Hey Did life without you at a jazz festival somewhere he was wearing a white shirt look it up it was amazing Stevie is not one of the best he was the best
@@GammaFZ Kinda. Stevie used heavy gauge strings because they can take more of a punishment. Stevie had little need for finesse when he played blues and rock at blazing fast speed. He literally played hard, driving his pick into those strings to get the "fattest" sound like blues guitarists before him. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top talked about switching off of heavy gauge strings because of how they tore up his hands, opting instead for better sound equipment and pedals to achieve that big blues sound both men are famous for. SRV didn't seem to care. He always wanted to give a show, body and soul, really demonstrate what giving his all sounded like.
"And as the lordeth shall say, thou will goeth without the fur on thine chest until the American blues thou will hear" B.B King... Okay maybe he didn't say that exactly but we all know he meant it
@@Joseph-vr7cl hendrix wasn't that aggressive in his playing, he brushed over the strings with an groove and feel for music that only he had, otherwise srv was beating his guitar every time in total control
Stevie isn't human. He is a human BEING. The differences are subtle but noticeable. Humans run through jungles and blow dart monkeys so they can eat them, or write long theories about how the universe created itself from nothingness. Human Beings, well we do stuff like this. Human Beings are functionally aware of the ENTIRE universe, not just the bit they can feel with the tip of their dick.
We must.! His look is bankilicious front man of the wicked wild style, it kinda reminds me of a platoon leader in Vietnam that everyone knows has mad skill and unleashes it with venom! Footnote: No musicians have respectively rocked out voodoo child except SRV, or any of Hendrix’s songs; they just aren’t the caliber. We’re talking these 2 men are 1 and 6 all time guit players!
What would your guitar do to you after hearing Jimi voodoo chile live at Woodstock vevo part 3, after a little narration Jimi will remind you that there's Jimi Hendrix, and then there's everyone else.
Difficult for pretty much everyone, but easy work for the professionals. And SRV was most definitely that!! I could live 100 years, and practice the guitar 12 hours a day my whole life and still be nowhere near this good!!
He’s playing some fast parts, sure, but what’s more impressive is how clean his playing is. You can hear every note crystal clear and his sense of time is impeccable.
That was my first thought hearing this. I'm the biggest Jimi fan and think he is number 1. But this sounds more clear and pleasant to the ears then Jimi is. But watching Jimi is another thing that nobody has touched since him.
@@dangilmore9995 jimi wasn’t the most articulate player, or the most precise, but before and after his time on earth, things just couldn’t stay the same. I think that’s what created the mythology behind him as an artist; everyone was influenced by jimi.
@@potatoheadhaoy come on man, Jimi wasn't the most articulate player, really? Listen to bold as love, or ezzy rider, that guy expressed himself through music like Shakespeare or Goethe did on paper and da Vinci on canvas
@@Miki-xh6fb I think they're trying to say that Jimi wasn't the most "refined" player, at least compared to Stevie. He was definitely articulate, you can always hear what he's trying to do, but from a technical aspect he seemed to be a lot more loose and relaxed in his approach than for example Stevie was. This is also compounded by the fact that Jimi was incredibly explorative, moreso than Stevie (and probably any other guitarist), and would constantly look for new sounds and phrasings. Being as creative as Jimi was will inevitably lead to him sounding less "articulate", mostly because he was willing to go to places on the guitar where he (or anybody else) had ever been. Stevie had the privilege of walking a road paved by those before him, which gave him the opportunity to work with sounds and phrasings that had already been discovered. I always like to pull a bit of a story-like metaphor when it comes to the comparison between Jimi and Stevie: Jimi was the one to discover the mountain, and the first to climb it. Many followed him, and on their way carved a path. The path was dangerous, and claimed many for itself, often long before they could reach the top. But for all of those who walked the path, only one man would ever truly master it; Stevie.
@David Mangual Reexcept SRV was 16 when Jimi died. That's when Stevie was intently studying ALL the best of the best and practicing to put it ALL into his VERY unique style. He had a hunger and thirst to play his very best at an early age.
Totally! Can you imagine playing with him. They say his band loved him. Drummer must be incredibly aerobically fit! To play that hard for that long, more energy than a marathon
The way he keeps effortlessly adjusting the tone and volume knobs constantly is just so next level it's ridiculous. He utilizes every last bit of tone he can get.
I'm obsessed as well. There's 4 performances I've watched about 100 times each in my life. Zepp "Dazed and Confused / Stairway / No Quarter" from the Song Remains the Same concert. AC/DC "For those About to Rock" from Maryland 1981 (The concert MTV used to play), Judas Priest "The Sinner" from Memphis '82 (KK's best solo). But SRV's Voodoo Child from Austin is my number one obsession. I just cannot get over it. It's like heroin.
You're right there. Total mastery of his instrument and trade! Jimi had it as well, but I like thia version even better. It boggles my mind this is even possible!
@@f5purity129 I saw him live. I went crazy and so did the crowd. It was a large arena and we were standing on the floor level; there were no seats on the floor level just a couple thousand people standing and dancing and going crazy...
Saw him seven times. From the first time I saw him, and he was young, he was my favorite. He loved Atlanta so it was at many a great venue. His live play was spot on, before and after heroin. I remember the day he passed. Life before, and life after SRV.
