I saw SRV in Seattle when he opened for Ray Charles a year before his death. Didn't know him, but good God, we were drenched by the time he finished. Pure talent and charm. Ray Charles was in the wings dancing to Stevie. For $7 we saw the greatest guitarist of all time! What a blessing! RIP our beautiful SRV. 💞✌
SRV was one the the top players ever, maybe best when it comes to real feel from every note. He can blast through notes or hang on one with so much passion. I was privileged to see him live with Jeff Beck. Cried the day of the accident.
I was lucky to see him live once when he opened up for Robert Plant on tour in the 80’s. My brother in law turned to me and said “how the fuck is Robert Plant gonna follow this?” When he played the guitar behind his back we were in awe. Great reaction.
Hahaha !!! I saw him open for the Moody Blues lol. Talk about a diverse concert !!! One of the best I've ever been (besides Live Aid) to for sure and I've been to a LOT !!
I saw Stevie Ray live at Valley Forge Music Theater in PA in the 80s! I had 3 row center. He played Voodoo Child and I melted out my chair tears running down my cheeks goosebumps all over my body out of pure f-ing electrifying joy!!!! He's my favorite and always will be!
Stevie was an unbelievable guitarist. He was playing a Jimi Hendrix song and using a wah-wah pedal to make that effect. One of his great accomplishments was to revitalize the blues genre of music seemingly out of nowhere to the then MTV audience in the early 80s.
I was there. Magic. Downtown Toronto had a wicked live music seen until the late 80's early 90's, Albert's Hall upstairs at the Brunswick House brought in classic blues artists. Screaming, beer glass banging on the table refer smoking madness!!
I always like watching this great SRV performance. Been a fan for decades. The man was simply magic with a Strat. The intensity of the guitar playing in this song is paranormal.
This man is just amazing, self taught guitarist, dropped out of school to go to Austin Tx to play bars & venues there, pulled himself out of drug, alcohol addiction. As great as his guitar playing is, so is the story of his short life. Thanks, hope to see more reactions to SRV.
Note the ring on his right hand... You can't see it...but it has the AA (Alcohol Anonymous) symbol on it... His statue in Austin also features it... AA was an important part of his life and he was very public about that fact...
@@emmettegraves2597 No. I am sorry to say SRV grew up on the SE side of Dallas. Bo Didley said of SRV. He is a Black man trapped in a white man's body.
Even seeing this three years after the fact--BEST reaction ever, to this performance. And I'm sure by now, several hundred commentators have helped you pronounce Stevie's last name. Lol. ☮️to all.
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the G. O. A. T.💯 I grew up just 30 miles from Stevie. He taught himself to play the guitar and he couldn't read music so every song was never played the same. Stevie played guitar as if he had become fused together with it. You should react to Texas Flood Live at the Mocambo. You won't believe what you see and hear. Great reaction ❤️ Oh yea, his last name sounds like Don, Stevie Ray Vaughn R. I. P. S. R. V.
SENSATIONAL...a legend..Stevie Ray Vaughan controls that guitar..it does not control him..and he plays rock n roll and blue's like you eating popcorn and cant get enough.and Stevie sings and is great at it..every performance is with everything he has to give you great entertainment..Never will be another like him and Stevie is sadly missed.
Watch his Texas Flood, live..,where he plays the guitar behind his back just as good as in front. He's the best I've ever heard, hands down. And the boy can sing. Also, he couldn't read music. Vaughn pronounced "Von".
Candice Scott yes I saw others mentioned it. I just saw yours first and immediately responded. It’s ok. I just enjoy seeing those genuine responses when they witness a talent unseen in today’s musicianship.
Yep, nearly speechless is how we all felt the first time we saw Stevie play, may he RIP. Gone way too soon and sorely missed ever since that terrible August 27, 1990 day.
You'll never see a better guitar perfomance than that. Crazy talent. A friend of mine saw his last performance at Alpine Valley around 1990, he tragically died in a helicopter crash later that night. He went there to see Eric Clapton and said that Stevie Ray blew Clapton out of the water. RIP SRV
Yeah Stevie was one of the Goats. May he rest in Peace. He died in a plane crash in the 1990's. The best Jimi Hendrix cover ever. Hendrix was his inspiration to expand his sound and creative technique. He's got some serious blues tunes as well. Thanks for reaction! Love it man.
No one can make a gtr talk like Stevie could make a gtr talk. He truly was gifted and we lost him waaaaayyyy to soon. He is def in the top 5 gtr players of all time.
I put Terry Kath at the top 5 for rock guitarists. There are also superior guitarist in other genres, like country...Chet Akins, Roy Clark & Glenn Campbell to name some.
