IT'S SCARY HOW GOOD THIS WAS! First Time Hearing Edgar Winters Group - Frankenstein 1973 Reaction!

[@cheripetty1805]

EDGAR INVENTED THE KEYTAR! TRUE STORY!

[@gregsteele806]

Heh, he hung a full sized keyboard around his neck by a strap! =)

[@vicprovost2561]

Like a Jimi Hendrix of mobile keyboards! 🎹

[@betsyduane3461]

He did not, it came out in 1966

[@cheripetty1805]

@betsyduane3461 Well, I saw Edgar in an on camera interview claim he was 1st one to strap it on like a guitar. Was he lying?

[@dougwhite-ty1ny]

But Chang is the best Keytar player of our generation!

[@athab8256]

Fun fact: while playing this, Edgar also did some drywall spackling and served drinks at the commissary.

[@robertmorin1493]

Such an amazing talent!

[@MrThumbs63]

solid

[@doriwiljt]

😂

[@randywallace6506]

Wouldn't doubt it!

[@jerryconnors1703]

Slacker!

[@mikeb3365]

Edgar was proficient with almost any instrument.

[@stevegans3517]

still is. currently touring with Ringo Starr.

[@ellet6560]

I don’t like being old but love that this was the music of my youth!

[@cheripetty1805]

The Winter Bros. we're 2 Albino Boys who grew up in sunny TEXAS and tended to stay inside during the day due to their sensitivity. While the other kids were outside playing sports, Edgar & Johnny stayed in the shade and mastered several musical instruments!

[@jgilbertify]

Touch'e mon Frere..................... when talent Rules!

[@jgilbertify]

And Fucking Rick Derringer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@midnightrambler7716]

They Only Come Out at Night! Fabulous 1972 LP this was on. I bought it when it came out when I was 12 and still love it to this day!

[@loudog2326]

I was also 12, didn't have the album but knew some who did. i had the 45

[@supobostarman]

...and to this day I'm so glad they stayed in!!!

[@1calvinfunny1]

In the 70s they experimented with quadraphonic sound. I had a quadraphonic system in my car, back then 4 speakers front and back. Not a lot of albums or in this case 8 track tapes were in Quad, but one of them was Edger Winters, and this song killed it in Quad, the drum solo would go around the inside of the car speaker to speaker, wild indeed...

[@tskend8502]

Me too The who- Quadraphenia!

[@timbong1871]

I always hated the 8 track player would always shuffle this song from one track to the next right in the middle of this song.

[@rghilino6734]

An all time live performance. Edgar rocked hard. Rick Derringer joins him here.

[@BarbButler]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@gregorychilcote9631]

I met Edgar on a flight to Kansas City. I didn't recognize him at first and we had a great conversation about our favorite authors and such. We exchanged intros and he asked me what I was headed to. After I told him about a bysiness teaching gig I had in KC I asked him what he was doing. He replied he was opening 'for the girls' (Heart) in Topeka! That's when I realized he was Edgar Winter! We continued talking and he invited me to the concert as his guest! It was great...and he was AWESOME!

[@jonathanlocke6404]

Really one of the earliest uses of synthesizer in a big mainstream radio hit. Everything he does on the keyboard is real time manipulation; it's not like he had pre-programmed tracks or patches back then. Just moving the knobs around and stuff, heh...For an instrument that represented the cutting edge of science in music, it's still a really organic performance...

[@e4music]

Yea, the live version is cool. But the studio will blow you away even more...it's a classic!

[@Mr05Chuck]

Remember the first time I heard the vinyl on a friends huge home stereo. Allegedly there was green herbs involved.

[@patrickparker8417]

The live version is crap , chalk and cheese from the studio version always bar the very rare exception avoid live versions .

[@davekinghorn9567]

Edgar is still gigging with Rick Derringer & Ringo Starr All Stars.

[@KaidenOrgana]

Ronnie Montrose, the guitar player formed his own band Montrose, with a cat named Sammy Hagar on vocals. Let that sink in.

[@gkiferonhs]

Unlike most artists, you see Edgar mess with the synthesizer settings during the song. This was pretty soon after the synthesizer became available for public use. (A fourier synthesizer had long been a piece of physics equipment and for a long time only played with by physicists)

[@strawman6085]

You mean physicists were rocking out long before us normal folk?

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Wow, someone who seems to understand Fourier transforms and fast for a transforms which they use nowadays a whole lot in their triple air digital processing for live vocal effects and whatnot. It's such a great early point in all of this and I'm glad you made a reference to it.

