Nothing ‘Standard’ about SRV🤣…playing on 13 gauge strings-go listen to the best recorded concert imo, Montreaux 1985, or at least watch SRV play ‘Tin Pan Alley’ w/guest Johnny Copeland. It’s *the blues*
Nice reaction. Whats the Essential SRV? Arguably Texas Flood (Live at El Macombo) is not only HIS signature recorded performance but arguably the best electric blues performance ever!
I always rather the version of that song he did at the blues celebration thing over the el macombo one tbh but can’t deny it tho every single performance of his is insane all I listen to pretty much is joe bonamassa and Stevie ray 💪
@@williamcabell142 Yes sir you are correct 💯% I believe all of his songs are epic I have been studying his every move in every song in every performance for the past 30yrs he's the most amazing guitarist to ever live. I hate that I had to let this guy have it like that but he shouldn't play around with the man's legacy like he wasn't anything special and I could see right through what he was trying to do so I let him know exactly who SRV was and at the same time let him know who Marshall Vaughan is, why? Because me and Stevie are one in the same I just haven't fully developed my skills I still have more potential to reach before come from out of nowhere and take Music City away from the fame and fortune seekers.
What I find unfortunate about that concert 1982 ‘Live at the El Macombo’ is the way that it’s cut…let me know if u can find it whole. It’s cut so that the ongoing booing from one song is heard at the beginning of the video to the next…which hides it-personally, I only found it unedited, without being broken into tiny pieces-once) At the end of the concert, SRV references the booing, and SRV-was-was-pissed-and I-don’t-mean-drunk!(i don’t understand it, booing, but then staying to boo…there’s a lot of fun to be had at a concert like that, perhaps learning that the blues is the heart and gut-bucket of jazz…? 😳) but they *stayed* there, to boo what they didn’t like…? -I love the ‘three years ago tomorrow’ at the beginning of the Montreux 1985 concert, for anyone who hasn’t noticed~and then Stevie kicks it off!💕
@@allanbluzdude Reese was also the Keyboard player for what was about to become the Allman Brothers Band. When Gregg arrived Reese Obviously had to move on.
SRV was actually a huge country fan. When he came near our town for a show, he stopped in our local pawn shop to jam with the shop owner, a friend of his. When the guy suggested some blues jams, Stevie said "No man....I make my living doing that. Let's do some country pickin!" They had so much fun, that when the tour manager called him, he said "Naw, you guys can do a sound check without me! "
He popped a guitar string right there and he kept on rolling on! He definitely is a legend! So sad he's gone! I think his life performances are the best. Stevie Ray and his guitar or one! He's got a good band, too, especially that piano player.
Stevie's intro for the song on Austin City Limits was, "This song goes out to anyone who is suffering in any way." It strikes me to the core every time I hear it.
I wouldn't have picked this one if I wanted to impress a guitar player. I would have picked Voodoo Chile or Tinpan Alley or Mary Had a Little Lamb. Those a killer tracks.
@@billysilva6388 And that's my question, Hendrix over literally everybody. I know there's a genius aspect to it, Hendrix playing it as almost part of his body, but to me it seems like Stevie Ray played like that too. Look at the live Texas Flood videos, and he even plays it behind his back lol. And look at Eddie Van Halen with Eruption...it's so natural. Last I checked Eddie was way back around 12 of "best" guitar players on most rankings
Yes, the BLUES *Tin Pan Alley* at Montreaux 85-he plays the shit out of his guitar during that performance with Copeland (and then Riviera Paradise…SRV played on eleven to thirteen gauge strings.)
That is from Austin City Limits tv series. Best music venue ever! Austin, Tx There are several must see iconic SRV live performances. But as you are really trying to analyze SRV's guitar playing, the ACL concert videos are the best quality. Start with "Voodoo Child" then "Texas Flood" "Tin Pan Alley" and then every other SRV performance you can find. 😊✌💙
2022 and people still don't know who Stevie Ray Vaughan is, this world never ceases to disappoint me. His style is so signature as is, if you listen to other players he definitely stands out and makes you say "That's definitely SRV"
I'll echo what others have said and say Texas Flood and Voodoo Chile. To throw a suggestion out there that no one has said before, at least that I read, 'The Sky is Crying' is phenomenal.
