Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (Series)

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B001662F5U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,055 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Full title - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues. From the PBS series produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, this release features 16 tracks including 6 live versions and the previously unreleased 'Leave My Girl Alone'. Sony. 2003. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars.....a very good single-disc compilation, December 9, 2003

By	Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (Audio CD)

Not as thorough as "The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan", but much better than the flawed "Greatest Hits" CD, this installment in the "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues"-series focuses on Stevie Ray Vaughan the bluesman rather than Stevie Ray Vaughan the blues-rocker.

Almost all of these songs are blues tunes, and since this is called "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues", that's how it should be.
It features Stevie Ray's (generally excellent) covers of classic 50s and 60s blues tune like Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig", Otis Rush's "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)", Buddy Guy's "Leave My Girl Alone", and Elmore James' legendary slow burner "The Sky is Crying".
But it's not all covers; several songs are SRV originals, and almost every one of them ranks among Stevie Ray Vaughan's best self-penned material: The slow blues "Texas Flood", "Dirty Pool" and "Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love" are here, as is the swaggering boogie of "Pride and Joy", and the fiery, up-tempo "Empty Arms". I would have liked to see "I'm Cryin'" inluded as well, but that's certainly a minor complaint, and we get a cover of Hank Ballard's "Look At Little Sister", a rare "Hug You, Squeeze You", and the smouldering instrumental "Slide Thing" instead.

This is a very, very fine and varied look at Stevie Ray Vaughan at his bluesiest. It doesn't match "The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan" as far as career overviews go, but it blows "Greatest Hits" out of the water.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Obscure Stevie Ray Vaughan Tracks & Some Hits", October 5, 2003

By	Alex Shuris (Princeton, MA. (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (Audio CD)

This is basically a collection of tracks covering Stevie Ray Vaughan's entire career during the 1980's. Starting off with some live tracks from 1980, and ending with a track from his last studio album "In Step (1989)." Some big hits are also featured, including "Pride & Joy", "Texas Flood", "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love (live)", "Mary Had a Little Lamb (live)", and "The Sky is Crying (live)." For a mere $10, this CD offers lot's of great songs, but most if not all of them have been previously released on SRV's other albums that followed his tragic death in 1990. I still think that "Voodoo Chile" & "Life Without You" should have been on this collection instead of "Give Me Back My Wig" & "Empty Arms." I strongly suggest the Greatest Hits albums released a few years before this, as well as last year's "Essential Collection."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Still SRV, but not enough new material, December 16, 2003

By	P. A. Parish "de facto standard" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues (Audio CD)

Everything you can find on this CD somewhere else, except Mary Had A Little Lamb(which I haven't heard yet). Get the El Mocambo DVD, that is the best SRV live!!! This is good music becuase its SRV, but why distribute another CD with the same music. Its not like SRV has many albums. You can buy 5 or 6 albums and you have the whole SRV collection. Don't waste you're time with this CD if you have the original recordings or are familiar with his live material. Go get the El Mocambo DVD, it will blow you're mind.