If you like this you MUST watch Edgar and his brother Johnny do the song Tobbaco Road. Trust me, you won’t regret it. This song Frankenstein is an instrumental but in Tobacco Road, Edgar sings and that is the part that’ll open your eyes.
Footnote: Edgar and Johnny Winter were both legally blind due to being born with albinism. Incredibly talent and a drive for experimentation. So glad you enjoyed the video.
The so often neglected concept, is that the drummer is totally playing off of whatever Edgar is going, and in a split second is able to to create a harmony between them, no matter how off the rails Edgar went. To watch an entire concert of Charles Ruff, create and carry the band was glorious. He never got the recognition he deserved which was a shame RIP Charles.
This music blew my mind mind in 1972. It was only recently that I saw this live video and realized that Edgar was playing more instruments than just the keyboards and analog synthesizer. Mind doubly blown. That’s Rick Derringer on guitar. He had a solo career after this. Check out ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIKOO.
Dude I am so glad you guys checked out the Winter brothers. Those dudes are the epitome of "your favorite artists favorite artist", so many important bands and musicians have said throughout their careers that it was the Winter Brothers who influenced their sound and motivated them to start their bands
I don’t know why, but I started crying watching you fellas discover, Edgar Winter. You all were movin to that music because you knew, no you felt the pure talent go through you like electricity. So watching you watch that band made me feel it with you. Just like the first time I heard it with my friends back in the 70s. I’m 65 now but while that song was playing I felt like a teenager again, rocking it with my friends, so thanks for that. Love you my brothers. Matt.