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

@matthunter983

2 жыл бұрын

Derek and the Dominoes cover is better

@pandorafox3944

2 жыл бұрын

He did not want to follow SRV. 🙂

@mh4zd

2 жыл бұрын

That was actually Benjamin Franklin.

@SGTJDerek

2 жыл бұрын

@@pandorafox3944 nobody did.

@67goldtops

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthunter983 B*llshit. It's not even in the same league. Neither Eric nor Duane could even attempt to master the intro, which everyone knows in the most important part of the song.

When Stevie Ray Vaughn gets done playing, even his guitar needs a cigarette. Never be another SRV. RIP

@kierstenridgway4634

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!! 😆

@kierstenridgway4634

2 жыл бұрын

Btw, I need a cigarette after watching him! 🤣

@martinstepanek8902

2 жыл бұрын

LOL THATS FKN HILLARIOUS! Love it!

@sunburstmike8745

2 жыл бұрын

HaHa ... such a great comment!

@jrroy3509

2 жыл бұрын

He plays his guitar like it owns him money !! RIP SRV

“The worst thing for me was that Stevie Ray had been sober for three years and was at his peak. When he played that night, he had all of us standing there with our jaws dropped. I mean, Robert Cray and Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy were just watching in awe. There was no one better than him on this planet. Really unbelievable.” - Eric Clapton

There's a video called "best sound check" or something like that. It's just someone that happened to be there recording a random morning sound check and Stevie looks tired AF. It answers you question about his "warmups" ;)

@michaeldubya

2 жыл бұрын

I was at Montreux standing outside, on leave while stationed in Italy. Caught the show, the fans were not impressed. They came for jazz. Had seen him play at a club in downtown Houston a couple years earlier.

@marcwilcox2281

2 жыл бұрын

That sound check is absolutely ridiculous.

BBKing said “I play in sentences. Stevie plays paragraphs”.

@mikejohnson7206

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect explanation ✌️.

@keldrifdarkflame8364

2 жыл бұрын

Wow now thats a fucking complement!

@lucaswallo8127

2 жыл бұрын

lol what

@lucaswallo8127

2 жыл бұрын

@@keldrifdarkflame8364 yeah

@primebeef3938

2 жыл бұрын

That’s some damn high praise right there. Ol’BB was a solid dude himself, I miss him also.

Jimi was a hero of SRV! Voodoo Child was another cover he did. IMO Stevie did the man justice every time.

@LAYG0

2 жыл бұрын

IMO, SRV's Voodoo Child surpasses Jimi's. I can listen to it on repeat.

@lylechipperson3407

2 жыл бұрын

@@LAYG0 dude im so glad that srv named that song voodoo chile instead of voodoo child just so i don't have to say that technically he did the SAME song better.

@LAYG0

2 жыл бұрын

@@lylechipperson3407 Not sure you think it is what you think it is: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_Chile

@lylechipperson3407

2 жыл бұрын

ehh blame the record companies not me man @laygo but that makes me sad to read :( i have all of hendrix's original albums and none say voodoo chile. just srv's albums do. nah man that's a late edit look at the credits in the end... hendrix never called it voodoo chile

@netrioter

2 жыл бұрын

Jimi was dead before SRV even came out...shut up

SRV's version of Little Wing just takes me to heaven every time I hear it. It's a gorgeous and glorious tribute to Jimi, Stevie took a great song and made an instrumental version that was totally his own. One of a kind.

You cannot practice your way to greatness. Stevie had a gift and we should feel extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to experience and share his god given talent.

@justmax1834

Жыл бұрын

thats like the only way to greatness. i think you are underestimating the work this man did on the guitar. of course he probably had a natural talent, but the hours and time he and others of his level has put in should not be discounted to a gift

Stevie Ray was so good he literally would bring tear to my eyes just feeling his music, and his covers of Hendrix were as passionate as if Jimi was playing it himself

@whome1299

2 жыл бұрын

He does that to me, too.

@stickofbutter9733

2 жыл бұрын

SRV was one of a kind. So much talent and soul in his playing.

