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Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group (1972)
Edgar Winter Group ^ | 1972 | Edgar Winter Group

Posted on 01/30/2023 5:43:09 AM PST by DallasBiff

"Frankenstein" was a rock instrumental by The Edgar Winter Group from their album "They Only Come Out At Night"

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KEYWORDS: instrumental; rock
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To: FreedomPoster

When the levy break, Zep is my favorite driving song ๐Ÿš™


21 posted on 01/30/2023 6:14:51 AM PST by M_Continuum
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To: lee martell; dfwgator

Steve Miller’s The Joker contains the best made up word in rock’n’roll, ever:

“Pompatus!”

LOL


22 posted on 01/30/2023 6:20:50 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: DallasBiff
Can anybody add some more.

I have heard, but never verified because it sounds plausible, that Frankenstein was cobbled to gether from riffs and pieces from previously recorded tracks by Edgar Winter Group and recorded with fill ins to create the song. Thus the name "Frankenstein".

23 posted on 01/30/2023 6:22:00 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (You can never have enough clamps. Thanks Ben.)
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To: Yo-Yo

โ€œJessicaโ€ is absolutely the best. Itโ€™s the one I was thinking of, too.


24 posted on 01/30/2023 6:23:49 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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To: Mr. K

Shortly after the album was released, I was in a hi-fi store in Burien, WA. The salesman brought me into their “high-end” room and closed the door. There he fired up a phase linear 700b powering two cerwin Vega speakers about the size of JBL L100’s, but not as deep. Oiled white oak. Attached to them was a downward firing subwoofer “coffee table”, also in oiled white oak.

He then put on Frankenstein. I’ll never forget it. The synth crawled down to shaking the room, and the drum kit was in the room. Breathtaking from beginning to end. My favorite rock instrumental to this day.


25 posted on 01/30/2023 6:25:27 AM PST by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: M_Continuum

Great song, doesn’t make the driving songs list for me. Has to have a driving / car theme, is my criteria.

I found my list.

Cross Town Truckin’ - Jimi Hendrix
Running Down The Dream - Tom Petty
Space Truckin’ - Deep Purple
Lagrange - ZZ Top
Rockin’ Down the Highway - Doobie Brothers
I Can’t Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Move Me On Down The Line - ZZ Top
Waitin’ For The Bus - Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top
Southbound - Allman Brothers
Magic Bus - The Who
Low Rider - War
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Born To Be Wild - Steppinwolf
Thunder Road - Bruce
China Grove - Doobies
Sedan Delivery - Neil Young
Day Tripper - Beatles
Going Mobile - The Who
My Wife - The Who
Long May You Run - Still-Young Band
Magic Bus - The Who
Drive My Car - Beatles
Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper
Long Way To Go - Alice Cooper
America - Yes
Wind Up Working In A Gas Station - Zappa
Ventura Highway - America
Let It Ride - BTO
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
Country Road - JT
Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Statesboro Blues - Allman Bros.
No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
Mustang Sally - Eric Clapton (or others)
Sweet Hitchhiker - CCR
Drive - The Cars
Let The Good Times Roll - The Cars


26 posted on 01/30/2023 6:27:01 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: DallasBiff

It’s called Frankenstein because it was constructed from bits of other songs they never got around to completing. For a while it was called “the one with the double keyboard solo” though obviously that was never going to wind up on the cover. Winter modified a keyboard so he could wear on a strap and move around the stage like a guitar player, but that keyboard weighed around 30 pounds. Also, it’s just great fun.


27 posted on 01/30/2023 6:35:50 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: DallasBiff

I have the vinyl... excellent album...


28 posted on 01/30/2023 6:41:39 AM PST by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: DallasBiff

A guitar player that played with both of the brothers used to come sit in with the band I was in in Fl. Floyd Radford. Awesome picker and nice guy. He ended up as an engineer at LMC in Orlando. Also he had a band there called Tin House. Orlando, noT LMC ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ”Š


29 posted on 01/30/2023 6:45:58 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? ๐Ÿ˜•)
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To: DallasBiff

I brought this 45 to my kindergarten โ€œshow n tellโ€ in 1974. I was a young rocker.


30 posted on 01/30/2023 6:49:22 AM PST by Gary from Dayton (Scary unvaccinated American )
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To: DallasBiff

The Core by Eric Clapton(Slowhand)

Not exactly an instrumental completely but still a great long song for driving IMHO.

When I got my first Motorola Flip Phone “Frankenstein” was my ring tone music for several years.


31 posted on 01/30/2023 7:01:58 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: FreedomPoster

That’s a great list ๐ŸŽง


32 posted on 01/30/2023 7:32:52 AM PST by M_Continuum
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To: DallasBiff

Saw Edgar Winter do this song live at The Spectrum in Philly. He went from instrument to instrument and played. He put his keyboard on the stage and was running and diving on it.The crowd went crazy. (it was the 70s.) Ronnie Montrose on guitar. Before “Frankenstein” it was Edgar Winter’s White Trash and the song was the very,very,long Tobacco Road.


33 posted on 01/30/2023 7:35:26 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Arise and shine,and give God the glory!-A trail cook's morning call.)
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To: DallasBiff

I loved Frankenstein as a child (when it was a new song). In my teen years, I became very fond of Rush’s YYZ. (Live version from Exit stage left with the drum solo please).


34 posted on 01/30/2023 7:51:20 AM PST by FrankRizzo890
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35 posted on 01/30/2023 8:26:16 AM PST by fidelis (๐Ÿ‘ˆ Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: DallasBiff

Frank Zappa:

Apostrophe.

L


36 posted on 01/30/2023 8:27:31 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: DallasBiff
One word.




MOOG

37 posted on 01/30/2023 8:46:53 AM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: 4yearlurker

This video is live in studio. https://youtu.be/P8f-Qb-bwlU

Itโ€™s mind blowing watching him switch seamlessly from keyboard to sax to drums to messing with the synthesizer.

I recently saw a reaction video of an Australian drum instructor seeing this video. He was speechless.


38 posted on 01/30/2023 10:13:14 AM PST by cyclotic (Follow 1776rm.com. Fighting for our Constitution. @1776RM on Truth)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Jeff Beck had quite a few instrumentals on some of his albums

Freeway Jam

39 posted on 01/30/2023 1:09:06 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: shadowlands1960
I have the vinyl..

Yep, still have mine. Back in those days the High schoolers were putting in aftermarket speakers, like Jensen, in their cars. My friend did this in his mustang and the first time I heard this was in his car in the HS parking lot, he said you have to hear this :)

40 posted on 01/30/2023 1:11:27 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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