@@405adam No. On cocaine. Not judging just stating a fact. The guitar player in my band was the bartender at the Elmo. He was tasked with providing certain substances. Not casting shade - I love Stevie with all my heart. A massive influence on my career.
Ya think? Imagine going out with the little lady for a few drinks at some dive bar in downtown Toronto and walking into one of the greatest rock and roll performances of all time. I saw Jimi in his prime and he didn't have half this energy.
@@jeffgaumond4250thats amazing. I will never sit here and say that jimi wasnt amazing. I dont listen to any of his songs besides little wing. He was amazing, i wont deny that but hes not my style. Srv is my favorite guitarist of all time. I was born after both of them were long gone though. I love srvs versions of Jimi. Jimi set a standard, and srv exceeded it in my opinion. The same way the original assembly line ford set the standard for a car, but it had room for improvment. And just like 1980-90s cars are still amazing to this day, srv is that. Some say there are better cars/guitarists now but i disagree. Weird comparison but i think some will get what i mean.
every time I get stuck and stale on the strat, I go look up an SRV lick. Then I am inspired again. Its the power and the perfect clarity and timing. Then....there is that tone. Man oh Man. What the world lost when he died
Yes I agree. I can't find anything that tops El Macombo. I can always find some imperfections in most of his performances(which is normal) but this one is literally flawless from beginning to end..and I mean every song.
That tone boy! This is hands down the best live gig of his I’ve seen. Saw it for the first time on vhs when I was 13, I’m now 45 and it blows me away still to this day! There’s so many good blues players that have gone on to emulate Stevie but let’s be honest none of them really hold a candle to him when he’s in the mood he’s in at El Macambo! He’s simply in another realm when it comes to bluesmen! A god amongst men!
My mom bought this live DVD to my father for is father's day. I was like 15, started guitar few month ago. After diner, we play it. My dad told me, you may like what you will see. Then I saw this guy, with a cool hat, walking on stage, and deliver a pure performance. I took the biggest slam in my face on my young life. I could not belive what I was watching. Pure energy, power, taste and control. For me they were like 2 or 3 guitar at the same time. I dont believe in any god, but this day I saw the light. I will remember this day forever. This change my life, complety. I remember watching this show, stand up, close to the TV, trying to understand what I was whatching. This shock me, like a trauma. From that day, I was SO deep into SRV. Day, night, anywhere, anytime, I was listening Stevie. Every single day, every single second of my life. I was whatching El Mocambo live, every single night for sleep. Every single night ! He made me the poor guitarist that I am today, but he also made me dream, and feel so much emotion. He was my best friend, my role model, my hero. And helped me to go though so much in my life. This live is exact meaning of soul. There is no live performance, of any kind so true, pure and powerfull. By growing up, you realise that you can't feel something, like the first time. First time are always special and don't last forever. But when I'm listening this live, even if I'm 34 now, I can feel this thing that shaken my soul this day. Thank you Stevie for what you bring to my life. And what you did on yours. You are the kind of soul that can change life forever. And there is no better way to use our time here.
Invented the true zone after many players claimed to have been in the zone. They were in kinder zone. He was the fucking professor of theoretical zone science.
That he does so flawless, you never notice the absence of a rhythm guitar.. He just never falls off Especially the Howlin Wolf songs are great examples of that ability.. Tell me, Shake for me, You'll be mine...
SRV was in the zone that night..drugs and alcohol had nothing to do with it because he played out of this world no matter what he was on or off of. I played guitar for a bit over 30 years and this video got me into blues and i never looked back. Why did Stevie have to die???...now we are stuck with that hack John Mayer.
Praise be to Thomas Edison and other inventors who brought the world sound recording technology with all its refinements along the way. Who knows what the next century will bring in sound engineering?
