SRV is the GOAT

@nino6664

11 ай бұрын

I agree and disagree I think Jeff Healey is the true goat because he could play just as good and he was blind him and SRV we're friends even played together some check out "look at little sister" with them playing together

@davidwalker5054

4 ай бұрын

Stevie is one of the very few guitarists who can be put on the same level as Django and that's the greatest compliment a guitar player can get

SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness **Voodoo Child at Austin City Limits 1989** **Life Without You at Capitol Theater**

@dathorndike4908

Ай бұрын

His early years were so much better. Raw, instinctual, just going for it and leaving nothing on the stage. Later years- too polished, didn't play with the same abandon.

I saw him live 3 times and was so blown away it brought me to tears each time. You just knew that what you just witnessed was otherworldly.

@midnitesunblues

11 ай бұрын

otherworldly - exactly.

Totally agree with your opening words. I live very close to where he was born and I bring flowers to his grave several times a year. I have friends all over the world send me things to take to his grave to honor him. There's almost always a fan or two any day you go. We make sure he will never be forgotten. Check him out singing Life Without You at the Capitol Theater. Amazing performance, a surprise or two happens.... Speaking of Jimi: Stevie's brothers band opened for Jimi when he played here once. Jimi's wah pedal broke, so Jimmy loaned him his for the show. A few months afterwards, Jimi sent Jimmy that wah pedal after it had been repaired. Jimmy gave it to Stevie, and that's what he's always used. Another video, Stevie playing Voodoo Child. Fan walks up to the stage with his hand out. Stevie shakes his hand for a good 10 seconds, still playing. I think it was at the Cotton Club. It's on KZread.

@stevenmonte7397

11 ай бұрын

We must be neighbors! I live off Polk in Oak Cliff. SRV is the greatest from our area.

@csi2448

11 ай бұрын

'Leave My Girl Alone' from Austin City Limits 1989 is another great one. The moment you see Stevie's eyes roll back in his head, hold on for dear life!!! And Life Without You in Nashville 1987 is also another good one. Cause everyone should experience Stevie's speech where he talks about almost dying!

Not bad for a little 5’5 fella that never learned to read music! God created him to do what he do! Amazing ❤

🌌 🎸Legend. To this day, Stevie remains untouchable. 🌠

Your opening comments regarding Stevie I thought were spot on. A person can learn how to play guitar, but what Stevie had cannot be taught by instruction. It travels from heart to hand, and as I've said before, he had a heart full of soul. GOAT IMHO. I think there are a few of them to be fair, but no other does it for me. The King of Cool, Sultan of Swag. RIP, SRV.❤. ☮️to all.

@kevinmclaughlin8975

8 ай бұрын

The cat in the hat with a Strat.

@claireburling8547

8 ай бұрын

@@kevinmclaughlin8975 Our Stevie cuts an Iconic image. Legend, Legendary.

Watch it again. He actually disconnected the strap - spins - and reconnects the strap behind his back - WITH OUT muting the note....then comes right back in ON BEAT with more of the finest blues shred ever...

There are many guitarist who can play fast, but there are very few that can play with the feel and emotion that Stevie Ray does. He is the G.O.A.T in my book. 🎸🐐

Stevies heart, soul, mind AND fingers were all in one accord. The guitar was just the instrument to channel his energy through. RIP talented man❤❤❤❤❤

Darn right! Thank you so much for this reaction. Stevie was my pal, and it makes me so happy to see his legacy continue. He was as humble as he was talented. There are so many more performances for you to see! I’d like to recommend a few: “Voodoo Child” from the Austin 1989 show, “Tin Pan Alley” with Stevie Ray and his fellow Bluesman, Johnny Copeland, and just to make it a trio, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from the Austin 1989 show. Thanks again for showing Stevie so much love.❤Donna G

I'm 64. I remember the day Stevie died. It crushed me. I'm from east Texas. Are there more technical guitarist? Probably. But there is no one who sounded like Stevie or could play like he did. He was special for sure. Talent like he had is rare. His talent was being able to impart feeling to the blues through the neck and strings of his number one. You mess with her you see a man get mean. Stevie had transcended. He could literally speak through his guitar. God I miss him.