If you want to hear his sound, his range, his soul, try the studio cuts "Tin Pan Alley" or "Little Wing". And "Texas Flood" live at El Macumbo is fabulous. And ALL of the album "In Step" or "Live Alive".
SRV certainly make the covers his own with guitar prowess. One song that is more of a hIs creation is “Couldn’t Stand the Weather”. Check out 1985 Capital Theater performance: ruclips.net/video/veOPrDAGLqE/видео.html Otherwise, I would consider “Pride and Joy” as a signature SRV creation . Also, instrumentals such as “Scuttle Buttin”, “Say What”, and “Lenny” were SRV staples
Couldn’t stand the weather live unbelievable unbelievable I saw him 1990 the last night in Alpine Wisconsin with Clapton Robert Cray amazing show electrifying magical they were all great
I would say that Stevie Ray was kinda taking a breather with this song because during this same performance he really he showed his "signature style"! "Voodoo Child", "Texas Flood", "Couldn't Stand the Weather", and "Riviera Paradise", are excellent examples of his GREATNESS.
Riviera Paradise is simultaneously his smoothest song & his cleanest song. Turn the lights down & pour you a glass of your favorite alcoholic beverage & you’ll never be the same again! 😎 #SRV4Ever
I saw him play 2 days before he died, amazing concert. Of all the songs you had to start with, this one is probably the worst choice lol. If you really want to see what he was about, check out ANY live performace of Texas Flood, or a live version of Voodoo Child.
His 'In-Session' video with his mentor, Albert King is a great indicator of his style; recorded just as he was gaining wider recognition, having released his first major album. You can hear them play Texas Flood, handing it off to each other & incorporating that riff throughout many of the songs over the session, putting their own flavor with various licks within that framework: ruclips.net/video/4-apz26BfHY/видео.html
That was his final performance on Austin City limits in 1989. His very final performance was in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin August 26th 1990 he died in a helicopter wreck the morning of the 27th. RIP SRV
B.B. King LOVED SRV and they played together on multiple occasions. SRV is a legend. Watch Voo Doo Child! That guitar playing is amazing. SRV is anything but a “standard blues musician” it’s insulting to even insinuate he could be “standard”. Listen to Voo Doo Child, it’s definitely a signature sound.💯
ya got a long way to go with SRV... the more you watch his performances ..the more galvinizing it all becomes... gotta watch freaking "COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER" ...live.... an original that rips your head off both on guitar and keys... the musicianship on display is pure fire... and then watch "LENNY".. pure emotion.. stevie was on another level alltogether..
The studio version of Pride and Joy shows his style and take on blues guita perfectly. He also has an awesome live performance of 'Lenny', a song he wrote for his wife
If you wanna see more serious SRV check out the video "Texas Flood Live at the Elmocambo" - you will LOVE his heavy duty blues playing and this version has been called the best blues guitar performance ever recorded.
In my opinion this specific version of Voodoo Chile is his best performance ever. It is faster than Jimi (almost to the point of that his words are hard to understand), but i think it shows the most impressive variation of techniques he has to offer.ruclips.net/video/cFwTbsKkqxE/видео.html Eventhough Texas Flood was a song done by multiple artists before him it is one of his most signature songs, live at The El Mocombo shows how fancy his guitar playing can get. Pride and Joy is probably his most iconic original song.
You should watch "Voodoo chile" live in Nashville, Stevie took a Hendrix song and absolutely Smashed it!! He went full beast mode.. And that's as Stevie as gets.
Rude Mood is a definitive demonstration of SRV's style. Others I just find particularly enjoyable... Tin Pan Alley, Riviera Paradise, Leave My Little Girl Alone. Also, seeing how he plays Voodoo Child in comparison to the original is highly instructive.
