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I pretty much know the video by heart from all the times I watched it. Seeing you react to it is almost like seeing it for the first time again and now I can watch your reaction and feel that anytime.
One of the best, if not the best, reaction to SRV I've seen. You preserve the artistic creativity and keep the reaction about the artist. I watch reactions to see in your face, the shock of mastery of an artist like SRV. When your face goes blank, as you said, that brings joy to all of us. You're amazing.
I met SRV just months before he passed. He was simply sitting on the edge of the stage after the show, shaking hands and talking with everyone. Such a humble guy
Stevie was just a very down to earth guy, likely because he came from humble means and worked very hard. I was lucky enough to see him I think about twelve times and have had a couple conversations with him. I had the impression he thought himself as just an average guy. I was once told, Clapton said the man dripped the blues... personally I feel the blues dripped him, Stevie embodied them. On stage or off he sang like he played and played like he sang, the music was flowing through him.
I lived in Austin in the early 80s saw him play many times. To watch him go from great to having to just sit on a stool and play because of his addiction was tragic. Then I saw him after he got sober and he played better than I had ever seen him. In my opinion, which is not worth much, he’s the greater guitarist of all time.
I am from Sweden and I had just found out about him and had listened to his records a while when he died. He was truly a genius with the guitar. His version of "Voodoo Chile" rivals the master I think. Such a loss for the world when he died. I would so much had loved to see him live just once, I have seen Jimmie Vaughan live though and he is pretty good also.
@@texashookem22 especially when they get to the 9 minute mark when he unhooks the guitar and slinges it behind his back. Pretty much the same astonished look
It's a comment that gets dragged out all the time but SRV makes people that have never played guitar want to learn and anyone that does play want to throw their guitar away.
I have come to terms with the fact I’ll never play as well as ones like SRV, but I also know I can create more beautiful C++ code than SRV or EVH. It ain’t much, but I’m goin’ with it.
Most blues guitarists can make their audience cry with their guitars. SRV is one of the few that can make their guitar literally cry. Legend has it Stevie's #1 Stratocaster is still gently weeping after his tragic death in 1990. Rest in peace, Slinger. No one did it better.
My standard SRV reax comment: I was lucky enough to see him at a smallish venue. Ten minutes into the show you feared for his life, 30 minutes in you feared for yours. Just a total and complete force of nature, music poured out of him. RIP.
I love, love, LOVE small-venue music. I love it for ANYBODY. I don't care if you're Stevie Ray, or Elton John, or Queen, or even Taylor Swift. There's a lot of people who can command a stadium full of 50,000 people with all the bells and whistles. That's easy. But put all of the above on a tiny stage in a dive bar, performing their faces off for about 30 people, and you find out who the real deal is. I sometimes wish I could see more "pop stars" in that context, and I'm sad that that's now how pop music works anymore. I don't want to see Lady Gaga in a ridiculous costume, Autotuned to hell on 9" platform heels as the lasers and gyrating dancers are doing their thing. I want to see her the way she was with Tony Bennett--actually playing her own instrument with a live band, unfiltered by the gadgetry, showing me the actual talent that landed her a record contract in the first place. I'm so glad that Stevie Ray never had to deal with the nature of 21st-century pop music. He's one of the biggest rockstars I can name, but I could never imagine him hidden behind that gadgetry, not even for a second.
Sometimes it was kinda spooky, like Stevie was in a trance, tapped in through the Ouija board, leaving his body open for any spirit or ghost of a deceased master guitarist to wander over and play through him, because sometimes there were sudden lurches in the musical styles being played, and Stevie would stop and stare or smile, like “Whoa! Where did that come from?”, and it sounded without a doubt like more than one guitarist playing.
The late great B.B. King said when he plays, his guitar speaks in sentences. He went on to say that when Stevie plays, his guitar speaks in paragraphs.
What’s most impressive about the behind the back playing is his flexibility. The dude must have had no ligaments at all. You play it exactly the same as if the guitar is in front of you, but he’s using the entire neck, bending strings while holding g the guitar away from his body. He was a sight to see. He was a little guy, maybe 5’5” in cowboy boots. But he had these massive baseball mitt sized hands that could bend steel, literally. I locked myself in the bathroom at work and cried for an hour when I heard over the radio that he had died. I miss you Stevie Ray. 😢
I feel Stevie Ray was one of, if not the greatest guitar player of all time, and certainly leads that conversation with only a select couple. It is sad to think he died very young (35yo) in a helicopter crash after leaving a concert in Wisconsin. Truly a loss for his loved ones and lovers of music. Thanks for the great reaction!
Tom.. ya just kinda nailed it! I do NOT at all like making comparisons, just because I feel like it takes away from an Artists true identity. So your message, to me, was best way to explain his talent. SRV was a “Multi-Verse” ahead of his time. And my wife’s family is from Wisconsin, LOVES SRV, and still tells this story. Others equate his death to that of “Richie Valens” plane crash story.
And what really sucks is that he was clean! He finally subdued his demons, and I can only imagine what would have come from him in the future...sadly, it didn't happen. But he was the Man down here in Texas...
@@jameskeatts6874 I just saw this, and can’t believe I forgot that. It’s a huge part of his story that gets overlooked. Still young enough, at 35, to have lived a very long life. Especially after battling his “Demons”, and being a “Clean” man. Can you imagine, what he would have left the musical world? It’s mind boggling to think of.
Everyone who is familiar with this performance was waiting for THAT moment with the move behind the back. I consider this to be the greatest guitar performance of all time.
