Now you gotta hit the El Mocambo show - Texas Flood: Literally one of the greatest live guitar performances of all time

@tonybarnett1158

9 ай бұрын

I discovered that Texas Flood performance a few years and realized I made a mistake. I graduated in 1985. Both me and SRV'S Prime. I could have but never saw him life. Didn't have the appreciation back then that I do now.

@deoncruywagen5191

9 ай бұрын

Yes, yes, yes! Awesome, mind-blowing performance.

@stevenmonte7397

9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah!!!! One of the best performances ever!

@USGrant-rr2by

9 ай бұрын

One of?? People that think EVH Eruption is the greatest guitar solo.....A: haven't seen SRV Texas Flood...or B: don't understand what actual music is. Eruption is just a gobbldy gook of Eddie showing off different techniques and sounds that have no rhyme or reason together. Techniqually impressive, but no real musical value. Texas Flood is a free flowing solo in the confines of an actual song with real depth, emotion AND techniqual proficency! And playing behind the back...while singing. Eddie NEVER came close to that!! Texas flood IS the greatest live guitar performance of all time!

@user-jo1cn2ct3u

9 ай бұрын

Yeah everything was song from the al Elmacombo is great

The song was written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix. it was a stone cold beast back then. Stevie idolized Jimi. He took that song and flew it to the next level!!

@1966zenone

7 ай бұрын

Amen

@jeannehergatt6437

2 ай бұрын

A'HO! (Amen, in Shawnee 😊)

I'm guessing it would take me approximately 75 lifetimes to play like Stevie LOL

@RedNightmare757

9 ай бұрын

Thats to play as good as his apprentice......no one plays as good as Stevie!

@realization2013

9 ай бұрын

A couple yeara and dozens of vials of acid

@Trails1904

9 ай бұрын

Still wouldn't happen but I'm sure you'd get ridiculously good lol

@SteveoGregg

9 ай бұрын

I hear ya. My personal favorite ✌️

@bribro6042

9 ай бұрын

Upon further reflection I'm thinking more like 75,000 lifetimes. I forgot to factor in the necessary evolution LOL. Cheers all :)

That bassist plays with incredible precision and finesse, too.

He plays behind his back better than anyone else can play at all.

@Yaboo537

9 ай бұрын

Jimmy>

@RedNightmare757

9 ай бұрын

Aint that the truth

@SteveoGregg

9 ай бұрын

True!!!

@SteveoGregg

9 ай бұрын

@seamusjackson8019 Jimmi didn't play behind back, He played behind his head with his teeth and his tongue. So he's still got Stevie beat on that. Jimmy page didn't either.

@mr.goodenough3796

8 ай бұрын

You haven't seen enough Jimi because yes he plays behind his back too, not just behind his head. One example is during Wild Thing at Monterey Pop Festival 67

There's a handful of artists that make me feel like I'm touching the face of God when I listen to their music. SRV is on that list.

As a guitarist, I’ve come to the conclusion that some guitarists come out of the womb with a guitar and that practice and knowledge only adds to there talent. Everyone else struggles 😮

"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 live onstage with him before want to quit."...................Eric Clapton.

SRV was a phenomenon! I got to see him live with Eric Clapton in Cincinnati Ohio before he died. Awesome! RIPSRV

Awesome performance by not only Stevie but his band is on fire

Hey Flawd and Meaux, I was fortunate enough to have met Stevie back in the day when he was playing here in Lubbock. The first time I was in a bar with some friends. His brother and another guy were with him. I don't know who he was at the time. This was a small dive bar and maybe 20 people were in the whole place. They stayedand talked with us for a while, bought us drinks when Stevie ask somebody to bring his guitar in from the car. Stevie got on this tiny stage and belted out a 20 minute guitar solo. He was one of the nicest guys I miss him so much.

