It's OK
Just my opinnion and I'm a big Edgar, Johnny and Rick D fan - from all of their various incarnations. Got to like Edgar and Rick Derringer to enjoy this CD, even then, you have to force yourself to like some of it.
Great Rock Album!
This is one of the great albums from that time period that is pure rock 'n'
roll. Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer together spells instant success. It's a shame that the rock artists of today just don't have a clue when it comes to creating quality music. They should be sentenced to have to be locked in a room for 24 hours, and forced to listen repeatedly to this great album. Maybe that way, they can get at least an idea of what real Rock music is all about. I highly recommend this album to all who love "real" rock music!.
A fine finale for the group
Kudos to the sound engineer who converted this to digital, while not perfect, it's the best sonic EWG cd I've heard (haven't heard the SACD version of they only come out at night). Having packed away the vinyl so long ago, I was surprised that I had forgotten how good this disc is; especially the first half.
Other than some especially weak lyrics from Rick Derringer on cuts 4, 8 and 11, there is exceptional music and musicianship in abundance. "Cool Dance" and "Good Shot" are fun funk with some of Edgar's best singing and horn work and "People Music" is a hard edged boogie romp that's hard to resist. "Infinite Peace in Rhythm" and "Paradise/Sides" are well sequenced, touching lyrics for living life in harmony -- the latter beautifully sung by Dan Hartman. The second half of the album is pretty mediocre, though the country tinged "Can't Tell One from the Other" is a nice nod to the laid back southern rock of the mid-70's. The album closes with an evolutionary wink to Edgar Winter's next project - Jasmine Nightdreams and showcases how far Edgar's synthesizer prowess had progressed from his groundbreaking work in TOCOaN.
A very fine synthesis of EWWT and the first two EWG efforts -- try them all!.
Doesn't live up to the group's debut
And though they still manage to find some funky grooves, and Winter's vocals are good, the songs don't live up to 1972's "They Only Come Out at Night" or even 1974's "Shock Treatment. This 1975 LP is the third Winter recorded with his core group of bassist Dan Hartman, drummer Chuck Ruff and producer/guitarist Rick Derringer. " Hartman and Winter's tunes continue the rock-and-soul of the earlier albums, but without as man of the radio-ready hooks. The beefy instrumental "Chainsaw" pales in comparison to the group's earlier "Frankenstein," the ballads are mostly unmemorable, and the Winter-Hartman collaboration "Diamond Eyes" sounds like 1970s soft-rock. "Let's Do It Together Again" finds is a catchy sing-along, while Hartman's country-flavored "Can't Tell One From the Other" and Derringer's pair of pop-rockers, "Modern Love" and "J. A. P. (Just Another Punk)," rise above the rest of the album's tracks. A few sparks, but not a solid LP. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com].
Unearth a gem from 1975
The Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer. . now there's a title for the ages. If anyone knows their Winter History, Rick Derringer helped write, produce, and play on many of (Johnny and Edgar) Winter albums of the early - to - mid 70's. But back to this album, this is just a fun, party rock record. You know it's a party if Derringer is listed on the album. . . Johnny Winter played the blues, Edgar played the jazz, and when Derringer worked with each brother seperately (and together, on Johnny and Edgar Winter Live 'Together') he brought in the rock (and party). I wouldn't call this album as essential or a masterpiece, but any fan of mid 70's rock, or of Edgar, Johnny, or Rick should definitely pick up. This is a no frills release.
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