Before complaining about the video not being very visible. I tried to upload this video as normal but UA-cam blocked my video straight away. I had to turn the opacity down otherwise I couldn’t upload the video at all… I don’t make videos barely visible on purpose. I can see the video perfectly fine when reacting to it, that’s all that matters
This was recorded shortly after his debut album was released. This is the title track. He had played all the guitar solos on Dsvid Bowie's album Let's Dance previously. This is blues. This is 1983. Just when you think he can't get better, he spins around. The solos were too easy previously. LOL And he sings like that. He mainly plays with a pick, but can also finger pick.
We get it. Don't worry about the comments and what they say. Only worry about how many there are. Limit your engagement with the crazies down here, and limit your discussion of behind the scenes things. Put a heart on them, but never disagree or take offense to what nut jobs say.
This lad says when he hears a great guitarist he wants to practice harder. Stevie has the opposite effect on me. I want to sell my guitar and buy a Tamborine
He was a masterpiece. And it was absolute shit that he got sober and boom now here's death. I know aa folks will get mad at me.for saying that bc his soul to soul album when really high was crap and he was just getting his life together, but I couldn't imagine doing anything this impressive or even regular life work without resorting back to the bs
Many people consider this the greatest live blues performance in history, but his brother Jimmy had the best line to put SRV in perspective: it was just another night for him. He brought this level of energy every single time. Truly one of a kind.. 🐐🐐🐐
I was driving to class and pulled over when announced on radio and my friend had to take me home, she just saw him at texas jam. I couldn't go and couldn't believe it, gave up his seat and was killed tragically.
The way you started nodding your head to the groove of the lick before he started playing it at 13:00, you have a good sense of rhythm, Stevie ray Vaughn was an excellent rhythm guitarist at his core. You should consider learning to play some blues.
This is a good example why older people don't understand hip hop. We grew with musicians playing instruments to make music. No sampling here. SRV is the man!
In my personal opinion SRV is the greatest guitarist to ever walk this planet. Not only that his vocals are completely underrated. Maybe not underrated just overlooked due to his guitar playing.
@@vixybanker I don't know, but that water is a crapshoot... Sometimes you get a Stevie Ray Vaughan, a Janis Joplin, or a Billy Gibbons. Other times you get a Rick Perry, a Greg Abbott, or a Louie Gohmert.
SRV IS THE ONLY HUMAN BEING TO MAKE A GUITAR SMOKE A CIGARETTE AFTER HE FINISH PLAYIN IT. HE IS , WAS AND FOREVER BE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME! THE GOAT 🐐
As much as I love Page, Hendrix, Beck, Clapton, Malmsteen, Vai, Satriani, Blackmore etc. Stevie Ray Vaughan is my favorite and is/was in a class all by himself. RIP SRV 🎸
I'm so looking forward to this reaction. A little FYI- Stevie played with the thickest and heaviest strings you could play on and they were lifted higher than most strings on the fret board so that he could get the sound he wanted. He'd rip the skin off of his fingertips from playing and he'd SUPER GLUE them back on and keep playing. He was a little guy (5'5' or 5"6 ish) but LOOK AT HIS HANDS! After his death, #1(the guitar in this video and the only thing that survived the plane crash that killed him- CORRECTION helicopter crash, thanks @howiewarren243) was displayed in a case I believe at a Hard Rock Cafe, and I did read somewhere that LEGEND guitarists couldn't even play his instrument. They (his hands) were massive and also contributed to his ability to literally wrap his hands around the neck of the guitar ALSO- Another great who could not read music and was self taught. Now, if you want to hear another great one from Stevie, look up "Little Wing" from the same concert (el Mocambo) and then find "Life without You" at the Capital Theatre in 1985 (where he loses a tooth and keeps playing),and if you have some time watch his concert at the Montrose. Blues was becoming a "dying" genre and Stevie pulled it back into its rightful relevance. I could go on and on! Amazing amazing artist!
Was a Helicopter crash at Alpine Valley Wisconsin My Girlfriend from High School was at the show .Terrible loss Should have never taken off in that fog.
Because of Stevie Ray Vaughan when I was a kid I used to put super glue on the tips of my fingers when I first started playing guitar it actually helps you develop calluses pretty quickly
Stevie came and sat in with me during my radio show in Dallas. He lived right down the street from downtown. One of the first things I said to him was what big fingers he had for a guitarist.
I believe i commented for you to do this. I am so happy that you covered this. SRV is a guitar legend taken far too soon. I was born and raised and still live in Wisconsin. Later in my teenage years that i found out that his plane crashed after a show at Alpine Valley here in Wisconsin, i first listened to SRV and his genius guitar playing. It is hypnotic and catches you in the feels. Even tho he passed at such a young age, what he accomplished in that time is legendary. Musicians like him dont come around anymore. Im just happy i can re-live these tracks from reactors like you. Keep up the awesome content bruv.
Sadly Stevie was killed in a helicopter crash in August 1990. There has never been a greater guitarist than him. He was self taught because he loved music, especially the blues. The guitar in his hands becomes an extension of him and his soul. He is still greatly loved and missed.
Yes young man. He was the baddest mofo on Earth.... Truth be told, he still is. Always imitated, never duplicated...... Texas best, sending you Texas 👊😎
I’ll never forget… we were on vacation in San Antonio Texas and was walking through the hotel parking garage. Stevie Ray and his entourage walked by and stopped to ask if we were enjoying our visit in the city. Spent about 10 minutes talking with us. Super nice guy, he was a very genuine person. Not to mention the best guitarist EVER. It was just a few weeks later when he and other members of the band died in that fateful helicopter crash. Definitely a sad day for music.
Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, SRV, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, BB King, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, John Lee Hooker, Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Healey...my god, this isn't even scratching the surface of this genre. So many greats.