@whome1299

9 ай бұрын

😎🤘 I'm just 🤏 jealous. 🤠

@claranielsen3382

9 ай бұрын

@whome1299 what's scary is to think that was 43 or so years ago. Lol

SRV was a "channeled-medium" where music flowed seamlessly thru him less interruptions.He was an enigma. How else can one possibly explain this level of ability? I regret never having seen him play live. Enjoyed the reaction, TY.

Stevie a legend

I remember reading that Stevie started playing guitar at 7. Years of playing gave him the technique and muscle memory, but those were just the tools with which he channelled the music that lived inside of him. He didn't just play guitar; in a sense he was the guitar, and the guitar was him. ❤

Not only could Stevie do an awesome cover of Hendrix he's also likely using one of Jimi's old wha wha pedals. Stevie's brother Jimmie toured with Hendrix and he gave him his pedal, he later gave it to his little brother Stevie because he knew how much Stevie liked Jimi.

@Tijuanabill

9 ай бұрын

I believe the Hendrix family also gave other equipment to SRV, or so the story goes.

@jdbroders64

9 ай бұрын

As much as I love Jimi, IMHO Stevie's version is the better one for me. I know. I know. I'll probably get some hate but man Stevie is just on fire and channeling and I truly believe so inspired and feeling Jimi on this. It's just f*ing amazing.

Stevie was a conduit of pure talent through which a non-ending stream of incredible music flowed. We are blessed to have shared this planet with him.

Now you gotta do his version of Little Wing from his El Mocambo show in the early 80’s. Greatest instrumental guitar performance I’ve seen. People will say Jeff Beck was better at that kind of thing, but Stevie just lets the wildest playing flow right through him and I like it better.

SRV is the Goat! What a loss! Thanks for putting this in...

You can tell Flawd is a Hip Hop / rap guy when he starts a rock video with an epic guitar solo and he immediately asks, "where's my beat?" 😝 It is cool that Flawd and Mo are listening to music outside of their usual playlist though. Adds to the channel a lot. I think Flawd is better at breaking down and explaining rap music because that's where he's got experience. This music exploration will just expand him and his skills even more.

@billdean2502

9 ай бұрын

He said the drummer wasn’t on beat

I’m 56 and I’ve played for 46 years and I thought I’d never learn how to play this song like him. This is a Jimmy Hendrix song and I didn’t even try it till I was 30 because it was so intimidating to me lol. I still won’t say I can play it as good as Stevie, I’m good but nothing as good as him. RIP Jimmy, we love you and miss you. 🙏🇺🇸

@anthonydawson8080

8 ай бұрын

But you keep trying and keep getting better. I think that’s what SRV would probably say

Well now, wonderful reaction insight to SRV. This isn't just a show, it's a performance by a Master. Many can practice and slave over an instrument to learn to be great. But this has got to be God-given, built in. It all happens so naturally and looks so effortless to him, like the guitar is part of his makeup. Stevie was born to be a remarkable guitarist and could not have been anything else. A phenomenon, a force of nature who has left so much behind in this world, that I think his sounds are still traveling through time. I know that sounds crazy, but I'm certain there's still some magic out in the universe. Anyone who can do a cover of this, the greatest ever written, and pay it respect, and homage to it's composer, while creating originality, is himself, nothing short of a Voodoo Chile. Both Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray are/were exceptional artists. I'm sure Jimi was inspirational to SRV. Some say Jimi opened he door and Stevie kicked it in. As I was listening, something occurred to me as with many other SRV songs: aside from the bass, how many guitars do YOU hear ? 🤔😏. ☮️to all

He makes me ask myself things like “How” and “Do you know how little you know about playing guitar”.

I got to see Stevie about 4 times in my life. I felt honored to be there. I saw him at an outdoor concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma about 1984 with Lonnie Mack and Greg Allman. There were only 2 cops there on horseback, mostly posing for pics. We brought doobs and made some killer homemade punch. Great atmosphere, just lots of love, great music, and no negativity. I miss those days. Got some great pics.

@Flawd Tv seriously you need to do Texas flood live at El mocambo.... By Stevie Ray Vaughan... 🔥 Like no other or ever been seen before...

