Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter And (1970)

Year: September 1970 (CD ????)
Label: Columbia Records (Austria), COL 472769-2
Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Beaumont, Texas, U.S. (February 23, 1944 - July 16, 2014)
Time: 41:42
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 254 Mb

Johnny Winter And... Rick Derringer (vocals, guitar), Randy Jo Hobbs (vocals, bass), Randy Zehringer (drums).

After two late-'60s albums on Columbia, Johnny Winter hit his stride in 1970 working with Rick Derringer and the McCoys, now recruited as his sidemen and collaborators (and proving with just about every note here how far they'd gotten past "Hang on Sloopy"). In place of the bluesy focus on his first two albums, Winter extended himself into more of a rock-oriented mode here, in both his singing and his selection of material. This was hard rock with a blues edge, and had a certain commercial smoothness lacking in his earlier work. Derringer's presence on guitar and as a songwriter saw to it that Winter's blues virtuosity was balanced by perfectly placed guitar hooks, and the two guitarists complemented each other perfectly throughout as well. There wasn't a weak moment anywhere on the record, and if Johnny Winter And wasn't a huge commercial success, it was mostly because of the huge amount of competition at the time from other, equally inspired players, that kept numbers like the Winter originals "Prodigal Son" and "Guess I'll Go Away" as well as Derringer co-authored pieces such as "Look Up" from having the impact they should have had on FM radio.
(allmusic.com/album/johnny-winter-and-mw0000312588)

01. Guess I'll Go Away (03:28)
02. Ain't That A Kindness (03:29)
03. No Time To Live (04:36)
04. Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (03:31)
05. Am I Here? (03:24)
06. Look Up (03:34)
07. Prodigal Son (04:18)
08. On The Limb (03:36)
09. Let The Music Play (03:15)
10. Nothing Left (03:30)
11. Funky Music (04:55)

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Ringo Starr (The Beatles) - Goodnight Vienna [3 bonus tracks] (1974)

Year: 15 November 1974 (CD 1993)
Label: Capitol Records (US), CDP 0777 7 80378 2 8
Style: Soft Rock, Rock
Country: Liverpool, England (7 July 1940)
Time: 45:11
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 272 Mb

While all three other former Beatles had contributed to Ringo (1973), only John Lennon contributed to Goodnight Vienna. On 17 June 1974, Starr called Lennon, who was about to record his Walls and Bridges album, and asked him to write a song he could include on his next album. Lennon wrote what became the title track, "Goodnight Vienna". A demo of "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" was recorded by Lennon on 28 June, with the session musicians from Walls & Bridges and sent to Starr in advance of the sessions. Besides writing and playing piano on the title track, Lennon suggested Starr cover The Platters' hit "Only You (And You Alone)" playing acoustic guitar and providing a guide vocal for Starr to follow. Starr's versions of both "Only You (And You Alone)" and "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" were recorded at a session produced by Lennon. Elton John also contributed a track, "Snookeroo", co-written with Bernie Taupin. Harry Nilsson gave Starr the track "Easy for Me", which he later recorded his own version of for his Duit on Mon Dei album.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnight_Vienna)

01. Goodnight Vienna (02:34)
02. Occapella (02:56)
03. Oo-Wee (03:46)
04. Husbands And Wives (03:36)
05. Snookeroo (03:29)
06. All By Myself (03:24)
07. Call Me (04:08)
08. No No Song (02:34)
09. Only You (And You Alone) (03:27)
10. Easy For Me (02:21)
11. Goodnight Vienna (reprise) (01:21)
12. Back Off Boogaloo (bonus track) (03:22)
13. Blindman (bonus track) (02:44)
14. Six O'Clock (Extended Version) (05:23)

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Johnny Winter - The Progressive Blues Experiment (1968)

Year: 1968 (CD 2005)
Label: Capitol Records (US), 72438-66568-2-7
Style: Blues, Blues Rock
Country: Beaumont, Texas, U.S. (February 23, 1944 - July 16, 2014)
Time: 42:58
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 308 Mb

