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SRV early 80's > SRV late 80's
Posted on 2/16/14 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 2/16/14 at 7:03 pm
Let me start by saying I'm a huge fan of all of his work. But, whenever I see his career mentioned, people tend to say he got better w/ age, especially after he got sober.
I think his early 80's stuff was the rawest, most powerful ("bluesiest")of his career.
Thoughts?
I think his early 80's stuff was the rawest, most powerful ("bluesiest")of his career.
Thoughts?
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Posted on 2/16/14 at 9:19 pm to stuntman
His early stuff was pretty powerful, but showing by his last work, he had the potential to reach even greater heights. He was really growing both as a person and an songwriter when he died.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 11:14 pm to stuntman
I would go rawer and bluesier for the earlier stuff, not necessarily most powerful. We're really just talking In Step and the Family Style collaboration as post sobriety.
In Step was more riff driven and commercially accessible.
I count it as one of my greatest concerts to see him a month before he passed.
In Step was more riff driven and commercially accessible.
I count it as one of my greatest concerts to see him a month before he passed.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 11:31 pm to blueslover
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We're really just talking In Step and the Family Style collaboration as post sobriety.
I'm talking about his concerts too. I think it's probably the addition of Reese that throws me off a little.
BTW, I never got to see him live. I'm jealous.
Thank God for Youtube.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:50 am to tigerpimpbot
Even though I've probably listened to version of Texas Flood from Live At The El Macambo that they released on Blues At Sunrise a couple thousand times, every single time I still get goosebumps.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:28 am to Sayre
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:32 pm to Sayre
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Even though I've probably listened to version of Texas Flood from Live At The El Macambo that they released on Blues At Sunrise a couple thousand times, every single time I still get goosebumps.
Me too. I have the MP3 to listen to, but I love watching that performance. It's just sick.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:21 pm to tigerpimpbot
Early SRV for me but he was a master of the blues regardless of the year we're talking.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:13 pm to Marciano1
He and Jimmie are both great blues guitar players with totally diffrent styles. SRV is my favorite guitar player of all time. The raw emotion and energy he possessed was memorizing.
Here's Jimmie playing homage to his brother in his own style
Jimmie Vaughan - Texas Flood
Here's Jimmie playing homage to his brother in his own style
Jimmie Vaughan - Texas Flood
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:21 pm to stuntman
Also was on David Bowie's Let's Dance in the early 80s
Posted on 2/17/14 at 8:22 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
There is an awesome youtube video that I am sure comes up when looking at the others. Basically looks like he just rolled out of bed for soundcheck. Just starts wailing. Still yawning and just badass.
Don't know the timeframe of the video as far as a sober or drunk/high Stevie.
Watching him play makes me want to set my piddly-assed little guitar adrift like Tom Hanks in Castaway on the raft after Wilson is lost and he loses all his hope.
I will never be worthy to sniff the drawers of the shittiest GUITAR TECH he ever had.
ETA... How many Stratocasters did the man have? I asssume they were all 1959's? Did any of them ever get sold/auctioned? Sorry for the hijack. Just always wondered. HE died in a helicopter crash so my ASSUMPTION is that his guitars or guitar did not go down with him???
Don't know the timeframe of the video as far as a sober or drunk/high Stevie.
Watching him play makes me want to set my piddly-assed little guitar adrift like Tom Hanks in Castaway on the raft after Wilson is lost and he loses all his hope.
I will never be worthy to sniff the drawers of the shittiest GUITAR TECH he ever had. ETA... How many Stratocasters did the man have? I asssume they were all 1959's? Did any of them ever get sold/auctioned? Sorry for the hijack. Just always wondered. HE died in a helicopter crash so my ASSUMPTION is that his guitars or guitar did not go down with him???
This post was edited on 2/17/14 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 2/17/14 at 10:28 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Basically looks like he just rolled out of bed for soundcheck. Just starts wailing. Still yawning and just badass.
Here's that sound check; LINK
Here are the two links that prompted me to write the OP; LINK LINK
I don't know much about where his guitars are other than "Number One" is in his family.
And his performance at the El Mocambo....my God. I honestly don't know how anyone can ever be better than he was that night.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 10:57 am to LSU alum wannabe
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How many Stratocasters did the man have?
Wikipedia page on his instruments.
I know that Jimmie has Number One and I think he has the others too. Number One was just about to be retired by the time Stevie died. Rene was having too much trouble trying to keep it glued together.
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And his performance at the El Mocambo....my God. I honestly don't know how anyone can ever be better than he was that night.
The Voodoo Chile from that performance has to be the best of that song ever, including Jimi.
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 10:59 am
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