IS HE THE GREATEST GUITARIST? | STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - TEXAS FLOOD | REACTION

[@R8drdave]

Yes the greatest guitarist period

[@jb0915]

Absolutely agreed

[@kurtschmidt9760]

Right R8

[@dignan4]

Right all three y’all

[@enderwiggin5572]

No if and or buts about it! He’s the GOAT!

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

No, he's the top Blues guitarist ever. He could make love to and f*ck his guitar in the same song. There are others in different genres that are as good. Even considering the Blues, Gary Moore was quite close to Stevie. RIP to both. Tommy Emmanuel is the GOAT acoustic guitar player.

[@nightcitypunk8517]

RIP Stevie. GOAT. Nobody but Stevie plays with that much soul.

[@elizabethquinn8477]

I cannot get enough of reactors seeing SRV play behind his back for the first time in their lives. I get to relive it through them over and over again.

[@23gobears]

Stevie is arguably one of the greatest ever. He used to play until the callus's on his fingers would fall off. Then he'd super glue them back on and keep playin! True Legend. ☝🏼🙏🏼👊🏼

[@mkelly1347]

Saw him at Anotones in Austin, split a finger wide open on a nasty slide. Finished the song and on the side of the stage, he SUPER GLUES his cut. Ran an emery board over it and started playing agin. Like it aint no thing.

[@derekhoover5304]

​@@mkelly1347the coke also helped.

[@jeffgayler9404]

He's in a class all by his self . Unbelievable talent

[@vanessarupe2039]

He was the GOAT. You should check out “Life Without You”, Live at the Capitol Theater. Also, Tin Pan Alley. ✌🏻❤️

[@alanberg5575]

Yes, the greatest guitar performance ever captured on film. It had all the elements: fantastic technical precision, incredible tone, tremendous feeling, spectacular showmanship, and unparalleled physicality. One has to understand that he did this on a guitar with extremely heavy-gauged strings and high action! What I love most about Stevie, however, is that he was a sweet and humble man. Thank God for the wonderful legacy that he left---as a musician AND as a person!

[@karenmandeville7116]

nobody had a better stank face than SRV!! man, i miss him.

[@kestrelle5345]

I think it was Jeff beck that said that SRV could bend a sewer pipe half an octave.

[@88pjtink]

And Jeff Beck is possibly the only guitarist that I even put in Stevie's class.

[@srv2217]

Its always hard to quantify one person as the GOAT but Stevie gets a seat at the table FOR SURE

[@mslisadianemorse]

My husband and I don’t agree on a ton of music, but THIS MAN we agree completely on.

[@mariawren2489]

Yes! Greatest ever! The one and only Stevie Ray Vaughan! ❤

[@l.l4456]

Behind the back, behind his head, with his teeth, on the floor riding the guitar like a surfboard & playing it at the same time. You name it, he did it! There certainly are a lot of great players but only one SRV! Can you imagine what he would have done if he had more than 7 yrs of a mainstream career?? God must have needed guitar lessons.

[@momma_red4610]

The look on your face when he played the guitar behind his back. PRICELESS. Welcome to SRV.

[@denisepoole5838]

Yes, Stevie Ray Vaughan was the Greatest! Check out Tim Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland

[@podtrooper3219]

Best comment I ever saw, was "Listening to SRV, is basically like drinking the Blues from a fire hydrant". Stevie has a permanent seat at the guitar gods table. Along with B.B. King, Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Roy Clark, Frank Zappa and Brian May.

[@violetflame23]

I'd add Gary Moore and Jeff Healey to the list of guitar gods.

[@johnroberts5637]

There wasn't no half steppin' at a Stevie Ray Vaughn show, he gave it all to you every time out. Shout out to the rest of the band, they were no slouches either.

[@wolfe6220]

They couldn't be, they had to keep up with Stevie Ray! 😊

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

Chris Layton, the drummer, is still playing with Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Saw them a few months back and he's still got it for real.

[@Soulreaver6]

I think Reese plays for Bonamassa

[@V12BenzAMG]

Srv = 🐐.....speed, accuracy, soul, channeling pure raw talent...unmatched

[@srv2217]

This entire concert is GOATED. Right up there with Hendrix at the Fillmore East

[@jeggy7447]

You're not a real reactor till you've seen this performance of the "Greatest" !!! Excellent reaction AB , Thank You .

