Live at Carnegie Hall [Live]

Stevie Ray Vaughan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BYA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,049 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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The series of Stevie Ray Vaughan concert albums that began with Live Alive (1986) and continued after the guitarist's 1990 death is far from the catalog-bloating cash-in you'd expect from the record company of a platinum seller cut down at a career peak. Instead, each disc gives a distinctly different view of the Texas blues-rocker's stage strengths. Where Live Alive captured Vaughan and his band Double Trouble in full arena roar and In the Beginning recorded a looser early club gig, Live at Carnegie Hall finds the outfit broadening its range with guest shots from Dr. John and the Roomful of Blues horn section. Rather than overpowering Vaughan's signature tautness, the bigger band makes for an entertaining switch--in effect allowing a fresh look at his R&B roots. --Rickey Wright

Product Description

After years of blues joints and festivals, Stevie Ray made it to Carnegie Hall on October 4, 1984. After Stevie's road-hardened Texas trio did the first part of the show, the unbelievable second half featured Stevie and Jimmy Vaughan on guitars, Dr. John on keys, a second drummer and more! The songs include Cold Shot; Pride and Joy; The Things That I Used to Do; Iced Over; C.O.D. , and eight more.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a five star album, February 17, 2001

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ty7777 "I don't give out m'name" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD)

This has got guts man. Stevie gives one of his greatest blues performances on Dirty Pool which is done with horns and I thought I wouldn't like it but the horns on this album DO NOT override his guitar at all. So don't worry about that. This is far better than Live Alive which is still a good album. And better than In the Beginning too, though quite different. At the end Lenny and Rude mood are done just by Stevie Ray. His guitar may have been a little out of tune or the acoustics may have changed the sound but they were still great. The Things that I used to do is easily 1 of Stevie's highlights on record because it's with his brother Jimmie and it's just a great display of restraint on stevie's part I bet. Scuttlebuttin' starts it off and you can tell what kind of a show it's gonna be. The most of the show is like a big ol' party. Pride and Joy was excellent. If you don't own any SRV albums or any SRV live albums then this a great choice. The hardcore blues like cold shot dirty pool and things that I used to do are like I said really great but the rest of the album is just an up tempo blues and rock celebration. Angela Strehli only sings on one song. That's good. She added to the album but she didn't take away anything from stevie's vocals. Iced Over Testifyin' Rude Mood Honey Bee they all show Stevie's happy guitar playing side. The '' Stomping Roadhouse'' side as was mentioned in the New York Times when referring to SRV and friends changing of Carnegie Hall. If you are an Srv Fan you will definetly love this. It's a smack in many crtitics face. He doesn't do any of the high staple acts Voodoo chile- Texas Flood- Wham- Thirdstone from the Sun or Tin Pan Alley- and he still manages to prove himself a guitar hero and blues and rock legend.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Legendary Guitarist at a Legendary Venue, November 8, 1999

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This review is from: Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD)

"Carnegie Hall will NEVER be the same."
My mother - the woman responsible for introducing my young, ignorant self to great music of all kinds - says this often when the topic of Stevie Ray Vaughan is brought up. The power of this album is overwhelming; one feels as if he or she were actually THERE to watch the legendary guitarist working his magic on the crowd. I can't encourage you to buy this album enough. I can't say enough to make you go buy it and listen to it. Just GO GET IT! It's most definitely worth it!

Good music makes you feel something. That being the case, Stevie Ray Vaughan definitely earned his "Legend" status. This album will forever be among the greatest in the world.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good CD With Original Material, February 11, 2006

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D. MILLS (Manassas, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD)

Everyone knows SRV was great so of course this CD will be excellent, but it's not the same old SRV. It shows SRV in a setting that is not captured in any other SRV recordings.

The first half of the set is Stevie and Double Trouble playing the regular song set that they played at the time: Scuttlebuttin', Love Struck, etc... It's excellent of course but nothing you haven't already heard before on other SRV CDs.

The second half they are joined by a complete horn section, keyboardist, second drummer, and a female singer Angela Strehli sits in for one song. Here they play tributes to other blues artists like Guitar Slim, Albert King and Albert Collins, songs that are not found on other SRV CDs.

The sound is also unique to SRV. He's not using his usual chocolate brown aged Stratocaster but a newer model with a distinctive sound.

This is NOT an old tape that Jimmie found laying around and released to put some coin in his pocket. This is excellent stuff that any true SRV fan must have in his collection.