Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Child (Reaction!!)

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[@barrydehatchett8692]

Have you reacted to "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter group? It's a spacey studio tune from the 70's...new subscriber here and really like your style. Peace

[@zzplato]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXK4o5WNmLxsq7c This performance will ruin the guitar for you.

[@LofusYanchi-jt1yp]

Stevie Ray Vaughn shredding it is the secret to the universe! ...great reaction to a phenomenal artist man!

[@THCya97961]

This was when he was clean and sober. This is him at the height of his super powers. Absolute GOAT!!!

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

Everyone knows musicians sound better all F'ed up on drugs. He's literally doing a cover of a drugged out guitar playing God.

[@georgew.mobley3559]

Sober or not this man is kicking ass and takin names on this right here.@@heywoodjablowme8120

[@blueh2o575]

Exactly... this performance exudes total control and channeling into #1 which is just crying out under Stevie's grip.

[@blueh2o575]

For those unaware, #1 is the name of this legendary guitar.

[@mrwhosmynameagain]

​@@heywoodjablowme8120taking psychedelics definitely does not make one 'Drugged out' lol. Songs like this were invented because of psychedelics. Psychedelics are good for you, everything else is wack

[@rickmts]

There was no one more passionate about his craft than SRV. Such a shame that all the great ones die young. RIP Stevie

[@Zebred2001]

Yup. Gone but never, ever, ever forgotten!

[@IggyTthunders]

They die young before hipsters can pretend they weren't a big deal.

[@DocRock71]

SRV's ability adjusting his knobs in real time is amazing to watch. He is so fast and fluid!

[@Cchan53]

Like no one else can then or since...

[@ohboi9578]

@@Cchan53jeff beck….

[@midnitesunblues]

🔥Stevie said that his talent was a gift from God that he was working hard to pay it back. Paid in Full, Stevie. Paid In Full, sweet man.🌠

[@aimfuldrifter]

SRV - the king of blues rock.

[@b2tall239]

That performance - on Austin City Limits - is the definitive version of that song, IMO. It even surpasses the original Hendrix rendition.

[@frankdtank7444]

Totally agree; this entire ACL performance is an absolute treasure to have as a time capsule of his genius.

[@krasnaludek298]

Agree 100%

[@vomhausmann]

Yes....feel the same!

[@gypzs9]

Dear Polo, wonderful to see your reaction to this SRV performance and your respectful comments. Some stars burn more brightly in the sky. Stevie Ray left this world six weeks before his 36th birthday in 1990, so we didn’t get to hear his mature development as an artist; a huge loss to us all. He took the music further by literally channeling emotions into sound. Epic, indeed.

[@michellewinfield4273]

He is so underappreciated as a guitarist.

[@amjrpain919]

Riviera Paradise gave us a glimpse of what the mature Stevie would've been capable off

[@sammybeck7794]

We've got to give credit to Double Trouble for their great backing for Stevie

[@richardstoddard9111]

Heck yeah

[@ddoubled7521]

Yeah but faarrr k hard to look good backing up Stevie lol

[@THCya97961]

They were also fantastic in The Arc Angels.

[@KobraKai79]

Not an easy job.sheesh. Love me some SRV!

[@clintlandrum9498]

One of the most explosive openings ever. SRV guitar just explodes.

[@lynncarol9934]

Stevie Ray is so talented that it just surges thru his whole body like electricity. He has so much talent that there is no way he could have done anything else in life. He did not have a choice.

[@curtismitts8470]

Not to many musicians can play a guitar with the precision that Stevie Ray Vaughan did he brought back what was missing for a long time to the blue's ,the music just seemed to flow out of him like pure light. Love all his music will forever be missed !!! 🎸🔥🤘💯..... 10:35

[@thunderpriest7418]

Stevie Ray Vaughn was made of Texas Blues. The music absolutely just erupted from him, and it seemed like it was never ending. It felt as though he could keep playing, and playing and playing, and the sounds would just never stop. I was living in Austin, Texas when I discovered his music, and when he died, it hit me like a ton of bricks. And even though Stevie could play incredibly fast and powerful licks, he could also make that guitar cry. I'd recommend listening to Little Wing, Life Without You and Riviera Paradise.

[@remyvermunt8623]

And Texas flood

[@babswren6799]

Riviera Paradise is a whole different side of SRV's music - Amazing as always tho...

[@Darrenski]

He said he was a mix of the original American masters and then learned new ways from English blues players like Clapton and Page and others and it made him drop any blues purist thing he had and just go with his own thing. I don't think a talent like that can be pinned down to any one place or influence or time. They just happen, sometimes in the most mundane places as well. He regarded himself lucky to get into blues music and then combine it with the English attitude of being firmly based in blues and old rock and roll, but still trying to make it new and fresh, and he did that better than them all, as even Clapton himself has many times said, and he showed the pinnacle of playing. Clapton was in awe of SRV when he was in the zone and couldn't believe what he was seeing. He loved it.