[@elza32358]

Imagine being 15 years old in '73 and you hear this on the radio. My brain chemistry was forever altered...lol. 😮

[@cesarnarro6013]

Also i remember "Hocus Pocus" by Focus being on the radio around the same time. Another wild song.

[@davidlightfoot8965]

I saw this Live on the BBC on the Old Grey Whistle Test as a 16 year old, blew my mind .

[@shaknit]

In the late 60's and 70's we had the music. Nothing else can compare.

[@MrBedZeppelin]

Good to see you two busting out laughing! Though Edgar tends to do that to most people. Him and his brother are absolute musical geniuses!

[@amoco14]

Love it, This song was on an 8-Track tape I was given when I was a kid. I remember that Rick Derringer was the guitarist in the band and Had written "Hang On Sloopy" in the 60"s And "Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo". But anyway, Great band and Song.

[@nikonmark37814]

I just saw Edgar Winters in West Virginia last month when he was part of Ringo Starr's All Star band and he played Frankenstein and it was amazing as were all the other artists too!

[@sheryldalton8965]

I watched an interview with Edgar from a couple years ago, he looks great. His father & grandfather were musicians so they were exposed at an early age. He said when he & Johnny wanted to start their first neighborhood band they were surprised that nobody could play an instrument. They thought all families were like theirs. He's amazing.

[@elsalcombe]

This was live on BBC program called The Old Grey whistle test which at the time was the main place to see the "good bands " of the time. Edgar is playing an ARP 2600 synth and this was the first time anyone had played a keyboard in that manner

[@joshs4594]

I saw Edgar Winter’s White Trash live at the Hofstra University gymnasium on Long Island in 1972 as part of a triple bill with Procol Harum and Wild Turkey. Lots of Rock & Roll fun that evening. 👍

[@LordEagle]

This song is best when played with the volume ALL THE WAY UP,,,,💥💥💥👍😎

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Yes, Edgar is the one who invented that contraption. He was a trained classical pianist for many years and when he started performing he got tired of standing in one place at the keyboard/organ and thought it would be cool to be able to walk around and play while performing on stage.. So, he strapped up a keyboard as you see, put it around his neck, and the rest is history! Btw, that's Rick Derringer on guitar with "I Can Dream About You" Dan Hartman on bass doin the awesome licks and bassline.. This song went to #1 on the charts and not a word was spoken during the whole song.. Incredimazing! 🙂

[@MRxMADHATTER]

It's actually a full sized remote keyboard for a Moog Synth. Edgar is an albino and so is his brother Johnny, The grew up in Texas and couldn't go outside to play in the hot TX sun, So they stayed inside and learned to play every instrument they could get their hands on. I suggest you check out "Tobacco Road" which features both Edgar and Johnny. This song "Frankenstien" is just a mish mash of little riffs and one-offs they had lying around. They put all these pieces together, hence the name. The little guy playing guitar is Rick Derringer who created his own band and is a star in his own right.

[@oldmanghost219]

It is not full size . it is smaller then my 66 keyboard. Looks like 48 keys. My piano is of course 88 keys. I got to see all 3 of them in 74 with Rick opening the show.

[@TheToscanaMan]

@@oldmanghost219 it was around then I saw Edgar and White Trash in New York I think. They did this song. What a night.

[@slickjames2541]

It’s not a Moog. It’s an ARP 2600 which was a semi modular synthesizer with a removable keyboard.

[@barsandbarbells2022]

We've done Tobacco Road! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXO3nn19Z7angZIsi=G4xQ0AZgy_uHMYpD

[@Tarkus_]

Great reaction! Fun fact: The second concert I ever saw was from this tour, with a little-known band called Bad Company opening for these guys! I feel like the name fits this song so well, even without the background information (which I appreciate you acknowledging). This was a pretty big hit back in the day, despite it being an instrumental. Props to the director here for keeping the instrument changes a surprise. Definitely adds to the video for first time watchers.

[@vicprovost2561]

I saw that tour in New Haven CT with Bad Co opening and Foghat 2nd, Edgar had Rick Derringer and it was an amazing show. All out great classic Rock!

[@Tarkus_]

@@vicprovost2561 I saw them in Vegas. No Foghat, unfortunately, but Rick Derringer was there.

[@paulstephens6761]

I watched the original broadcast of this on the old grey whistle test on the BBC in England in 1973 as a teenager and was wowed then, it has stood the test of time and is still awesome today 50 years later.

[@svdlaan]

Fun fact: in the 2021 biopic "Tina" you see Tina Turner going to see Ike at a low key black house party with this being played in the background.

[@steveabdelkoui5663]

Winter brothers were badass musicians. They can play any instruments.

