British guitarist reacts to Albert King's ULTIMATE jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Tonight I'm taking a look and two legends in one, Albert and Stevie just jammin' away!
Original video - • ALBERT KING & STEVIE R...
Pre jam chat - • Video
For more, check out my other sites!
www.patreon.com/wingsofpegasus
www.wingsofpegasus.com
wingsofpegasus
Twitter - @wingsofpegasus
Insta - @wingsofpegasusofficial
Wow, Fil, words just fail to express my appreciation for your work here. But I'll try anyway. In short, you have an amazing gift for verbalizing WHY our jaws just drop to the floor when we witness masterful blues playing like this. All I knew when I first saw this clip of Stevie Ray and Albert was that I was blown away by their playing. But you Fil tell us WHY we're blown away. As you discuss videos like this. I find myself saying' "Yes, yes, yes! THAT'S IT! Fil's hit the nail on the head AGAIN!" . The best part is I come away with an appreciation of musical greatness like this that is 1000 times more than I got on my own. Absolutely monumental.
Thanks Ron!
My big regret not seeing SRV before he passed tho saw Albert King live twice. Wow. Thanks for doing this.
Girl such a dumb ass I am. Lived in Austin for 15 yrs saw SRV but never albert or bb
I got to see SRV in March of 1990 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. What a great show and who would of thought we would only have him for a few more months. RIP SRV.
Fun Fact: Albert's guitar "Lucy", was custom built for him by Mr. Dan Erlewine. The luthier who makes the Stew Mac videos, and has also designed alot of their tools.
Goosebumps every time I listen to the greatest Blues Guitarist of all time!
Stevie Ray Vaughan is the Cat's meowww..and Albert King is fantastic with all smiles and rhythem coming our way..Stevie is sensational and Albert picked up on the quality of sound going out..Legends..most beautiful sounds coming out of those Guitars..How Sweet the sound..can listen for hours..never boring ..This makes me smile all day long..
This entire session was about 90min, and it’s all fantastic.
Hey Fil - "unsurpassable" is not a word one lightly uses, but these two players together - well, just unsurpassable. Your analysis provides excellent insights into this performance that I never picked up on through numerous watchings - so thank you very much! You're talented. I loved the one you did on one of the Everly Brothers - talk about bringing insights into the Everly magic. Keep up the great work!
this is genuinely one of my favorite videos...two grates!!!
👍
SRV had so much respect for the Elder State men of the Blues
👍
SVR was a true gentleman in every aspect.
Stevie is absolutely giddy that he is up there with his hero.
Your analysis and explanations are spot on bro, real talk....you almost sound like my Jazz Band director, Mr. Bill Nicolosi, who aside from Maynard Ferguson, was the greatest trumpet player I've heard, and he was really into the teaching of not just reading the sheet music, but being aware of and able to read the other soloists cues and nuances and seamlessly blending in with the rhythm section and horns from one soloist to the next...I thoroughly enjoy your vids bro....
Thanks!
Another Excellent, Insightful Video.
Saw Albert and Stevie many times an Antones
There will Never be another SRV ~ RIP !!
Amen.
Stevie Ray is enjoying this, and that is what music means to me.
I saw Albert King several times in Carbondale illinois and at some Chicago Blues bars. I've seen many now deceased Blues players in my life. If there's anything I wouldn't change in my life, all the musicians I saw and met in person are something I'll never regret.
Cool ☺
thanks for sharing this with us🎸🎷🎻
No problem!
This is so great. You can actually hear part of where Stevie got his sound. There is a whole album from this session and several videos... It really is a piece of history. One generation of Blues men handing it to the next. And Stevie sort of handed it to the next. That is how the blues keeps living. SRV never got the respect he really deserved. He was one of the best, in a genre that was not revered as much as the time of this greatness. He should have been up there with BB, Clapton, Hendrix, Buddy Guy... It took him forever to break through because of the times... too bad he didn't persist longer.
You can just see how much respect they have for each other which is really cool no competition just playing blues having fun
Yeah!
Saw Albert play in a bar in upstate New York 25 years ago. Must have had a 50 foot cord on his guitar because the place was narrow and deep and he took off playing his lead guitar moseying out through the crowd to the back. Came right by me, totally immersed in what he was doing. It was awesome!
Cool!
I really like your presentations with your differentiated comments and hints full of skilfulness, musical experience and knowledge, and all of it garnished with your genuine appreciating, joyful and fresh attitude! Just keep on the good work!
