Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather - 9/21/1985 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

[@gcarlose2]

I'm young enough not to have idea who this guy was, I just clicked the video as I was scrolling through examples to play blues tunes on my guitar... but man! I'm so glad I found it!! I just discovered a hidden gem!

[@22metzfan]

Stevie Ray Vaughan isn’t a fucking “hidden” gem just because you’re 12 years old. He happens to be extremely famous. Welcome to the world!

[@Kel-d7v]

​@@22metzfan Wow! Don't be a Richard. It ain't like the radio runs SRV's stuff into the ground like they do with Zeppelin and Ozzie. How bout you cut the kid some slack, eh.

[@22metzfan]

@@Kel-d7v I actually have another hidden gem for him, has he ever heard of Jimi Hendrix? What about Paul McCartney. 🤣

[@ac76panama56]

​@@Kel-d7v Seriously. Pass the torch, not enough people play instruments nowdays, let alone know the blues

[@edwardhaglin2322]

Also check out Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers band.then checkout the Kings .BB King , Albert King and especially Albert King a real hidden gem .for live blues check out the Tedeski Trucks band for best live blues . Billy Strings is bluegrass but plays anything .and definitely worth checking out.love of the blues will bring you to many incredible talents that aren't famous any more but sure could play .Peter Green of early 6:47 Fleetwood Mac is really . But for the most hidden gem . Listen to Roy Buchanan called the greatest unknown blues player .

[@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq]

My roommate talked me into paying $14 to see SRV in 1984. We arrived early and stood in the very front. He opened with this and blew me away for the next 34 years.

[@chrisstorm2483]

best $14 bucks ever spent!!!

[@oaw972]

I'd give my right arm to go back in time see Stevie live... I would

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Karl von Eschenhof : $14. Those were good days! Get with #Bernie❤️✊🏾🌎✌🏾 Pass it on! #NewDealer

[@nacho1172]

Fuck thats a good story

[@youcanbesmartaskhow3857]

I paid $90 to see Prince in about 2003 'musicology' tour. No regrets he brought the friggin house DOWN. Played a medley of his hits. I brought a lefty with me, and FORGOT to burn it. Transfixed. Props to his band they were right with him.

[@didiertruchon-meunier4670]

SRV the best forever. Fantastic musician. Whith my band ,we are very proud ,we play this track ,"could'n't stand the weather" for the first time in live at Bordeaux Cestas Fr. This saturday june 24. I'm so glad !

[@vickieray]

I dare anyone to be still while listening to ANY song by SRV!! 🔥🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@sandragriffiths9692]

No can do😁

[@donpags1413]

I was front row,,, u can see and hear me talking to stevie during show,,, it was two days b4 my 22nd birthday,, wow!!!! wat a night,,, !!!

[@JeremyIlenin-mb3mk]

Very cool

[@caroltaylor7894]

He was a natural showman. His charisma shown through his face, hands, voice, clothes and moves. He had it all. He was really a superstar.

[@jayjohnson5016]

im from south louisiana and all my 60 yr old dad and his friends dress, talk and act like SRV..so heavily influential on that generation in the south

[@maxbrief8341]

I think his playing style really helps with that, since he doesn’t have to concentrate on precision and can just constantly strike the strings

[@sophiawolthof1238]

💗💗💗

[@gabrielgilguitar5407]

The way he carried himself was like no other guitar player. And in his interviews he’s just such a humble man who just loves his home state of Texas , bbq and guitar.

[@PhilB61]

@@maxbrief8341 spoken like someone who has never tried to play any of his music. He was actually insanely precise with his picking and muting. It's one of the many things that make it so difficult to replicate his playing.

[@tmclocl3]

I WAS THERE @ 16 YEARS OLD ONE OF THE BEST NITES OF MY LIFE

[@costabotes9107]

SRV saved 80s music for me. Rest his soul. Gone too soon.

[@yanniszacharopoulos4939]

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[@Improveng1]

This, to me, epitomizes the strength of KZbin. I'd heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan but never checked him out. Sadly, SRV is no longer with us, but KZbin introduces his brilliant music to a whole legion of new fans. Long live Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@matthewwynn3025]

What an insightful and surprisingly wholesome comment -- What you said is one of the great beauties of the internet. Long live Stevie Ray Vaughn

[@Improveng1]

@@matthewwynn3025 Thank you for the kind words, very much appreciated.

[@billydee3157]

Simply the greatest guitar player God ever created. Musical genius.