I saw SRV live in Detroit, he broke a string on his guitar while soloing, he kept playing with only 4 strings. The roadie walked up with a replacement guitar, Stevie jumped right to it while the roadie was holding it. Kept soloing, while he was the roadie switched the guitar strap and took the guitar with the broken string away. SRV never missed one note. Absolutely phenomenal.
Greatest guitarist of all time. I'm sure someone told you this bit it's pronounced Vawn, like Lawn but with a V at the front. Bending those strings, making that guitar sing Hold on to your hat, it's going behind the back!
That is Voodoo Child Slight Return. The long, studio version (Voodoo Chile) is on Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album; it's amazing. Stevie is incredible, though. RIP Jimi, RIP Stevie.
You just witnessed the greatest guitarist ever to drape a Fender over his shoulder. Since I know you like blues, go on an treat yourself to him playing songs like 'Tin Pan Alley', 'Lenny' and 'Texas Flood'. You don't have to react, just do yourself a favor and listen to them. Rest Easy SRV!
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SRV had a great desire to leave it all on the stage in each performance. His band Double Trouble is overlooked because Stevie was so prolific. Stevie in this song does a call and response repeatedly from his guitar to his voice until the two become one seamless instrument. Recognized consistently as one of the top three or top one of all time.
I love watching people fall in love with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble! Now you are ready for Texas Flood on Shout Factory. Then Little Wing. After that we will talk more awesomeness!
He was using a Wah Wah pedal and a full set of "pedals" to obtain that sound which was pioneered by the late great Jimi Hendrix in 1968 ... that was 52 years ago and the world has never been the same. That being said , the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan brings another dimension to this song and yes he is considered to be one of the best to have ever played an electric six string. They're both jamming together in heaven now ...
It's great to see someone see him for the first time. He's truly one of the greatest of all time. I have lived in Austin,Tx for a long time. You could see him in bars for 5$ cover. He was F ing loud! Never a bad show! Crank it to 12 and free style baby!
his take on chitlins con carne has always been my favorite. Also i wore the VHS tape of Riviera Paradise down to nothing, playing it over and over again
“Voodoo Chile” was first written and performed by Jimi Hendrix in ‘68 and it’s a great performance but SRV takes it to another level. You should check out Hendrix as well
Listen to Hendrix and Ray Vaughans back-to-back. Ray Vaughan misses Many notes. Ray Vaughan rendition is done well there's really no comparison to Hendrixs!
@@darkmagus64 And you can't talk about Hendrix with out mentioning Eric Clapton. In my humble opinion the electric guitar family tree goes Clapton, Hendrix, and SRV at the top
@Andrew Walker. I agree. I love both of them. When EC released the From the Cradle album, I bought it right away and wouldn't listen to anything else for a month.
Voodo Child is a Jimi Hendrix song that Stevie is covering. Stevie did a Hendrix tour in a show of respect for Jimi. Sadly we lost Jimi to drugs in 1970 and Stevie in a helicopter crash Aug 27th 1990.
What a great performance by Stevie and the band. Playing tight, energetic and fast is one thing. Making every note and tone mean something is something else. As good as it gets. Edit: people sitting still? How???
Freakishly strong hands and besides the thick strings he also had the strings set higher off the fretboard so he could better action and get the sounds he wanted from the protesting steel wires.
This was his string gauge 013 - .015 - .019p - .028 - .038 - .058 It wasn't the full 13 set like most people think. When his fingers ached he would play 12's at times but the official mixed set was above.
Saw him live in Austin 1985. Best guitar player ever! He played a few accoustic songs, then showed how Hendrix, Clapton played " Little Wing. And how he played it! Pure Magic!!!
You wanna react to his version of the Hendrix tune called "Little Wing" at the El Macambo...and He's doin that with what's called the "Wa-Wa pedal".....and what's even cooler is that that particular Wa-Wa pedal once belonged to and was used by one of Stevie Ray Vaughn's (pronounced Von, like Don) idols, the legend himself, Mr. Jimi Hendrix....SVR is arguably the greatest guitar player, of any genre, to ever walk this planet....
Stevie makin' that guitar SANG !!! G.O.A.T. Was using a Wawa pedal to make that wawawa sound, and other pedals to change tones a couple of times. I believe both times he bent down was to adjust one of the pedals (could be wrong idk). Thank you for this reaction to my favorite guitarist. Well done!
You are now rockin with the GOAT my friend. Don’t let anyone tell you any different! Time to take a deep dive into Stevie Ray! Do yourself a favor and check out any song from the Live show at the Elmocambo Room in 1983, “Texas Flood”, “Little Wing” and “Lenny” are all mind blowing experiences. Thank you and you’re welcome!
Everybody has a favorite player but Stevie Ray Vaughn ( pronounced Von ) was the GOAT! totally different level his guitar was an exstention of himself as one.
