Would love to see you get in front f a few more loopstation battles (in no particular order): 1) Bizkit v Mirsa, GBB 2023 (b/c IYKYK 😎 ) 2) So-So vs Beatness, GBB 2019 (b/c gotta do a So-So redemption reaction 🙏 ) 3) Rythmind vs Frosty, GBB 2021 (b/c that *one* round in particular ☢🔥🙃🔥☢)
I don't know if you or Black Pegasus have heard of Joe Bonamassa, but all I can say is, "Yeah, Joe Bonamassa." Happier Times, Live From The Royal Albert Hall; Woke Up Dreaming, Live At Carnegie Hall; Mountain Time, Live From The Royal Albert Hall; The Ballad of John Henry, Live From The Royal Albert Hall. OR (Best Guitar Duel Ever! Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales John Henry)
Correct.............he lived slept and had a guitar strapped to him it seems at all hours of the day learning to play. In a guitar player magazine he was asked that how did he manage to put so many unique inside jazz chords and modems into his blues music and his replay was "I don't know nuthin about any of that stuff"
Yessss! I remember when The Fabulous Thunderbirds toured with SRV and Double Trouble and for an encore Stevie brought out a double neck and he and his brother Jimmy both were playing the double neck at the same time. That whole era was epic.
He definitely knew enough theory, just by playing the guitar. Guitar (and most stringed instruments in general) is an interesting instrument regarding music theory (chord structures, scale intervals) in that you only need to understand the general "shapes" of these chords, and that shape can be applied in any key resulting in the same tonality. It is different from something like Piano because an Amaj chord has different fingerings (or shape) than a Cmaj chord. With guitar, you only need to know what a Major chord "shape" is, and it doesn't matter what key. Reading sheet music isn't the only subject in Music Theory, and I would say isn't nearly as important as understanding scales, chords and intervals.
Many people would consider it blasphemy to place anyone above Hendrix but you are right SRV is it. He's the apex player, in my opinion he's the best. It's as if he's plugged into some super high voltage energy source, like an open channel. It just explodes from his fingertips and never wanes. He is phenomenal and no one plays like him, NO ONE!
The truly great players never play to a script. They walk on stage close their minds to their surroundings and let the music flow through them I don't think he is consciously aware of what he,s playing when he,s in the zone
For those who dont know, watch his picking/strumming hand closely. Not only is he switching between different foot pedals and pumping the Waa Waa pedal with his foot pay particular attention to his hand. You will see him adjust the control knobs, you will see him ( and hear if you know, then you know) flip the switch by the control knobs that turns on and off the guitars pickups and pick or strum over the right place on the strings to get the sound he wants... ALL ON THE FLY He does it all with such comfort and ease. A true master of his craft.
He's not really adjusting the knobs, he's doing what a ton of guitarists do, including myself... just making sure they're turned up all the way. It's reflexive, and when you play as percussively as he did, you can knock into the knobs and turn them down.
Doc you drank too much whisky. Hendrix did all of that to change the tone and sometimes by accident cuz he was a leftie and his forearm hit them or his shirt sleeves cuz he wore those 1400`s era shirtsleeves.
"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who played live onstage with him before want to quit."......................Eric Clapton
Saw an interview with Clapton where he said the first time he heard SRV he was driving and heard Stevie on the radio. Clapton pulled over on the side of the road and called his agent and asked him "Who is this guy?"😂💯🤗❤️✌️
I've been playing guitar for 40 years and I can honestly say I still have never seen anybody play the guitar with the ease and fluidity that Stevie Ray Vaughan did. There's no such thing as the greatest guitar player but I can tell you this, nobody on Earth could ever play guitar like Stevie Ray. Musicians like Ren give me hope.
I absolutely worshiped SRV in high school and college and he DID inspire me to learn guitar. I could've seen him live in Houston in '89 but had to skip it in order to graduate in May of 1990. Seeing him live was on my bucket list then he died 2 months later. Life lesson: never pass up a chance to cross out anything on YOUR bucket list.
Your young guest was on fucking point with his observations re: band communication, other guys watching for where SRV might be going, and especially the changes in music over the years wrt players being TOP OF THEIR CRAFT. Well-done. Really enjoyed this!
He also picked up on the fact that Stevie was constantly playing the entire guitar. Most folks pay attention to Stevie's left hand, but very few watch his right. He was constantly adjusting volume and tone, switching which pickups he was playing through, and playing over different areas of the strings to get different sounds. In this particular performance, I was waiting for the pickup selector switch to go flying across the stage a couple of times. The guest has a good eye.
SRV - THE MOST GIFTED GUITARIST EVER... Clapton said in an interview that even he got a little stray sometimes and struggled to find direction in long solo's that he did but Stevie was NEVER lost and NEVER strayed and NEVER didnt know where he was going..... Clapton was in awe of Stevie and he was proud to say it... !!!!
as someone who has played for almost 30 years, I need you to understand that on this one...Stevie decides to board another dimension, and about 3 mins in is well an truly in another sub space paradigm and he aint coming back for a while lool in short he starts going crazy , this still blows my mind and I have been playing for almost 3 decades
When you stop and think about how high the action was and how heavy of strings SRV used it is amazing how he got those bends and played so fast. As a guitarist I can tell you its not easy.
I strung my strat with 13s and tuned to E flat like Stevie. That will make your piss leaded! Believe me when I tell you. That man could destroy the bones in a hand with his left. I kept it because when I went back to my Les Paul and other guitars, it felt like nothing to be able to bend to the moon and back.
This story is a total myth - The pedal was given to Jimmie Vaughan (SRV's older brother) by Jimi Hendrix after a festival in 1969 because JV loaned his Wah pedal to Jimi for his set. It was a "thank you" gift for loaning his pedal to Jimi that day. JV then gave it to SRV because he was a huge Jimi Hendrix fan. After his death the pedal was returned to JV along with most of SRV's guitars - It was not given to SRV by Jimi's father. Look it up and you'll find many sources, including Jimmie Vaughan himself, that explain the actual story and that the "Jimi's father" story is a total farse.