Stevie changed in styles a lot due too getting sober and getting more experience. In the beginning: 1980-1983 he was very powerfull and heavily inspired by Albert King. Then later 1984-1985 he went a bit more poppy sort of, he went faster and a bit away from Albert King, with Couldnt Stand The Weather. Then later 1986-1990 he went a lot cleaner and faster. So there is no one song that summarizes him as a whole. The one thing that does is his solo's, like Clapton said: he always knew where he was going, he never thought what he was gonna do next. That is why his solo's sound written so often because he is just so good at coming up with them as he goes. That is what no other guitarist has done yet. So for 1980-1983 i'd say Texas Flood at El Mocambo, where you really see his raw power. 1984-1985 i'd say the montreux concert is what he played like back then, this is also when Reese joined. 1986-1990, this concert; Austin City Limits of '89 is his pure speed, cleanness, his ability to play these almost pre written solo's.
Stevie's wife Lenny said she never heard him snore BUT she did hear em play that God Damn Guitar! So if you can actually play in your sleep your a God Damn Great Guitar Player. ❤
For the SRV sound: Pride and Joy, Couldn't Stand the Weather and (a must) Texas Flood. But to see his gift watch his covers of Voodoo Child or Little Wing. When you cover a song and people immediately start to debate which version is better...
Yeah, so there's a video with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, Paul Butterfield, B. B. King that you should check out. I listed the names in that order because the video of all four of them has their names listed that way. Also, his "standard" string is 13 gauge, or higher. RIP SRV.
When it comes to Stevie you have react to live videos here is a few Lenny , life without you live at the Capital Theater, Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland, Texas Flood live at El Macombo, and Rivera Paradise, and an older one I’m leaving “before I commit a crime” either one is great .
Welcome to a life long journey. His signature and debatably the most legendary electric blue performance ever caught on video - "Texas Flood" Live at the El Mocambo. Skip it all - dozens upon dozens of clips to see but this one shows why he is many people's guitar god. For another original and something that mixes jazz and blues and his incredible instrument mastery, "Lenny - Live from El Mocambo." Glad you ventured in - Thanks for the vid! Always cool when a proper musician is doing reactions.
Get your hands on a copy of SRV's posthumous album "The Sky is Crying" (yeah, the Elmore James song; and viva physical media) and listen to his back to back instrumental versions of "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) and "Wham" (Lonnie Mack) if you want to hear a Stratocaster sing and roar. Just two of the songs, but the whole album is grand master class. Get it, no regrets and much delight. And then get a copy the Elmore James album.
If you're interested, "Tightrope" is SRV's own autobiography set to the Blues. My personal favorite by far. He said once his guitar talks for him and it screams with him not at him. Deep.
Life Without You live at Capitol theater Texas Flood live at El Macombo The most "Stevie" unique example is probably "Lenny", which you'll really want to check out. Subbed
Many original songs. All great songs. Look at life without you written for his late friend, high school shop teacher, guitar shop owner who he was very close to. He plays a custom white guitar, a gift from Charlie with a dancing hula girl on the.back. its wruttenfir Charey by Stevie. I feel like he write his own eulogy in this song. He always does a little speech during a break in the song that will help you understand Stevie the man better as to his heart and kind soul. Its one of my favorites. If course El McComba is a great live show. The Texas Flood performance is epic. Tge Nashville Jerrys kids charity is great. The show you hust watched is in Ausun on Austin city limits show. Sone other classic originals are an instrumental called Lenny after his wife before they divorced, another Rivera Paradise is just so relaxing, beautiful and totally different for Stevie. He was definently still evolving as a guitarist, vocalist, performer. Another great show is the Presidential Inauguration show fie the younger Bush president doing it all in Texas style with Stevie and brother Jimmy plays that night as well. Jimmy Vaughan's band was the Fabulous Thunderbirds incase you didnt know. Jimmy's no slouch either. He is also an exceptional guitarist, Stevies idol and biggest influence. Stevie still thought until he passed that no one was better than his big brother. Brother Jimmy was playing at Alpine Valley as well the night Stevie Died. May he RIP.
An excellent video to see Stevie in is Blues at sunrise with Albert King. It’s long but he and Stevie just set on stools and swap back and forth. It’s fun to watch Stevie play with his sort of mentor/idol just hanging out. It is on a live album and Stevie is pretty young at the time
Personally, I think you should have asked for suggestions as to what to react to before you did this one. A lot of people would have told you "Texas Flood" from Live at the Mocambo would have been a good first listen. You are going to get some haters for referring to SRV as average though I do think this song doesn't showcase his talent. SRV played with 13-gauge strings, and he still broke them.