[@Pilot545]

@@billydee3157 And I think what made him so much greater than many others is his utter humbleness! He had his demons for sure. But he was dealing with them and came out on top. And he NEVER let his fans down through it all! (even though he worried how his music would be playing sober)

[@jimreily7538]

Don't worry, some greedhead will soon claim copyright to this video. it's been in for long enough. The peasants have enjoyed it for long enough for free. Whomever filmed this now deserves money. Your money.

[@dezdwlr471]

Dude! that is exactly my story! I had barely even heard of him when my best friend drug me to The Paladium in LA around 1986. We bought tickets from a scalper out front, pushed our way up to the stage and just stood there in awe. He has been and always will be my favorite artist. My family even has intructions to play his music at my funeral, lol. But let's not forget Tommy, Reese and Chris!

[@yanniszacharopoulos4939]

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[@JTCurtisMusic]

This may be the best version of "Couldn't Stand the Weather". Reese's piano solo has a really cool jazzy sound to it and Stevie's guitar solo following it is just mind blowing. Thanks for the upload!

[@PaulJohnson-vn7eh]

Reese is filthy on the piano. To think that he could have been with the Allman Brothers, except that he can't sing.

[@omarsaletovicprins9632]

all are really good… my fave is the Austin City Limits version :)

[@timwanwick6503]

YES!! Reese is such an Underrated keyboard player! And a PERFECT compliment to Stevie's guitar 😎🎸🎹

[@wiegraf9009]

Fantastic piano solo indeed, perfectly complements the vibe

[@Jamezizdman]

while everyone is blown away by stevies talent, can we just take a moment to appreciate how Reece is absolutely owning that keyboard?!

[@rbilleaud]

The whole band, Tommy and Chris too. It's like when you have one member who is so great no one remembers the others, even if they are also great in their own right. You say Cream and everyone's first thought is Eric Clapton, but Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were also amazing.

[@wowojeejee]

Best I've seen im my lifetime.

[@Giftforgaia]

Talkin Bout Nawlins I've seen Reese with bonamassa twice now, and the man is still as good as he was. Absolutely kills it. One of the best I've ever seen

[@KillerSkullX]

They're all fucking amazing

[@lindathefirst]

NO

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LOVE SEEING AND HEARING THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

[@Uilleand]

You don't have to. I totally get it because I'm doing the same thing. >.>

[@martinhopaour5744]

Amen!!

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Marcus Reeves : Nor can I...well, if I were sitting next to you in a bar, and it played...everyone would understand.

[@brianbuday8639]

Subversive 4U digging the B3 also. Awesome back up. SRV was the best 😎🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@lisagalligalli4087]

Marcus Reeves Ain’t that the damn truth!

[@alanfrehley1373]

When you listen to his music, you feel like you can fly. Untouchable.

[@lonewolf1053]

Hot damn..that's the truth..some good stuff for the soul brutha....yeah

[@jdb10715]

I can visualize some Kung Fu masters flying around as they spar with each other.

[@harringtonbenton334]

I'm just not feeling it?

[@Bhatt_Hole]

I believe I can fly I believe I can touch the sky I think about it every night and day Spread my wings and fly away I believe I can soar I see me running through that open door I believe I can fly I believe I can fly I believe I can fly hoo

[@frankmoody-thefrank-9473]

It takes time, passion and blood but playin' his stuff it's like flyin fo real

[@whfwdubs]

I have listened to this like 70 times in the past 3 weeks. and I'm still yelling OH MY GOD at the screen. wen uve been dead for 30 years and people are yelling at their tv because they still cant believe it

[@scottmitchell7126]

Man this guy was an absolute alien phenomenon with a guitar. Ridiculous talent

[@jimkostan9932]

I Last saw Stevie in 1990,when on raining night,got to be almost 1 on 1 with SRV, he was gracious enough to talk for about 20+ minutes with myself & my rhythm player. They broke the mold when we lost Stevie,, I cried.A Lasting memory.

[@ianmastrangelo2427]

He really was a true guitar master; the absolute control of that fretting hand, muting whatever string/strings he wanted at any time, which allowed him to dig in hard to every strum with his picking hand and get extra sound, the subtle quick switches on the knobs and pickup switch that are constantly happening so the tone and sound would shift and change during each song, and that passion and intensity, never a second of less then 100%. Absolutely the best!! RIP Stevie, as always a true inspiration!

[@joncortezz]

Ian Mastrangelo one can only dream.