Thanks Peter!
Excellent stuff and I love the way they Converse while they weave classic Blues thank you Phil
No problem!
Musical perfection.
This was recorded in my home town's television studio. It
was a show that brought two different artists together for a performance . In session it was called . Great CD of this called In Session.
Lucky enough to see Stevie twice . Albert is great wish I would have seen him.
Awesome!
Great session!!! Mr.King passing the torch, sadly both of these greats would be gone in less than ten years😔
Yeah gone way too soon.
I was lucky to see Albert King as guest star for Gary Moore on the Still Got The Blues Tour at Hammersmith, it was truly great to listen to two totally different generations of blues players, Albert the old school minimalist player and Gary the rock come blues player with his in your face tone from his Les Paul. It was a magical night and one that will stay in my memory for ever.
Awesome!
A great blues summit!
The teacher and his protege.
2 generations of blues history!
Amen!
'Nuther nice one, Fil! Mountain Top performance.
Funny watching Stevie bend up and Albert bend down. Here's an interesting interview of Stevie's guitar tech, Rene Martinez. Gives you a little insight into just how strong those hands were:
..." I refretted the guitar maybe once a year, and I replaced the ivory nut probably as many times. You can't use the same nut once you refret the guitar - the action would be too low.
"The last time I refretted it, I told him it would be the last time. He asked me why and I told him that I had to plane to fingerboard every time I put new frets in. He would really dig in; he not only wore the frets out, but he would wear out some of the wood, as well."...
"You used to put jumbo-sized frets on the guitar, right?
"Yes. He used to use medium-sized frets, but he'd wear them out, so I said, 'You're probably better off with jumbos.' That way, I could work with them through the year, reshape them so he could continue to play. He enjoyed them - they gave him more access to sliding up and down."...
www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-stevie-ray-vaughans-guitar-tech-rene-martinez-267030
Cool! Rene's a legend!
I love how he says to Stevie "come on punk"
I've seen this jam. They both looked like sheer bliss was washing over them.
👍
Fil, I can tell you that Stevie Ray's hands were just massive. I got to meet him once at a record store album signing. He ran out of time, and couldn't sign for everyone, but he said he wanted to thank everyone so he shook everyone's hand. I took some great pictures and got to shake his hand and that was the thing that really stood out to me was the size of his hands.
Awesome!
Requested this a while back on a live stream. I'm glad to see you react to it, although I don't mind a 20 to 25 minute video, just for these two legends lol.
Yeah it would be cool to have a bit more time for these vids!
Love the blues and love this video!
👍
His vibrato on those thick strings was insane.
👍
I loved how Albert King later in this session pulled out a nail file as a bit of comedy
Oh my goodness! You are the consumate man of guitar taste! 'You Can't Always Get What You Want..." on Love You Live is about the bwst Stones solo ever. Check it out.
Albert King with Stevie Ray?? wish I was there, Fil these dudes are legends! shit! that V is iconic!
Been getting a lot of rain in Texas this past week. Fort Worth to be specific. Very appropriate tune since my area flooded quite a bit! Gotta love these two!
👍
Fil, just to have you salivate, I'll say this: I got to see SRV live, and I got to see Albert King live (different shows). AMAZING these guys were. :)
Awesome!
Add matchbox blue's with Srv and Albert king awesome
I just came from the RobinTrower video and found this gem. amazing!!!!
TWO OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME GENIUSES SO TALENTED SO GIFTED.
👍
went to three srv shows the best phil az
FIL, GREAT VIDEO HERE AND YOUR GREAT COMMENTS, STEVIE LOOKED UP TO ALBERT LIKE HE WAS HIS DAD OF MUSIC, ALBERT ALWAYS CALLED STEVIE UP TO PLAY WHEN IN AUSTIN TEXAS AT A CLUB, VERY EARLY DAYS BEFORE STEVIE WAS WELL KNOWN, ALBERTS SOUND HAD A LOT TO DO WITH HIM PLAYING UPSIDE DOWN, HE WOULD PULL THE STRINGS DOWN WHEN BENDING THEM, INSTEAD OF PUSHING UP ON THEM, IF GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT SOUND, I HAVE TRIED THIS AND IT DOES WORK , IN A DIFFERENT SOUND, IF GIUTAR PLAYERS DO NOT BELIEVE THIS, TRY IT, AND YOU WILL SEE, ROCK ON FIL, COUSIN FIGEL
Great vid. Things i remember was the story of Albert King showing up at a Texas recording studio and saying "Why don't you give me $300 for all those lines you stole from me": and Stevie reached into his pocket and handed over a wad of cash. Probably way before this vid. Another was SRV making a TV dress rehearsal and wound up tearing one of his callouses from his left had with those Heavy strings. Super Glued it back and shot the show.