Thanks, guys - I totally respect Hendrix for creating this masterpiece, but must admit that SRV is my favorite version.. hope you listen to more by this incredible genius... appreciate your reaction...

Stevie doesn't have his own statue for nothin'. Texas' finest. Saw him live two weeks before he died. Still not over it. 😢 👑 He started playing at age 4. But Stevie has a God-given gift that no amount of training can achieve. Divine.

@RedNightmare757

9 ай бұрын

I know the feeling, i got to see pantera right before Dimebag was killed and it was surreal

I was blessed to see him twice while stationed in Pearl Harbor. When he opened for Brian Adams and The Police during their Synchronicity tour, and he smoked 'em both even though The Police put on a helluva show. He returned 2 yrs later after "Texas Flood" came out with The Fabulous Thunderbirds and did a deuling leads with his brother Jimmy for a good 5 minutes during the Thunderbirds set. SRV was a prodigy that was taken far too soon. RIP Stevie ❤️

Stevie was a phenom. There are many famous guitar players that admit they aren’t nearly as good as Stevie and never will be. There will never be another SRV.

@williambienes1363

Ай бұрын

He was a virtuoso - better than anyone I've ever heard... and it's not close. There's SRV and then everyone else.

FREAKING A!Astronomical!

SRV is a GOAT. The man is simply on a level above almost anyone still. Frank Zappa is good too, and so is his protégé, Steve Vai. Try some Zappa and Vai, see who else is amazing. Not as bluesy as SRV, but all these men can play!

There's an old saying, "Practice til you get it right, then practice tol you CAN'T get wrong". He's the poster child for that.

One badass trio...... RIP STEVIE...

Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh!!!!!! Let’s Goooooooo!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

His live concert performance at The El Mocambo is one of the best if not the best live blues/rock performances ever captured. It's stunning. IMHO you should start with Texas Flood and then go down that rabbit hole for the rest. He was channeling and at the peak of his incredible musical powers.

I've been playing for 17 years and I can't do what he does. Sure, I can play the scales just as fast, i can improvise, I can give it all the hammer ons and pull offs and bends and whammys, I can play the groove and keep time but I still don't sound like him. Even knowing it inside and out and having the muscle memory isn't enough. It's his technique and style that make him so unique, it's just the way he plays there's not much else that can be said

I haver never been big on covers, but when i heard Stevie do this one i almost lost it. Needless to say i have everything with Jimmie and Stevie.

Stevie is the GOAT!

Stevie Ray Vaughan , the only one who could bend 13 gauge strings like they were 8 gauge strings .

Stevie Ray Vaughn is mandatory listening. His is an AP course in the School of Rock.

No ONE!! Can slay a fender like Stevie. WORD!

"How long does it take?" (to be that masterful) A lifetime if you're truly, truly gifted. An eternity for most.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was given to humanity, there may be a person two blocks down from me that has the same gift with something on something other than a guitar that brings chills to the soul. Keep watch for that. What do I bring to humanity. Love to all.

Voodoo Child is Jimi Hendrix's song and SRV is covering it. SRV did not read music and heard and felt everything he played. Eric Clapton said, of SRV, "no one one better on the planet". SO TRUE!!!!

Ladies and gentleman and that how you do it. That guitar is just an extension of his body.

I remember exactly where I was when the radio announced that he had died. Oh, the decades of great music we've missed out on. I'm glad y'all loved it.

IMO, three artists were born with a guitar in hand: Hendrix, SRV, and Prince. They knew that instrument like it was a part of their bodies. Just genius.

@draganmladenovic4879

9 ай бұрын

Forgot Gary Moore ha

@Tijuanabill

9 ай бұрын

My favorite Jimi trivia is his dad did not allow him to play, or do anything else, left handed. He thought being left handed was a thing of the devil. So Jimi had to not only hide his right handed guitar playing, with the strings in the wrong order, but he also had to show progress to his dad, to justify the guitar payments. So he had to learn to play right handed, with the strings in the left handed order, as well as learn to play left handed. And he did.