@@DrFeelgoodDMZ Exactly, peoples obsession with there being a 'best' player is so stupid. Music is art and all art is subjective, all we have is preference! I prefer Jimi but but that's only my opinion
John Mayer put it perfectly when he said "on a given night under the right circumstances you can play with the same intensity as SRV. But only for about 20 seconds. Then your whole arm cramps up and ya got nothing! "😂
I think Stevie Ray and Neil Peart have something in common. They NEVER seemed to be satisfied how well they knew their instrument. Always trying to do more. I have watched this many times and seen several reactors and every one of them reacted the same, jaw dropped and immensely impressed. I am so glad you saw this particular recording, I think one of his best. Thank you!! And Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Saw him play live from the front row a month before the crash. He was mesmerizing to watch. He was the absolute BEST Stevie Ray didn’t ‘play’ music He WAS Music… (PS: you shouldn’t need to block any of his videos-many have reacted to this without blocking it)
I Love the way John Mayer explained Stevie's playing...Half brutal force and half finesse, bend as hard and as fast as you can but hit the note like a paper airplane landing perfectly...Some guitarist can do what Stevie does all night for about 10 seconds or so and then the arm falls off...Stevie IMO is a GOAT who always gave his all and I'll bet nobody ever left a concert feeling they got ripped off... ❤Peace...
Lenny is one of my favorites from him. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny (Live at the El Mocambo) Amazing performance. Anything from El Mocabo is banging. The whole concert is pure greatness
The guitar is an extention of his hands that is directly tied to his soul. Stevie described his sound as high energy blues, and its a perfect description.
What a blistering suggestion !! 🔥🔥🎸🔥🔥 .So ... THIS is Blues music at the top level. I was so fortunate to see Stevie play live back in 1986. He blessed all who watched him and changed how we thought of guitar playing. To me ...... Stevie Ray Vaughan is the best guitarist of all time. I am so glad you got to witness his magic. The other greats : Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, Mark Knopfler, Derrick Trucks, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Nancy Wilson, Buddy Guy, Prince, Roy Clark, Jimmy Hendrix, Steve Vai, Joe Walsh, Vince Gill, Terry Kath, Peter Banks, Gary Rossington and others deserve their praise. Some will have someone else as the best ... but not me. You described it quite well , Stevie and the guitar are like one , one perfect union. I will be very excited for your next Stevie Ray reaction ... I will recommend "Little Wing" and "Tin Pan Alley" or "Cold Shot". Enjoy .. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@loveloochay, I think Robin Trower deserves to be on that list also, different styles and SRV will always be tops, but Robin was one of those you could just tell loved to play just like Stevie did. I saw Robin twice live and he could make that guitar talk, sing, and everything else, he also had those facial expressions like Stevie did.
@@loveloochay , I think you might be thinking of Eric Clapton he used to be in Procol Harum. Robin Trower did bridge of sighs, and about 5 other albums that were all good. I noticed you had Roy Clark on the list, that guy could play all kinds of things, he did a lot more than Hee Haw...I actually watched Hee Haw when I was a kid, mainly for the country girls in short shorts..😁
I remember in school everyone was going crazy thinking that Eddie Van Halen was a guitar god. I used to tell them they never heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan!
I saw SRV in concert 4 months before he passed. Not only was the show fantastic Stevie gave us all a talk about being careful with excessive partying and such. Not preachy at all just some solid advice from a guy who had been through it. RIP Stevie.
He had only recently stopped doing drugs and drinking before his death. I saw him play in February I think it was of the year he passed which was in June or July maybe? my roommate and I flew from Los Angeles to New Orleans for four days of party vacation staying in a small exclusive hotel right on the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse in the center of the French Quarter. We didn't even realize that our trip happened to be the at the same time that The N.O. Jazz Festival was happening until we were on the flight to N.O. and a couple seating across the isle asked us if we had already bought tickets to the concert and we said what concert? They told us and who was playing and the first thing we did when we got to the hotel was have the Concierge purchase us tickets for the Festival. It was such a bonus to add to our vacation.
He had such a killer tone. And yes, he was definitely one with his guitar. You don't so much listen to Stevie Ray as you 'feel' him, because he puts so much soul into his music that it does hit you physically. You aren't imagining things.
Stevie Ray didn’t play. He CHANNELED. Whatever it is in the universe that sends unlimited ideas without thought, Stevie was DIRECTLY connected to it! Every. Single. Time.
Yup... listening to his live performances, there were no two solos that were quite the same. Every performance was a jam session. Sure, he's got his "go-to" licks here and there that you recognize, but largely he soloed completely off-the-cuff and just sort of made it up as he went. A true maestro.
RIP Stevie! Things that popped to my mind: He never seems to get lost during solos; He manhandles super thick strings to make them do what he wants to do!; Like Chris Stapleton (and some other talents) his albums are great, but he is even better Live consistently! What a loss!
SRV was OP in his playing. His moniker was "the Texas hurricane" for a reason. Fattest strings set high on the fretboard and powerful hands were key components of his masterful heavy rich tone. After he got sober later on, he was gone too soon in a helicopter crash after a concert in Wisconsin.
He was just so damn fluid. That's the thing. With a lot of guitar players, you can almost watch them think things out as they play. They work through the solo or passage as if they studied it. Nothing wrong with that, but that's not Stevie. Stuff just flowed through him, like he was just a medium for it all. He was very special. And yes, let's also applaud that voice. Mounds of raspy soul, but gobs of inflection and blues nuance at the same time. His guitar playing was the same, really.....tough, raunchy, gut-bucket filled glory touched with pieces of T-Bone Walker, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Albert King and Hubert Sumlin, yet somehow rolled all of them up and spit them out into something that was still all him. No one sounds like him. That's the thing; you know immediately that it's him when you hear him. That's how you know he's great. Oh, and please react to "Where Did You Sleep Last Night " by Nirvana, from MTV Unplugged. Please and thank you.
His call and response between guitar and vocals is priceless. He was truly one of the greats at his craft. He left us way too early! His playing is so emotional.
