Personnel includes: Stevie Ray Vaughan (vocals, guitar); Reese Wynans (keyboards); Tommy Shannon (bass); Chris Layton (drums). Recorded between 1980 & 1990. Includes liner notes by Andy Aledort. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Like a comet streaking across the sky, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan`s time here was snuffed out far too quickly. Although other posthumous compilations have honored his legacy, including a pair of GREATEST HITS collections and a number of live releases, THE ESSENTIAL serves as a lighter alternative to the heftiness of the SRV box set. Vauhan was blessed with a distinct tone and a versatility on guitar that often found him going from bending strings just short of breaking to lightly playing with the delicacy of a baby`s touch, often within the same song. This two-CD set does a fine job of representing the late legend`s broad range. Always generous in crediting his myriad of influences, (Double Trouble`s name was taken from an Otis Rush song), SRV ended up covering artists ranging from Buddy Guy ("Mary Had A Little Lamb"), Earl King ("Come On [Part III]"), and Hank Ballard ("Look At Little Sister") to Jimi Hendrix ("Little Wing") and close friend Doyle Bramhall ("Change It"). Live, Vaughan`s might was equally impressive, and he still astounds with a segment of his breakthrough 1982 Montreux performance ("Rude Mood/Hide Away") along with in-concert versions of "Superstition" and "Voodoo Child [Slight Return]".
Track Listing:
DISC 1:
Shake For Me
Rude Mood / Hide Away
Pride and Joy
Love Struck Baby
Texas Flood
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Lenny
Scuttle Buttin`
Couldn`t Stand the Weather
Things That I Used to Do, The
Cold Shot
Tin Pan Alley - (aka The Roughest Place In Town)
Give Me Back My Wig
Empty Arms
Sky Is Crying, The
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
DISC 2:
Say What!
Look at Little Sister
Change It
Come on (Pt. III)
Life Without You
Little Wing
Willie the Wimp
Superstition
Leave My Girl Alone
House Is Rockin`, The
Crossfire
Tightrope
Wall of Denial
Riviera Paradise
Telephone Song - (with The Vaughan Brothers)
Long Way From Home - (with The Vaughan Brothers)
Life by the Drop
Album Information
Release Date:
10/01/2002
Type:
Performer
Genre:
Blues
Subgenre:
Contemporary Blues
Label:
Legacy Recordings
Producer:
Bob Irwin (Compilation)
Catalog Number:
86423
Original Release Year:
2002
# of Discs:
2
Studio/Live:
Mixed
Mono/Stereo:
Stereo
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This is a great compilation of great music. Stevie Ray admirers will really enjoy everything on the is disc - a great gift and a pleasure for music lovers.
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