OMG! FIRST TIME HEARING Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Live El Mocambo) | REACTION 

He is crazyyyyy🔥 Sorry about the edits per usual, youtube being youtube. Only way to avoid this is to probably make the video super small, or make the opacity super low.

Nobody could make a guitar cry and sing like SRV. RIP Stevie.

No Stevie Ray song is ever the same . He just played what he felt. RIP Stevie. We miss you !😢

At a SRV concert in the late '80's, i stood too close to a wall of loudspeakers. The first guitar strum went through my head like a knife. The ringing never completely stopped. I can truly say I've been listening to a note from Stevie Ray continuously for 35 years.

He’s just the GOAT OF GOATS....PERIOD!😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Everytime I attend a concert at Alpine Valley Music Center I find a quiet corner and take a few moments to reflect and pay my respects to Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan .

SRV left a smoking hole in every stage he ever played on. The best of the best.

IMO the best there was! Stevie played with as much or more pure raw emotion than anyone ever, therefore no two shows ever sounded the same! I am blessed to have seen him twice!

RIP, Stevie. Gone but never forgotten. Stevie would play it different every time. It was epic. ❤🤘🏼

Gone WAY too soon- what an amazing talent. 20 seconds into any of his songs and you know you're seeing/hearing greatness AND he can sing with such soul. Only the good die young. One of a handful of guitar gods.

One of the top 3 guitarists ever if not the GOAT.

This man is the real deal. I often wonder how much better he could’ve gotten (if that’s even possible) had he lived beyond his 30’s. I live in Texas & it makes me incredibly sad that I never had the chance to see him perform live. My mom did & got to meet him after the show. She said he was very genuine & humble. RIP SRV

A true legend. One of the few artists I say to do the live versions of his songs instead of studio. His live performances are unmatched.

It's Stevie! You just had your awakening

SRV never played a song the same way twice. Each version was a unique, once in a life time experience.

Sooo much f---talent. Miss this man😢😢😢

Welcome the SRV! Go down this rabbit hole, you won't be disappointed. SRV = THE G.O.A.T.

SRV TRUE GOAT! Rest in paradise, King 🖤

srv is the greatest all time youll never get tired of stevie its impossible

"Life Without You" Live at Capitol Theater is my favorite for many reasons. 1) The seemless guitar change 2) He speaks to the audience 3) the lyrics he wrote & sings for his friend Charley were actually chosen for Stevie's own gravestone 😭 "for all the love you brought our way" 4) He plays guitar with something besides his hands. Enjoy the GOAT 🩷 Love u SRV

Every single one of his live performances are different!!! Majority of his playing is ad libbing… crazy impressive, it all just flows through him in the moment

Stevie Ray was thee very best . Saw his last west coast performance That was a Blessing

Probably the most reacted video on the tube. Never gets old. That’s all you need to know.

And now you know. The best part is that you can listen to his music for the rest of your days.

If you think watching a video of him playing behind his back is amazing then imagine it live! Saw him back in 84 and man.....Blown Away is an understatement. Still one of the best concerts I have seen to this very day.

I saw him in a bar with 100 people and I saw him in a stadiam with 50,000 people. I am truly blessed to have experianced Stevie Ray, a Texas legand!

There are about a dozen or so performances that I can watch and think "It can't get any better than this." This is one of those.

Omg! You must see a live version of Stevie Ray doing Voodoo Child!!! It will blow your mind!!!!!!!!!!!

SRV, one of the greatest ever to draw a breath!

R.I.P. SRV. When guitars go to sleep at night they dream of being played by SRV. No one comes close to his talent.

Any bluesman worth his salt plays balls out from the heart. So that means improvisation is the standard.....if that bluesman is worth any kind of a damn.

Never played the same thing twice, just played how he felt. Drips soul RIP SRV

I used to go watch Stevie Ray in the early 80's here in Austin... there wasn't anyone else like him, then or now, or ever again. I feel privileged to have witnessed this genius. He was simply the best ever.

The Texas Blues. Welcome!

I was lucky enough to see SRV open for Robert Plant in 88. Amazing show.

There is, was, nor ever will be another SRV. Once in a lifetime talent. I remember I was listening to the radio when the DJ broke into the middle of a song to announce his death. One of the few times I cried after learning of a musician’s death. Stevie had just gotten clean and had his whole life ahead of him. Still makes me sad when I think about it.

A perfect blues voice combined with the best blues Guitar skills in the world.

You can never go wrong with SRV. He oozes the blues as well as being a phenomenal guitarist. Check out "Couldn't Stand the Weather" or anything he does. Your smile told it all👍🎼🎸🎶

Every time Stevie performed he put his heart and soul into it ! When he was done he looked like he crawled out of a pool.! Stevie was just as real as he was a guitar master !❤ He is so missed !!!!!

Ad lib every time he played it. It's coming from his soul. Feelings of that moment coming out of the guitar. RIP

I just LOVE watching people hear him for the first time............... And the word you're looking for is PRIMAL.