In my opinion, Stevie is the best guitar player EVER!! the music just flow in him.. it was a sad day, the day he crashed in that helicopter, on hes way to a new show.. He is mainly know for playing blues music, and he performed with all the geat ones of that genre, , like BB king, yes all those great ones.. i can tell you this guy made the jaw drop on people like Paul Mcarthny, and Eric clapton, they thought he was unreal to..
Stevie Ray Vaughn was one of the most talented Guitar players to live, He put the blues into white households that otherwise never would have listened to The Blues. There are so many who felt Stevie Ray was the reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix, My step dad was one of those people and so am I. One of the few musicians we both love. Stevie transcended generations with his amazing talent.
One of music's most tragic losses. He wasn't even at his peak, and he was taken from the world. No one ever thought that someone would ever approach the virtuosity of Hendrix, and yet, there was Stevie. All those riffs that will never be heard.
@@zeus6793 Yeah. For me, that makes SRV a better player. Besides I never cared for most of jimi's songs. Like a TON of SRV's songs. To each their own, of course.
@@Hal-k8p Hey, that's why those lists are never, ever the same. Everyone has their preferences. I'm a drummer, and I'm 60, so the greatest of all time, to me, is Buddy Rich, even thought I KNOW, in my head, that Neil Peart could easily be number one, as could Bonzo.
@@zeus6793 Being 68 and a drummer also, (ex-drummer), I would certainly agree with Buddy Rich and Bonzo. Peart was excellent, as well, but I never liked Rush, so am not REAL familiar with Peart's work, though I have seen clips of him. Yeah, the dude definitely had talent.
That look that you feel on your face is called "stank face" and every music loving person who sees him play gets that same look. Not to worry, yours is lovely.
If you don’t like Stevie Ray,then you just don’t like music.Or emotion.His soul exploded every time he picked up a guitar.Truly a magical thing for music.
56 year old guy from Texas here. We got to see SRV many times. Yes he was one with his guitar. He sang , but the lead vocals was his guitar. We got to meet him on a few occasions. Very cool guy and just a genuine dude. We ( down here in Texas) we’re just so sad to hear the news in 1990, that he died in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin leaving a show with Eric Clapton, headed to another show in Chicago. 3 transport choppers went up and one didn’t make it. 😢terrible day. We miss him very much. His music lives on! When people in your generation discover him it always makes me smile.
I got to see him 3 times, once at South Padre Island at spring break. I was driving to work when I heard the news of his death, and had to pull over and sit for a while.
Glad you found him! Such an immensely talented musician that unfortunately passed far to soon. Respect to Stevie, much sympathy to the family of such a wonderful musician. ❤️❤️🙏🙏👍👍
As a child of the 60’s & 70’s and a music fan, I’ve seen more than my fair share of concerts, but nothing tops seeing SRV (twice!). I cried the day he was so tragically killed.
Another fender Stratocaster player in the conversation with SRV about great Fender Strat players is Robin Trower. He came from the legendary rock band Procol Harem just after Jimi Hendrix passed and a decade before Stevie Ray, while Stevie has a more blues and blues-rock vibe, Robin was a mix of Blues, Hard Rock and Psychedelia and has the great Jimmy Dewar on killer vocals and bass. His 70s work will make you feel every bit as good as SRV does. I look forward to more SRV and some Robin Trower when you can, these guys were walking advertisements for Fender with their incredible tones. Enjoy!
SRV's talent isn't even capable of being adequately described by words. What set him apart was for all of his technical ability he could play with as much fury as he could tenderness, make one note as soul wrenching as a two minute long run, and rip everyone's heart in the room out and leave it bleeding on the floor. So much of his playing he's not even looking at his hands and he never missteps. Just one of a kind whose mold was broken. Rest in peace, SRV. You were gone way too soon.
Welcome to the GOAT. As a SRV fan from the 80’s I just absolutely love that, number 1, you’ve found his music, and number 2, how you described him at the 4 minute mark. You’re reaction is genuine and beautiful. He was one of a kind. There will never be another. There was real music decades ago. There’s so much emphasis on dance routines and graphic lyrics now. People actually used to play their music and understood music years ago. Call me an old fogie but the music was real.
There were several points in this where it looked like you’d forgotten to breathe and the look on your face when the guitar went behind his back was priceless. Great reaction. Welcome to the start of another new musical journey with this late, lamented genius. Suggest you have a look at him duetting with Jeff Healey next.
One thing about Stevie is that you are always in for a treat with EVERY performance due to his constant improvisation. He never played anything the same way twice. Mass props to his band for always keeping up in following his lead.
Great reaction. There’s no bigger titan of the guitar than SRV. He wasn’t just playing; he was channeling the very soul of music itself, summoning it to life
WAIT until you see him play "Third Stone From The Sun" live on stage. I saw him in concert on Feb 14th, 1987 in Knoxville, TN and the bar was set, where no one else has reached. He was THE... Bluesman for the ages.
Many of us believe he was the G.O.A.T. I remember the day, the time and what I was doing when a friend walked in and said she had just heard on the radio that he had been killed in a helicopter crash. Eric Clapton almost left the concert that Stevie was leaving, in that same flight. We could have lost 2. Loved your reaction. I've always found it interesting that he almost never looks at the guitar. He knows by touch where every note is. Glad you liked he. He has an amazing catalog. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
When I had my first baby he was hard to lay to sleep, but every time he heard the Texas Flood album he calmed down and relaxed....it's 32 years ago so this album is so close to my heart. I am so happy that you have had your first time listening to SRV....R.I.P
I'm a metalhead, but this performance is definitely one of my favourites for reactions. Stevie improvised *a lot* in his live performances, and he was unquestionably the leader of the band. His band (Double Trouble) was *expert* at looking for his cues and following his lead. Pay attention to how carefully they watch him. You're definitely right that he demanded *a lot* from his guitars. Take a very close look at the guitar he's playing - it looks like it's been in a war zone. At some point, you may see or react to a performance like (Stevie Ray Vaughan - Third Stone from the Sun (from Live at the El Mocambo)), and you will see why it looks that way.