Some can bend and sustain using effects etc . Nobody grabs a note let’s it hang and then throws it like srv . It’s the player not the pedal etc . Srv next level emotion passion so yes I agree
I saw SRV in April of 1986 at Monmouth College, which is down the road from me. I wasn't really into blues, but I saw a poster promoting the show and a friend of mine and I went. I can't say I enjoyed that show. I was intrigued though, by this guitar player who had such a mystery about him and certainly could play the blues with power. I was so young I was actually frightened by the adults there, especially the bikers and goths. It was SO loud, and I spent as much time watching the couple next to me make out as I did the show. Two things from that show stand out to me: I could swear SRV brought up another singer to do Little Wing. I also recall these beautiful blue lights going around the gym as SRV played Life Without You. At the time I only knew a handful of SRV's songs. Does anyone recall him ever using a guest singer on Little Wing, or the blue lights? Another friend secured a backstage pass- he didn't tell me and went by himself- and met SRV before the show. He said there were lots of people standing around drinking, but that when he told SRV he also played guitar, SRV handed him his guitar to play!!! I also recall the security guys chatting about how cool SRV was to them doing soundcheck. SRV was so loud that a friend of mine who lived near the college told me the sound kept him up!! Years later I learned a ton of kids from my school went tot he show. I went through the late 1980's learning guitar and SRV, after a little getting used to, became my favorite guitar player. Let me tell you, it was different then. It was all about the shredders like Yngwie, Eddie, and Satch and Vai. In many circles, blues players, even SRV, were looked down upon because they didn't have the technique, and people felt it was easy to play blues. It was hard to find SRV tabs, and hard to find SRV fans. I felt inhibited by what I was listening to and playing, and like others were scoffing at my choice of music. The Fab T Birds at least had hits, but their guitar player was looked down upon even more than SRV. I got by because of the praise SRV got in the guitar mags and from a couple of teachers of mine. They made me think I wasn't crazy. Things changed with In Step. Sadly, SRV needed hits in order to get the respect due his playing, songs, and voice. Now getting tickets was not easy, now hearing him on the radio was easy, and seeing him on MTV a breeze ( up til then MTV went with Michael Jackson)) A LOT more people heard him, and A LOT finally gave him a real listen. I mean, before In Step, the T Birds were more well known than SRV. So it sure is nice to see places like this where people are giving SRV the kudos he so deserves! He should have gotten this amount of respect in 1983!!! It makes me feel good to see my main man being idolized and looked up to for so many reasons. I saw SRV a number of times; at the Pier in NYC, Madison Square Garden with Jeff beck, at the Garden State Arts Center only days before his death (a scaffolding for a play fell on his guitars that night, fucking them up and barely missing Rene Martinez). The best was seeing him at the legendary Asbury Park club, the Stone Pony. It was right before In Step came out and I had to sneak in, being underage. I don't know why he played there because he could have sold out much bigger places. The Pony holds about 500. But what a place to see him; loud as hell, he was REALLY into the show, and it was the first time I heard the songs that would be on In Step. Anyway, thanks everyone for vindicating my belief, and giving SRV the credit he deserved in his lifetime.
I simply Love SRV. Love the music but even moreso, I love watching him perform. So much feeling and compassion. I can listen to others but find myself going back to him right away. My favorite!
I saw him live 87? 3 .moths before s fatal crash. He is someone who things flow from other places directly thrluvh him..And it's just comes out. The the Ge real population. I know has this feels. Years ago.ike you are gifted. And everyone wants to hear you precisely. Est I can explain his powers
Every note Stevie ever played came from his HEART, powerful and passionate , I was fortunate to see him play Live and although many have tried to duplicate him ,they don't and never will come close and that's a FACT JACK
this shit is so insane. the perfection and clarity of those whole step perfect vibrato bends alone is so impressive - on 13’s, no less. legendary stuff. makes me proud to be an austinite
I passed in front of the El Mocambo this afternoon and this presentation came to mind. Lucky ones are those who were there during this amazing performance!
This one performance turned me on to SVR. Jaw-dropping talent. Both super tight and fluidly relaxed at the same time. I didn't even know that could be a thing.
A piece of advice to music fans. I was supposed to see SRV in the late 80s but couldnt go and thought id catch the next one, I was in California when a buddy called to tell me he passed away. Same friend and I had tickets to see Danny Gatton and he killed himself not long before the show. And then the same damn thing happened with Roy Buchanan. So when an artist you love is coming to town, go, and dont make excuses. Life is short.
This song does a great job at showcasing Stevie’s brutal, wide, nasty, controlled vibrato, no one else has a vibrato that just tears at your guts like that..
