His playing is so natural and organic... it seems like he is not playing the guitar he is the guitar... at that level you can do anything with an instrument. To me the best there was and ever will be.
I was looking for that kind of comment here. 100% agreed. Like you said, he was not playing guitar, he was guitar. I have never seen any other guitar player to play so natural way with this instrument. It's like he was born with guitar and guitar was part of his body. Just pure talent... Great loss. Still having some tears when thinking about him...
I always told my dad he's the only player I've ever seen play and then thought to myself, the guitar 🎸 is not good enough for him. He just has such total control and command of it at all times. Damn mind blowing shit.
Scuttle buttin' 0:25 Say what 3:08 Voodoo Child (slight return) 8:19 Cold Shot 23:27 Couldn't stand the weather 28:07 Tin Pan alley 33:59 Dirty Pool 44:00 Marry had a little lamb 47:08 Love Struck Baby 50:40 Texas Flood 54:03 Lenny 1:05:30 Testify 1:17:59
I met SRV in 1984 at Antones on Guadalupe St. in Austin, Texas when he came up to my table during a sound check for Doug Saham. I bought him a beer and we talked for about 30 minutes. Then the year of 1985 his career exploded. I went to his memorial in Austin with Jimmy and His mother, Martha. Then I contributed to his statue on Town Lake/ Lady Bird Lake. His death was the end of the uprising of the blues which started when Eric Clapton started using blues legends as opening acts. I use to play drums for James Cotton of Cotton/Winter fame. What a great I've had playing drums. RIP Mr. Vaughan.
Incredible story! You are so lucky I am positively envious of you! You were there and experienced things we all can only dream about! You must have special favor with the Cosmos! All I can do is cherish your part in the big picture... Thank you for enriching us all!
I met Jimmie a few years ago in Santa Cruz CA. What a nice person. I can only imagine what it must have been like to meet his brother because the Apple didn't fall far from the tree. Love Your Story too!!!
@@craiggoodman7 Yes, my 52 years as drummer has been quite a ride. Meeting and talking with SRV would be the greatest happening in anyone's life but for me it was meeting Roy Orbison in 1988 here in Austin and Chuck Berry a few years later. Man, talk about a mind blower!! Glad you enjoyed it and I'm gonna write a book one day.
His playing is absolutely unparalleled. The cleanest live leads I've ever heard. He does not make mistakes!!! An earlier reviewer said it best..... He doesn't just play the guitar, SRV is the guitar and the guitar is SRV. RIP, your brilliance will live on forever 🎸🤘🏼❤
his Voodoo Chile solo is a masterwork in and of it's own, he knows exactly where he's going with every detail of it, yet it has all the dangers and spectical of a raging chemical fire.
The Pipe is a nod to Albert King who frequently smoked a pipe during performances. If you are unfamiliar with Albert King, his style was virtually reproduced by SRV and many others.
Anyone doing vocals on his songs loses something only his vocals can convey. Never was the blues/ TexMex ever done so expertly on both sides of vocals and his guitar being a separate entity on stage for most but SRV never sacrificed the vocals for the guitar or guitar for the vocals. Too bad Jimi couldn’t of seen SRV cuz he would of been entranced while also being entertained smiling throughout his set. SRV was never trying to copy Jimi but pay tribute while making Jimi’s music an extension of Stevies set but not just some garage band copying their heroes music.
Although his mainstream career only spanned seven years, he is considered to be one of the most iconic and influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
You have had alot guys who came after Stevie that were trying to sound like him and cop his stuff....and you have had a few that have done a pretty good job of it...John Mayer...Kenny Wayne Sheppard..and a few others...but make no mistake about it...no one and I mean no one will ever touch this guy... period...🎸🎸🎸🎸
Россия! За Стиви и всех Отцов техасского блюза за всех родоначальников этого направления оторвёт башку! Не смотря на войну, и все санкции с наушниками в ушах,и АК 7.62 в руках , будет рвать всех и вся на своём пути...🎸🎸🤘🤘
I still remember hearing the news of his death while sitting in my dorm room. Man, what a shock. Evidently God was putting together a blues band and needed the Jimi and Stevie combo to finish his masterpiece. R.I.P, Stevie.
