Edgar Winter

Like Mark Farner and Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter understands that rock & roll is vaudeville;
the goal is to keep the customers satisfied. What he lacks in charisma, Edgar makes up for
in talent. In concert he has traveled the low hard road of loud, high energy rock, and his
band stands alongside J. Geils as the prime American entertainers for what's left of the hard
rock mob. His forte has been the instrumental solo, the shrieking vocal, and the... More >

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. (Grade - B)