I love how he just "casually" reaches up and adjusts a string without missing a note! Theres a couple of videos of him doing the smoothest guitar switch after breaking a string, doesn't even faze him!
The first time I heard SRV I was an instant fan. His sound and style is soooo recognizable. The first time I heard him was actually on David Bowies's "Let's Dance." I was so mesmerized by the guitar work. Found out later it was Stevie Ray.
Stevie played with 3 piece band called Double Trouble. Stevie is on a whole different level with the guitar. A freind of mine was working security the day he died and escorted him to the helicopter and he ask Stevie for a autograph and it was the last thing he signed before his untimely death. Check out him and Jeff Healey '' Look at Little Sister '' Jeff was a blind blues guitar player that will blow your mind.. Stevie
Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland is probably the video that shows the most of SRV’s singing; Life Without You is the complete kitchen sink of a performance.
Great comment Stacey on Stevie being one with the guitar, like they were made for each other. Another artist who had that was Jimi Hendrix. Jimi was a big influence for SRV and he actually did a cover of a couple of his songs. Both left us too young. You should check out Hendrix in addition to exploring Stevie's live performances as well.
Stevie did a rendition of "little wing" and "Voodoo Child" (by Jimi Hendrix) and he brought those songs to a whole new level.... a must listen to imo!!
Congrats. Your life will be better from this day forward after listening to SRV. That was some Texas Blues, compliments of Texas native son Stevie Ray from South Oak Cliff (SOC). If you want more SRV, try "Voodoo Child".
I had the privilege of seeing him on tour back in the late 80s. As a 16 year old die hard metal head I was not prepared. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I went home, went out the next day and bought several of his albums. Absolute legend. Gone too soon.
Saw his last tour from a great seat at the Paramount, Seattle, 1989. Lean, clean and mean Stevie Ray, it was without a doubt one of my top 5 shows ever. I've seen Gilmour, and Page, and Richards & Wood, and Clapton and Thompson and Santana and Beck and a dozen more ... but there was nobody higher on the Guitar Gods pyramid than Stevie Ray Vaughn. Absolutely mindblowing talent. Bring on Voodoo Child ... only one man could bring down a Seattle house covering Hendrix, and it was Stevie Ray.
I was fortunate enough to see SRV seven times between 1983-89, the first time a few weeks after this was filmed. Saw the midnight show at the old Wax Museum nightclub in DC two days after Christmas in 83. Stood at the foot of the stage and couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. I was able to meet Stevie by his tour bus after the show at Constitution Hall in summer 85. He signed my hat. Real Texas twang in his voice and a very humble friendly man despite his enormous talents. You wouldn’t know you were chatting up one of the immortal all time greats. May he rest in peace
Welcome to the world of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stacey! Mouth open & dropped jaw is the usual reaction listening to SRV for the first time. Loved watching you watching him for the first time!
Great Reaction, had to laugh at 4:45 when you said "He plays like the Back of his Hand"...... Wait for it!!! it's also said that Stevie was so tough on standard guitar strings he used piano strings or higher gauge!... welcome to the SRV rabbit hole!!! RIP Stevie!
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I pretty much know the video by heart from all the times I watched it. Seeing you react to it is almost like seeing it for the first time again and now I can watch your reaction and feel that anytime.
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The music matters more. Don’t worry about it.
Great pick. SRV was a once in a lifetime talent . Seeing him live was a blessing and one of the greatest thrills ( musically speaking) of my life.
One of the best, if not the best, reaction to SRV I've seen. You preserve the artistic creativity and keep the reaction about the artist. I watch reactions to see in your face, the shock of mastery of an artist like SRV. When your face goes blank, as you said, that brings joy to all of us. You're amazing.
I met SRV just months before he passed. He was simply sitting on the edge of the stage after the show, shaking hands and talking with everyone. Such a humble guy
He was as humble as he was talented. ❤
Stevie was just a very down to earth guy, likely because he came from humble means and worked very hard.
I was lucky enough to see him I think about twelve times and have had a couple conversations with him. I had the impression he thought himself as just an average guy. I was once told, Clapton said the man dripped the blues... personally I feel the blues dripped him, Stevie embodied them. On stage or off he sang like he played and played like he sang, the music was flowing through him.
I lived in Austin in the early 80s saw him play many times. To watch him go from great to having to just sit on a stool and play because of his addiction was tragic. Then I saw him after he got sober and he played better than I had ever seen him. In my opinion, which is not worth much, he’s the greater guitarist of all time.
I am from Sweden and I had just found out about him and had listened to his records a while when he died. He was truly a genius with the guitar. His version of "Voodoo Chile" rivals the master I think. Such a loss for the world when he died. I would so much had loved to see him live just once, I have seen Jimmie Vaughan live though and he is pretty good also.
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Watching reactions to this will never ever ever grow old.
@@texashookem22 especially when they get to the 9 minute mark when he unhooks the guitar and slinges it behind his back. Pretty much the same astonished look
I've watched scores of reactions to this performance. I enjoyed every single one.
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Sho won't!
It's a comment that gets dragged out all the time but SRV makes people that have never played guitar want to learn and anyone that does play want to throw their guitar away.
Nope
@@DENVEROUTDOORMANcrapping in the woods is fun 😀
😂, how true. So I've picked up air guitar. Lol
I've had long talks with my guitars', they refuse to cooperate.
I have come to terms with the fact I’ll never play as well as ones like SRV, but I also know I can create more beautiful C++ code than SRV or EVH. It ain’t much, but I’m goin’ with it.
I am jealous that you get to listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan for the first time!
her review did Stevie proud - he's still impressing young people long after he's been gone
Most blues guitarists can make their audience cry with their guitars. SRV is one of the few that can make their guitar literally cry.