It was a sad loss the day he died. I still remember actually where I was , when the announcement came over the radio. I know everyone has their favorite guitarist, but my is SRV and Page. They have a certain tone that set them apart for me.
I remember exactly where I was too on August 27 1990 too. On vacation with my ex and daughter in the Pocono Mountains PA. It poured rain all week and I told my young daughter it was tears from heaven. ✌💜✌
You would really love his "tin Pan Alley' with Johnny Copeland! Oh, and when you are asking 'how is he doing that?' He is using a foot pedal called a Wah wah.
@Hard News TV 2 Oh, YEAH. Love that version at Montreux. Punchy at hell. So much better than the studio version. Love the ACL version, too, especially the riffs at the 2 minute mark after Reese Wynan's solo.
I second that. The first four notes of "Tin Pan Alley": if you can listen to those and not feel moved, well ... you've got no soul. That version with Johnny Copeland was, to use and overused term, epic.
This was a Hendrix song,Stevie took it but kept the feel of it,he took it to another level.I was in my 20's. When I first really heard Stevie.I was blown away.I had heard him on let's dance by Bowie but the playing was night and day different.RIP to my GOAT!.I can't presume to assert that he is "The"goat but he is for me.
You havent seen anything yet till you see Texas Flood or Little Wing from live at El Macambo!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏please..your jaw will drop to the floor like everyone else who has seen it for first time lol💞💞
I love that you picked up on the drummer! Just as with Hendrix, his drummer ties the soulful chaos of Voodoo Chille together. Stevie was a master of guitar with sense enough to keep the best backup band in the business with him. If only Hendrix made the same decision, who, knows..... RIP Jimmy and Seivie.... Miss you both, each and every day.
...and of note, is that even though Stevie Ray was constantly improving, he died at age 35 in the Wisconsin mountains in a helicopter on August 27, 1990. I heard the full recording of that concert and I have never heard a human that could play as fast as he did in that concert. He cleaned up his drug addiction in 1985...then he died far too young. I saw him in concert in Daytona Beach, Fl around 1985. I was a huge fan but I couldn't believe what I was seeing when I saw him live. You realize that you are in the presence of greatness.
Lol dying laughing at your honest attempt at his name...and admitting (correctly) that you are butchering it. Haha. No worries! Can’t wait to see you as you start your SRV journey. It’’s sure to be an AMAZING one!
Try Texas flood from the live at el macambo show, i guarentee you've never seen anything like it in your life!! Then throw in little wing from the same show!! You'll be instantly converted to the SRV family!!
The best way to remember Stevie's name is to say "Stevie Rave On." Say it all together and you've got the pronunciation for Stevie Ray Vaughan. Oh, and the thing that he used was a wah pedal for the wah-wah sound. And when he bent down, he was taking the high end off his pedals for specific parts of the song. Stevie could very quickly edit the tone on his guitar. You saw him adjusting the knobs on the front of the guitar throughout the song. In my mind, Stevie was the greatest guitarist to ever walk the earth. He started learning to play at age 7... and it showed.
SRV was definitely the 💩. I wish we’d have had him longer. I saw him live. He made it look effortless. I have never seen anything that can come close enough to compare to him.
You wanna be blown away. Check out his Sound Check. Nobody in the building but him and the band getting set up for the show. It has just as much soul as his concert and it's just the warm up.
A few years ago I was given a lend of the VHS cassette by our drummer called Steve ray vaughan. Live at the el mocambo and was blown away. There and then I knew I was watching THEE best guitarist ever to have played. Afew years later with the help of the Internet I stumbled across eric clapton talking about srv and he confirmed just that. When the guy once known as God tells you someone is better than he then who are you to argue. And I'm not even religious.
love me some SRV, def one of the best. He died way to soon, mid 30's, from a plane crash. rip srv! the pedals, he used the foot pedals to get that sound. a remake of the Hendrix tune of the same name. Check this link out. he breaks a string during a live concert and switches out guitars while singing and doesn't miss a note. SMOOOOOTH! th-cam.com/video/JIFdMbhCa94/w-d-xo.html
Came close to losing Clapton that night too, but he was aboard a different helicopter; his manager and his body guard were also on the doomed chopper and killed alongside SRV.
Check out, Stevie Ray Vaughn, "Look At Little Sister" live In Austin, Texas. It was 2 wah wah pedals that made that unique sound on "Voodoo Chile". He has a cool trick towards the end of the song, "Look At Little Sister".
