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

[@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!

[@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! 🎹

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

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!

[@mikeb3365]

Edgar was proficient with almost any instrument.

[@stevegans3517]

still is. currently touring with Ringo Starr.

[@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.

[@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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@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!!!

[@mcityline8210]

When I was young I thought they looked odd because they were albinos. I saw Edgar the summer before last and the white hair didn't look odd anymore because he is now at an age when many people's hair turns white.

[@rghilino6734]

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

[@BarbButler]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@ellet6560]

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

[@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 .

[@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!

[@LordEagle]

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

[@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!

[@whiskey6string]

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

[@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!!

[@pennyhill7680]

They didn't have a hard time putting everything together as you can see, pure raw talent😂

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Pton_reaction_addict]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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"

[@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.

[@gman7495]

off the charts talented!!!

[@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 !

[@ggvno167]

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

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

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

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Right?!

[@steveabdelkoui5663]

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

[@bowtiefidenine]

I used to listen to this on the radio in the 70s thanks for replaying

[@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

[@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.

[@thancrow]

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

[@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! 🙂

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@craigreid7178]

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

[@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.

[@CharlesWalker-sf8td]

It truly was mind-blowing when I saw them

[@keithj6251]

I believe they deserve to be called artists.

[@davekinghorn9567]

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

[@myklegue3968]

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

[@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.

[@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….

[@jimr8907]

Saw them in concert in the day, just amazing musicians

[@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!

[@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!

[@markhodge7]

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

[@Guitargardens]

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

[@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.

[@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. 👍

[@DaveJonesVideo]

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

[@paularnold6616]

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

[@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!!

[@todvball]

Rick Derringer on guitar...(rock n roll hootchie koo) of Dayton OH joins the band onstage.

[@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.

[@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.

[@johnv61]

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

[@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

[@pewpewpewAK47]

This song was awesome on the four-channel quadrophonic stereo back in the 70's...

[@stuff3829]

70's was a great decade for music

[@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!!!

[@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

[@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.

[@arturorobles4900]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@scottbaldwin7133]

he had unlimited talent

[@peggykunkel9180]

I loved this song when it came out and still love it today.

[@Nick60606]

Saw Edgar Winter in concert in the early 70's. I was 15, my brother took me. The show was Yes, Edgar Winter and Humble Pie at Dillion stadium in Hartford, Ct Those where the days!

[@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.

[@wiliamwidlacki7459]

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

[@kathybowles495]

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

[@brooksboyd1959]

Saw the Edgar Winter Group (my first concert at age 14) in Houston in 1973.

[@clasmaster1471]

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

[@lindasalaki9404]

Enjoyed very much, remember this song on the radio back in the 70s . Loved it then and love it now ☮️☮️

[@pikricky]

Another classic from The Old Grey Whistle Test from the 71 till 88 in the UK ,one of the best live music shows on TV Hosted by Richard Williams ,you need to check out more episodes,all the top bands live,we couldn't wait for the Tuesday night to come round each week

[@NoLegalPlunder]

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

[@garybenson9339]

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

[@SeasonedCitizen99]

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

[@jamesrader3329]

First time seeing this and that was insane. Love the look on Sam's face.

[@filtersplz9319]

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

[@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

[@coot1925]

You'll find that most musicians can play more than one instrument. I've been predominantly a prog-rock drummer for over 45 years, but I can play 6 different instruments. Came in handy when I got tired of band personality clashes and politics and went alone. No need for other musicians. Emerson Lake and Palmer and Yes used a lot of synths. In the 80s there was a trend of synths that were made with a neck with control buttons on specifically designed to be carried on a guitar strap, mainly Roland and Korg synths. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@roguealien]

Rick Derringer on Lead. killing it! I heard this when I was 16. On AM radio!!!

[@SG-js2qn]

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

[@harlanginsberg7269]

I saw Edgar Winter do this song less then a month ago. He is touring with Ringo's All Star Band and he is still great and when singing is still fine.

[@davidmullens7565]

My homeboy!❤😊

[@christopherandreas461]

Just tossed a five spit over to help the cause. ...keep on Rocking!

[@jamesdamiano8894]

This is from one of the all time great and classic rock LP’s of all time. Not a bad song on it, definitely should check out more.

[@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.

[@sheryldalton8965]

Great reaction.

[@LJA46]

Saw him live in Champaign, IL. back in 1987. So good!

[@ericanderson8886]

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

[@mdyng1955]

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

[@craigtennant7637]

another that deserves the recorded version

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

One word can describe this session. Talent. Really enjoyed your reaction. Y'all be safe. ( A little Texas slang for you )