As a proud Texan, just want to say he was and will always be a Texas treasure. There will never be another Stevie Ray. RIP SRV and thank you for sharing your Godly talents with us.
THIS is Texas blues, mate! Stank face is required! Fun fact: listen to Stevie Ray play on Bowie's "Let's Dance". Then, go listen to "The Sky is Crying"!! LETS GO!!!
I love the video of SRV when one of his strings breaks and he keeps going. Someone comes in with a different guitar and he changes guitars without missing a note. Bless you SRV.
I’m from Texas and so is Stevie Ray. He loved to play so much that the callus on his finger tips would come off and he would super glue them back on so he could keep playing. He felt ever note he played and wanted everyone else to feel it too! So Talented
Nah man, it’s the one where he breaks a string & keeps on playing until his tech literally swaps that guitar out for another & SRV doesn’t miss a beat 😉
@@RussBMCSGT For real. Stevie breaks a string, swaps his playing around to the other unbroken strings, signals the guitar tech, swaps guitars mid-sing, and never even really hits a sour note or misses a beat. I was floored when I first saw it.
@@Sc-dd6hb I wish I could “love” a comment, but that’s limited to the channel owner. I was kinda of being tongue in cheek (I’ve played guitar since I was 7 I’m 44 this year) to me as a guitarist that moment was absolutely incredible, more so than ANYTHING I’ve ever seen from EVH or really ANY “revered” guitarist. Anyone who plays guitar knows the point I’m making. You break a string “you’re done” until it gets fixed. Vaughn literally didn’t even break a sweat & kept playing on other strings until his tech brought him a new guitar. Absolutely un-matched & absolutely incredible.
SRV is the GOAT. he left us too soon.i was a young teen and I cried like a baby. My parents gave me the gift of music early and I’ll be forever grateful
I'll put it too you this way.. Stevie Ray Vaughan was so good that the rest of the Band, as fantastic as they were, were almost always forgotten about.
Stevie Ray may not have sounded like he did without Double Trouble. I loved it when they brought Reese Wynan in on keyboard. Even Stevie said the same thing about Double Trouble, they are the backbone and force that feeds the drive behind him.
It’s heads above what you usually listen to kid. This is grown up music for grown up sensibilities. Keep listening Blues is one of the biggest rabbit holes one could fall into…
This was July 1983 at the El Mocambo in Toronto this entire show was mind blowing. I was lucky enough to have seen him live 3 times until his passing in 1990
And that is what you call "Making an instrument sing." It really makes me happy seeing a younger generation discovering new music. SRV was a one of kind talent.
Texas royalty right there. We've even got a statue of him in Austin. He played rythym and lead guitar parts simultaneously. A true demi god here in Texas! 🥳🤠💯💣💥👌
I saw SRV live in Hawaii 1986 while in the military and as it was a daytime show I still have photos of this amazing show. Love to see the young blokes give him props...
Stevie Ray Vaughn was my FIRST concert. 15 years old and completely blown away. I remember exactly where I was when the radio announced that he had died. No one like him. Native Texan here BTW... he used really heavy strings and high action which helped his sound. Guitarist would pick up his guitar and then set it right back down. This is 1982.
never got to go to a show ; but accidentally discovered him when i was 13 when his '89 Austin City Limits show aired, and it completely changed my life in that moment. just like i'll never forget watching MTV News a year later, seeing them announce the crash and his passing. i think i still haven't fully recovered from that.
I remember the night that helicopter went down. Bawled my eyes out. And for a brief few minutes they thought Eric Clapton was on it with him. Talk about heartbreak.
Congrats young man, you've just been introduced to the greatest Blues Guitarist in history and overall considered in the high ranks of all electric guitarist that ever lived. SRV. You will never look at other guitar players the same ever again. What you heard and saw can not be unseen. There are players and then there are Masters. One is one in 2 million maybe, then there is SRV and he was one is maybe 2 billion that could do what he did. Think I am exaggerating? Do the research and what other guitarist say about him. There will never be another SRV, R.I.P Stevie, we miss you.
Legend has it Stevie didn't go to the crossroads to sell his soul to the devil to play like this, the devil went to the crossroads to sell his own soul to Stevie so he could play like Stevie.
When electric guitars sleep, they have nightmares about SRV. I had the privilege to see him live many years ago, unbelievable. To get that tone he used strings that were incredibly thick. He would use super glue to glue torn callouses back on his fingertips so he could continue playing. The BEST there ever was.
Yessir! Sorry for the long comment, this just got me hyped! (This was 1982 by the way, a few months before he was discovered by the world). You've officially been baptized by the greatest to ever do it. He is improvising - all feel and soul - most of the entire song - he has his go-to licks and structure and moves but his soul get's locked in and he just leaves normal earth behind and travels and brings us along (one of the cool things about getting into the blues...it will help your guitar playing to learn the blues as it is the source of all music, and once you have some comfort, you can improvise forever.). Welcome to a new world as there are dozens of videos of SRV and he NEVER disappoints. ALWAYS DO HIM LIVE!!! Most people check "Voodoo Child" next, any version will do, and to really hear his vocals "Life Without You - Live at Capital Theater" - "Mary Had a Little Lamb - live from Austin" and EVERY SINGLE song from this concert, SRV Live from El Mocambo (check out "Lenny" from the same concert to have instant brain explosion). He is the Baddest MF to ever go out and demolish the guitar and electric blues on stage. While he can be so gentle, precise, and take you through the clouds with the angels bending around soft corners, he also rips and tears into it like he is possessed with something, mean, beautiful and spiritual all at the same time. He was on fire that night - every night - but it is a gift to guitar players and music lovers that people were on hand to record this night, from which this version of "Texas Flood" is from. He never played the same song the same way twice, so you can watch a different "Texas Flood" live and he'll do the same basic structure, some of the main licks and such, but every time out he let his soul drift into some magical place and he gave it all back, and it'll be a totally different outcome. He eventually gave us his life (RIP Stevie it still hurts) in a freak helicopter crash in 1990, 7 years of the spotlight, and IMO - and its cool for anyone to love whoever, Van Halen, Jimmy Page, of course Jimi Hendrix -and many many more - the most, it isn't about wrong or right, it is personal and whoever hits you or touches your soul is your GOAT - but for me and multiple generations since, it all begins and ends with Stevie. The blues are an incredible rabbit hole to go down which stretches you back to insane players like Robert Johnson in the 1930's, with cheap beat-up acoustic and nothing else, playing for whiskey and a bed that night in the old deep American south (Mississippi Delta blues is THE SOURCE) to BB King in the 60's and a zillion other amazing players. Stevie's beat up 1962 Fender Stratocaster you just watched is arguably the most valuable guitar on planet earth (if you go back and watch or on future vids, he just uses one pedal, and a Wah pedal, but he is constantly adjusting his pickups and tone knobs mid song in a purely subconscious master wizard level, to get that perfect tone (his tone is just as epic as his playing). He called this guitar 'Number 1' and it is the sickest guitar hands down, to me at least. SRV went through a battle of life to arrive at the man you just witnessed and his guitar fits the part. Enjoyed many of your vids over last couple years, glad you got to this one, it is a game changer.