Yeah - if you notice: bassist is ALWAYS watching Stevie....and, in this case: when the band "drops-out": RIGHT before that, Stevie looked at the bassist and communicated TO him....They were AS ONE!! SO BRILLIANT!! HUGS, YA'LL!!
It'[s called musicianship and that's how all real musicians play. THAT is what's missing in Rap and the rest of todays pop music. It's not brilliant. It's just real musicians playing together.
you're one of my favorite reactors. your insight, open mindedness, guests just a complete package. good job! Texas Flood at El Mocambo when he plays behind his back would be awesome to share with your young friend.
Can you imagine going to a concert you are waiting for the show to begin but all you see on stage is a mic stand. Out walks a guy in a long duster coat and black hat looking down. You think its a stage hand doing a mic check. But as he gets to the stand he looks up and you see its SRV. He says lets rock and he unslings his guitar from behind his back and starts playing. They then wheel out a platform with the drum set on it and the other band members walk out playing. No flashy light show no pyrotechnics just music like youve never seen. Awesome!!!!
I think you’re talking about the SRV sound check before the show video. That one’s great. Looks like he just rolled out of bed. You didn’t mention picking his nose before saying let’s rock. I love that vid.
I was also looking for this comment. Stevie said in interviews that he could listen to a live track and tell you where and when he played it because he never played the same song the same way twice.
I remember when I was a kid, I’m listening to Stevie Ray every Saturday night at the highest decibel, that our family speakers would go up to. And my dad will just play him all night long. The greatest memories of my father that I have, was staying up late at night, watching VHS tapes of SRV.
Whats even more impressive is he played like he did with about the heaviest guitar strings you could get. How he bent those heavy strings is beyond me.
Dude I am a 62 year old vet but I’m here to tell y’all y’all or both dead on it’s so cool to see younger people then me find out about what I have known for years SRV is the GOAT great show
👏🙌🎸🎶💙‼️another great reaction. Your young guest is very observant and knowledgable about music. I chuckled when he commented on no one caring about music theory today. Stevie Ray flunked music theory in high school. He said it was a bunch of math to him and he never learned to read music. It didn't matter though cuz music read Stevie like a book! But he had taught himself how to play from age 7 by listening to all the greats and finding the notes on his guitar. And find them he did💯. Talk about a close Band of Brothers- Chris and Tommy did yeoman's work in keeping Stevie in the pocket while he went where ever the music took him. And it never took him the same place even with the same song so they watched him like a hawk. And yes Stevie would give visual clues to them but they still had to watch closely. I truly love and appreciate that reactors such as yourselves are open minded and receptive to exploring places you haven't been before and I have mad respect for you. This exposure to new generations assures that this great legacy will stay alive and well. So thank you👏🙌🙏🎸💙🎶
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness Now go watch him shred Voodoo Child behind his back: **Voodoo Child at Starwood Theater in Nashville** Or watch him play one-handed, backwards and with his teeth: **Life Without You at Capitol Theater**
SRV was one of the few guitarists capable of playing Hendrix, but he put his own relish on it! Personally, I believe that some artists are just an open channel to the cosmos, and the music flows through them, and that was SRV. Burned bright, got clean from his addictions, and crashed into a damn mountain. And yes, they are just playing as one organic unit...no little ear pieces, kiddos, just amazing talent... Enjoy!
It wasn't just the lack of click tracks, SRV was massively improvising huge sections of the song. Double trouble was listening and following him on the fly.
You are absolutely correct young men... they are playing on cue's from Stevie and each other! They didn't have the monitoring tech to do otherwise! Great reaction! Thank you!
Chris Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon (bass) had to always be on their toes to keep up with Stevie. The fact that they were such a cohesive band, who understood what each was capable of, made it possible, as Stevie would often change tempos, arrangements, sounds - all during a single song. No in ears (just stage monitors and amps), no click tracks - just total reliance on the relationship of the players. Total teamwork.
Not only are they following him, but he's improvising this entire performance. He never played it the same way twice, in exactly the same spirit as Hendrix. As much as the band was following him to keep the song together, they were also watching to find out what kind of crazy shit he would do next. The song has a structure, and sections, and an intro and an outro, but outside of that sketch of what the song "sounds like", he simply freestyled everything. There were little licks and references to stuff Hendrix did, but none of it is planned, he just dropped them where he felt them. Like the music just poured out of him.
Stevie ray and Jeff Healey, famous blind guitarist that Stevie "discovered". They do a live duo of Look At Little Sister. It was insane. Out there on RUclips.
The young man has a sound perspective, no pun intended, concerning contemporary music .. no auto tune , no window dressing , just talent on stage , not today and maybe never again , ai is coming. I'm so grateful to have been a ten year old seeing the Beatles live, and witnessing what came after.
As a 5-string bass player myself, you never, ever give the bass player flowers. Drummer once in a while if they kick ass, but never, ever the bass player.
Gives me chills every time I hear this. He was sooooo f***ng good. How can one person get so much music out of one guitar. It amazes me to watch him play.
Yes, you nailed it, today’s music is missing music theory, producers and engineers, music theory is so important when you want to draw out different emotions
RIP SRV!! I saw him on the "Couldn't Stand The Weather" tour. He opened with this this song and it lasted for 20 minutes. Best concert I have ever been to. I am sad we lost him so soon. He was hands down, THE BEST!!!
Good observations from Andy. Spot on, even with the stage monitoring, it's a whole different game playing gigs with nothing but little wedge monitors on stage than it is now with in ears and preset monitor levels, I've played on stages where I couldn't hear anything from the bass player or the keyboard player on the other side of the drumkit and they couldn't hear me on guitar, everyone follows the drummer and stay in time and the audience will never know 😅😅😅
Since this guy’s a keyboard player I have a recommendation for him. Joe Bonamassa live at the Greek Theater doing “Going Down”. It opens with a great piano solo by the guy who used to be Stevie Rays’ keyboard player, Reese Wynans.