It is well known that Stevie never played a song the same way twice. Great reaction, as per usual.

Stevie Ray discovered a youth guitarist named Jeff Healey, who is blind and righteous talent in his own right. Watch this video. And then, react to Jeff and Stevie play together on PRIDE AND JOY. You will appreciate the depth of both talents after picking your head up off the floor. Enjoy

Lol, I was waiting impatiently for SRV to start singing because he has it all!!! I knew you would love him because he was damn near perfect. And yes, swag it would be!

No one plays exactly like Stevie today. BUT, there are numerous blues clubs in Chicago that you can hear really good electric blues on any given day.

"Well that was an extreme delight." Can't ask for much more than that.

There was never anybody better, will never be anybody better! My mom was so in love with Stevie Ray, the first thing I did when I heard he died was call her to make sure she was alright. RIP SRV and Mom

People like Stevie can't be in the world too long. They are 🌩

It’s about time you got to him...Dude🤨 He’s just the GOAT OF GOATS! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

They say SRV didn't plug into an amp, he plugged into his soul = this is the song/performance I would time machine too out of any. His duet with Johnny Copeland on Tin Pan Alley is the dirtiest meanest blues duet ever as well. RIP LEGEND/GOAT

He was the the goat fir his time... with no match!hus preformances were always different!amazing guitarist and artist...

Fantabulous. Rest In Peace SRV. Thank you for your gift of music

SRV was the greatest guitar player to ever pick up a guitar, BB King said so in an interview RIP, we lost a true treasure when he passed. I was lucky to be alive when he was at the top, he also died at the top

Most folks aren't ready for the shock and awe of this recording

Stevie was a beast for bending the strings

This is the definition of singular talent. Several people have exhibited singular talent in my lifetime. Prince, Bowie etc. SRV was up there. I can't figure out how his strings aren't all breaking simultaneously let alone how he keeps up the passion. Dude could play for DAYS. Ridiculous

SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness Stevie never played a song the same way twice. Hell, he couldn't even read music! He was self-taught. The dude was a kind and humble soul and a gift from the heavens. **Life Without You at Capitol Theater**

To answer your question at 11:53 in the video, SRV had song structure and planned changes at certain parts, but he was known for never really playing the same song/solo the same way each concert. No one gives the drummer or bass player enough recognition. They had excellent ability to follow SRV's changes, speed and intensity. If you do more SRV videos, i highly recommend "Lenny", or "Riviera Paradise".

Stevie Ray was what's known as a Texas Blues man. His extreme talent was hampered early days by his drink and drugs problems. He later kicked it all found live in a beautiful woman from New Zealand and was due to marry her. He was playing at some, I think jazz, festival I can't remember where but he was with Eric Clapton. After rather than the long uncomfortable ride back in a car , he was given a seat in the 2nd of Clapton's helicopters . The helicopter crashed into a mountain shortly after take off and he was killed along with some of Clapton's entourage. It was a very sad day indeed when the world list Stevie Ray Vaughan. Can't remember which, someone will say, but he played a brilliant guitar solo in one of David Bowie's hits, and was supposed to go on tour with him but pulled out. He was extremely well thought of among his peers

Stevie Ray NEVER played a song exactly the same way, always the same feeling. Pure Feeling!!

Love how he goes down so quiet that you hear the amplifiers hum, then ramps back up. Nothing seems extraneous. Even playing behind his back is like, "This is normal"

Love your reaction! Stevie is my all time favorite, I was lucky to see him and DT 8 times in concert. Always intense, and spiritual experience. Definitely stick with live performances, they are just so magical. I highly recommend Life Without You from Capital Center. Stevie just bares his soul! RIP SRV, I still miss you!

I was JUST about to comment that SRV, Jimi Hendrix and Prince are my top three.... and you nailed it - THE SWAG!!!!!

I have been so blessed to have been born in 1960 and old enough to see alll these incredible musicians like Stevie Ray and others live! It was a golden age that will never come again!

You will never experience that no one has ever been able to recreate the sounds of Stevie

He literally makes the guitar speak like no other I've ever heard. There may be another Stevie Ray for you to experience someday, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

There was no difference in his singing and his playing, each was packed with emotion and he fully expressed himself with each. Something about his style just makes you feel dirty, but in a good way. Kudos to Double Trouble for keeping that groove going no matter where he took the song.

Glad you discovered SRV. THIS is music.

He never played the same song the same way twice. He played with his soul. Whatever he was feeling was how he played. He didn't read music. He was never formally trained. Just played with his heart

Stevie had a thousand riffs under his fingers, he had been stealing and listening and messing around for 20 years by this time. There would be a similarity to the ambiance of the song, and some signature licks to breed familiarity, but how they strung together was anyones pleasure.

" Under the Neon Palms " at the Ol' Elmo. My favourite club in the 1970s. All of SRV's clips from this session are just as good. He never runs out of ideas. I've sat in that room listening to Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, etc. It is very small.

