RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) So I went back in the past to find a very nice old Stevie Ray Vaughan Thread and there's only about three of them that were directly related to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Most of them were outdated with videos that no longer existed.Well I decided to start an updated SRV Thread for 2014. The other SRV threads only had about 13 or 17 replies on them.This does not compute for some reason.Personally I think SRV is easily a TOP 5 guitarist in all of the world despite his career being cut short thanks to Eric Clapton's helicopter. Fate or destiny isn't fair to humanity. Anyway, I found the MFSL Gold cd of "The Sky Is Crying" today and I am blasting it right now.It's fuckking incredible and the sound is truly a lot better. Much more bass and treble.Also I would like to note that I think SRV is the only one who could cover Hendrix. His version of "Little Wing" is out of this world! Now I know there's Randy Hansen, Robin Trower and the greatness of Frank Marino but come on man, Stevie IS THE BEST!!!!!!! These older and buried SRV thread are back in 2006 2007 and 2008. They never caught on fire and I really don't know why. We can all sit on our computers and bitch about which guitar player is better or complain about how unfair it is to compare Eddie Van Halen to George Lynch. Who gives a shit right?Well the Legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan is alive and well elsewhere.Hopefully there are new members on here now who would love contributing their thoughts and views about the late great SRV. I had tickets to see him with Jeff Beck but I had to fukking work that night and like an asshole I didn't call in sick.Then of course a year later the helicopter crashes. I cried that day. I still have the newspaper clipping. Well it's been raining here all week and we are in a drought in California. It's nice. "The Sky Is Crying" for Stevie as well. One of the greatest guitar players in the universe! "Texas Flood" and "Couldn't Stand The Weather" are MASTERPIECES! GET THEM NOW KIDS!!!! RIP AMEN Edited December 4, 2014 by RUSHHEAD666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I read about his death - I couldn't believe it. The article reported that he said he'd had a nightmare in which thousands of people were at his funeral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 One of the very best guitarists out there regardless of genre.....he actually had the nerve to cover Voodoo Chile by Hendrix and IMPROVE it....didn't think that was possible. Sadly missed...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 "Texas Flood" and "Couldn't Stand The Weather" are MASTERPIECES! GET THEM NOW KIDS!!!! :goodone: Soul to Soul is good, too :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Saw him open for Robert Plant at MSG in 88. He blew the crowd away. Saw him one other time as well. Glad to have the privilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So very glad to see Stevie Ray getting some good love, definitely. Right on, Earl (and everybody else)... I did, in fact, see him on the same bill with Jeff Beck, in 1989- the first and only time I'd seen either one perform. I was 16. Absolutely blew me away. I'd been listening to him for a little bit, even at that point- my step-father was a big fan, and got me into him. I remember the night he was killed very, very well. And I still have my local newspaper's article on his death, too. I think it deserves to be mentioned that he had a long and terrible history with alcoholism and cocaine addiction, and lived through to the other side of that/- he had been clean and sober for two or three years at the time he was killed. One of my favorite officially released performances of his, which hasn't been mentioned yet, is Life Without You, from Live Alive. Just fantastic. No love for In Step, his last album with his band, Double Trouble? Come on! The earlier records are classics as well, yes...but I love In Step, too. I have to get The Sky is Crying again. Haven't heard it in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 My favorite concert that I ever attended: SRV and Jeff Beck. Beck couldn't hold SRV's jockstrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So very glad to see Stevie Ray getting some good love, definitely. Right on, Earl (and everybody else)... I did, in fact, see him on the same bill with Jeff Beck, in 1989- the first and only time I'd seen either one perform. I was 16. Absolutely blew me away. I'd been listening to him for a little bit, even at that point- my step-father was a big fan, and got me into him. I remember the night he was killed very, very well. And I still have my local newspaper's article on his death, too. I think it deserves to be mentioned that he had a long and terrible history with alcoholism and cocaine addiction, and lived through to the other side of that/- he had been clean and sober for two or three years at the time he was killed. One of my favorite officially released performances of his, which hasn't been mentioned yet, is Life Without You, from Live Alive. Just fantastic. No love for In Step, his last album with his band, Double Trouble? Come on! The earlier records are classics as well, yes...but I love In Step, too. I have to get The Sky is Crying again. Haven't heard it in years. I dated a guy that used to be a roadie for Stevie back when he was on all the drugs and alcohol. He said it was amazing the amount of stuff he could put in his body and still perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Never heard of him. Which normally equates as awesome! Will have to check him out ASAP! Edited December 4, 2014 by Segue Myles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Never heard of him. Which normally equates as awesome! Will have to check him out ASAP! Go for Couldn't Stand the Weather as a first album. If you get the anniversary one, you get a bunch of extra studio stuff, including many recordings that eventually made it onto The Sky Is Crying. You also get a bonus disk of SRV live in concert from 1984, just before Couldn't Stand the Weather was released. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Never heard of him. Which normally equates as awesome! Will have to check him out ASAP! Segue.....please investigate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 ^^^ This is the most amazing version of Texas Flood I've heard him play. If you are a blues guitarist, it is a master class in slow Texas blues. And usually when people pull a stunt like playing behind their back or behind their head, their playing suffers a bit for it. But when SRV went behinds his back, he played even harder. It's the first time that a gimmick like that didn't make me cringe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 And while we're at it, this is probably the best Voodoo Child version out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEJh2FFUUoU 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Never heard of him. Which normally equates as awesome! Will have to check him out ASAP! This one might be a better one to start with 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I listened to nothing but SRV for a very long time in my formative years. Saw him live once. Spent many an hour learning this one note for note. I told myself that when I could play this I could finally call myself a guitar player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 ^^^ This is the most amazing version of Texas Flood I've heard him play. If you are a blues guitarist, it is a master class in slow Texas blues. And usually when people pull a stunt like playing behind their back or behind their head, their playing suffers a bit for it. But when SRV went behinds his back, he played even harder. It's the first time that a gimmick like that didn't make me cringe. I cant listen to that version of Texas Flood when Im working, I cant get anything done. Every 5-10 seconds, this happens to me http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a443/0bliviate/YER%20A%20WIZARD%20HARRY/wince.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX5ioDq1m5I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So very glad to see Stevie Ray getting some good love, definitely. Right on, Earl (and everybody else)... I did, in fact, see him on the same bill with Jeff Beck, in 1989- the first and only time I'd seen either one perform. I was 16. Absolutely blew me away. I'd been listening to him for a little bit, even at that point- my step-father was a big fan, and got me into him. I remember the night he was killed very, very well. And I still have my local newspaper's article on his death, too. I think it deserves to be mentioned that he had a long and terrible history with alcoholism and cocaine addiction, and lived through to the other side of that/- he had been clean and sober for two or three years at the time he was killed. One of my favorite officially released performances of his, which hasn't been mentioned yet, is Life Without You, from Live Alive. Just fantastic. No love for In Step, his last album with his band, Double Trouble? Come on! The earlier records are classics as well, yes...but I love In Step, too. I have to get The Sky is Crying again. Haven't heard it in years. I dated a guy that used to be a roadie for Stevie back when he was on all the drugs and alcohol. He said it was amazing the amount of stuff he could put in his body and still perform.He got better when he quit doing dope. SOO much better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 ^ Agreed. He was a phenomenon even before it, but when he got himself cleaned up, it felt like he had truly come full circle. He was playing (and making) the best music of his career in 1989-'90. And then he was killed. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Never heard of him. Which normally equates as awesome! Will have to check him out ASAP! Go for Couldn't Stand the Weather as a first album. If you get the anniversary one, you get a bunch of extra studio stuff, including many recordings that eventually made it onto The Sky Is Crying. You also get a bonus disk of SRV live in concert from 1984, just before Couldn't Stand the Weather was released. I got that album for my father a few years ago for his birthday. I think I've ended up listening to it more than him. Well worth the $10 I spent for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Unfortunately the closest I'll ever come to seeing Double Trouble live is seeing Chris Layton perform at the Experience Hendrix concert. Vaughan died before I was even born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So gifted with talent and missed by so many, Cold Shot is what finally woke me up to how great he really was. His style and voice were a perfect match. Hard to pick favorites but Lenny & Riviera Paradise stand out the most for me. I just love those tunes! :guitar: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So very glad to see Stevie Ray getting some good love, definitely. Right on, Earl (and everybody else)... I did, in fact, see him on the same bill with Jeff Beck, in 1989- the first and only time I'd seen either one perform. I was 16. Absolutely blew me away. I'd been listening to him for a little bit, even at that point- my step-father was a big fan, and got me into him. I remember the night he was killed very, very well. And I still have my local newspaper's article on his death, too. I think it deserves to be mentioned that he had a long and terrible history with alcoholism and cocaine addiction, and lived through to the other side of that/- he had been clean and sober for two or three years at the time he was killed. One of my favorite officially released performances of his, which hasn't been mentioned yet, is Life Without You, from Live Alive. Just fantastic. No love for In Step, his last album with his band, Double Trouble? Come on! The earlier records are classics as well, yes...but I love In Step, too. I have to get The Sky is Crying again. Haven't heard it in years. I dated a guy that used to be a roadie for Stevie back when he was on all the drugs and alcohol. He said it was amazing the amount of stuff he could put in his body and still perform.He got better when he quit doing dope. SOO much better I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 I read about his death - I couldn't believe it. The article reported that he said he'd had a nightmare in which thousands of people were at his funeral. That's crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 "Texas Flood" and "Couldn't Stand The Weather" are MASTERPIECES! GET THEM NOW KIDS!!!! :goodone: Soul to Soul is good, too :guitar: I agree with you however that's when they added sax and keys. I'm more of a SRV And Double Trouble guy!! "In Step" is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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