This concert was 1983, but Stevie's influences were 50's, 60's and 70s. He took traditional blues, added fire, magic and insane passion and elevated it to what you see here. I was lucky enough to see him live once before he passed.
Jeff is another GOAT level players to check out. And his live concerts are actually nicely available on high quality. Super shame that SRV live recordings are crappy quality (in PQ & AQ)
At the time of this amazing performance SRV had already been practicing/playing most every day for 20 years. He was established and working by the time he was 14. Started at 7 years old. And yes that was too funny that you had to guess that maybe this is the BLUES oh yes the master of the blues, and ALL guitarists acknowledge his greatness
He died in a helicopter crash on August 27th 1990. Every year, I love to listen to his music on this day, I believe it is a fitting tribute to him. Im from Texas, and he was absolutely a son of Texas, and we miss him all the time. RIP SRV
Along with all the fantastic and informative comments here, I'd like you to check out another one of his called "Tin Pan Alley" live, with Stevie and Blues Legend Johnny Copeland...a phenomenal tribute to the respect Stevie not only had for them, but how they were actually humble towards him out of respect for his abilities and kindness. I've seen SRV 6 times. And I've seen all the greatest Blues players over my 68 years on this planet. And I can say without a doubt he is the very best of all time. From "Look at Little Sister" to his bluesy version of the "Mary had a little lamb" to "Cold Shot" to "Caught in the Crossfire" & a slow instrumental "Riviera Paradise" you can see his diversity running thru his veins powered by his soul. GOAT. Great reaction video.
Love, Love, Love ❤ SRV(RIP) I Was blessed to meet him and shake his spectacular, angelic hand 🥰 he was so humble and kind💯 he loved his fans ❤ You should check out Life with out you, or Pride and joy,or If the house is Rocking,or Look at little sister, There all great songs 💯 I know you'll love them😅and of course you will want to see them live📀Love your channel and your reactions and you 😂Rock on and Rock hard 🤘🎧👍🙏🦾🇺🇲🥰✌️God Bless you and yours 🙏✌️
Stevie Ray was from Dallas, Tx namely Oak Cliff (Thars My Hood) area. But he was a national treasure and gone at too early of an age and robbed us of more musical treasures like this.
for gen z people that are confused by what stevie ray is doing, thats a little something called talent. Talent is what people used to need to have in order to get record deals and sell tickets to shows
Life Without You live is worth the listen. He changes out a guitar with a broken string in the first part of the song without missing a beat. You can see he starts out with a dark guitar and changes to a white one. He was the GOAT.
SRV was the pinnacle of blues guitar playing at that time and has earned his place in the top teir of guitar players of all time... he was definitely on of many GOATs on the guitat!!!
The G.O.A.T. ... welcome to the world of music circa 1983. There are no click tracks, no in ears monitors ... just talent, practice, and an open channel to the music named Stevie Ray Vaughan.
I've been watching reaction videos to every genre for maybe 5 or 6 years now, SRV was and still is my favorite rabbit hole. Highly recommend one of the three: Life Without You (live @ the Capitol Theatre), Lenny (Live @ the El Mocambo), or Little Wing (also live @ the El Mocambo). Some of the most intense & emotional performances I've ever seen, regardless of artist. Absolutely breaks my fucking heart that he died the way he did, especially after getting sober. Seems to happen with all the legends.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And if you want to dig just a bit further...this is the '12-bar blues' form. The time signature is so slow that even I can play the chord progression (I don't really have much musical talent) on a rhythm guitar. That leaves the lead soloist to....just....go...off (into some other place and time). You are also correct that this music can just allow a listener to CHILL OUT (using whatever vehicle one may choose, if you will). I will never forget when and where I was when I heard SRV had passed. That was a sad, hard day. The house is a rockin', don't bother knockin'....Just come on in!
RIP Stevie Ray 🙏🏼❤️ We'll never have anyone like him again. That guitar and the blues were part of his very being. Definitely more SRV in your future, dude.