Haha yeah I heard that 😂
Beautiful video and perspicacious analysis. I may use this video in my next evolutionary neuroscience class. We are very interested in conscious versus unconscious performance. - PJW
I.bet you would have loved to.jam with those two? Did you see the video with Stevie playing guitar behind his back and singing at same time ? Freaking amazing...guy who has his channel on utube is metalhead. He was popping at beginning before he heard Stevie ever that Jimmy was the best ever. After that behind the back and singing says SRV IS THE BEST...
Awesome solo
👍
Fil, you sure pull some “Canadian content*” rabbits out of your hat.
One of my favourite albums.
*Recorded ar CHCH television studios in Hamilton Ontario, in 1983.
Thanks!
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Albert King sounded very similar to each other.
The King of down-home blues and the King of heavy metal blues. Not to sound racist, but I have never seen a white guy play the blues like this with so much passion.
B.B, Albert, we need Freddie next
Hi Fil, really enjoy your analysis. Could you please do a vid on SRV's playing on 'Blues at Sunrise' from this session? Some of his playing and passages on this completely baffle me!
Don't you ever have a bad day? I'll never get tired of writing "great analysis" but, sheesh, the rest of us screw up now and then, give us some hope. When these two are "feeling it", we're feeling it too.
i have an Albert KIng record from back in the day
I love how Albert grins when Stevie takes over
👍
I've seen them together at Antone's, once Stevie stepped up everything changed but he always held back out of respect. Watch SRV play with other guitarist and how he seamlessly slides into playing rhythm . Stevie had an awareness that was uncanny !
👍
Never be another SRV! Glad too say I saw him sober and at the top of his game in 89. His band double trouble. As good as it gets for a backing band.
Awesome!
SRV was inspired to sing like Doyle Bramhall, Sr who was a great R&B singer & drummer. His son is of course guitarist
D Bramhall II
Stevie Ray Vaughn indeed used thick, full tone guitar strings.
Perceptive comments, Fil, about speed and muscle memory. All too often the fingers take over and the result is high-speed muzak. I didn't know about the relationship between Albert and Stevie. It makes so much sense.
👍
Sorry I'm late, my dog ate my homework and there's a freak September blizzard hitting Houston.
😂
SRV was and is the greatest guitarist of all time.
Hi Fil, I've had a chance to see BB KING, SRV, Eric Clapton, triumph, doc. John, Collin James, all multiple times, can you do a clip of Collin James? Love what your doing here. It's awesome, I'm subscribed and thumbs up, btw, thanks for the tip on the scales. Sadly I have to Wait until my fingers heal. I was trimming my fingernails on my table saw and the piece of wood kicked back out. Saw blade made two fingers out of one. Surgery and healing mate. Keep rocking on.
Thanks, no problem!
Albert King is my favorite! Love the mentor/mentee chemistry right here! You can hear how much Stevie was influenced by Albert... So sorry. A bit tipsy tonight, but this got me thinking about my mentor.
Does everyone forget that SRV was a prodigy who played for Bowie? Let's dance
Nice job!! I will always watch anything with SRV; I had never seen this clip either.. Do you think he usually tuned down 1/2 step because of the electrical cables he used for strings?
It would make it easier, but I think it was mostly for that heavier sound!
If u watch the whole show A kings says to SRV your qualified to play the blues.
Can you react to Yamandu Costa? He's insane.
What's cool about Albert King is how his left-handed guitar is strung "normal" as if it's a right-handed guitar. He's basically playing upside down!
Yeah that's true, Eric Gales does this too!
@@wingsofpegasus and doyle bramhall ii too!
Way ppl talk Albert didn't like too many other guitarist but kinda took Stevie under his wing from an early age.
👍
Humbucker vs Single Coil “
A player will always sound like him or herself. Neither player will sound like the other.
Still and will forever kick myself in the ass for not going to see the Kings in Austin for free.
I Albert kings guitar kept going out of tune, but I still loved his playing with SRV.