@r.h.332

2 жыл бұрын

Me Too!!!

@joeljones5613

2 жыл бұрын

YES, YES, YEEEESSSS !!!!.....PREACH

@monkeyballs512

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I wasn’t old enough to see Jimi perform live, but I got the chance to see SRV and that’s the next best thing

He was tapping harmonics for the sound while he was adjusting for tone and using the tremolo/whammy bar. Absolute Beast

@iDuckman

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! You ninja'd my comment. It wasn't for show.

@GaudyGabriev

2 жыл бұрын

SRV was a master of the instrument in a way very, very, very few people have reached. Insane how skilled he was with that thing.

@c_sparks_1002

Жыл бұрын

@@GaudyGabriev Because to him it's not an instrument. It's an extension of his body. Him playing the guitar is like walking to us.

@Redeye_dyes

9 ай бұрын

Think he switched pickups too

I’ve seen Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Rainbow, TOOL, Megadeth, Metallica, and SRV live, and SRV was the best concert I ever saw, he truly became one with his guitar.

This what it looks and sounds like when the guitar becomes an extension of one's soul

Vaughans guitar was simply an extention of his soul. He is the GOAT imo

@craigsmith9775

2 жыл бұрын

Blues is one of those music genres that comes from the soul.

@SuperMisteryMan01

2 жыл бұрын

SRV and Jimi really embody this for me personally

@delt19

2 жыл бұрын

Nicely said! Couldn't agree more.

@Molonlabe07

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt he is the goat

Only time I saw my dad cry was when he heard about Stevie’s passing. My dad was a guitar player and SRV was his hero. We played Riviera Paradise at my dads memorial Jammer (his musician friends came together and had a concert at my dads place)

My roommate worked at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta and brought me backstage for the SRV show. I never heard of him before; was not even remotely interested in seeing him. But I sat down on one of the amp cases behind the band and listened. My jaw was literally DROPPED for the ENTIRE show! Not.even.an.exaggeration. There are literally no words to describe the beautiful musicianship of this man! Gone.WAY.too.soon! 💔 PS: I remember him getting on his tip-toes when he played the high notes. 😊

@vomhausmann

Жыл бұрын

Wow!!!

Whenever I hear SRV play, it sounds like the guitar is actually singing. I swear that I can hear the emotion from the guitar itself. It never fails to move me.

"It just sounds so good tho" Yes it does.

@leighpemberton-cook5219

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! On top of everything else that was incredible about Stevie's talent, that tone was just so so good.

@efreeze287

2 жыл бұрын

@@leighpemberton-cook5219 yes man, I love his tone it's a wash of amazing frequencies, sometimes it seems like he must be flooding the fretboard with sweat because it's a goddamn flowing river of sound

@FlowingAway

2 жыл бұрын

How awesome to see you commenting on a Lost in Vegas video! My son and I love your Dinostory videos. Kronosauras is freaking awesome 😎

One thing to keep in mind, SRV never play the same song the same way live. Every time he plays it is a feel not a technical performance.

@Kickinthescience

2 жыл бұрын

Same way Prince does it

@taylorriccelli4062

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's called just jamming to the chord progression..every guitarist does it.

@jamescutler8055

2 жыл бұрын

@@taylorriccelli4062 not every guitarist does it well. 90 % do it poorly or mediocre at best.

@taxicabbie147

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Rory Gallagher if you like that kind of musician

@taylorriccelli4062

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamescutler8055 I guess my point is there are many more impressive things about srv than this. It's not that hard to improv, alot of people do it, myself included. It's his feel and tone that is impressive and unique.

The man was a literal guitar god, unmatched, to this day. I don't know how his guitar didn't just burst into flames from his touch.

You need to react to a song where Stevie also sings, because not only is this guy unbelievable on the guitar, but he does that while singing. It's just out of this world

He is totally feeling every note. That guitar is an extension of his body.