[@minigirl6839]

That's the special thing about Stevie Ray. Every performance was unlike the one before or the next, but all were stellar. We're very proud of his legacy here in Texas. Thank you for loving him as much as we do. 👌

[@claireburling8547]

Thank you for not talking through or pausing too many times during your viewing. Great revue, and props to the band. Just observing your face told me how you felt, your comments, beautiful. Chris on drums was just on point and I would have thought I was in the jungle wondering where the village was. I think this may be my fave, I'll never tire of his Voodoo magic no matter how many times I see this. Stevie is the Witch Doctor. That song has got to be the greatest, even with so few words, that opening is infamous thanks to the first genius on guitar. Noticing how many comments say Jimi would be proud makes me happy. These two GOATS of different decades would have probably made an incredible connection. Ying Yang. RIP, you guys. ☮️

[@travismoore8337]

SRV is the blues. Nobody has matched his passion or heart

[@michaellongie8856]

In my opinion. The greatest guitarist ever! Don't know why in all the lists he's not rated that way!

[@tylerdurden2460]

Stevie was a once in a lifetime talent, but as a 3-piece band, they were all so cohesive it was insane.

[@musicairplanes4884]

The one thing people fail to mention about SRV is that he was a incredible showman. The ultimate entertainer.

[@williamdeegan7840]

I was working at a car dealership detailing cars when I heard he died. Broke my heart. I actually had to sit down for a minute. What talent he had. Sucks he's gone . Love your videos. Listen to Riviera Paridise. That's hands down, my favorite song of his. Absolutely beautiful song.

[@slem17]

This is a great cover of an awesome song by Jimi Hendrix and the experience

[@bobarmstrong3218]

I watched a Stevie Ray documentary that had so many blues legends talking about Stevie, BB King, Muddy Waters…. Clapton…. They were in awe of his guitar playing. Hendrix was awesome and Stevie Ray is something else!

[@mikestillwagon5675]

At the time of this performance, he had a couple years of sobriety under his belt. If you compare this to the El Mocambo club jperformance (when he was anything but clean and sober), to my ears this has more intensity and more focus. And he looks SO much better too.

[@rgwyther8157]

A must see is "life without you "at the capital theater. A true legend! Srv will always be the goat.

[@mandilynn24]

I can't believe people are just now realizing how amazing SRV is. He was my fave in the 80's to now!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@BetsyRecker]

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, and BB King.Red Rocks Colorado 1984 the best of the best I was so lucky to have been there to see it all

[@michellewinfield4273]

He is my mom's favorite and mine too. He was a guitar god and is under appreciated.

[@PriestessOfNothing]

Listening to him is amazing, but seeing it live is mind blowing. It's like he's flipping pancakes and doing his taxes at the same time as pounding those solos out 😵 And that bass is bonkers, I might love it as much as I love the solos.

[@JBAKER97]

As a kid my Mom always had Stevie jamming on the turntable. Eric Clapton, Traffic, and The Beatles to name a few. Love it all.

[@morrisdw155]

Love your reaction Videos Polo. This is one of my favorite SRV performances.

[@jainebartlett7062]

SRV will always be my favorite road music and ‘Voodoo Child’ is one of my favorites.

[@JADEGATETIGRESS]

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE were EPIC!!

[@KC-gy5xw]

Always adored SRV, then met one of my BFF - went to stay with her in Austin, and in my guest room - look out, to the right, and there's the house he lived in!! Mind BLOWN!! She has told me so much about him, she worked in the industry and knew him well, knows Jimmy etc and a tonne of other music greats. She used to work at Antones, worked there for years so knew everyone.. RIP Stevie. Follow a lad call Scott McKeon who's played/toured with Doyle Bramhall Jr, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton who idolises SRV, Rory Gallagher etc and is well worth seeking out, very good musician

[@DJDOGG31]

SRV revered Hendrix. His covers of Voodoo Child and Little Wing are as close to Hendrix as it will ever get. RIP Stevie

[@Hawk-ODA212]

You're spot on, man. Artists do express themselves in ways that let you know the music is part of them. I too think this is probably the best version of Voodoo Chile he did.

[@vedantapdx]

I think you should look up the KZbin video of Stevie Ray in the studio with Albert King in 1983. They knew each other for a long, long time and Albert was one of Stevie's idols when he was learning his craft and you can see Albert was tickled to see just what Stevie Ray was evolving into. Both great guitarists and so much love and respect between them. You will like it.

