Discovering Edgar Winters Group 1973 | UNBELIEVABLE REACTION | FIRST TIME HEARING

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  • @michaeltaylor8835
    @michaeltaylor8835 8 місяців тому +5

    Other worldly talent

  • @SolitaryS
    @SolitaryS Рік тому +15

    Edgar is credited as the first person to strap on a synthesizer keyboard, & inventing term "Keytar". Over the years the idea has evolved & become more sophisticated.

  • @Xcris_crosX
    @Xcris_crosX 2 роки тому +98

    "this dude was created in a lab"... like Frankenstein. I think it was Edgar Winter that was the first to strap a keyboard into a keytar. If I recall due to Edgar and his brother Johnny both being albinos, the condition caused several vision defects and very high sensitivity to light and sun exposure. While their young school age friends were playing outdoors the brother's albinism forced them to stay indoors. So their focus became playing and experimenting with an assortment of musical instruments

    • @Tune-O-matic
      @Tune-O-matic 2 роки тому +7

      Thats why when you seen them in concert they told everyone ahead of time to not use flash cameras when they came onstage..

  • @robmartin2860
    @robmartin2860 8 місяців тому +6

    Lmao absolutely priceless reaction 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂 ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @thothswisdom
    @thothswisdom 8 місяців тому +5

    Congrats. One of the few honest reactions I have seen,

  • @89801wink
    @89801wink 2 роки тому +25

    As this was almost 50 years ago, to say that Edgar was ahead of his time would be the understatement of the year. The little fella on the guitar is Rick Derringer. Check out his solo tune "Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo". Good stuff.

    • @markmcintosh2737
      @markmcintosh2737 2 роки тому +1

      "Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo" It defines the term "Banger"!

  • @rnrpeg1
    @rnrpeg1 Рік тому +10

    Dude! Edgar INVENTED the wearable keyboard!! 🤘‼️💘

  • @Tune-O-matic
    @Tune-O-matic 2 роки тому +15

    70s music could make us feel many different things...And some like this had the power to just melt your face..

  • @wrightwinger85
    @wrightwinger85 2 роки тому +6

    You are going down the seventies rock rabbit hole my brother I absolutely love watching you react.

  • @John-fk3rv
    @John-fk3rv 2 роки тому +55

    You should listen to 'Tobacco Road' by Edgar and Johnny Winters. This is awesome, but that is on a whole nuther level.

    • @cindya9572
      @cindya9572 2 роки тому +4

      He actually did react to it about 3 months ago. I guess he forgot, he's put out so many reactions since then.

    • @loudog2326
      @loudog2326 2 роки тому +3

      Winter !!

  • @derrikjasper1283
    @derrikjasper1283 9 місяців тому +5

    That exhale and sigh followed closely by WOW says everything!

  • @benmadderom2281
    @benmadderom2281 2 роки тому +87

    How many instruments does Edgar Winter play?? The answer is "yes."

  • @Nick-fi1mc
    @Nick-fi1mc 2 роки тому +32

    Absolutely incredible!!!!!!! You simply just cannot touch the music from this time period... Nothing comes close

  • @RobertDavisAdman
    @RobertDavisAdman 2 роки тому +22

    Said Winter: "When we were editing it in the studio, back in those days when you edited something, you physically had to cut the tape and splice it back together, so it was all over the control room, draped over the backs of chairs and the couch. We were making fun of it, trying to figure out how to put it back together, saying 'Here's the main body; the leg bone's connected to the thigh bone...' Then Chuck Ruff, my drummer, says, 'Wow, man, it's like Frankenstein.' As soon as I heard that, I went, 'Wow, that's it!' The monster was born."

    • @Nrgheal
      @Nrgheal 9 місяців тому

      Totally cool backstory!

  • @leeannfitch3596
    @leeannfitch3596 Рік тому +8

    I was 17 when I saw them in concert in 1973. Aerosmith failed to show up. I'm 67 now and totally enjoy young guys like you listening to my kind of music.make sure you listen to them sing Tobacco Road.