SRV was and still is the greatest guitarist ever. Born and raised here in Dallas, Texas, SRV was our own and we take great pride and in claiming him as ours. Have missed him everyday since that horrible day in 1990 when SRV was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin. . SRV started playing the guitar when he was around 7 years old and around the age of 12 years old, he walked up to a stage where Blues Legend Albert King was playing and asked, can I play with you, which no one ever did that. SRV created his own genre, Texas Blues, which is more in your face, nasty, note bending, aggressive playing unlike the regular blues aka Chicago blues where you play a note and then sing a little for a bar or 2 then play another couple of notes...One side note...Hendrix was the innovator...SRV is the Master...One last side note...SRV played by ear only. Could not read music...SRV played size 12 strings, which are basically bass guitar strings. A normal guitar has size 6 strings. He truly was a God send from God Himself. Closest thing to SRV...Kenny Wayne Shepherd. If you ever wanna talk SRV, im here. I'll talk SRV 24 - 7 with y'all
Thank you for getting to this one, I could not have clicked on it fast enough!! I turned 14 years old on the very day he performed this incredible performance 7/11/1983. Been a fan since the eighties and even saw him twice!! I could literally suggest all sorts of songs and performances of his. His studio recorded stuff is great no question but his genius was performing live. He never played the same song the same way twice so you could literally watch him play the same song countless times and see and hear a different version everytime!
Before complaining about the video not being very visible. I tried to upload this video as normal but UA-cam blocked my video straight away. I had to turn the opacity down otherwise I couldn’t upload the video at all… I don’t make videos barely visible on purpose. I can see the video perfectly fine when reacting to it, that’s all that matters
This was recorded shortly after his debut album was released. This is the title track. He had played all the guitar solos on Dsvid Bowie's album Let's Dance previously.
This is blues. This is 1983. Just when you think he can't get better, he spins around. The solos were too easy previously. LOL And he sings like that. He mainly plays with a pick, but can also finger pick.
Also check Life Without You. SRV plays behind his back and teeth. He pauses playing for a moment to say a special message.
Xactly. Folks can go watch the video elsewhere. We're here for YOUR reactions, NOT the videos. (; (ok at least I am! 😉)
We get it. Don't worry about the comments and what they say. Only worry about how many there are. Limit your engagement with the crazies down here, and limit your discussion of behind the scenes things. Put a heart on them, but never disagree or take offense to what nut jobs say.
This lad says when he hears a great guitarist he wants to practice harder. Stevie has the opposite effect on me. I want to sell my guitar and buy a Tamborine
Blues is the mother of rock and metal. SRV is one of the greatest blues guitarists ever.
Took the words right out of my mouth! ❤
SRV doing Little Wing and Voodoo Child, no one plays Jimi better than Jimi, except SRV
Yes sir this is the rock and roll roots right here
@@416TreasureHuntersExactly!! 🎯
I know it's all opinion and all....but let's get real, he's the best.
The music world lost a true great in 1990. RIP Stevie Ray. There will never be another player as skilled.
Love when the younger folks tune into Stevie..... You can see the mind blowing as they watch.
This
Yep.
Absolute GOAT.
Up there with Hendrix, Vai, Satriani, Walsh and co.
A true guitar god.
Sometimes I wonder if their scattered brains can handle it! We lived through the Golden Age of music!
He was a masterpiece. And it was absolute shit that he got sober and boom now here's death. I know aa folks will get mad at me.for saying that bc his soul to soul album when really high was crap and he was just getting his life together, but I couldn't imagine doing anything this impressive or even regular life work without resorting back to the bs
Many people consider this the greatest live blues performance in history, but his brother Jimmy had the best line to put SRV in perspective: it was just another night for him. He brought this level of energy every single time. Truly one of a kind.. 🐐🐐🐐
I cried like a baby while my girlfriend held me when I heard he died. There will never be another SRV.
I was driving to class and pulled over when announced on radio and my friend had to take me home, she just saw him at texas jam. I couldn't go and couldn't believe it, gave up his seat and was killed tragically.
I was driving, had to pull the car over I was crying so hard
It was such a shocker. Stevie was my boy and I had seen him twice and was getting ready to see him again. So tragic.
Im crying still!
When people of my generation say today's music sucks, it's because we're comparing it to what we had, this. And by comparison, yes, it does suck.
To be fair, this was the age of synth and there was a lot out there that sucked at the time as well. I was there, Gandalf, 3000 years ago...
Everything people really want to be done in terms of music has been done already, I can't really blame today's artists too much.
Glad you had fun.... should've spent more time trying to not sell out the younger generations
Insects among gods
Stevie Ray Vaughan is my favorite guitarist of all time. In my opinion he is the greatest guitarist ever.
Yes
The way you started nodding your head to the groove of the lick before he started playing it at 13:00, you have a good sense of rhythm, Stevie ray Vaughn was an excellent rhythm guitarist at his core.
You should consider learning to play some blues.
Or perhaps Eddie Van Halen.
2nd best for me. Gary Moore is my number 1. Always.
He's not bad👍🙄😁
This is a good example why older people don't understand hip hop. We grew with musicians playing instruments to make music. No sampling here. SRV is the man!
I'm an older person and I don't like a ton of hip hop. However, some of it is really good IF you like lyrics...not songs about bitches and HOs
I get hip hop..even like a fair bit of it.. but I can't find the depth of talent I grew up with.
"I didn't know you could even play a guitar like this"
The exact point. Only he can.
This isnt true lmao. He just paved the way. There are tons of guitarists that can do this now.
Agree, I see people try but their left hands are too weak and need alot of pedals to get this sound where Stevie needed 1 overdrive and that's all.
In my personal opinion SRV is the greatest guitarist to ever walk this planet. Not only that his vocals are completely underrated. Maybe not underrated just overlooked due to his guitar playing.
“Bluesy”…this IS the blues. Texas blues. This performance was in 1983.
"Texas blues..." This IS the blues.
His playing, IMHO, was down, dirty, nasty, in your face BLUES!
What is in the water in Texas? Janis was born there too…
@@vixybanker I don't know, but that water is a crapshoot... Sometimes you get a Stevie Ray Vaughan, a Janis Joplin, or a Billy Gibbons. Other times you get a Rick Perry, a Greg Abbott, or a Louie Gohmert.
Yep, Blues could be described as "Bluesy"! Like saying water is watery! LOL!
@@StoneE4 Sometimes kids get dropped on their heads as a baby, hence the likes of Perry, Abbott, Gohmert, etc.
