Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (from Live at the El Mocambo) REACTION
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2019
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (from Live at the El Mocambo) This is a classic 1983 performance by the late legend, my first time seeing this gem and here is my reaction and review.
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I cried so hard the day he died. There might never have been such a tragic loss to the music world in a long, long time.
I was at his last shows at Alpine Valley. I had to drive home in that fog, and it was scary. I cried, but I was so angry at the same time that helicopter pilot took off in that stuff.
@@dgreene4234 you drove through the Fog. Did you stop?
The licks he played between the vocal lines were greater solos than most guitarist can achieve in their whole musical careers.
I'm 64, have seen and studied many of the great guitarists from the 60's thru the 90's, and SRV is the BEST of them ALL!
Imagine where his skill set would be today if he wasn't taken so many years ago!!!
I was saying the same thing sir, I'm am completely beyond in awe, I'm gonna get my sound together and then I'm gonna do something special for the SRV fans
62 here and he's the best in my book. He took guitar playing to a level unattainable by mortals.
@@abc456f he was truly remarkable
I agree...I'm 67 and I've seen them all...beginning with Jimi Hendrix when I was 12 years old. When I saw SRV in Daytona Beach in 1985?, I was blown away. He was larger than life and he was LOUD...but it all 'made sense'. I've played guitar all my life and I'm a year older then SRV...but after seeing him I kinda gave it all up...he was THE master.
@@paulpresto673 he gives us all Stank face!! Stank fave was originated from his music!!!!
Your face when he flings that thing behind his back... priceless!
"Live At the El Mocambo" (the entire event) captured one of those mystical moments in human artistic achievement. Every performance was a lightning bolt of greatness.
Stevie is T-H-E G-O-A-T. there's absolutely nothing like watching a legend like Stevie Ray rip out his heart and throw it on the stage.
I had the privilege of seeing his last concert with Double Trouble at the Memphis in May music festival in 1990 .
Well said!
Wow!! I've said my share of SRV comments but you did good son!! Assuming I'm older than you...😂
That look on Stevie’s face is called “Stank Face.” That’s because Stevie is completely immersed in the music. The Lord gave us guitar savant, Stevie Ray Vaughn to witness his greatness and then called him back into his arms.
Then he brought him back as a 10 year old kid...Taj Farrant...ua-cam.com/video/E0eACoei1eo/v-deo.html
That he did...Stevie had given his all. I heard a recording of his last concert in Wisconsin, just before he crashed into the Wisconsin mountains - I have never heard a human play guitar like that before...it was incredible, and I think his greatest performance ever.
SRV at The El Mocambo is the best set of live blues playing I've seen, and I've seen a lot. It's freaking incendiary.
Brother, I don't leave comments often but you did an outstanding job in your reaction! It was honest, funny, astute, in-depth and you are very affable. I will be watching more of your videos. God bless. SRV a beautiful soul and is by far my favorite guitarist. I saw him live 6 months before he died in Oklahoma. I still get emotional and miss him. He was clean and sober and playing better than ever. It does my soul good to see Stevie being introduced to new hearts. Try Life by the drop. ☮️ my friend
IMHO Stevie Ray Vaughan’s performance at El Mocambo was his finest live performance ever recorded. He was just so spot on with his riffs. He was on fire!!!!
I'll respectfully disagree. If you've never heard 'Peace in the Valley' or any recordings of his final two concerts at Alpine Valley before his crash...he reached the heavens a few hours before he actually did. Even Clapton said after his set "How the hell am I supposed to follow THAT?" Check out Sweet Home Chicago, the last song he played with everyone. He so outclassed everyone and less than two hours later...he was gone
100% agree. The El Mocambo video and the Ustin City Limits performance literally stayed in my VCR for just about 10 years. If I was home it was playing. Particularly El Mocambo. If I wasnt home I could hear every lick in my head all day. Theres just something about that is visceral, raw, and a million other things. Lenny on that recording.. holy shit. It's also my favorite recording of Voodoo Chile
Check out his recording from Ripley's Music Hallin '83. Best SRV performance, imho.
I loved his performance of Little Wing in that same concert! It was unbelievable...
@@c.l.freeman7654 I was at his last show at Alpine Valley and I can say that you are absolutely right. It's almost as if he knew it was his last go at it. He was so on fire it was ridiculous. I always thought that he was phenomenal but he elevated himself to guitar god status that night.
I love watching people fall in love with Stevie and his music!!
I agree no disrespect to Jimi but SRV is the GOAT
I disagree no disrespect to SRV but Jimi will always be the true GOAT.