@mrsrevan1

7 ай бұрын

I'm 67 and saw Stevie play at the Oregon state fair just months before he left us. I heard the news when I got to work and had to go into the bathroom to weep. I still weep at times when I watch videos like this one. We missed out on so much more we would have given us. The music just flowed out of him endlessly. So sad.

@jamescolvin575

7 ай бұрын

@@mrsrevan1The few recordings and videos we have are all that's left besides our memories, and it sounds like you have some good ones. To anyone who hasn't already, go watch his MTV unplugged performance. You won't be disappointed.

I personally like Stevie Ray's "technique" over anything that's being done today. His technique was to pick up.the guitar and play the livin shit out of it. 👌

I say Stevie is the numero uno. I saw a lot of the greats, Clapton, Santana, Rick Derringer, Leslie West, Buddy Guy, Johnny Copeland, Tinsley Ellis, Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, even the legendary Carlos Montoya, but it was Stevie who really rocked my foundation.

The GOAT, ABSOFIKKINLUTELY!!! my son and I saw him in September of 1989 in the Astrodome, floor seats on the 10th row. my son was 13 at the time and had been studying classical and rock guitar since hw was 5 years old. He watched in awe, as I did, but being a student and "prodigy" he knew what he was witnessing much more than I did. My son went on to study guitar at the Berkley College of Music in Boston, and got his masters at the University of North Texas. He is and has been the director of music for his high school alma mater, (and mine too) the last 20 years. Now 46, he does some a session work, along with several film scores. SRV is always his first go to when he picks up his 'Strat....

When Jimmy died, God pointed at Stevie and said, 'You will carry on Jimmys work and add to it...", and Stevie did that and more...

the GOAT RIP SRV

Nobody will ever play like Stevie Ray. ❤❤ He still is the Greatest Guitar Player on the Face of the Plaet. ❤❤Alway's will be. Everybody wants to play like Stevie Ray wonder why? Cause he's the Greatest. ❤❤❤❤ pluse he my Brother.❤❤

SRV is, and always will be The GOAT!

I totally agree ! He’s THE best in my book! Texas boy !

You are right !! What else can you say. SRV is sorely missed !!

IMO Stevie is the best blues player ever.

Stevie was the best ever!

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

Can never get enough of SRV GOAT in my opinion, but I’m a blues fan ✌🏻

My Stevie Ray is the Best! Nobody come's close to him. ❤ MY Sweet Brother. ❤

To be able to play like that with 12 gauge strings or whatever he was using for this particular performance is mind blowing. He must have had some serious hand strength

He undid the strap and hooked it back up. He played upside down and facing backwards behind his head too.

I was at Stevie Ray Vaughn's last concert the night his helicopter crashed after the show at Alpine Valley Wisconsin August 26th 1990. The fog was so bad that we stopped and got a hotel room on the way home. The lineup was SRV, Eric Clapton ,Robert Cray, Stevie's brother Jimmie, Buddy Guy. RIP

Never gets old

I think SRV is the GOAT, all genres, and this performance is the greatest use of a guitar I have ever heard in my 58 years. Eric Clapton was in awe of Stevie.

Us "Old" people were lucky enough to see him live. Once in Austin, once in Houston.. I spent a lot of time just trying to explain what the guy could do on stage...

I think if Stevie Ray were still around he would be playing his SRV Strat the same way he played it back then. I think he would play from his soul without any need to change his style to newer guitarist. He would still be tuning his heavy gauge strings manually and playing the blues just like he did before.

Always love me some Stevie Ray. I usually listen to one of his songs a day.

THE GOAT OF GOATS...AND HIS BOTTOM DOUBLE TROUBLE IS INE OF THE BEST!

I agree. Stevie is one of the greatest! I enjoyed your commentary on modern guitarists and modern guitars too. That was a nice little bonus. Thanks.

Stevie ray seemed to be able to harness that blue sound better than most.. He was a true master. I saw him three times . He was unbelievable.....

To repeat a blast from the past...RE-DONK-U-LOUS!!❤

The GOAT. Not only the skill, but, exactly like you said, it is the feeling and soul. RIP SRV.