[@matooleyobrien2918]

Ian Mastrangelo LAUGHING OUT LOUD..ARE YOU REMOTELY SERIOUS ? SO MANY BETTER GIUTAT PLAYERS!!! SAD TO SAY BUT IF STEVIE HADNT OF GOT KILLED HE WOULDNT EVENT BE RELEVANT OR HEARD OF TODAY..JUST THE EVER SMALLEST FOOTNOTE IN MUSIC HISTORY. STEVIE WASN'T ORIGINAL DIDNT WRITE ANY GREAT SONG OR MUSIC... NO INNOVATION WHATSOEVER. FUTHERMORE NOT THAT GOOD OF GUITAR PLAYER RATED AMONG OTHER GUITAR PLAYERS. LOOK ON KZbin.. THEIR ARE NON FAMOUS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES MAKE HIM LOOK AMATEUR... MTV MUSIC VIDEOS IS WHAT REALLY LAUNCHED HIS POPULARITY. IF HE WAS STILL LIVING HE WOULD BE PLAYING COUNTY/STATE FAIRS .THEIRS JUST SO MUCH MORE BETTER BLUES PLAUERS THAN WASTING YOUR TIME LISTENING A WANNABE BLUES GUY..MICK TAYLOR WIPE UP THE FLOOR WITH SRV.

[@anthonylacerra9733]

Matooley O'Brien I don’t see you playing on stage at the capitol Theatere

[@SuperSayinSolidSnek]

Matooley O'Brien this is one of the funniest things I've ever read, thanks for the laugh brother

[@tonycoyne9676]

You sir are the epitome of a doosh. IAN was spot on in every assessment he made of stevie.

[@INFJschoolofdiscipleship]

How could 583 people dislike Stevie Ray Vaughan?? I can’t wrap my brain around that!

[@hetjamesfield4473]

Bc they probably play the guitar but after watching this they concluded that they will never be able to do something like this. Jellaous facqerssss....

[@harringtonbenton334]

The music?

[@robertstorms6801]

Just the people that can understand what life is about

[@robertstorms6801]

And don't concern yourself with like the people that can't wrap their heads around things not yourself of course but all the other lugens and freaking markson freaking jerks in the world

[@charlesrobinson7050]

Yeah. Crazy, isn't it? Maybe they listening for something like oh, I don't know, maybe "country music"??!! Please pardon the oxymoron.

[@josemorales3253]

As much as I know SRV music... no matter what I whatch or who posted it... I still wish he was he was here!!! Still no one like him... SRV!!!!!!!

[@flapjackson6077]

Damn! Reese Wynans owning the keys! And the guitar player’s pretty good too!

[@craigwinter2341]

There is NOBODY cooler than SRV! RIPSRV!!

[@BlastinAdrian]

+Craig Winter "Ya got It" Stevie's Awesome!!!!!!!!

[@guitarplayer2846]

This is one of my favorite SRV songs (if I had to choose a list of favorite SRV songs). They are all great.

[@TheQ2004]

Craig Winter i agree

[@susanlayton6758]

my fav Life without u bec of his speech abt getting clean on it!!!!

[@porschepal7932]

Craig Winter Jimi Hendrix ix cooler RIPJH

[@normannoury4934]

You know, people, you never see any thumbs down concerning Stevie's performances. The reason is simple. He's the greatest guitar player in history! From up above, he's watching over us.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

As much as I love SRV the title is still Eddie VanHalen's to lose. But I seriously doubt that. But keep loving SRV like we all do brother.

[@amaylor500]

​@@NitroModelsAndComicsHave you guys heard from a dude named Jimi Hendrix?

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

@@amaylor500 can't say I have. Tell me more.

[@amaylor500]

@@NitroModelsAndComicsHe's Great.

[@berndjungmann5600]

Stupid Guitarist Talk Y'all😅

[@julianbustamante6643]

i mean, how can you be THAT good

[@ElliotRose]

Damn that whole band is tight. They are on a whole nother level - who is that beast on keys? Omg

[@thomasoleary970]

E R Reese Wynans, Keyboards

[@RobertVandenberg]

SRV definitely hired the right guy to play keys for him.

[@bilbobaggins4710]

@@RobertVandenberg fuckers puttin work

[@pauljohnson3340]

He now plays with another guitar master, Joe Bonamassa.

[@jeanvaljeanist]

reece wynans. for one, duane allman almost invited him to join before gregg decided to join what became the allman bros band

[@conniebee7935]

Luv that piano!!! 🎵😎 2020 Greetings from the Pacific Northwest, our Pacific Wonderland

[@TJ-jl1xl]

I saw SRV the night he died, Robert Cray, then Stevie, then Eric Clapton. Stevie’s set was unbelievable, greatest live performance on Guitar I’ve ever witnessed. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.