Great recommendation - that's SO good. I'd add Eric Johnson putting down the guitar and sitting down at the piano for the live version of "Song For Lynette."
I read once that Stevie never played a song the same way twice. They were probably watching where he was taking the music. He admired them for their ability to do that.
Stevie grew up in my neighborhood! I have always been amazed at the time he put in to be the GOAT! I met him once at red bird mall in Dallas, but I had NO IDEA that he was a legend. I was too young to appreciate it.
Great observations. And you are exactly right about the bassist and the drummer locking in on SRV while they lay down the rhythm. Just exceptional artists by any standard.
I grew up on Jimi Hendrix from 5th grade to high school and utterly idolized him while I played bass guitar in garage bands, and then I encountered Stevie Ray Vaughn in my 20's. These two guitar heros are together in Rock heaven, where Jimi gives the nod to Stevie. I didn't think that anyone could top Jimi's version of Voodoo Child, but Stevie Ray did, just like Jimi claimed Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watch Tower".
Great observations young man! The band was tuned in for sure. Stevie never played a song the same way, so they had to be on their toes. They were all top notch artists. Of course I’d like to see your reaction to “Texas Flood” from the El Mocambo, but to see the whole band kick as%, check out “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from Austin, 1989. Make sure it’s the ‘89 show! Here’s the link: ruclips.net/video/WWU6hpPJG_c/видео.htmlsi=e9k3WI82mJIpcFJO
I saw Stevie play twice in one day at a festival in Houston at the Astrodome... He played in the parking lot during the day on an elevated stage then that night the opened for the British band "The Who".
Great guest! You grabbed a whole lot in a short time - I'm really amazed at how focused your attention was to details. Absolutely spot on. Take care out there.
@blackpegasus if you want to see another great guitarist you should react to “Look at little sister “ by Stevie Ray and Jeff Healey who is blind! It’s amazing!
Keep in mind that whenever the band played a song Stevie never played the same song, note for note. Keep an eye on Stevie’s face when he plays and you can see that his eyes are closed and his mind is in a different place while he’s playing. That’s why you see the bass player and the drummer always keeping eye contact on what Stevie is doing. They’re reading his face and his body language trying to guess where he’s going next.
It was all a wink and a nod. Those guys were dialed in old school. The way great bands were built. Chemistry and fearless abandon. Pure magic. Makes me sad for the generation today.
You can't go wrong with Stevie Ray and his awesome band, Double Trouble. He certainly does justice to Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child. Saw SRV the first time in 1984, he was opening up for Huey Lewis and The News. In the good old days, There was this thing called General Admission tickets. We were able to work our way to front of the stage by the 3rd song. It just happen to be Voodoo Child. Watching him 10 - 15 ft away was mesmerizing. RIP Stevie
Stevie had no fear when he covered Jimi .. frankly, any other artists music. There was no room for it! He was plum full of raw God-given talent, swag and the love & respect he carried in his heart for Jimi. RIP SRV & Jimi H.
The drummer in the bass or what made Rock concerts the best. guys like Stevie, who played lead and rhythm, were mostly following the bass player in the drummer. So it's Stevie's ear that's really following this whole. The drummer and the bass player are making it work
Correct in everything I have read/watched band members talk about how they watch and communicate with each other. And of course alot of practice, rarely do they ever seem surprised by what another member does. Gotta love old school.
Truth to all (I think Dbl Trouble is the tightest rhythm section I've ever heard), but unlike conventional methods of timing and tempo, not the case re: SRV. Stevie set all timing, tempo, tone from jump on every song, every where. He was the undisputed "leader" of "the band". They followed where he went. And they were amazing. But Stevie? That dude was from another planet
Appreciate a young talent as guest who can appreciate the raw talent that went into playing music back then. Though not a guitar player he recognized the skill. You can go down a huge rabbit hole of amazing guitar players describing the genius SRV was. Look up SRV breaks string mid performance. Dudes a master of the art
Tbh, I get it. Voodoo Child gets there quicker with the groove, and is probably more approachable for somebody who isn't really into the blues. Like yeah, Texas Flood is the better performance, but this one is probably more immediately accessible.
24Yr Old Musician is a very astute listener. Yes, those lines where Stevie sings and plays in unison are remarkable! (If I remember right, Jimi Hendrix sometimes used that technique.)
Great observation. The band always had to watch. His brother, also a great musician, said Stevie was difficult to play with because he rarely played a sing the same way twice
One reason they have to watch him is he never does it quite the same! His band is super tight. It’s just the 3 of them! I know I will get roasted but I like this one better than the original! I respect Hendrix he was great but he is not my favorite to listen to. I never get tired of SRV, I listen to him a lot! Nice to see Andiroo appreciate him too! ❤️🔥🫶🏻🫶🏻
I agree with everything, I think Hendrix was way before his time, but I think some of his songs are not mixed as well as they could, so they have a rawer feel. And Jimi himself said he didn’t have a good voice, which is Subjective.
Your musician co-host needs to research just how HEAVY Stevie’s string set was! Then……true respect will happen instantly! Try some Stevie “Live at the El Mocambo” Peace
Kirk Hammett of Metallica had one of his guitars strung with Stevie’s strings just to see how it felt. Kirk had said something to the effect of “There is no way in hell I could play a full song with them let alone an entire set.” Lol
My son is the same age as this youngster 24 and he and his younger brother 22 have been absolutely STEEPED in music from the 50's onward and used to listen to Jimi Hendrix with their grandmother who just passed last year at 80. Excellent to see other younger folks finally experiencing this music.
If Stevie Ray Vaughn was in front of 50,000 people or in a room by himself with a guitar, it didn't matter to him. He freakin' jammed and you can tell he loved doing it. That's what's wrong with music today. There's no distinct personality. I went to one of his concerts. It was one of the best concerts I ever saw.
The young man is right no in ears or click tracks at all . We had angled monitors in front on the floor to hear all the band together. Communication was vital. Thats part of what made this music so classic was the human aspect not mechanical click tracks.