SRV IS THE ONLY HUMAN BEING TO MAKE A GUITAR SMOKE A CIGARETTE AFTER HE FINISH PLAYIN IT. HE IS , WAS AND FOREVER BE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME! THE GOAT 🐐
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As much as I love Page, Hendrix, Beck, Clapton, Malmsteen, Vai, Satriani, Blackmore etc. Stevie Ray Vaughan is my favorite and is/was in a class all by himself. RIP SRV 🎸
I'd add Tony Iommi, Billy Gibbons, Angus Young and Randy Rhodes at minimum for me.
Stevie and Gilmour for me ❤️
AND...Joe Bonamassa
I would add Roy Clark, not only can he play any string instrument, he has mastered them all. Check out Malaguena.
Eddie Van Halen
I'm so looking forward to this reaction. A little FYI- Stevie played with the thickest and heaviest strings you could play on and they were lifted higher than most strings on the fret board so that he could get the sound he wanted. He'd rip the skin off of his fingertips from playing and he'd SUPER GLUE them back on and keep playing. He was a little guy (5'5' or 5"6 ish) but LOOK AT HIS HANDS! After his death, #1(the guitar in this video and the only thing that survived the plane crash that killed him- CORRECTION helicopter crash, thanks @howiewarren243) was displayed in a case I believe at a Hard Rock Cafe, and I did read somewhere that LEGEND guitarists couldn't even play his instrument. They (his hands) were massive and also contributed to his ability to literally wrap his hands around the neck of the guitar ALSO- Another great who could not read music and was self taught. Now, if you want to hear another great one from Stevie, look up "Little Wing" from the same concert (el Mocambo) and then find "Life without You" at the Capital Theatre in 1985 (where he loses a tooth and keeps playing),and if you have some time watch his concert at the Montrose. Blues was becoming a "dying" genre and Stevie pulled it back into its rightful relevance. I could go on and on! Amazing amazing artist!
Was a Helicopter crash at Alpine Valley Wisconsin My Girlfriend from High School was at the show .Terrible loss Should have never taken off in that fog.
Because of Stevie Ray Vaughan when I was a kid I used to put super glue on the tips of my fingers when I first started playing guitar it actually helps you develop calluses pretty quickly
This whole concert is incredible.
I have the tech sheet on SRV's #1 guitar and yeah, most people would find it completely unplayable. Dude used bridge cables for strings
Stevie came and sat in with me during my radio show in Dallas. He lived right down the street from downtown. One of the first things I said to him was what big fingers he had for a guitarist.
I believe i commented for you to do this. I am so happy that you covered this. SRV is a guitar legend taken far too soon. I was born and raised and still live in Wisconsin. Later in my teenage years that i found out that his plane crashed after a show at Alpine Valley here in Wisconsin, i first listened to SRV and his genius guitar playing. It is hypnotic and catches you in the feels. Even tho he passed at such a young age, what he accomplished in that time is legendary. Musicians like him dont come around anymore. Im just happy i can re-live these tracks from reactors like you. Keep up the awesome content bruv.
Yes! I am a 5th generation Texan from Dallas and he is one of our crown jewels. Gone way too soon. R.I.P. SRV ❤
Same but Tyler. Him and Dimebag are my favorites!
The pride of Oak Cliff!
Oak Cliff
Sadly Stevie was killed in a helicopter crash in August 1990. There has never been a greater guitarist than him. He was self taught because he loved music, especially the blues. The guitar in his hands becomes an extension of him and his soul. He is still greatly loved and missed.
Yes young man. He was the baddest mofo on Earth.... Truth be told, he still is.
Always imitated, never duplicated...... Texas best, sending you Texas 👊😎
And at the same time, the best, nicest, straight up person you'd ever meet.
I’ll never forget… we were on vacation in San Antonio Texas and was walking through the hotel parking garage. Stevie Ray and his entourage walked by and stopped to ask if we were enjoying our visit in the city. Spent about 10 minutes talking with us. Super nice guy, he was a very genuine person. Not to mention the best guitarist EVER. It was just a few weeks later when he and other members of the band died in that fateful helicopter crash. Definitely a sad day for music.
Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, SRV, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, BB King, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, John Lee Hooker, Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Healey...my god, this isn't even scratching the surface of this genre. So many greats.
Great start! You named some heavy hitters!
Add Howling Wolf to that list, please.
Don't forget Derek Trucks, Mark Knopfler, and the up and coming, Quinn Sullivan.
@@mr.mcewan9261 Johnny Lang too.
Rory Gallagher and Robin Trower too
As a proud Texan, just want to say he was and will always be a Texas treasure. There will never be another Stevie Ray. RIP SRV and thank you for sharing your Godly talents with us.
THIS is Texas blues, mate! Stank face is required! Fun fact: listen to Stevie Ray play on Bowie's "Let's Dance". Then, go listen to "The Sky is Crying"!! LETS GO!!!
And after that check out "Look at Little Sister"
SRV’s passing literally broke me. This man and his guitar were one entity. Rest in sweet, sweet paradise King 🖤
Sometimes you just have bow to greatness. The most naturally gifted guitarist since hendrix. Taken from us too soon as fucking usual.
Yeah, so many of the great died from drugs/alcohol.
Stevie finally got off the drugs and alcohol, and gets taken out by a helicopter... 🤨
I love the video of SRV when one of his strings breaks and he keeps going. Someone comes in with a different guitar and he changes guitars without missing a note. Bless you SRV.
The blues wormhole opens
He started at the top, though.
SRV is hands down top 5 ever to pick up a guitar. You could argue the greatest.
I’m usually a rock and metal guy myself, but SRV has always been on my playlists. He was an absolute beast on the guitar
Texas blues brother just like Janis Joplin! Gritty music born out of pain and growing up in near poverty level life!