WOW.........he certainly deserved to be famous as he worked so darn hard to get there. No one else will ever be as good as SRV. RIP SRV.........because we don't since you've been gone!
The El Mocambo was a tiny club in Toronto that hosted mind blowing bands such SRV and the Stones in 77,its gone now but the memories stay forever.By the way SRV was on fire that night all caught on VHS....lol
Everything in it: brut force bendings, singing distortion and subtile low volume picking, fast runs and super slow, endless sustain tones. But whatever he plays, it is always totally in groove. As if there was some sort of inner drummer under his skin.
I'm not going to comment on Stevie's playing, we know he was a God, but props to whoever did the sound for this concert. I bought it last night and watched it all the way through and I"m now it almost sounds like a studio recording it's that good!
STEVIE WAS IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OF HIS OWN ON THE GUITAR 🎸 A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL THAT IN MY OPINION AS A MUSICIAN NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER REACH RIP MY FRIEND
stevie was special, dug into that guitar heavy handed and aggressive and the sounds that came out where crisp,clear and always on target, bulls eye accuracy with that feel, that fuckn FEEL that only a true master can display
The first time I saw Stevie on Austin City Limits his eyes literally rolled back in his head. He went into an otherworldly zone. It was done deal I was hooked
Stevie ray good school every other guitar player in the world on finger vibrato. No rhythm instrument, what a high wire act. just beyond belief crunchy tone in the best vibrato of all time.
One of the best single guitar notes in the world 3:09 wow!! The more i listen the more i discover why he is Top 10 of all time, And quess what!! He was a TEXAN
Young Stevie Ray Vaughan is a sensational guitar player and singer..great performance every time..great band..blue's and rock n roll and Stevie the best of all..This is what legends do..
Music (REAL music, that is) is nothing more than a language that speaks directly to the soul. No words required, just a gutsy narrative that can only be conveyed through Feel (and tons of self-discipline). It speaks volumes of both the Good and Bad in all of us. Stevie was a master interpreter when it came to that kind of thing.
This has to be one of the absolute best live performances he has ever done! It makes me feel orgasmic❤ I love SRV beyond what words could ever describe
No way to say this kindly...that is a cool lick but if you don't have a handle on it after 30 years your ears are failing you. He's working off the 6th for that little sparkle, it does sound cool.
Zol Fodor saw him play 3 times. Once standing in the front. I was unbelievably great. Even better than the video cause you could see and feel the raw power and talent.
Stevie Ray Vaughan can sleep and play at the same time and that's on his guitar without a doubt..band is great..great singer and song writer in his short life..Every performance is phenomenal..Stevie is so talented..RIP
Wiblet All of Stevie's guitars went into Jimmie's possession when he died. The only one I know of that was parted with was "Lenny", his red Strat used for this performance of the song by the same name. It was sold to Guitar Center for something like $650,000.
Wow, wow, wow his soul extened to his fingers & then into the guitar & into our ears & into our soul. Thank you SRV, I can never tell you what your music has meant to me or the joy it gave me. God rest your soul.
Simply put, this entire El Mocambo show is otherworldly.
Definitely on fire that night 🔥🔥🔥
In my opinion it’s his best live performance.
@@ontariobuds absolutely
Sure good stuff but......seeing him live in a small venue in Texas! El Macabo ....no
@@405adam No. On cocaine. Not judging just stating a fact. The guitar player in my band was the bartender at the Elmo. He was tasked with providing certain substances. Not casting shade - I love Stevie with all my heart. A massive influence on my career.
That crowd had no idea how lucky they were watching history in the making
Ya think? Imagine going out with the little lady for a few drinks at some dive bar in downtown Toronto and walking into one of the greatest rock and roll performances of all time.
I saw Jimi in his prime and he didn't have half this energy.
@@jeffgaumond4250thats amazing. I will never sit here and say that jimi wasnt amazing. I dont listen to any of his songs besides little wing. He was amazing, i wont deny that but hes not my style. Srv is my favorite guitarist of all time. I was born after both of them were long gone though. I love srvs versions of Jimi. Jimi set a standard, and srv exceeded it in my opinion. The same way the original assembly line ford set the standard for a car, but it had room for improvment. And just like 1980-90s cars are still amazing to this day, srv is that. Some say there are better cars/guitarists now but i disagree. Weird comparison but i think some will get what i mean.
