Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood live El Mocambo reaction | BLISTERING!
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2022
- Simply one of the most powerful blues anthems of all time. That's all....
Enjoyed this 2nd listen, as I found this version showed me some brilliant licks, vocals, and pure energy!
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Probably the greatest blues guitar performance ever recorded IMO - I saw him play live twice, NEVER forget it.
"Taming the beast ". Well said and thanks for listening. I pray this never dies
I love it when he looks like he's grinning
He has absolute control over that guitar AND that guitar has ABSOLUTE CONTROL over him. Magical
I guess you know now that watching him play is soooo much better than just listening to him
It's way more entertaining watching a reaction of a guy who knows about guitar and the blues!
Thank you man I love the support!
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ❤️❤️❤️
To me this is the greatest performance of them all. It is from 1983 - a more wild pre-recovery, pre-discovery Stevie - this whole show - but this song when I saw it on VHS I ordered from a catalogue and waited a month in my freshman dorm (shot out Hokies) in 1995 - man this - and what is about to come next - they redefined everything to me. This left me so utterly mind blown and will remain the most special musical experience in my life, influential - whatever. Then the just heart wrenching beauty to come next - man, this concert like - he had become my idol and favorite artist and guitar icon from listening to "The Sky is Crying" album over and over and over for 3 years before that moment, this song, it not only validated that 'my guy' really was THE GUY but that there were levels I didn't even know existed for anyone SRV or whoever and this version of "Texas Flood" - man it is really until I see otherwise the most amazing guitar performance ever. That 45 second section - like he goes to tune his E-String because he already knows he wants to do the tremolo single note picking up to those high fret licks and wailing into that series of runs - but it is his mind like plotting but not really thinking or knowing where he will end up and he doesn't misfire, but he knows he needs to get that high E in tune real quick - he digs down and pulls out something from the ether. Just the all time SRV performance for me - it affected me for life, I wish to the point I spent thousands of dollars on lessons so I was way better than I am now but who cares, because this - I have seen this so many times and it never has gotten old in 30 years. And next he comes with "Lenny" and just, it is a 1-2 friendly punch in the gut of greatness. Been a continued treat to have you do this show - he was within a year of going to Montreaux and being seen by David Bowie and having his career take off as we know it now - and the boys in the band - but this show catches him when he was still playing these little clubs and it didn't matter as to his intensity or effort or craft or passion - there isn't one note missed or not given every ounce of his soul in this, and of all his behind the back guitar spins, this one - well I have never seen him do it smoother, so it is even more insane if its your first time seeing him do that trick.
And when he does break a string, he switches guitars so fast and doesn't miss a beat.
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"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played onstage live with him before want to quit."...............Eric Clapton.
You were spot on comparing the two performances. The Austin performance was full on in your face energy, whereas this performance went to the depths of his deep blue soul and carried you on every note his guitar spit out.
Love your commentary, I feel what your feeling.
Lots more Stevie Ray
The performance is from 1983, a simulcast broadcast by CHUM-FM radio and CITY TV in Toronto, in promotion of the release of his album, Texas Flood.
I understand SRV could not read or write music & started playing guitar @ age 7 - man was self taught! A gift for sure!
I love this video but love all the SRV pictures you are showing
'Texas Fl00d' is his signature song; licks, riffs, hooks, runs from this one song make appearances in most every performance I've seen of SRV. His jam session with his mentor Albert King 'In Session' is basically an Hour & a half of Texas Flood.
love your reactions to the GOAT
"TAMING THE BEAST''....great metaphor!!!
There is a great interview on CZcams with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon of Double Trouble where they talk about the playing behind his back. They said he didn't do it at all their concerts or during the same songs apparently. They also never used a setlist unless they had to for some reason. He was as humble as well as a great guitar player. They arrived at Red Rocks for a concert and saw that B.B. King was onstage playing and he asked what's going on. He was told that B.B. was opening for them. Stevie didn't like that and said that none of these great Blues players would be opening for him unless it was a back and forth set up. The interview is well worth watching. Enjoyed your analysis. Subscribing today.
Such amazingly inventive playing!
Stevie Ray was never out of tune, the crowd just heard him wrong
Stevie Ray Vaughan was in a class of his very own and is but should never be compared to anyone. Stevie Ray could not only play behind his head but also play backwards, one hand, no hands just by moving the guitar up and down, broken string, switched guitar in the middle of a solo, his teeth, elbow and behind his back longer than anyone ever could and can play. His career only span 7 years and in that 7 years starting in 1983 his album Texas Flood was released he is in The Austin Music Hall Of Fame, Blues Hall Of Fame, he won 6 Grammys, 10 Austin Music Awards, 5 W.C.Handy Awards, Entertainer Of The Year, Instermental Of The Year and inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2015 he got 51 nominations and won 21 in a 7 yr span amazing. Stevie Ray never played the same song twice, if you watch 6 Texas Flood's you get 7 different versions which made it a new song every time I have always challenged anyone to name anyone passed or present who could play everything that Stevie Ray could or the way Stevie Ray could. His godfather was Albert King and the love and respect they had for each other was so sweet, Stevie Ray always said he was a black man trapped in a white mans body,, everyone said he was an amazing person that had love for everyone. Eric Clapton said the first time he heard Stevie Ray they both played at a festival and Eric Clapton said " you expect me to go on after that " sorry I get carried away talking about Stevie Ray Vaughan 😆 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE GOAT
I have enjoyed your SRV reactions. I have watched several times!! Please stay w SRV!!!!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!
You need to check out the entire capital theater concert in New Jersey. I think that is the best entire concert footage out there from Stevie and crew.
