Wolfman Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I saw Edgar and Johnny Winter at the Morristown Community Theater (Morristown, NJ) last night and it was a blast. First off the theater was basically a small movie theater-type venue so you are right in front of the band. Great acoustics in here too. Edgar came out first. They did a few tunes from his new album. Than they did some White Trash stuff like Turn Off your Love Light (great jam). They did the infamous Frankenstein where each musician took turns jamming out and Edgar played the keyboards, sax, and drums. His standing keyboard must be heard live to truly appreciate it. It was like a huge windstorm live. Tobacco Road was a twenty minute monster where they did excerpts from other tunes like In Gadda Da Vida, Money, and Kashmir. The bassist, Koko Powell, was amazing. They also did some other songs I didn't know but I have to say (without hopefully getting flamed) that Edgar and his guitarist did the voice-guitar responds thing that Plant-Page made famous better than anyone I have ever seen. His guitarist, Doug Rappoprt, is a mix of Page and Eddie Van Halen. They ended with Shout and for their encore they did, Free Ride. I really enjoyed Edgar. After a small break, Johnny came out to rock the house. He's very frail looking and basically sits the entire show. They did Oakie Dokie Stomp, Red House, and It's All Over Now. To be honest, I did not know as many of his songs as Edgar's. Lots of blues and just plain sick guitar playing. The scary part is that he hardly looks at the guitar while jamming. He also played showed off some nice slide work too. If you get a chance, see the Winter Brothers live. You will not regret one second of it. The crowd was really into it. Lots of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Thanks Wolfman. I missed Johnny last year and haven't seen Edgar since 72. The two of them together would be too good to miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhb Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Sounds like an incredible show! Thanks for sharing the review. Yeah, Johnny is one hell of a player, he's underated I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 I forgot to mention a few things BTW: The Johnny Winter Band Paul Nelson [Guitars] Scott Spray [bass] Vito Liuzzi [Drums] Paul Nelson is a fabulous guitarist. He warmed up with the band, left for most of the show, and played the last few songs with JW. Also, I forgot to mention that Edgar came out and played one song on sax with JW. Also, in my review I meant the Money jam was the "For the Love Of Money" by the O'Jays; not Pink Floyd's version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUCK'EYE' DOC Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I had the pleasure of seeing both Johnny and Edgar in the 70's, but not together. Great shows! Sounds like a great show. I would love to see them again. Thanks for the review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Johnny was a guest at the ABB Beacon shows this month, looks like he had a good time up there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v28aseRVQA...feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzyEric Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 There is a Johnny Winter date in Ann Arbor, MI I could go to but it does not say if its with Edgar. Do you think all these dates are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 There is a Johnny Winter date in Ann Arbor, MI I could go to but it does not say if its with Edgar. Do you think all these dates are? I don't think so.... http://www.edgarwinter.com/tour.php and here's JW's tour dates.... http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=44452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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