[@danielmarshall3102]

This song is still the biggest selling instrumental rock song of all time and the only instrumental rock song to hit # 1 on the charts. I was a teen when it came out and everyone was talking about it at the time.

[@kragfearghal]

"Frankenstein" was origanally labeled "Double Drum Solo" by Edgar, but by the time they got all the editing done, they came up with the "Frankenstein" label , hence it's name. Great band esp live.

[@patbrewer4205]

And the album was. They Only Come Out At Night

[@beare55]

Music from the 60s and the 70s was awesome!! Edgar Winter & Johnny Winter, rock legends!! Edgar Winter keys and sax, Rick Derringer guitar, Dan Hartman, bass guitar & Chuck Ruff, drums!!

[@cloudrunner7]

Edgar is an albino white hair, white skin and red eyes. I roadied for his band @ 1983. Really cool guys. And they jam. I was a pro musician for almost 19 years and it never ceases to amaze me what an awesome musician he is.

[@kathrynstafford7099]

My brother would play this so loud in the 70s. When mom and dad were not home, of course.

[@ttrails1]

For me it WAS my dad that turned it up! LOL And yes, I was a teen in the 70s. My dad played bass though.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Hard to believe Edgar was 27 in this video & 50 yrs later wins a Grammy ✌💖☮

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Right?!

[@ggvno167]

Edgar Winters did everything - I heard he was selling popcorn at intermission 😉. ITS ALIVE !!

[@oldmanghost219]

Keith Emerson of ELP had the 1st 1968 Moog synthesizer that could travel with the band. It had the old school tech of tubes and wires that made it look like an old time phone switch board. You can see it in ..." Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife-Edge - 2nd version (1970)" ... this was prior to Edgar getting his keyboard.

[@oldmanghost219]

I got to see them in 74. Rick Derringer opened the show. Then Johnny Winter came on. Finally Edgar Winter came on. After that the lights came on which is when the concert is over and people started to leave including the group with us that came in a different car. They missed out because the lights went back out and all 3 of them got together to do a few songs. ... other songs ... "Free Ride"..."Alta Mira" ... "We All Had A Real Good Time"

[@johnwilliams5301]

It was said that he once went into a music store and told the man he wanted one of everything, then went home and mastered each one of them. Great reaction as usual guys.

[@whiskey6string]

I've heard this song a million times, but never a live version. Amazing!

[@billn7183]

I remember at one point in high school , around 73 or 74 , this and LZ's Whole lota Love were played constantly on the lunch room juke box. Good times !

[@garybenson9339]

I did see this live in 1973 at Eastern Michigan University. They were fantastic live

[@vincentharris7854]

I was lucky enough to see them play it live in 1973. And yes our minds were blown. This band has a rich legacy as the bassist Dan Hartman went to score a solo hit (I Can Dream About You); guitarist Rick Derringer, formerly of the Mc Coys (Hang On Sloopy) has a hit (Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo) & replacement guitarist Ronnie Montrose, later formed the successful hard rock band "Montrose" which was fronted by Sammy Hagar, who later joined Van Halen.

[@gman7495]

off the charts talented!!!

[@markhodge7]

Frankenstein. Truly one of a kind. Emerged from the ether.

[@clasmaster1471]

Never has been anything like it never will be anything like it.

[@CharlesWalker-sf8td]

It truly was mind-blowing when I saw them

[@Pton_reaction_addict]

One of the best rock instrumentals of all time. Thanks for the review.

[@myklegue3968]

....and the other Winters brother Johnny is one of my favorite blues guitarists!! a very talented family!!

[@thancrow]

I got to see Edgar Winter in concert It was an amazing show. Yes, they did play Frankenstein.

[@richardgraves958]

Edger and his brother Johnny were both outstanding musicians. I had the pleasure of going to high school with them. I played a bass but they were in a different universe….

[@mdyng1955]

I saw this live in concert at Haraa Arena in 1973! MIND WAS BLOWN!!!!!

[@kevinlundgren1169]

Edgar and Johnny Winter are both albino, and they could both play any and every instrument !! That's all they did all their lives , play music , Johnny mainly stuck to the guitar , while Edgar would play everything else ! I got to see Johnny 3 times live , and the last time was 2 weeks before he passed away at 70 , and yes , his fingers could still move and he jammed that night !! If you want another one by Johnny Winter check out Mississippi Blues from Rockpalast , you will like it !

