Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (from Live at the El Mocambo) This is a classic 1983 performance by the late legend, my first time seeing this gem and here is my reaction and review.
I was at his last shows at Alpine Valley. I had to drive home in that fog, and it was scary. I cried, but I was so angry at the same time that helicopter pilot took off in that stuff.
Brother, I don't leave comments often but you did an outstanding job in your reaction! It was honest, funny, astute, in-depth and you are very affable. I will be watching more of your videos. God bless. SRV a beautiful soul and is by far my favorite guitarist. I saw him live 6 months before he died in Oklahoma. I still get emotional and miss him. He was clean and sober and playing better than ever. It does my soul good to see Stevie being introduced to new hearts. Try Life by the drop. ☮️ my friend
I'm 64, have seen and studied many of the great guitarists from the 60's thru the 90's, and SRV is the BEST of them ALL! Imagine where his skill set would be today if he wasn't taken so many years ago!!!
I was saying the same thing sir, I'm am completely beyond in awe, I'm gonna get my sound together and then I'm gonna do something special for the SRV fans
I agree...I'm 67 and I've seen them all...beginning with Jimi Hendrix when I was 12 years old. When I saw SRV in Daytona Beach in 1985?, I was blown away. He was larger than life and he was LOUD...but it all 'made sense'. I've played guitar all my life and I'm a year older then SRV...but after seeing him I kinda gave it all up...he was THE master.
@@paulpresto673 you have a valid point, but I think that he reached his pinnacle more due to Albert King. All are great and I don't think there is a "best", I think they were all the best at what they did. I wouldn't give up one for the other.
@@MrDevildog0321 It's true that Albert King was a BIG influence on SRV, but he did play a lot of Hendrix and "covered" his music better than anyone. But music, like science, 'develops' from the accomplishments of others. Like SRV once said when asked if he thought he was the best ever..."I learned from the greats and just try to be myself."
I agree with most here. There is no "greatest artist" ever. Each artist puts his soul on canvas. Each musician flows his soul through his instrument. Jimi is and was great. I love every song he created. But SRV had a soul that was without equal. Before he got sober... after... it doesn't matter, his music was magical.
"Live At the El Mocambo" (the entire event) captured one of those mystical moments in human artistic achievement. Every performance was a lightning bolt of greatness.
That look on Stevie’s face is called “Stank Face.” That’s because Stevie is completely immersed in the music. The Lord gave us guitar savant, Stevie Ray Vaughn to witness his greatness and then called him back into his arms.
That he did...Stevie had given his all. I heard a recording of his last concert in Wisconsin, just before he crashed into the Wisconsin mountains - I have never heard a human play guitar like that before...it was incredible, and I think his greatest performance ever.
I love watching people fall in love with Stevie and his music!!
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IMHO Stevie Ray Vaughan’s performance at El Mocambo was his finest live performance ever recorded. He was just so spot on with his riffs. He was on fire!!!!
I'll respectfully disagree. If you've never heard 'Peace in the Valley' or any recordings of his final two concerts at Alpine Valley before his crash...he reached the heavens a few hours before he actually did. Even Clapton said after his set "How the hell am I supposed to follow THAT?" Check out Sweet Home Chicago, the last song he played with everyone. He so outclassed everyone and less than two hours later...he was gone
100% agree. The El Mocambo video and the Ustin City Limits performance literally stayed in my VCR for just about 10 years. If I was home it was playing. Particularly El Mocambo. If I wasnt home I could hear every lick in my head all day. Theres just something about that is visceral, raw, and a million other things. Lenny on that recording.. holy shit. It's also my favorite recording of Voodoo Chile
@@c.l.freeman7654 I was at his last show at Alpine Valley and I can say that you are absolutely right. It's almost as if he knew it was his last go at it. He was so on fire it was ridiculous. I always thought that he was phenomenal but he elevated himself to guitar god status that night.
Shout Factory Celebration of Blues & Soul will give you a mini concert from the Presidential Inaguration 1989, you will see him at the top of his game, some talking from him. He introduces his band, it is really good.
COULD YOU REVIEW A SONG CALLED RIVIERA PARADISE BY STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ITS UNLIKE HIS USUAL EXCELLENT BLUES GUITAR PLAYING ITS MORE ON THE JAZZY SIDE JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF STEVIE RAY'S VERSATILITY
It is great to add another SRV fan -- you feel his music-he was such a humble and caring man - it was sad that he got his life together and got rid of all his demons, to be taken away like he was - RIP SRV - I think you are starting to understand us Stevie Ray fanatics!