And I thought Angus Young was the best guitar player alive when Back and Black came out. I apologize for my ignorance Stevie! You remain the greatest to this day.
I’m with ya man. I’m 45 and just learning about Stevie’s brilliance now. What a talent , I wish I would of clued in years and years ago. Simple fucking awesome ! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 !
3 of the tightest musicians ever,every time i watch footage of SRV,you can see how much Tommy loved been up there with him,R.I.P. Stevie,love ya man.❤😢
Stevie was one of the greatest blues guitarist ever! I would however like to give a shout out to the drummer who had the greatest talent filling in with Stevies offbeat and his tendency to never play the same song exactly the same so the drummer had the difficult job of keeping on beat. He did it with a professionalism like no other! And so then the beat goes on...
Hats off to you for bringing that up. A lot of of people don't realize what a tough time accompanying musicians have with such a fluid, yet ever-changing variety, (due to talent), in a song. They all came through! All professionals 👍
Thanks - that does not get mentioned enough. Double Trouble was an apt name for his rhythm section - tight, creative and always locked in to what Stevie was doing.
you're right, when someone is so entwined with the guitar it speaks directly from him, without thought , pure emotion. it is rarer than people think, but SRV was the greatest exponent in my opinion
Thank God for this video. This will still be played 500 years from now. They may wonder about the pipe and the hat, but the ass kicking face melting blues will still grab them
This man inspired me to pick up a guitar still remember hearing my first srv song when i was 10 pride n joy blew me away thanks stevie r.i.p. i had a dvd of this and gave it to my neighbor for christmas cause he loves stevie glad i can watch it again on here one of the best shows ever srv killed it idk what it is about japan so many artists seem to have some of their best concerts there you can tell the people really love good music there
So true! Most of the best remastered recordings and bootlegs have come out of Japan! They are serious affectionadoes of music particularly Rock & Roll...
I know this is gonna gross some of you light weights out...but I am 61 and lost my husband over a year ago. When he left this Earth, I thought my libido left with him. I dunno what happened here, but Stevie just reignighted my... Ahhh....Errrrrr.....Ummmm..."passion" Damn that feels good. Yowza....look out!
You Could ALWAYS Tell That Stevie Was An Angel...You Could Feel It Coming Out Of Him🙏....He Had Kind Of A Glow Around Him When He Wore His Headdress.... I MISS YOU, STEVIE!!! SOUL💞SOUL, Beautiful Man!❤😘
Talking big balls...bassist Tommy Shannon played bass for two of the greatest guitarists to ever live...he was Johnny Winter's bass player when Johnny first started as well as being in Stevie Ray's Double Trouble. Nice!
Tommy Shannon is one of a very few people who can say that he played at the original Woodstock God bless these guys they're all my original Texas homeboys and they make me proud as a papa.🇨🇱🎶🎸🎙️☮️🤟👍
As a bass player that has played in quite a few blues bands over the past 35 years, it never gets old. I dreamed of sitting in with SRV one day...I guess I'll have to wait until I get to the other side. I told my wife not to forget to put my '59 P-Bass in the pine box before they put me in the ground...LOL. Nope, she said...I'm keeping it to remember you by. Fair enough!
The tour of Japan rocked the blues with that voice of Stevie Ray Vaughan and the way he played his guitar on the floor my God what an amazing man he was.
So sad he died at 35. Wished he wouldn't have gotten in helicopter after dreaming of seeing his funeral. God showed him he was gonna die, but not when or how. So sorry music lost him, but for me, he lives on.
I was exactly 18 (to the day) when SRV put on this blues clinic. To me he appears a bit fatigued and those who know will always wonder,.what kind of dope was in Tokyo at the time. I choose to believe that SRV was at the end of a long tour and done with the material at that point. Even so,.this man rocks the socks offa any cat that I have ever heard from and God bless,."I will see ya on the next side,.and don't be late".
