He broke a string, thus the guitar change. It was really was ridiculous, the music just seemed to fall out of him, like it couldn't be contained, and he had to let it out.
You got that right, friend. I was lucky enough to see SRV in April 1988 after he got clean, small 1000 seat venue. Music blasted out of him in a torrent. It was overwhelming. At first, you were afraid for him; 20 minutes in, when you realized he would NOT stop, you were afraid for yourself. It was literally exhausting trying to match his energy, intensity. Eventually you just said screw it, I'll go as long as I can. Then he dropped an early version of "Rivera Paradise." We have no idea what we lost.
I've seen very few play guitar behind their back, but this is the first time I've seen anyone doing that, breaking a string, and then picking up right where they left off, with guitar behind back, with another guitar (both Strats, but still ...).
That's a fact my friend, this can't be learned, he was born with this gift and you called it, the music is just flowing out of him, his vocals are on point as well. SRV is/was the GOAT... RIP Stevie.
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a clip of that with as clear audio as this. Obviously some differences in venue acoustics not withstanding, that might be why we see so many reactions to this.
His hands were so strong, he once had to use piano wire until he found a special manufacture that produced 12 and 13 gauge wires that could withstand his strength BUT, he still breaks them His death made a huge impact...I miss his every day.
@@farfromperfek, ya'll are smoking dope, lol. I own an SRV Strat and the neck profile is not that massive, lol. And, there have been 13 gauge strings used for a very long time. Fact is, in the 1950's and 1960's, the standard Jazz sets were 11, 12, and 13. Dick Dale was playing 16's back in the early 1960's.
@@johndeeregreen4592 i worked in a music store for 20 years I know this guitar very well. The SRV Strat has a '60s oval neck shape, a pau ferro fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets. Compared to the modern American Standard, the Tom Morello, the soft V on the Clapton Strat or the Eric Johnson strat its a thicker neck but has sustain for days.
Texas Flood - there is a statue of SRV in Texas. When the hurricanes flooded the area a few years ago, there is a photo where the flood water came up to Stevie’s boots and stopped. Looked like he was walking on the water.
@@hclpfwtx - IIRC, the most recent vandalizing was part of the blanket labeling of statues as 'white supremacists'. White guy with a cowboy hat? Obviously it's the white patriarchy oppressing someone somewhere. (rolls eyes)
Hendrix did it 20+years before SRV was even a thing lol. Idk how people just got to SRV when hendeix literally did everything before him. SRV is cool but just a copy of Hendrix.
@@jtlefever8090 u never seen Hendrix live then lmao. He did it at Monterey pop and he did it a few times in 68' forget the concert tho. Jimi did everything first hence why I call SRV just a copy. SRV is cool.but he ain't no Hendrix.
Stevie makes that guitar cry, scream and wail! The GOAT! But in my opinion, one of his best performances is Riviera Paradise, live in Austin...a slow and tender blues instrumental that showcases his ability to make you feel his emotions. And the whole band (Double Trouble) just soared. It's a masterpiece, check it out.
Some of Stevie's best vocals can be heard on "Leave My Girl Alone" and "Look at Little Sister" , during his Austin performance (One Night in Austin). He was such a legendary guitarist that his vocals are rarely acknowledged but he was a great blues singer.
The look on your face during the behind the back playing is priceless. If you watch this whole inauguration concert you will see Stevie play behind his head too! Quite the showman!
You're going to see a lot of people compare Stevie Ray to Jimi Hendrix. There is no comparison. Jimi Hendrix was a rock and roll guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a Texas Blues guitarists that does something called rockabilly but was never a rock guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Mentor was Albert King. The King of Texas Blues!
Deanna Crownover Ya he came from Texas and knew Albert king, Sam Hopkins, T bone Walker, and Albert Collins but he also knew a lot of the real blues man to like BB King, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Eric Clapton, and Hendrix so yes he was well rounded in rock Texas and delta blues. Blessing and keep the blues alive.
Being from Texas I've seen SRV in concert several times. Every time I saw a show I was totally blown away. I was a hardcore Rock fan but was always amazed at Stevie's playing style. He was not only a great guitarist and musician. He was a very humble and had no ego. He signed his Texas Flood CD and I still have today. All he asked was "Did I enjoy the show?" All I could say was Amazing! I will see you again next month in Austin." Stevie replied "Glad you enjoyed the show?" RIP Stevie Ray!
As a fellow Texan, first of all, that's freaking awesome. Second of all, I'M SO JEALOUS! I would give my first born child to go back in time to see him live. I don't have any children, though...
Meh Hendrix didnt have anyone to really get influenced by with the stuff he was doing but SRV had jimi to be influenced by. Hendrix was the Original SRV was just a copy.
