Youtube video of the Edgar Winter Group playing Frankenstein. Features amazing solos by Edgar Winter on the Saxaphone, timbales, and a classic synthesizer, the ARP 2600.
When you think of Edgar Winter, if you think of Edgar Winter, you probably think late '70s guitar rock. He does play guitar, but this Youtube video has him jamming on saxophone, drums, and an amazing synthesizer solo. The song is Frankenstein. The synthesizer is the legendary ARP 2600. The sound is pure rock. This is probably Winter's most famous song, though the song is often recognized more than he is. It was also one of the first instrumental rock songs to feature a synthesizer.
The ARP 2600 is pretty famous itself. It was a semi-modular synthesizer, meaning that it gave many of the abilities of a modular synthesizer in a convenient, portable package. The signal could be routed with cords like a modular synthesizer, but no new modules could be added. It proved immensely popular and has been used by many other musicians, from Herbie Hancock to Aphex Twin. The model in this video looks like one of the original "Blue Marvins/Meanies," which were made in extremely limited quantities. Most were given to musicians by the creator for free publicity.
I ran across the video on a seemingly unrelated blog, Stoic Monkey. I haven't seen it linked to from other synth/instrumental/electronic blogs, so I thought I'd post it here. If anyone wants to chat about synths, post something in the discussions.