[@23gobears]

Brotha, you better lay a tarp down!!! Stevie Ray Vaughan is a waterfall of ORANGE JUICE 🍊🍊🍊

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I can't remember which one, but there is another popular live video of him where he's playing the song and he breaks a string, and the stage tech brings out a replacement and the transition between the two guitars is just flawless while he maintains his guitar flow. It's pretty mind-blowing.

[@robincochran7369]

That would be "Look at Little Sister" from Austin City Limits (1989).

[@wolfe6220]

How about where he's playing Voodoo Child, a guy comes up to the stage with his hand out, Stevie shakes his hand for a good 10-15 seconds, while still playing...

[@claranielsen3382]

You just witnessedthe best in Texas blues. SRV was definitely the greatest of all time. I was fortunate enough to have met him several times. He was one of the nicest and most humble people you could ever meet. I absolutely loved your reaction! ❤❤

[@mrpotatohead2993]

LOL. walk it off,walk it off You made my morning,thanks for posting

[@jackedwards7420]

Stevie Ray even tore up and spit out a nursery rhyme and did it with his typical style! Mary Had a Little Lamb will never be the same!!

[@Pitmaster790]

"Look at Little Sister" with Stevie and Jeff Healey.

[@GinMae]

Thanks AB - this is widely known as one of his most iconic performances.. SRV-GOAT... not much else to say... appreciate your reaction!

[@R8drdave]

Life without you from capital theater. Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland. Born under a bad sign Albert king and Stevie

[@CuzKatieSaysSo]

I spent the better part of this evening choked up and in tears watching Toby Keith reactions, including yours, and then this came up on my feed. Stevie was so loved also, and his death so tragic. He died August 27, 1990, only about a 30 minute drive from where I live here in Wisconsin from a helicopter crash, taking off when it was way too foggy. Heartbreaking. The band in Heaven just keeps getting bigger and bigger. RIP Stevie 💔 RIP Toby

[@kikivon3501]

Ok we ALL know he’s the greatest!!!! Now let’s talk about SRV’s style. He dressed like that ALL the time. If you caught him at the grocery store on a Sunday morning he’d be wearing the same type clothes. He owned his style!!!!

[@humpy936]

Bwahahahaha!😂 he busted a lot of strings, there’s quite a few videos here on KZbin where he changes out his guitar without missing a beat. Check out “life without you” at the capital Theatre for your next SRV adventure!

[@loveloochay]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸🎩🎸🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 . Yeppp .. and .. yepppppppp !!! I am so glad you finally got to this one AB. I don't even know why people debate.. he IS the greatest. I saw him live in 1985 .. and he is the greatest. I wish he had played this song for an hour. If you want to see something a little softer, but still out of this world. Try "Lenny" .. he wrote it for his beautiful girlfriend. He is so inspiring and beyond talented.. Thank you AB .. fire !! 🔥🔥🔥🎩🔥🔥🔥🎩🔥🔥🔥

[@jamesbrackett575]

Lenny is absolutely beautiful when it comes to talent SRV has no boundaries greatest of all time

[@debbiegrubb6235]

Actually, he wrote it for his wife at the time, Lenny.

[@loveloochay]

@@debbiegrubb6235 correct !!!! Thanks for the correction. Rock on 🎼🎼🎼

[@vickihirsch8340]

A quote from BB King " Ive always said that playing the blues was like being black twice. Stevie missed on both coints, but I never noticed".

[@pennyhill7680]

Absolutely Priceless Reaction! Thank You for THIS! Much peace and love to you and your family❤

[@michaelroot4051]

I think you have the best reaction to this by far . Your awesome

[@ginger1860]

Saw him live in a little club called The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY, in July 1983! AMAZING!! If you've never seen ERUPTION by Eddie Van Halen ... you've left a deprived life! 😉

[@lawrencebeardsworth1943]

Greatest reaction to this song I've ever scene.

[@pamela1144]

Love him😍 Saw him 3 times live!! Miss him everyday 😢

[@karenginnotti1100]

LOVE LOVE LOVE STEVIE RAY🎸💜 🎸

[@davidilbery3330]

Greatest guitar player ever in my opinion. BB King said that SRV was his favorite player. That's the highest compliment a blues guitarist could ever get.

[@markburke6365]

You are so funny got me laughing weeee!