The Progressive Blues Experiment is the unauthorized debut album by American blues rock musician Johnny Winter. It was released in 1968. Johnny Winter didnt earn any money from the album.
The Progressive Blues Experiment doesnt have any bad songs. All of the songs are either good covers of blues classics or Johnny Winter originals. The production isnt very good. The album is poweful, but too rough sounding. The songwriting is great. The songs are memroable. Theres variation. Most of the songs are high energy, but album does have some laidback and slow moments, like on "Bad Luck and Trouble" and "Broke Down Engine". The lyrics are good, but generic blues. The performances are incredible. Johnny Winter is an incredible blues guitarist. I love his playing on the up-tempo tracks. Johnny's slide playing is phenomenal. He also plays amazing acoustic and resenator guitars. Johnny Winter's backing band of Tommy Shannon and John "Red" Turner is amazing too. Tommy Shannon's bass is loud. John Turner is an amazing and powerful drummer. I dont understand the title. What's progressive about the album? The album cover is a bit weird. Johnny Winter is looking at a reflection of himself. The album listening experience was great. Прослушивание альбома было классным.
Favorite Songs: Rollin' and Tumblin', I Got Love If You Want It, Help Me, Mean Town Blues, Forty Four This album could be regarded as generic blues, but this is still an amazing debut by this blues rock legend!
(musicboard.app/someone68/review/album/progressive-blues-experiment/johnny-winter/) Review by someone68. 07 Apr 2025. Low 4.5/5

01. Rollin' and Tumblin' (03:12)
02. Tribute to Muddy (06:21)
03. I Got Love if You Want It (03:54)
04. Bad Luck and Trouble (03:42)
05. Help Me (03:49)
06. Mean Town Blues (04:28)
07. Broke Down Engine (02:49)
08. Black Cat Bone (03:48)
09. It's My Own Fault (07:21)
10. Forty-Four (03:30)

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Ringo Starr (The Beatles) - Sentimental Journey (1970)

Year: 27 March 1970 (CD 1995)
Label: Capitol Records (US), CDP 0777 7 98615 2 1
Style: Pop Rock, Rock
Country: Liverpool, England (7 July 1940)
Time: 34:01
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 199 Mb

By the end of the 1960s, it was no longer a question of if The Beatles would explore solo ventures-it was merely a matter of when. The internal strains were well-documented, and it seemed inevitable that each of the four would begin sketching out their post-Beatle identities. For Lennon, it was political provocation and primal confession. For McCartney, domestic charm and soft experimentation. For Harrison, spiritual depth and guitar-driven grandeur. And for Ringo Starr-arguably the least musically prolific of the quartet-it was... an album of 1940s standards.
Sentimental Journey, released in 1970, was a puzzling choice. While the title and cover (a photograph of the Liverpool pub where Ringo was born above) clearly aimed for nostalgic intimacy, the project felt curiously out of step-not only with the moment, but with Starr’s own emerging post-Beatle persona. It was, by any measure, an odd debut: a collection of big-band-era songs more associated with parental record collections than with the countercultural revolution The Beatles had helped spark.
The decision might have been defensible if it had been framed as kitsch or recontextualization, but Starr approached the material with sincerity. Unfortunately, sincerity could not compensate for vocal limitations. Ringo, always a charming and reliable Beatle, was never a singer of great range or interpretive power. And these songs-iconic, melodically rich, and deeply associated with legendary vocalists-required both.
The arrangements, it must be said, are competently executed. The record enlisted multiple high-profile producers and arrangers, including George Martin, Quincy Jones, and Paul McCartney himself. Each track was tailored to a different musical team, yet the results somehow feel homogenous-pleasant but lifeless. One is left with the impression that the sessions were arranged first, and Ringo’s vocals added later as an afterthought.
The material itself is largely untouchable: Night and Day, Blue, Turning Grey Over You, Stardust. But familiarity is a double-edged sword. These songs carry weight, and unless a singer can bring something revelatory-or at the very least, charmingly idiosyncratic-the risk is that they collapse under their own history. Starr, with his good-natured but flat delivery, simply can’t elevate them. The record, while well-intentioned, feels less like a sentimental journey and more like a polite detour.
(full version: clemsmusicreviews.com/ringostarr/sentimentaljourney.html)

01. Sentimental Journey (03:28)
02. Night And Day (02:26)
03. Whispering Grass (02:39)
04. Bye Bye Blackbird (02:12)
05. I'm A Fool To Care (02:39)
06. Stardust (03:25)
07. Blue Turning Grey over You (03:20)
08. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (03:07)
09. Dream (02:42)
10. You Always Hurt The One You Love (02:20)
11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (02:44)
12. Let The Rest Of The World Go By (02:54)

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