@bobh2581

Жыл бұрын

Or the other way around

It amazes me how nobody ever talks about how epic the end of this is. He turned to tune his guitar and amp the way Hendrix played the song, and gave his tribute to Hendrix. Him giving recognition like this to Hendrix is one of the greatest moments in music history.

@nazztynatenugglife5891

2 жыл бұрын

To me SRV is like Bo Jackson, he was around for such a short time, if you didn't know of him during his time, you might not come across such shooting stars! R.I.P SRV

@thatmanstumototours2270

2 жыл бұрын

The whole song is a tribute to Hendrix. A very respectful and loving cover of one of Jimi's most recorded tunes...

@JayLandon64

2 жыл бұрын

The very ending references 'Castles Made of Sand'.

@csi2448

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayLandon64 he throws a little 'Power of Soul' in there, shortly before that too

@supernaught1963

2 жыл бұрын

I thought I heard a little "When The Gods Made Love".

sad that SRV is not more well known, one of the the legends in his genre. someone who appreciated the greats. a man who truly felt the music . close your eyes and feel the music

Ultimate SRV song "Life Without You". Live from New Jersey. Inspirational song, plays behind his back, tunes his guitar during play, adjusts petals during play, adjusts amps during play, does a guitar swap and chips a tooth playing with his teeth. Got it all !!

The word “genius” gets overused but when you’re talking about SRV & Jimi, it’s right. They’re our modern Mozart & Beethoven.

@kdonovan221

2 жыл бұрын

Chris your comment only gets an Amen from me. You nailed it as best as it ever be described

The only thing my daddy ever gave me that was worth a crap was a cassette tape of Texas flood. I was playing hair metal until I heard Stevie. He changed my life forever, inspired me enough to become a professional musician myself for a decade. Went to his grave in South Dallas and gave him a few tears because the man meant that much. SRV was the Goat.

My dad found SRV in the last year of his life and loved him. I wanted to to take him to a Joe Bonamassa concert here locally, he was too sick. But, papa loved the blues. Glad you liked it. It’s sick. Props Hendrix

Stevie was a musical genius who always played from his heart and knew not to let his mind get in the way of that open chanel that just naturally flows...

"hopefully this was the right choice..." There are no wrong SRV choices except turning it off.

@allielightfoot2769

2 жыл бұрын

Jazz and blues is played at almost a have beat slow. An old jazz teacher told me with blues, you want to almost sound. .5 beat late

@ferox965

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put. Cheers.

Do just a quick reaction on Stevie switching guitars after a string break, MID SONG. Crazy talented. The video you watched was filmed during Stevie’s era of drinking and drug abuse where he would be completely smashed on stage. His playing IMPROVED when he got sober!

@csi2448

2 жыл бұрын

It improved BIG TIME!!! The last year of his life was easily his best. His playing, his tone, his singing, all of it went to a higher level! He seriously was just starting to hit his stride when he passed

@joojoosasa

2 жыл бұрын

I hate helicopters.

Rightfully known as a guitarist, but also a very underrated vocalist.

he was the greatest, and he always gave respect to all of those he learned from

I miss SRV on a daily basis. “You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other.” - SRV quote.

@BarbButler

2 жыл бұрын

💙💜💙💜💙

@bigbillhaywood1415

2 жыл бұрын

The world needs to listen to that message. Cooperation > competition

If you’re curious about his warm ups, there’s a great vid on YT called SRV sound check. He walks in, yawns and shreds. It’s mind blowing.

@Theutus2

2 жыл бұрын

Best comment on that sound check.. you can dress like a wizard, when you are one

@rmoultonrmoulton145

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, so glad you mentioned this because I was about to do the same. Supposedly he'd been up for like 10 or 15 mins...he's rocking that badass coat that only he can pull off, and he starts shredding.

Stevie is not a shredder, he's an axe master. He lived in my city, and we loved him well. Salute from Austin, Texas.

@marcusweber8733

2 жыл бұрын

He was born and raised in pleasant grove outside of Dallas him and his brother went to school in oak cliff

@rullmourn1142

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcusweber8733 ..ikr, but he lived in Austin later, for many years.

