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THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE RUDE MOOD! In either studio or live version!!
This compilation is a serious waste of money. Virtually any album he put out would be better by itself than this compilation, especially Texas Flood. Better yet by far, though, would be to get "The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble." It's bargain priced, and contains every song you could want or expect, including the excellent, posthumously-released acoustic blues song, "Life By The Drop." SRV is a guitarist worth discovering, but this compilation won't show you anything!
RAVE ON?
Stevie Rave On may have been one of rock n' blues most celebrated guitar slingers, but this is far from a truly "great" greatest hits package. Much fire and smoke is left off in favor of dreck like a flat reading of George Harrison's TAXMAN. Small wonder THE REAL DEAL: GREATEST HITS VOLUMN 2 comes off as a sequel with no equal. Car crash classic WILLIE THE WIMP, turbo-driven surfer standard PIPELINE, and signature Hendrix cover VOODOO CHILE all should have easily made the first GREATEST HITS, but amazingly didn't. Look for 'em on the second compilation. At least standout Vaughan ripsnorters PRIDE AND JOY, TEXAS FLOOD, and THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN' are present and accounted for on this ultra skimpy, eleven track travesty to SRV's memory. Do yourself a favor: check out the late 90's re-issues of his original four albums, with bonus tracks and rare takes tacked on. This quickie cash-in just gives me the blues. RATING: THREE COLD SHOTS
Just what it says , The Greatest Hits of Stevie Ray Vaughn
Stevie Ray Vaughn was arguiably the Greatest Blues Guitar player ever (Some would defend Jimi Hendrix or possibly Eric Clapton).
Stevie was like Hendrix, only able to do a few albums before his unfortunate death.
Its no secret SRV is a Jimi Hendrix disciple and played much the same way as Hendrix did.
He starts with a version of "Taxman" the old George Harrison song from Revolver. Personally I prefer the version by the Beatles, but you do get a great guitar solo here.
Texas Flood is his finest hour with the blues, in my mind his signature blues song of his career. If you dont like this one you dont like the blues.
When the House is a Rockin, is a lively Rocker, certainly worth the listen.
Pride and Joy is another signature song of his, and probably my personal favorite as well.
The rest of the CD is very good, his version of "Little Wing" sounds very similar to the version Jimi Hendrix did, and both versions are well worth the listen. This is a must for any SRV fan or blues fan for that matter.
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