Track Listing
1 Into
2 Scuttle Buttin'
3 Testifyin'
4 Love Struck Baby
5 Honey Bee
6 Cold Shot
7 Letter To My
Girlfriend
8 Dirty Pool
9 Pride And Joy
10 The Things That
I Used To Do
11 C.O.D.
12 Iced Over
13 Lenny
14 Rude Mood
EB Rating - 4.5
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Recorded on Oct 4, 1984, this performance was
Stevie Ray Vaughan's proudest
moment. It's the time stamp of SRV's career achieving full potential.
The CD contains 6 songs from
Texas Flood, 4 from
Couldn't Stand The Weather, and 3 not previously released. The sound quality,
while not up to studio standards, is still very good.
Stevie's playing is not quite as exacting as it is on his studio albums,
but it does have an edge to it. And make no mistake about it. This
CD is loaded with typical
SRV style: going all out, giving all he's got
to give. Cold Shot is especially well done. And, if you listen carefully,
you can pick out the spots in Love Struck Baby where Stevie switches to
some behind-the-back action, and again when he reverts back to the more
traditional approach.
Brother
Jimmy Lee, Angela Strehli, and
Dr. John are Stevie's guest
performers, and add a touch of variety. The
Roomful of Blues Horns play
on 5 or 6 of the songs, and while I usually find horn sections to be somewhat
overbearing in a small setting, the only song that this occurs on is Dirty
Pool.
Extra umph from the live atmosphere, three new songs, and guest performances
give this CD distinction. Not to mention the fact that it documents a very
significant mile stone in Stevie's career.
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