Hendrix is hard to tackle, not because of how technical it is to play, but because of the feel of it. Most decent guitar players are capable enough to play the right notes, and even play it in time, but to play with the right feel, that is something else. SRV nails the feel, and turns the technical dial up to 11 on this track he pretty much out Hendrix's Hendrix. I have played guitar for almost 30 years, I have toured in bands, recorded , not made any money or anything. Point is I know , and have known hundreds of guitarists many of which are good players. I know and have played with guitarists I would consider world class, but I have met only 1 guy I felt could REALLY play Hendrix (its not me btw lool) for the record A small Philippino dude called Gilbert who, as far as I know never toured or was in a signed band (lost touch with him so I am not 100% sure) and I know players who are technically better than him, but he just nails the feel and the feel is so huge with Hendrix. Something like Nirvana for instance is very easy to lay and a brilliant starting point for beginners, because its so easy to play. Where as someone like Tossin Abassi from Animals As Leaders, is technically so far beyond anyone mentioned in my post, and so experimental that its a completely different animal to Nirvana , even though both are heavy or SRV even though both are technical Guitar can be technical (Van Halen, SRV, Tosin Abassi) it can be flashy (Van Halen, SRV, Tosin Abassi, Hendrix) it can soulful (Ren, SRV, Hendrix) it can be a simple tool for riffs and themes (Ren, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine), it can be experimental in terms of noises made on the guitar (Rage Against the Machine, Hendrix, Tosin Abassi),and much much more and great guitar players rarely are just one of these things and usually various combined
The young man was spot-on in his observation about the band members, by drummer and the bass player keying off of Stevie. That is in the industry is what is called being tight. The fact that Stevie never played a solo exactly the same from one performance to the next, makes it doubly incredible for the drummer and the bassist to have been on que all through the song, and not just this song, but every song, every performance. T I G H T ! ! !
One reason the band ( which are brilliant in their own right ) are watching SRV so intently is because SRV never plays a song the same way twice. He played from his soul and what he felt in that moment.
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WHAT OTHER CLASSICS SHOULD I REACT TO WITH P? 🤔🤔🤔
Life without You (Capitol Theater) and Mary Had a Little Lamb (Austin, TX) (Please)
Would love to see you get in front f a few more loopstation battles (in no particular order):
1) Bizkit v Mirsa, GBB 2023 (b/c IYKYK 😎 )
2) So-So vs Beatness, GBB 2019 (b/c gotta do a So-So redemption reaction 🙏 )
3) Rythmind vs Frosty, GBB 2021 (b/c that *one* round in particular ☢🔥🙃🔥☢)
I don't know if you or Black Pegasus have heard of Joe Bonamassa, but all I can say is, "Yeah, Joe Bonamassa."
Happier Times, Live From The Royal Albert Hall; Woke Up Dreaming, Live At Carnegie Hall; Mountain Time, Live From The Royal Albert Hall; The Ballad of John Henry, Live From The Royal Albert Hall. OR (Best Guitar Duel Ever! Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales John Henry)
Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland. There is a section in that one I still can't figure out how he was playing. Even Johnny looks over and laughs...
The JAN 6 "Shaman" to the GOP rescue.
Has Donald "learned" how to saddle Uncle Clarence Thomas with no hump or buck?
Stevie didn't care about music theory. He couldn't even read music. He was just blessed. From a 64 year old who was THERE.
Correct.............he lived slept and had a guitar strapped to him it seems at all hours of the day learning to play. In a guitar player magazine he was asked that how did he manage to put so many unique inside jazz chords and modems into his blues music and his replay was "I don't know nuthin about any of that stuff"
I am 67, hell we might have been sitting or standing right next to each other and didn't even know it.
Yessss! I remember when The Fabulous Thunderbirds toured with SRV and Double Trouble and for an encore Stevie brought out a double neck and he and his brother Jimmy both were playing the double neck at the same time. That whole era was epic.
I was there the night he died. It was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!
He definitely knew enough theory, just by playing the guitar. Guitar (and most stringed instruments in general) is an interesting instrument regarding music theory (chord structures, scale intervals) in that you only need to understand the general "shapes" of these chords, and that shape can be applied in any key resulting in the same tonality. It is different from something like Piano because an Amaj chord has different fingerings (or shape) than a Cmaj chord. With guitar, you only need to know what a Major chord "shape" is, and it doesn't matter what key.
Reading sheet music isn't the only subject in Music Theory, and I would say isn't nearly as important as understanding scales, chords and intervals.
His Texas Flood performance at EL Mocambo is THE ultimate Stevie performance. That night, his tone was flawless and HE WAS ON FIRE.
BLack Pegasus did that one about 9 months ago, but when he brings guests on, he often will redo a reaction with the guest. Hope he does it again.
He had that stank face on lock! 😎
Stevie burned the El Mocambo to the ground that evening!!
One of the best guitarists ever played with Albert and B.B.king and they even agreed best blues guitarists ever, hand moves like a hummingbird
Got to check out live at El macambo and Little Wing version by Jimmie Hendrix, Stevie ray😮😮😮😮😮😮❤❤
Stevie was the GOAT for blues rock and rock guitarists. He's the only guitarist I've heard that outplays Jimi on Jimi's own material.
Gary Moore might be the other. He had a great cover of "Red house"
Many people would consider it blasphemy to place anyone above Hendrix but you are right SRV is it. He's the apex player, in my opinion he's the best. It's as if he's plugged into some super high voltage energy source, like an open channel. It just explodes from his fingertips and never wanes. He is phenomenal and no one plays like him, NO ONE!
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No way Pedro, bless Pete ✊ SW18 Wandsworth.
We talk a lot about SRV's talent, but he did have a fantastic drummer and bassist. Really fantastic.
Double Trouble was spectacular
Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums. Fantastic musicians indeed !
Reese Wynans was added later and he was an incredible addition to the band. He fit the band perfectly with his keyboards
@@lafenatu Before Double Trouble they were the bottom end for Edgar Winter.
Tommy played with Johnny Winter. Chris was not with Johnny or Edgar.