My mother took me in the summer of 1990 when I was 17 to see him second to front row seats Mud Island, Memphis, TN not long before that fatal accident he was in. I still have a fabulous poster of him from then and I'm so grateful for it. R I P to this legend
Thanks for posting this. Pretty damned good sound quality, and great close-ups on SRV. (And RU-vid, really? An ad every 5 minutes, or even more often? It's sacrilege to interrupt one of Stevie Ray's songs...).
Goat! Best guitarist ever! He owned that piece of wood and ive never heard anyone play as precise and hard driving with such intensity for a whole show in my life! Stevie was indeed the best and played with such feeling and soul just phenomenal, extraordinary a once in 100 lifetimes kind of talent and he got better in the years ahead when he became clean and he talked about how close he was to overdosing and that he was sober and clean and wanted to help as many people as he could! Exemplary human being with a big heart , a damn good decent caring person who didnt give a shit about fame and just wanted to play!!! Absolutely devastating loss for all of us, I hope I can meet him on the other side! CJS....
What happened to the old full concert upload? All the love in the comments has been wiped :'( Also, this is one of my all time favourite concerts. The loud and warm humming gives me a feeling of being at the right place.
I can’t imagine him losing his title. He is so rare and there isn’t a single thing anyone could to improve anything. Not one note. Not in feeling or passion or skill - clothing choices - : ) Not - nothing. He is it. WThe only thing anyone else could do if they had this level of magic and skill (Ha!) would be to have fantastic new songs. And everybody (me) would pine even more Stevie. And I’d be back here. But that person at best would be as good…. Nope that’s just ridiculous. Because it’s all the elements of art and precision and not “playing” but being with his guitar. I can’t explain it. Not going to happen. Someone great but different will come along but there’s great and then there’s Stevie. I really love this guy. He got me through hundreds of miles driving in the dark during a horrific divorce - my kids grew up singing in the car… I guess his struggles make him so likable - I root for the underdog, but he’s hardly an underdog but for difficulties. So he seems sweet, human, best guitarist in history past , present, future… no - no one will ever come along that would be in his league. Not sure why I even went through that exercise, but the answer never changes. He broke the mold - and some guitar strings in the process. He’s the GOAT. He should get a Medal of Honor or be posthumously Knighted. Nah - hed love to dress up for that though. Oh, what a fun, wonderful being. He had a temper. He just seems so human.
Miss SRV so much. All the great music we are missing out on. Was lucky enough to finally see and meet him just months before the crash. Such a personable and humble guy. We talked about guitars and playing for about 30 minutes. But it stuck with me to this day. When he passed, it felt and still does feel like I lost a family member. I've never. Ever felt that way towards a celebrity, but I do with him. Still breaks my heart. He would have been 66 yrs old this past Saturday. Happy belated birthday Stevie. We are the ones that got the gift though.
We were lucky to have stevie for as long as we did ,he was not just the GREATEST GUITAR GENIUS EVER , but a great person !!! R.I.P stevie and thank you for all the love you passed our way ❤!!!
I can't even believe my ears. This is the single most incredible concert I've ever heard. Spent the entire time with my jaw dropped open! I've seen many of Stevie's live performances, but this out there in the strat-osphere! Pun intended. Tin Pan Alley blew my mind and the transition into Dirty Pool was just smokin! Stevie's singing is so freaking sexy I can't take it. There's just nobody else, nobody. The man's strength and endurance.on the guitar is mind boggling. How many of these creatures did the good Lord turn out? And where the hell are they? Or, are they at all? Thank you Stevie Ray, thank you so very much for saving me, and countless others, so many times. Wish we could have saved you.💙😢. ☮️ To all.
@@alal-nu2jy hey, I DO NOT think ur lying. Sounds like u hav great faith in yourself and that's awesome. I believe u will go as far as u endeavor to go. I know Stevie wud encourage dedicated guitarists.
Are you kidding, the guitar was just an extension of his hand, his guitar playing was ungodly and heavenly at the same time and is now etched on my DNA for ever.