Legend has it Stevie's #1 Stratocaster is still gently weeping after his tragic death in 1990.
Rest in peace, Slinger. No one did it better.
Damn man, SRV forever
My standard SRV reax comment: I was lucky enough to see him at a smallish venue. Ten minutes into the show you feared for his life, 30 minutes in you feared for yours. Just a total and complete force of nature, music poured out of him. RIP.
I love, love, LOVE small-venue music. I love it for ANYBODY. I don't care if you're Stevie Ray, or Elton John, or Queen, or even Taylor Swift. There's a lot of people who can command a stadium full of 50,000 people with all the bells and whistles. That's easy. But put all of the above on a tiny stage in a dive bar, performing their faces off for about 30 people, and you find out who the real deal is.
I sometimes wish I could see more "pop stars" in that context, and I'm sad that that's now how pop music works anymore. I don't want to see Lady Gaga in a ridiculous costume, Autotuned to hell on 9" platform heels as the lasers and gyrating dancers are doing their thing. I want to see her the way she was with Tony Bennett--actually playing her own instrument with a live band, unfiltered by the gadgetry, showing me the actual talent that landed her a record contract in the first place. I'm so glad that Stevie Ray never had to deal with the nature of 21st-century pop music. He's one of the biggest rockstars I can name, but I could never imagine him hidden behind that gadgetry, not even for a second.
Sometimes it was kinda spooky, like Stevie was in a trance, tapped in through the Ouija board, leaving his body open for any spirit or ghost of a deceased master guitarist to wander over and play through him, because sometimes there were sudden lurches in the musical styles being played, and Stevie would stop and stare or smile, like “Whoa! Where did that come from?”, and it sounded without a doubt like more than one guitarist playing.
Literally the greatest blues guitar player of the 20th century.
It never gets old seeing an SRV virgin reaction. This is one of the best performances of all time.
The late great B.B. King said when he plays, his guitar speaks in sentences. He went on to say that when Stevie plays, his guitar speaks in paragraphs.
The ENTIRE "Texas Flood" album is well worth checking out. His best one, in my opinion.
What’s most impressive about the behind the back playing is his flexibility. The dude must have had no ligaments at all. You play it exactly the same as if the guitar is in front of you, but he’s using the entire neck, bending strings while holding g the guitar away from his body. He was a sight to see. He was a little guy, maybe 5’5” in cowboy boots. But he had these massive baseball mitt sized hands that could bend steel, literally. I locked myself in the bathroom at work and cried for an hour when I heard over the radio that he had died. I miss you Stevie Ray. 😢
he made his guitar whisper, talk, cry and scream... one of the greatest of all time
I feel Stevie Ray was one of, if not the greatest guitar player of all time, and certainly leads that conversation with only a select couple. It is sad to think he died very young (35yo) in a helicopter crash after leaving a concert in Wisconsin. Truly a loss for his loved ones and lovers of music. Thanks for the great reaction!
Tom.. ya just kinda nailed it! I do NOT at all like making comparisons, just because I feel like it takes away from an Artists true identity. So your message, to me, was best way to explain his talent. SRV was a “Multi-Verse” ahead of his time. And my wife’s family is from Wisconsin, LOVES SRV, and still tells this story. Others equate his death to that of “Richie Valens” plane crash story.
And what really sucks is that he was clean! He finally subdued his demons, and I can only imagine what would have come from him in the future...sadly, it didn't happen. But he was the Man down here in Texas...
@@jameskeatts6874 I just saw this, and can’t believe I forgot that. It’s a huge part of his story that gets overlooked. Still young enough, at 35, to have lived a very long life. Especially after battling his “Demons”, and being a “Clean” man. Can you imagine, what he would have left the musical world? It’s mind boggling to think of.
Really really good reaction, he is the GOAT and was taken away from us way too soon. RIP Stevie.
Riveria Paradise from the 1989 Austin City Limits appearance is a must watch.
Everyone who is familiar with this performance was waiting for THAT moment with the move behind the back.
I consider this to be the greatest guitar performance of all time.
its up there bud....
Nah Hendrix was better
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN both wouldve humbly told anyone that they werent better than someone else.
@@DrFeelgoodDMZ Exactly, peoples obsession with there being a 'best' player is so stupid. Music is art and all art is subjective, all we have is preference! I prefer Jimi but but that's only my opinion
John Mayer put it perfectly when he said "on a given night under the right circumstances you can play with the same intensity as SRV. But only for about 20 seconds. Then your whole arm cramps up and ya got nothing! "😂
This is what we call an eargasm.PS, his vocals on “Life by the drop” exquisite.
I think Stevie Ray and Neil Peart have something in common. They NEVER seemed to be satisfied how well they knew their instrument. Always trying to do more. I have watched this many times and seen several reactors and every one of them reacted the same, jaw dropped and immensely impressed. I am so glad you saw this particular recording, I think one of his best. Thank you!! And Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Saw him play live from the front row a month before the crash.
He was mesmerizing to watch. He was the absolute BEST
Stevie Ray didn’t ‘play’ music
He WAS Music…
(PS: you shouldn’t need to block any of his videos-many have reacted to this without blocking it)
I Love the way John Mayer explained Stevie's playing...Half brutal force and half finesse, bend as hard and as fast as you can but hit the note like a paper airplane landing perfectly...Some guitarist can do what Stevie does all night for about 10 seconds or so and then the arm falls off...Stevie IMO is a GOAT who always gave his all and I'll bet nobody ever left a concert feeling they got ripped off... ❤Peace...
Lenny is one of my favorites from him.
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny (Live at the El Mocambo)
Amazing performance. Anything from El Mocabo is banging. The whole concert is pure greatness
Missed him at the El Mo Had to work that night Thank God I got it on DVD RIP Stevie you are so missed!!
Stunning. I’d take that song being written and played like for me over ANY gift!❤
Positively, absolutely without a doubt...THE MASTER!