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 Want your mind blown? Watch these SRV vids: 1) Life Without You at Capitol Theater 2) Texas Flood at El Macambo 3) Voodoo Child at Starwood Theater in Nashville 4) Tightrope at Austin City Limits 1989 5) Leave My Girl Alone at Austin City Limits 1989
Yeah STEVIE was one of the greats. It’s nice to see him getting more recognition as time goes by. It’s the same thing with this new Rock n Roll resurgence. Great music will always be recognized. For us old Rockers, our hearts are being filled again. Peace, Phil
I was at his show-along with Clapton and Robert Cray and friends, that fateful August day. I grew up in the 1970s, the “Clapton is God” days, but i saw “God” play that night and it was Stevie. (One of the only people Eric hated to play after) Up there for a 26th birthday present and I thank the lord every day i got to see him live. He was incredible. He was channeling Jimi right through his fingertips. It was a long and somber ride home to Ohio the next day after word broke and we found we’d ACTUALLY lost him. The pilot should never have taken off in that foggy crappy weather. RIP Stevie. Thank you for the joy you left us all. Hope to hear you rockin again at that great venue in the sky. Semper Fi
Texas Magnolia’s comment is 100% true. I’ve seen reactions to SRV from professional guitarists who say that if even an accomplished guitarist picked up SRV’s guitar, sure they could play it, but they couldn’t come close to reproducing the same sound as SRV. The difference is, as Magnolia pointed out, was the size and strength of SRV’s hands. Even in this video, he swaps guitars because he broke a string. There’s a reaction video by a professional guitarist about this specific skill SRV had. He realized that he was going to constantly be at WAR with his strings and so he became a master at both playing for awhile with a broken string and then making QUICK guitar changes when there was a break in the song. If you had been SRV’s roadie/guitar tech, you knew you HAD to be a real Johnny-on-the-spot and you KNEW you were going to be much busier than an average roadie. It’s really indicative of SRV, he COULD have played softer and easier and spared his strings but he knew the sounds he wanted to make and was NOT going to compromise
Watching your reactions to Stevie Ray brought me back to when I first heard I heard him play. He was a giant... his shadow still casts it's sway over the world and his music still rings out.. Texas Flood, The Sky is Crying, Voodoo Child, Crossfire, House is a Rocking, Pride and Joy, Little Wing... and so many others. Have fun exploring and cranking out all that astonishing music.
just a small story....when I was in the military stationed in Greece back in mid 80s I was at the Air Base Exchange looking thru the cheap rack of albums and found this album called Texas Flood and the price was only 50 cents even tho I never heard of Steve Ray Vaughn at the time I decided to get it and wow I never regreted that and fell in love with SRV and when he died it hurt me so bad.....
I purposely seek out reaction videos to SRV "Texas Flood" just to see that moment when he starts playing the guitar behind his back and it never fails to satisfy.
I saw him do that in person several times in my life. I was listening to Stevie back in Austin in the late '70s when only locals knew who he was and he was sleeping on pool tables.
The first time I saw Stevie, I paid a $2 cover to see him and Ms Lou Ann Barton in a barbecue joint. They raised the roof! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-myrcSyLMowE.html Alpine Valley In the middle of the night Six strings down On the heaven-bound flight Got a pick, a strap, guitar on his back Ain't gonna cut the angels no slack Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home See the voodoo chile Holding out his hand I've been waitin' on you brother Welcome to the band Good blues-stringin' Heaven-fine singin' Jesus, Mary and Joseph Been lis'nin' to your playin' Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home Lord they called Another blues-stringer back home Albert Collins up there Muddy an' Lightnin' too Albert King and Freddy Playin' the blues T-Bone Walker, Guitar Slim Little Son Jackson and Frankie Lee Sims Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home - Jimmie L Vaughan • Once upon a Time on Christmas morning two brothers were gifted musical instruments. The oldest brother received a guitar and the younger brother received a drum set. the younger brother was more interested in the guitar, so the older brother taught him how to play: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GSHDWIxPoaA.html • This was recorded live in the studio. Stevie had the lights off in his booth and his eyes closed. The engineer noticed that the tape was about to run out and tried to signal, but SRV didn't catch it. It was the bass player who noticed the engineer and adjusted his playing which signaled to Stevie it was time to close the jam. The spool ran out as the last notes played. Nothing was ever added to this recording, it is a one-off of pure perfection: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V8wtZeVAa9I.html ^Enjoy^
This man is my favorite guitarist and the world is so much darker now that he is gone. I have loved him since i was a child. I have texas flood (vinyl album) signed by him in somehwere around 1990 or so. This man changed my life.
SRV was a awesome person! his Idol was Jimmy Hendrix, I met him in the mid 70s his personality was just as amazing as his guitar playing.. I'm so glad you found him, he was a blues legend as well played with BB King, Bo Didley,ect.. the best thing was is that Stevie played with a lot of the great Blues players.. there was so much respect between them all .. thank you!
Hey Son it has been amazing to me how much just two generations have seemed to have forgotten or just never really listen to what your grand parents lived through in day to day life . Kind of sad really but on the other hand very excited to see youngsters today re living our music. It warms my heart to enjoy it all over again with ya. Blessings love and light.🙏🏼
I was the same way the first time I seen Stevie Ray it was 1983 he was on Austin City Limits I was blown away I've never heard of him before I was like who is this guy. We lost Stevie Ray way too soon but the good always Die Young.