[@sherriblack53]

This man was amazing. Lost too soon. Check out little sister. Or the fastest guitar change DURING A SHOW LOL

[@staceyglaunert3770]

No question!🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@chadleabo]

I was lucky enough to see him on his last tour in 1990. It was mindblowing. My buddy and I had great seats and sat there speechless after the show for a few minutes, marveling at what we'd just witnessed.

[@paulwhite5840]

SRV is the pinnacle of blues guitar.

[@zacharywood6138]

Greatest for sure, he really was in touch with the heart and soul of music.😊. So fun to watch.

[@Rubytuesday1569]

Saw Stevie perform shortly before his death... Unforgettable, all these years later. RIP SRV 🎸🕊️

[@S-and-D]

I could listen to him all day. National treasure gone too soon .

[@jackscott5593]

SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness

[@johnbumgardner7977]

Stevie was One of a kind he had a magic about him ❤

[@daveking9393]

So happy to find this in your playlist. Joining because your playlist is so well done. Thanks for sharing!

[@derekhoover5304]

Stevie played with 13 gauge guitar strings. He used to super glue his fingertips back together because he said it made them harder. He was a different breed.

[@LJA46]

Your eyes and your mind have been blessed to see and hear this. Jeff Healy- See the Light is a must!!!

[@TeamEMPYT]

If you want to hear his guitar really cry, check out his performance Life Without You at the Capitol Theater, so beautiful.

[@jrag9435]

Man, AB…. What you are listening to there is Texas mutha-fukin blues at its mutha-fukin peak.

[@mkelly1347]

Ole boy is getting excited about the INTRO!

[@artshidler151]

Yes he is!!!! The greatest ever

[@stevedahlberg8680]

What's amazing to me is that he played really heavy gauge strings which at once speaks to his finger strength, but even then, he broke lots of strings.

[@wolfe6220]

And a guitar neck or two.

[@chrissmith7669]

Lol. I heard some reviewer say he strung his guitar with barded wire. Lol

[@MrBPC76]

“When I play, I play sort of like talking, you know, syllables, you say a sentence here, a sentence there and then, I’ve to stop and think for something else to keep my conversation going. But his didn’t seem to be that at all. It was fluent, he flowed when he played. He could get something going and it was like a song and it would just go on and on. Ideas continuously flowed, I don’t have that. There is not a lot of people that I hear that have that but Stevie had it.” - BB King

[@URnickel_MY2cents]

True that !!!

[@tricitymorte1]

Every time Stevie played, the guitar needed a cigarette when he was done. He made guitars do things guitars didn't know they could do. He knew his instruments inside and out, understood exactly how they worked, and played around figuring out how to manipulate them.

[@johnroop9625]

"Tightrope" Live,1989

[@SouthernArtist77]

Saw it live, in person. So good.

[@andrewklints1581]

Truly, an incredible talent lost way too soon. I think about what he could have achieved, given more time on this planet. God Bless Stevie Ray Vaughn!!! Thank you for what you were able to share with us!!!

[@elizabethluker8356]

The absolute best

[@janiceruth5692]

GOTTA watch video of him playing 'Look At Little Sister' in Austin, Tx live - his guitar string breaks & his assistant does an incredible swap without missing a beat -too crazy cool & great song!!

[@russellsmith2409]

He was a peak level musician

[@sjdj408]

I love seeing people hearing Stevie for the first time. This was THE SRV song when it first came out in early 80s - think I was in 9th/10th grade and I was blown away with the studio version. Then the internet happened !!!

[@darkomtobia]

Man, you GOTTA check out "Life Without You", live at Capitol theater. Pay close attention to his guitar right at the start, you'll see why quickly. He wrote the song for a friend who passed unexpectedly.

[@sherylnsc]

I remember where I was when he died. I was listening to him at work and I knew the world had lost the best guitarist of my lifetime. I love him and hope to see him in heaven.❤❤❤

[@matthewdooley7855]

Yes, yes he IS playing behind his back. Which means he's basically got to hold the guitar AWAY from his back, in order to give him room to play it. On my Mount Rushmore, for sure. SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, and Eddie van Halen. I feel like he plays HARDER than most guitarists. He's really working on that thang. Also, all-time great stank face.

[@AJ........]

This was the appropriate reaction to seeing this performance..like disbelief and can't even put it into words because you need a few to process what you just saw

[@abeal5188]

I’ve played for thirty years. SRV is NTBFW. You can’t argue against him on any level. He’s carved in stone within the lexicon. If you’ve picked the instrument up, you must bend the knee to him.