[@Ever4Zeppelin]

Those final concerts were other worldly. Our little trio moved way up front at Alpine Valley and we could see SRV's peacock tattoo. I can still work up tears watching Stevie videos. Who knows, y'all may have even sat near us!

[@spitfireaace]

I saw him 4 times. Starting with the Texas Flood tour. Was a hero from the start. Oodles of talent. There couldn't have been an SRV without Hendrix. There couldn't have been many players without Hendrix. That doesn't lessen their talent in their own right.

[@alancanham2956]

@@spitfireaace Wow,wow,wow what memory's!!! I did see Faith no more with Chuck Mosely tho.Stuck in my mind 4ever

[@brandyf1932]

I got the chills reading your comment. Thank you, BrandyF from West Texas.

[@brandyf1932]

I got the chills reading your comment. Thank you, BrandyF from West Texas.

[@xsamitt]

I am still pissed that we lost Stevie......I will never get over losing this man! I am still angry about it! What a terrible shame!

[@JeremyIlenin-mb3mk]

🎉

[@SonsOfThunder229]

Hes not gone, hes in heaven. His mother wrote a letter saying he was saved, he believed on Jesus from a young boy, they were raised baptist. If youre saved youll see him again too.

[@dschlicks]

I grew up in Austin, Texas and was fortunate enough to see this man live many times. To this day, he's the most incredible guitar player I've ever seen in any genre.

[@randymiller899]

Stevie Ray was the Hendrix of my generation got to see him in 85 do 1 show he was like watching a comet that comes around every thousand years always said I would see him again never did . I cried like a baby the day he died like losing my own brother R I P SRV you are loved forever

[@petehoward8494]

I totally agree. I really regret not catching him live in his prime. Missed the chance of a lifetime, truly.

[@charliewhite7596]

Got to see both of them I'm still smiling

[@rickrolled1918]

SRV really saying "thank you" threw me off....like bro we should be thanking you💯

[@geebee3d]

If you don’t play guitar, I dint think you can really appreciate how complex the rhythm lick that Stevie plays really is. And his tone. I know for a fact there are about 3 million players rocking Strats and not one of them can fully and completely replicate this song. Stevie was truly amazing.

[@thomasmcevoy5787]

I do

[@andrewpatrick9785]

I don't play guitar very well. I play air guitar extremely well... In my mind anyways why do air guitar to any one of my many Stevie favourites I hit every note in every solo.. I don't want to get into a debate but hey dude who does not agree that SRV is in the top five all time super cool super rockin Soulful Axe-Men of all time simply does not know what he is talking about

[@ethansettles5134]

Stevie is the best player of all time in my opinion Hendrix, Clapton, they’re all up there as well. What difference does it make if someone can replicate them

[@Inthemix3]

As an avid Strat player with 40+ yes of band experience, Stevies playing both inspired me and made me want to give up playing at the same time. His ability to just have the guitar become an extension of himself, and pull tones out of the instrument that I've never come close to achieving. And you're right, non players may not have the same understanding of just what a rare talent he was. In 7yrs he introduced so many people to the blues and many longtime blues plates credit him with the revival of their careers. Guitar players ran out to buy the albums of all the blues greats SRV mentioned that influenced him. Tragic the way it ended for him, his loss to blues lovers around the world left holes in all our hearts.

[@josemorales3253]

Hay SRV FAMILY well I can't begin to tell y'all how much I LOVE this video I so wish SRV was still here with us all so we could go to his concerts. And being from Texas myself... well enough said

[@GrumpyMJK]

Well said brother! Hello from a fellow Texan!

[@josemorales3253]

@@GrumpyMJK Hey brother my name is Joe and I'm from El Paso Texas where you from? I've been a fan since I could remember how bout you?

[@GrumpyMJK]

Jose Morales Well oddly enough I actually first became a fan back in the 80’s trying to figure out who played on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” track. Read somewhere later on in a guitar magazine (remember those? Ha!) that it was SRV. Been a fan since! Well,hello El Paso from Laredo!

[@monkeyhammock6233]

And to think he can sing on top of all of this playing??? It’s insane, HE is insane. RIP SRV, one of the best to ever do it

[@k.mike2687]

Still get completely blown away when I watch these SRV videos especially this clip. Saw SRV in 1989 and still remember it like it was yesterday. Jeff Beck played after SRV and I left after his second song. No one should have ever had to perform after Stevie. Once you're in SRV world you never want to leave.

[@deangood6682]

you probably missed the greatest encore ever it you left. they did voodoo Chile, machine gun and going down both on stage ripping it up. UNREAL

[@hollychandler448]

He makes it look so damn easy. Can you imagine all the great material he'd have come up with if he hadn't died?