Another Jimi Hendrix song SRV covered. Jimi was his idol, and Stevie even dressed like Jimi with the scarves and hats and jewelry etc. Stevie's words were spot on. "There is only one Jimi Hendrix, and he's the best to ever play a guitar." Stevie...I agree brother. You're pretty damned good yourself.

love when he does the high pitch distorsion

God given talent , he was born to play that guitar !!

RIP to a true legend! Left way too soon!

If you were to search past interviews, even Eric Clapton said he could only watch SRV play a song or 2.... because even he was in awe, and felt like maybe he should just give up playing, because of how astonishing SRV's abilities were.

Bass player was kicking ass as well.

Not to shabby for a guy who can't read music 😁 Yes it's all by ear and he started at a young age . He is just amazing .

@Tijuanabill

9 ай бұрын

Most guitar players can't read music, and fewer still can play from the page, like they do in orchestras.

He was born to do it on top of the time spent on it!

Master craftsman at his work. You just THOUGHT you've seen guitar playing before, but now you have. Baaam.

Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas flood live at the el mocambo, watched him play for three hours without stopping just unbelievable, Joe Bonamassa midnight blues live, ACDC ride on 😊😊

And, he is massively bending very heavy strings most people would never try to play...still blows my mind at 67!

It’s crazy how just a guitar solo can have you go through a range of emotions ✌🏼

When mainstream artists wonder why people say their covers of songs suck… THIS IS WHY! Can't wait to get to heaven and see Jimi jamming with this guy… Woooo! Can you imagine?

@Michael23459

9 ай бұрын

Bro these guys aren't in Heaven it's a narrow path my friend

@markb4021

9 ай бұрын

@@Michael23459 True, great point. I was wrong. I should have said "if" they are in heaven. Because only God knows what prayer they may have prayed in their last moments. Thank you for the rebuke.

@Michael23459

9 ай бұрын

@@markb4021 Right back at you! Have a great rest of your day my friend ✌️

@claireburling8547

9 ай бұрын

​@@Michael23459 I don't think it's safe to say they aren't in Heaven, it IS a possibility, right?

3 guys making this music, incredible

SRV one of the greatest of all time!

All that distortion... classic Hendrix! RIP SRV

Srv is the 🐐. No questions asked

Stevie's a Legend! This is my favorite performance by him. The original is Jimi Henrix's tho. Another Legend. Yall should react to some Joe Satriani too. His best album imo is Surfing with the alien. My favorite song is Always with me, always with you. He's a master with the electric guitar. Would love to see a reaction to it 🔥

@raymo6795

9 ай бұрын

...have not heard Satriani's version, I will check it out

If you look closely at his guitar you can see the wear and tear on it. I always said the guitar was just an extension of his mind and fingers like no other.

He had you all stank face, you get it 🤘. There are people who will play their entire lives and never even come close to that level. My personal opinion, he is hands down, the best guitar player to ever live. EVER !!! No doubt in my mind

SRV speaks a language that everyone loves but no one else can speak.

Every time he played it was different. The music just flowed out.

Hendri, EVH, Brain May, Tom Morello, Heman Lee, Eric Clapton, Hank Marvin... this guy is up there

Rest In Pieces Stevie, You're still the Best...💯💔🙏 Thanks for this guys! 👋😎👍

You can’t learn to play like this. SRV had it in his soul. It just flowed out of his fingers.😊

THE TWO OF YOU ARE SO AMAZING TO ME! You listen to so many different genres of music, same as myself. I know a lot of your followers feel the same. Also the two of you when watching, y'all get into it so much no matter who you're listening too, is so enjoyable, I get goosebumps a lot watching y'all!!!! 😮👏🏻👏🏻 THANK YOU BOTH 💯

@FlawdTV

9 ай бұрын

You're the best!

Stevie definitely had the chops for anything Hendrix! Great job.