HEY ROME: YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY AND DO THE SAME SONG,BUT ITS AN EVEN BETTER VERSION OF THAT SONG:TEXAS FLOOD LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO YOU OWE IT TO YOUR SOUL TOO WITNESS ONE OF THE GREATEST DISPLAYS OF GUITAR PLAYING YOU WILL EVER SEE. I LOVE ME SOME SRV.HE NEVER PLAYS THE SAME SONG QUITE THE SAME WAY EVER TWICE BEFORE.ANYWAY CHECK OUT ANYTHING FROM STEVIE RAY VAUGHN LIVE OR STUDIO AND YOU WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED.
Texas Flood - Live at the El Mocambo is the classic performance of this song almost all reactors watch. It's an intimate venue, well-recorded, and just him and the bass and drums, and a jaw dropping performance you'll never forget.
That concert was at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration. Clinton loves Stevie Ray. The guy in the gold jacket playing the white guitar is his brother Jimmie from the fabulous thunderbirds. Awesome band too.
I can't get over my man's face at 7:25 ! Priceless!! Lot's of guitarists play behind their back and behind their heads but it's your first time so it's OK that you're getting blown away by SRV. You will NOT be the last to get their brains tweaked this incredible musician. WELCOME!
Stevie is the greatest example of a musician and his instrument being 1 entity. The man could put a person in tears with his music and never speak a word.
"Y'all see how casual he is, like it's normal for people to just play the guitar behind their back while they're singing a song..." Exactly. 🙌 SRV is one of my main inspirations, and I've been playing 30+ yrs. I actually can play behind my back, behind my head, and with my teeth, lol... not as incredibly as SRV and Jimi, but I can do it. But I probably wouldnt even have imagined trying without watching giants like this. 🤯🙌🙏🤘🤘🤘💙
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the best guitarist that ever lived. Stevie Ray is the GOAT. He tragically died in a helicopter crash & I remember how it felt to think this man who put his soul into playing would never play again. It was heartbreaking. I miss him. I regret I never saw him live.
Seeing this as a kid somewhere, I remember thinking that when he busted a string and had to switch guitars, he was like "HOW DARE YOU disobey me like this" and decided to let out some kind of fury on his guitar afterwards. Like was just straight angry. It was filthy. What i would be without this man and this band in my life as a kid.
I love your true reactions! Stevie Ray is my favorite! Pride and Joy, is one of his best songs. I went to his last concert where at the end he went into a helicopter that went down and he unfortunately passed away! Please check out the song "Pride and Joy" one of my wedding songs....
I knew Stevie Ray in the early 80s in Austin,Tx. He would literally sleep, eat and breathe guitar. I miss him. The world has lost the greatest rock and blues guitarist. I used to joke that stevie mustof made a deal at the cross roads..
life by the drop, one of my favorites from him......."sound check video" by him is a bad ass video also, he strolls out hungover in a pimp coat yawns, flicks a bugger and proceeds to shred the guitar
Hand's dwn the best Guitar 🎸 player of all time!!!! No dispute!! Also one of the greatest blues singers of all time cut dwn early in his career,,imagine where he would be today!!!!! Rip!! Srv!!
I have seen many SRV reactions videos. Your expression of sheer disbelief helps renew my Love of SRV. Your reaction is in the top 10. Enjoy the ride my friend. From this cool cat in Dallas....actually Oak Cliff.....The same hometown of SRV>
Stevie didn't just play the blues, he reinvented it. Credit where credit is due for the blues greats that popularized the sound, but Stevie took it to a whole other level that no one ever thought possible. RIP Stevie.
The thing that most don't even notice is not only does he play behind his back, but he does it unconventionally where most swing the guitar around so the strings are away from the body. SRV plays with the strings directly towards him which is just so so hard to do and as effortless as he does.
Stevie was totally for real. He started playing at age 6. He was real and honest. Once B. B. King opened for him and he got real upset. He told his manager not to ever let that happen again. He was to open for him, Albert King, all the greats. He had a lot of respect for them.
That’s what you call sole Man and see him from his soul just as good as any black artist white artist Chinese artist you name it there is nobody like Stevie Ray Vaughan Elvis he played with Elvis a few times Elvis loved
He stood on the same pedestal as Jimi; they shared the one trait that others didn't which was improvisational genius. And no one played such heavy strings as he, not to mention routinely breaking them. Such a tragic loss; he had his best days ahead of him.
My fellow Texan and Friend SRV. God blessed us with his skills then sobered him up and took him home. What a Band our Lord must have in his realm! BTW, that’s his older Brother Jimmy to his right.
Saw him back in 1987 at the Great Woods Amphitheater in Mansfield, MA. The second song in he broke a string. Turned to my friend and said: THIS is going to be an epic night. To quote BB King: "That boy can PLAY."