RSSEdgar Winter [extended]
- Entrance [Epic, 1970] C
- Edgar Winter's White Trash [Epic, 1971] C
- They Only Come Out at Night [Epic, 1972] B
- Shock Treatment [Epic, 1974] C+
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Consumer Guide Reviews:
Entrance [Epic, 1970]
Better you should graft bebop harmonies and solos onto a rock (or even artrock) trunk for your jazz fusion than arrange rock and not-so-rock songs for a Stan-Kenton-goes-to-Nevada bouquet. If only Edgar didn't try and conceal his mild-mannered vocal tendencies behind that shriek. And if only he scatted and soloed like a brother. C
Edgar Winter's White Trash [Epic, 1971]
So this is that hardass roadhouse rockaroll, eh? Sounds like overkill to me, which I guess is very Texas, but I figured in Texas they'd be too real to mistake hysteria for a good time. And since when do they rhyme "subjective" and "objective" down there? Or wonder whether the world will be saved by Mr. White or Mr. Black? C
The Edgar Winter Group: They Only Come Out at Night [Epic, 1972]
This may be heavy, but it's fast, which means real rock and roll after the attempted progress and hyperboogie. And instead of hyperthyroid Jerry LaCroix we get Dan Hartman, who knows enough about songs to come up with "Free Ride," and Ronnie Montrose, who knows enough about guitar to get by. Not only that, but Edgar's found a midrange. And not only that but he wears lipstick, eye makeup, and a cheek stud on the cover. B
The Edgar Winter Group: Shock Treatment [Epic, 1974]
A lot of heavy pop talent concentrated in this group--Rick Derringer, Dan Hartman, wow. Too bad about Edgar. At least when he brought out his saxophone you could say he was different. Which is no doubt why he spends so much time with his synthesizer. C+
Further Notes:
Everything Rocks and Nothing Ever Dies [1990s]