[@homegrownpa]

We can say that about all the great artists/inventors/etc, that we have lost Mrs Squirrel, but I agree some of our great artists died far too young, , taking their talent with them!

[@luukeluketer1024]

We still have Eric Clapton.........

[@michaelnmichaeln4536]

That's called hard work and paying dues. Left this world way too soon. RIP. Stevie

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Nuttygirl : That’s really all I ever said... I am so sad that he was taken from us too soon! Plus, I remember he said, ‘I feel so good now!’, and that makes me more sad! #SRV deserved #Children and #Everything he Cared About: ❤️✊🏾🌍✌🏾

[@elijahrichmond4332]

luuke luketer he's overrated af

[@Sketch67ful]

I was at this show! Imagine this video x 100! That was SRV for ya. Saw him a many times live and I will never forget power and creativity.

[@ralphshaw9758]

The funky break off at 3:44 kills me every time. Thank the Good Lord we have these moments captured forever. And thank you Stevie.

[@Nevernow721]

Like falling off a cliff. Amazing.

[@cece86ita]

yeah and I love how they move syncronised

[@Meltedcheese567]

He is funky!

[@leeclay4338]

He's so good it's just ridiculous! 🤩 This is my favorite all-time SRV guitar intro. Love it! 😛😜😊

[@HarryBeck-k8m]

They are so tight together. Stevie is bad ass but the rest of the band deserves a lot of credit also. They complemented each other. Wouldn't have been the same without any of them

[@yanniszacharopoulos4939]

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[@bluff2085]

Stevie Ray Vaughan (and his guitar) was most likely some kind of vessel for a much higher power that I hope we all get to meet one day

[@nathanandrews639]

This man was put here for a reason. He found the reason in his lifetime. I’m grateful he did

[@mikemccourt6225]

That gets your foot tapping', huh? Great version - Reese was such a good addition to DT and I love how Stevie gave him room to move around.

[@julioagosto3544]

I’m a retired FAA air traffic controller and was working traffic at Pontiac ATCT when we got the word immediately following the accident that a helo carrying SRV had gone down in WI. I had to get the HELL off a position and take a break I’d been a fan of his like since whenever he first came out I was that shook up man what a damn shame what a loss. I never got to see him live but I had seen Jimmi at the Forum growing up and man I gotta say SRV I don’t mean to offend anyone but SRV man he was right there with Hendrix folks I’m no musician but he was something way special how some nimrod could possibly hit the thumbs down on this has to be tone deaf.

[@a.barker7792]

Took off in a fog, alpine valley was built on a kettle moraine and was a Ski hill in the winter. As is every show I've seen there the fog rolls in and is part of the show when it hits the band stage. Pilot must of hit a lift wire. One of the only local to Chicago shows i missed of him and DT. Traffic is always horrible the only quick way out is by Helo. Told my sister to go. He's so worth it. Truely like you, devastated hearing the news, like Senna and other greats. Though, 2 completely different paths, too me, those 2 hit me the hardest. Lost way to soon.

[@DarkSpade511]

I miss the days when musicians were actually musicians...imagine how much more music this guitar virtuoso could’ve produced if he were here today...you’re solely missed my friend.

[@sandrabuck4985]

Who’s listening in quarantine! RIP SRV ✌️♥️

[@yanniszacharopoulos4939]

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[@andrecartier8126]

In 1980 my wife and I hand carried a Diamond and Ruby bracelet from our " Cartiers" Jewelry store in Paris to Texas for Stevie's 26th birthday. He invited us to stay the night and celebrate his birthday. The Tequila flowed.

[@Balloffuntoy]

It's so adorable when the bass play starts swaying and so does stevie

[@yourhomiegort]

Ikr

[@geotop7373]

It’s crazy how this isn’t in the greatest performance solos of all time lists like stairway to heaven,comfortably numb etc are.

[@oberkreide4291]

Such a lovely, lovely man! And a formidable performer, with a very good band behind him!

[@MarcJBeard]

Seriously one of the best bands ever to grace a stage.

[@mikemccreight4219]

Thank whomever made seeing this possible, 35 years later. They say true art can make you weep upon viewing it. My eyes stream as I witness this excellence.

[@acethegreat3963]

A few months ago I was curious as to who is considered the greatest guitar player of all time and started digging on KZbin and fell upon the Srv sound check video and spending the night just clicking anything with his name on it, and now he's my favorite musician and in my opinion the greatest guitar player of all time. He's also a really smooth dresser.