Stevie can be tearing it up, and I will still cry like a baby at the profound loss. RIP sweet man. 🙏🏼
It's baffling to me that no one notices that he has his eyes closed the entire time. He is a genius!!! RIP Stevie
Exactly. Thank you. I've watched hundreds of SRV reactions, and no one says anything about it.
This young guy @itsandiroo makes some of the best observations 💪
The truly great players never play to a script. They walk on stage close their minds to their surroundings and let the music flow through them I don't think he is consciously aware of what he,s playing when he,s in the zone
For those who dont know, watch his picking/strumming hand closely. Not only is he switching between different foot pedals and pumping the Waa Waa pedal with his foot pay particular attention to his hand. You will see him adjust the control knobs, you will see him ( and hear if you know, then you know) flip the switch by the control knobs that turns on and off the guitars pickups and pick or strum over the right place on the strings to get the sound he wants... ALL ON THE FLY He does it all with such comfort and ease. A true master of his craft.
He's not really adjusting the knobs, he's doing what a ton of guitarists do, including myself... just making sure they're turned up all the way. It's reflexive, and when you play as percussively as he did, you can knock into the knobs and turn them down.
Doc you drank too much whisky. Hendrix did all of that to change the tone and sometimes by accident cuz he was a leftie and his forearm hit them or his shirt sleeves cuz he wore those 1400`s era shirtsleeves.
Astute observation!
"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who played live onstage with him before want to quit."......................Eric Clapton
Perfectly put.
Tin Pan Alley, with Johnny Copeland ❤️another suggestion.
Damn.
That's amazing praise coming from a legend like Clapton!
Saw an interview with Clapton where he said the first time he heard SRV he was driving and heard Stevie on the radio. Clapton pulled over on the side of the road and called his agent and asked him "Who is this guy?"😂💯🤗❤️✌️
And when he got done playing his guitar needed a cigarette
It's more than just technique for Stevie. He's feeling the music in his soul. That's what is missing today.
Say it again
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Stevie's performance here is magic, but magic is normal for him. Let's also say a word for the brilliant Double Trouble drummer - just outstanding.
I've been playing guitar for 40 years and I can honestly say I still have never seen anybody play the guitar with the ease and fluidity that Stevie Ray Vaughan did. There's no such thing as the greatest guitar player but I can tell you this, nobody on Earth could ever play guitar like Stevie Ray. Musicians like Ren give me hope.
He was one of the few where you considered his Strat to just be another part of his body.
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So well said and I agree, coming from another guitar player.
I absolutely worshiped SRV in high school and college and he DID inspire me to learn guitar. I could've seen him live in Houston in '89 but had to skip it in order to graduate in May of 1990. Seeing him live was on my bucket list then he died 2 months later.
Life lesson: never pass up a chance to cross out anything on YOUR bucket list.
The young man is really savvy about music. Impressive observations.
Your young guest was on fucking point with his observations re: band communication, other guys watching for where SRV might be going, and especially the changes in music over the years wrt players being TOP OF THEIR CRAFT. Well-done. Really enjoyed this!
He also picked up on the fact that Stevie was constantly playing the entire guitar. Most folks pay attention to Stevie's left hand, but very few watch his right. He was constantly adjusting volume and tone, switching which pickups he was playing through, and playing over different areas of the strings to get different sounds. In this particular performance, I was waiting for the pickup selector switch to go flying across the stage a couple of times. The guest has a good eye.
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I was impressed that he noticed all of that. This is the definition of a super tight band. One of the tightest I've ever seen.
Sorry kids . They're jamming plain and simple. He never does this song the same
At one point Stevie turns around and gives the cue to bring it down.
The man was just a freaking magician on the guitar. Thanks for spreading the joy.
SRV - THE MOST GIFTED GUITARIST EVER... Clapton said in an interview that even he got a little stray sometimes and struggled to find direction in long solo's that he did but Stevie was NEVER lost and NEVER strayed and NEVER didnt know where he was going..... Clapton was in awe of Stevie and he was proud to say it... !!!!
STEVIE RAY VAUGHN🔥🐐 couldn't read music so everytime you saw him or heard him playing he was just free stylin'!💯🤗❤️✌️
as someone who has played for almost 30 years, I need you to understand that on this one...Stevie decides to board another dimension, and about 3 mins in is well an truly in another sub space paradigm and he aint coming back for a while lool
in short he starts going crazy , this still blows my mind and I have been playing for almost 3 decades
When you stop and think about how high the action was and how heavy of strings SRV used it is amazing how he got those bends and played so fast. As a guitarist I can tell you its not easy.
The trick is to tune to D standard and you get a little extra slack on the strings.
I strung my strat with 13s and tuned to E flat like Stevie. That will make your piss leaded! Believe me when I tell you. That man could destroy the bones in a hand with his left. I kept it because when I went back to my Les Paul and other guitars, it felt like nothing to be able to bend to the moon and back.
The effect pedal that Stevie is using was Jimi Hendrix's, given to him by Jimi's father.
Any idea who owns it today ? The holy grail of wah pedals
@@davidgamboa918 his brother, Jimmy, as well as Stevie's favorite guitars.
This story is a total myth - The pedal was given to Jimmie Vaughan (SRV's older brother) by Jimi Hendrix after a festival in 1969 because JV loaned his Wah pedal to Jimi for his set. It was a "thank you" gift for loaning his pedal to Jimi that day. JV then gave it to SRV because he was a huge Jimi Hendrix fan. After his death the pedal was returned to JV along with most of SRV's guitars - It was not given to SRV by Jimi's father. Look it up and you'll find many sources, including Jimmie Vaughan himself, that explain the actual story and that the "Jimi's father" story is a total farse.
A nice Urban legend, as usual the truth is much more mundane
One joyous thing about this appearance is that Stevie is well. RIP SRV.
Yeah - if you notice: bassist is ALWAYS watching Stevie....and, in this case: when the band "drops-out": RIGHT before that, Stevie looked at the bassist and communicated TO him....They were AS ONE!! SO BRILLIANT!! HUGS, YA'LL!!