That he is Rick...but Jimi gave the world something that no other artist had before. SRV reached his pinnacle because of Hendrix.
@@paulpresto673 you have a valid point, but I think that he reached his pinnacle more due to Albert King. All are great and I don't think there is a "best", I think they were all the best at what they did. I wouldn't give up one for the other.
@@MrDevildog0321 It's true that Albert King was a BIG influence on SRV, but he did play a lot of Hendrix and "covered" his music better than anyone. But music, like science, 'develops' from the accomplishments of others. Like SRV once said when asked if he thought he was the best ever..."I learned from the greats and just try to be myself."
I agree with most here. There is no "greatest artist" ever. Each artist puts his soul on canvas. Each musician flows his soul through his instrument. Jimi is and was great. I love every song he created. But SRV had a soul that was without equal. Before he got sober... after... it doesn't matter, his music was magical.
The man virtually NEVER even looked at his guitar. Pure muscle memory.
Etta James said in her autobiography that he was one of her all-time favorites.
Movierebel3 Can there be any higher praise? Wow!
Whomever the 2 persons are that disliked this, first off your haters, SECONDLY,YOU'RE ASSHOLES!!!! Yup, you're fuckin idiot's
Stevie would appreciate that, but why would who her favorite was, matter? Was she a guitar expert?
Heavy Mental she was not a guitar expert but she was a legend in music and soul. More than I can say for you my friend.
Shout Factory Celebration of Blues & Soul will give you a mini concert from the Presidential Inaguration 1989, you will see him at the top of his game, some talking from him. He introduces his band, it is really good.
I love watching people react to SRV live. There's a reason the city of Austin built a statue to honor him.
Every single time I give my sons my stank face.. they pop right back with " oh Lord, momma's SRV face "! 🙄😂😂
LMAO!!
So Awesome
If anyone ever asks what it looks like when a mind is blown, just have them watch a reaction to SRV when he starts playing behind his back. It breaks people's brains and you can see it in their face.
Man .... I e said the exact same thing one like 10 reaction videos hahaha lmao so true
Stevie didn't go into beast mode he lived there. And my. Heart bleeds Carolina blue ✌💖
the best shit is when he walks up to the mic like he's about to sing, pulls back, drops 4 more bars of guitar.
Adam Hutchison I love when he does that!
Or when he walks up and starts singing like he isn't playing the guitar behind his back the whole time
It’s a helluva thing to see a man be totally connected to the spiritual plane. He had a direct line.
Any time someone is better live than in studio they’re the real deal!
“Little Wing” at El Mocambo
“Lenny” at El Mocambo
“Voodoo Chile” Live in Texas!
COULD YOU REVIEW A SONG CALLED RIVIERA PARADISE BY STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ITS UNLIKE HIS USUAL EXCELLENT BLUES GUITAR PLAYING ITS MORE ON THE JAZZY SIDE JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF STEVIE RAY'S VERSATILITY
Don't you mean "Voodoo Child"?
Lynne Goodrich NO. Please you tube stop with voodoo child. It is voodoo chile. Don’t know why people can’t do the slightest due diligence.
you said it!!
The Voodoo Chile Live in Texas has one of the greatest solos I’ve ever heard
What the Hell? Yeah, that's SRV. Everytime I think I'm good on guitar I listen to him and realize I suck.
Lord im just starting to learn so I know I suck, but wow bro!!!
Jay Patterson 🤣 it’s why we played air guitar 🎸
Don't think you suck just because you aren't as good as SRV. How many are as good?
Dont feel bad..We all suck when compared to Stevie.
Brother I'm guitar picker down here in Austin and I've been playing for 45 years. I'm pretty good but it takes devotion to play like Stevie. Practice, practice, practice!
If Jimi and Stevie ever played on the same stage, the world would end.
Buddy Wiser nah bro, they jamming together in the same place
You know they are jammin up in the sky!! And both are taking notes!
He made his guitar beg for mercy! RIP to my favorite guitarist ever! What an amazing talent..
It is great to add another SRV fan -- you feel his music-he was such a humble and caring man - it was sad that he got his life together and got rid of all his demons, to be taken away like he was - RIP SRV - I think you are starting to understand us Stevie Ray fanatics!
Absolutely, thank you so much for watching!
I couldn't agree more!
He got rid of his demons in 1985 and the Lord took him in 1990...