Brother I'm guitar picker down here in Austin and I've been playing for 45 years. I'm pretty good but it takes devotion to play like Stevie. Practice, practice, practice!
Chris Michels he had several “guides” who reckoned they were teachers but, SRV sucked up what they had to offer and flew right past. He did have people teaching him when he was young. I have friends who have worked with him and his band. He could Not read music but most prodigal talent don’t bother to learn because to them it is unnecessary
@@faizalkhan3042 You may not be impressed by the comparison but a guy like Benny Andersson (wrote all music for ABBA) did not read sheet music either. Because he was basically a folk musician.
If anyone ever asks what it looks like when a mind is blown, just have them watch a reaction to SRV when he starts playing behind his back. It breaks people's brains and you can see it in their face.
This entire show is a masterpiece. He ascended on that night to where his soul lives. There are 2 more songs from this show that are BEAUTIFUL guitar instrumentals. One of them is my absolute favorite guitar performance of all time, "Lenny" (Live at El Mocambo). The other one to watch is a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" (also El Mocambo), and in my opinion one of the best covers of all time.
@Patrick Glynn I bought this DVD the moment I heard it was being released. I literally watched it every day for the longest time. And I invited everyone I could think of to come witness it. It’s truly a masterpiece.
The El Mocambo, or The Elmo, is a legendary club in Toronto that was a final leg for the Underground Railroad and helped Many former slaves escape to freedom. Respect from the 6!
I worked in a music store for years and I remember when Elvis died, John Lennon was shot, Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash and I came to work that Monday morning and they told me he was killed in a helicopter crash I just fell apart. He was one of a kind with a talent in my opinion no one has ever been able to match along with a big heart. It never gets old watching him perform.
Awesome reaction and welcome to the SRV club. A few things. SRV played with .13 gauge strings (most do around .09 guage). You need to watch the SRV Hall of Fame induction. Also, how BB King & Eric Clapton describe SRV. Watch Voodoo Chile live at Macombo, only SRV can do Hendricks better than Hendricks.
Hey Brother, just found your reaction... I can Feel you Feeling the music Stevie is putting down..!!! Have you ever been lost in a musical experience that is so Beautiful and the next thing you know you feel tears on your cheeks..?! Stevie is one of the few performers that have done that to me..!!
Arguably the greatest to ever pick up a guitar, and I will fight anyone over that. His voice has been described as "honey poured over gravel". He also plays better behind his back than 98% of guitarists play in front. Check out him doing "Little wing" at the same concert or "Voodoo child" live. It'll change your life
Try "Life Without You" at the Capital Theater on for size. BB King was quoted as saying, "I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed."
I Love the guitar and hearing it play Stevie Ray Vaughan he was truly amazing gifted guartist and he also played by ear and I named my son after him I have twins a boy and a girl but my son is named Stephen Ray I just spelled different the world truly lost amazing artist now I like many others guartist but I always say Stevie Ray is the greatest blues guartist . I Love your reactions
Stevie used thirteen gauge strings. That’s like playing with twisted cables. Any other guitarist would tell that they couldn’t play Stevie’s guitar more than a couple of minutes before their fingers shredded.
I weigh under 155 lb but I could knock somebody over with a single punch that weighs 300 lb and I've been to prison for five years and yes it's hard to play those type of strings honestly it hurts
@@elcarto22 you have no idea what 155 lb of muscle can do to a 300-pound man by the way the person I hit was a cop that's why I did 5 years he was in a coma for a week
They did a tribute to SRV, it's on DVD. Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, just to name a few were there to tribute him. BB King said Stevie was the most fluid and smooth blue's guitarist he had ever seen. Stevie's brother is also a great guitar player. He was the lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Keep rockin the reviews.
haha awesome reaction!! :) He really was something special.. I'd say check out 'I Put A Spell On You' by Jeff Beck and Joss Stone. Another great guitarist combined with an amazing soul/blues vocalist. Cheers!
Good reaction. You appreciate Vaughn for who he was and he was great. At some levels it is hard to say who is the best ever but Stevie certainly merits being included in the discussion.
When the Devil met Stevie at the Crossroads, he had nothing to trade for a soul that huge. He ended up getting lessons from Stevie, but when he swung it around behind his back, the Devil just sat down and cried. Stevie Ray Vaughan didn't PLAY the guitar; he WAS the guitar.
