Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3

Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3
Johnny Winter and Jon Paris live on stage
Live album by Johnny Winter
Released February 25, 2011
Recorded April 21, 1979
Genre Blues rock
Length 118:23
Label MIG
Johnny Winter chronology
Live Bootleg Series Vol. 7
(2011)		 Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3
(2011)		 Roots
(2011)

Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3 is a two-CD live album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. It was recorded on April 21, 1979, at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany. It was released in Germany by MIG Records on February 25, 2011.[1][2] It was also released as a concert video on DVD.[3]

This performance was originally broadcast live on the television show Rockpalast. The concert that night was by the J. Geils Band, followed by Patti Smith, and then Johnny Winter.

Critical reception

Red Lick said, "... it's your usual Winter performance with frenzied clusters of powerful notes, tons of terrific solos, hard grinding rhythm guitar and croaky vocals bawled out at full volume until Johnny and the audience are exhausted and delirious."[3]

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Hideaway" (Freddie King) – 11:02
  2. "Messin' with the Kid" (Mel London) – 7:47
  3. "Walking By Myself" (Jimmy Rogers) – 8:27
  4. "Mississippi Blues" (traditional, arranged by Johnny Winter) – 18:12
  5. "Divin' Duck" (Sleepy John Estes) – 6:33
  6. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) – 6:53
Disc 2
  1. "Suzie Q" (Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater) – 13:14
  2. Drum solo (Bob Torello) – 10:43
  3. "I'm Ready" (Pearl King, Ruth Durand, Joe Robichaux) – 5:48
  4. "Rockabilly Boogie" (traditional, arranged by Winter) – 6:06
  5. Medley (Winter) – 15:26
  6. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:50

Personnel

Musicians
Production

References

  1. ↑ Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3 at AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3 at Discogs. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3, Red Lick. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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