I do
every time I get stuck and stale on the strat, I go look up an SRV lick. Then I am inspired again.
Its the power and the perfect clarity and timing. Then....there is that tone.
Man oh Man. What the world lost when he died
Strings as big as telephone poles!
True👌🏼
Very much agreed and DITTO all that, Brother-in-guitar ...
It's sick how he plays so damned perfectly, even at the "dusty" region of the fretboard, where no one is supposed to go LOL.
Your words will last like his dedication for the Bluuuueees!
A Man, man! Oh, humanity...
It’s been 18 years of playing guitar on and off, I’m so close to figuring this song out by watching it and listening. I feel so good right now.
Bro your hands and forearms must be like Popeyes😂
i've never seen Stevie so crazy and agressive like at El Mocambo, he killed it!
Yes I agree. I can't find anything that tops El Macombo. I can always find some imperfections in most of his performances(which is normal) but this one is literally flawless from beginning to end..and I mean every song.
WhiskeyTrain100 absolutely agree with you 100%. This night was above all the rest. I think his ACL 89 performance is up there too.
Il y a encore plus agressif que ça, ici :
Très très énervé
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He was great at Convocation Hall opening for Dire Straits in 85
Absolutely coked off his head, what a legend
That tone boy! This is hands down the best live gig of his I’ve seen. Saw it for the first time on vhs when I was 13, I’m now 45 and it blows me away still to this day! There’s so many good blues players that have gone on to emulate Stevie but let’s be honest none of them really hold a candle to him when he’s in the mood he’s in at El Macambo! He’s simply in another realm when it comes to bluesmen! A god amongst men!
His tone just hits you like a tidal wave and carries you off to a better place .truly one of a kind SRV was just on another level
The lick starting at 2:21 is one of the most beautiful he ever played and it should be part of the general education of all guitarist.
Yeah the transition from what was happening before to that lick is something else
This lick like coldshot
@@gober.9514 Yeah it's just a variation of it. Sounds so good because of the hybrid picking.
@@gober.9514 damn, didn’t pick that out at first. I heard Black Velvet for some reason. Soo good
simple
I NEVER get tired of this performance !!! My man was totally in the zone that night.
Same here...I'm embarrassed to admit how many times i've watched this entire show.
@@Krazy_Shorts it's just so awesome
The man who has had the most control over the instrument known as guitar just so happened to play the 12 bar blues and be known as Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Jason B. Hendrix thooo I think they both are a level above countless others in their intimacy with their instrument
''The most control" is a good way to put it. Effortlessly powerful
Jason B. Not always 12 bar.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I’ve always wondered what instrument he was playing. Lol
Much love from Canada 🇨🇦
Bluesy, jazzy, rock, the tone...this dude had it ALL.
He plays rythm and lead guitar at the same time...
Alejandro Mahlknecht like jimi
Robert Johnson introduce that kind of playing style
And piano at 2:48
That's his job 🤘
This man was hendrix on steroids
When i listen to SRV ,so do my neighbors .
same here!
hahahahaha, great comment.
So do l.
Crank up that volume
Hahaha 😅
My mom bought this live DVD to my father for is father's day. I was like 15, started guitar few month ago. After diner, we play it. My dad told me, you may like what you will see. Then I saw this guy, with a cool hat, walking on stage, and deliver a pure performance. I took the biggest slam in my face on my young life. I could not belive what I was watching. Pure energy, power, taste and control. For me they were like 2 or 3 guitar at the same time. I dont believe in any god, but this day I saw the light. I will remember this day forever. This change my life, complety. I remember watching this show, stand up, close to the TV, trying to understand what I was whatching. This shock me, like a trauma. From that day, I was SO deep into SRV. Day, night, anywhere, anytime, I was listening Stevie. Every single day, every single second of my life. I was whatching El Mocambo live, every single night for sleep. Every single night ! He made me the poor guitarist that I am today, but he also made me dream, and feel so much emotion. He was my best friend, my role model, my hero. And helped me to go though so much in my life.