It'[s called musicianship and that's how all real musicians play. THAT is what's missing in Rap and the rest of todays pop music. It's not brilliant. It's just real musicians playing together.
you're one of my favorite reactors. your insight, open mindedness, guests just a complete package. good job! Texas Flood at El Mocambo when he plays behind his back would be awesome to share with your young friend.
Can you imagine going to a concert you are waiting for the show to begin but all you see on stage is a mic stand. Out walks a guy in a long duster coat and black hat looking down. You think its a stage hand doing a mic check. But as he gets to the stand he looks up and you see its SRV. He says lets rock and he unslings his guitar from behind his back and starts playing. They then wheel out a platform with the drum set on it and the other band members walk out playing. No flashy light show no pyrotechnics just music like youve never seen. Awesome!!!!
I think you’re talking about the SRV sound check before the show video. That one’s great. Looks like he just rolled out of bed. You didn’t mention picking his nose before saying let’s rock. I love that vid.
No not the mic check show. That is how they started a concert.
When the news came across of his passing I had to pull over to the side of the road. RIP SRV
I was on the way to my first day of college. I pulled over and cried like a baby!
they had to pay attention to Stevie because he never played the same song the same way every time. that's why they're such a good band
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Facts! I was looking for this comment! Thanks for providing this info for SRV newbies!
I was also looking for this comment. Stevie said in interviews that he could listen to a live track and tell you where and when he played it because he never played the same song the same way twice.
I remember when I was a kid, I’m listening to Stevie Ray every Saturday night at the highest decibel, that our family speakers would go up to. And my dad will just play him all night long. The greatest memories of my father that I have, was staying up late at night, watching VHS tapes of SRV.
One of my favorite guitarist’s ever!
Stevie was a pure, consummate professional. I'm still in awe every time.
And the dude played cables for strings. "The cat in the hat with the strat" 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Whats even more impressive is he played like he did with about the heaviest guitar strings you could get. How he bent those heavy strings is beyond me.
Facts!
Dude I am a 62 year old vet but I’m here to tell y’all y’all or both dead on it’s so cool to see younger people then me find out about what I have known for years SRV is the GOAT great show
👏🙌🎸🎶💙‼️another great reaction. Your young guest is very observant and knowledgable about music. I chuckled when he commented on no one caring about music theory today. Stevie Ray flunked music theory in high school. He said it was a bunch of math to him and he never learned to read music. It didn't matter though cuz music read Stevie like a book! But he had taught himself how to play from age 7 by listening to all the greats and finding the notes on his guitar. And find them he did💯. Talk about a close Band of Brothers- Chris and Tommy did yeoman's work in keeping Stevie in the pocket while he went where ever the music took him. And it never took him the same place even with the same song so they watched him like a hawk. And yes Stevie would give visual clues to them but they still had to watch closely.
I truly love and appreciate that reactors such as yourselves are open minded and receptive to exploring places you haven't been before and I have mad respect for you. This exposure to new generations assures that this great legacy will stay alive and well. So thank you👏🙌🙏🎸💙🎶
Well said, Harriet!
@@tomroome4118 thank you Tom✌️💙🎶🎸🎶
Stevie plays on 14 gauge strings...He's a Beast !!!
Hendrix was original and unique but as far as degree of difficulty and sheer talent Stevie here wipes the floor with him.
Anyone who truly knows guitar knows Jimi doesn't touch SRV as far as talent goes. SRV is in on another level entirely
I saw Jimmy's rendition and I disagree, because it looked like he was high. I don't care about that but he didn't look so electrified as SRV does.
@Tessmage_Tessera Did I insult a member of your family? Get over it...
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness
Now go watch him shred Voodoo Child behind his back:
**Voodoo Child at Starwood Theater in Nashville**
Or watch him play one-handed, backwards and with his teeth:
**Life Without You at Capitol Theater**
SRV was one of the few guitarists capable of playing Hendrix, but he put his own relish on it! Personally, I believe that some artists are just an open channel to the cosmos, and the music flows through them, and that was SRV. Burned bright, got clean from his addictions, and crashed into a damn mountain. And yes, they are just playing as one organic unit...no little ear pieces, kiddos, just amazing talent... Enjoy!
It wasn't just the lack of click tracks, SRV was massively improvising huge sections of the song. Double trouble was listening and following him on the fly.
You are absolutely correct young men... they are playing on cue's from Stevie and each other! They didn't have the monitoring tech to do otherwise! Great reaction! Thank you!
Chris Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon (bass) had to always be on their toes to keep up with Stevie. The fact that they were such a cohesive band, who understood what each was capable of, made it possible, as Stevie would often change tempos, arrangements, sounds - all during a single song. No in ears (just stage monitors and amps), no click tracks - just total reliance on the relationship of the players. Total teamwork.
Not only are they following him, but he's improvising this entire performance. He never played it the same way twice, in exactly the same spirit as Hendrix. As much as the band was following him to keep the song together, they were also watching to find out what kind of crazy shit he would do next.
The song has a structure, and sections, and an intro and an outro, but outside of that sketch of what the song "sounds like", he simply freestyled everything. There were little licks and references to stuff Hendrix did, but none of it is planned, he just dropped them where he felt them. Like the music just poured out of him.
I saw Stevie ray at least 20 times live. Best guitar ever. I saw him the first time when he was 18 and I was 19. I still miss him.
I always feel sorry for Jimmy
this guy from my generation knows what hes talking about OMG! i hope he makes it big man
Stevie ray and Jeff Healey, famous blind guitarist that Stevie "discovered". They do a live duo of Look At Little Sister. It was insane. Out there on RUclips.
The young man has a sound perspective, no pun intended, concerning contemporary music .. no auto tune , no window dressing , just talent on stage , not today and maybe never again , ai is coming. I'm so grateful to have been a ten year old seeing the Beatles live, and witnessing what came after.
You gotta give the bass player, some flowers, and the drummer just saying
As a 5-string bass player myself, you never, ever give the bass player flowers. Drummer once in a while if they kick ass, but never, ever the bass player.