@herrbonk3635

Жыл бұрын

What is this "shredding" that you hear on YT? I've tried to get the meaning for years now. Sounds like you are ripping stuff apart? ("Jam" doesn't mean what it used to either. It used to mean improvising, when I was young. Lots of american slang has changed, and us outsiders have a hard time decipher what it could possibly mean now.)

This was a Homage to Hendrix before he recorded it or played it in public he asked Jimi's dad to ask for permission to play Jimi's tune. His dad was so honored he gave him Jimi's WaWa Pedal.

Ryan: "George and I were actually in the process of pulling up the lyrics..." SRV: *laughs in instrumental* xD

@FrowningIke

2 жыл бұрын

There are lyrics in the original. I was wondering if he was going to sing. JH sings it very melodically, not really SRV's style so I wasn't surprised he didn't.

@module79l28

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrowningIke - You really didn't know this version was an instrumental, did you? ; )

@FrowningIke

2 жыл бұрын

@@module79l28 First time seeing it, so no.

@jessiem276

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrowningIke I think Stevie had a better voice, than Jimi.

When Stevie played, he controlled the very air the sound waves traveled through. He was a force of nature.

Little Wing is my favorite Hendrix song. Stevie’s is every bit as good.

@jonporter1233

2 жыл бұрын

For sure

@57mab

Жыл бұрын

Better... there is no question about it , IMHO.

This is more than just hours at the gym. Stevie reached a form of zen while playing. It was an extension of his soul. When he looks away and just starts going off, it's like something else is taking over.

Important note: As mind-blowing as he was as a guitar player, he seemed to be equally impressive as a human being. RIP Stevie and God bless all here.

@kjguitarman

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he was, yes he was

@tiffanypalmer9918

2 жыл бұрын

Breaks my heart I never got the chance to see him live. Must have been mind blowing. 🐐

@mesaeddie

2 жыл бұрын

and a Fantastic singer that went perfect with his playing. Just listen to Ain't Gonna Give Up On Love.

@cockedhammer72

2 жыл бұрын

yes, his song 'Life without You' displayed that . I tear up , still

@JayLandon64

2 жыл бұрын

At least, once he got out of his coke fiend and drunk phase.

Man he is so amazing. His "touching" the guitar is SRV hitting harmonic notes...so yes, it does do something musically. Also, you gotta do a reaction to the original by Jimi; it really highlights Jimi's amazing soul & rhythm chops, which are often overshadowed by his epic soloing ability...great lyrics too.

@jeepersmcgee3466

2 жыл бұрын

They've definitely heard the Jimi version

@melissaward6311

2 жыл бұрын

Also eric clapton,with Derek and the Dominoes paid tribute to Jimi on the Layla album. Beautiful song. Shows a little softer side. Srv is so unworldly. Phenomenalal is right!

@MetalRob81

2 жыл бұрын

"Epic soloing ability" 🤣🤣

@VeteranVandal

2 жыл бұрын

Jimi carries problems: his music is ALWAYS blocked. So that might be why they didn't do a vid on him, if they didn't.

@telebender

2 жыл бұрын

@@VeteranVandal Good point.

Of course that was all “functional.” I realize it maybe one of your 1st viewings & i’m so pleased you reviewed this song. Every movement he did created an audible effect. He goes from a 12th fret harmonic, to a 5th fret harmonic reversed for show, then back to a 12th fret harmonic and adds Tremelo bar. 👍

@greatwhitedonkey

Жыл бұрын

Which, is completely insane!

