Blues
Johnny Winter, his brother Edgar and Rick Derringer form an American rock triumvirate that knows little competition. John Dawson Winter III further refines the oldest's progression from an overanxious white bluesman with a restrained voice into a tasteful and raunch rocker.
Winter the guitarist is a constant powerhouse who leaves few spaces in his frequent solos. Delivering cluster after cluster of rapidly picked notes or soaring chords, he has developed a discernible, if not virtuoso, style to replace the awkward pastiches of Chuck Berry and B.B. King that flawed his early work. Interestingly, Winter opts for less use of distortion than do most guitarists of this ilk.
He composes smartly. Knowing that even the simplest change can revitalize an otherwise staid 12-bar blues, Winter inserts a time-tested ascending chord sequence into the ninth and tenth bars of "Pick Up on My Mojo." Yet he can also succeed with a haunting, gently sung "Stranger," a pop piece reminiscent of Edgar.
But it's never a one-man show. Randy Jo Hobbs's bass combines treble tones with the mandatory bottom sound, and muscular drum rolls from Richard Hughes propel the meatier tracks which dominate the album. Wisely, Winter continues to borrow from other writers: Derringer, John Lennon and Allen Toussaint are all well represented. Shelly Yackus's crisp production shows the proper measure of control.
John Dawson Winter III is not without flaws -- his vocal on "Sweet Papa John," a blues patterned after the earliest Muddy Waters sides, returns to the thin huskiness he has mostly mastered, and the horns on two cuts would have been best omitted. Still, Winter displays an unmistakable maturity that few rock artists achieve.
By Charley Waters, Rolling Stone, 1/30/75.
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01.Rock & roll people
Writer: John Lennon (Lennon Music/ATV Music Corp./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter Guitars: Johnny Winter Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs Drums: Richard Hughes
Percussion: Richard Hughes and Randy Jo Hobbs
Handclaps: The Group
02.Golden olden day's of rock and roll
Writer: Vic Thomas (Pocketful of Tunes, Inc. & Papa Toad Music, Inc./BMI/1973)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Percussion: Randy Jo Hobbs and Richard Hughes
Handclaps: The rlre p Piano: Kenny Ascher
Backing Vocals: Johnny Winter, Tasha Thomas,
Carl Hall, Monica Burruss
Horn Arrangement: Edgar Winter
Trumpet: RBaritone Sax: Lew Del Gatto
03.Self-destructive blues
Writer: Johnny Winter (Winter Blues Music, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter Guitar: Johnny Winter Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs Drums: Richard Hughes
04.Raised on rock
Writer: Mark James (Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. & Sweet Glory Music, Inc./BMI/1973)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitars: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Percussion: Richard Hughes and Randy Jo Hobbs
Harpsichord: Edgar Winter
Lap Steel: Paul Prestopino
Backing Vocals: Jackdaw and Dennis Ferrante
05.Stranger
Writer: Johnny Winter (Winter Blues Music, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitars: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Piano and Solina Strings: Edgar Winter
06.Mind over matter
Writer: Allen Toussaint (Marsaint & Warner-Tamberlane Music, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitars: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Percussion: Randy Jo Hobbs and Richard Hughes
Backing Vocals: Johnny Winter
07.Roll with me
Writer: Rick Derringer (Derringer Music, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitars: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Percussion: Rick Derringer and Paul Prestopino
Backing Vocals: Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer
08.Love song to me
Writer: Johnny Winter (Winter Blues Music, lnc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitars: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Banjo and Dobro: Paul Prestopino
Pedal Steel: Rick Derringer
Backing Vocals: Johnny Winter
Buried Highpart: Dennis Ferrante
09.Pick up on my mojo
Writer: Johnny Winter (Winter Blues Music, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Lead and Rhythm Guitars: Johnny Winter
Additional Guitar and Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Percussion: Richard Hughes and Randy Jo Hobbs
Handclaps: The Group
10.Lay down your sorrows
Writers: Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann (Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. & Summerhill Songs, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Bass: Randy Jo Hobbs
Drums: Richard Hughes
Piano, Solina Strings, and
Organ: Edgar Winter
Backing Vocals: Tasha Thomas, Carl Hall, Monica Burruss
Horn Arrangement: Edgar Winter Trumpet: Randy Brecker Trumpet: Lou Soloff Tenor
Sax: Mike Brecker Trombone: Dave Taylor Baritone Sax: Lew Del Gatto
11.Sweet papa John
Writer: Johnny Winter (Winter Blues Music, Inc./BMI/1974)
Lead Vocal: Johnny Winter
Guitars: Johnny Winter
Bass Drum: Richard Hughes
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