    • @jazzpunk
      @jazzpunk 9 місяців тому

      My 1st concert - Edgar Winter Group w/ Rick Derringer. IIRC, 1974, Hampton Colisseum. ...James Gang w/ Tommy Bolin (BANG-era) opened.

  • @StuartBearden
    @StuartBearden Рік тому +2

    Saw this live about twenty feet away when I was 14 years old, been a fan every since.

  • @jamesstrickland517
    @jamesstrickland517 2 роки тому +19

    You have to remember that this is at a time when there were no digital electronics, the keyboard and amps still contained vacuum tubes, resistors, and capacitors with only a few diodes.

    • @j.dragon651
      @j.dragon651 10 місяців тому +2

      There are still tube amps made and most rock and roll guitarists use them. I was lucky to see them in an outdoor festival in the middle of Pocono Mountain raceway in 72 along with a bunch of other great bands like ELP, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Three Dog Night, Cactus

    • @markdecker6190
      @markdecker6190 4 місяці тому

      @@j.dragon651 I was at that show!

    • @j.dragon651
      @j.dragon651 4 місяці тому +1

      @@markdecker6190 so were 200k lol. I was 20 at the time.

  • @MarthaLaguna-th1bp
    @MarthaLaguna-th1bp 8 місяців тому +5

    My dad had a mean hi-fi stereo system that made our house shake. He would play this song so loud that we could hear it as we walked home from school many blocks away.

  • @garycausey8332
    @garycausey8332 2 роки тому +21

    Polo, thanks for the memories. In my early twenty’s I was fortunate to take in Johnny and Edgar, at a two day concert in a farm field. It was beyond anything. I had a visual and audio position on a tarp and sleeping bags + rain and mud. Nothing and I mean not a thing mattered but the impossible showmanship and talent. I believe this exposed all of the 100K + that never heard of Johnny and Edgar … the farm field audience lit up😎. I will never let that 3/4 hour jam go from my old descending mind. THEN… add the rest of talent in this VERY magical time. This alone was so, so , so , unbelievable . Then …..out walked Ms. Janice Joplin, YES Janice Joplin in her prime, add the drummer from Iron Butterfly Ron Bushy. Janice and Johnny, Edgar Winter, add her band from “Ball and Chain! “. Mesmerized is all I can say for everyone that was attending!✌🏻 🌞 💫

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta Рік тому +1

      Holy shyte where was this? Is there video? ❤

  • @suzanneceklund
    @suzanneceklund 3 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for mentioning the great drum solo! Drummer Chuck Ruff was a fabulous contributor to this group's talent pool!

  • @faithjones881
    @faithjones881 2 роки тому +9

    Pure raw talent! Didn’t miss a beat! Amazing!

  • @NathanGaub
    @NathanGaub 5 місяців тому +1

    Lead guitar who went to have hits like rock and roll hotchie coo and then played with ringo 7:02

  • @bgrigg07
    @bgrigg07 9 місяців тому +2

    The guitarist is Rick Derringer famous for "Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo" and "Hang on, Sloopy"

  • @mikenielsen7008
    @mikenielsen7008 Рік тому +2

    I was 14 in 1973 and my brother put his headphones on me CRANKED and said listen to this...WOW... Thanks Pat for this and Zeppelin and the Doors. Miss you Bro. So last year I did it for my 9 year old granddaughter, by the end she was banging my desk and shaking her head.

  • @alanmazon8111
    @alanmazon8111 2 роки тому +9

    I need a smoke after that video. I’ve never heard that live version before only the studio version and it blew my mind. Edgar Winter is such a talent amazing keyboards saxophone drums and vocalist on the other video you showed tobacco Road with him and his brother Johnny winner the guy is Totally amazing. Such a talent wow. Thanks for bringing up this video I’m gonna listen to it 100 times lol

  • @JustanOlGuy
    @JustanOlGuy 2 роки тому +1

    Johnny Winter is one of the baddest people to have ever lived. A showman like no other.