I concurr. THE best, ever!!!

I listen to SRV back in the 80's and 90's after he left us. Then stopped till just a month ago. Couldn't believe how good he was. I the interim I listened to a lot of good contemporary guitarists. Very impressed. Then coming back to him it seems all the others were still good, but he rises above. He really was the best.

It just poured out of him like a waterfall

I agree the greatest!

Stevie Ray was one cool cat, I still remember exactly where I was the moment when they announced his death on the radio. RIP Stevie. ❤

Simply the BEST

SRV is GOAT, period. Grew up listening to him as my older brother was very much about guitar and blues/rock in 80s/90s. Took me to see Kenny Wayne Shepherd in late 90s when KWS still did blues. For a change, I recommend Sunny Day Real Estate. Pillars, Killed By An Angel are popular and some of my favs. Faces In Disguise has been covered live by Paramore on more than one occasion.

Stevie didn't play guitar, he was actually possessed by it and the guitar played him

SRV had a unique technique. As a guitarist you are taught to keep your thumb behind. He not only used heavy gauge strings he used his thumb to mute strings. SRV and Eric Johnson to be are the best of the best. Eric's Cliff of Dover and Stevie and Double Trouble doing Life Without You are genus. Thank you for this reaction.

I agree. It's very hard to choose the absolute single best. I just kinda lump them together in a group. Stevie, Jimmy, Eddie, Vai, Satch, etc...... all of em great ɓut each brings something different to the table. I would put srv in my personal to 3. One of my current favorite is John 5. His solo work is just awesome aside from everything else he's done.

Stevie is the best far

This was 2 years before SRVs sobriety started. He is the best ever, but he was also in a cocaine induced coma 1 hour before this show and had to have medical personnel revive him (Tommy Shannon, Bass) Tommy said this was their "Hottest" performance on tape.

@mikefetterman6782

11 ай бұрын

The cocaine, IV fluids and vitamins contribute to the version with twice as many notes as possible. And twice as much sweat.

@illstreamthat

11 ай бұрын

Imagine how much better he could have been without all that. Sober Stevie was the best, would have been cool if he had more time.

I will not disagree.....overall in R&B...he is the GOAT! RIP!!!

This song is fire 🔥. To think he rarely opens his eyes when he plays. I heard this for the first time on a CD because You Tube didn’t exist and I thought he was playing with another guitarist because it sounded like two people especially in the end when he was playing behind his back. Gone too soon but never forgotten ❤❤

Da Man. He was awesome

Texas Flood live was his best omg

All of those guys you mentioned are great but Stevie is the G.O.A.T!

Steve Vai was and is still one of the best.

@changlyn100

11 ай бұрын

Steve Vai is so incredible! But don't forget Joe Satriani.

Great reaction and I totally agree with you SRV is one of the greatest

The Greatest

SRV = THE G.O.A.T.

SRV = G.O.A.T.

Stevie didn't play the strings , he played cables . With the bends he was able to do ! Lets just say I don't know if I would want to shake his hand . I read somewhere that he had been known to super glue his finger pads back to finish a concert !!!

You are correct , sir ...

The BEST! SRV,

Those techniques have been around since Les Paul...what you talking bout Willis?🤨 Only he has mastered them! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The beat❤. RIP🌹

His "stank face" though!!! I will take old school over modern day music every single time!!! People say whenever SRV finished a performance his guitar went outside to smoke a cigarette!!! LOL Howdy from Texas🤠🤠🤠

I've said this before on other reaction videos, it's documented that he was high as a kite with 2 rolls of string on cocaine at this show, thus the profuse sweating. Of course, he was playing his ass off as well.

Goat #1

U are correct on your assessment

Peak level musician

Iconic performance at the El Macombo in Toronto Ontario One of his best I only got the privilege once in Oshawa Ontario a small hockey arena Fantastic

Keeping the back of your shirt off the strings is the hard part of playing backwards

There are two great guitarists where emotive playing is concerned. David Gilmour and SRV. With both it flows right out of their souls through their fingers. Austin built a statue of him next to Lake Austin. Here we all know the Colorado River is in flood stage when we see Stevie's feet get wet. Has happened at least three time in my memory.