[@scottbaldwin7133]

he had unlimited talent

[@colinm3130]

Edgar is a good friend of mine and I have done a lot of work with him. The story of the name is this. After recording the song, the engineer was given a list of sections to edit out. The engineer misunderstood and removed all the parts they did want and left everything they didn't want. So fixing this required a lot more editing. By the time they finished editing the tape there were so many splices on the magnetic tape that it reminded them of how Frankenstein's neck that was sown together. And so the name Frankenstein stuck. Also, Edgar was the first person to use a Keytar. They did not exist at the time. He had to have someone modify the ARP 2600 keyboard to allow him to attach a guitar strap to it. It was a keyboard where the brains and guts were in a different box connected to the keyboard with a cable. This made the 2600 perfect for using as a keytar.

[@jimtatro6550]

I was a young kid when this song first came out and the moment I heard it I immediately wanted to learn how to play the drums. Shortly thereafter I did.

[@christopherandreas461]

Glad you two ran this awesome live performance by multi-instrumentalist prodigy Edgar Winter and his group from early 1970s. .....insanely talented! Although not really featured the guitarist is equally awesome. ...Ronnie Montrose. He went on to lead his own band later in the decade. ...you have to react to three of their songs....Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo. ...Bad Motor Scooter. ...Rock Candy. ......you won't be disappointed. ...take it from this rocking 59 year old dude. ..was a teenager back in the 1970s....hands down best of all time music creativity, instrumental gods era ever. ...period. ..mic drop!

[@badbob6689]

I was in high school when this came out. Both edger and his brother were accomplished musicians. watch how many different instruments Edger plays in this song.

[@jdbroders64]

Great video and I'm so glad you reviewed this performance. Edgar Winter and his blues guitarist brother Johnny are legends. This was a tour-de-force of Edgar's genius not only as a multi-instrumentalist but as a songwriter and innovator. Well done.

[@craigreid7178]

In the mid '90s my band opened for these guys and the did this song. Totally mind blowing. What a crazy experience.

[@Guitargardens]

I saw edgar winter a couple months back and he did this song. He was touring with Ringo Starr, from the Beatles

[@aldobelli8300]

Here is some more trivia: 1. Due to Edgar's and Johnny Winter's albino condition, they spent the majority of the youth indoors out of the sun becoming proficient with many musical instruments. 2. Edgar's affinity for technology can be seen in the wrist watch worn in this video, which is the FIRST LCD watch invented by the Hamilton Watch Company. It was $150.00 more than the most expensive Rolex at the time. 3. Edgar played the Sax solo on of Tina Turners Grammy award winning songs. 4. Rick Derringer, the guitarist went on to a very successful solo career and played lead guitar for Ringo Starr's All Star Band. 5. Dan Hartman, the bassist, was a very prolific music composer and co-wrote and produced James Brown's song "Living in America", made famous in the Rocky IV movie. 6. Chris Ruff, the drummer, is on Rolling Stones list of the 100 best drummers.

[@mustangdebbie56]

4. Rick Derringer also produced some of Edgar and Johnny's records along with the first 6 Weird Al albums. 5. Weird Al did a parody of Living in America called Living with a Hernia.

[@midnightrambler7716]

lol at first glance I read that as “Weird Artificial Intelligence” 😂….we are doomed.

[@mustangdebbie56]

@@midnightrambler7716 Ha. I've been noticing fans have been spelling his name " Weird AL" to avoid that.

[@midnightrambler7716]

Dan Hartman sang a great (and very sad) song called Autumn on the same album They Only Come Out at Night. He also had a disco hit called “Instant Replay” and another fairly large hit “I Can Dream About You”. He got HIV in the 80’s but never sought treatment. Died from a brain tumor in 1994. The drummer’s name was actually Charles (he went by Chuck) Ruff. Died in 2011 after lengthy illness.

[@roberthunter4884]

The radio edit was about half as long, the studio album version was long but not as long as this version. This version is how he played it in concert. I got to catch his concert back in '80. Awesome show.

[@keithj6251]

I believe they deserve to be called artists.

[@DaveJonesVideo]

I saw them perform this live in Detroit back in the early 1970s. It was mind blowing.

[@tomdodds8091]

Considering how incredibly long the song is and that it's an instrumental, it got an amazing amount of air play.

[@rapson672]

The first 8 track I bought for my first car a 68 LeMans

[@paularnold6616]

One of my favorite songs when I was a teen in 1973.

[@reverts3031]

Got a kick out of watching the expressions on your faces. Glad you enjoyed it. It's been a favorite of mine for ages!!!

[@josephpowell3949]

I remember this was such a big hit when I was a kid and we thought it was the coolest song back in the day!

[@arturorobles4900]

This was my 1st Rock album in 1973...great album.