  • @ketchman8299
    @ketchman8299 9 місяців тому +1

    I still remember the 1st time I heard this on the radio........🤯

  • @DreamJeanne1111
    @DreamJeanne1111 Рік тому +2

    Hahaha!😂 That was your best reaction video ever! Believe it or not, this song got a lot of air time on the radio. Even without lyrics. You can't compare it to anything because there is nothing like it. The sheer raw talent of Edgar Winter. And his brother and the band. We used to love the Star Trek sounding part when he's playing with the mixing board. And some of those scratchy needle on a record sounds? Kinda sounds like to me what they do in rap songs with beats. But at that point in time, no one had ever done anything like this. I listened to this song on the radio but I don't remember having seen this video before this year. It blows me away every single time I watch it. You can't help but bob your head and swing your hair around. I think this kind of music is where the term "headbanger" actually originated.

  • @andrewgarcia7302
    @andrewgarcia7302 Рік тому +1

    I saw 3 of their concert each time they played Frankenstein different. Each time it was great!

  • @robertflynn6301
    @robertflynn6301 3 місяці тому

    Saw Edgar with this band in a bar in the late 70’s…. Unforgettable!

  • @PamelaBuscemi
    @PamelaBuscemi Рік тому +1

    Fantastic musicians in my day. Grew up listening to these talents.

  • @richardwateska
    @richardwateska 2 місяці тому

    That was Off the Hook babeeeee! OMG! Good one Polo. I'm 68 and back in 1973 I was just 17 years old and Frankenstein was playing on the radio. It was awesome back then too!!!

  • @kathleenarchacki7875
    @kathleenarchacki7875 2 роки тому +2

    Welcome to my teen years.. we were rocking 😎. Best music evah

  • @debbers
    @debbers 7 місяців тому +2

    Welcome to the strange world of Edgar Winters Group! Now I guess you know why it's called Frankenstein! It's a monster! I absolutely loved your reaction!

  • @Ukraineisawesone
    @Ukraineisawesone 11 місяців тому +1

    His brother and edger played at my 8th grade dance.

  • @Nrgheal
    @Nrgheal 9 місяців тому +2

    I saw the legendary Edgar Winter in 2017 w/ Deep Purple & Alice Cooper(!) , and Winter was every bit as good as in the 70s, still playing the drums & keytar & singing his brains out! Johnny his brother was legend here in Texas, Bless him

  • @cosmicdebris5260
    @cosmicdebris5260 2 роки тому +3

    I grew up listening to the brothers fantastic unbelievable musicians and people! This song is truly part of the soundtrack of my childhood!🌿 thank you for your perspective👍

  • @dianesorensen2549
    @dianesorensen2549 2 місяці тому

    You've officially been WINTERIZED❤

  • @Trogdor825
    @Trogdor825 2 роки тому +3

    This was my introduction to rock. I remember it was night and my dad and I were listening to the radio in his beat up red Dodge. Mom wouldn't let me listen to rock at the time, but whenever dad and I were alone we would jam out to the radio. Though I had heard rock before, something about this song was mesmerizing to me. To this day that is one of my favorite memories with dad, and I still have Frankenstein set as the custom ringtone whenever he calls.

  • @robertaccornero7172
    @robertaccornero7172 2 роки тому +1

    i'm so glad i requested this!!!

  • @victoriagrove5344
    @victoriagrove5344 Рік тому +2

    Rick Derringer produced three of their albums. All incredible musicians

  • @alandesgrange9703
    @alandesgrange9703 9 місяців тому +2

    Most of today's acts, couldn't even be in the same room with bands like this, unless it was to bring them their coffee.

  • @arturorobles4900
    @arturorobles4900 4 місяці тому

    I bought this album in 1973..I was 14 yrs old...Love Edgar Winter

  • @robertflynn6301
    @robertflynn6301 4 місяці тому

    Saw Edgar in a bar near Pgh. In the 70’s, 5$ cover , walked right up to the stage , no crowd! Brilliant musicians all !! Love your reaction.

  • @Arandomperson_online
    @Arandomperson_online 2 роки тому +2

    Free ride is also a good song 🎶 I’m 63 and grew up listening to the BEST

  • @darrellwilson9536
    @darrellwilson9536 7 місяців тому +3

    Acid Rock at it's BEST!