[@rudigerk]

Yes SRV had a connection to a higher dimension, unreal talent.

[@briscoesjug1026]

I agree srv and Duane Allman with his slide are number 1 in my opinion.

[@janawebb6490]

He is mine too everything he does is out of this world mindblowing he is definitely on another level

[@roywilson9350]

another candidate could be Chet Atkins

[@thomasmcevoy5787]

Stevie was killed because of his talent

[@hermes_musica]

Why no one talks about the piano solo? It's breathtaking

[@normamccarthy9010]

Ikr?! That's Reese Wynans, who's still jamming but with Joe Bonamassa now.

[@mitchellcox1912]

I don't know if we can ever get any better that Stevie.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I heard Mike McCready say that he saw Stevie live once and when he started Couldn't Stand the Weather the sky just opened up and it started raining like crazy. He said it was an epic moment. Stevie is the stuff of absolute legend.

[@wsjustice]

I could listen to this performance on a loop for the rest of my life.

[@NNsona]

I am always looking for the second guitarist when SRV is playing.... damn.

[@stevenyurik2924]

yup...

[@codjh9]

That's why after I saw him live, I told people "He's playing lead and rhythm at the same time!!!".

[@jenniferp409]

It took me so long to realize there weren't a couple of other guitarists up there. I was like "where are they?" All Stevie, all the time!

[@booifojoe]

6:00

[@a_random_user_1510]

@@booifojoe that's the bass player

[@Andrewkafp]

Another deceased Legend I was blessed to see him in Melbourne 1984. I put the axe in the cupboard for a good while after that. I already had the Texas Flood album so I knew what to expect

[@billgates5152]

R.I.P Stevie. You may be gone, but your music lives forever.

[@dphinman6952]

In interviews he always expressed a profound sense of humility, often to the point of self-deprecation, while simultaneously lauding his influences and heroes. And then you hear him play. He was SO special.

[@SixStringSicario]

Perfectly stated. In his eyes he’d never live up to his idols.

[@kayesetchfield9089]

In reality, he was better than all of them!

[@SixStringSicario]

@@kayesetchfield9089 eh. Technically sure. But they invented it. He borrowed from all of them. So we’ll call it a draw.

[@dphinman6952]

@@kayesetchfield9089 to me, music is NOT a competition.

[@dphinman6952]

@@SixStringSicario his greatest gift was being able to express the love he felt for the music that he played. It was indelible.

[@GoodGollyGonzo]

Imagine doing THIS, then going on to do God knows how many more songs for the set. Then waking up and doing it again the next day.. and the next day.. and NEVER ONCE losing that fire. Day after day, night after night...

[@andrealanzillotta4388]

We have to say that he was very young

[@johnchronic6725]

Musicians are a strange breed. We should thank God they exist.

[@andrealanzillotta4388]

@@johnchronic6725 for sure

[@AnalogOpher]

It's a rather cold and lonely world without this dude and his amazing band. And not an heir in sight. How long must we wait. Almost thirty years of compromise and mediocrity.

[@maton1982]

have you checked out jimmy d lane , kirk fletcher, greg koch

[@matooleyobrien2918]

AnalogOpher HAHAHAHA are you serious????? He just copy catted Real Bluesman..He got on MTV and that was a lot of peoples indruction to blues..too bad SRV wasnt really that good of a representative of Blues but rather a mediocre guitarist...nothing original no innovative style or technique..most important NO FEELING OR EMOTION!!!! Just flashy clothes and a guy show boating to audiences that couldnt discern a counterfeit from the genuine article.. Go back and educate your self on The Blues..go buy a cheap electric guitar and amp look up on youtube how to play what he played ..then you will understand how Stevie wasnt really that good...Just A pop blues wannabe. That got lucky on some MTV videos LOL. It is tragic and sad that he got killed not disrespecting that. If he would have kept going another 10 or 20 years and improving got off the drugs and got serious and forgot about the flashy hats and capes and clothes got down to business he could have been great

[@michaelbailey406]

Matooley O'Brien I want you to listen to lenny then tell me he had no feeling. Playing fast does not equal a lack of feeling he was capable of both and the vast majority of guitarists would agree.

[@ata5855]

Matooley O'Brien You’re a fucking idiot. No feeling? Take a step back, do some research, shut the fuck up, and come back when you’re not so ignorant.

[@ata5855]

Did Hendrix have no “feeling” because he wore a kimono?

[@BMT3691]

His music and the way he plays has a natural sway or rhythm. Probably never see another player with his touch for 100 years.

