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Summary: The essence of Texas Blues guitar defined
Review: Unlike studio recordings, this exceptional work defines the essence of Texas Blues guitar through music, emotion, and raw energy. The sentiments Stevie Ray expresses to his fans are timeless and never more palpable than as experienced from this piece of history. This music is perfect for any gathering where souls are in need of reckoning, reminiscing, searching, or just hanging out. END
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Summary: Still selling this?
Review: Geez, I never but music from dead guys. That's why Bing Crosby and Sinatra are still so popular.
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Summary: HIS SPIRIT AND MUSIC LIVE ON
Review: The first song "Pride and Joy" starts off with Stevie playing a red guitar, wearing red shoes and playing RED HOT! WOW! From start to finish this is an AMAZING performance. Actually you get two, count 'em, TWO shows. One from 1983 (the first four songs) and then songs five through twelve are from Stevie's final performance in Austin City Limits, in 1989. I love both concerts but there is something extra special in the 1989 show. Stevie really CONNECTS to his audience, the band, and seems so full of joy. He makes a dedication of the gorgeous ballad "Riviera Paradise" to "all the people out there who are still suffering in any way."I love every single song but my favorites here are "Pride And Joy", "Texas Flood", "Tightrope" (he really gets into this one, lemme tell ya--LOVE IT!), "Leave My Girl Alone", "Crossfire", and "Riviera Paradise." Musically speaking, my impression is that he has an ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR style, PRESENTATION and PRESENCE. His use of pianisimos, crescendos, fortes and stops is the best I think I've ever heard outside of an orchestra. His voice is perfect with his music; he sings and plays simultaneously, yet EFFORTLESSLY. He FEELS every note and his phrasing and ATTACK of EACH note is PHENOMENAL. Stevie is nothing short of BRILLIANT to watch. It is like witnessing him step into another realm of reality! I will never tire of music that is this passionate, intense and expressive. Oh what a loss that he is gone! But indeed his music and his spirit TRULY LIVE ON! I must mention Reese Wynans, the keyboardist. He is the most brilliant keyboardist I've ever seen. What a team he and Stevie made! WOW! The bassist and drummer were great too! What a band! Also the Bonus Video Clip "Little Wing" is fantastic. THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ANY SRV FAN! BUY IT NOW! Mr. King himself sums up Stevie best: "I would describe him as a guitar master. He had made up his mind the guitar wasn't going to master him--he was gonna master it. And he did just that." "Can I hear an amen?" Dan Forte AMEN!
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Summary: Wrong songs!
Review: I watched the DVD and was immediately disappointed. I saw the original two performances in 1983 and 1989 (on TV of course). His second performance in 1989 was far more powerful. His rendition of Voodoo Chile was somewhat tame in the 1983 episode that you get on this DVD whereas the 1989 performance was his best ever. Even better than the El Macombo. This was not on the DVD of course. This DVD is a typical Sony ripoff. Until they give the entire 1989 performance on DVD, Live from the El Macombo is the best example of SRV's genius.
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Summary: Great DVD for the memories of SRV
Review: This DVD brings back the essential SRV. I first saw him on Austin City Limits, and after seeing it a second time on DVD, we forget how crafted a Blues guitar player he was. As for the review by "stratocaster4life", not everyone can play blues guitar. Maybe you are so gifted you can play better than BB King, SRV, Steve Vai or Satriani. My guess is you can't. I agree with some of your guitar gods such as Via and Satriani. I saw them both live. But Malmsteen? He is all technique and no feelings. Blues guitar comes from passion and heart. I play a little guitar...I'm really a keyboard player that has played with many guitar players. Anyone can be fast, flashy and bending the whamming bar. Blues style is can't be taught.
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Summary: Fantastic gig, but little atmosphere.
Review: A. Singharath "stratocaster4Life" is just plain wrong. He has made the very common mistake that speed is an acceptable alternative for talent. SRV had more raw talent than all the players he lists put together (who are, lets face it, all phenomenal players in their own styles). But his style was very different. SRV never ran out of ideas half way through a lick, his runs flow seamlessly into each other, he rarely played one riff followed by another for the next phrase he just kept going, it is pretty unique. Listen to what Eric Clapton has to say about SRV. I have this DVD in a French package and apart from the fact that the audience is sitting down in a rather controlled sort of way, you cannot fault SRV's playing. I agree it is shorter than it should have been, there is only a finite amount of recorded material so please let's see it all! It is good to see some footage with Reese Wynans in it, he is such a great player and really lifted the bar even higher. I would recommend this DVD to anyone, particularly those small minded people who think that their personal favourite guitar players are the only ones who can play. And please don't say "it's only blues" - your ignorance is showing! Open your ears, this is very good music. Enjoy!
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: This DVD is SRV's best. It has all of his most famous songs and is the only DVD that Riveria Paradise is on. Leave My Girl alone is my favorite song. The sound and camera angles are very good. The guy about five reviews down is a complete idiot. To say that SRV isn't a great guitarist is a complete joke. I would definitaly buy this DVD.
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Summary: GRANDE STEVE, EL MEJOR !!!
Review: Tremenda selección que nos presenta este DVD, rescatando el legado de Steve Ray Vaughan. En términos generales, es una hora de ardiente blues que se acerca al rock, con los Double Trouble acompañando el total disimulo (similar a la Banda de Jimi Hendrix); buenisimos y ardientes solos de guitarra del gran Steve con un tratamiento de cámara sencillo y eficiente ya que el director respeta los solos y los fragmentos de las canciones. Y al final el melancólico video clip de LITTLE WINGS..
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Summary: Brilliant, of course...
Review: Stevie Vaughan and Double Trouble always seemed at their best in small, intimate venues like Austin City Limits. Stevie is brilliant, as always, and the band's version here of "Voodoo Chile" is my favorite, even over their countless other live versions on CD. Double Trouble are often overlooked by fans, and unjustly so. Chris Layton plays with the kind of effortless "groove" that Jack Bruce once attributed to Ginger Baker; Tommy Shannon's bass on "Voodoo Chile" is just plain funky. The presence of Reese Wynans at the '89 show, while anathema to so-called purists, is a blessing for real music fans. Just listen to his work on "Riviera Paradise."
Back to Stevie: this DVD is a virtual instructional video for guitar students. The camera work is heavy on close-ups of Stevie's picking, strumming, and fingering. He really uses his instrument, and God bless Fender for loading their Stratocasters with so many tools. Going back to "Voodoo Chile" again, watch how much Stevie plays with the pickup selector, volume, and tone knobs to get the sounds he wants.
My favorite part of this DVD comes in a break between "Cold Shot" and "Crossfire": in the silence between songs, Stevie pokes fun at himself by shooting one of his trademark sneers at the audience. This elicits a laugh from the people, and Stevie in turn breaks out into a toothy grin. Then make sure your home theater system is cranked up, because right before the band starts "Crossfire" Stevie lets rip a little diddle on the low end that always raises the hair on the back of my neck. It's very quick and easy to miss, but in that one-second burst we get a sense of the massive reservoir of raw energy and talent from which Stevie drew for his relatively controlled performances. And the warmth and brightness from that old, beat-up, Marshall-driven '59 Strat are absolutely amazing. At least in Stevie Ray Vaughan's hands, anyway...
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Summary: Great footage of a true Blues master.
Review: Pay no attention to the 80's hairband moron who wrote the bad review. Stevie proves that you don't have to play a Paganini Caprice at lighning speed to play with heart and soul. If you love the blues or simply love to see an true artist express himself with complete abandon, buy this DVD.
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