Toi mon pote tu me cherche 😂 « don’t lie to me « dans la même cession fait plaisir au plaisir au gaulois que je suis 😘
👍
🤘
I see Stevie as someone who became a great singer without a great voice
I noticed you don't review German guitarists. There are a few Schenker, Uli Roth, Wolf Hoffman, the guys from gamma ray and helloween.... Just a recommendation.
Done Schenker and Uli! In fact, Uli messaged me to say he watches my videos! 🤘
Nice! Uli is one of my favorites!
Have you done Albert Collins?
Not yet!
You've got to do Skynyrd's Freebird. PLEASE!
I did!
@@wingsofpegasus FOUND IT😁
Hey brother
Sometimes you analyze too much. Just roll with it. Albert is the boss and Stevie is saying Yes sir. This a great recording. Kick back and enjoy it.
👍
Hi , check out christone ingram " kingfish " young blues guitarist or toby lee child prodigy blues guitarist .
Thanks!
I was at a Blues club in KC when the performer was on a break before his last set. SRV was playing in town at a bigger venue that night. SRV's bus pulls up. Completely unannounced and he plays the entire last set with Lonnie Brooks. That was such a magical night.
Awesome!
I was blessed to have seen SRV 4-5 times including his last performance at Alpine Valley Wisc.the night he tragically died. Even today I sometimes get tears in my eyes watching the greatest blues guitarists ever play on these videos. I wonder what his playing would sound like if he were still alive today? Great clip Fil! That whole session is classic.
Yeah he was taken way too soon.
Albert King and Buddy Guy were two of Stevie's biggest influences
👍
Phil, give this a try when you get time... www.bernardallison.com/guitars
and Lonnie Mack
I think Stevie respected everyone who came before him.. I’ve been loving the blues since I was about 12 yrs old.. just wish I had the passion to play then .... 😬☮️🎸💯
obvisouly Albert King was Stevies biggest influence. imo its albert then jimi then others like Guy, ALbert Collins, Mack, Beck, Clapton etc. Albert did say Stevie should cut him a check for royalties on those licks, lol. You should mention that Albert is playing upside down and in a weird tuning, that is one of the reasons its hard to get his bends right, hes pulling down a lot of those. anyway that is a great video, id look at the whole thing, imo you picked a great jam but its the one that suffers most with tuning issues. Later on Albert slays Stevie. just my opinion but I love them both and saw them both a number of times.
Your videos on SRV are spot on. He’s definitely my favorite and I don’t think he gets the credit he should. Great job
Great commentary Fil. The "Three Kings" of the electric blues guitar...Albert, B.B., and Freddie. Now that you've done analyses of Albert and B.B., perhaps an analysis of Freddie would be in order:-)
Haha yeah I'll get there!
@@wingsofpegasus Good. The Texas Cannonball himself and 'Hideaway', enough said.
Only saw SRV once, was Tulsa, sadly I was disappointed. Found later it was right before he went to rehab and got clean after coming close to death along with drummer. Fortunately survived a little longer to make great music. The night I saw him was clearly on autopilot, none of the fire we always expected. Glad he got himself together but seemed even greater tragedy to lose him so soon. I think he was just hitting his stride after best album, his songwriting was getting on higher plane, l think he had lightyears of elevating his astonishing axe ability with songwriting getting to another level. I had left my guitar untouched for several years til Stevie inspired me to give it another go. After learning about his history and style I was encouraged because so much of what he was reflected on me. I had no formal training, could'nt read music. Just taught myself to immitate the sound from my radio. I had no one for years for guidance, knew nothing about blues history just loved intense blues guitar. Instinctively tuned low when just by ear because sounded good to me. Was'nt good at note for note rendition, loved to play as I felt it. When I did get with other players got discouraged being critisized and told everything I did was wrong. Shut me down til I discovered Stevie , felt a little validation, maybe I was a real guitar player. I'm an old man now but my daughter fronts her own band, teaching her 12yr. old daughter now. I give Stevie credit for those blessings. He had to be inspiration to so many players, once you accept never reach his level but still get to revel whenever really get in that zone where it seems to flow out of your soul. Just does'nt occur at the frequency as him. Seemed he could summon it at will. I hope he's in a joyous place he deserves, have'nt mentioned the pure goodness that emanated from him. So fortunate I got to experience.
Yeah he has inspired many future guitar players.
Just a little FYI: it wasn't his drummer (Chris Layton) who went to rehab at the same time as Stevie Ray; it was the bass player, Tommy Shannon.