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey, Sam and Phil, interesting fact for you about this song: The origin of the title "Frankenstein" is a reference to the amount of cuts and splices the the band had done to this song during the editing process and that they'd felt like they were assembling Frankenstein's monster

[@stuff3829]

70's was a great decade for music

[@Mare_bear738]

I never followed this group, but I remember this song. I enjoyed it.

[@arturnienartowicz7213]

both Winter brothers were amazing musicians, while Edgar - a multiinstumentalist at a professional to master level, Johnny - a blues guitar hero, second to none.

[@bobbrown5951]

Saw them do this live at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto back in the day. Went on for quite a while, especially with the sound effects. They opened for Ten Years After. Was really knocked out by Edgar's sax playing.

[@gerib4234]

I think he won an award for Blues Music? I enjoy watching them but the sound is much better with the studio cut. Thanks for this one! Happy Halloween 🎃👻🎃

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Hope it was a good one!

[@ethylybarra8216]

I believe Edgar recently received an award for an album called My Brother Johnny. A tribute to Johnny Winter

[@dopeymark]

Kid's these days... I used to bounce around and air drum to this tune almost daily.

[@stevenwitt1812]

Recently saw Edgar Winter as part of the Ringo Starr All-Star Band in Milwaukee, and they played an absolutely killer version of Frankenstein. Really fun night, Ringo was great, as was the entire band!!

[@jackempson3044]

60's and 70's music are the best ever, era's. The innovation and creativity of the sixties added up to the creative and slick seventies.

[@ivansavoie3190]

Saw them at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1973 , ELO was the opening act, Drummer Chuck Ruff walked in saw the pieces of tape everywhere and said looks like Frankenstein, great reaction

[@kathybowles495]

He was touring this year with Ringo Starr's All Star Band and Frankenstein was a highlight of the show. It was amazing.

[@gwydion56]

I was so happy when I saw that this was your reaction for today! This version is amazingly entertaining, but the studio version is something you definitely need to hear. It was one of my very favorite songs from ages ago.

[@wiliamwidlacki7459]

I saw Edgar Winter live in the late 70's and this was definitely the highlight of thier show.......very cool band

[@SeasonedCitizen99]

Good Job. Was a huge hit back in the 70s. Still great to this day!

[@ericanderson8886]

Edgar and his brother Johnny together "Tobbacco Road" Both brothers are amazing talents.

[@kevinvernon5851]

The studio version was a lot better but it's amazing that they could even pull that song off live. I remember in high school driving around and playing that song as loud as I could and especially the flying saucer sound in the middle, had to impress the girls. Another great song they did was "Free Ride"

[@jefferyshute6641]

You can't even imagine what is was like when this started blasting out of the radio! All you heard in the car was, "Crank it up!"

[@secondstring]

Very true...I remember it well. That was exactly what we did. Cranked it up and rocked out with it.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

So many songs from the 70s are stunningly good. It was the era of the long jams by very gifted musicians.

[@chrislowry7051]

Back in the seventies Edgar and his brother we're on a whole new level of musicianship even though his brother is not a part of this

[@davidhackettreno]

Just saw him last month as part of Ringo Starr's All Star Band outdoors at Harvey's in Lake Tahoe. Edger said he invented the Keytar to see the audience while moving around and playing on stage. He did to Frankenstein during the concert. Still going strong.

[@filtersplz9319]

I saw him in concert at Penn State in 72. What a memory.

[@johnv61]

You heard him singing on Tobacco Road, amazing vocals! One of a kind talent he is

[@danielbenincasa770]

Edgar had a brother named Johnny. They both are Albino's. It effected their vision. They were awesome together. But Edgar is the man. Only one I know of that Edgar received a Grammy for brother Johnny for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

[@jimr8907]

Saw them in concert in the day, just amazing musicians

[@ttrails1]

Imagine, if you can, seeing this live with both Winter Brothers in a stadium with them playing in between Blue Oyster Cult and ZZ Top. It was crazy good!

[@SG-js2qn]

That played on the radio for years and years. A true radio hit.

[@hungfao]

This one is better LIVE every time. It's the performance that sends this into orbit.

[@jonfazzone5125]

One of the Greatest Songs I have ever Seen & Heard Edgar Winter is from another Planet. Happy Halloween 🎃 PS. The Bass Player & Guitar Player Both have Songs that hit the Top 40 and several Albums as Solo Artists

[@betsyduane3461]

When people had talent.

[@davidmartin6394]

This is Edgar Winters composition of the story of Frankenstein. The beginning is scientists working on his theory. Sax is added to express the scientists working. Drum duel represents the lightning storm and the synth smashing represents monster coming to life. Great composition.