Edgar Winter - Roadwork
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Artist: Edgar WinterEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-02-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- Save the Planet
- Jive, Jive, Jive
- I Can't Turn You Loose
- Still Alive and Well
- Back in the U.S.A.
- Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo
- Tobacco Road
- Cool Fool
- Do Yourself a Favour
- Turn on Your Love Light
Music reviews of Roadwork
Music Review: Rick Derringer's Best (along with Johnny Winter And (Live))
Rating: 5 Stars
Rick Derringer first hit it big with the McCoys hit "Hang on Sloopy." I don't know how he got from that piece of bubble gum to the Johnny/Edgar Winter universe except for one thing: he just flat plays fantastic rock guitar (and sings pretty good too!).
Before playing with Edgar, he was "second guitar" and producer for Johnny Winter And. His playing on the Johnny Winter And (Live) album is outstanding. This album made Guitar Player magazine's list of great-but-under-appreciated disks. It too is 5 star album. But let me stick with Roadwork and Rick's contribution there to.
Roadwork starts with the great gospel rave-up, "Save the Planet." Now you may have to turn up the volume to hear it, but Rick is playing great rhythm guitar on this track. A lot of it sounds improvised. In the process, he puts on a clinic of how it's done: chord comping, octaves, quick lead fills.
But all of that is just a warm up to two tunes that feature Rick's playing, singing and front-man work. The peak is "Back in the USA." Here, he sings, plays killer, high-octane rhythm and great leads. He is absolutely "turning it up to 11" behind a band that would simply flatten a mere mortal. I would put this performance up against any live rock guitar hero performance of any age. It might even beat Chuck Berry's performance of his own tune.
I'll admit, Johnny Winter holds his own singing and playing on Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo. Of course, this tune and Still Alive and Well (the second Rick led tune on Roadwork) were written by Rick.
When White Trash turns from R&B to Funk, Rick kicks on the Wah Wah pedal. He uses this all essential funk guitar device like he invented it. Right up there with Hendrix (Voodoo Child Slight Return) and Wah Wah Watson (Theme from Shaft). Cool Fool and Do Yourself a Favor are the showcase tunes here.
So, while this is nominally an Edgar Winter album, Rick Derringer owns the album within the album. I believe it's his best: best playing with horn band, backing Johnny Winter, his best tunes.
If you're a Rick Derringer fan, this album must, without question, be added to your collection.
If you're not a Rick Derringer fan, but you like "real" rock and roll/R&B guitar, this is a must buy.
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Description of Roadwork
The live follow-up to 1971's Edgar Winter's White Trash finds the group running through a handful of the tunes from their debut album, as well as rocking things up a bit with "Still Alive and Well" (a track later recorded by Edgar's brother Johnny) and "Back in the U.S.A." One of the most immortal lines for any live rock album has to be "People keep askin' me -- where's your brother?" The introduction of guest artist Johnny Winter by his brother Edgar sets the stage for a rousing rendition of Rick Derringer's "Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo." The extended version of blues classic "Tobacco Road" is one of the finest moments on this album, which is itself a classic. ~ Michael B. Smith, All Music GuideClassic Rock CDs
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