Thank you Lord for giving us even for so short time this AMAZING guy.
 he fought drugs and won
he fought the booze and won but still God called him for a heavenly concert.

Not forgiven All Right 

 johnjconn wrote: 
.....you made my f...ing day.....

Is there better guitar music ANYWHERE??? I think not....

MIssed but never forgotten...straight to the heart.
 

Oh yeah.................

  V-bro wrote: 
In Chicago we say DU SHHIT U TALLKINN BOT WILLIS?

Ah, brings back the old days. Thanks Bill.

 V-bro wrote: 

Couldn't understand a darn thing, but yes I'll agree to the mood of the dancing bananas!!!

As we say in the Netherlands: DIT SWINGT ECHT DE PAN UIT!!!!

 SmileOnADog wrote:  OH, geez - Stevie and Duane... and I love that fantasy. Someone really good at doing mashups could maybe put Duane, Stevie,  and a couple other gone-too-soon guitarists together, throw in some Clarence Clemons (dammit), and a touch of Nick Drake - okay. The gauntlet has been thrown down.

Bring it on. 

Can you just picture him and EC jamming in the last slot at a Crossroads festival?  Then Duane Allman comes onstage for the final encore jam, maybe a balls-out "Layla".  Oh well, it's a nice fantasy.  RIP gents.

truly fitting right now.... freaking snowing midway through April!

Really awsome tune!

 I just love watching the video of this song, seeing Stevie ripping it up in a torrential downpour, AWSOME!

Did he make a bad recording?  I haven't heard it yet. 

Somewhere, Jimi is smilin'.

 audiophelia wrote: 
Me, too.  He left us a LOT of wonderful music, though - it will stand the test of time, and I know he'd be glad for that.

The Boy is a blues Legend! i love it when he slides up and down the neck of his guitar. and his voice, yep he was all man.  No confusion about his sexuality. He was amazing, and had more gifts than most.  He did not talk or say much, just music, and those deep vocals.  Miss this boy much.  Wow! Makes my blood boil now.  Hi Stevie, thanks for dropping by.

Eleven. Pure and Simple.

I miss Stevie Soooooo Much! :'( 

 Cynaera wrote: 

Totally agree with you, it's all emotion and raw feeling if you see him play, the man and his guitar are one all the way...
This song, i hadn't heard it before, but wow, what a groove!!

10

 Cynaera wrote: 
No flaming from me, Cynaera - nice post . I f*ckin' love this sort of driving blues rock, and love the singer's brassy voice. 8 from the toe-tappin' Nottingham jury.

I saw a documentary on SRV on PBS - him and his guitar, and all I could do was stare at his hands, and how it was like the guitar was a part of his body - extra fingers, maybe... He didn't have to look at the frets, didn't have to hesitate, didn't even seem to be aware of where he was. He just played astonishing music. I learned later that he actually slept with his guitar beside him - it was that meaningful to him... Much like B.B. King and his "Lucille."  I haven't seen very many guitarists who have that whole-souled connection with their music - most of them are showmen who are good at their craft, but are of divided mind regarding it.  Vaughan never cared about money, fame, adoration - all he wanted was to play music and get it out there to the people.  George Harrison was that way, too.

Anyone who slags SRV for being style with no substance should, if they care enough to even revisit their comments, do a little background checking on SRV, maybe watch that PBS documentary... This man had more heart and soul than most of the guitarists today who pose, posture, and go for the histrionics and Townshend-windmill gestures.

I have a feeling I'ma get flamed for this.... ducking and running...

 a_genuine_find wrote: 

exactly. what a good morning playlist.

http://www.youtube.com/redirect?username=gabriel94170&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjqVXZlTOe9M&video_id=tWLw7nozO_U&event=url_redirect&url_redirect=True&usg=lkDX8ohzlmyThXKMzTnlGgJyC5M=

suck on that

if you dont like stevie then lay off of his music, nobody ever said you had to listen to him, but damn it you have to respect the man. How can you judge his way of playing? can you pick up a guitar and play it better? or no wait you are probably claptin fans and you realize clapton will never have half the potential that stevie had in his pinkie? suck it up and get over it.

What a loss - there was and will never be any substitute - I lived in Chicago at the time the Chopper went down at Alpine Valley - felt like a death in the family.

 esotericderek wrote: 

 It would appear you missed:

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)

Starring: Jimmie Vaughan, B.B. King

The following was a review of the documentary : "The greatest blues players alive today, pay tribute to the man who may be the greatest blues player ever. The full song clips of BB King, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray are enought to stir the soul and Art Neville's song "Six Strings Down" is on target for the long lost genius of Vaughan. The *interviews are placed in the wrong places but are still good material. The true highlights are the clips of Stevie Ray doing what he did best - playing the blues in another world."
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     Each interview had the highest of accolades for a musician who touched the heart and soul of ALMOST everyone who was lucky enough to see him play live, or to share the stage with Stevie. Your opinion borders blasphemy, you will find little support anywhere,and Vaughan played to an international crowd of admirers. While you may be tongue-in-cheek, if you take the time to watch Vaughan tapes/CD's, you will note that when live in concert, he never played his work the same way twice, as he was constantly changing, innovating, truly a personal touch. His music is a combination of talent, genius, and a gift of "creativity." SRV was the real deal, one of a kind, and history is in the process of reflecting it.
He has been deeply missed.  RIP SRV.

 esotericderek wrote: 
By the rest of the world, you mean folks like the late Albert King who was quite a fan of SRVs and known to play a little blues himself?  I think I'll take his opinion, thanks.

Never got to see SRV, but the live recordings from the El Macombo(sp?) or Austin City Limits are fantastic.  Such amazing technical ability combined with tremendious soul and passion.  It's rare to see people play who are so obviously and deeply into it.  I didn't truely get Stevie unitl I picked up a guitar myself, and if I am ever able to play even half as well I'll die a happy man.

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