Love you and miss you Stevie.
Sadley stevie ray vaughan passed away in a helicopter crash but this awesome legend blues player will never be gone in our hearts.
The guitar is an extention of his hands that is directly tied to his soul.
Stevie described his sound as high energy blues, and its a perfect description.
When he played, he tap into something beyond.
What a blistering suggestion !! 🔥🔥🎸🔥🔥 .So ... THIS is Blues music at the top level. I was so fortunate to see Stevie play live back in 1986. He blessed all who watched him and changed how we thought of guitar playing. To me ...... Stevie Ray Vaughan is the best guitarist of all time. I am so glad you got to witness his magic. The other greats : Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, Mark Knopfler, Derrick Trucks, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Nancy Wilson, Buddy Guy, Prince, Roy Clark, Jimmy Hendrix, Steve Vai, Joe Walsh, Vince Gill, Terry Kath, Peter Banks, Gary Rossington and others deserve their praise. Some will have someone else as the best ... but not me. You described it quite well , Stevie and the guitar are like one , one perfect union. I will be very excited for your next Stevie Ray reaction ... I will recommend "Little Wing" and "Tin Pan Alley" or "Cold Shot". Enjoy .. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@loveloochay, I think Robin Trower deserves to be on that list also, different styles and SRV will always be tops, but Robin was one of those you could just tell loved to play just like Stevie did. I saw Robin twice live and he could make that guitar talk, sing, and everything else, he also had those facial expressions like Stevie did.
@faithismespeaks6848 Procol Harum ??? I think .. awesome band !
@@loveloochay , I think you might be thinking of Eric Clapton he used to be in Procol Harum. Robin Trower did bridge of sighs, and about 5 other albums that were all good. I noticed you had Roy Clark on the list, that guy could play all kinds of things, he did a lot more than Hee Haw...I actually watched Hee Haw when I was a kid, mainly for the country girls in short shorts..😁
Check him out playing Voodoo Chile on Austin City Limits 1989!👍
SRV is a Texas blues legend. Born in Dallas and adopted by Austin. Divine soul poured through him into his guitar. Great reaction, Stacey! ❤️🙏😊
I remember in school everyone was going crazy thinking that Eddie Van Halen was a guitar god. I used to tell them they never heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan!
I saw SRV in concert 4 months before he passed. Not only was the show fantastic Stevie gave us all a talk about being careful with excessive partying and such. Not preachy at all just some solid advice from a guy who had been through it. RIP Stevie.
Never got to see him😢
He had only recently stopped doing drugs and drinking before his death.
I saw him play in February I think it was of the year he passed which was in June or July maybe?
my roommate and I flew from Los Angeles to New Orleans for four days of party vacation staying in a small exclusive hotel right on the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse in the center of the French Quarter. We didn't even realize that our trip happened to be the at the same time that The N.O. Jazz Festival was happening until we were on the flight to N.O. and a couple seating across the isle asked us if we had already bought tickets to the concert and we said what concert? They told us and who was playing and the first thing we did when we got to the hotel was have the Concierge purchase us tickets for the Festival. It was such a bonus to add to our vacation.
Stevie was a conduit.
He could play for hours.
He lived in the zone.
He had such a killer tone. And yes, he was definitely one with his guitar. You don't so much listen to Stevie Ray as you 'feel' him, because he puts so much soul into his music that it does hit you physically. You aren't imagining things.
Stevie Ray didn’t play. He CHANNELED. Whatever it is in the universe that sends unlimited ideas without thought, Stevie was DIRECTLY connected to it! Every. Single. Time.
Yes, he was a conduit
Yup... listening to his live performances, there were no two solos that were quite the same. Every performance was a jam session. Sure, he's got his "go-to" licks here and there that you recognize, but largely he soloed completely off-the-cuff and just sort of made it up as he went. A true maestro.
Oh well said , absolutely
This is considered to be the best guitar performance ever recorded, and not by the people, by other guitarists.
RIP Stevie! Things that popped to my mind:
He never seems to get lost during solos;
He manhandles super thick strings to make them do what he wants to do!;
Like Chris Stapleton (and some other talents) his albums are great, but he is even better Live consistently!
What a loss!
SRV was OP in his playing. His moniker was "the Texas hurricane" for a reason. Fattest strings set high on the fretboard and powerful hands were key components of his masterful heavy rich tone. After he got sober later on, he was gone too soon in a helicopter crash after a concert in Wisconsin.
He was just so damn fluid. That's the thing. With a lot of guitar players, you can almost watch them think things out as they play. They work through the solo or passage as if they studied it. Nothing wrong with that, but that's not Stevie. Stuff just flowed through him, like he was just a medium for it all. He was very special. And yes, let's also applaud that voice. Mounds of raspy soul, but gobs of inflection and blues nuance at the same time. His guitar playing was the same, really.....tough, raunchy, gut-bucket filled glory touched with pieces of T-Bone Walker, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Albert King and Hubert Sumlin, yet somehow rolled all of them up and spit them out into something that was still all him. No one sounds like him. That's the thing; you know immediately that it's him when you hear him. That's how you know he's great.
Oh, and please react to "Where Did You Sleep Last Night " by Nirvana, from MTV Unplugged. Please and thank you.
RIP Stevie
The greatest to ever play a guitar
His call and response between guitar and vocals is priceless. He was truly one of the greats at his craft. He left us way too early! His playing is so emotional.
The one and only, Stevie Ray's guitar playing is captivating and hypnotic.
When he flips that guitar around and he keeps playing without interruption is amazing. Somebody call a Priest; the boy is Possessed. lol
In my opinion, Stevie is the best guitar player EVER!! the music just flow in him.. it was a sad day, the day he crashed in that helicopter, on hes way to a new show..
He is mainly know for playing blues music, and he performed with all the geat ones of that genre, , like BB king, yes all those great ones..
i can tell you this guy made the jaw drop on people like Paul Mcarthny, and Eric clapton, they thought he was unreal to..