Signature? Studio versions of Couldn't Stand the Weather, Little Wing, Tin Pan Alley and Wall of Denial. The live versions are awesome but the studio versions highlight just him , his fingers and the guitar.
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no thanks.... seems fake reactions,,,,,,,, just trying to get to the next one.............................. am i wrong?????????????????????????? ♥
@@Buds1own yup wrong. All good.
Nothing ‘Standard’ about SRV🤣…playing on 13 gauge strings-go listen to the best recorded concert imo, Montreaux 1985, or at least watch SRV play ‘Tin Pan Alley’ w/guest Johnny Copeland. It’s *the blues*
Little Lamb, Listen for it in the sound check. Blow your mind.
3 chords my ass. read on
Stevie what can you say,the greatest guitarist ever,
Nice reaction. Whats the Essential SRV? Arguably Texas Flood (Live at El Macombo) is not only HIS signature recorded performance but arguably the best electric blues performance ever!
You just complimented my comment above thank you for being absolutely correct
I always rather the version of that song he did at the blues celebration thing over the el macombo one tbh but can’t deny it tho every single performance of his is insane all I listen to pretty much is joe bonamassa and Stevie ray 💪
Come on...Tin Pan Alley is epic!
@@williamcabell142 Yes sir you are correct 💯% I believe all of his songs are epic I have been studying his every move in every song in every performance for the past 30yrs he's the most amazing guitarist to ever live. I hate that I had to let this guy have it like that but he shouldn't play around with the man's legacy like he wasn't anything special and I could see right through what he was trying to do so I let him know exactly who SRV was and at the same time let him know who Marshall Vaughan is, why? Because me and Stevie are one in the same I just haven't fully developed my skills I still have more potential to reach before come from out of nowhere and take Music City away from the fame and fortune seekers.
@@williamcabell142 yes! I put Tin Pan Alley (with Johny C) and Life Without You (Capital) a close 2nd. Can't go wrong with any.
Greatest guitarist of all time.
Unbelievable that a country artist could not know of one of Texas' biggest guitar legends.
These reaction videos are beyond ridiculous. That's why I'm here.
IMO...SRV is the greatest guitar player of all time!!!
Ya how is that possible he’s only Stevie Ray !!!! Hello
@@j.philiplarson2064 ... Agreed.
100%. Not buying it.
Prior to adding Reese Wynans on keys, Stevie carried the full load. Grab "Texas Flood" live at El Macombo for full-on Stevie.
And Reese is now the keyboard player for Joe Bonamassa
What I find unfortunate about that concert 1982 ‘Live at the El Macombo’ is the way that it’s cut…let me know if u can find it whole. It’s cut so that the ongoing booing from one song is heard at the beginning of the video to the next…which hides it-personally, I only found it unedited, without being broken into tiny pieces-once) At the end of the concert, SRV references the booing, and SRV-was-was-pissed-and I-don’t-mean-drunk!(i don’t understand it, booing, but then staying to boo…there’s a lot of fun to be had at a concert like that, perhaps learning that the blues is the heart and gut-bucket of jazz…? 😳) but they *stayed* there, to boo what they didn’t like…? -I love the ‘three years ago tomorrow’ at the beginning of the Montreux 1985 concert, for anyone who hasn’t noticed~and then Stevie kicks it off!💕
@@subversivelysurreal3645 your confusing the live at the el macombo performance with the Montreux Jazz festival.
@@allanbluzdude Reese was also the Keyboard player for what was about to become the Allman Brothers Band. When Gregg arrived Reese Obviously had to move on.
SRV was actually a huge country fan. When he came near our town for a show, he stopped in our local pawn shop to jam with the shop owner, a friend of his. When the guy suggested some blues jams, Stevie said "No man....I make my living doing that. Let's do some country pickin!" They had so much fun, that when the tour manager called him, he said "Naw, you guys can do a sound check without me! "
He popped a guitar string right there and he kept on rolling on! He definitely is a legend! So sad he's gone! I think his life performances are the best. Stevie Ray and his guitar or one! He's got a good band, too, especially that piano player.
