originals that show he could write heavy tunes with the best of them. Some real Hendrix influences here.”

“At the time of this record Jimi Hendrix hadn't been long dead. People were looking for a suitable guitarist to fill the void and Johnny Winter was the man for the job. From start to finish this recording is full of blistering, lightning fast guitar work. The single Rock & Roll Hootchie Koo blew me away. I have never heard such an attack displayed on six strings, and this experience has never been repeated since.”

“One of Winter's more rock oriented albums thanks to the addition of Rick Derringer and his fantastic guitar. Lots of toe-tappers and dual guitar blazing rock.” “The interplay between Winter's Texas blues-rock sound and Derringer's straightahead rock & roll style is incredible.”

“Johnny Winter And pairs Johnny Winter with the McCoys for an album of pure Texas blues-rock. This album set the tone for the hard rock/metal explosion to come, and features impressive interplay between Winter and Rick Derringer on guitars. Some songs are a bit tied to the times, but that's a minor quibble.”

“Hardcore blues rock fans may not enjoy this as much as his previous albums. However, the classic rock music present on Johnny Winter And is fair and certainly not worth passing over.”

“Still strongly rooted in the blues legacy, this is one of the strongest examples of early Southern rock. Derringer contributes some notable songs, which are rockier than the traditional Winter material and the blend of tunes works perfectly. Winter’s guitar pyrotechnics are of course the highlight time after time, but the entire album is just a superb trip down memory lane, when everything just sounded right.”