Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 [Live]

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005RGPY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,869 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 [LIVE] ~ SRV & Double Trouble, November 21, 2001

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David Gross (Glen Ridge, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (Audio CD)

This newly released cd is another example of Stevie Ray Vaughan's incredible ability playing live. At the 1982 show, the crowd wasn't being too kind to this unknown (at the time) incredible guitarist's amazing performance, or the effort he put into each and every note - They didn't welcome him from the moment he began his set. Even with the crowd booing him, Stevie still didn't let that affect his playing. He played strongly until the end, and left the stage upset from the little response from the audience and the constant booing.

When he returned in 1985 however, this was completely different. The crowd accepted him and loved him. He once again played another incredible show, this time a lot more confident with a great response from the crowd.

This 2 cd set is awesome for any SRV fan, any guitarist, or as a matter of fact, any body who has the slightest intrest in the blues at all. These cd's are up there with the Live at the El Mocambo show, and shows some of SRV's best live performances. I recommend this 2 disc set very strongly, as a huge SRV fan. Get a hold of it as soon as you can!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SRV:Simply, The Best!, January 5, 2002

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D. L. Unbiased (Kansas, but I'd rather have been in Austin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (Audio CD)

This double disc set is a real gem of a live album. It captures the energy of a brand new blues star at his early best on a foreign stage. Despite blistering performances both on several standards and his own compositions audible boos can be heard from the uptight Swiss/French crowd attending. Fortunately for SRV and Double Trouble, also in attendance were none other than David Bowie and Jackson Browne, who immediately realized the raw talent of Stevie Ray.
Vaughan's performance of Hide Away makes Eric Clapton's with the Bluesbrakers appear low voltage by comparison. His ripping performance of Rude Mood highlights his incredible speed with a pick. Pride and Joy, Love Struck Baby, and the novel Give Me Back My Wig are all classic interpretations. Texas Flood, though not quite as resonant or powerful as the incomparable version on Live At El Mocombo, still thrills.
Disc Two captures Stevie's triumphant return. His playing is superb as always as he rips through his standards, adding this time an extended Voodoo Child with a homage to Jimi Hendrix, whom Stevie greatly revered. Life Without You, and the on stage talk with the audience reveals an inner sincerity that he was beginning to reveal to audiences even before he was able to kick his alcohol/drug habit.
The only weak spots on these performances are Dirty Pool in 1982, and Tin Pan Alley in 1985. Both require a good bit of patience to sit through, they are so subdued and lengthy.
Nonetheless, the two disc set adds further to the SRV Legacy...in my opinion, the greatest blues guitarist to ever play. Muddy Waters, B.B., Albert or Freddie King, T-Bone, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, or the new bucks, Kenny Wannabe and Johnny Whathisname, none had/have Stevie's speed with a pick, his guitar's raw power, his passion. He combined Hendrix's mastery of combining rhythm and lead, tremelo and wah-wah effects, with traditional blues techniques and discipline and the perfect blues voice to ascend to his own level, a quantum leap above others. Listen/watch any other blues guitarist,then watch SRV. Then you WILL understand. Does bootleg video exist of SRV kicking ass into hyperspace at Alpine Valley August 26, 1990-The Holy Grail of Blues/Rock Video?

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Buy It?, November 20, 2001

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ALAN L KAPLAN (Nicholasville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (Audio CD)

Sure, if you're a Stevie Ray fan, you have all of these songs in one or more versions. Some have even appeared on previous CDs, including four songs from the Live Alive release. So, why should you buy this 2 CD set? First, it contains some versions of the songs that have not yet been released, so if you're a completist, you just have to add it to your collection. But, even more importantly, these recordings have been mastered to deliver the best sound quality yet available on any Stevie Ray release, live or studio. All songs sound new and fresh, given the perfect mixing and balancing of the instruments. The guitar sounds crisper and cleaner than ever before. This is a must have for any fan and is certainly the sound quality reference standard for a re-mastered live recording.