This live is exact meaning of soul. There is no live performance, of any kind so true, pure and powerfull.
By growing up, you realise that you can't feel something, like the first time. First time are always special and don't last forever. But when I'm listening this live, even if I'm 34 now, I can feel this thing that shaken my soul this day.
Thank you Stevie for what you bring to my life. And what you did on yours. You are the kind of soul that can change life forever. And there is no better way to use our time here.
what did John mellancamp say in jack and Diane, life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone, at 34 you better keep listening to Stevie
You play cuz you love it. If you dont love it .......
That's the zone! He's in the ZONE fellas!
Mitch 1977 He is the zone
Love it when he has a out of body experience
Yup..
Invented the true zone after many players claimed to have been in the zone. They were in kinder zone. He was the fucking professor of theoretical zone science.
Someone better call Kenny Loggins...wait wrong video
He is the master of the "call and response" of the blues. Playing lead and rhythm parts at the same time.
That he does so flawless, you never notice the absence of a rhythm guitar..
He just never falls off
Especially the Howlin Wolf songs are great examples of that ability..
Tell me, Shake for me, You'll be mine...
You need to watch his gigs at El Mocambo, this is his best concert in my opinion.
Yes
This is for sure the best live concert filmed ever in human history
Check out Live In Nashville
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He was playing at home. On fire. In his thirties? Wotever. The man was the man. Thanks for posting this one too.
SRV was in the zone that night..drugs and alcohol had nothing to do with it because he played out of this world no matter what he was on or off of. I played guitar for a bit over 30 years and this video got me into blues and i never looked back. Why did Stevie have to die???...now we are stuck with that hack John Mayer.
you can limit yourself to John Mayer if you want.
but that's not something I would ever do
NEVER will there be another, we lost him, but he left us SO much. Thanks STEVIE, your talent was a gift from GOD to the world.❤
Praise be to Thomas Edison and other inventors who brought the world sound recording technology with all its refinements along the way. Who knows what the next century will bring in sound engineering?
After watching countless hours of Srv footage I am entirely sure that no one can bend a note like he does.
I think you should check out Roy Buchanan 😉
Some can bend and sustain using effects etc . Nobody grabs a note let’s it hang and then throws it like srv . It’s the player not the pedal etc .
Srv next level emotion passion so yes I agree
@@oldguyblues Buchanan never used a pedal. It was all his hands and his mind doing the work. Check out his Austin show on YT. It's mind boggling
@@griselame seen it, srv is still better tho
@@CemTubek95 there is no best this or best that in music, it's all subjective
The 30th anniversary of his death was two days ago. Rest in peace, big guy. You changed my life.
Stevie's vibrato was unmatched...the great one doing his thang...🎸🎸🎸
I saw SRV in April of 1986 at Monmouth College, which is down the road from me. I wasn't really into blues, but I saw a poster promoting the show and a friend of mine and I went. I can't say I enjoyed that show. I was intrigued though, by this guitar player who had such a mystery about him and certainly could play the blues with power. I was so young I was actually frightened by the adults there, especially the bikers and goths. It was SO loud, and I spent as much time watching the couple next to me make out as I did the show.
Two things from that show stand out to me: I could swear SRV brought up another singer to do Little Wing. I also recall these beautiful blue lights going around the gym as SRV played Life Without You. At the time I only knew a handful of SRV's songs. Does anyone recall him ever using a guest singer on Little Wing, or the blue lights?
Another friend secured a backstage pass- he didn't tell me and went by himself- and met SRV before the show. He said there were lots of people standing around drinking, but that when he told SRV he also played guitar, SRV handed him his guitar to play!!! I also recall the security guys chatting about how cool SRV was to them doing soundcheck.
SRV was so loud that a friend of mine who lived near the college told me the sound kept him up!! Years later I learned a ton of kids from my school went tot he show.
I went through the late 1980's learning guitar and SRV, after a little getting used to, became my favorite guitar player. Let me tell you, it was different then. It was all about the shredders like Yngwie, Eddie, and Satch and Vai. In many circles, blues players, even SRV, were looked down upon because they didn't have the technique, and people felt it was easy to play blues.