You cant take your eyes off his playing for a second.Minding blowing aint it This is hardcore blues
I’m from Texas and so is Stevie Ray. He loved to play so much that the callus on his finger tips would come off and he would super glue them back on so he could keep playing. He felt ever note he played and wanted everyone else to feel it too! So Talented
One of the greatest live performances I've ever seen 😮
Nah man, it’s the one where he breaks a string & keeps on playing until his tech literally swaps that guitar out for another & SRV doesn’t miss a beat 😉
@@RussBMCSGT For real. Stevie breaks a string, swaps his playing around to the other unbroken strings, signals the guitar tech, swaps guitars mid-sing, and never even really hits a sour note or misses a beat. I was floored when I first saw it.
@@RussBMCSGT Ahhh...... okay
@@chrisergna617 absolutely incredible
@@Sc-dd6hb I wish I could “love” a comment, but that’s limited to the channel owner. I was kinda of being tongue in cheek (I’ve played guitar since I was 7 I’m 44 this year) to me as a guitarist that moment was absolutely incredible, more so than ANYTHING I’ve ever seen from EVH or really ANY “revered” guitarist. Anyone who plays guitar knows the point I’m making. You break a string “you’re done” until it gets fixed. Vaughn literally didn’t even break a sweat & kept playing on other strings until his tech brought him a new guitar. Absolutely un-matched & absolutely incredible.
SRV doesnt play the guitar, he IS the guitar!!!! RIP SRV
SRV was a gift from God! I was driving my VW bug when I heard he passed away. He was needed in Heaven to jam with Hendrix and all the other greats.
Amen
Alpine valley ... middle of the night ... aint gonna gut the angels no slack ...
SRV is the GOAT. he left us too soon.i was a young teen and I cried like a baby. My parents gave me the gift of music early and I’ll be forever grateful
RIP Stevie. You are missed but not forgotten. Here is another generation appreciating your music.
Stevie's style is heavy blues and rock,and there isn't anyone who does it better!!!!!!
When it comes to reacting to SRV, LIVE VERSIONS ONLY
Absolutely, he was in his element live.
I think most of his recorded music was recorded live, and every one is a great.
Both Austin City Limits are a must.
100%
CHANGE IT at the Capitol Theater.
Loved your reaction. Us Gen X’ers here are quite proud of our Texas Son SRV. Peace and love from the GREAT STATE of Texas! 🤞🩷🤠
I'll put it too you this way.. Stevie Ray Vaughan was so good that the rest of the Band, as fantastic as they were, were almost always forgotten about.
idk, Double Trouble isn't any more forgotten about than Dusty and Frank in ZZ Top
@@neilpatrickhairlessrip Dusty
Stevie Ray may not have sounded like he did without Double Trouble. I loved it when they brought Reese Wynan in on keyboard. Even Stevie said the same thing about Double Trouble, they are the backbone and force that feeds the drive behind him.
@@DrAdams-fx6gy I actually do like his playing from when he was younger...different but absolutely fantastic...
@@DrAdams-fx6gy great statement...Reese was definitely instrumental in forging that "togetherness".
It’s heads above what you usually listen to kid. This is grown up music for grown up sensibilities. Keep listening Blues is one of the biggest rabbit holes one could fall into…
This was July 1983 at the El Mocambo in Toronto this entire show was mind blowing. I was lucky enough to have seen him live 3 times until his passing in 1990
And that is what you call "Making an instrument sing." It really makes me happy seeing a younger generation discovering new music. SRV was a one of kind talent.
Srv....unreal...best guitar player of all time and taken wayyyy too soon. RIP Stevie!!
Best guitar player I ever heard was Roy Clark, but SRV was a hell of a player for sure.
Texas royalty right there. We've even got a statue of him in Austin. He played rythym and lead guitar parts simultaneously. A true demi god here in Texas! 🥳🤠💯💣💥👌
Amen to that from Galveston, Texas!
You just walked into a wonderfully huge rabbit hole my young friend.
SRV was the real deal. RIP
SRV is one of the greatest. He could make that guitar sing, cry and talk. A true legend.
I saw SRV live in Hawaii 1986 while in the military and as it was a daytime show I still have photos of this amazing show. Love to see the young blokes give him props...
Stevie Ray Vaughn was my FIRST concert. 15 years old and completely blown away. I remember exactly where I was when the radio announced that he had died. No one like him. Native Texan here BTW... he used really heavy strings and high action which helped his sound. Guitarist would pick up his guitar and then set it right back down. This is 1982.
never got to go to a show ; but accidentally discovered him when i was 13 when his '89 Austin City Limits show aired, and it completely changed my life in that moment.
just like i'll never forget watching MTV News a year later, seeing them announce the crash and his passing. i think i still haven't fully recovered from that.
Lucky. I had a chance to see SRV and BB King in San Francisco and missed it 😢.
As a Texas Native I say Thank You for your reaction...
The Greatest guitarist... EVER... Enjoying the journey with you, my friend.
I've been to Austin more than a few times. You Texans sure do love your Stevie Ray and I love you guys for that.
💙💙💙💙💙… Stevie Ray Vaughan brought me here… Lovely reaction… Subscribed!😎😎
The greatest live performance ever. By the greatest musician that ever lived.
Voodoo Child is a must!!!! Saw him in concert. Mind blowing.
Best slow blues guitar performance ever recorded -- we lost a bonafide guitar God when we lost him RIP SRV
A legend in his own right and the only person who could get close to Hendrix when playing his songs.
Yes , this is the blues , it's some heavy blues ! And yes , Stevie Ray is one of the best !
THANK YOU, MOLLY BOY!! So glad to see you expanding your mind!! Welcome to Texas Blues.
3 guys playing live. Playing the guitar behind his back while singing. amazing. just amazing.
RIP STEVIE RAY VAUGHN 😇♥️🌹BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BLUES 💙💙💙💙💙.