Stevie Ray Vaughn was one of the most talented Guitar players to live, He put the blues into white households that otherwise never would have listened to The Blues. There are so many who felt Stevie Ray was the reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix, My step dad was one of those people and so am I. One of the few musicians we both love. Stevie transcended generations with his amazing talent.
One of music's most tragic losses. He wasn't even at his peak, and he was taken from the world. No one ever thought that someone would ever approach the virtuosity of Hendrix, and yet, there was Stevie. All those riffs that will never be heard.
jimi was sloppy. stevie was clean and crisp.
@@Hal-k8p I don't disagree. That was Jimi's style. Hard to choose between the two, but I know it's between those two.
@@zeus6793 Yeah. For me, that makes SRV a better player. Besides I never cared for most of jimi's songs. Like a TON of SRV's songs. To each their own, of course.
@@Hal-k8p Hey, that's why those lists are never, ever the same. Everyone has their preferences. I'm a drummer, and I'm 60, so the greatest of all time, to me, is Buddy Rich, even thought I KNOW, in my head, that Neil Peart could easily be number one, as could Bonzo.
@@zeus6793 Being 68 and a drummer also, (ex-drummer), I would certainly agree with Buddy Rich and Bonzo. Peart was excellent, as well, but I never liked Rush, so am not REAL familiar with Peart's work, though I have seen clips of him. Yeah, the dude definitely had talent.
"Holy Crap" is the correct reaction. :-)
That look that you feel on your face is called "stank face" and every music loving person who sees him play gets that same look. Not to worry, yours is lovely.
Stevie Ray was a huge part of why i picked up my first guitar
If you don’t like Stevie Ray,then you just don’t like music.Or emotion.His soul exploded every time he picked up a guitar.Truly a magical thing for music.
I was lucky enough to see SRV three times in great venues before the helicopter crash. He was one of the best. Rest in peace, brother.
56 year old guy from Texas here. We got to see SRV many times. Yes he was one with his guitar. He sang , but the lead vocals was his guitar. We got to meet him on a few occasions. Very cool guy and just a genuine dude. We ( down here in Texas) we’re just so sad to hear the news in 1990, that he died in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin leaving a show with Eric Clapton, headed to another show in Chicago. 3 transport choppers went up and one didn’t make it. 😢terrible day. We miss him very much. His music lives on! When people in your generation discover him it always makes me smile.
I got to see him 3 times, once at South Padre Island at spring break. I was driving to work when I heard the news of his death, and had to pull over and sit for a while.
SRV played so good God needed him in His band in heaven.
Best thought I’ve read about his passing! I’ll remember it for sure!
SRV is a master of thought translating to the guitar, seamlessly. And he doesn't run out of creative ideas. They just flow spontaneously.
I love how you said it was like the guitar was an extension of his body. I've been describing him exactly that way for decades now.
Glad you found him! Such an immensely talented musician that unfortunately passed far to soon. Respect to Stevie, much sympathy to the family of such a wonderful musician. ❤️❤️🙏🙏👍👍
Loved your reaction. Always a treat to see someone experience Stevie Ray for the first time. You have so much to look forward to.
As a child of the 60’s & 70’s and a music fan, I’ve seen more than my fair share of concerts, but nothing tops seeing SRV (twice!). I cried the day he was so tragically killed.
Another fender Stratocaster player in the conversation with SRV about great Fender Strat players is Robin Trower. He came from the legendary rock band Procol Harem just after Jimi Hendrix passed and a decade before Stevie Ray, while Stevie has a more blues and blues-rock vibe, Robin was a mix of Blues, Hard Rock and Psychedelia and has the great Jimmy Dewar on killer vocals and bass. His 70s work will make you feel every bit as good as SRV does. I look forward to more SRV and some Robin Trower when you can, these guys were walking advertisements for Fender with their incredible tones. Enjoy!
11.26.24. ☝🏼Robin 🎸Trower is one of the Greats too🎟️
Robin Trower is supremely underrated, bought the “bridge of sighs” album when it first came out 1973 or 74, soooo good!❤
Stevie Ray is the epitome of a Blues Guitarist. Just like your the epitome on video reactions.
SRV's talent isn't even capable of being adequately described by words. What set him apart was for all of his technical ability he could play with as much fury as he could tenderness, make one note as soul wrenching as a two minute long run, and rip everyone's heart in the room out and leave it bleeding on the floor. So much of his playing he's not even looking at his hands and he never missteps. Just one of a kind whose mold was broken. Rest in peace, SRV. You were gone way too soon.
Beautifully written.
Welcome to the GOAT. As a SRV fan from the 80’s I just absolutely love that, number 1, you’ve found his music, and number 2, how you described him at the 4 minute mark. You’re reaction is genuine and beautiful. He was one of a kind. There will never be another. There was real music decades ago. There’s so much emphasis on dance routines and graphic lyrics now. People actually used to play their music and understood music years ago. Call me an old fogie but the music was real.
Little wing and Voodoo Chile from this same concert will blow your mind….R.I.P Stevie Ray Vaughan🎸
There were several points in this where it looked like you’d forgotten to breathe and the look on your face when the guitar went behind his back was priceless. Great reaction. Welcome to the start of another new musical journey with this late, lamented genius. Suggest you have a look at him duetting with Jeff Healey next.
One thing about Stevie is that you are always in for a treat with EVERY performance due to his constant improvisation. He never played anything the same way twice. Mass props to his band for always keeping up in following his lead.
and that STAMINA! No matter how much someone practices, I don't know if one can ever learn or develop that ability to give 100% every moment.
Great reaction. There’s no bigger titan of the guitar than SRV. He wasn’t just playing; he was channeling the very soul of music itself, summoning it to life
SRV's guitar is beautiful. Every pick scratch, dink, dent, buckle rash, and sweat stains tells a story! ✌
WAIT until you see him play "Third Stone From The Sun" live on stage.