I could rattle off names galore, but the truth is, there is no “ best “ guitarist,....period ! Picked up my first guitar at 7, formed my first band at 14, and started playing large venues at 15. Played professionally for a couple decades, and have been out for a couple decades now. It takes a natural born musical ability, constant practice and creativity. I’ve always found the most amazing musicians are highly creative, truly have fun with it, and are self taught. Yes, many highly educated musicians may seem creative, but that’s just because you don’t pick up on their mimicry of others. The more you play others music, the harder it is to be truly creative. It’s hard to shake training, but if you’ve never had it, everything comes from bits and pieces you pick up, put in your own creative voice. There is no, “ can’t, or, shouldn’t “ be done. The world is your oyster until someone, or something restricts your creativity. It’s not in the genre, however, metal, and more particularly, thrash metal has no boundaries like other genres have. They utilize everything. Every technique, every style, reshaped to form the most creative music ever created. Think on that, strictly blues people ! Stevie was awesome, but not the greatest guitarist to ever live by far. No such thing exists !
He ranks alone in the room! Stevie brings the truth! Keep digging deeper, he'll blow your mind. That's just a standard second set part of the show, those guys are a machine....check em out.
I saw him 5 times live in concert before he died. Freaking legend.
Stevie Ray Vaughan doesn’t plug his guitar into a amp he plugs into his soul.
Then why is there a cable connected to his amp
He plugs it into GOD'S SOUL!
@@danielj4845 So non-believers like you aren't struck down by GOD!
So does Gary Moore, there's more than one guitar god.!!!!
Ooooh. This is deep CO
I saw SRV in Seattle when he opened for Ray Charles a year before his death. Didn't know him, but good God, we were drenched by the time he finished. Pure talent and charm. Ray Charles was in the wings dancing to Stevie. For $7 we saw the greatest guitarist of all time! What a blessing! RIP our beautiful SRV. 💞✌
What a great concert! I'm from West Seattle, where was the concert at?
SRV was one the the top players ever, maybe best when it comes to real feel from every note. He can blast through notes or hang on one with so much passion. I was privileged to see him live with Jeff Beck. Cried the day of the accident.
I was lucky to see him live once when he opened up for Robert Plant on tour in the 80’s. My brother in law turned to me and said “how the fuck is Robert Plant gonna follow this?” When he played the guitar behind his back we were in awe. Great reaction.
Hahaha !!! I saw him open for the Moody Blues lol. Talk about a diverse concert !!! One of the best I've ever been (besides Live Aid) to for sure and I've been to a LOT !!
Saw him open for Jeff Beck, it was shortly before he died...they played Little red rooster together...greatness
Walter Whitt that must have been amazing.
I don't mind admitting that I'm jealous as hell of you
Yeah, that is one tough act to follow!
I saw Stevie Ray live at Valley Forge Music Theater in PA in the 80s! I had 3 row center. He played Voodoo Child and I melted out my chair tears running down my cheeks goosebumps all over my body out of pure f-ing electrifying joy!!!! He's my favorite and always will be!
So jealous, that sounds like a one in a lifetime show!
SRV. Yeah. SRV. You're going to love this rabbit hole, it's deep....
Olde Dominion REAL deep. GOAT
While stunningly amazing, his rabbit hole isn't very deep, because he died so young. Not a huge collection of music.
Sadly.
Stevie was an unbelievable guitarist. He was playing a Jimi Hendrix song and using a wah-wah pedal to make that effect. One of his great accomplishments was to revitalize the blues genre of music seemingly out of nowhere to the then MTV audience in the early 80s.
Stevie Ray Voughan , LIVE, TEXAS FLOOD, at El Macombo. Plays behind his back while singing!.
I was there. Magic.
Downtown Toronto had a wicked live music seen until the late 80's early 90's, Albert's Hall upstairs at the Brunswick House brought in classic blues artists. Screaming, beer glass banging on the table refer smoking madness!!
And behind his head too!
@Lance Shepler DAMN RIGHT !
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Nope, you weren't there if you' were in Toronto. You may have seen SRV in Toronto, but this video is Austin City Limits.
I always like watching this great SRV performance. Been a fan for decades. The man was simply magic with a Strat. The intensity of the guitar playing in this song is paranormal.
This man is just amazing, self taught guitarist, dropped out of school to go to Austin Tx to play bars & venues there, pulled himself out of drug, alcohol addiction. As great as his guitar playing is, so is the story of his short life. Thanks, hope to see more reactions to SRV.
Speaking of his addiction. My fav is "Life by the drop" by S.R.V.
Steve grew up in Austin Texas don't want to argue but that's a fact
Note the ring on his right hand... You can't see it...but it has the AA (Alcohol Anonymous) symbol on it... His statue in Austin also features it... AA was an important part of his life and he was very public about that fact...
@@emmettegraves2597 No. I am sorry to say SRV grew up on the SE side of Dallas. Bo Didley said of SRV. He is a Black man trapped in a white man's body.