I worked in a music store for years and I remember when Elvis died, John Lennon was shot, Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash and I came to work that Monday morning and they told me he was killed in a helicopter crash I just fell apart. He was one of a kind with a talent in my opinion no one has ever been able to match along with a big heart. It never gets old watching him perform.
G. O. A. T.!!
No one feels the music and is one with the guitar. Notice how he rarely looks at the guitar
Steve Vai does the same
This entire show is a masterpiece. He ascended on that night to where his soul lives. There are 2 more songs from this show that are BEAUTIFUL guitar instrumentals. One of them is my absolute favorite guitar performance of all time, "Lenny" (Live at El Mocambo). The other one to watch is a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" (also El Mocambo), and in my opinion one of the best covers of all time.
Ascended...yes. Eloquently put.
Very well put and agree with everything you said!
This entire concert is on another level
@Patrick Glynn
I bought this DVD the moment I heard it was being released. I literally watched it every day for the longest time. And I invited everyone I could think of to come witness it. It’s truly a masterpiece.
Patrick Glynn RIP my “BO 😞🎶🎶🇨🇱👍🏼❤️❤️🙏🖖🖖🖖🖖
The expression on your face when SRV played behind his back is PRICELESS. Bless you sir.
“WHAT THE HELL!” Loved it, that’s all you can say when you see that the first time. 😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
The El Mocambo, or The Elmo, is a legendary club in Toronto that was a final leg for the Underground Railroad and helped Many former slaves escape to freedom. Respect from the 6!
It is VERY easy to get caught up in how good he was on guitar, and completely overlook how damned powerful a vocalist he was....
Truth
If I was a dude, he'd be my fashion icon!
There is no one like him, absolutely fantastic blues guitar player, singer and showman.
The Goat
When you discover StevieRay its like you can start to see things
When the Devil met Stevie at the Crossroads, he had nothing to trade for a soul that huge. He ended up getting lessons from Stevie, but when he swung it around behind his back, the Devil just sat down and cried. Stevie Ray Vaughan didn't PLAY the guitar; he WAS the guitar.
Absolutely effortless, flawless and mesmerising. We will never see another SRV 😢
Man!!
You had the best facial reaction to date!!!!
Your mind got blown 6 ways from Sunday!!!
Great reaction!!!!!!
Arguably the greatest to ever pick up a guitar, and I will fight anyone over that. His voice has been described as "honey poured over gravel". He also plays better behind his back than 98% of guitarists play in front. Check out him doing "Little wing" at the same concert or "Voodoo child" live. It'll change your life
You won't have to fight ME! I say he IS the GOAT...no one will surpass him.
For me, SRV is one of those rare musicians who doesn't just PLAY an instrument, they become ONE with the instrument.
There are great guitarists, and there are NEXT LEVEL guitarists. SRV was without a doubt, a NEXT LEVEL guitarist.
Love your reaction. We have all been touched by the magic of SRV. Love him and miss him! A true guitar legend....
I wish Stevie Ray was alive today so he could see the love he gets from everybody blacks, whites, Latin, woman. I went to an SRV CONCERT years ago and saw every race creed gender color and gender gather around it in peace. I truly think and and believe in my own ferry tail the man could have changed the world.i mean the love a passion just oozes out of him...that’s for sharing...✌️🇺🇸🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶
Same here Jon!
I sadly only discovered him after his death. He basically brings tears to my eye with every chord.
That was stunning
Never get tired of seeing reactions to seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn from people that aren't completely familiar with this genuis
Great reaction. What else can you say. Pure talent. Rest in peace SRV
I Love the guitar and hearing it play Stevie Ray Vaughan he was truly amazing gifted guartist and he also played by ear and I named my son after him I have twins a boy and a girl but my son is named Stephen Ray I just spelled different the world truly lost amazing artist now I like many others guartist but I always say Stevie Ray is the greatest blues guartist . I Love your reactions
Thanks for responding to my comment
The first time I ever saw the video of him performing Lenny at the El Macombo, and realized he wrote it for his wife Lenora, for buying him a guitar, I cried. I am a grown ass man, and I cried because I knew I could never, ever, put that much emotion and love into anything I could ever accomplish. A more wonderful man, there never lived.
BEST Blues Guitarist to ever grace the Earth, period.
Thank you for making my day, the look on your face :) Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan are my top two favorite guitarist.
One day God said let there be guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughn stepped up and said thank you Lord.
Brings a tear to my eye every time I listen to him, knowing he's gone.
That whole show is amazing!
Hey Brother, just found your reaction... I can Feel you Feeling the music Stevie is putting down..!!! Have you ever been lost in a musical experience that is so Beautiful and the next thing you know you feel tears on your cheeks..?! Stevie is one of the few performers that have done that to me..!!