G O A T

Goat

🎸🎸💙SRV💙🎸🎸

Stevie and Gary Moore could make their guitars sing, howl, scream en growl like no one else. There are no equals till this day.

I highly suggest Life Without You at the Capital Theater in Passaic NJ written by Stevie for his close friend Charlie Wirz who died suddenly. It's his best vocal great solo and message.

The Baddest of the Bad ! He should give that guitar a cigarette.

Check the strings out very thick that's why he gets that sound. Awesome

He certainly admired Jimi Hendrix, he's actually using his old wah wah pedal. His older brother Jimmie toured with Hendrix and he gave him his pedal. Later he gave it to Stevie.

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Easy for me!!! S R V is the Greatest guitar player to ever play a guitar!

When in an SRV mood try his cover of Third Stone from the Sun... Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live 1984-08-25 - Third Stone From The Sun JH was his guitar idol.;

Back in the 70's & 80's the El Mo was the best place for us Toronto people to avoid disco & get great music. It wasn't a huge venue but whoever was booking the bands seemed to get the ones that were on the verge of becoming famous: Blondie, Cheap Trick, U2, The Ramones, Meatloaf, Tom Waits, Joan Jett, Muddy Waters.....and of course SRV to name a few. The Rolling Stones even did a surprise set there, advertised as "The Cockroaches". Rumor has it that our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mother was there and partied with the Stones afterwards. At that time her husband Pierre Trudeau was the Prime Minister so that didn't sit well with stuffy folk. SRV was the one concert that I missed and still occasionally kick myself for it. Thanks for reacting to this amazing song & man!

There are many guitar kings out there, but only one emperor - SRV!

You need to check out Home Free's cover of "God Bless Texas" which was done as a fundraiser for South TX, where Tim is from, after hurricane Harvey.

SRV IS THE G.O.A.T ON THE 🎸

25 yrs old many more to see no rock players liked him back in the day because he was more blues he play with BB and the boys all out best ever they didn't want to give him a record deal,but after rehab.he made a couple rock albums.but he is the blues.

SRV and Jeff Healey. Omg

You should check out a guy named Jeff Healey. He was blind. SRV actually played with him. They played Little Sister.

@musikbyjh

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Fun fact, we didn't know that we actually DID know Jeff Healey - originally from the movie "Road House" w/ Patrick Swayze! We recently saw this and immediately remembered we need to cover more from him. Thanks for the reminder!!

If we're talking guitar gods where's EVH's place in all of this? He's always been number one in my list.

Thanks for your video. Check out Joe Bonammasa live at the Royal Albert Hall doing Blues Deluxe. He live in Nashville. Thanks again.

I think it was one of the Hendrix pieces that Stevie was covering... Maybe 3rd Stone From the Sun, Stevie one-handed it for a lengthy enough part of his solo - looked to be what i understand "tapping" to be. It was on YT. Give it a search. 3rd Stone, i think.

He does "Pipeline" with his brother Jimmy playing the same, double neck guitar at the same time that's pretty cool BUT, still not in my top three performances. I like "Lenny", "Riviera Paradise" and Stevie's cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" . . . LIVE. ALWAYS DO STEVIE LIVE! . . . . .

You said you wished that you could've been at this performance. I read a quote from someone who WAS, and he said that afterwards, he wanted to go home and smash his own collection of ten electric guitars, because unlike Hendix and Clapton, who inspired him to play better, Stevie had the opposite affect: he was TOO good. By the way, I'd like to see the guitarists you mentioned from today try to even bend SRV's heavy-gauge strings---let alone manhandle them and play with the technical precision that he did! And oh, behind the back as well!

Stevie blew jimi away in my opinion. Number 1 right here for me

@musikbyjh

8 ай бұрын

Lots and lots of people agree with you. I love them both!

I used to watch him on Austin city limits every time he came on

all the modern techniques are just that techniques, a machine can do technical playing Stevie was able to channel pure emotion out of that guitar and do it with the guitar behind his back lol l no amount of technique can ever match a true guitarist who plays with pure feeling