I had the great privilege of meeting and speaking with SRV on several occasions, seeing him in concert numerous times, and when he played, it was a vibe that struck you, the energy and passion that he brought to the stage and filtered through his guitar that hit you, like a 2X4 right between your eyes. His music, especially live, changed your life. That is the greatest compliment that I can give. I recall attending the Chicago Blues Fest in 1984 or 85, while completing my doctorate degree, and it was a comfortable leisurely afternoon and evening listening to many artists and excellent performances with a good crowd, but because of the large capacity of the fairgrounds there was plenty of room to stretch-out on a towel on the great lawn, that is until Stevie showed up with his band Double Trouble around 1:00 AM and started playing, then seemingly within 15 minutes, several hundred thousand additional fans descended on the grounds and we we all packed-in like sardines, standing shoulder to shoulder witnessing greatness, a force of nature and enjoying every second of it. RIP brother, hope you are tearing it up when and if I get there.
I have been playing guitar every day for over 30 years and I am very good. BUT DAM I quit !!! his rolls and hammer on's the way he combines different scales is outrageous.
I wish Stevie Ray was alive today so he could see the love he gets from everybody blacks, whites, Latin, woman. I went to an SRV CONCERT years ago and saw every race creed gender color and gender gather around it in peace. I truly think and and believe in my own ferry tail the man could have changed the world.i mean the love a passion just oozes out of him...that’s for sharing...✌️🇺🇸🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶
People always treat genres as special. Honestly though, if you can't look at another form of music and appreciate it I feel bad for you. I do not love old classic orchestra music personally. Yet I know when I listen to the good stuff that it is amazing. Do not care for opera, but those singers are some of the most powerful, beautiful voices alive. So while I may not love every genre I try to appreciate the people who are actually the most gifted of artists.
Ah yes, the stank face! It will be glued on your face now. SRV gets into your soul and will live there forever. The world need a little love, peace and Stevie Ray right about ...now! Love this channel man. Can't get enough!
Austin city limits tightrope and leave my little girl alone and voodoo Chile from the el camombo and in session with Albert king playing matchbox blue's
SRV one of the greatest guitar God of all time yes a true legend (: This performance too me besides him putting his soul and his own unique greatness too it with his Beyond Phemonal guitar Epicness (: But too me he s paying tribute too all the great blues guitarist ever (: Among them his Greatest Teacher Jimmy Hendrixs (: The First True God Guitarist Ever in this planet and the universe (: May even say Titan Hendrixs because the word God in reference too his guitar mastery was too small of a word for him (: One guy said every guitar player in the world were like guitar techs in comparison too Hendrix which means that even if you were a wizard on the guitar you stillcouldnt match his skill and emortal talent on the guitar (: Now SRV playing behind his back which was first done by Hendrix who played that way and with his teeth (: And was in another universe with it (: But what I see here with SRV is his great appreciation for all the blues guitarist in the world who he learned a lot from and was greatly inspired by them and his tribute too the greatest guitarist greatest influence and greatest mentor ever too SRV JH (: Too me Jimmy and all the blues greats would be extremely super proud and honored by this Epic Super Legendary Beyond Phemonal Master Epic God of the guitar Stevie Ray Vaughn SRV (: Truly one of the absolute greatest too ever play the instrument period (: Truly missed RIP. SRV (:
He was a genius on the guitar yet he was so humble. Watch the video where he jams with the great Albert King. At one point Mr. King compliments Stevie and Stevie's comment was "I try"
I just happened to trip onto your channel tonight. Saw someone react (who I'm not familiar with) to this song and had to check ya out. Hands down, you had one of my favorite reactions AND understanding AND appreciation for the man impressed me and showed me I need to follow you! Kudos, good sir!
you should check out Joe Bonamassa also he is still playing my favorite is his performance with Beth Hart singing Etta James song "I'd Rather go Blind" also "I'll Take Care Of You" check out Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales also Joe and Larkin Poe and Joe with Peter Frampton from the 2019 Keep The Blues Alive Cruise.
The first time I ever saw the video of him performing Lenny at the El Macombo, and realized he wrote it for his wife Lenora, for buying him a guitar, I cried. I am a grown ass man, and I cried because I knew I could never, ever, put that much emotion and love into anything I could ever accomplish. A more wonderful man, there never lived.
Hi from London England Brother. LOVE your reaction, very heart felt and true. I play Guitar and unfortunately for me discovered SRV late, i'm in my Forties. Has been life changing for me I swear, I WILL visit Dallas and Austin one day, its a bucket list thing for me to Visit Stevie's resting place, his statue and the clubs he and Double Trouble performed in....Watching this gave me goosebumps, always does. RIP Stevie x