I'm in Texas. It stormed last night. Today I ended up here.
Stevie Ray Vaughn gives me eargasams....
SRV IS GOAT!!!
Try "Life Without You" at the Capital Theater on for size.
BB King was quoted as saying, "I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed."
My all time favorite performance of Stevie's I cry every time I see it.
We lost a Genius when he left us way too early! Imagine all the amazing music we would have had? I can only think God wanted to Jam in R&R Heaven to take him from us so early. RIP Stevie, we sure miss you down here!
Not only was he a master on the guitar but masterful on the vocals to a point that they blend almost seamlessly with each other! RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan. His guitar playing has so much passion! I also love his version of Voodoo Child... He brought blues back to the forefront and made it popular to a new generation of listeners!!!
Yes he did Carol!
You should react to his cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" at El mocambo
Voodoo Child also a must!
Absolutely!!!!
Well, this is officially my favorite reaction video. Brings me joy.
I could only imagine what kind of music the great Stevie Ray Vaughn would be giving us the pleasure of hearing now . The greatest in my mind.
There will never be any convincing me thar a better guitarist has ever walked this planet.
This is simply spectacular
and I've been a fan for 35 years.
Brian Johnson SRV is the Greatest of all time in Blues and Rock.
Paco De Lucia is the greatest in Flamenco ( fastest lightening fingers) in history!! Yes two untouchables.
Plays it better behind his back better than ANYONE who plays the guitar in front! The greatest ever!
While singing too!
'Gettin high from the fumes off his guitar.' Yup you understand.
I had the great privilege of meeting and speaking with SRV on several occasions, seeing him in concert numerous times, and when he played, it was a vibe that struck you, the energy and passion that he brought to the stage and filtered through his guitar that hit you, like a 2X4 right between your eyes. His music, especially live, changed your life. That is the greatest compliment that I can give. I recall attending the Chicago Blues Fest in 1984 or 85, while completing my doctorate degree, and it was a comfortable leisurely afternoon and evening listening to many artists and excellent performances with a good crowd, but because of the large capacity of the fairgrounds there was plenty of room to stretch-out on a towel on the great lawn, that is until Stevie showed up with his band Double Trouble around 1:00 AM and started playing, then seemingly within 15 minutes, several hundred thousand additional fans descended on the grounds and we we all packed-in like sardines, standing shoulder to shoulder witnessing greatness, a force of nature and enjoying every second of it. RIP brother, hope you are tearing it up when and if I get there.
Yep that was the real deal,no frills, no gimmicks. That was in a bar in downtown Toronto,Canada. Best show ever recorded.
They did a tribute to SRV, it's on DVD. Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, just to name a few were there to tribute him. BB King said Stevie was the most fluid and smooth blue's guitarist he had ever seen.
Stevie's brother is also a great guitar player. He was the lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Keep rockin the reviews.
I have been playing guitar every day for over 30 years and I am very good. BUT DAM I quit !!! his rolls and hammer on's the way he combines different scales is outrageous.
I lived in Austin during his heyday and saw him live near A dozen times, A couple of times his brother Jimmy and his band were there too. I remember one outdoor concert it started raining pretty hard. The band had to leave the stage, but nearly the entire audience waited it out, standing in the rain, for Stevie Ray and Double Trouble to be able to retake the stage, about an hour later. It was worth it.
Stevie puts a smile on my face that I cannot wipe off all day! So sad that he died so young, but so happy that he lived and left us with many videos and recordings.
LOLthe expression when SRV does the whip-around!
Good reaction. You appreciate Vaughn for who he was and he was great. At some levels it is hard to say who is the best ever but Stevie certainly merits being included in the discussion.
Masterpiece from the one and only legend stevie your music will live on forever he touches our soul like no other love love srv
Gone way before his time. This is a song you just feel everywhere
I love this version of Texas Flood cuz I feel a person caught in a storm, desperate, with sounds of wind, rain, calm, swirling water thunder. Love you Stevie
Love to watch people see this for the first time! Thanks for the great reaction! No one can compare to Stevie, in my humble opinion.
He was unreal...a true talent from God!!!!! I wish I could watch him live again!!
Stevie used thirteen gauge strings. That’s like playing with twisted cables. Any other guitarist would tell that they couldn’t play Stevie’s guitar more than a couple of minutes before their fingers shredded.
Stevie on more than one occasion actually used superglue on his fingertips.