[@timothykarnes7945]

SRV was just so incredible to watch he was just so captavating...just incredible.🌹⚔️

[@lauramyers7926]

That was the best performance of that song he ever did. Clean, sober, and at the top of his game. That whole episode from Austin City Limits is mind blowing. I agree with you: there's talented then there's gifted. Stevie was gifted. He and the guitar were one. Fabulous musician and equally so as a human being. Gone way too soon. Check out Riviera Paradise. My favorite studio version.

[@brianbiehs]

According to Hendrix, being a voodoo chile meant going on the road and becoming a magic boy. This has roots in Robert Johnson's Crossroads blues where something must be sacrificed in order to achieve supernatural talent. Jimi and Stevie both made sacrifices for their music, toiling in small clubs during the early parts of their careers. At some point, their talent became transcendent. They made sounds with the guitar that no one had heard before, or can explain. Stevie revered Jimi, and through his own style has somehow elevated this song. Thanks for reacting to this as more people need to be aware of SRV.

[@standesart]

The Greatest live performances EVER! Mesmerizing 😳

[@RunTFC]

Great you recognized the greatness in Stevie. It's obvious you got it and gave him the proper praise. Kudos.

[@noonesfang131]

I had this dvd as a kid and watched it all the time. He is truely one of the greatest guitarest to ever live.

[@cjonesufc]

He did have a gift, but he played all day every day and toured non stop for years often playing 2 shows in a day. The man worked to be the best and I think he succeeded.

[@robertamigliore8504]

The reaction of Stevie playing on face says it all. Best channel on YT keep ‘em coming.

[@taxfree4]

As an SRV enthusiast since his first album, and seeing him numerous times, especially at the pier next to the Intrepid in NYC, this is the swiningest, melodic, tip top vocal rendition of Vodoo Child he does, hey he was in Austin so this Texas boy pulled out all stops for his home crowd

[@calvinmckinney9303]

Stevie did a great job with this whole song in this version. With that very beginning piece that you like. That was Jimmy hendrit works.

[@ams25666]

Just found your channel tonight and the next thing you post is one of my favorite performances of all time. You are HIM.

[@Trebor_I]

There will never be another, absolute beast!

[@txhesser]

A big shout out to the camera man for some excellent shots. Love how he dances with his guitar. Riveria Paradise from this same show, is my favorite.

[@halphillips1775]

I saw an interview on morning TV with Stevie and the interviewer asked how many hours a day he practiced... he genuinely didn't understand the question. He said something like "I just play" but I took his meaning to be "all of them".

[@glassontherocks]

He was my guitar Hero.

[@umpdaddy1]

Props to Chris Layton-drums, and Tommy Shannon-bass. Two of the best. They had to be to back up SRV. Also, I'm pretty sure that's Jimi Hendrix's actual wah-wah pedal he's using in the intro.

[@bh1264]

Yes, Stevie was actually given Jimi Hendrick's wah-wah pedal a little while after Jimi's passing! If I remember correctly, it came about in some way from Jimi's father, but I don't recall the details. I seem to recall that Stevie's big brother Jimmy was somehow involved, I believe that there was also a mention of the pedal having been borrowed but again I can't recall the details! Sucks getting old! Can't always remember correctly! But there is one thing I will never, never, ever forget! That was the day Stevie Ray Vaughan was called away from us all! He was only 4 years older than myself, I was living in Fort Worth, Texas & was on the highway driving to Arlington that morning in my truck listening to some fabulous SRV favorites on my radio when the DJ broke in with the news of the helicopter crash & Stevie's death! It literally hit me so hard all I could do was cry! I was shaking & crying so hard I had to pull off the highway because I couldn't even see the road!! TRAGIC, TERRIBLE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET💔 R.I.P.💜S.R.V.💜GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN💜

[@rickyesch1586]

His guitar spoke the truth more so that any human voice!

[@cathyd.7332]

"I play guitar like I am breaking out of jail". SRV

[@brycspain]

Probably the most talented man to ever live.

[@kesleycottrell1416]

SRV and Double Trouble was an awesome 3 piece band.

[@ralphschreckengost6865]

I remember at concert when Jimi Hendrix played this tune. Back when I lived in LA in the late 60s

[@KathrynRose-schultz-qs6qw]

Stevie Ray is missed so much!😢😢😢

[@jhnstn1]

He did two shows on the PBS show Austin City Limits. The first show was in 1986 or so and this performance is from the 1989 episode. They are out there. I suggest you watch them and see the growth in his performance between the two. He was clean and sober in the 89 show. Watching them back to back you will see the difference in his craft. He left us way too soon.

[@mathews1528]

That bass though on this. Perfection

[@Wolf69592]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is the G.O.A.T of the guitar !!! 🤘🔥🎸🇺🇲💯... Polo you liked this song then you should react to Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas flood ( Live El Macombo , just FIRE 🔥 !!!

