OGWT brought back great memories…… and what a versatile musician Edgar was! -Scores a ten for sheer lunacy from me! I loved that programme and there must be a huge mine of amazing performances to uncover! Hey Chris whilst you probably have a backlog till the next century, how about an OGWT week?
Wow. That was something. I can't recall ever seeing these tracks performed, I couldn't have, because that is not something you can ever forget, right? What a ride, I loved every second of that. Thank you boys, love ya to bits. ❤
Outstanding musicianship in the entire band. And the icing on the cake is this band introduced us to the legendary Dan Hartman who was simply a brilliant singer, songwriter, and producer and very much missed by those who followed him.
Re: the strap “I could have done that”-George, you remind me of folx at an Ad Reinhardt exhibit and the correct answer is “but you didn’t”. Previously, no one thought of a keyboard as a portable instrument. While the strap itself seems simple enough, the out of the box thinking wasn’t. Looking forward to the rest of the week!
The old Gray Whistle Test , what a great show , every episode they would bring a band into the studio and play a full set live for us baby boomers to watch late at night
My older brothers had the shorter radio edit on a 45 single when I was a little kid. It was the first music I got REALLY excited about! A song with no words? About a friggin monster? Awesome! This song is so melodically rich it’s ridiculous! It set me up for a lifetime of seeking out musically interesting stuff. Even if it was over the top, this song and performance is worthy of high praise. Still my favourite!
Edgar was cooking dinner for the band and the studio crew while this song was in progress, it is true if you believe it . They only had 3 albums and check them all out and Jasmine Night Dreams which is Edgar solo but the members are on the album . Now the rabbit hole gets deeper with Rick Derringer/ Rock n Roll Hoochie Koo and Dan Hartman / Instant Replay
50ish years ago...the conversation went something like this: "I'll go in and get him, you're too f*cked up to handle his parents", said the driver who had given me the trip, and gobbled his down at the same time that I did. No sooner was I alone in the car, than effing Frankenstein, (the recorded version) BOOMED out of the radio. My initial exposure to Edgar Winter's magnum opus was, to say the least, extremely involving. My mate was probably right, I wasn't fit to meet anybody, or indeed, do anything worthwhile, I was however perfectly primed for my first listen to Frankenstein. It was over by the time that they came out. Later in the evening, when we all went our separate ways, (without actually parting), all I could hear was that bloody synthesizer solo (as recorded) in my head, but a trillion times more intricate... How in hell do you explain Frankenstein to a couple of spacemen who've never heard it? I bought the record that week and played it to them.💥!!!! (Still have it, too.) Thanks for the flashback, gentlemen...🤪✌
Oh yeh, the 70's. How good was that? Bloody good, that's how good it was. Ol' Edgar was a gifted muso for sure. He gave the old synthesiser a halloween workout. I remember that on the radio, must've been a shortened version maybe. And the bonus track took me for a free ride, bonus. Thanks guys, and Chris
Awesome slice of 70s. So much talent and rehearsing in the first track. Dan Hartman tweaked Free Ride when he came out with Instant Replay. Same vibe, just more dance-orientated. There were definite essences of Spinal Tap in this. Free Ride sounded like it got turned into Hell Hole by Tap.
Yes. Sometimes "more is more" if it is done like this. Both tracks were great. Congratulation, you bypassed the melanin-topic quite well this time. Chris, where do you find such things? Unbelievable 👍
I find myself on the outer sometimes because I love creative instrumental songs. I feel that often you can project as much feeling with instruments as you can with lyrics. The first track tonight (I don't remember what it is called) creates a soundscape that is simultaneously brilliant and a little comical. These players are seriously good musicians trying to tell a story. The musicianship was (mostly) excellent, however, I kept getting the image in my head of the old cartoon "Dick Tracy". In my imagination, the plot (song) had a semi-serious overtone, almost like Dick Tracy, the reliable and stable hand, trying to stop the evil force of Mumbles. In my mind's eye, Edgar was Mumbles, who was hellbent on creating as much chaos as possible whilst leading the other band members on a merry chase. I feel that Mumbles is a solid metaphor here because in the old Dick Tracy cartoons, no-one understood what was going on because few could understand him. I get that same feeling here, it sounds great, but I don't really understand what is going on. Chris, I suspect that this was the intent of choosing this track for Halloween; you made me feel weirdly uncomfortable, yet highly entertained. Great stuff. The second track ... I really liked, so there's nothing disturbing here ... "BOO" ... I scared you, didn't I?
I never realized how versatile of a musician Edgar Winter was. He seemed like he had a lot of great ideas about what music could be. Very cool track and I'm glad you guys did it! Without that keyboard strap you don't get that keyboardist from the Angels playing keyboard with his teeth while the crowd cursed at the band. So maybe a little respect. :) Free Ride was always a really rocking tune. A little avant garde, but you gotta be what you are. :)
I love it! I still have this on at least two of my mixed tapes, specially my Halloween tape. It also had You're so strange by icehouse, sympathy for the devil by the stones and werewolves of London by Warren Zefon, just to name a few. I put sound affects in my tape too, with a werewolf transformation, some thunder, screams and boiling oil to introduce strange brew by cream. And ooh free ride, Great bonus track! Good one Chris 👍🔥💖
bass player was dan hartman he had a few hits on his own, and on guitar was rick derringer who hits of his own like rock and roll hoochie coo and when he was with The Mcoys with thier hit Hang On Sloopy. Dan Hartman had a hit in the eighties with I Can Dream About You
I’m ashamed to say that I’d forgotten about this until it popped up on a reaction channel. Good to see it get the attention it deserves - the synth craziness was ahead of it’s time. Edgar? Still & always amazing. Pretty sure that’s Rick Derringer on the guitar btw.
Great track, mucho talent. Rick Derringer on lead guitar, not the dude with the two neck guitar but the other one, also had a one hit wonder with the song "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" right around this time.
