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Reissue of 1984 album with 4 bonus tracks. 2001.
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In a brief interview that precedes this CD's four bonus tracks--all unreleased gems from the original 1984 sessions--Stevie Ray Vaughan makes the point that "music used to be more based on common everyday occurrences like a train's Album Description
Reissue of 1984 album with 4 bonus tracks. 2001.
Amazon.com essential recording
In a brief interview that precedes this CD's four bonus tracks--all unreleased gems from the original 1984 sessions--Stevie Ray Vaughan makes the point that "music used to be more based on common everyday occurrences like a train's sound going down the track ... a horse walking." Then he comes on with a version of Freddie King's "Hideaway" that chugs like a locomotive. There's also a heretofore unheard slide-guitar-powered "Give Me Back My Wig" and a blueprint of what became Soul to Soul's radio hit "Look at Little Sister." All those follow the improved mixes of the original CD, which include Vaughan's heartbreak chronicles "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and "Cold Shot"; his first jazzer, "Stang's Swang"; and his initial Hendrix outing, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)." It's the sound of the guitar hero growing as an artist on his own terms--sidestepping the irony that poisoned '90s rock to stay true to the real-life aesthetic of the blues. --Ted Drozdowski
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That opening riff to Scuttle Buttin' changed my life as a guitar player. I have heard many people tell me they learned about the Blues from SRV,and I think that's great, cause without him I probably never would have found my way through it.
Couldn't Stand the Weather with it's shuffling rhythmic "Cold Shot" and that monster trainwreck of bends in 'Things That I Used to Do' all the way to his jazz side in the outro song 'Stang Swang' this album is loaded with things that make you want to play,"
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Albums That Make You Want to Pick Up the Guitar