[@xavierhenriques1116]

Stevie made a deal with the devil! No one knows what Stevie got out of the deal, but the devil got guitar lessons.

[@richardkarl4415]

Stevie gives his all

[@gunboatwillie8536]

Saw him Live back in 84. Without a doubt, One of the best shows I have ever seen. If you think that is wild to see on video, imagine Live!!

[@beachbumseaglass]

The greatest period. Ain't nobody can play like this, then, now or ever.

[@christianpcassidy3753]

SRV classics you gotta check out "Little Wing" and "Voodoo Child"

[@seandobson6221]

10:41 the moment you truly figured out that SRV is truly the GOAT

[@lindasalaki9404]

Wow, that was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@onthea.t.wtheriordanbrothe5673]

He's definitely one of, if not THE, best blues/rock guitarist. Jimis style was like a beautiful stone that no one had seen before. Steve took that stone and brought it to a high polish.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Dude was so strong

[@Frank-l7o]

He was Blessed by God sent to deliver a message. R.I.P. .Y BROTHER..

[@TheSledge77]

If you think this is good, may I suggest his concert live at the Capitol theatre. The song is called Life Without You

[@72KingDavid]

Gotta react to SRV doing Third Stone From the Sun(a Hendrix cover) from this same performance. Man, he abuses that guitar but makes it sound pretty.

[@minniekline5408]

Love your reactions. SRV is the goat of all Goats. ❤

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

Dude, he had his eyes closed for 95% of the song. As for the guitar strings, he used the 2nd heaviest string one can buy.... and he still sometimes broke strings... usually the high E. He played this song at George Bush's inauguration.

[@paulbeatham6530]

If you haven't seen the live performance of "Look at Little Sister" when he's joined on stage by the blind Jeff Healey, you must.

[@ednahighsmith7268]

He could play rhythm and lead at the same time. Genius

[@bryanguthrie-ej1fb]

Absolutely the GOAT

[@texasseastar]

I was lucky enough (and old enough) to see SRV live a couple of years before he passed. Incredible live, just incredible!

[@francesmarinapatarangawhik4702]

SRV Texas Flood 🔥🔥and yes AB behind the back, an amazing guitarist...Peace👍☝️😌

[@claireburling8547]

As long as I have Stevie Ray, baby my sun shines every day.☀☀☀

[@trudogg630]

Stevie is the man…. Always

[@malcolmparker3066]

You have to put this in historical context. Jimi Hendrix did all this 25 or so years ago but was replaced, in context, by a somewhat superior version in Stevie Ray. You could say this was all a bunch of cr*p because of the historical perspective, but for someone to come along after all that time and at least equal, if not surpass Jimi, was truly remarkable. Stevie was the first to acknowledge that he merely "stood on the shoulder of giants,".

[@My2ndnephew]

SRV thought Jimi was the best guitar player and when people tried to compare him to Jimi, SRV said there was no way. I died laughing when you said SRV was doing the Peewee Herman, bwahahhahhaaa!

[@Hal-k8p]

and there are several guitar giants that knew them both and have said SRV was better.

[@My2ndnephew]

@@Hal-k8p I agree with them. I saw him in person at an outdoor venue. He was opening for Joe Cocker, but he deserved to be the main act. Amazing.

[@jamesknox7171]

This is back when SRV was fighting his demons of drugs and alcohol. He was as high as a kite with 3 rolls of string during this show and yet, it's one of the greatest live shows ever recorded.

[@jarrodpitts5632]

@abthekreator something that makes this evenmore amazing is that probably 60% of this song he was making up on the spot. go listen to the studio release of this song and most of what you hear in this concert release isnt there is the studio version. the man was absolutely insane at guitar.

[@redrum482]

GOATed. Greagt reaction!

[@JohnGunn-o6l]

Underrated little known Gary Richraft flying turkey trot live REO Speed wagon guitar solo best ever try it early 70s mind blowing

[@michaelheck1257]

BEST reaction EVER!!!😂

[@vomhausmann]

Absolutely the greatest guitarist but also was such a great showman....a natural super talent! Very few people are born with his type of greatness inside of them....John Wayne as an actor...Muhammad Ali as a fighter are a couple that I can think of....bigger than life.

[@karenlaneville8074]

The Greatest ❤