Texas Flood live from the El Mocambo. No doubt, the best display of his talent.
"Riviera Paradice", SRV No singing, just guitar extraordinaire.
Lenny and Riviera Paradise are the two most beautiful SRV songs, IMO.
Riviera Paradise = His greatest song
@@ericelander9936 Arguably so. Master work, none the less. Have a great day Eric Elander
Stevie's intro for the song on Austin City Limits was, "This song goes out to anyone who is suffering in any way." It strikes me to the core every time I hear it.
It's not "3 bar", it's 3 chord and 12 bars.
His live performance of Tin Pan Alley with Johny Copeland was pretty incredible, Texas Flood, obviously any of his Hendrix covers
If no one else has mentioned it yet, Stevie's cover of Jimi Hendrix' Little Wing is a good showcase of his talent. He makes the song his own.
If you go with Little Wing check out the version from the El Mocambo show.
Voodoo child or little wing
I wouldn't have picked this one if I wanted to impress a guitar player. I would have picked Voodoo Chile or Tinpan Alley or Mary Had a Little Lamb. Those a killer tracks.
Texas Flood is what put him on the map
SRV is the only guy to take a Hendrix song and make it better. A true testament to his talent.
Yep, his Texas Flood
@@billysilva6388 And that's my question, Hendrix over literally everybody. I know there's a genius aspect to it, Hendrix playing it as almost part of his body, but to me it seems like Stevie Ray played like that too. Look at the live Texas Flood videos, and he even plays it behind his back lol.
And look at Eddie Van Halen with Eruption...it's so natural. Last I checked Eddie was way back around 12 of "best" guitar players on most rankings
Lenny is one of my favorites, he wrote it for his wife. It doesn't have any lyrics and it's not crazy playing, but I think it shows his passion.
I highly doubt this is your first time hearing SRV if you love the blues. He’s a legend
Tin Pan Alley live at Montreux 1985 and Life Without You live at Capitol Theatre 1985 are his greatest performances
Agree, but i give the edge to "Life Without You"
Absolutely Life Without You. Killer performance
Yes, the BLUES *Tin Pan Alley* at Montreaux 85-he plays the shit out of his guitar during that performance with Copeland (and then Riviera Paradise…SRV played on eleven to thirteen gauge strings.)
Little Wing from El Mocambo is probably the best showcase for his mastery of the instrument. The control of dynamics is incredible.
Yes one of my favorites of SRV ,Check out the child star TAJ FARRANT you won't be disappointed !!
This track is one of stevies more magic cuts for sure, you need to see him do Texas flood live at the El macambo! That will blow your mind!!
He gave a half second look to the guitar tech. That's a well oiled machine, and a damn fine crew.
That is from
Austin City Limits
tv series.
Best music venue ever!
Austin, Tx
There are several must see iconic SRV live performances. But as you are really trying to analyze SRV's guitar playing, the ACL concert videos are the best quality.
Start with
"Voodoo Child" then
"Texas Flood"
"Tin Pan Alley"
and then every other SRV performance you can find.
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2022 and people still don't know who Stevie Ray Vaughan is, this world never ceases to disappoint me. His style is so signature as is, if you listen to other players he definitely stands out and makes you say "That's definitely SRV"
I'll echo what others have said and say Texas Flood and Voodoo Chile. To throw a suggestion out there that no one has said before, at least that I read, 'The Sky is Crying' is phenomenal.
This gives me early rock n roll vibes like Elvis or Chuck Berry style, but modernised to that era. SRV will always be the greatest in my books
If you’re playing with a legendary keyboardist, you’re going to step back and be generous and give him a chance to shine.
If you want to hear his sound, his range, his soul, try the studio cuts "Tin Pan Alley" or "Little Wing". And "Texas Flood" live at El Macumbo is fabulous. And ALL of the album "In Step" or "Live Alive".