Stevie Ray Vaughan is definitely the GOAT, he not only played behind his back and head, he played one handed, no hands just by moving the guitar up and down, he played behind his back longer than anyone ever did or ever will play, broken string, switched guitar in the middle of a solo without missing a beat and even played with his elbow. Not one person ever did or ever will play the was Stevie Ray could, his career was only a 7 year span it started when his album Texas Flood came out in 1983 until his death in Wisconsin in a helicopter crash on August 27th 1990. He was the 1st Musician to be inducted into The Austin Music Hall Of Fame, Blues Hall Of Fame, honored by Mark White the Governor of Texas, 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 7 years incredibly. Although there was and are alot of great guitarist In my opinion Stevie Ray Vaughan can not be compared to anyone, he was in a class all his own. It's funny that Stevie Ray never used a play list because he said because he never learned to read music he played from the heart so he didn't know what he was going to do until he got on stage. Sorry I get a little carried away when I talk about Stevie Ray. I'm so glad you mentioned the fact that yes there are alot of guitarist but was bothers me is if you see anything that has to do with great guitarist of all time you will never see Stevie Ray at #1 although like I said Stevie Ray could play better than anyone could play with the guitar with more talent than anyone ever in my opinion. RAY VAUGHAN WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE GOAT

SRV was the guy that, when you listen to him, your cigarete burns down in your hand up to your fingers, and you don't even feel it. His music takes you and doesn't let you go.

@darrengooding4703

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@Mike_Jones68

2 жыл бұрын

Def greatly said man

GOAT, without a doubt, absolute maestro. The swaggerrrrrr on this man, whew!

Stevie Ray didn't read music, he played by ear. He most definitely felt the music. A great talent.

You need to see Texas Flood performed live by Stevie Ray Vaughan to really appreciate him as an artist. You have never heard or seen the guitar played the way he does it there, and his vocals are amazing.

@magnagrafx

11 ай бұрын

can't believe they haven't done little sister and texas flood..absolute musts!

Stevie was a musical genius. The notes just flowed out of him, so beautiful.

@kennethbarber438

2 жыл бұрын

Hendrix was the genius.

@brianvos6394

2 жыл бұрын

Why everytime someone praises Stevie a Hendrix fan has to come in and say Jimi was better ect..the genius… It’s common knowledge that Hendrix is the best and a beast. He’s already way more famous than Stevie. Why can’t they both be great and both be a genius?? I love Hendrix but his fans are annoying as hell…. Hendrix isnt the ONLY one who’s great Jesus Stevie is also a legend and let him be. Stevie always honored and payed tribute to Hendrix

@LK25278

Жыл бұрын

@@brianvos6394 Nah there's a lot of debate about who's the best, but i agree with all the rest of what you said

Man, at the end when he throws in a bit of "Castles Made of Sand" (also Hendrix).... just unreal.

@shanehackley1397

2 жыл бұрын

Also at 14:05 he trows in some Band of Gypsies as well!

One of the few performers I am so bummed I never got to see play live.

SRV has an acoustic song Life by the Drop that is beautiful and touching. Y’all should check it out.

@frankesposito5155

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite SRV songs, and it gets zero air time on radio

@PabloRichardFernandez

2 жыл бұрын

100%!!! The emotionality and - to me - relatable lyrics, have brought a tear to my eye more than once.

@jeremiahdunn6546

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankesposito5155 my favorite srv song, I want this played at my funeral

@Sommertest

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. A song written from his heart.

@WhatsLeft71

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremiahdunn6546 Me too! It’s for sure on my funeral playlist lol

His playing brings tough men to tears. Pure magic. It’s like God playing through his hands.

@PlightOfAMan

2 жыл бұрын

I cried for sure

@omniversalll

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. After watching these videos hundreds of times over, there's still a large percentage of that time where I'm brought to tears. Life Without You (Capitol Theatre version) gets me every damn time, there's just something so emotional and deep with his playing that I can't explain.

@DavidDArcy1975

2 жыл бұрын

God died on Sept 18th 1970

@da324

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidDArcy1975 Good one!

@tubelious

2 жыл бұрын

waiting for Lennie reaction.

SRV is 100% the GOAT. My fav blues guitarist. It takes a lot of talent to get Albert King's attention. These 2 had a killer collab.