[@couldliveonyoutube1841]

Best version and video of this outrageous song

[@scottwaszak698]

Jesus...what a beast.

[@SuperBobos12345]

Ok ,This is officially the best version i have heard of this song .Sure do miss S.R.V least we forget .R.I.P. Thank's for the amazing music and for staying true .

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

glenn scott sarconi Agreed this is so tight, it’s like listening to an engine, locomotive-mesmerizing

[@jdub5107]

His rhythm chops were unbelievable!

[@universallanguage59]

Certainly one of their best live performances that I've heard. Fine piano solo as well. American music didn't often get much better than this back in 1985, at least for my money. A true talent still greatly missed...

[@joseluisalvareztostado352]

His solos were just incredible and pretty special. So gifted man

[@simonwiltshire7089]

What a talent! The synergy between the band is breathtaking!!!

[@michaelivey2294]

Absoletely incredible

[@michaeldistefano1921]

Attention young people of today who think what they are listening to is good quality musical talent...... IT ISNT...... Watch and learn. This is what a BAND is supposed to sound like. Everyone playing TOGETHER... And most importantly.....NO COMPUTER generated sounds!!!!!

[@benoakes7497]

i think that music is music there is no standard; there is nothing wrong with computer generated sounds bc you could say legends like the beatles used them in there earliest form using the mellotron. Also, there is good music today otherwise it wouldnt have such great effect on people and those people have talent. However, SRV's level of virtuosity on the guitar will never be matched as his style is so impeccable unique it will never ever be repeated in the near future.

[@michaeldistefano1921]

@@benoakes7497 People today accept shit music because today's generation has no clue. They don't care that what they are listening to isn't created by MUSICIANS because they don't care. Unfortunately, they were brought up on crap because real music slowly got killed because young people began listening with thier eyes, not thier ears. MTV and technology made it possible for people with zero talent have the ability to sound good. As long as they had a cool video, they were considered talented... Just curious...do you play an instrument?

[@benoakes7497]

@@michaeldistefano1921 While i do respect that in todays world music has become much more homogenous and is treated more as a business, it doesnt mean there isnt talent. The music created by them is still real music as it can ellicit emotions classics like bb king can. Todays generation does have a clue thats why SRV is continuing to take the status of a guitar legend. This may not be a very popular opinion but the video that goes along with music i still consider to be part of the artistry that makes music so good. Such as why i like to watch live performances as his technique on the guitar is so mezmerising and adds to the emotion of the music. I think why you may feel this way about modern pop music is bc blues music has died out and it sometimes feels like rock is on the way out soon as well. and to answer your question i play the guitar, and i think youll find most people are drawn to SRV bc they are guitar players and want see what the best looks like.

[@jessiem276]

Why do so many people give a thumbs down? He was awesome! They must be jealous?!?

[@MosaicRose99]

I remember someone saying that there are people who go to very popular KZbin videos with very popular people in them and vote them down just for that reason. They can't stand anyone being that liked or loved. Weird but I don't doubt that happens.

[@jessiem276]

@@MosaicRose99 I think so, too! I don't see why they even waste their time, but there are some crazy people on here.

[@samspade436]

Play it sweet man. I know your in a better place. Thank you for your musical gifts to us, you make my life content. Love you man ill see you in heaven one day!🤗

[@christieallen-petree5974]

And ladies and gentlemen that's how great music is done!

[@blackstonedaze8983]

I miss him. No one plays this good. No one

[@brucesoto806]

You either have it or you don,t God blessed Stevie and we were lucky to have been able to share the gift,you will live for ever!!!.

[@BrianThorp]

This man put every ounce of his being into every performance. Amazing...

[@tedreyes8085]

Extremely talented guitar virtuoso. It was a damn shame he left us to early.

[@maxshumake3027]

So many people can play great but they miss that one thing that's so hard to get. Soul and the groove. That's Stevie.

[@davidwatson3035]

Stevie could sing just as well as he could play.

[@charleswilson8023]

I swear he was possessed by that Strat..... by far the Greatest Texas Bluesman that has and will ever live, I am sure and Jimmy are up in heaven trading licks, what I would pay to be in the crowd hear that. RIP Stevie we miss you down here Buddy!!!

[@cjsmith8319]

I would give 20 years of my life away JUST to see Stevie perform.

[@sjd5750]

No you wouldn't. That would just be silly.