SRV certainly make the covers his own with guitar prowess. One song that is more of a hIs creation is “Couldn’t Stand the Weather”. Check out 1985 Capital Theater performance:
ruclips.net/video/veOPrDAGLqE/видео.html
Otherwise, I would consider “Pride and Joy” as a signature SRV creation .
Also, instrumentals such as “Scuttle Buttin”, “Say What”, and “Lenny” were SRV staples
I've been listening to SRV for 38 years, but I never heard of you until today.
TEXAS FLOOD!!!!!! Live at the El Macombo is what you're looking for-not only his signature sound but style-it'll leave you amazed and wanting more!!
Lenny, Little Wing, Texas Flood, Couldn't Stand the Weather, and Pride and Joy are my favorite songs and quintessential SRV classics.
CHECK OUT RIVIERA PARADISE AT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Yep, u should have waited!! Stevie never disappoints and he deserves more props than u gave him. He has his own sound.
Signature SRV sound you want? Without question, "Texas Flood" from Live at the El Mocamdo. One of the greatest music performances ever recorded.
" Stang's Swang " off the Couldn't Stand the Weather. Gives me chills!
SRV had more soul in his little finger than just about anybody else in their whole body
Couldn’t stand the weather live unbelievable unbelievable I saw him 1990 the last night in Alpine Wisconsin with Clapton Robert Cray amazing show electrifying magical they were all great
I suggest the song "Couldn't Stand The Weather" to get a more expanded look at what SRV and the band can do!
I would say that Stevie Ray was kinda taking a breather with this song because during this same performance he really he showed his "signature style"! "Voodoo Child", "Texas Flood", "Couldn't Stand the Weather", and "Riviera Paradise", are excellent examples of his GREATNESS.
"Life Without You" at Capitol Theater is SRV's single best performance of any song, and it's his song
SRV is and will always be the GOAT.
Riviera Paradise is simultaneously his smoothest song & his cleanest song. Turn the lights down & pour you a glass of your favorite alcoholic beverage & you’ll never be the same again! 😎 #SRV4Ever
🤣😂 nice!
I saw him play 2 days before he died, amazing concert. Of all the songs you had to start with, this one is probably the worst choice lol. If you really want to see what he was about, check out ANY live performace of Texas Flood, or a live version of Voodoo Child.
So glad you got to see him live..I got introduced to him after he had passed..
Just phenomenal and love Texas Flood .
Love Dirty pool and Boot Hill.
His 'In-Session' video with his mentor, Albert King is a great indicator of his style; recorded just as he was gaining wider recognition, having released his first major album. You can hear them play Texas Flood, handing it off to each other & incorporating that riff throughout many of the songs over the session, putting their own flavor with various licks within that framework: ruclips.net/video/4-apz26BfHY/видео.html
That was his final performance on Austin City limits in 1989. His very final performance was in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin August 26th 1990 he died in a helicopter wreck the morning of the 27th.
RIP SRV
Stevie ray Vaughan was the blues man he was the goat. Voo doo child.
And this isn't even Stevie's most mindblowing performance.
Texas Flood live is signature and standard for his regular performances.
Stevie ray the GOAT
B.B. King LOVED SRV and they played together on multiple occasions. SRV is a legend. Watch Voo Doo Child! That guitar playing is amazing. SRV is anything but a “standard blues musician” it’s insulting to even insinuate he could be “standard”. Listen to Voo Doo Child, it’s definitely a signature sound.💯
Texas Flood live at El Macombo is the best guitar performance EVER!
ya got a long way to go with SRV... the more you watch his performances ..the more galvinizing it all becomes... gotta watch freaking "COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER" ...live.... an original that rips your head off both on guitar and keys... the musicianship on display is pure fire... and then watch "LENNY".. pure emotion.. stevie was on another level alltogether..
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - Texas Flood - LIVE At The El Mocambo
The broken string at 5:25 or so... then seemless swap... GOAT!
The very BEST BLUES MAN EVER...
I agree. Texas Flood-Live at El Macambo. Best live performance recorded.
The studio version of Pride and Joy shows his style and take on blues guita perfectly. He also has an awesome live performance of 'Lenny', a song he wrote for his wife
If you wanna see more serious SRV check out the video "Texas Flood Live at the Elmocambo" - you will LOVE his heavy duty blues playing and this version has been called the best blues guitar performance ever recorded.