This is one of my all time favorite songs. Even the recorded version I listen to on a regular basis. I highly recommend listening to the Hendrix version side by side to see where the jumping off points are musically and how he elevated an already beautiful and brilliant crafted songs

I was at his last concert at Alpine Valley, I went there to see Clapton, I really didn't who Stevie was at that time but I was BLOWN away, amazing talent, sadly lost

HEY.. since you guys said it.. there is an incredible video of Stevie warming up.. many call it the best warm up of all time.

You can't say enough about this man. SRV was one of the greatest musicians to walk this planet. And he makes it all look so effortless. Please do more Stevie. Even if gets blocked on YT, add some reactions of him to your Patreon. Thank you!

I have seen SRV both before and after he got sober an he was by far the most soulful dude I have ever seen. He has the heart of the blues in his soul. BTW this was the song that my wife came out to at our wedding.

I really feel like Stevie's band doesn't get enough credit for being able to keep a groove going and staying on time so well while he goes off. Without Chris and Tommy backing him to that level that well it doesn't matter how talented he is, nothing would have sounded as good as it does from a groove standpoint.

@janetleefyffe3727

2 жыл бұрын

And when they added the organ..... absolute genius

@dianemalone9496

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@ramseydaugherty5515

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a 41 year old lifelong SRV fan and the point you made I bring up all the time when I'm talking about his amazing guitar skills with my guitar playing buddies. Also don't you know how much fun it would have been to have been his bass player or drummer. They truly don't get the credit and respect they deserve, they practically had to be a metrodome never loosing a measure

@jkshaw81

2 жыл бұрын

Absofuckinglutely.

@Kronx1970

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe they don't in present day, but when SRV was alive they were often spoken about as one of the best rhythm sections around. I mean they were called Double Trouble for a reason. But to your point a great rhythm section can elevate a band to a whole 'nother level. Some bands/musicians get it and don't let them go. And I feel conversely some musicians never find the exposure they deserve because they didn't have a good rhythm section behind them.

It is an incredible concert he is in the zone toe whole concert

@lankestermerrin267

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I’ve seen a lot of his filmed performances and I think this might be his best. He was just on fire this night.

its absolutely functional... and Ive been playing for forty years. Ive studied and listen to them all... HE IS THE GOAT.

My husband was a huge fan of SRV, so when his second album came out he got it right away and when a tour was announced he was determined to see him in concert. We had the honor of seeing him at a small venue in DC during that tour. When he played Voodoo Chile the place went nuts. Incredible.

yes, he was teasing out a harmonic. *if you touch the strings while they are ringing the touch will cause the string to ring like a bell. if you go back and listen you'll hear the tone of the string change

This dude is legend!! It’s sounds like a guitar orchestra. Once in a life time.

I personally knew Stevie and he was one of the most approachable people I've ever known. Stevie never thought he was to good or great to talk to anyone. He would let my boys who were only kids hang out with him on stage at sound checks and sit front center during shows. Of course they had ear protection on. Lol My wife still has lost hearing in right ear getting to close to Marshall's on stage during sound check. We Love you miss you Stevie.

Jimi’s version of little wing is so short and sweet. It is the perfect under 3 minute song. And yes it does have lyrics.

Jimi Hendrix was the pioneer, Stevie Ray Vaughn expanded on it. In my opinion, it's not fair to say one is better than the other. They are both GOATs. Stevie was able to channel his feelings and emotions into his playing. That's what makes it so powerful

@Kickinthescience

2 жыл бұрын

Well unfortunately Jimi died before he reached his peak

@endocry

2 жыл бұрын

My hot take has always been that Hendrix was the innovator and a bigger force creatively, but Stevie's actual playing is unmatched.

@theJohnGaltLine

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kickinthescience you could say the same about SRV. How would we know?

@csi2448

2 жыл бұрын

@@theJohnGaltLine it was the exact same for Stevie. He was just hitting his stride when he passed

@theJohnGaltLine

2 жыл бұрын

@@csi2448 that would be my argument as well

It is not psychotic. It is drive, passion, and desire to master an instrument. He put his heart and soul into his guitar, and that's what makes him great. He was lost far too soon.