Tommy Shannon on bass and I think Chris Layton on drums
I play bass myself four string fender squier
@@ricksurratt9034 Fuck yeah you near the bay area?
@@alaniasdruid8616 south Fl
Gives me chills every time I hear this. He was sooooo f***ng good. How can one person get so much music out of one guitar. It amazes me to watch him play.
Yes, you nailed it, today’s music is missing music theory, producers and engineers, music theory is so important when you want to draw out different emotions
Which makes it even more amazing that Stevie was self-taught and flunked most of his music theory classes in high school! lol
@@cindyhalliger7461could not read sheet music either.
I've played guitar since I was 10 years old and Stevie is still brainmelting. The crazy part is he makes it look easy.
this performance back in the mid-90's when i saw it made me buy pedals. SRV is the GOAT
RIP SRV!! I saw him on the "Couldn't Stand The Weather" tour. He opened with this this song and it lasted for 20 minutes. Best concert I have ever been to. I am sad we lost him so soon. He was hands down, THE BEST!!!
Not bad for one guitar one bass and one drummer. Live the trio.
Good observations from Andy. Spot on, even with the stage monitoring, it's a whole different game playing gigs with nothing but little wedge monitors on stage than it is now with in ears and preset monitor levels, I've played on stages where I couldn't hear anything from the bass player or the keyboard player on the other side of the drumkit and they couldn't hear me on guitar, everyone follows the drummer and stay in time and the audience will never know 😅😅😅
Since this guy’s a keyboard player I have a recommendation for him. Joe Bonamassa live at the Greek Theater doing “Going Down”. It opens with a great piano solo by the guy who used to be Stevie Rays’ keyboard player, Reese Wynans.
Great recommendation - that's SO good. I'd add Eric Johnson putting down the guitar and sitting down at the piano for the live version of "Song For Lynette."
I'm 67 and was there too. Stevie was DOPE. The best of the best, next to Jimi.
They say the gauge of strings he used would tear up most men's hands. RIP Stevie ❤️ 🎸
Yes! Stevie is one man playing two parts!❤️🎼
I read once that Stevie never played a song the same way twice. They were probably watching where he was taking the music. He admired them for their ability to do that.
No ear peices, pure talent. Never the same performance twice. Always silightly different. Such Great talent.
Little Wing live at Austin City Limits. You’ll see passion and just pure heart and his full repertoire on display. One of one he was.
Isn't this from that same show? I think it is.
Stevie grew up in my neighborhood! I have always been amazed at the time he put in to be the GOAT! I met him once at red bird mall in Dallas, but I had NO IDEA that he was a legend. I was too young to appreciate it.
Great observations. And you are exactly right about the bassist and the drummer locking in on SRV while they lay down the rhythm. Just exceptional artists by any standard.
I grew up on Jimi Hendrix from 5th grade to high school and utterly idolized him while I played bass guitar in garage bands, and then I encountered Stevie Ray Vaughn in my 20's. These two guitar heros are together in Rock heaven, where Jimi gives the nod to Stevie. I didn't think that anyone could top Jimi's version of Voodoo Child, but Stevie Ray did, just like Jimi claimed Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watch Tower".
Great observations young man! The band was tuned in for sure. Stevie never played a song the same way, so they had to be on their toes. They were all top notch artists. Of course I’d like to see your reaction to “Texas Flood” from the El Mocambo, but to see the whole band kick as%, check out “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from Austin, 1989. Make sure it’s the ‘89 show! Here’s the link:
ruclips.net/video/WWU6hpPJG_c/видео.htmlsi=e9k3WI82mJIpcFJO
I saw Stevie play twice in one day at a festival in Houston at the Astrodome... He played in the parking lot during the day on an elevated stage then that night the opened for the British band "The Who".
Wow what an awesome shows
The GOAT OF GOATS!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great guest! You grabbed a whole lot in a short time - I'm really amazed at how focused your attention was to details. Absolutely spot on. Take care out there.
@blackpegasus if you want to see another great guitarist you should react to “Look at little sister “ by Stevie Ray and Jeff Healey who is blind! It’s amazing!
Keep in mind that whenever the band played a song Stevie never played the same song, note for note. Keep an eye on Stevie’s face when he plays and you can see that his eyes are closed and his mind is in a different place while he’s playing. That’s why you see the bass player and the drummer always keeping eye contact on what Stevie is doing. They’re reading his face and his body language trying to guess where he’s going next.
It was all a wink and a nod. Those guys were dialed in old school. The way great bands were built. Chemistry and fearless abandon. Pure magic. Makes me sad for the generation today.
You can't go wrong with Stevie Ray and his awesome band, Double Trouble. He certainly does justice to Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child. Saw SRV the first time in 1984, he was opening up for Huey Lewis and The News. In the good old days, There was this thing called General Admission tickets. We were able to work our way to front of the stage by the 3rd song. It just happen to be Voodoo Child. Watching him 10 - 15 ft away was mesmerizing. RIP Stevie
As a native Austinite I am loving these SRV reactions!
They gave the music time to flow. They were so gifted and were masters at their craft. They loved it!
Stevie had no fear when he covered Jimi .. frankly, any other artists music. There was no room for it! He was plum full of raw God-given talent, swag and the love & respect he carried in his heart for Jimi.
RIP SRV & Jimi H.
Live performance, wall of sound, JUST 3 GUYS, no overdubs or autotune. No band can get this much sound, this good today without a lot of tech
In-ear monitors were pioneered by Alex Van Halen after having suffered major hearing loss in both ears.
VH played so, so very loud.
With no computer assistance at all. Just raw talent.
Your young guest seems to have a impressive future ahead of him.
The drummer was absolutely killin' it keeping the time, too. It wasn't just Stevie, Chris Layton is amazing.
The drummer in the bass or what made Rock concerts the best. guys like Stevie, who played lead and rhythm, were mostly following the bass player in the drummer. So it's Stevie's ear that's really following this whole. The drummer and the bass player are making it work
Correct in everything I have read/watched band members talk about how they watch and communicate with each other. And of course alot of practice, rarely do they ever seem surprised by what another member does. Gotta love old school.