Sweet mother of God... I’ve watched this...I don’t know how many times... and it still gives me goosebumps.... There are so many great guitarists out there...famous or not... I would argue that none of them...even with respect to those gone....could play guitar like SRV... there simply was no one else like this guy.... amazing....
I agree, I come back to this video way more than any other live performance and it manages to blow my mind every single time. Dare I say this is the greatest single guitar performance of all time… imo
@@connorleite5344 the greatest most stinging blistering war protest song ever: JH machine gun. but ya, this, this is the pinnacle in all categories not to be surpassed give it 50-150 years l exaggerate not. the connexion naturally is Jimi.
@@connorleite5344 Jimi and Stevie are joined at the hip, musically and probably spiritually, too!...Stevie was even a better "technician", but Hendrix had the "deep soul" going on...I love Hendrix the most, but SRV is right there with him!
This is just plain filthy. The sweat, grim, stank that is screaming out of those amps is just plain filthy!!!!!!! Graduated high school on a stage that SRV had played a couple years before and the whole time i kept thinking "SRV played right here"
The devil went down to Texas he was lookin' for a soul to steal he was in a bind Cause he was way behind and he was willin' to make a deal When he came upon this young man Stevie sawin' on an axe and playin' it hot But the devils jaw dropped upon a hickory stump and said Fuck This I'm out here
If you want to see a level no one has reached yet, try Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock vevo part 3 after the little narration then you will hear what SRV is trying to sound like
Agree, but SRV has nearly 50 years of tech available behind this version. Don't know what pedals and amps Jimi used and don't know what pedals and amps Stevie used, and I really dont care. Jimi was epic for his era, as was Stevie, but I'm not interested in head cutting, so Ill just leave it there.
So sad that everyone's bitching about if this against Hendrix's is better or worse. Why not just appreciate both for what they are? They're both important and great pieces to exist in this world.
Yeah I went to play it last night on the way home from work and was like "noooooooooooooooo!!!" since its probably the best version imo. Glad it's back up lol
I can't stop watching this. I'm obsessed. His voice and guitar work are other worldly, and the bass and drums are phenomenal. This is as good as it gets.
I really cannot find another performance that tops this, this is literally the greatest live recording I have ever seen. Man I wish I was older so I could have been there.
Prince's performance of She's Always In My Hair on the Arsenio Hall is, I must reluctantly admit, a very close second to this. I have never seen anything quite this masterful though. This is one for the ages. Long live SRV!
I don't think he did, but the resolution is so low its impossible to tell. I went frame by frame right there, and can't tell. The shadow between his legs makes it look like something fell, but its just the neck of the guitar casting a shadow on the stage behind him. I'm leaning towards he just adjusted his foot pedal, cause the tone changed right then, but its possible he ALSO dropped his pick.
Tommy Shannon once said in an interview that no matter how many times he and the band played, through the thousands of gigs and many years, every performance SRV managed to totally impress him and keep things interesting. Never was bored with SRVs playing. Truly amazing
i disagree, stevie had just as much feeling and emotion in his playing when he was totally wasted. I will say his playing did get more refined and controlled when he got clean - his phrasing got better and he was in better control of where his solos would go.
Lenny currently resides inside the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, on loan from his brother Jimmy. (Lenny is the name of his '62 Stratocaster, affectionately named after his wife)
I don't know who or what put him here, or me, or any of us, but I am grateful to the universe that someone like this existed and that I am able to see and hear what he gave to us
@@alfwok I would say you have to sell your soul to get in that famous position not to have the talent. There are so many people across this world that are booming with talent but they will never ever see the light of Fame
There’s a puddle forming under mine...........it’s ok buddy...you know daddy can’t play like that. Well just stick to Every Rose Has It’s Thorn for a while.
haha............I was actually watching this for the hundredth time, and happened to be holding my Strat. I suddenly felt unworthy to even be near a guitar and placed it on the couch until Stevie finished! True story.
Am black man.. Working from home in the COVID drinking a bottle of White Whiskey White Rye. This SRV is a beautiful song that was Jimi Hendrix song.. I have to say SRV got the Holy Spirit.. From GOD. And Jimi thank you SRV from a black man from in the hood
IMO, SVR and Eric Johnson are the best ever, but when I posted that somewhere else last week I was told that Morse, Via, and Satriani are much better than SVR. They didn't say anything about Eric....
Absolutely epic, he doesn’t play guitar, the music just flows out of him. Keeps the driving rhythm going and then all the runs, each one a little different. Perfect.
He beat that guitar like he found it with his wife! What a master. That guitar is proof of how good he is. No shiny parts. Missing varnish. True talent gone too soon!
@@xYouthAttackx What are you talking about, fender strat is an awesome guitar, among best in world, btw most expensive guitars ever sold are fender strats from Hendrix, Clapton etc..glossy shiny finish have nothing to do with sound quality that fender offers
Find a RU-vid to mp3 converter on the internet(if you have a laptop). There's free ones out there. It'll convert it to an audio file, you just have to go into the properties and change the info on it. I do it all the time to get hard to buy albums.
Itsliketryingtofitapowerstation throughaletterbox I searched for stevie ray vaughn then looked down some of the playlists and found it on one of then. I’ve got a playlist on spotify with it on it