According to Tommy Shannon (bass, wrote a book) This is Stevie's best performance on tape. This was 2 years before Tommy and Stevie became sober. ONE HOUR before this show, Stevie was in a cocaine induced coma. Medical personnel were called in to "rouse": him with IV fluids and vitamins. (Hence the extra extra notes and sweat). This show is probably the best you will see a guitarist every play.

Stevie is the GOAT, any genre, and this is the greatest use of a guitar I have heard in my 58 years. His voice has been described as honeyed gravel. Any cut from that El Mocambo show is fantastic. Lenny is excellent dedicated to his then wife, Lenny.

Please, please check out Stevie Ray Vaughan with one of his inspirations, Johnny Copeland, performing Tin Pan Alley at the Montreux Jazz Festival. And the entire 1989 Austin City Limits show is mind-blowing. My favorites are (what I feel is his best performance of) Voodoo Child, Couldn't Stand the Weather, Crossfire, Cold Shot, Tightrope and an impressive mid-song guitar switch when a string broke on Look at Little Sister. You'll get to really appreciate how talented everyone in Double Trouble is as well as enjoying one of the greatest guitarists ever. During this 1989 show, the instrumental Riviera Paradise is soul-touching. Stevie looked so healthy and happy and left us soon after. That performance being recorded is a treasure.

I saw SRV 3 times and indeed it was a good time! The 2nd time was the best when he opened for Jeff Beck. One of the best concerts ever.

OH, AND THAT'S POSSIBLE CUZ HE'S THE GOAT!

I believe it was his brother Jimmy that said "He doesn't play a song the same way once, let alone twice!" The muses just ran through him and he kept up, always. Saw him three times in his day. R.I.P. Stevie. . .

Supernatural Stevie. Texas cool.

Isn't he magnificent...an inimitably stellar talent.

You asked how much of this was improvised, well as a musician myself I would say that 100% of this was off the cuff. I very much doubt if he ever played this the same thing the same way twice, ever!

There are so many with Stevie. Life without you, live at the capital, Pipeline with his brother Jimmy Lee. Many tunes that will impress and delight.

First time seeing this performance. Has got to be the best one ever. The El Mocambo is famous for the bands that have performed there. The Rolling Stones recorded a live LP there.

SRV is a legend in his hometown of Dallas Texas. RIP Stevie.

Stevie Ray Vaughan "Couldn't Stand The Weather' (Official Music Video A MUST!!)

He plays a lot of the time with his eyes closed, let alone playing behind his back. He knows every inch of that guitar. As for ad lib well is you watch Tommy Shannon you see he watches Stevie all the time to see what his doing. You looked away at the end when he was alternating back and forth. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

You nailed it man great reaction Really enjoyed it

Yes. You must watch Lenny. It’s instrumental, but absolutely incredible. Much credit must be given to Double Trouble. Chris Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon (bass) and later Reese Wynans on piano and organ were so rock solid incredible musicians in their own right. To be able to keep up with SRV and hold down that foundation is not easy, but they make it look that way.

My all time favorite SRV❤️❤️❤️. I loved your reaction!!! He never played a song the same way. Each performance was different. And believe me when I say his live performances are imo just as great as the studio. There are so many great performances from him. I would love to see you react to Life Without You live from The Capitol Theater. Towards the end he grins and turns to his crew off stage and mouths I lost my tooth, then grins again and mouths Gone. And of course finishes the song. Can’t wait for the next SRV reaction!!!

Grew up near me. I met him once at the mall. A total humble, badass dude!

Stevie doesn't just play the guitar; he IS the guitar

i saw him about 6 times. First 2 were in smaller venues and i got to be with 20 feet of him. Every show i felt drained afterwords. Like he took my soul for a journey through the stars and i ended up bewildered at what i just experienced

Total mastery of the fretboard. In front, behind, over the back of the head. Doesn’t matter to SRV.

I did see him play live. Simply amazing!

SRV was from Dallas. A small area just SW of downtown called Oak Cliff. I was a jock at a station on that side of downtown, and one Saturday he showed up unannounced. Stayed for two hours. All he brought was a cooler of water and beer. He was a sweetheart. ☮️❤️😎 on the air once I said that he must have played in the womb. Hi mother had the most difficult birth of all time. Not only did she have to push out a baby, but a guitar too.

SRV BEST that ever walked the Earth.

If you want to experience the Blues, come to Chicago. Nobody of course has an SRV, but the Blues in Chicago are pretty legendary.

Stevie Ray was a bad man.😂

The dude took a bow while playing behind his back. EPIC!!!!

Saw Stevie Ray on the beach on south Padre Island spring break 1987. Absolutely incredible. You must do Willie the Wimp with his behind the back solo. C’mon down to Texas and enjoy the music Salvo!

When Stevie passed, suddenly all the guitarists who played in his footsteps like Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Chris Duarte, etc. started coming out of the woodwork. I think they all respectfully acknowledged that SRV was the high bar and all they could do was watch from the wings.