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- Artist:
- Vaughan, Stevie Ray
- See Also:
- Butterfield, Paul Green, Peter (Rock) Perry, Bill Jefferson Starship: The Definitive Concert (DVD) Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Collection: Couldn`t Stand the Weather/Texas Flood/Soul To Soul [9/29] Albert King/Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session [6/30]
- Description:
- 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:
- 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)
- 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
Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
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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