It was hard to find SRV tabs, and hard to find SRV fans. I felt inhibited by what I was listening to and playing, and like others were scoffing at my choice of music. The Fab T Birds at least had hits, but their guitar player was looked down upon even more than SRV.
I got by because of the praise SRV got in the guitar mags and from a couple of teachers of mine. They made me think I wasn't crazy.
Things changed with In Step. Sadly, SRV needed hits in order to get the respect due his playing, songs, and voice. Now getting tickets was not easy, now hearing him on the radio was easy, and seeing him on MTV a breeze ( up til then MTV went with Michael Jackson))
A LOT more people heard him, and A LOT finally gave him a real listen. I mean, before In Step, the T Birds were more well known than SRV.
So it sure is nice to see places like this where people are giving SRV the kudos he so deserves! He should have gotten this amount of respect in 1983!!! It makes me feel good to see my main man being idolized and looked up to for so many reasons.
I saw SRV a number of times; at the Pier in NYC, Madison Square Garden with Jeff beck, at the Garden State Arts Center only days before his death (a scaffolding for a play fell on his guitars that night, fucking them up and barely missing Rene Martinez). The best was seeing him at the legendary Asbury Park club, the Stone Pony. It was right before In Step came out and I had to sneak in, being underage. I don't know why he played there because he could have sold out much bigger places. The Pony holds about 500. But what a place to see him; loud as hell, he was REALLY into the show, and it was the first time I heard the songs that would be on In Step.
Anyway, thanks everyone for vindicating my belief, and giving SRV the credit he deserved in his lifetime.
thanks for sharing
Rick, THANK YOU for that amazing story, my friend. I still love hearing these stories. And I miss him so much.
Awesome story. Thanks for sharing!
Life without you wasn’t released at the time of this gig unfortunately but that would be cool if he did bring up a guest singer
It was probably Alan Haynes who sang little wing.
I simply Love SRV. Love the music but even moreso, I love watching him perform. So much feeling and compassion. I can listen to others but find myself going back to him right away. My favorite!
Hes got that mean mug when he plays
I 37th that! lol. S.R.V. always, Rest in Peace STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN!!!!
❤❤❤
I saw him live 87? 3 .moths before s fatal crash. He is someone who things flow from other places directly thrluvh him..And it's just comes out. The the Ge real population. I know has this feels. Years ago.ike you are gifted. And everyone wants to hear you precisely. Est I can explain his powers
@@dick-hb6ek he died in 1990, so youre either lying or you have short term memory
Every note Stevie ever played came from his HEART, powerful and passionate , I was fortunate to see him play Live and although many have tried to duplicate him ,they don't and never will come close and that's a FACT JACK
I`m out of words. Jawdropping performance.
unforgettable!.....the number one...from always!
Often imitated.... NEVER DUPLICATED!!...
It seems like Stevie was out of words too, hence no lyrics. 😁
No one talks about the lick starting at 1:16 it’s so magical it makes my ears explode of happiness
The definition of Texas Blues. Guitar God. Bad Ass. Legend. The man who changed the world...SRV. I am a witness. Thank you forever.
anybody who downvotes Stevie deserves cement shoes
So you learn guitar cause of this guy, then watch him play and despair
this shit is so insane. the perfection and clarity of those whole step perfect vibrato bends alone is so impressive - on 13’s, no less. legendary stuff. makes me proud to be an austinite
13's are hard to fucking play on, it takes shear force of will man
His live playing is almost unmatched! Dude was so good.
I passed in front of the El Mocambo this afternoon and this presentation came to mind. Lucky ones are those who were there during this amazing performance!
This one performance turned me on to SVR. Jaw-dropping talent. Both super tight and fluidly relaxed at the same time. I didn't even know that could be a thing.
In my opinion thé El Mocambo live was one or his best performance!
Not only HIS best performance ......this is some of the BEST live recorded guitar playing....ever. He killed it that show. 🤘
Fuck me this is my absolute favourite song from the set list, actually it's a tie between Texas flood the first Stevie Ray video I ever saw.
So relatable
That tone... and it’s so effortless but so religious and devotional at the same time. The world will never be the same.
