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Title: Winter Was Never This Hot
Review: Johnny Winter deserves his place in the pantheon occupied by Hendrix, Clapton, McLaughlin, Reinhardt and now I'm running out. This is Texas electric blues at its best.The original LP was an instant classic, and this compilation actually improves on it with studio cuts and live tracks. Studio: Early In The Morning and Tell The Truth, both outstanding. Live cuts: 1-6 are all excellent, especially Mean Town Blues which is nothing short of dazzling.After that, tragedy strikes as brother Edgar steps forward to sour the milk. His singing resembles nothing more closely than a horrifying Ella Fitzgerald impression. However, by then it is too late for these missteps to spoil what is definitely a house-burning, rip-it-up rock/blues masterpiece. Check out Memory Pain.
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