@@emmettegraves2597 raised in Dallas dropped out of high school and went to Austin
I absolutely LOVE watching people discovering Stevie for the first time. And how wonderfully at a loss for words they are. 😁
One of the best guitarist to ever grace this planet
Even seeing this three years after the fact--BEST reaction ever, to this performance. And I'm sure by now, several hundred commentators have helped you pronounce Stevie's last name. Lol. ☮️to all.
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the
G. O. A. T.💯 I grew up just 30 miles from Stevie. He taught himself to play the guitar and he couldn't read music so every song was never played the same. Stevie played guitar as if he had become fused together with it. You should react to Texas Flood Live at the Mocambo. You won't believe what you see and hear. Great reaction ❤️
Oh yea, his last name sounds like Don, Stevie Ray Vaughn
R. I. P. S. R. V.
SENSATIONAL...a legend..Stevie Ray Vaughan controls that guitar..it does not control him..and he plays rock n roll and blue's like you eating popcorn and cant get enough.and Stevie sings and is great at it..every performance is with everything he has to give you great entertainment..Never will be another like him and Stevie is sadly missed.
Watch his Texas Flood, live..,where he plays the guitar behind his back just as good as in front. He's the best I've ever heard, hands down. And the boy can sing. Also, he couldn't read music.
Vaughn pronounced "Von".
Candice Scott awww no!!! I wish you would’ve let him discover that by surprise!! The look on his face would be totally priceless.
yotaman2112 , I think others have mentioned it, besides ya don't want to miss half the song yelling what? What? WWWWHhhhhaaaatttt?
Candice Scott yes I saw others mentioned it. I just saw yours first and immediately responded. It’s ok. I just enjoy seeing those genuine responses when they witness a talent unseen in today’s musicianship.
It's pronounced 'Vawn'.
An old Irish name.
Google it!
@@candicescott7176 no seriously, people's jaws hitting the ground when he does it unexpectedly is the payoff.
One of ( if not the ) BEST guitar player to ever live !!
Yep, nearly speechless is how we all felt the first time we saw Stevie play, may he RIP. Gone way too soon and sorely missed ever since that terrible August 27, 1990 day.
You'll never see a better guitar perfomance than that. Crazy talent. A friend of mine saw his last performance at Alpine Valley around 1990, he tragically died in a helicopter crash later that night. He went there to see Eric Clapton and said that Stevie Ray blew Clapton out of the water. RIP SRV
Every time I see him play I sit in stunned, slack jawed wonder! That instrument is part of him.
Yeah Stevie was one of the Goats. May he rest in Peace. He died in a plane crash in the 1990's. The best Jimi Hendrix cover ever. Hendrix was his inspiration to expand his sound and creative technique. He's got some serious blues tunes as well. Thanks for reaction! Love it man.
“So that’s Vood Doo child?” No sir.....that’s Stevie Ray Vaughn.
well said ;-)
Amen!!!
Stevie is a voodoo child
Some of the fastest hands ive ever seen play....#LEGEND!!
his whole life was the Blues, PURE SOUL BRo
I’ve never watched this video of SRV but his musicianship is just so unparalleled? Effortless? I don’t know the word... just wow.
It’s awesome to see the next generation discover the genius that is Stevie Ray. Enjoy my friend, enjoy.
No one can make a gtr talk like Stevie could make a gtr talk. He truly was gifted and we lost him waaaaayyyy to soon. He is def in the top 5 gtr players of all time.
N_Nate138th Jeff Beck and Peter Frampton can make a gtr talk just as well. Not taking anything away from SRV, just sayin.
I put Terry Kath at the top 5 for rock guitarists. There are also superior guitarist in other genres, like country...Chet Akins, Roy Clark & Glenn Campbell to name some.
SRV and Page...the best!
@@candicescott7176 ummmmmmm no
@@juliemanarin4127 Add Joe Walsh to that list!
That is Stevie covering a Jimi Hendrix song. ❤️ There will never be another like Stevie
I saw SRV live in Detroit, he broke a string on his guitar while soloing, he kept playing with only 4 strings. The roadie walked up with a replacement guitar, Stevie jumped right to it while the roadie was holding it. Kept soloing, while he was the roadie switched the guitar strap and took the guitar with the broken string away. SRV never missed one note. Absolutely phenomenal.
I love to watch people see Stevie Ray for the first time. Pure genius.
Greatest guitarist of all time. I'm sure someone told you this bit it's pronounced Vawn, like Lawn but with a V at the front.
Bending those strings, making that guitar sing
Hold on to your hat, it's going behind the back!
That is Voodoo Child Slight Return. The long, studio version (Voodoo Chile) is on Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album; it's amazing. Stevie is incredible, though. RIP Jimi, RIP Stevie.
You just witnessed the greatest guitarist ever to drape a Fender over his shoulder. Since I know you like blues, go on an treat yourself to him playing songs like 'Tin Pan Alley', 'Lenny' and 'Texas Flood'. You don't have to react, just do yourself a favor and listen to them. Rest Easy SRV!