I remember the night that helicopter went down. Bawled my eyes out. And for a brief few minutes they thought Eric Clapton was on it with him. Talk about heartbreak.
Congrats young man, you've just been introduced to the greatest Blues Guitarist in history and overall considered in the high ranks of all electric guitarist that ever lived. SRV. You will never look at other guitar players the same ever again. What you heard and saw can not be unseen. There are players and then there are Masters. One is one in 2 million maybe, then there is SRV and he was one is maybe 2 billion that could do what he did. Think I am exaggerating? Do the research and what other guitarist say about him. There will never be another SRV, R.I.P Stevie, we miss you.
Notice how often he switches pickups and rolls the volume knob back…DYNAMICS, Stevie is an absolute master
Saw Stevie in Western Australia many years ago. Unforgettable.
RIP SRV 🕊️
Legend has it Stevie didn't go to the crossroads to sell his soul to the devil to play like this, the devil went to the crossroads to sell his own soul to Stevie so he could play like Stevie.
Good point.
Blues baby blues I’m 72, grew up with his playing.
This is Texas blues, and you watched the master of Texas blues. RIP Stevie, the world is less now that you aren't in it.
When electric guitars sleep, they have nightmares about SRV. I had the privilege to see him live many years ago, unbelievable. To get that tone he used strings that were incredibly thick. He would use super glue to glue torn callouses back on his fingertips so he could continue playing. The BEST there ever was.
Yessir! Sorry for the long comment, this just got me hyped! (This was 1982 by the way, a few months before he was discovered by the world). You've officially been baptized by the greatest to ever do it. He is improvising - all feel and soul - most of the entire song - he has his go-to licks and structure and moves but his soul get's locked in and he just leaves normal earth behind and travels and brings us along (one of the cool things about getting into the blues...it will help your guitar playing to learn the blues as it is the source of all music, and once you have some comfort, you can improvise forever.). Welcome to a new world as there are dozens of videos of SRV and he NEVER disappoints. ALWAYS DO HIM LIVE!!! Most people check "Voodoo Child" next, any version will do, and to really hear his vocals "Life Without You - Live at Capital Theater" - "Mary Had a Little Lamb - live from Austin" and EVERY SINGLE song from this concert, SRV Live from El Mocambo (check out "Lenny" from the same concert to have instant brain explosion). He is the Baddest MF to ever go out and demolish the guitar and electric blues on stage. While he can be so gentle, precise, and take you through the clouds with the angels bending around soft corners, he also rips and tears into it like he is possessed with something, mean, beautiful and spiritual all at the same time. He was on fire that night - every night - but it is a gift to guitar players and music lovers that people were on hand to record this night, from which this version of "Texas Flood" is from. He never played the same song the same way twice, so you can watch a different "Texas Flood" live and he'll do the same basic structure, some of the main licks and such, but every time out he let his soul drift into some magical place and he gave it all back, and it'll be a totally different outcome. He eventually gave us his life (RIP Stevie it still hurts) in a freak helicopter crash in 1990, 7 years of the spotlight, and IMO - and its cool for anyone to love whoever, Van Halen, Jimmy Page, of course Jimi Hendrix -and many many more - the most, it isn't about wrong or right, it is personal and whoever hits you or touches your soul is your GOAT - but for me and multiple generations since, it all begins and ends with Stevie. The blues are an incredible rabbit hole to go down which stretches you back to insane players like Robert Johnson in the 1930's, with cheap beat-up acoustic and nothing else, playing for whiskey and a bed that night in the old deep American south (Mississippi Delta blues is THE SOURCE) to BB King in the 60's and a zillion other amazing players. Stevie's beat up 1962 Fender Stratocaster you just watched is arguably the most valuable guitar on planet earth (if you go back and watch or on future vids, he just uses one pedal, and a Wah pedal, but he is constantly adjusting his pickups and tone knobs mid song in a purely subconscious master wizard level, to get that perfect tone (his tone is just as epic as his playing). He called this guitar 'Number 1' and it is the sickest guitar hands down, to me at least. SRV went through a battle of life to arrive at the man you just witnessed and his guitar fits the part. Enjoyed many of your vids over last couple years, glad you got to this one, it is a game changer.
Stevie Ray Vaughan seemed like such a cool dude , there will never be anything like him again. RIP
As a Texan, I approve of this video.
RIP,SRV.
Thanks again for the awesome video, Molly boy.
This concert was 1983, but Stevie's influences were 50's, 60's and 70s. He took traditional blues, added fire, magic and insane passion and elevated it to what you see here. I was lucky enough to see him live once before he passed.
Saw him in concert in 89 with Jeff Beck. Best concert I ever saw. A year later he was gone.
Jeff is another GOAT level players to check out. And his live concerts are actually nicely available on high quality. Super shame that SRV live recordings are crappy quality (in PQ & AQ)
Same here. Had been wanting to see him for years then finally did in '89. Thankfully. RIP SRV
At the time of this amazing performance SRV had already been practicing/playing most every day for 20 years. He was established and working by the time he was 14. Started at 7 years old. And yes that was too funny that you had to guess that maybe this is the BLUES oh yes the master of the blues, and ALL guitarists acknowledge his greatness
See the rabbit hole...jump in head first! Don't be afraid, STEVIE, will catch you! 😂
He died in a helicopter crash on August 27th 1990. Every year, I love to listen to his music on this day, I believe it is a fitting tribute to him. Im from Texas, and he was absolutely a son of Texas, and we miss him all the time. RIP SRV
Along with all the fantastic and informative comments here, I'd like you to check out another one of his called "Tin Pan Alley" live, with Stevie and Blues Legend Johnny Copeland...a phenomenal tribute to the respect Stevie not only had for them, but how they were actually humble towards him out of respect for his abilities and kindness. I've seen SRV 6 times. And I've seen all the greatest Blues players over my 68 years on this planet. And I can say without a doubt he is the very best of all time. From "Look at Little Sister" to his bluesy version of the "Mary had a little lamb" to "Cold Shot" to "Caught in the Crossfire" & a slow instrumental "Riviera Paradise" you can see his diversity running thru his veins powered by his soul. GOAT. Great reaction video.