Thank you for explaining each and every single lick that Stevie played so perfectly. Man you really know so much about guitar playing. Where can we pick up a copy of your music?
Speaking of breaking strings, you should check out "Look at Little Sister" from the live in Austin show. He breaks a string in the middle of a solo, doesn't miss a beat or a note, then switches guitars in the blink of an eye.
Actually this performance is from 1983. Stevie passed in 1990.
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He also played the low E notes with his thumb
Those are 13 gauge string he’s playing like playing barbed wire, the man was insane, in a great way
I haven’t heard the Austin performance but I think in this version he had the time to stretch out.
There is a sun-genre of the Blues called the Texas Blues and this song and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s version of it are fine examples of it. Texas Flood was written in 1958 but Stevie Ray made this song his own.
I seen these performances on Austin City Limits on PBS when he was still alive and these videos for several years before the young bloods discovered him. Back then others would claim he couldn't be better Clapton or Paige until I showed them these videos. It would have been nice for your new younger viewers to have seen his entire performance instead of the still clips of SRV. Being a Boomer in the time of Hendrix, Clapton, Paige and others, Stevie Ray Vaughn is the GOAT and Guitar Wizard of them all.
Thanks, Sandman .. kind of wish there were not those "interspersed" photos, though - see him all together... don't miss a beat.. b/c SRV did not... you will see!
This performance was in early July 1983, and the Austin City Limits performance was in late December 1983. So this El Mocambo version actually came first
To me: its like Steve is playing a duet with his guitar singing bk to him. Thats the other -voices- i hear. Imo! GOAT ! Sounds like you know a lot more bout the guitar then i do.. and thats not hard since i know zero, anyway. Cant say how many times ive heard this .. and it never gets old. AMAZING! None like him. Yes,Hendrix was great too.. just a diff style to me. Just a great song played by one of the best ever. Even B b king said so. Thats saying something about Steve nice reaction. Yes,you paused it. But it Is your chann and your reaction. Its all good. New to the chann. Like it soo far.. dan.. north fl -6/05/22👍til the next time.
His “runs”, or “lines”, are like 30 normal lines strung together, played so fast, it takes just as long as a normal, Clapton type run/line....it’s bat-shit crazy ....he packs a lot into a line, lol.....I like to say he had zero talent, instead, that he operated just on pure genius...it’s transcends talent, that’s not the word, I guess he had it, but it was something more intense....the guitar plays him, not the other way around
He was coked to the gills here, hence a shitload of sweat. Yet this is one of his finest performances.
Even more legendary!
top 5
I have no idea why Stevie Ray Vaughan is compared to anyone at all, I read a comment saying if there was no Jimi Hendrix there would have been no Stevie Ray Vaughan and that makes no sense to me. Stevie Ray has his own style and like you've never seen anyone play like that ever and that's because no one has pass or present has been able to play behind their head, broken string, switch guitar in the middle of a solo without missing a beat, play one handed, no hands just by moving the guitar up and down, his teeth, backwards, elbow like he did in Little Wing and behind his back longer than anyone ever did or ever will. Stevie Ray always said his biggest influence was his older brother Jimmy Vaughan who has a band called The Fabulous Thunderbirds and then all the Blues greats like B.B King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Muddy Waters ect. I know alot of people compare musicians to one another but each musician has their own style of playing, singing and their own way of interacting with their fans but damn Stevie Ray had it all. This is definitely my own opinion and I know others have a different opinion and that's OK music to me is soothing, healing and bring people together thing. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN IS THE GOAT
Absolutely , he’d have been a legend regardless of who he came before him. If he grew up in another era, he’d have been a master in whatever genre he grew up around.
The pics are to get around the copyright
If you're wondering where some of those licks came from it was from his idol Jimi Hendrix check out some of Jimmy Hendrick's work, like Red House, or my favorite Little wing!"
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Thanks! Actually have a red house reaction up on my channel
Why do pictures of him keep interrupting video?
Copyright work-around :(
Sorry, '91 was simply not possible since Stevie passed away on August 27, 1990. So you see the reference to that performance when you said you couldn't remember if it was '89 or not ' BECAUSE THIS ONE WAS '91'. I WENT BACK & LISTENED TO YOU SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO MAKE SURE I WAS RING YOU CORRECTLY. YUP, YOU SAID: "THIS IS '91', WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS NOT POSSIBLE SO IF I HAD FO GUESS, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT IT WAS EITHER PRE-AUGUST 1990 OR 1989. THE OTHER POSSIBILITY IS THAT IT WAS AROUND September OR October OF 1985 (?) AT Austin CITY LIMITS PERFORMANCE. I WILL NEED TO CHECK ON THAT A BIT MORE CLOSELY TO CONFIRM THE DATE BUT I CAN DEFINITIVELY SAY THAT IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY TIME AFTER AUGUST 27, 1990. AS MUCH AS WE ALL WISH THAT STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN WAS STILL HERE GIVING US ALL GOOSEBUMPS WHEN HE"S HITTING THOSE FABULOUS RIFFS! WE ALL MISS YOU TERRIBLY STEVIE! R.I.P.💜
Stevie died in 1990 so it couldn't be 1991.
You block the screen more than you show Stevie playing AND you pause and pause and pause...... Well at least I know who to avoid
What's with the pictures during live video?????? Ridiculous. Missed way to much, not to mention way to many pauses.
Unfortunately this concert is copyrighted. If I were to remove the pictures, I’d have to pause much more frequently. All other SRV reactions on my channel not from El Mocambo do not have the images.