Stevie Ray Vaughan - VooDoo Chile - Live - Reaction - EPIC!!! Live from Austin Texas! 

I’ve been playing and studying guitar for 30 years and Stevie is unquestionably one of the greatest of all time.

Eric Clapton said most guitarists have to think about what they're gonna do next but with SRV the music just flowed thru him, he never had to think about it, it just happened.

SRV in my personal opinion was the best and one of the reasons that he amazes me is that he is 110% self taught. He never had one lesson on how to play the guitar which is amazing.

In my opinion Stevie Ray Vaughan is THE BEST GUITARIST who ever lived. No question in my mind.

Hands down...nobody beats SRV. No contesto. 😁

Let me just chime in, Stevie Ray was and still is the best EVER. Never to be challenged.

Look at him.........he was just so freaking cool 😎✌️

SRV was the perfect storm

You asked so I’ll comment. I’ve played guitar, just casually, but listen intently, live and recorded, to so many guitarists of all styles over the last fifty years. I had the pleasure of seeing SRV live, once. He is on a while different level for all the reasons you mention; fluidity, natural musicality, and unparalleled skill. Amazing.

There will never be another STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...many people have tried.. but he was The Guitar, It was in him HE FELT IT IN HIS SOUL.. GOD WAS SHOWING OFF WHEN HE MADE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN.. PERIOD!!

You're exactly right. I appreciate the van halens, the Eric Johnsons, the Clapton's and pages of the world but there's just something about srv that sets him above/apart. It's undeniable.

Bass player Tommy Shannon is great on this. He played with Johnny Winter and they were at Woodstock.

Stevie at the peak of his short life here ! .. By this time in their career, they had perfected all the songs they played .. Chris, "Whipper", as Stevie called him, on the drums, also came in with perfect licks adding to those crashing waves Stevie was causing .. Tommy, keeping it flowing with a steady, low sound of strong power .. The place, the time .. Everything came together that night, and you can feel it, with every one they did ! Any song from this set you pick, won't disappoint ! They were ALL on, that night ! Soooo good ! 👍😎

Some of the best Guitar, Bass & Drum playing you will ever hear!👍👍👍

Stevie made people who had never touched a guitar want to pick one up, and people who have been playing for 20 years want to put theirs down. Most folks pay attention to what his left hand is doing on the fretboard, but very few notice what his right hand is doing down on the body. He was always tweaking things to get "the sound." Watch him work the pickup selector switch, volume, and tone controls. He played the entire instrument. And he did it so smoothly, most folks never noticed he'd done it.

I think comparing guitarists is like comparing fruit. Some like apples, some like oranges. For me I give Stevie the edge. A legend at rock and blues. I saw him live twice. The 2nd time was the night he died. To watch great players like Stevie, brother Jimmie, Clapton, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray was unbelievable. Just to be woke up on the morning to hear from from my brother in law that Stevie had died leaving to go to Chicago by helicopter, changed me forever. I miss you Stevie.

SRV is the G O A T!!!❤

Breaks my damn heart every time I hear him now 👑

Oh.... yes the greatest ever....not just his playing but his whole stage presence and the emotion that he emits..

No imaginary gods are ever required for passionate expression. SRV had opportunity and organic talent. It's sad he's gone, because he was a compassionate guy too.

Great reaction to SRV who is not only talented, he was a Natural born Guitarist.

There are a tremendous amount of great musicians out there and some of them stand out more than others, but I have to say that Stevie Ray Vaughan is the best of the best! His live videos are a treat and a sight to behold. His playing is so precise and funky and wild and bluesy, and he rocks on that guitar and in his singing. I love his raspy voice--I love his SWAG, his style--everything about him. Not too many performers move me, but he always does. I'm in awe of this man's talent and am sad that he was taken so young. His band, Double Trouble, is great as well. Their timing during his playing is impeccable. This version of VooDoo Chile Live from Austin, Texas, is my favorite. He never played a song the same way but he was self-taught and had a God-given gift and you can't get any better than that! If you want to hear SRV in mellow-mode, listen to his live performance on Riviera Paradise!

man..stevie is the GOAT

As I have grown up, it turns out a lot of my favorite guitarists happen to be Texas natives, born and raised. I don't think I'm in any position to say who is the best of all time, however I can say with the utmost confidence I don't know if I ever truly FELT music until I discovered SRV. His playing affects my mind and body when I hear it, and I've never experienced anything quite like it.