[@anthonyrichardson5793]

Polo that look into the camera when he was shredding says it all my friend

[@old-n-still-runnin1597]

I am really enjoying your pod cast and I am so happy you are introducing a new generation to the greatest musicians and music ever ! By the way SRV couldn't read a note of music it was just in him and had to come out. "Let that boy boogie woogie"

[@corilia9529]

This is the GOAT.! Greatest Of All Time!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

This is how I showed my friend how good Stevie Ray was -- I played Stevie's version alongside Jimi's, and my friend couldn't tell them apart.

[@SheepDog0714]

I heard you shoutout the drummer. Fun fact: The drummer now plays with the band Kenny Wayne Sheppard. Kenny Wayne Sheppard's idol just so happens to be Stevie Ray Vaughan and now he gets to play with the same drummer.

[@michaelnussbaumer1534]

Timeless, one of the greatest!

[@yambo59]

This has always been my fav. SRV version (all are great) but what many may not know is this is of course his cover of the Jimi Hendrix original song, but in addition the Hendrix family gave Stevie one of Jimi's guitar effects pedals originally used at woodstock to use on stage himself. How cool that must have been for Stevie, what a moment. I like to think Jimi was looking down as Stevie covered his songs, now theyre both gone what a damn shame.

[@tbnobs]

An artist at work

[@bbb462cid]

27 August 1990 Rest in peace, bluesman.

[@Looksue]

This is why they say music is magic

[@dennymahardika]

Agrred the opening is sick! Nice meeting you today brother!

[@blueh2o575]

Polo your expression of sublime painful disbelief is as cool as a cucumber... reminds me of Clint Eastwood when he's staring down some poor crowd of gunslingers that are about to be no more. By far my favorite SRV performance, scary power over the tune and those heavy gauge strings.

[@andy60234]

RIP SRV the sky is crying

[@jackscott5593]

SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness

[@CharlesDuchein]

If you're a guitar player, you'll understand how powerful his fingers were. He played nothing but heavy strings

[@KarenSutherland-h8s]

This guy is definitely one of the great guitarists. In my top five for sure…legend Jimmy Paige being still number one.

[@tbnobs]

The only human that can play as good as jimi did on this song

[@joebeard4687]

And Stevie says, "Hold my beer and watch this shiit!"

[@Mssteph239]

SRV was truly the GOAT 🖤

[@donaldwillis2267]

SRV showcased the proper utilization of obsession

[@tomratcliff3755]

Got to see him with Jeff Beck opening, here in Birmingham. Two power trios at the top of their game

[@tinoguerrero3120]

Live at the El Mocambo is the best live version SRV ever recorded. This one was good also - almost as good.

[@RoloDacat]

SRV is guitar God Mount Rushmore...

[@robertalaking17]

If you like Stevie Ray Vaughan, and are a fan of Leonard Cohen, you would probably like the original recording of First We Take Manhattan. Cohen wrote the song and it was first recorded by Jennifer Warnes, a regular Cohen back-up singer. Her video came out first, followed by Cohen's own a year later. Their treatment of the ironic bridge sections was quite different

[@andrewlaw]

SRV was indeed a virtuoso with a guitar. Another legend yiu need to check out Polo is Gary Moore. His rendition of Hendrix Red House at the Fender Anniversary shows will knock you off your seat.

[@donk5980]

Find the PBS special of SRV and Albert King! Stevie looks like he's looking up at dad!

[@chrisgreise2006]

Beautiful music just flowed out of Stevie

[@jefflee6459]

Glad recognized the Band

[@rfd339]

Give it up to that drummer... too.

[@pattyfreeburn3743]

Stevie Ray was AMAZINGLY TALENTED‼️ But, I’m the Voodoo Child then and now, yeah 😉

[@WEHenry]

Man I love me some stevie ray, he show can bend some strings✌

[@guitarbob63]

Chris Layton was having himself a good gig......the break in this song killed it.

[@kaldrazadrim]

SRV was the closest thing we had to Jimi after Jimi. RIP/RIP

[@SWTSU]

Double Trouble; his band; were always shortchanged through the years but that was to be expected with Stevie as front man and everybody was a team player so all their work became famous!!!!!!! As a band you definitely have to have a lead guitarist!!!!! So says Austin TX!!!!!! 😎🍸

[@stevehitchcock2239]

The good Lord took his time with Stevie

[@neilcox7879]

The look on your face Polo says it all.

[@robertmaldonado8729]

My guitar watches this video while I'm at work

[@azizmooshoolov2308]

It's about time! This is a healthy sober and more disciplined SRV. Always great, but he was getting better. So clean, hits like a machine gun. The only SRV video I love more....Little Wing from the El Macambo gig. Life altering.

[@Neonbob]

Finally the Greatest of all time