SRV

I bought this, my second copy, so that my wife (a piano and percussion major in college, plus her Master's) could enjoy the 3 CDs of Stevie Ray in her car. She has grown to appreciate SRV to the point that she thinks he is amazing. "Couldn't Stand The Weather" has an unusual insertion of 2/4 time in the midst of the song. It made it onto his commercially available CDs, unlike most of the previously unreleased cuts. The inclusion of early recordings (the earliest being 1977) in this set makes it even better, as you hear the young guitar slinger of the blues mature in his playing (and in his life when he gave up his alcohol and cocaine on October 13, 1986, although its effects never showed to me in the commercial CDs) until his death in August 1990 in a helicopter accident in Wisconsin. This set is far and above any other SRV "collection," even better than "Stevie Ray Vaughan, Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (Series)." It can be listened to over and over, due to there being 3 CDs and such powerful playing. Out of all of the cuts, "Thunderbird" (1977) is my least favorite although you can hear some of SRV's Texas shuffle playing in its earliest form. The first CD is Stevie Ray Vaughn prior to his signing a recording contract in 1983 as a result of his appearance in Montreaux in 1982, with the second and third CD providing some marvelous cuts like "Crossfire" and "The House is Rockin'". So many favorites here that I can recommend this to anyone who loves the blues and/or Stevie Ray who is a guitar master of the blues. The inclusion of a DVD and the booklet of photos and history is pure icing on the cake! Buy this one!

For those of us who loved Stevie Ray Vaughan this is a precious item. It delivers music never released before and the booklet that comes with it is something that l I willl read over and over for the rest of my life. His short career and life had such impact on all of his fans who no doubt shed many a tear on the day of his passing and from time to time when remembering him. This man was special as a musical artist and his soul and his respect for life was a great loss. However items like this set allows me to go back in time and enjoy and remember his life. Chris Leighton told a story of a man coming up to him and introducing himself and said he knew who they were and that while he never cared much for blues music he saw them on TV once and said the day he heard of the death of Stevie he cried and did not know why.

Any body who ever had the privilege to see Stevie Ray Vaughan in concert will agree with me the man didnt play guitar , he was a human guitar who channeled music through his soul to the audience a unbelievable musician of superior talent a truely gifted guitarist,...THE MUSICIANS MUSICIAN , Eric Clapton publicly stated that when he heard Stevie Ray playing on the radio while driving he was BLOWN AWAY ! And had never heard any body like it and had to know who Stevie was because he didnt know ,dont just believe my review , DO YOUR HOME WORK !...............I saw Stevie and Double Trouble at the Sydney Opera House in Australia back in the late 1980s this is were I live and '' HE BLEW THE HOUSE APART ! ! ! '' ......PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT IT TO THIS DAY ! , I was going to go to work that night but my best friend rang me and said he had tickets he had won on the radio and I was going , that is a night I will remember till the day I die , So my final words to you are , if your a Stevie Ray Vaughan fan , you must have this in your collection a collection of rare and live tracks presented very nicely indeed with a book of rare photos plus a DVD and three CDs of music ...............So as we say in Australia , this album is Platinum 5 Star , GOD BLESS YOU STEVIE ! !.........................Im sure you are on stage in heaven blowing it apart as well ,.... PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL ! ................MICHAEL ALLAN STARR ,CENTRAL COAST ,NSW AUSTRALIA 2014.

Big fan of Steve Ray Vaughan. Very impressed with this collection.

I really couldn't put it down. Reports from those close to him and, clearly, deeply affected by his tragic passing particularly after he overcame substance abuse. Looks like this was a guy who reached out to those in his life and lifted them up whenever he could. I'm so glad I got to see him 3 times, all in San Diego, Del Mar fair 86, Sea World parking lot! and with Beat Farmers opening for them at SDSU around 1989. Could have seen him at the Sports Arena with Joe Cocker but tickets were $25 and we just could not imagine paying that price. He also played glorious snug in the (Balboa) park Starlight outdoor theatre but the wife was about 4 days from giving birth. I thought about going but...figured out in less than a second, that, ahem, i would not be going to the show. She and I enjoyed the other three shows together. After the Beat Farmers were done the outdoor night stage was dark at SDSU ampitheatre and out of nowhere, with no one on stage, we hear a single note from a guitar and we all instantly recognize it as Stevie. Have you ever heard 500 people gasp? We did. A remarkable moment in time that we will never forget. There's enough alternate versions and live and so forth on this set to warrant getting it. Don't be shy. Pony up. Find it at a relatively low price and jump on it. You, a SRV fan, will not be sorry.

very good blues music

I got this used in perfect condition for 15 bucks. Not a scratch and case was perfect. Inside was the original receipt from tower records Fairfax Virginia 2001 for 47 dollars. Highly recommend just for the super rare tracks.