Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3 is a two-CD live album by guitarist and singer
Johnny Winter. It was recorded on April 21, 1979, at the
Grugahalle in
Essen, Germany. It was released in Germany by MIG Records on February 25, 2011.[1][2] It was also released as a concert video on DVD.[3]
This performance was originally broadcast live on the television show Rockpalast. The concert that night was by
the J. Geils Band, followed by
Patti Smith, and then Johnny Winter.
Critical reception
Red Lick said, "... it's your usual Winter performance with frenzied clusters of powerful notes, tons of terrific solos, hard grinding rhythm guitar and croaky vocals bawled out at full volume until Johnny and the audience are exhausted and delirious."[3]