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Hats Off to Stevie Ray: Vaughan Tribute 3

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Great guitar work all around, no slackers here. However the Frank Marino & Mahogony Rush cut by itself is worth the price of the CD

Hello everyone. I think this CD is awesome even though I only listened to the samples. I really like Pat Travers on "Cold Shot". He really brings it out. If you listen to the "Essential Stevie Ray Vaughn" and turn on "Cold Shot", you will hear no much of a difference in the ways they play it. Also "Look at Little Sister" is a good song too. There are some doubts about this CD but I'm not going to critize it because Stevie Ray is one of my favorite artists.

Forget about that supposed all-star tribute crap put on by Jimmy Lee. This is simply the best and most pure example of the blues. Stevie himself would be proud of the work these fine lesser known guitarists have done. Pat Travers does a great job of starting the CD out with a searing rendition of Cold Shot. It only gets better from there. Buy this today....you won;t be disappointed.

Musicians playing on tribute albums dedicated to unique stylists like SRV have two options: Play it exactly like the original, or give it a complete makeover in their own style. The first option leads to pale imitations of the original- check out the otherwise excellent Rick Derringer on "Pride and Joy"- and the second option is often so far from the original that the whole "tribute" acpect gets lost in the mix.

Everyone on this disk pretty much went for the first option- do it like Stevie- and that's a pity. The disk is full of good performances that can stand on their own, but in explicitly making it an SRV gtribute, the listener really has no choice but to compare each cut to his or her memory of the original, and given that choice, it's better to stick with the original.

All the guys playing on this SRV tribute do a good job. Their playing is technically good and highlight the SRV legacy. However, if you are looking for the best, go back to the SRV originals. The playing is mostly true to the SRV sound but somehow lacks the excitement that SRV generated. Almost worth having, but a best of SRV is a better buy, or generate your own with MP3.