Merry Christmas to you too. Growing up I thought there could never be a guitarist better than Hendrix. Not humanly possible. Then along came Stevie Ray. One of SRV's early bandmates once said that Stevie didn't have much of a social life, all he did was practice.

Yes I think SRV is the Best. The way I see it Jimi discovered this type of music and was experimenting when he sadly got taken from us. SRV picked up where Jimi left off.

IMO, he IS the GOAT. ☮️to all.

I love this version of SRV's Voodoo Child. He has different versions from other performances that are equally as good as this one, but this one is probably my favorite. You should check out his other versions just to treat yourself. Stevie Ray actually used Jimi's wah wah pedal when he performed this song. Edited to say that yes, I personally feel that Stevie Ray Vaughan is the best guitarist ever. 🎸 👌

Thanks for bringing a present to all of us today❣️‼️. A great reaction to my favorite all-time artist👏🙌💯. "Touched by God" the best quote yet and very perceptive of you. Stevie said at age 7 he picked up the guitar and a damn broke inside him. He devoted every waking moment after that teaching himself to play. He always said he knew he had a gift from God and that if he ever started to take credit for that gift as if it was of his own making he knew he would lose the gift. He vowed to play each time like it was the last time and give it everything and he did. As masterful and wonderful as this performance is (and it is) his performance of this in Toyko is next level. He was loose and flowing and just kept riffing and doing runs and weaving back into the melody for 15 minutes. You should check it out even if not reacting. Because you have "heard" his music more than watched him you are in for some true excellence and magic. Watching him just lose himself and let the music flow through him is a spiritual experience as he was touched by the hand of God. His versatility in skills sets are hard to believe. He has composed some truly beautiful songs like Lenny, Riveria Paradise, Aint Gone 'N' Give Up On Love to name just a few. But I would suggest you react to Tin Pan Alley performed in Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. It features Johnny Copeland, another OG Texas blues man. It is a master class in down and dirty blues. Subbing for more Stevie Ray🎸🎶👋💙

props to his band.how intimadating would it be to keep up and support that.amazing drummer who has to accept being overshadowed.

"Be like water ... the fluidity" ... makes total sense. His movement style on stage is smooth as 15 year old Scotch. Its humble, soulful and real. Stevie had/has those sexy swagger moves & struts too like when he casually walks towards the tuning amps in "Life Without You", He was so down to earth he probably didn't realize he even had 'sexy swagger'. From what I gathered, SRV did not let his personal life or LIVE performances be controlled. Definitely not choreographed either. Had Stevie EVER ALLOWED some stage manager talk him into adding a few personal dance moves w/the guitar behind his back & a dozen half-naked men and women jumpin', twistin' and twerkin' behind him while he performs "Crossfire" {ironically!} for the 1,000th time, his career would have definitely suffered. I was not as fortunate as a hundred others to have seen Stevie Ray LIVE .. However, if I couldn't find me a genie in a bottle to grant 3 wishes, I would give up my right arm a 100 x's to the 'crossroads' devil just to see him play 1 TIME 😎✌..

He's the GOAT! HANDS DOWN

GOAT Brother

SRV = GOAT

Stevie didn't play guitar, he was actually possessed by it and the guitar played him

Sigh...Stevie Ray Vaughan...what a legend...what a tremendous loss!!! The good certainly do die young. Blows my mind, his guitar skills!!! Thank you so very much for this review. You rock!!! And Merry Belated Christmas, and Happy New Year!!! 💖💖💖🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🤘🤘🤘

Touched by God is a true statement! Rip SRV.

Yes the best. Seen him 3 times live, the first as warm up for BOSTON. Had no idea who he was , but it was one of those "OMFG , who is this guy?" moments. Last time I saw him was with his brother Jimmie's group, the Fabuous Thunderbirds. I've seen Clapton, Van Halen, Allman Brothers- for pure power blues he was the best.

My god ….Stevie is that one ….period I think he is the best I’ve ever seen ….and I’ve been around for awhile 💯

Fun trivia - Austin Tx, hometown of the Vaughan brothers (check out Jimmy & The Fabulous Thunderbirds), is sister city to Adelaide, Sth Australia, hometown of Cold Chisel & Jimmy Barnes. Both established in 1836.

Yeah that's absolute God given Talent and a drive to do it Stevie Ray Vaughan could not read one note of music

SRV is one of those people that I can remember where I was when I heard of his passing. It was a sad day for music!

I saw Stevie 4 times, and i aint been right since.

