- Audio CD (14 Feb 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Label: EMI
- ASIN: B0007D4MV8
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 154,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Format:Audio CD
How could I be the first to review this shattering album, still outstanding after nearly 40 years - released in 1967/8 amid the confusion of Johnny's jet propelled rise to fame after a long struggle through his youth, this album does not have a dud track, along with Second Winter it is still my favourite, Johnny at his roaring best, young, full of vigour and energy and his guitar playing all new, every note meant and deeply felt, fresh and wild. Plus Uncle John "Red" Turner on drums and Tommy Shannon on bass - how could it fail - they were truly the rhythm section to beat. I would love to have heard him perform "I got love if you want it" live, it has such an uplifting rhythym - to cut a long story short it is a marvellous album and if you like the blues you will love this.
Format:Audio CD
Recorded in the Vulcan Gas Company nightclub in Austin by two blues lovers before JW signed with Columbia, this album has a stunning live feel to it with some of the best blues guitar ever recorded, a bit like a blue print for later high energy white Texan blues players like SRV and Smokin' Joe Kubek. I love Johnny Winter's rough voice and frenetic guitar playing, although some people like my old house mate didn't get it, still even he couldn't get over the surprise Dobro versions of "Broke Down Engine" and "Bad Luck and Trouble". Try this out.
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Before Winter's early Columbia records brought him fame and fortune, this modest little album came out on Imperial.
The title, "The Progressive Blues Experiment", sounds a little ominous, but there is absolutely nothing "progressive" about this record; Johnny Winter, bassist Tommy Shannon, and drummer John "Red" Turner tear through ten genuine blues tunes without applying so much as a smear of rock commercialism.
The trio lay down a furious "Rollin' And Tumblin'" and an aggressive take on "Mean Town Blues", and if I am to complain a little, Winter's take on "Rollin' And Tumblin'" in particular is parhaps a little bit too furious, sacrificing groove for high-octane propulsion.
But most of what is here is excellent. I'm particularly fond of the two acoustic numbers, "Broke Down Engine" and "Bad Luck And Trouble", genuine Delta blues which feature Winter's National steel guitar, and also see him playing harp and mandolin.
But there is something here for everyone, and Johnny Winter's renditions of B.B. King's slow blues "It's My Own Fault", and Howlin' Wolf's ominous "Forty-Four" are among his best blues covers. His playing is excellent and varied all the way through, and the lean arrangements are virtually perfect.
A very, very good early effort, and one of Winter's best blues records (right up there with "Nothin' But The Blues", "Johnny Winter", and the phenomenal "White, Hot & Blue"). And the 2005 remastered edition leaves the earlier CD print in the dust, sonically, although there are no bonus track to be found.
4 1/2 stars. Highly recommended!
The title, "The Progressive Blues Experiment", sounds a little ominous, but there is absolutely nothing "progressive" about this record; Johnny Winter, bassist Tommy Shannon, and drummer John "Red" Turner tear through ten genuine blues tunes without applying so much as a smear of rock commercialism.
The trio lay down a furious "Rollin' And Tumblin'" and an aggressive take on "Mean Town Blues", and if I am to complain a little, Winter's take on "Rollin' And Tumblin'" in particular is parhaps a little bit too furious, sacrificing groove for high-octane propulsion.
But most of what is here is excellent. I'm particularly fond of the two acoustic numbers, "Broke Down Engine" and "Bad Luck And Trouble", genuine Delta blues which feature Winter's National steel guitar, and also see him playing harp and mandolin.
But there is something here for everyone, and Johnny Winter's renditions of B.B. King's slow blues "It's My Own Fault", and Howlin' Wolf's ominous "Forty-Four" are among his best blues covers. His playing is excellent and varied all the way through, and the lean arrangements are virtually perfect.
A very, very good early effort, and one of Winter's best blues records (right up there with "Nothin' But The Blues", "Johnny Winter", and the phenomenal "White, Hot & Blue"). And the 2005 remastered edition leaves the earlier CD print in the dust, sonically, although there are no bonus track to be found.
4 1/2 stars. Highly recommended!
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