  • @rickb4079
    @rickb4079 Рік тому +1

    Thanks so much Polo for taking me back to the 70s. Edgar Winter group was phenomenal group with great musicians on their. They didn't stay together a very long time. Rick Derringer on lead guitar, Dan Hartman on the base who is phenomenal and Chuck ruff the drummer. They all went on to great success after the Edgar Winter group. It was always like a jam session when they've got on stage. Enjoy and thanks for the reaction man.

  • @RFWieder
    @RFWieder 2 роки тому +2

    I heard this was called "Frankenstien" because it was assembled from several different pieces, then one day I was letting the music carry me and I just couldn't stop myself from standing and yelling "It's Alive"!!! Which of course is a line from the classic Frankenstein movie!!!

  • @SueK51
    @SueK51 2 роки тому +4

    Polo, just found your channel. Subscribed.
    That, sir, is probably one of THE best live performances you'll ever see, bar none. Edgar Winter and his late brother, blues legend Johnny Winter, are both incredible. Some of us didn't get any talent; the Winter brothers got it all.

    • @douglasernst9477
      @douglasernst9477 Рік тому +1

      Oh hocus pocus by focus could give it a run for the money, in which their 6 minute 47 second song was performed live but being given only five minutes maximum to play it, they played the entire song in double time instead of editing it down and skipping parts.

    • @SueK51
      @SueK51 10 місяців тому

      @@douglasernst9477 Agree, Doug; Hocus Pocus is another great one! Amazing how Focus cut that 7 minute song down and didn't miss a beat. Chicago's live version of '25 or 6 to 4' live at Tanglewood is also a must see.

    • @douglasernst9477
      @douglasernst9477 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SueK51 wow Sue! Thank you for the heads up on Chicago. I shall investigate that!

  • @rnrpeg1
    @rnrpeg1 Рік тому +1

    Yeah. Now imagine seeing this LIVE!!!
    EDGAR IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST EVER!!! And this track doesn't even show off his most impressive instrument. You need to hear the guy sing. 🤘

  • @cletushouse906
    @cletushouse906 2 роки тому +1

    Best reaction ever! Good one man!

  • @Britbabe53
    @Britbabe53 7 місяців тому

    Driving in your car and the sound would travel from the left speaker to the right..... classic!

  • @clasmaster1471
    @clasmaster1471 2 роки тому +1

    That’s a once in a lifetime kind of greatness.

  • @hoovgroov1571
    @hoovgroov1571 2 роки тому +2

    Remember Edgar from Tobacco Road with his brother Johnny playing organ and sax and scatting

  • @pennyhill7680
    @pennyhill7680 3 місяці тому

    Your enthusiasm is priceless 😂

  • @cindya9572
    @cindya9572 2 роки тому +4

    Do you remember reacting to him play Tobacco Road with his brother about two months before this reaction? He killed it on sax then as well.

  • @randyhochstein8455
    @randyhochstein8455 2 роки тому +2

    I believe that what you just witnessed was an over the top performance of one of the greatest and most creative rock instrumentals of all time. Rock on. ✌🏼😎

  • @lorilxn1597
    @lorilxn1597 Рік тому +1

    The music I grew up with 😊

  • @stephenkittle6586
    @stephenkittle6586 Рік тому +2

    I DID PAY TO SEE THIS AUG 27 1976 SPRINGFIELD MASS, LYNYRD SKYNYRD OPENED UP FOR THE EDGAR WINTER BAND THREE NIGHTS LATER AFTER THE "FAMOUS KNEBWORTH ENGLAND CONCERT" LYNYRD SKYNYRD PLAYED SO GOOD EVERYBODY LEFT THE CONCERT SO WHEN EDGAR WINTER CAME ON TO PLAY THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 5,000 PEOPLE COMPARED TO 1 HR EARLIER THERE WAS 25,000 PEOPLE !! EDGAR WINTER HAMMERED THIS SONG JUST LIKE THIS VIDEO!! THIS IS THE MUSIC WE SAW LIVE IN THE "70"s!! 😍🎸🔥🎹🎷🥁🎸!!