Truth to all (I think Dbl Trouble is the tightest rhythm section I've ever heard), but unlike conventional methods of timing and tempo, not the case re: SRV. Stevie set all timing, tempo, tone from jump on every song, every where. He was the undisputed "leader" of "the band". They followed where he went. And they were amazing. But Stevie? That dude was from another planet
Appreciate a young talent as guest who can appreciate the raw talent that went into playing music back then. Though not a guitar player he recognized the skill. You can go down a huge rabbit hole of amazing guitar players describing the genius SRV was. Look up SRV breaks string mid performance. Dudes a master of the art
It's baffling to me why anyone would introduce someone to Stevie Ray with anything other than Texas Flood (Live at El Mocambo).
because YT blocks it
Really?!
Do they block Tin Pan Alley live at the Mantreaux? That is my favorite live performance! YT better not block that!
Tbh, I get it. Voodoo Child gets there quicker with the groove, and is probably more approachable for somebody who isn't really into the blues. Like yeah, Texas Flood is the better performance, but this one is probably more immediately accessible.
I think the SRV song that most people know is “House Is Rocking”
I agree w ncommerce
Again pure raw talent!!! No auto tune no nothing they use now a days
24Yr Old Musician is a very astute listener. Yes, those lines where Stevie sings and plays in unison are remarkable! (If I remember right, Jimi Hendrix sometimes used that technique.)
Great observation. The band always had to watch. His brother, also a great musician, said Stevie was difficult to play with because he rarely played a sing the same way twice
One reason they have to watch him is he never does it quite the same! His band is super tight. It’s just the 3 of them! I know I will get roasted but I like this one better than the original! I respect Hendrix he was great but he is not my favorite to listen to. I never get tired of SRV, I listen to him a lot! Nice to see Andiroo appreciate him too! ❤️🔥🫶🏻🫶🏻
I agree with everything, I think Hendrix was way before his time, but I think some of his songs are not mixed as well as they could, so they have a rawer feel. And Jimi himself said he didn’t have a good voice, which is Subjective.
SRV can sing good Objectively
Stevie is literally the GOAT. No contest. This dude was just on another plane. We're lucky to have been able to witness him.
Your musician co-host needs to research just how HEAVY Stevie’s string set was! Then……true respect will happen instantly!
Try some Stevie “Live at the El Mocambo”
Peace
Kirk Hammett of Metallica had one of his guitars strung with Stevie’s strings just to see how it felt. Kirk had said something to the effect of “There is no way in hell I could play a full song with them let alone an entire set.” Lol
@@lafenatu haha! exactly! Jeeze, man, I can struggle with mediums!
Peace!
My son is the same age as this youngster 24 and he and his younger brother 22 have been absolutely STEEPED in music from the 50's onward and used to listen to Jimi Hendrix with their grandmother who just passed last year at 80. Excellent to see other younger folks finally experiencing this music.
If Stevie Ray Vaughn was in front of 50,000 people or in a room by himself with a guitar, it didn't matter to him. He freakin' jammed and you can tell he loved doing it. That's what's wrong with music today. There's no distinct personality. I went to one of his concerts. It was one of the best concerts I ever saw.
He does put on a great show. Even better when Gregg All man opens for him.
Talk AFTER never interrupt greatness EVER❤i came back to say talk AFTER
15:04 Andiroo bands had to use monitors (speakers facing the band), in-ears were not a thing at this time.
The young man is right no in ears or click tracks at all . We had angled monitors in front on the floor to hear all the band together. Communication was vital. Thats part of what made this music so classic was the human aspect not mechanical click tracks.
This is some of the smartest analysis I've seen.
Hendrix is hard to tackle, not because of how technical it is to play, but because of the feel of it. Most decent guitar players are capable enough to play the right notes, and even play it in time, but to play with the right feel, that is something else.
SRV nails the feel, and turns the technical dial up to 11 on this track he pretty much out Hendrix's Hendrix.
I have played guitar for almost 30 years, I have toured in bands, recorded , not made any money or anything. Point is I know , and have known hundreds of guitarists many of which are good players.
I know and have played with guitarists I would consider world class, but I have met only 1 guy I felt could REALLY play Hendrix (its not me btw lool) for the record A small Philippino dude called Gilbert who, as far as I know never toured or was in a signed band (lost touch with him so I am not 100% sure) and I know players who are technically better than him, but he just nails the feel and the feel is so huge with Hendrix.
Something like Nirvana for instance is very easy to lay and a brilliant starting point for beginners, because its so easy to play. Where as someone like Tossin Abassi from Animals As Leaders, is technically so far beyond anyone mentioned in my post, and so experimental that its a completely different animal to Nirvana , even though both are heavy or SRV even though both are technical
Guitar can be technical (Van Halen, SRV, Tosin Abassi) it can be flashy (Van Halen, SRV, Tosin Abassi, Hendrix) it can soulful (Ren, SRV, Hendrix) it can be a simple tool for riffs and themes (Ren, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine), it can be experimental in terms of noises made on the guitar (Rage Against the Machine, Hendrix, Tosin Abassi),and much much more and great guitar players rarely are just one of these things and usually various combined
Whats ur opinion on the guy from mahogany rush hes another great
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SRV also had an extraordinarily expressive singing voice too.
Stevie was the best.. I like your reaction but never ever ever interrupt his guitar solos please
The young man was spot-on in his observation about the band members, by drummer and the bass player keying off of Stevie. That is in the industry is what is called being tight.
The fact that Stevie never played a solo exactly the same from one performance to the next, makes it doubly incredible for the drummer and the bassist to have been
on que all through the song, and not just this song, but every song, every performance. T I G H T ! ! !
One reason the band ( which are brilliant in their own right ) are watching SRV so intently is because SRV never plays a song the same way twice. He played from his soul and what he felt in that moment.
Stevie Ray Vaughn opened for the legendary B.B. King...AT AGE 12!