It is Voodoo Chile. It's called "Voodoo Chile Slight Return" on the Jimi Hendrix "Electric Ladyland" album.

That's called masterclass

Yes Stevie Ray Vaughan was the best guitarist in the world, it's impossible to surpass him SRV is no1

I played his music and showed any videos of him I could find. My three boys since diapers …. Two ended up with Metal bands. But the other one still runs to inform me if he is on TV. My girls just roll their eyes.

Merry Christmas!!! I love SRV!!!! great reaction, we have a lot of local talent believe it or not in Mobile Alabama, guys that started playing when we were in high school, but for me no one can touch stevie ray! not even Jimmi !

Yes.

Thing is...there are many versions of every song he did out there. All the same..sorta..but each distinctly different. He couldn't read or write music...but while the melody was there and recognizable, he played by feel 'in the moment' and his "embellishments" varied each time it was played. On that subject, an interviewer once asked his older brother Jimmy (lead guitar for The Fabulous Thunderbirds) : "Does Stevie ever play a song the same way twice?"; to which Jimmy quipped, "Hell, Stevie never plays a song the same way ONCE!" 🤓👏 Epic.

Definitely the best ever, its the same as the James vs Jordan debate, clearly Jordan :P

SRV ~ 🎸🐐 THE goat of all goats **Tightrope at Austin City Limits 1989** **Mary Had a Little Lamb at Austin City Limits 1989**

🎅Merry Christmas🎄Brother, RIP Stevie🙏if you haven't seen from the same Austin City Limits the song Look At Little Sister, you need to see the Guitar change in the middle of the song because he broke a string😧I'm a Musician and I had a friend who played for his backup band at a gig and he was blown away by him😎

Stevie Ray Vaughan is hands down, the Greatest Of All Time guitar player. If I could only watch or listen to one guitar player the rest of my life, it would be SRV. You should watch him do Tin Pan Alley Live with Johnny Copeland at Montreaux 1985

SRV's live version of "VooDoo Child" at the Starland Amphitheater in Nashville is a must for your Bucket List!! He adds in some mind-scrambling moves, I'll say that much! No spoilers that way! It was unreal, even for SRV!!!!!!! Just DO IT!!!!!

Voodoo Chile I believe is the longer version also you need to check out SRV Tokyo version of Voodoo Chile 15 minutes. Water trout another great blues guitar player

Soon as he started playing it reminded me of jimmy Hendrix at wood stock 1969 when jimmy played the Us national anthem (star spangled banner) there both great guitar player’s great reaction you can catch jimmy playing that live on you tube Merry Christmas

Stevie never gets his due with respect to SHREDDING He was top tier in that aspect as well; right up there with anyone in the 80s: EVH, Yngwie, Rhodes, Vai

Seen him at the Greek Theatre and The Forum in Los Angeles.

The thing about Stevie’s music for me is how much of it I really like and love. Percentage wise it kicks the 💩out of some of my favorite bands that I have loved for years but it’s all subjective at the end of the day

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Prince Rodgers Nelson Were Such EPIC Live Performers... Unless You've Heard Prince, Or The Artist Formerly Known As Prince In A Live Session, You Would Have No Idea Of His Extreme Talent. With SRV You Get A Teasing Taste Of His Genius On His Studio Sessions.

Give a listen to Stevie play "VooDoo Chile" at Austin City Limits but in 1983 ? ( the earlier one anyway). I like that one a lot as well....all of his performances of this song were different but amazing in their own way!

Chile... it's Voodoo Chile

❤SRV. RIP🌹

Now go watch any other, no wait, make that every other live performance of Stevie covering Voodoo Chile, since they are all drastically different from each other, well some more than others

Greetings from Malaysia and Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2023

SRV = THE G.O.A.T.

SRV is among the best. Another great guitarist who sometimes gets neglected in these discussions these days is Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult.

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 to you, Christmas is been and gone in Australia 🇦🇺, well that's christmassy music 🎶 😜

agree

@texas love the look on your face says it all!

Merry Christmas

Another Steve legend is Steve Vai, try Tender Surrender or Bad Horsie by Steve Vai I think you may like it

Stevie is actually using Jimi Hendrix's wah wah pedal, given or loaned to Stevie, depending upon the story you hear, from Jimi's father

Glen Campbell, Roy Clark other GOATs

BEST overall. Rest Up SRV! How can you be a grown ass man and miss another grown ass man, THAT You've never met???? I Do though, rest peacefully KING

Stevie definitely set fire to this song, and it burned gloriously. If you haven't yet, might I suggest the live version of Comfortably Numb? The solo David Gilmour lays down is quite possibly the most epic guitar solo ever recorded.