@jamessweet5341

9 ай бұрын

For a real kick, watch him do Third Stone from the Sun.🔥

The GOAT, he never played his songs the same in his shows, so each performance is one of a kind

Love some more SRV! All of his songs from Live at the Capital Theatre 1985 are fire!

As you practice, then it becomes a feeling!

He makes it look effortless

The past 40 years i have Two.......JUST TWO....Favorite Guitar Players, that played DIFFERENT each and every night!!! You can hear the improv in songs they've done over and over, and wonder how their minds work.....The Two guitar players??? Stevie Ray Vaughan, and since the late 1990's...Derek Trucks! They do things you can NOT teach. Once you think you have their solo down from one show, the next show, you're saying wait, that wasn't what he played the last show?!!! I have other favorites, but those Two mentioned, are in a league by themselves.

Performing in front of his hometown, electricity throughout the crowd, band an overall atmosphere at Austin City Limits.

Take that last comment and watch Texas Flood live ! You thought this song gives you Goosebumps!

SRV was always in a league of his own.

Great call on the mad level of living on a guitar SRV was. Keep up the great reactions you two! Appreciate it.

Well, like you said, the more you play the better you get. Problem is though that nearly everybody in this entire world no matter how much they player will never get to that level! He is seriously from another planet!

How long? Heaven is a lifetime away. Love you guys❤️

Maybe you didn't notice, but the 2 times he stooped down, he was retrieving his guitar pick that slipped out of his fingers. And he didn't interrupt his playing. Watch him, at the same concert (Austin City Limits) play, "Look At Little Sister", there's a great surprise towards the end.

SRV played on/off stage all the time, even in a car/cab. The dude worked very hard at it but obviously had a knack for that Fender.

Mary Had A Little Lamb or Life Without You are my favorites actually all SRV are my favs

He's the GoaT. No is or ever will be like him again.

Now you need to react to Jimi Hendrix's version to compare styles. 2 guitar gods

@36karpatoruski

9 ай бұрын

Hendrix original is incomparable. Has a swagger, power, and psychedelic core that Vaughan, great as he is, could not match.

@twinkyunouwantmycreamfilli8297

9 ай бұрын

​​@@36karpatoruski. The main difference , imo, is that Jimi isn't near as technical as Vaughn, but he made up for it by being amazingly innovative and leading a new way to be the lead guitar and the lead singer. Obviously Vaughn is heavily influenced by Jimi and with that influence he brought a new level of technical playing. All in all, they are both legends in their own way for sure.

@MosaicRose99

9 ай бұрын

I never really compare Stevie and Jimi, I love them both. Stevie did cover songs, but so did Jimi, and they were both masters and legends. I know more about Stevie the man though, and I love all of his music as well as the kind of man he was. May they both RIP.....

Man when SRV pushes that first peddle … it's over.

stevie ray dont know how to read music. he just plays, everyone else just follows, what a BLESSED BAND.THEY ARE SPECIAL

The upper part of the body of his guitar tells the story boy...damn it...

His mission on Earth, was to Spread the Word, while playing his 🎸. He was taken early for a reason. The good lord listened to his prayer, seeking help , from drugs & alcohol.Stevie found sobriety.His song without you, depicts that, he begins by saying , here's the thing, spread the love.. Today we are blessed, by the likes of , you tube, & people,young & old, reacting to his music.& The response, is off the planet..we all found him all of a sudden , we find out , his brilliant talent, his forever mind blowing technique, on the guitar, we all get a fender Stratocaster, & try to emulate this one of the kind, musician, with killer vibes & eternal feel..love him forever, SRV..my main man!!!🙏🎸🎙️❤️

His rendition of "Mary had a little lamb" is out of the world.

Every live performance is completely different Stevie’s music came directly from his soul in the moment.

My guitar watches this video while I'm at work

As fluent as talking... yup that is exactly what he is doing. He decides the next note like we decide the next word in a sentence.

SRV lived in beastmode. Never before or since RIP brother.

Stevie was the 'hired gun' on David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' Album.

My opinion the greatest guitar god