Very true.
I saw him twice, the second time was in Hawaii. He was the opener on a hot day with the Police in the headlining spot (Synchronicity tour) and Bryan Adams the bridging act between the 2.
Stevie won the day quite handily for me.
The cool thing was that the crowd was not there to see/hear him, so access to the stage was very easy on the football field and I got to watch from very closeup. After him, Adams came on stage and while being crushed by a bunch of girls is something that I typically enjoy, that was a little much, so I headed for beer.
Walked about the grounds for the rest of the event. I was able to get quite close to the Police. Never a huge fan, but live is always better, and they were certainly performing their stuff well that night.
Clint
----- Original Message -----From: bkushner@mcsnet.caSent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 11:16 AMSubject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Best Albums of the 80's Series - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Texas FloodStevie Ray will always be in my list of top guitar players. I remember watching an interview on TV that aired a couple of months before he died .... if I ever doubted this man, that doubt was gone forever after that interview.Like many greats .... he left us way too soon.BobK
On 2011-02-22, at 10:08 AM, Cfh wrote:
Great album. I was all over SrV when I first heard him. Seemed like a breath of fresh air, yet still name checked Hendrix as a huge influence.We saw him on his first trans Canadian tour in a theatre venue that has always had exceptional sound. Excellent show.Clint----- Original Message -----From: GPS2003To: CRFSent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 2:21 AMSubject: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Best Albums of the 80's Series - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Texas Flood1983Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood
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Vaughan was born and raised in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan he dropped out of Kimball High School and moved to Austin to pursue a musical career. Vaughan's talent caught the attention of guitarist Johnny Winter, and blues-club owner Clifford Antone. David Bowie first caught Vaughan at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival, and requested Vaughan featured on his 1983 album Let's Dance. Produced by John Hammond, it featured the top-20 hit "Pride and Joy" and sold 500,000 copies, earning the band a Gold Record. The band's next albums, Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984) and Soul to Soul (1985), also "went gold", but did not receive as much critical acclaim as their debut.More popular than any blues album in nearly twenty years, Texas Flood was a surprise success for Vaughan, who had labored in obscurity for years. The album was recorded in only three days, at Jackson Browne's personal recording studio, in 1982 since the band had been playing many live sets beforehand. On the North American Billboard Music Charts, Texas Flood peaked at #64 and at #38 on the Billboard 200 and Pop Albums charts, respectively. The single "Pride and Joy" peaked at #20 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The album was Grammy nominated in 1983 for "Best Blues Recording" along with "Rude Mood", which was nominated for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance".Track Listing:
- Love Struck Baby
- Pride and Joy
- Texas Flood
- Tell Me
- Testify
- Rude Mood
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Dirty Pool
- I'm Cryin
- Lenny
Personnel:Chris Layton - DrumsTommy Shannon - BassStevie Ray Vaughan - Guitar, Vocals,.SmUrFy"Rebel souls, deserters we are called.
Chose a gun and threw away the sun.
Now these towns, they all know our name.6-gun sound is our claim to fame.
I can hear them say"
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