I saw him in concert on Feb 14th, 1987 in Knoxville, TN and the bar was set, where no one else has reached.
He was THE... Bluesman for the ages.
Many of us believe he was the G.O.A.T. I remember the day, the time and what I was doing when a friend walked in and said she had just heard on the radio that he had been killed in a helicopter crash. Eric Clapton almost left the concert that Stevie was leaving, in that same flight. We could have lost 2.
Loved your reaction. I've always found it interesting that he almost never looks at the guitar. He knows by touch where every note is.
Glad you liked he. He has an amazing catalog.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
When I had my first baby he was hard to lay to sleep, but every time he heard the Texas Flood album he calmed down and relaxed....it's 32 years ago so this album is so close to my heart. I am so happy that you have had your first time listening to SRV....R.I.P
I'm a metalhead, but this performance is definitely one of my favourites for reactions.
Stevie improvised *a lot* in his live performances, and he was unquestionably the leader of the band. His band (Double Trouble) was *expert* at looking for his cues and following his lead. Pay attention to how carefully they watch him.
You're definitely right that he demanded *a lot* from his guitars. Take a very close look at the guitar he's playing - it looks like it's been in a war zone. At some point, you may see or react to a performance like (Stevie Ray Vaughan - Third Stone from the Sun (from Live at the El Mocambo)), and you will see why it looks that way.
I love how he just "casually" reaches up and adjusts a string without missing a note! Theres a couple of videos of him doing the smoothest guitar switch after breaking a string, doesn't even faze him!
The first time I heard SRV I was an instant fan. His sound and style is soooo recognizable.
The first time I heard him was actually on David Bowies's "Let's Dance." I was so mesmerized by the guitar work. Found out later it was Stevie Ray.
I was lucky enough to see him twice, and he was the best player I’ve ever seen, or heard.
RIP SRV
The more you watch... the more you will be amazed 🎸🐐
Stevie played with 3 piece band called Double Trouble. Stevie is on a whole different level with the guitar. A freind of mine was working security the day he died and escorted him to the helicopter and he ask Stevie for a autograph and it was the last thing he signed before his untimely death. Check out him and Jeff Healey '' Look at Little Sister '' Jeff was a blind blues guitar player that will blow your mind..
Stevie
Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland is probably the video that shows the most of SRV’s singing; Life Without You is the complete kitchen sink of a performance.
SRV's heart and soul flow out of his fingers, to his guitar and grace our ears!!
Great comment Stacey on Stevie being one with the guitar, like they were made for each other.
Another artist who had that was Jimi Hendrix. Jimi was a big influence for SRV and he actually did a cover of a couple of his songs.
Both left us too young. You should check out Hendrix in addition to exploring Stevie's live performances as well.
🤩🤩🤩 Excellent! Stevie was a telepathic master of the Stratocaster.
Stevie did a rendition of "little wing" and "Voodoo Child" (by Jimi Hendrix) and he brought those songs to a whole new level.... a must listen to imo!!
Yessss one of the best guitarists to ever exist
Congrats. Your life will be better from this day forward after listening to SRV. That was some Texas Blues, compliments of Texas native son Stevie Ray from South Oak Cliff (SOC). If you want more SRV, try "Voodoo Child".
Long Live SRV ... Texas and the World miss him greatly !!!
I had the privilege of seeing him on tour back in the late 80s. As a 16 year old die hard metal head I was not prepared. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I went home, went out the next day and bought several of his albums. Absolute legend. Gone too soon.
Saw his last tour from a great seat at the Paramount, Seattle, 1989. Lean, clean and mean Stevie Ray, it was without a doubt one of my top 5 shows ever. I've seen Gilmour, and Page, and Richards & Wood, and Clapton and Thompson and Santana and Beck and a dozen more ... but there was nobody higher on the Guitar Gods pyramid than Stevie Ray Vaughn. Absolutely mindblowing talent. Bring on Voodoo Child ... only one man could bring down a Seattle house covering Hendrix, and it was Stevie Ray.
I was fortunate enough to see SRV seven times between 1983-89, the first time a few weeks after this was filmed. Saw the midnight show at the old Wax Museum nightclub in DC two days after Christmas in 83. Stood at the foot of the stage and couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. I was able to meet Stevie by his tour bus after the show at Constitution Hall in summer 85. He signed my hat. Real Texas twang in his voice and a very humble friendly man despite his enormous talents. You wouldn’t know you were chatting up one of the immortal all time greats. May he rest in peace
His cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” is amazing.
Welcome to the world of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stacey! Mouth open & dropped jaw is the usual reaction listening to SRV for the first time. Loved watching you watching him for the first time!
Your reaction was VERY PRECISE! Stevie was one of the VERY VERY BEST OF ALL TIME!
He was a true master of his craft. Such talent, and mesmerising too. RIP Stevie
Congrats! You have entered one amazing rabbit hole.
SRV, one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, I was 19 when I learned of his death and I was saddened. He became a legend
SRV was the best guitarist ever! RIP Stevie.
All of the legendary guitarists and bluesmen described SRV as an open channel and the music just flowed through him
Great reaction, a MUST see is "life without you " at the capital theater, it's totally amazing. Srv will always be the goat ❤thanks
Great Reaction, had to laugh at 4:45 when you said "He plays like the Back of his Hand"...... Wait for it!!! it's also said that Stevie was so tough on standard guitar strings he used piano strings or higher gauge!... welcome to the SRV rabbit hole!!! RIP Stevie!
He is the best blues guitar player there ever was!
Hell yeah level's above the best
Beautiful man beautiful music, i am 67 From Australia and grew up with this mans amazing music. RIP Stevie ❤
DOUBLE TROUBLE aint to shabby either! ✌