This is one of my all time favorite videos. My husband taped this on VHS when it first came out and I have seen it a thousand times. The mutual respect these two musicians had for each other is so beautiful. Albert knew that stevie was special and you can see how proud he is of stevie. They were just doing what two bluesmen loved to do - having a beautiful conversation between their guitars. Also stevie was like a kid in a candy store around any of his heros. You could just see and hear the excitement with him. Absolutely beautiful to watch.
Amen!
For my taste , Albert King is the best blueser of the old black blues school . Absolutely the best . No BB King , no M. Waters....... nobody . Only Albert King .
Cool!
Respect your opinion, respect Albert's playing, but he's one of my least favorite of the old Bluesmen. Of the King bros /S, I prefer BB and Freddie.
Demian Hesse I love Albert King 👑 it’s either Albert King or Albert Collins or SRV that’s my top fave but all 3 are so close, it’s understated that Albert King’s signature lick is the most used lick ever in blues in my opinion, if you listen to enough A. King you’ll know which lick I’m talking about. Stevie uses it very much in Texas Flood.
I absolutely agree!! Albert is the best!
i caught Albert live in a blues bar in Chicago, probably late 80's. I was standing out in the crowd, turned around and a guy was carrying this beautiful flying V with "Albert King" in pearl on the fretboard. I said to myself "Holy Cow, that's Albert King's guitar, 2 feet in front of me! Then right behind him was this big dude. Holy Cow, that's Albert King! really glad back then that I made it a point to see all these legend blues guys before they were gone.
Awesome!
It’s like a conversation. Albert “say what” and Stevie responds.
The crown jewel of that recording session was "Blues at Sunrise" ... unbeatable with Stevie and Albert both killing it. To top it off Albert's classic story telling including the references to Janice and Jimi. Give it a listen you won't regret it.
👍
Agreed... but why isn't it on the DVD?! 💙💜💙💜💙
Don't Lie to Me from this same session is awesome.
Stevie tries on several different styles and watching Albert watch Stevie is just precious!
This is more like Albert teaching Stevie and full of pride at his student becoming the master.
Is no one going to mention the Tree of Gondor sweater? I see you Fil...😉
Haha thanks!
I got to see SRV in 1983 when he opened for the Moody Blues in Philadelphia. Talk about a tough act to follow! Stevie was just coming into the scene and was relatively unknown by most, except for guitar aficionados like myself. I was excited to see him and he blew everyone away that night. I like the Moody's, but they were completely upstaged and their performance was extremely anticlimactic after Stevie's INCREDIBLE playing. At one point in the show, he sat on the edge of the stage with his feet hanging off and his head down and jammed for over 10 minutes. When he was finished, the crowd was almost silent because their jaws were on the floor and then everyone suddenly erupted into a huge applause. It was magical. Poor Moody Blues.
Awesome!
Dogon Backwards I love the Moodies & bet they did fine! Completely different to SRV but Justin Hayward was no slouch. It's all good!
Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you. Grand Funk did it to Zep. Skynyrd did it to the Stones. ; )
@@757optim LOL...VERY TRUE 😆💦
Thx Fil love this set Albert once said "Theirs only 1 white boy with a black Daddy and hes him and I'm it " Lol from then on he was Stevies God Father two great Blues Legends.
😂👍
I've never really listened to SRV. I didn't even know he sang too tbh, but he's got such a great voice, I'm surprised more's not made of it.
👍
Does the 1982 Montreux Festival audience that booed Stevie Ray feel like jackasses now? THEY SHOULD!
Yep!
And the next time he played there he was well received and waited until the end of the show to say "the last time we were here we got booed and then we won a Grammy".
Man I was hoping you would do this one. Buddy Guy, Albert King, Albert Collins, BB King. What a generation of blues men! Oh, and don't forget The Hook!
👍
Albert King was Stevie Ray's mentor.
There was a great DVD released years ago called: Antone's: Home of the Blues.
It chronicles the blues explosion in Texas when Stevie Ray Vaughn was just learning to play and how he was influenced by many great blues players.
Which reminds me of another great blues player, Derek Trucks.
Here's a video that is sure to blow your mind.
Cheers!
th-cam.com/video/6GkdCiqsFUI/w-d-xo.html
Yeah Derek's here somewhere!
I'm so glad that you are paying respect 2 the greatest artist who ever lived. U have my respect. U are very rare these days
Thanks! No problem!