A piece of advice to music fans. I was supposed to see SRV in the late 80s but couldnt go and thought id catch the next one, I was in California when a buddy called to tell me he passed away. Same friend and I had tickets to see Danny Gatton and he killed himself not long before the show. And then the same damn thing happened with Roy Buchanan. So when an artist you love is coming to town, go, and dont make excuses. Life is short.
Burnt a hole in this recording on VHS. Just a beast
This song does a great job at showcasing Stevie’s brutal, wide, nasty, controlled vibrato, no one else has a vibrato that just tears at your guts like that..
Stevie's Performance at El Mocambo was his best of his entire career.. he was high as a horse but still an overwhlemng performance
last austin concert and capitol were better i think
Without a doubt. His best.........but before sobriety. May The Lord rest his soul.
I don’t agree.
For my opinion his best performance was in 1989 in Austin.
Theres way too many was just listening to a show from des Moines...wow
You mean his whole career was his best performance. You mixed up the words.
WOW.........he certainly deserved to be famous as he worked so darn hard to get there. No one else will ever be as good as SRV. RIP SRV.........because we don't since you've been gone!
This was Stevie’s finest live performance
The guy will always be in a class of his own 🎁
The El Mocambo was a tiny club in Toronto that hosted mind blowing bands such SRV and the Stones in 77,its gone now but the memories stay forever.By the way SRV was on fire that night all caught on VHS....lol
It's either been reopened or in the process of reopening and being renovated. One of the two
Check out the guy in the audience at the very end. LITERALLY slack-jawed and shaking his head at what he just witnessed.
NotMarkKnopfler it even took him a few seconds to realize he forgot to clap! He is thinking, "yeah this guy isn't human".... lol
I just don't have words to describe this level of guitar playing, other than awesome, which seems inadequate. Best guitar player ever.
Bill Brown Jimi...still #1
No marcus, srv is better
And Gary was Better than all 😂 my Heroes: BB, SRV, EVH, Gary.
Vi oh man, you are right mighty Gary Moore
And Guthrie Govan can flawlessly imitate all of them, and has his own incredible style taboot taboot.
Everything in it: brut force bendings, singing distortion and subtile low volume picking, fast runs and super slow, endless sustain tones. But whatever he plays, it is always totally in groove. As if there was some sort of inner drummer under his skin.
An open channel to the Soul
Those double-stops! That palm muting! Those bends! Damn, rave on, Stevie Ray Vaughn!
This was a live broadcast I remember watching in absolute awe from beginning to end. A masterpiece.
I'm not going to comment on Stevie's playing, we know he was a God, but props to whoever did the sound for this concert. I bought it last night and watched it all the way through and I"m now it almost sounds like a studio recording it's that good!
3:43
Stevie " damn that note nasty "
Kyle James fuckin right
You can hear the seed that grew into "Cold Shot" at 2:22. Amazing.
there are many similar licks in his many songs but this one is pretty much exactly the same lol
STEVIE WAS IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OF HIS OWN ON THE GUITAR 🎸 A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL THAT IN MY OPINION AS A MUSICIAN NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER REACH RIP MY FRIEND
stevie was special, dug into that guitar heavy handed and aggressive and the sounds that came out where crisp,clear and always on target, bulls eye accuracy with that feel, that fuckn FEEL that only a true master can display
So are the dislikes by mistake?... your in a bad mood if you cant realize this talent
Their fingers were cramped from trying to play like him so the missed the like.
They must not be on the same sonic frequency or it's something that we clearly don't understand because this is the divine shit man. ✌️🎸
The best fingers touched guitar ever!!!!
The first time I saw Stevie on Austin City Limits his eyes literally rolled back in his head. He went into an otherworldly zone. It was done deal I was hooked
I think he was just high.
Greatest SRV guitar instrumental ever god bless the crowd that got to witness this. Gives me goosebumps everytime
It's a treat to listen to him! And to watch his videos is a thrill. Aren't we fortunate to have a little piece of him!!
The amps are literally going to catch fire from how hot the tubes are…
1 of a kind there never has been or ever will like Stevie Ray Vaughn !!!!!!!!!
jason porter copied jimis shtick with the clothes and Stratocaster but agree otherwise
Genius
Stevie ray good school every other guitar player in the world on finger vibrato. No rhythm instrument, what a high wire act. just beyond belief crunchy tone in the best vibrato of all time.
