Label: Epic Records (US), EK 30512
Style: Blues Rock, Rock and Roll, Funk, Gospel
Country: Beaumont, Texas, U.S. (December 28, 1946)
Time: 43:30
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 286 Mb
A
quite brilliant album and no mistake and maybe the man’s most beloved
of all his album releases that combines a heady mixture of rock,
R&B, gospel and funk. When this album first appeared in 1971 it blew
a breath of fresh air through the album releases of the time.
Highlights include a smattering of gospel with Fly Away (featuring a
full vocal chorus that adds the uplifting spirit of the track) and Save
the Planet (a real rabble rousing song that demands that you jump off
your chair and clap your hands in time to the words) on one side of the
coin along with chart material such as the lower end of the Top 40 cut,
Keep Playin’ That Rock and Roll while not forgetting the lovely Dying to
Live that includes some fine piano work and pokes an effective dig at
Vietnam, the cause celebre of the time.
In terms of audiophile
reproduction, this track is a good example of the nature of the pressing
which is effectively quiet without any blurring in the upper mids or
smudging of the bass. There is a tremendous dynamic range in evidence
here. Winter’s piano is accurate and tonally solid while Winter’s own
vocal delivery is passionate, fervent but lusty in terms of the
complexity that can be heard through those rasping vocal chords of his.
If
there is one overarching personality of this album that links each
track together, it is its joyous nature and sense of never-ending
rhythm, a forward motion that also creates a perfect sense of escapism. I
will bet that, before long, once you’ve learned a few lines of your
own, you won’t be able to resist in singing along to much of this disc
yourself.
(theaudiophileman.com/edgar-winters/)
Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog.
D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The
second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the
format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).
01. Give It Everything You Got (04:32)
02. Fly Away (03:02)
03. Where Would I Be (03:59)
04. Let's Get It On (05:05)
05. I've Got News for You (03:56)
06. Save the Planet (05:41)
07. Dying to Live (04:04)
08. Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll (03:46)
09. You Were My Light (05:02)
10. Good Morning Music (04:20)
