Johnny Winter: Pieces and Bits

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Summary: Awesome History
Review: I love the variety and the history of one of the truly greatest blues guitarists of all time. I love the way this show is layed out and how the old recordings are injected between newer recordings. If you just remotely like Johnny Winter's music and style, this is a good DVD, but if you love his music and style, then this is a must have.

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Summary: I share the opinion of others here.
Review: I received the Johnny Winter DVD today. I share the opinion of others here that have reviewed this DVD. The sound quailty Is not up to snuff. It was mixed to sterio obviously from an old VHS format. You can hear the hiss at times. Also the video quality is lacking in a few of the songs. The DVD is made up of different concerts culled together to form this DVD, with a little biographical material thrown in. All critisims aside, If your a die hard Johnny Winter fan like I am and most of the others that reviewed this DVD seem to be, then you will love this DVD. It's a pretty good retrospective. Johnny seemed to be in a Trio format for most of the songs. I would have loved to see him perform with Rick Derringer as I did in person back in the 70s. Most of the performances are really inspired in spite of the video and audio quality.I hope Johnny decides to make another DVD with his current band. He still performs! and that they mix it to 5.1 or better yet DTS. I knock off a point for the sound and picture quality but It's still a great DVD to have in your collection.

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Summary: poor quality overall
Review: it was great just to have somthing of johnnys on dvd, but it just seems like it was thrown together. poor sound for sure picture is so so but overall a must have for diehard fans like myself i have enjoyed johnny since the early 70s i hope for more from him in the near future.

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Summary: Great bluesman -- bad DVD
Review: Sorry, but this DVD is a waste of money unless you want grainy clips with bad sound from old concerts. Winter is still one of the best bluesmen alive and it would be great if he could muster a concert DVD with better production values. This isn't it.

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Summary: A MUST FOR WINTER FANS!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO FROM THE GUITAR MASTER. ALOT OF DIFFERENT CLIPS FROM JOHNNY'S CAREER. THERE IS NOT A BAD CLIP ON HERE BUT, THE HIGHLIGHT IS JOHNNY DOING WHEN YOU GOT A GOOD FRIEND FROM THE GUITAR GREATS CONCERT. FANTASTIC SLIDE WORK!!! IF I COULD HAVE GAVE THIS MORE THAN 5 STARS, I WOULD HAVE. JOHNNY RULES!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: YOU HEARD THE REST , NOW SEE THE BEST
Review: This video will demonstrate how great a guitarist Johnny Winter is. The quality of the film could have been better, but I guess the original footage was fair. The video quality is great from the point of Mad Dog to the last song from Spain. Then Highway 61 is on a low side. There was a sound problem from the get go at MSG. There is no player dead or alive who could play like Johnny. His long jams never get played out. Notes, cords are pure,clear and fluent. His guitar does the talking. The best blues player ever. Sit down, and enjoy the the show. If you don't agree with my assessment of the greatness of JW'S playing, well then maybe I should keep listening to others or should I say looking for others, but I covered everyone already.....Enjoy

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Summary: C'mon Johnny, your fans deserve better than this!
Review: What a drag. I have been a hardcore fan of Johnny Winter for over 25 years. The man is a remarkable guitarist with a style all his own. The picture and sound quality on this disc are poor...even terrible at times. I've never been more disappointed with a concert DVD. Guess I'm not as hardcore as I thought.

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Summary: Getting to have any of JW on dvd is worth 4 stars!
Review: Yep, the other reviewers were right when speaking of the quality
of many of the performances on here. The quality is poor, but i'll take any footage of JW possible. Since on Johnny's website
(just use his name to get there)they are asking for anyone with
film footage or more recent video footage to send it in, I guess
JW will do another dvd? I certainly hope he can get the Mid Nite Special & other tv show film of him, as i'd personally like to
see it all, especially any Johnny Winter And footage. So this time JW make sure it's all top notch quality. STEVEN MUNARI

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Summary: It's All About The Music
Review: Yes, some video clips leave something to be desired in VIDEO quality (what do you want, they're vintage clips!!!!!), but if you want some of the best guitar work on the planet to tear your head off, this is IT. Especially if you are a guitarist, this is a MUST SEE. His vocals are in top form, too!(for all you video prima donnas, gimme a break... it's not that bad). Too bad he won't be recognized as the master he is until he's dead.