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Summary: The REAL deal
Review: For some reason I didnt buy this show until today, even though I spotted it ten years ago on VHS, and had heard snippets from a friend's VHS copy- I have all of SRV's CD's- I saw him live at the New York pier concerts in 1988, but missed him when he played the Hartwick College in 1983 at Oneonta (while I was at the SUNY).
This DVD makes up for all the losses (missing the Hartwick show because a yuppie bimbo at the Hartwick private school erroneously told me the concert was for rich private school students only).
This disc sounds is clear and is the sheet!
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Summary: If you don't like it, something is wrong
Review: If you like guitar... If you like blues... If you like to close your eyes and FEEL like you ARE the music... then get this.This is an essential item for all music lovers, this is truly a classic, and absolutely one of the best buys for anyone.
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Summary: Nothing short of amazing
Review: A range of emotions listening to this guy, watch him do things with a guitar that arent meant to be done..... wow!
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Summary: Marvellous
Review: Amazing performances from the absolute king of blues,
no one could tear in to a song like stevie could i.m.h.o I just wish they could release more DVD's from his short and outstanding recording carreer.
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Summary: For serious SRV fans
Review: The El Macombo is a small venue and this video was done with a small budget. SRV is great, but the sound/video quality are only average...it is also a fairly short concert. If you want to see a 5-star live performance, I would suggest Stevie Ray Vaughan: Live in Austin. That is comprised of two separate concerts and you see both in his younger, rebellious stage and his older refined stage.
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Summary: A Rare Gem of a Performance
Review: This video captures Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble as well as anyone could ever hope to. Bands generally divide into two categories. The vast majority do their best work in the studio and try with varied success to capture some of what they did in the studio in their live performances. Then there are those rare bands whose natural element is live performance. These bands try in the studio to capture some of what they do live. Double Trouble was definitely the second type. The performances on this video are every bit as technically proficient as anything Double Trouble ever did in the studio, but they are fluid and alive in a way that is rarely if ever captured in the studio. Incredibly, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble were actually better live than they were in the studio, a rarity. I had the good fortune to see them live a few months before Stevie Ray Vaughn died. I only wish there were some more SRV videos of this quality available, particularly some later ones with Reese Wynans, who I personally think made an incredibly good band even better. If you buy only one SRV video, this is the one. Buy this one first in any case.
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Summary: Stevie Ray Pow!
Review: The DVD of this straightforward 1983 nightclub performance is incredible, although it is by no means a slick, made-for-video production like the Live From Austin Texas shows for Austin City Limits. Here, the camera work is severely limited by the cramped quarters and dismal lighting. And there are only minimal extras on this video that's a mere 63 minutes long. Audio is available in both Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and PCM (digital) Stereo. Personally, I prefer the Stereo version. While the DD5.1 has greater spatial clarity and room ambience, the Stereo version imparts better bass punch, greater dynamic attack of the drums, and more overall sonic impact. In neither case is the audio quality quite up to top-notch modern recording standards, although it's fully acceptable. But Stevie's playing and singing are so powerful, so intense, so thoroughly engaging, that the limitations of the recording are irrelevant. He drips with sweat playing, and I practically drip with sweat watching him. The fireworks of "Texas Flood", and the subtle stylings and fabulous fretwork of "Lenny" bookend the range of the performance. The first time through, for most of the show I wondered why Stevie was slinging such a beat up old guitar when a rack of shiny new ones hung on the back wall. When he got around to his instrument-abusing rendition of Hendrix's "Third Stone From The Sun", the reason became self-evident. While "Third Stone" is literally a show stopper, I find it the least interesting performance on the disc, which only goes to show how great the rest of it is. No other music video or live concert audio recording that I have ever experienced does a more effective job of communicating the sheer excitement of a musician performing on stage. And more than any other recording, this one makes me want to run out to a gritty nightclub and hear some live music, ANY live music.
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Summary: I really miss this guy!
Review: My husband and I rented this DVD to see if it was significantly better than our WHS copy to buy. The answer is yes! Although it doesn't have all the "expected" bells and whistles of a DVD, both the picture and sound quality are much better than the VHS copy we currently own. No, it's not perfect in every way like new DVDs are, but that's not why you listen to the blues. If you're like the TV character Nash Bridges and you "still miss that guy", you owe it to yourself to get this one.
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Summary: The ultimate SRV performance
Review: A must have for any SRV fan. This is Stevie at his fiercest. I'm not sure I can convey how powerful his playing was. You just have to see him in action.
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Summary: Stevie Ray's best video form his best times
Review: Stevie Ray had a special intensity I loved in his style that I feel he lost in his latter years (you can compare "Live in Austin" first and last performances). On this video it is all one performance from his early days. The show is no frills, clean and simple SRV and Double Trouble on a small stage. The video and sound are both clean and well done. Stevie Ray Vaughan does a great job on the songs he re-does in his show (Hendrix etc.) doing them in his own intense style.
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