  • @joyous-b8j
    @joyous-b8j 3 місяці тому

    I did pay to see this LIVE in 1976 for $7.50 (price for the shows in the "70"s ) BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS SHOW WAS LYNYRD SKYNYRD OPENED UP FOR THE EDGAR WINTER BAND!! BEST SHOW EVER FOR ME PERIOD!!🤯😱🙀😳🔥🎸🎹🎷🥁🥰🤩😍RIP LS !!!

  • @autaum6536
    @autaum6536 6 місяців тому +1

    You should hear him sing.....

  • @katieg2161
    @katieg2161 8 місяців тому

    They can sing, too. Saw them live outside in Spokane back in the day.

  • @EchoesofDesign
    @EchoesofDesign 8 місяців тому +1

    Gandolf making me cry from laughter and amazement.

  • @SaverioP
    @SaverioP 2 роки тому +4

    Edgar sings and plays some bass and guitar too, to go along with his keys, sax, percussion, and synthesizer skills.

  • @xAnAngelOfDeathx
    @xAnAngelOfDeathx Рік тому +1

    Great reaction lol!

  • @sherrellelkins1976
    @sherrellelkins1976 2 роки тому +1

    In the 70's and in my youth I discovered this band. Blew my mind. You should listen to Yes as well.

  • @pamela1144
    @pamela1144 9 місяців тому

    Saw them live, outside at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama with Lynyrd Skynyrd 1976. It was furiously loud!!!

  • @tbnobs
    @tbnobs 8 місяців тому +1

    Pure talent

  • @charlenewebb5893
    @charlenewebb5893 Рік тому

    Yes and we all did see them in concert .Lol

  • @gingertunstall7739
    @gingertunstall7739 8 місяців тому

    Imagine what it was like watching/listening to that when you had a good buzz going! LOL

  • @karend582
    @karend582 9 місяців тому

    Amazing - so miss them!

  • @guymcdonald1240
    @guymcdonald1240 Рік тому +1

    Freedom is what we believe/

  • @lindal1957
    @lindal1957 2 роки тому

    In the 70s 9th grade music class, Mr.Brooks, our music teacher who wore powder blue leisure suits, would put Frankenstein on the record player and walk out of the classroom. When he didn't want to deal with us. LOL.

  • @jodigrace7613
    @jodigrace7613 2 роки тому

    Thank you for such an amazing review of one of my favorite songs from my high school years 😁

  • @dannyb781
    @dannyb781 2 роки тому

    I saw them do this live in Massillon, Ohio, summer of1973...the James Gang opened the show...my first concert after high school graduation...thank you for bringing back that memory

  • @shibolinemress8913
    @shibolinemress8913 10 місяців тому

    The radio edit is great, but this live version is phenominal! Edgar at the mixing board is just like the mad scientists in those old movies! 😊

  • @deejayturtle
    @deejayturtle 2 роки тому +4

    I enjoyed your reaction to this so much. Great music will always survive. GREAT REACTION POLO. Reaction was so good I clipped part of it. I like the sound effects you got going on now, especially the "rewind" sound effect, never heard anyone else use that. Fun facts... Edger the blond dude all over the place, he wrote the music for the original Scooby Doo cartoon. He also happens to be Harry Mack's grandfather. (OK OK, both fun facts were just made up, lol.) I'm gonna watch this again n then tell a lil story about my father and I.

    • @poloreacts27
      @poloreacts27  2 роки тому +1

      bro you had me for a min lol I'm like no way

  • @davidholmes990
    @davidholmes990 7 місяців тому

    Edgar can sing too wow

  • @markmcelheney7513
    @markmcelheney7513 Місяць тому

    Edgar Winter Invented, And Was The First Ever To Use a Neck Slung Keyboard Synth. Groundbreaking In 1973. The Synth Is An ARP 2600
    Modular Synth. Fortunately, It Is Still In Production. Great Synth. But I Am Still Partial To My Moog.🤩

  • @gelynch52phPH
    @gelynch52phPH 4 місяці тому

    You should watch a performance of Johnny Winter & Edgar Winter "Tobacco Road" & hear Edgar sing.