I was waiting for someone to recommend Tin Pan Alley live with Johnny Copeland. One of the best things I’ve ever seen. Please don’t miss that.
@@LL-xk2yu ohhhhhh...yah
Love, Love, Love ❤ SRV(RIP) I Was blessed to meet him and shake his spectacular, angelic hand 🥰 he was so humble and kind💯 he loved his fans ❤ You should check out Life with out you, or Pride and joy,or If the house is Rocking,or Look at little sister, There all great songs 💯 I know you'll love them😅and of course you will want to see them live📀Love your channel and your reactions and you 😂Rock on and Rock hard 🤘🎧👍🙏🦾🇺🇲🥰✌️God Bless you and yours 🙏✌️
Stevie Ray was from Dallas, Tx namely Oak Cliff (Thars My Hood) area. But he was a national treasure and gone at too early of an age and robbed us of more musical treasures like this.
If hes from dallas why is his statue in austin??
@@Querientje he played a lot in Austin is my guess. Didn’t know they had a statue there.
for gen z people that are confused by what stevie ray is doing, thats a little something called talent. Talent is what people used to need to have in order to get record deals and sell tickets to shows
If Stevie Ray can't give ya the stank face, then nothing will! RIP SRV
Life Without You live is worth the listen. He changes out a guitar with a broken string in the first part of the song without missing a beat. You can see he starts out with a dark guitar and changes to a white one. He was the GOAT.
SRV was the pinnacle of blues guitar playing at that time and has earned his place in the top teir of guitar players of all time... he was definitely on of many GOATs on the guitat!!!
The G.O.A.T. ... welcome to the world of music circa 1983. There are no click tracks, no in ears monitors ... just talent, practice, and an open channel to the music named Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The silence at the end sys it all!
I've been watching reaction videos to every genre for maybe 5 or 6 years now, SRV was and still is my favorite rabbit hole. Highly recommend one of the three: Life Without You (live @ the Capitol Theatre), Lenny (Live @ the El Mocambo), or Little Wing (also live @ the El Mocambo). Some of the most intense & emotional performances I've ever seen, regardless of artist. Absolutely breaks my fucking heart that he died the way he did, especially after getting sober. Seems to happen with all the legends.
We cannot forget the "sound check" video! OMG!!
🎸💯 That's those Texas blues, Declan‼️🔥
🤯 SRV called his guitar "The One"!🐐
RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan. ❤️🕊️🙏
That's the blues, son. That guitar is cryin' its ass off to ya.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And if you want to dig just a bit further...this is the '12-bar blues' form. The time signature is so slow that even I can play the chord progression (I don't really have much musical talent) on a rhythm guitar. That leaves the lead soloist to....just....go...off (into some other place and time).
You are also correct that this music can just allow a listener to CHILL OUT (using whatever vehicle one may choose, if you will).
I will never forget when and where I was when I heard SRV had passed. That was a sad, hard day. The house is a rockin', don't bother knockin'....Just come on in!
Good music is music that effects you on a real level. GREAT music, is music you hear...and your never the same after. SRV was one of the greatest.
This will be a newer sound for you, interested to see what you think of this guitar king!
I loved him So very much and he was taken away from us too early. On my knees to the Great one Stevie Ray!
SRV , any day. Gotta be a live performance. The guitar is the lead singer, his voice is the solos.
Stevie Ray was the GOAT! We lost him way too soon. 😢
My god, the whole Live at El Mocambo set is phenomenal. Prefer it over the album versions every time.
We called this " cruising music" back in the day. Put this on the radio and just drive. Glad you are enjoying Stevie Ray.
Stevie swings guitar around back…….”What?” Replay🔥
RIP Stevie Ray 🙏🏼❤️ We'll never have anyone like him again. That guitar and the blues were part of his very being. Definitely more SRV in your future, dude.
SRV was and still is the greatest guitarist ever. Born and raised here in Dallas, Texas, SRV was our own and we take great pride and in claiming him as ours. Have missed him everyday since that horrible day in 1990 when SRV was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin. . SRV started playing the guitar when he was around 7 years old and around the age of 12 years old, he walked up to a stage where Blues Legend Albert King was playing and asked, can I play with you, which no one ever did that. SRV created his own genre, Texas Blues, which is more in your face, nasty, note bending, aggressive playing unlike the regular blues aka Chicago blues where you play a note and then sing a little for a bar or 2 then play another couple of notes...One side note...Hendrix was the innovator...SRV is the Master...One last side note...SRV played by ear only. Could not read music...SRV played size 12 strings, which are basically bass guitar strings. A normal guitar has size 6 strings. He truly was a God send from God Himself. Closest thing to SRV...Kenny Wayne Shepherd. If you ever wanna talk SRV, im here. I'll talk SRV 24 - 7 with y'all
"Life without You" and "Tin Pan Alley" with Johnny Copeland next!! Yeah let's gooo!!
Love to see younger people appreciating Stevie Ray great reaction I saw him live in Sydney Australia in 1986 my favourite musician ever.
Thank you for getting to this one, I could not have clicked on it fast enough!! I turned 14 years old on the very day he performed this incredible performance 7/11/1983. Been a fan since the eighties and even saw him twice!! I could literally suggest all sorts of songs and performances of his. His studio recorded stuff is great no question but his genius was performing live. He never played the same song the same way twice so you could literally watch him play the same song countless times and see and hear a different version everytime!
FACTS! This reminds me of Neal Peart, I heard he never played the same each time he hit those drums.
He was one of a kind. My love for him is eternal.