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Electric whatcha you smoking? 🙄
Electric huh??
SRV had a great desire to leave it all on the stage in each performance. His band Double Trouble is overlooked because Stevie was so prolific.
Stevie in this song does a call and response repeatedly from his guitar to his voice until the two become one seamless instrument. Recognized consistently as one of the top three or top one of all time.
Pronounce it like “Vawn “ (rhymes with “dawn”)
I like the sound of stevie ray voo chow though
@@wullaballoo2642 That'll do it.
Or "Lawn".. W.G.
Rhymes with fawn... Stevie Ray Vaughan... I was at his final concert... My all time favorite guitarist. I'm glad you found out about him.
I love watching people fall in love with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble! Now you are ready for Texas Flood on Shout Factory. Then Little Wing. After that we will talk more awesomeness!
He was using a Wah Wah pedal and a full set of "pedals" to obtain that sound which was pioneered by the late great Jimi Hendrix in 1968 ... that was 52 years ago and the world has never been the same. That being said , the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan brings another dimension to this song and yes he is considered to be one of the best to have ever played an electric six string. They're both jamming together in heaven now ...
It's great to see someone see him for the first time. He's truly one of the greatest of all time. I have lived in Austin,Tx for a long time. You could see him in bars for 5$ cover. He was F ing loud! Never a bad show! Crank it to 12 and free style baby!
his take on chitlins con carne has always been my favorite. Also i wore the VHS tape of Riviera Paradise down to nothing, playing it over and over again
“Voodoo Chile” was first written and performed by Jimi Hendrix in ‘68 and it’s a great performance but SRV takes it to another level.
You should check out Hendrix as well
You can’t talk about guitar gods without checking out Jimi Hendrix. The instrument was a part of him.
Listen to Hendrix and Ray Vaughans back-to-back. Ray Vaughan misses Many notes. Ray Vaughan rendition is done well there's really no comparison to Hendrixs!
I've got to agree. Hendrix was the master. But SRV is a top student.
@@darkmagus64 And you can't talk about Hendrix with out mentioning Eric Clapton. In my humble opinion the electric guitar family tree goes Clapton, Hendrix, and SRV at the top
@Andrew Walker. I agree. I love both of them. When EC released the From the Cradle album, I bought it right away and wouldn't listen to anything else for a month.
Voodo Child is a Jimi Hendrix song that Stevie is covering. Stevie did a Hendrix tour in a show of respect for Jimi. Sadly we lost Jimi to drugs in 1970 and Stevie in a helicopter crash Aug 27th 1990.
Texas flood live at el macombo ASAP
What a great performance by Stevie and the band. Playing tight, energetic and fast is one thing. Making every note and tone mean something is something else. As good as it gets.
Edit: people sitting still? How???
Stevie used the heaviest gauge strings there is. 13 gauge strings and they’re like using cables.
Exceptionally strong hands!
In Eb tuning... only about like 11s in E standard. I run 14's in E standard.
Freakishly strong hands and besides the thick strings he also had the strings set higher off the fretboard so he could better action and get the sounds he wanted from the protesting steel wires.
I tried to play 13's once on half step down with much lower action then he had. Couldn't bend whole step, gave up quickly. SRV was absolute monster.
This was his string gauge
013 - .015 - .019p - .028 - .038 - .058
It wasn't the full 13 set like most people think. When his fingers ached he would play 12's at times but the official mixed set was above.
You are witnessing the goat there are great guitarists and then there is stevie he is on another level love love srv
Texas Flood Live at El Macombo, your jaw will hit the floor !!!!
Saw him live in Austin 1985. Best guitar player ever!
He played a few accoustic songs, then showed how Hendrix, Clapton played " Little Wing. And how he played it!
Pure Magic!!!
G. O. A. T. !!!
Texas Flood and Little Wing live! Both version from his El Mocambo concert. Mind blowing!
One of the greatest who ever banged a Guitar 🎸
You wanna react to his version of the Hendrix tune called "Little Wing" at the El Macambo...and He's doin that with what's called the "Wa-Wa pedal".....and what's even cooler is that that particular Wa-Wa pedal once belonged to and was used by one of Stevie Ray Vaughn's (pronounced Von, like Don) idols, the legend himself, Mr. Jimi Hendrix....SVR is arguably the greatest guitar player, of any genre, to ever walk this planet....
Love to watch you younger guys discover the players I grew up with. Stevie Ray is the best
Stevie makin' that guitar SANG !!! G.O.A.T.
Was using a Wawa pedal to make that wawawa sound, and other pedals to change tones a couple of times. I believe both times he bent down was to adjust one of the pedals (could be wrong idk).