[@barbarawilliamson136]

After all these years and im still inlove with Stevie Ray..💋

[@davelamore6309]

Hello Barbara

[@sophiawolthof1238]

💗💗

[@ellenmariejensen9923]

I was so lucky to see and hear Steve . It's was at Ringe Festival in Denmark. I was totally blowen away. The way he could play with the guitar at the back just in Jimi Hendrix style was something that i never will forget. I'm lucky I have seen it.💕

[@ellenmariejensen9923]

💕💕

[@russellramsay1947]

I was floating on an old tin can in the Navy 1983 and a buddy in the engine room say Rusty, you gotta hear this dude. Instant connection and I knew right then Stevie Ray was what the world was missing .

[@wildbwad]

there's a lot of great guitarist...Jimi, Duane Allman, Santana, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, just to name a few. But no one, NO ONE, can top this cat, SRV is hands down the best guitarist we've even seen!

[@wmw4410]

i’m a 13 year old who lives and breaths the blues. Right now i’m doing a research project on the blues as well as stevie, i’ve learned so much and even learned my social studies teacher saw stevie 4 times before he passed. There’s just something so magical about the way stevie played and it’s a shame no one I show his music to understands that magic. If it wasn’t for stevie my guitar would be collecting dust. Thanks stevie for creating such good music. I guess it wouldn’t have been such a bad thing growing up in the 80s 🙂. RIP stevie I hope to be like you some day This is an edit a whole year later: Got my first fender strat for my birthday this fall Gotten huge into Dwayne and Derek and all that slide stuff can’t even begin to dive into all the strides I’ve made as a musician in a year man time flies. fucking insane. Anyways I’m loving life and guitar although never as much as I did during those early times of covid, hours on hours of playing, I miss that, been swamped with life shit... more of an excuse more than anything. Probably gonna post some stuff on this account too Until next year??

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

Keep the dream alive Will!😎💝

[@onelove1968]

That's Stevie with a capital "S" son. Capital S. Capital R. Capital V. In the future, we hope to remind other Music Lovers to capitalize your name too. Keep Rockin WS!!

[@jeffscott8323]

Keep it alive son it's an art

[@INFJschoolofdiscipleship]

W M W if you’re 13 and listening to this instead of l’il Pump you have great taste in music. I think that’s a rarity these days. Good for you.

[@wmw4410]

Doug Richardson Thank you sir i’ll check it out!!That project sent me down a worm hole and I can’t get out, i’m constantly learning new techniques and have listened to just about everybody in the books, right now i’ve been obsessed with clapton and have finally started to branch away from stevie a little, as that’s who i used to only listen to😂. I’ve also been listening to some Albert King and it’s been really cool to hear the influence from Albert King in SRV’s tone. I’m proud to say since i made this comment i’ve improved so much and i’m really starting to move away from my dream of being an athlete to a musician. All these kind reply’s i’ve been getting on here every few weeks have been amazing and inspire me to keep going!

[@zigsrig]

GOOD GAWD! He was such a baddass!!!

[@JeanVaughan-Staley]

In an interview with Chris Layton, Chris stated Jimmie Vaughan was the one who suggested the intermittent pauses during the opening of this song.

[@zoniekat]

I just want everyone to see and hear this masterpiece of music. It's a revelation! This is how beautiful life can be.

[@EdgeOfFuzz]

Ladies and gentlemen, one of the greatest to ever do it

[@dan-zq4kr]

*the best

[@ReubenHillier]

*The greatest

[@sunsparkle8443]

Remarkable . It just amazes me how good this band was.

[@kennethsteffens5074]

My favorite SRV song...so much emotion! Took Hendrix to another dimension with the "Texas twang"...easily identifiable, had his own unique sound. Thank God I saw him on the USS Enterprise w/ Joe satriani opening back in '87 or '88 in NYC. We're still waiting for another great blues guitarist to come along...Thanks Stevie!!!

[@BROOKS39]

I was lucky enough to see SRV play at the Sydney Opera house in 1984. I saw him again in 1986 at the Hordern pavilion also in Sydney. Great memories. Stevie is still sadly missed

[@gangoffour6690]

So many great shows were recorded at the Capitol Theater. Thank God !

[@travismorgan103]

I’ve never heard four people who compliment each other as brilliantly as SRV & DT did!

[@andrewstanley8388]

His ability to play rhythm and lead simultaneously is uncanny

[@andrewwheelerguitar]

I mean....how?!...just so unreal and humbling...he was a channel...one with the music, one with the instrument. He wasn't "playing guitar". He was the guitar, and the guitar was him. This video is mind-blowing.

[@jodyosborne8945]

I want to pay tribute this man by playing his music, with a little of my own style soloing, and doing the same for the music of his idols.

[@patriciaroberts100]

I listened to Stevie on a cassette player, then came KZbin. Blessings to all.