He's legend. He's special. He's the one. He not deserved to die.
Lol. You watch/listen enough and you will know he was not just a great guitarist. He was on his own level - like Hendrix.
In my opinion this specific version of Voodoo Chile is his best performance ever. It is faster than Jimi (almost to the point of that his words are hard to understand), but i think it shows the most impressive variation of techniques he has to offer.ruclips.net/video/cFwTbsKkqxE/видео.html Eventhough Texas Flood was a song done by multiple artists before him it is one of his most signature songs, live at The El Mocombo shows how fancy his guitar playing can get. Pride and Joy is probably his most iconic original song.
You need to check out much more. This is just a standard cover. He is the GOAT.
You should watch "Voodoo chile" live in Nashville, Stevie took a Hendrix song and absolutely Smashed it!! He went full beast mode.. And that's as Stevie as gets.
Rude Mood is a definitive demonstration of SRV's style. Others I just find particularly enjoyable... Tin Pan Alley, Riviera Paradise, Leave My Little Girl Alone. Also, seeing how he plays Voodoo Child in comparison to the original is highly instructive.
Scuttle Buttin' and Lenny show off his originality very well to me
His fluidity of melody and style is unreal. Most players don't flow as smooth as SRV
I loved how SRV was always keeping it fresh. Try Honey Bee, Change It, and Lenny
Little wing instrumental from el mocambo. You know your seeing greatness from the very beginning to the end.
Stevie Ray was also quite the show man
Do texas flood live from el mochambo! Absoulute madness
Are you serious? This is what I jam to. My kids grew up listening to this. They love it.
Stevie changed in styles a lot due too getting sober and getting more experience. In the beginning: 1980-1983 he was very powerfull and heavily inspired by Albert King. Then later 1984-1985 he went a bit more poppy sort of, he went faster and a bit away from Albert King, with Couldnt Stand The Weather. Then later 1986-1990 he went a lot cleaner and faster. So there is no one song that summarizes him as a whole. The one thing that does is his solo's, like Clapton said: he always knew where he was going, he never thought what he was gonna do next. That is why his solo's sound written so often because he is just so good at coming up with them as he goes. That is what no other guitarist has done yet. So for 1980-1983 i'd say Texas Flood at El Mocambo, where you really see his raw power. 1984-1985 i'd say the montreux concert is what he played like back then, this is also when Reese joined. 1986-1990, this concert; Austin City Limits of '89 is his pure speed, cleanness, his ability to play these almost pre written solo's.
Stevie's wife Lenny said she never heard him snore BUT she did hear em play that God Damn Guitar! So if you can actually play in your sleep your a God Damn Great Guitar Player. ❤
Texas Flood from Live at El Macombo.
Couldn't stand the weather is a signature original. But he mixes different styles within a sound.
Life without you at the capital theater is one of his best.
Try his "Life without you"..written by Stevie, live at capitol theatre.
For the SRV sound: Pride and Joy, Couldn't Stand the Weather and (a must) Texas Flood. But to see his gift watch his covers of Voodoo Child or Little Wing. When you cover a song and people immediately start to debate which version is better...
Yeah, so there's a video with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, Paul Butterfield, B. B. King that you should check out. I listed the names in that order because the video of all four of them has their names listed that way. Also, his "standard" string is 13 gauge, or higher. RIP SRV.
SRV!
When it comes to Stevie you have react to live videos here is a few Lenny , life without you live at the Capital Theater, Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland, Texas Flood live at El Macombo, and Rivera Paradise, and an older one I’m leaving “before I commit a crime” either one is great .
Welcome to a life long journey. His signature and debatably the most legendary electric blue performance ever caught on video - "Texas Flood" Live at the El Mocambo. Skip it all - dozens upon dozens of clips to see but this one shows why he is many people's guitar god. For another original and something that mixes jazz and blues and his incredible instrument mastery, "Lenny - Live from El Mocambo." Glad you ventured in - Thanks for the vid! Always cool when a proper musician is doing reactions.