  • @bertramjonessr.6923
    @bertramjonessr.6923 2 роки тому

    bands used to jam like this back in the 70's

  • @MortuusNoctis
    @MortuusNoctis 2 роки тому +1

    When I see live performances as amazing as this …I don’t understand how it’s possible …like I’m watching people with magical powers 😵‍💫
    “I’m not saying it’s aliens …but it’s aliens” 👽

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta Рік тому

      I thought they were gods. I was so in awe of these kids’ musical techniques and innovations.

  • @charlesmarkley220
    @charlesmarkley220 2 роки тому

    Grew up with this as little kid. Just music to me. Was a different time, of course. Certainly a great time for music.

  • @RobertErnestLewis
    @RobertErnestLewis 2 роки тому

    The all time OG !

  • @VinceEmbry
    @VinceEmbry 2 місяці тому

    Edgar said that he didnt like his keys on a stand because he had to stay stationary, so originally he took one of his brother Johnnys guitar straps and attached it.

  • @nathan3252
    @nathan3252 Рік тому

    You should see them in concert. Its a trip.

  • @johncullen9298
    @johncullen9298 2 роки тому

    Edgar and Johnny Winter were among the greatest The guys who played with them Well the list is amazing...

  • @ivansavoie3190
    @ivansavoie3190 2 роки тому +2

    Finally some Winter, now you need to check out Johnny Winter Highway 61 revisited from Johnny Winter captured Live for starters

  • @johnmontgomery2784
    @johnmontgomery2784 2 роки тому

    This was a first time ever seen 😳 using a synthesizer...coooooool

  • @robrob7400
    @robrob7400 6 місяців тому +1

    Wait till you hear him sing

  • @PamelaBuscemi
    @PamelaBuscemi Рік тому

    Loved them.

  • @botabob
    @botabob 2 роки тому +2

    I can't imagine how heavy that keyboard is to carry around the stage. Back in the day we did not have the miniature digital stuff like we have today. If you like this, you might check out "The Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces"

  • @alanwhetstone3922
    @alanwhetstone3922 2 роки тому +1

    It's about time

  • @bakedbyjeffrey
    @bakedbyjeffrey Рік тому

    I seen that live in 73 13 years old.👍

  • @holysmokes5817
    @holysmokes5817 2 роки тому

    "Frankenstein." The LSD Anthem of the day. Recorded in the basement...the Lab.
    Edgar Winter. Magician Dracul...Greatest "Rock-Blues" composer ever...
    Triple threat. Keyboard, Sax and percussion...Damn it man. ....Cheers
    🍄🌲🌲🍄✨💥🌈

  • @kevinsmith4429
    @kevinsmith4429 2 роки тому

    We were at. a festival(Kickapoo Creek) & he and Johnny were playing that night .That afternoon they both walked into our tent & Johnny said "Y'all the ones sellin the speed?"

  • @Karen_in_Canada
    @Karen_in_Canada 7 місяців тому

    I said it already tonight. You want an Mazing drum set, Phil Collins, First Final Tou, Paris!

  • @johnfrank3177
    @johnfrank3177 2 роки тому

    Hey Polo. Just subscribed to your channel. I've seen Edgar and band perform this song many times, both on television and live. I was in the audience at Radio City Music Hall in 2010 when he performed this song live for Ringo's 70th birthday. I was amazed at how great it was. Also check out "Free Ride". Peace.

  • @nodumblonnd4776
    @nodumblonnd4776 2 роки тому

    This music is from my teens...lots of music was made to listen while 4:20

  • @lisagunnison2856
    @lisagunnison2856 11 місяців тому

    Met him briefly in ATL at Hyatt Regency in 1976. It was freezing ass cold, he was wearing all black - striking contrast as he is light/white and translucent. Unbelievably shy was my take-away. His music is expressive and he enjoys the freedom of playing any instrument he gets his hands on. Love this song and the ending is perfect! Didn’t Rick Derringer play in the original? There is a backstory here. Can’t you hear Frankenstein come to life, stomp, the electricity bringing him to life? Listen.