Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live At Montreaux 1982 And 1985
By the summer of 1982, Stevie Ray Vaughan was already a veteran of the Southern blues circuit. Desperately searching for his big break he was asked to play "Blues Night" at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Playing like his life depended on it Stevie put on a fiery performance. The audience could not have cared .. Read more
| Starring | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
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| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live At Montreaux 1982 And 1985
By the summer of 1982, Stevie Ray Vaughan was already a veteran of the Southern blues circuit. Desperately searching for his big break he was asked to play "Blues Night" at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Playing like his life depended on it Stevie put on a fiery performance. The audience could not have cared less. Every song was greeted with an increasing wave of boss and hisses. Three years later when Stevie was invited back to headline "Blues Night" at the festival treated him like a conquering hero and again Stevie played like his life depended on it.
| Starring | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
|---|---|
| Studio | SONY BMG |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Nov 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
SRV at his finest
Here you have 2 different sets, 3 years apart. The 1982 set was a turning point in SRV's career as David Bowie and Jackson Browne were in the audience that night. They realised they were witnessing something truly special and Browne offered Stevie a free recording session at his own studio (those recordings would go on to become Texas Flood). Bowie went on to invite Stevie to guest on his highly successful Let?s Dance album.
This DVD is essential viewing if you're a fan of SRV. For me the 1982 set steals the show. Despite a lukewarm (to say the very least - you can clearly hear some boo's from the crowd) reception from the audience, Stevie and the band are on fire. There's a thoroughly raw, gritty and passionate feel to Srevie's playing, and to my mind it's some of the hottest and bluesiest guitar work you'll ever hear. The 10 minute version of Texas Flood is smoulderingly superb.
The 1985 set is more rounded and polished and stands as a testament to the way SRV's enormous talent evolved over such a short period of time. The eclectic reaction from the crowd is in stark contrast to the indifference they displayed 3 years earlier.
All in all, this is SRV and blues guitar heaven. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
what is it about folk audiences?
The same idiot type that boo'ed dylan.
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