@@elcarto22 Super Glue only help to keep his nails on his fingers so what are you talkin about dumbass
I weigh under 155 lb but I could knock somebody over with a single punch that weighs 300 lb and I've been to prison for five years and yes it's hard to play those type of strings honestly it hurts
@@elcarto22 you have no idea what 155 lb of muscle can do to a 300-pound man by the way the person I hit was a cop that's why I did 5 years he was in a coma for a week
@@kyloren7070 your inner moron is coming to the surface.. stop digging that hole gumby
Awesome reaction and welcome to the SRV club. A few things. SRV played with .13 gauge strings (most do around .09 guage). You need to watch the SRV Hall of Fame induction. Also, how BB King & Eric Clapton describe SRV. Watch Voodoo Chile live at Macombo, only SRV can do Hendricks better than Hendricks.
I loved your expression, Michael, when he started playing behind his back. It took me quite a while to recognize that his voice is excellent. Because I was mesmerized by his guitar playing.
I’m curious is that you in the avatar?
Ah yes, the stank face! It will be glued on your face now. SRV gets into your soul and will live there forever. The world need a little love, peace and Stevie Ray right about ...now! Love this channel man. Can't get enough!
We owe so much to black music... what a great thing you guys gave to the world... jazz, gospel, blues, r & b... soul... Hiphop... God, the world would be lost without black music....
All due respect to everyone of the greats ( and there is a bunch of them ) but SRV stood alone in my lifetime and i suspect always will...as the greatest guitarist who ever lived. Absolutely put all he had into every note...gift from above ! RIP, you are missed
Best live guitar performance i've ever seen also! SRV had an awesome blues voice also!
Severe "Stank Face" is inevitable anytime one listens to the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan!
I remember the day he died. I was bartending when someone walked in and asked if I'd heard the news. I was like what news. He said SRV died in a plane crash. I was stunned shocked devastated. It was so unreal. I put Stevie on the juke box. Everybody did a shot in his honor. A huge loss to the music world. He was absolutely in a league of his own. RIP
Yes - all that music came out of 3 people. Welcome aboard, my friend. So glad to see someone discover such a talent as SRV. The man was an absolute monster. Always adjusting his sound, tweaking it here, bending down to adjust a pedal there (I'm sure you saw him reach up and tune a string in this video) and forever searching for that perfect sound. No matter which SRV video you choose to watch next, pay attention to the pickup selector switch (the littlest white knob right next to the letter S in SRV.) He changes it throughout the tune he's playing, and he's so smooth with it, nobody ever notices he's changed it. One second it's up, the next it's down. It's that continuous quest for the perfect tone, along with hard-earned mastery of his instrument, that made Stevie the best.
Goddamn, He's simply the Goat!!!!
@@DramaSydETV Amen.
I had the same reaction, typical look on every body's face.
SRV flows like H2O. Till this day, SRV, puts me in a particular mood when I get off work. I go to my chill zone. Rest in peace SRV.
Stevie is the GOAT !
You get no argument from me!!
So under rated these days 😲 that's what I'm SAYING 😉
Great reaction. Do more please
Life without You live, if you can find it, you see the joy he had after he come back from his addictions. The man just glowed.
Hi from London England Brother. LOVE your reaction, very heart felt and true. I play Guitar and unfortunately for me discovered SRV late, i'm in my Forties. Has been life changing for me I swear, I WILL visit Dallas and Austin one day, its a bucket list thing for me to Visit Stevie's resting place, his statue and the clubs he and Double Trouble performed in....Watching this gave me goosebumps, always does. RIP Stevie x
And just think, he couldn’t read music and was self taught.
You are lying! WHAT!!? He couldn't read music? Wow!
Chris Michels he had several “guides” who reckoned they were teachers but, SRV sucked up what they had to offer and flew right past. He did have people teaching him when he was young. I have friends who have worked with him and his band. He could
Not read music but most prodigal talent don’t bother to learn because to them it is unnecessary
@@faizalkhan3042 You may not be impressed by the comparison but a guy like Benny Andersson (wrote all music for ABBA) did not read sheet music either. Because he was basically a folk musician.
Neither did Hendrix , brother
Well, his elder brother was an influence and a professional musician. Other than that, you're correct.
Love, love, love me some Stevie Ray! Thanks for that. Your reaction was great!
Believe it or not, the El Mocambo was a blues club up in Canada....SVR tore it up when he and his band performed there, legendary status type sh*t....
“Pure talent, pure legend, dominance of a musical instrument.” Beautifully put and couldn’t agree more