If you like SRV, check out Gary Moore. He had a successful career playing in Thin Lizzy and as a solo artist in the hard rock/metal arena. Then he did an abrupt turn into blues in the early 90's. His Live at Montreaux performances were all mind blowing. And like Stevie, he wasn't just a fabulous guitarist he had a unique and powerful singing voice well suited for the blues. Maybe Texas Strut from 1990 would be suitable for your channel. 😀

I have to say that Jimmy Page has been my favorite guitarist since I was in 6th grade, but I have to give the GOAT tag to both. Stevie is a guitar God....

React to Look At Little Sister from the same concert in Austin. You WILL NOT be disappointed !!

Ok. NOW you’ve got My favorite of all time. Trying to “keep it down”? Then turn on SRV? 😂 Merry Christmas 🎄

Stevie Ray = Texas blues...another great blues band is Tedeschi Trucks band...Angel from Montgomery...

Yes he is the best 💯 and I put him above Jeff beck , and Jimmy Page

Me and my husband went to his eulogy. I I don’t know who’s better him or ZZ Top

Between SRV and Joe Bonamassa. Two of the best.

Regardless of genre? SRV, Prince... Let's see... Glen Campbell , Mark Knofler... Yes, Jimi Hendrix... I'm sure more will come to me in the next 60 seconds lol

There are a dozen or so guitar players that are Masters who Elevate on the same level every one of them could mimic what the other does perfectly. They can all play Everything perfectly the only difference is their personality upbringing and lifestyle that they bring into their own music. So whenever I hear who's the best guitarist I guess I just say I haven't heard them yet.

SRV is an entire herd of goats

Check out "One Way Out" by Allman Brothers if you want to here another Great guitarist gone too soon

SRV Is hands down one of the best guitar players of all time. One of the things that sets him apart from every other guitar players is that he used 13 gaged strings. Most all guitar players, myself included use either 8,9, or 10 maybe 11...... 13 gage are like Base strings, you have to have fingers of steel to bend 13's, and SRV makes it look easy. I've seen and heard some very very good guitar players in my 60 years of life. My top 10 ( not in any order ) 1. SRV, 2. Gary Moore, 3. Roy Buchanan, 4. Derek Trucks, 5. Rory Gallagher, 6. Alvin Lee, 7. Gary Clark Jr, 8. Duane Allman, 9. BB King, 10. Albert King. And a few who come very close. Eric Clapton, Samantha Fish, Slash, Walter Trout, Joe Bonamassa,...... Sorry, when I get to talking about the guitar and guitar players I get carried away lol. Love your Channel, keep up the hard work!!!

If you like SRV check out Johnny Winters.

Check out Joe Bonamassa, I'll play the blue's for you!

I see folks discussing whose better SRV or Van Halen and it’s like comparing apples and oranges really. HOWEVER, having just said that lol, in MY opinion no one could touch Stevie. Even on others’ best day and he his worst, UNTOUCHABLE!

I read that Stevie was clear and concise, Hendrix was fuzzy. Also read Stevie could play Hendrix but Hendrix could never play Stevie.

Stevie didn't play the guitar...they existed on the same plane.

*INSTA SUBSCRIBED* I appreciate your thoughtful approach bro so I'm in. Regarding Stevie, I would have to agree. Although my heart wants to say Jimmy Page or Al Di Meola, Stevie was touched.! *THE BEST EXPLANATION I HAVE EVER HEARD* came from another guitar god *Eric Clapton* ! The first time he said he heard him was in the car on the radio and he had to pull over because he got emotional AND he was TRYING to figure out what he was doing. The NEXT time, and when he saw him in person he said "Stevie doesn't play music, it *channels* thru him. What I wouldn't have given to have seen him at least once.... Damm.......

Jimmy Paige is my #1, after that 4 more all can be switched

SRV was a true unique talent who had a connection to the guitar that doesn't come around very often. Here is a recommendation: "Leave My Girl Alone" from that same Austin City Limits show. Tons of power and intensity. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vdxF48KfYNA.html

You know, some guitar work you can "pretend to be playing" when you're listening in the bath.......but not this stuff. Not even the wildest imagination can pretend to play like SRV. Oh what a loss he is. Merry Christmas and may 2023 be good to us all.

Stevie is my #1 pick and always has been with Joe Satriani being #2