Thank you for this reaction to my favorite guitarist. Well done!
You are now rockin with the GOAT my friend. Don’t let anyone tell you any different! Time to take a deep dive into Stevie Ray! Do yourself a favor and check out any song from the Live show at the Elmocambo Room in 1983, “Texas Flood”, “Little Wing” and “Lenny” are all mind blowing experiences. Thank you and you’re welcome!
Anything from his live performance at the El Macambo, especially "Texas Flood" you will NOT be disappointed.
Stevie Ray was incredible, what a legend
What he's doing right now on that guitar and vocals would sure make Jimi Hendrix proud
Stevie shredded with a clarity and precision unseen in ANY other guitarist.
Great reaction! You ain't seen nothing yet. He ranks as the Goat!
He was one of the very best, and we all still love him here in Austin, TX.
Everybody has a favorite player but Stevie Ray Vaughn ( pronounced Von ) was the GOAT! totally different level his guitar was an exstention of himself as one.
Can you imagine seeing him live? OMG! ❤️❤️❤️
It was a sad loss the day he died. I still remember actually where I was , when the announcement came over the radio. I know everyone has their favorite guitarist, but my is SRV and Page. They have a certain tone that set them apart for me.
I remember exactly where I was too on August 27 1990 too. On vacation with my ex and daughter in the Pocono Mountains PA.
It poured rain all week and I told my young daughter it was tears from heaven. ✌💜✌
I know where I was- Alpine Valley- just watched him play. Aug 26th, 1990.
Karen Sketchley the sky is crying 😟😚💕love ya Stevie Ray Vaughan.
@@joreeves9175 yeah and I Can't Stand the Weather !!✌💜✌
I cried like a child. A child, man. And again after the posthumous album came out with Life by the Drop
Do you know the Fabulous Thunderbirds? That's Stevie's brother, Jimmy. Texas loves rock. RIP Stevie, we miss you.
You would really love his "tin Pan Alley' with Johnny Copeland! Oh, and when you are asking 'how is he doing that?' He is using a foot pedal called a Wah wah.
SupaSoul Productions oh man!!!! That one is sooooo good!
The cats from the alley of tin pan
That wah wah pedal had belonged to Jimi Hendrix
@Hard News TV 2 Oh, YEAH. Love that version at Montreux. Punchy at hell. So much better than the studio version. Love the ACL version, too, especially the riffs at the 2 minute mark after Reese Wynan's solo.
I second that. The first four notes of "Tin Pan Alley": if you can listen to those and not feel moved, well ... you've got no soul. That version with Johnny Copeland was, to use and overused term, epic.
This was a Hendrix song,Stevie took it but kept the feel of it,he took it to another level.I was in my 20's. When I first really heard Stevie.I was blown away.I had heard him on let's dance by Bowie but the playing was night and day different.RIP to my GOAT!.I can't presume to assert that he is "The"goat but he is for me.
He took what Jimi left and made it his own. And Sine van argue even Better. One of 2 alive who can argue for the Spot
Jimi can
SRV is absolutely favorite!!!
Vaughan rhymes with dawn. SRV is the GOAT. Such an amazing, natural talent. RIP.
You havent seen anything yet till you see Texas Flood or Little Wing from live at El Macambo!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏please..your jaw will drop to the floor like everyone else who has seen it for first time lol💞💞
SRV combined technical excellence with incredible feel...he played from some other place.
He was never lost on a guitar... never
I love that you picked up on the drummer! Just as with Hendrix, his drummer ties the soulful chaos of Voodoo Chille together. Stevie was a master of guitar with sense enough to keep the best backup band in the business with him. If only Hendrix made the same decision, who, knows..... RIP Jimmy and Seivie.... Miss you both, each and every day.
Been waiting for you to do some Stevie Ray.
...and of note, is that even though Stevie Ray was constantly improving, he died at age 35 in the Wisconsin mountains in a helicopter on August 27, 1990. I heard the full recording of that concert and I have never heard a human that could play as fast as he did in that concert. He cleaned up his drug addiction in 1985...then he died far too young. I saw him in concert in Daytona Beach, Fl around 1985. I was a huge fan but I couldn't believe what I was seeing when I saw him live. You realize that you are in the presence of greatness.
Lol dying laughing at your honest attempt at his name...and admitting (correctly) that you are butchering it. Haha. No worries! Can’t wait to see you as you start your SRV journey. It’’s sure to be an AMAZING one!
Love how you appreciate good music... and yeah. Stevie Ray was one of the greats
Try Texas flood from the live at el macambo show, i guarentee you've never seen anything like it in your life!! Then throw in little wing from the same show!! You'll be instantly converted to the SRV family!!
Your reaction was awesome. I do that every time I hear him.
