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Post by GnLguy on Feb 12, 2014 10:08:46 GMT -6
Killer intro on this. I think Johnny's version may be a little more soulful than Jimi's and Gary Moore's
Johnny is looking pretty bad these days, just glad he's still with us.....
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Post by Phil on Feb 12, 2014 15:28:56 GMT -6
Johnny Winter was one of the greats. He wasn't just all flash and speed. He's been in bad shape for at least the last 10 years. I read somewhere that he's looking better now than he did several years ago. The human body can only take so much abuse. Here's one of my favorites - Johnny Winter and Mike Bloomfield "It's My Own Fault". If anyone's not real familiar with these guys - Bloomfield starts it out. You should be able to tell who's who after listening to that intro. Phil : |
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Post by GnLguy on Feb 12, 2014 23:02:02 GMT -6
Johnny Winter was one of the greats. He wasn't just all flash and speed. He's been in bad shape for at least the last 10 years. I read somewhere that he's looking better now than he did several years ago. The human body can only take so much abuse. Here's one of my favorites - Johnny Winter and Mike Bloomfield "It's My Own Fault". If anyone's not real familiar with these guys - Bloomfield starts it out. You should be able to tell who's who after listening to that intro. Phil : Very true that the human body can only withstand so much. Its amazing that people like Johnny, Keith Richards, Ozzie Osbourne, Gregg Allman just to mention a few are still alive after all that they were reportedly involved in. Keith Richards just kinda babbles when interviewed, maybe its just a ruse, but if not, he's cooked well done. However, the music that keeps flowing from him is amazing. He has to be one of the most creative rhythm guitar players in rock today |
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Post by Phil on Feb 13, 2014 14:12:01 GMT -6
I remember reading a headline not too long ago that said something like, "Scientists Baffled Over Why Ozzie Osbourn is Still Alive".  Keith Richards is a very intelligent guy, as is Johnny Winter, in recent interviews I've seen with Richards he comes across quite articulate - as opposed to the past. And I agree with your assessment of his rhythm playing. He's a much better guitarist than people give him credit for and he is the driving force behind the Stones. Phil |
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Post by Phil on Feb 13, 2014 15:12:56 GMT -6
GnLguy, I've gotta say those posts of yours are nuggets, great contributions... I saw Johnny Winter playin' live last year, it still was most impressing. Guy's a class of his own, even in his baddest shape. Well, tbone, then you are in a unique position to answer my question. Did it look to you that Johnny was in better shape than he was a few years ago? Where did you see him? Phil |
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Post by grampalerxst on Feb 13, 2014 18:09:56 GMT -6
GnLguy, I've gotta say those posts of yours are nuggets, great contributions... I saw Johnny Winter playin' live last year, it still was most impressing - although the guy was in a bad shape, he still made it clear that he's in a class of his own. However, although this might sound very fan-boyish (and probably is), but somehow I always have a problem with Hendrix covers, I always feel that the guy can be copied not covered, not even by the best of those out there... his voice complimented his playing, and he had some wicked song writing skills... there, I said it, just couldn't help myself. Now, go on and call me groupie... I thought that way too until I saw this guy in "cowboy" hat playing on the Austin City Limits TV show back in the early 1980s. I thought, "Wow, look at that country/western dude playin' Hendrix." Of course it was SRV, and, well, we'll probably have to agree to disagree on the relative merits of SRV's interpretations. Certainly Hendrix was a trailblazer of magnificent brilliance. |
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Post by GnLguy on Feb 13, 2014 19:24:06 GMT -6
Its been said that Imitation Is the Greatest Form of Flattery....
If you listen to several of SRV's covers, they are nearly note for note of the original that were recorded decades prior. The Allman Brothers version of Statesboro Blues is similar to others. If you listen to many of Hendrix tunes, you will hear the Curtis Mayfield lines that he copied. Even Chet Atkins, Mr Guitar himself, spoke and sang about stealing licks from others.
Regardless of how high we hold our guitar heroes, they learned just like we are - someone helped them in some capacity to learn to play and everyone of them had a favorite player or two. They copied songs and licks and if they were fortunate, like Jimi and SRV and Chet, they took what they had learned and copied and very much made it there own.
In the case of Johnny Winter doing Red House, I think to someone like JW view that as another song to add to their repertoire
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Post by Phil on Feb 15, 2014 15:15:07 GMT -6
I just got around to fully listening to JW's version of Red House. I have a lot of his stuff, but never heard this one before. I'm always amazed by his ability. As a straight up blues player he is definitely among the best. He punctuates very soulful emotional blues riffs with those flashes of speed in just the right combination. There's real depth to his playing. He also plays very tasteful rhythm parts when he's not taking center stage - listen to what he's doing behind Bloomfield or the cuts he's on with Muddy Waters.
He has his fan base, but I don't think he ever got the recognition he really deserves.
Phil
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Keith Richards is a very intelligent guy, as is Johnny Winter, in recent interviews I've seen with Richards he comes across quite articulate - as opposed to the past. And I agree with your assessment of his rhythm playing. He's a much better guitarist than people give him credit for and he is the driving force behind the Stones. 