He's not a "proper musician ". He couldn't carry Stevie Ray's guitar strap. # FACTS
Not since Jimi has anyone played WITH FIRE 🔥 like this!
Voodoo Child live at El Macombo would be my pick! Love SRV not just for his playing but the man has charisma like no other! 😍
My personal preference of Voodoo Chile is live in Austin from this same concert. He's so dazzling in that performance.
Live performance from the Capitol Theater of Life Without You. His guitar goes absolutely sonic. You should check that out
Life WithoutYou. He wrote it. Capital Theatre in Passaic NJ.
Get your hands on a copy of SRV's posthumous album "The Sky is Crying" (yeah, the Elmore James song; and viva physical media) and listen to his back to back instrumental versions of "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) and "Wham" (Lonnie Mack) if you want to hear a Stratocaster sing and roar. Just two of the songs, but the whole album is grand master class. Get it, no regrets and much delight. And then get a copy the Elmore James album.
It's not often someone walks away from one of the greatest gunslingers of all time. Consider yourself lucky.
If you're interested, "Tightrope" is SRV's own autobiography set to the Blues. My personal favorite by far.
He said once his guitar talks for him and it screams with him not at him. Deep.
Two I would say are Texas Flood live at the el Macombo and the live version of Leave my little girl alone.
Life Without You live at Capitol theater
Texas Flood live at El Macombo
The most "Stevie" unique example is probably "Lenny", which you'll really want to check out.
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I’d check out the song Lenny. As a guitar player, that song changed my life
Many original songs. All great songs. Look at life without you written for his late friend, high school shop teacher, guitar shop owner who he was very close to. He plays a custom white guitar, a gift from Charlie with a dancing hula girl on the.back. its wruttenfir Charey by Stevie. I feel like he write his own eulogy in this song. He always does a little speech during a break in the song that will help you understand Stevie the man better as to his heart and kind soul. Its one of my favorites. If course El McComba is a great live show. The Texas Flood performance is epic. Tge Nashville Jerrys kids charity is great. The show you hust watched is in Ausun on Austin city limits show. Sone other classic originals are an instrumental called Lenny after his wife before they divorced, another Rivera Paradise is just so relaxing, beautiful and totally different for Stevie. He was definently still evolving as a guitarist, vocalist, performer. Another great show is the Presidential Inauguration show fie the younger Bush president doing it all in Texas style with Stevie and brother Jimmy plays that night as well. Jimmy Vaughan's band was the Fabulous Thunderbirds incase you didnt know. Jimmy's no slouch either. He is also an exceptional guitarist, Stevies idol and biggest influence. Stevie still thought until he passed that no one was better than his big brother. Brother Jimmy was playing at Alpine Valley as well the night Stevie Died. May he RIP.
An excellent video to see Stevie in is Blues at sunrise with Albert King. It’s long but he and Stevie just set on stools and swap back and forth. It’s fun to watch Stevie play with his sort of mentor/idol just hanging out. It is on a live album and Stevie is pretty young at the time
Personally, I think you should have asked for suggestions as to what to react to before you did this one. A lot of people would have told you "Texas Flood" from Live at the Mocambo would have been a good first listen. You are going to get some haters for referring to SRV as average though I do think this song doesn't showcase his talent. SRV played with 13-gauge strings, and he still broke them.
Of Course,SRV &D.T.Were A Blues Power Trio Originally Then Added Reece Wynans On Keyboards Later..wWas It Around Mid Eighty- Four Or So???🤔😁
BB King said “I play until I run out of ideas but Stevie Ray Vaughan never runs out of ideas.”
I saw SRV the night before he died. He opened for the Rolling Stones. It wasn't even close.
For signature Stevie Ray Vaughan I would suggest “Texas Flood” “Tightrope” or “Life without You” or “Lenny”
You should watch the one where he plays the second half of the song behind his back. The cord remove/spin/cord re-plug alone, is something to see.
Cold Shot, Couldn't Stand the Weather and Tightrope show his skills quite well.
Signature? Studio versions of Couldn't Stand the Weather, Little Wing, Tin Pan Alley and Wall of Denial. The live versions are awesome but the studio versions highlight just him , his fingers and the guitar.