Sitting on my uncle's bed while he showed me the back of an album and him pointing out "that's Stevie Ray Vaughan and that's Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton" while listening to Little Wing and looking and this poster of a Native American woman with her hair blowing in the wind was my very earliest memory and it's such an emotional memory. It reminds me of an emotion I had one night doing mushrooms where you feel everything deep in your soul. I felt that at 4 years old staring at that poster listening to SRV displaying his soul on vinyl. 30 years later he's still more than just a guitar hero to me. We love you and miss you Stevie. You and David Gilmour are the only guitarist that can vocalize so many emotions thru a single note. God bless you my hero

I saw him twice . He was incredible. It's like he is kicked back in a lazy boy and all this just pours out of his guitar.

@Z33non

2 жыл бұрын

Saw him twice in one day!

You gotta watch him performing “Little Sister” on this same concert i believe. He pops a string mid solo and plays it off like nothing, one of the greatest videos ever recorded.

@danmaja6275

2 жыл бұрын

I need to go watch that

@DarthStoner

2 жыл бұрын

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@kennethturner8290

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, my favorite SRV song, always defined him best for me.

@darrengooding4703

2 жыл бұрын

Saw that, didnt faze him in the least, a cool customer

@vascorodrigues6274

2 жыл бұрын

It isn't the same concert but yes it was an Amazing moment

The man could bring you along on his journey, and make it feel like it's your own journey.

If his guitar burst into flames I wouldn't even have questioned it.

SRV was an amazing player, but it's often overlooked how good his band was. It takes special musicians to support someone on SRV's level.

@primebeef3938

2 жыл бұрын

This is true. Double Trouble was no slouch themselves. They could outright jam!

The great thing about Stevie was he was as wonderful of a human being as he was a guitar player. When I miss him it is him as a good person as much as a guitar player.

I think his music runs thru his body, he is the best ever.

Pure soul. Anything that came from him was his, no matter who wrote it or performed it before him. What a loss.

One of Hendrix's best tunes. He could write almost as well as he played! His version is like 2 and half minutes, so Stevie stretched this way way out and took the song to new places, but he really did it (mostly) inside the melodies and harmonies that Jimi provided. I'd love to hear you react to Cold Shot or Tin Pan Alley.

@plectrumura

2 жыл бұрын

Tin Pan Alley is one of my favorites. I thought it sounded easier than most of his stuff so I decided to try and learn it. I got a decent tab for it, looked at it for about 2 minutes and was just like "nope" and closed my laptop. SRV was a beast.

@wendylynn4318

2 жыл бұрын

@@plectrumura try playing it with the size strings Stevie Ray uses. I've heard he uses enormous gauge strings. Most people couldn't bend them like he does.

@stevenwilliams1805

2 жыл бұрын

@@wendylynn4318 yeah he did, 13s I believe. He also super glued the calluses back on to his finger so he could keep playing.

@drj2171

2 жыл бұрын

That’s my only complaint about the original. Too short! Love this song!😎

@LostCause36

2 жыл бұрын

Riviera Paradise. Completely improvised and recorded on the spot.

Seeing him live was probably a religious experience… seriously. He (and the band) evokes an emotional response only true music lovers understand… 🔥

@grimmj0ker

2 жыл бұрын

I saw him play 3 times and it was as close to a religious experience as I've ever had.....when he played God was in the room. The "creative spark" was a blazing sun to him. I'll never see another like him but I'm glad I could witness that....

@sunburstmike8745

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment! I once saw SRV at the Intrepid pier in NYC in 80's and no lie: my man ... right in the middle of playing ... de-tuned ALL his strings till they were so loose he was bouncing his guitar like a duffle-bag along his side, then ... without missing a beat ... tuned them all back up and continued playing. CONTINUED PLAYING ... ya' understand? I'm so fortunate to have been there. I couldn't forget that if I tried!

@raymondmccollum2382

2 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to see him live during his live alive tour. Absolutely awesome show.