The best way to remember Stevie's name is to say "Stevie Rave On." Say it all together and you've got the pronunciation for Stevie Ray Vaughan. Oh, and the thing that he used was a wah pedal for the wah-wah sound. And when he bent down, he was taking the high end off his pedals for specific parts of the song. Stevie could very quickly edit the tone on his guitar. You saw him adjusting the knobs on the front of the guitar throughout the song. In my mind, Stevie was the greatest guitarist to ever walk the earth. He started learning to play at age 7... and it showed.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest by far.
i think it's great the way you dig the music and comment without stopping the flow with pauses ! rock on!
Check out “Little Wing” live from El Mocambo. Epic!
Couldn’t ring a bell this well. Guy can play . Saw his documentary on his life . Playing clubs as a teenager. Sneak out play go to school and sleep.
SRV was definitely the 💩. I wish we’d have had him longer. I saw him live. He made it look effortless. I have never seen anything that can come close enough to compare to him.
You wanna be blown away. Check out his Sound Check. Nobody in the building but him and the band getting set up for the show. It has just as much soul as his concert and it's just the warm up.
Stevie live at the El Macambo will smoke you!!
A few years ago I was given a lend of the VHS cassette by our drummer called Steve ray vaughan. Live at the el mocambo and was blown away. There and then I knew I was watching THEE best guitarist ever to have played. Afew years later with the help of the Internet I stumbled across eric clapton talking about srv and he confirmed just that. When the guy once known as God tells you someone is better than he then who are you to argue. And I'm not even religious.
love me some SRV, def one of the best. He died way to soon, mid 30's, from a plane crash. rip srv!
the pedals, he used the foot pedals to get that sound. a remake of the Hendrix tune of the same name. Check this link out. he breaks a string during a live concert and switches out guitars while singing and doesn't miss a note. SMOOOOOTH!
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Briar Patch ...helicopter crash I think. I was in my mom’s living room when I heard the news. Same place when I saw the news on John Lennon.
Helicopter crash in East Troy, Wisconsin August 1990
Came close to losing Clapton that night too, but he was aboard a different helicopter; his manager and his body guard were also on the doomed chopper and killed alongside SRV.
You are correct, one of, if not THE best guitar player of all time. Gone way to soon. And full of soul.
Great video by the way.
Please do a reaction to Tin Pan Alley live with Johnny Copeland. It’s legendary
Check out, Stevie Ray Vaughn, "Look At Little Sister" live In Austin, Texas. It was 2 wah wah pedals that made that unique sound on "Voodoo Chile". He has a cool trick towards the end of the song, "Look At Little Sister".
In answer to your first question. It is called a wah, wah pedal.
Robert Price most likely a CryBaby
I think he was using VOX.
He even does his own version of Mary had a little Lamb and it's fantastic. Anything by SRV is GREAT.
It pretty much comes down to SRV or Hendrix as the GOAT guitar 🎸
But Jimi wrote it......too.
SRV is the 🐐
I swear those long sustained notes at the end gives me chills every single damn time man
Check SRV at Austin City Limits "tightrope"
Watch Live at Macombo. He was the GOAT no doubt. Lucky enough to see him once before he died.
RIP Stevie
"LEAVE MY LITTLE GIRL ALONE" Beautiful reaction!
Lots of people will recommend some shredders to listen to on here when they see this. I can tell you don't waste your time. SRV waaayyyy better.
Agreed...Page and SRV! Best 2 guitarists there ever was!
Damn right Stevie was Amazing, if I could choose a player to play like , oh yes SRV.
No way shredders!! You’re 100% man dont waste your time, SRV a beast. Got the vocals and can play.
I could rattle off names galore, but the truth is, there is no “ best “ guitarist,....period ! Picked up my first guitar at 7, formed my first band at 14, and started playing large venues at 15. Played professionally for a couple decades, and have been out for a couple decades now. It takes a natural born musical ability, constant practice and creativity. I’ve always found the most amazing musicians are highly creative, truly have fun with it, and are self taught. Yes, many highly educated musicians may seem creative, but that’s just because you don’t pick up on their mimicry of others. The more you play others music, the harder it is to be truly creative. It’s hard to shake training, but if you’ve never had it, everything comes from bits and pieces you pick up, put in your own creative voice. There is no, “ can’t, or, shouldn’t “ be done. The world is your oyster until someone, or something restricts your creativity. It’s not in the genre, however, metal, and more particularly, thrash metal has no boundaries like other genres have. They utilize everything. Every technique, every style, reshaped to form the most creative music ever created. Think on that, strictly blues people ! Stevie was awesome, but not the greatest guitarist to ever live by far. No such thing exists !
yep
He ranks alone in the room! Stevie brings the truth! Keep digging deeper, he'll blow your mind. That's just a standard second set part of the show, those guys are a machine....check em out.