Stevie was and is one of my heroes
Stevie keeps me up too late too often.
If your sitting down..stand up on your fn feet to the greatest musician
To ever grace this planet
Stevie made that strat sing... Love the Vibroverb tone
Best Stink Face ever, Stevie was out to rip the strings off and give us the joy of his talent
One of the best single guitar notes in the world 3:09 wow!! The more i listen the more i discover why he is Top 10 of all time,
And quess what!! He was a TEXAN
🤯💯 OMG‼ THE 🐐🎸playing god‼🔥
Those Texas blues really DO IT for me!
RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan. ❤🕊🙏
❤❤❤
Young Stevie Ray Vaughan is a sensational guitar player and singer..great performance every time..great band..blue's and rock n roll and Stevie the best of all..This is what legends do..
1.09. That smile on Tommy's face when he knows he is in the presence of greatness.
The people that where watching Stevie Ray Vaughn perform that night had no idea how great he was, if i was there i would of bowed to his feet
This guy was BAD TO THE BONE MAN
AND WAS ONLY GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER PERIOD.......................................
Music (REAL music, that is) is nothing more than a language that speaks directly to the soul. No words required, just a gutsy narrative that can only be conveyed through Feel (and tons of self-discipline). It speaks volumes of both the Good and Bad in all of us.
Stevie was a master interpreter when it came to that kind of thing.
This has to be one of the absolute best live performances he has ever done! It makes me feel orgasmic❤ I love SRV beyond what words could ever describe
Stevie is literally tourturing that Fender Strat at
3:20-3:35, and that Strat is taking it, like the real guitar that it is.
One of his best concerts ever filmed. Most of his shows was never recorded so this is a matter of opinion.
the genius that is stevie ray vaughan will never be duplicated
The GREAT BLUES SOUND OF TEXAS PLAYED BY A GREAT TEXAN!
The lick stevie plays from 1:17-19 has eluded me for 30yrs... no one on boo tube covers it/..
No way to say this kindly...that is a cool lick but if you don't have a handle on it after 30 years your ears are failing you. He's working off the 6th for that little sparkle, it does sound cool.
The Best guitar player i have Ever seen, Bar None ! he didnt play guitar he was the guitar !
would loved to have been in the crowd watching this,to anyone that was there,you must have been blown away totally.
Zol Fodor saw him play 3 times. Once standing in the front. I was unbelievably great. Even better than the video cause you could see and feel the raw power and talent.
I was there
A zen master doing his craft , truly awe inspiring
Losing him was devastating to many who viewed him as a beacon of hope in a dark world.
this tone heals my ears
Have to listen on my headphones want him all to myself..❤️❤️
AND LOUD!😵
Hahaaa!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughan can sleep and play at the same time and that's on his guitar without a doubt..band is great..great singer and song writer in his short life..Every performance is phenomenal..Stevie is so talented..RIP
He's my hero god damm immaculate
Seriously, anybody that gives this a 👎 knows nothing - and I mean nothing - about playing the guitar.
I know nothing about playing guitar, and i still give this a thumbs up, and can not fathom anyone doing otherwise.
That guitar smoked a cigg after that. Love you SRV..
I believe number 1 was buried with Stevie. He slept with that guitar . Hard to believe Jimmy would lay him to rest without it.
Wiblet
All of Stevie's guitars went into Jimmie's possession when he died. The only one I know of that was parted with was "Lenny", his red Strat used for this performance of the song by the same name. It was sold to Guitar Center for something like $650,000.
For what I here he didn't need to take it with him was nice and humble person in real life the guitar was just an extension of him
It's ear candy. His licks and sound is so perfect. Heavenly music.
Stevie, the Best... like our guitar player Pappo, from Buenos Aires, Argentina !!
he could play his way out of hell and into heaven, worked hard to do that, and is simply put, inspiration
I just don’t understand how this is possible, the dude was outside his mind
He achieved matrix
Wow, wow, wow his soul extened to his fingers & then into the guitar & into our ears & into our soul. Thank you SRV, I can never tell you what your music has meant to me or the joy it gave me. God rest your soul.