@patriciabutler6311

2 жыл бұрын

It was. I got to see him at least 8 times. At the end of one concert jamming with Joe Cocker and BB King was epic. Wish people had cell phones back then like they do now. He left us just as the world began to discover him. Living in Dallas, I saw him at dive bars back in 80-82 before he started doing larger concerts. He played before The Who one year in the Cotton Bowl. I left during The Who it was such a step down in musicality. He plays like his soul is coming out of his guitar. Like he’s jamming in your living room. No concert or song is ever the same. He was a very special musician and undoubtedly the greatest guitarist of all time.

@tinman24611

2 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate and it's was also sad to say I saw him play live just months before we lost him. I was not a blues fan so to speak. I appreciated it but never sought it out. I saw Robert Cray, BB King but SVR was the only one who's music drew me in. His "Essential" CD has never left my car's CD player.

He has a sound check video in a fly ass jacket that’s flawless

Every track from this live performance is insanely good. It just flows out of him. Great chemistry with his band, too. One of the best of all time!

SRV was one of the very few players that reached a level of greatness where the guitar became an extension of their being. At this level of flow, any melody in their head can instantly be expressed on guitar with no latency.

@kdonovan221

2 жыл бұрын

Very well put

@nenhumnome4149

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

It's strange how every time you listen to SRV, he seems to get better. Such a rare talent.

Stevie was always authentic and never played the same song twice....ever...I truly love and miss this beautiful man and surly he was an angel unaware.

He is the music, and the music is him. Feeling man. That's what it is. I've said it many times. Lots of people need to be musicians/guitarist. He had to be. Born to be.

Stevie was the absolute greatest musician I have ever seen in my entire lifetime and I am a drummer! I still get choked up just typing this, listening to him etc. You guys get it, how can’t you?!

I remember hearing the Jimi version for the first time and just thinking "Nooooooo!!!!" when it ended because it was beautiful but it felt unfinished. Like the solo was still building. Stevie finished the heck out of that song.

@krob5375

2 жыл бұрын

You perfectly encapsulated my exact feeling of this song man lol. Hearing Jimi's version just trail off is such a bummer, why could he have done with it? We'll never know. But Stevie left no effing doubt about what he could do with it.

It takes big balls to cover Little Wing, made one of the best songs ever even better.........RIP SRV

You said the truth, he should be remembered as a national treasure.

Love the Video of SRV flawlessly switching out a guitar over a broke string. Guitar tech was on point aswell.

there is a video about 13 minutes of his sound check and it's epic. I don't understand why people compare him to Hendrix. They were both amazing, it doesn't take away from the skill of the other one. But you can say they are way better than anyone else.

@csi2448

2 жыл бұрын

Stevie hated the comparisons as well. Hendrix was obviously a massive influence. But Stevie said something along the lines of, "there's only one Hendrix and there will never be another one. I just try my best to carry his music on, like I do with anybody else's music I've ever appreciated"

I like how he turns and sees the bass player. And smiles like oh your here too. Absolutely absorbed in his own playing that he doesn’t even hear anything else.

When Stevie is slapping the guitar, he's enhancing the resonance of the sound. Where you hit affects how the instrument resonates, not all hits are equal. EVH was also a master of this. It's a 10 minute+ sustained orgasm of aural beauty.

Stevie was one of the few players Clapton stood in awe of. There was absolutely something special about him that has never been captured again since he sadly died far too young.

Talking about the emotion he put into his songs. His live Austin City Limits performance of Leave my Little Girl Alone you can hear him when he's soloing yelling like he's psyching himself up to rip the guitar.

@csi2448

2 жыл бұрын

The "war cry" as I like to call it. Also, right before he goes into his epic solo, you see his eyes roll back in his head very briefly. He then proceeds to go to another planet, that most guitarists can only dream of going to. And for those that don't know, he was completely sober at that point of his life

@rushfanjames2112

2 жыл бұрын

Him performing Riviera Paradise was out of this world. Absolutely mesmerizing!

SRV is my GOAT. I regret not getting to see him.

He's the GOAT, period.

Bri. This is one of the most beautiful guitar songs. SRV is a legend

There is a sound check video of him that would blow your socks off.