The Sky Is Crying [Gold CD, Original recording remastered]

Stevie Ray Vaughan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD, Original recording remastered
• Label: Mobile Fidelity
• ASIN: B000005ZFQ
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MiniDisc
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Boot Hill

2. The Sky Is Crying

3. Empty Arms

4. Little Wing

5. Wham!

6. May I Have a Talk with You

7. Close to You

8. Chitlins Con Carne

9. So Excited

10. Life by the Drop

Editorial Reviews

CD has 10 songs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Wing, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sky Is Crying (Audio CD)

This cut of Hendrix' "Little Wing" is, by my account, the absolute pinnacle of electric blues guitar. There is no other recording so beautiful, so masterfully executed so sweetly rendered in all of rock and blues.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hear Stevie play like the guitar God that he is., January 13, 2000

By 

Mike Mitchell (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sky Is Crying (Audio CD)

The Sky is Crying is the Cd to buy if your an SRV fan or just a music fan. This album contains some mind blowing riffs at an unreal speed. The title song shows the influence of Albert King on SRV. With the bending of the strings you can almost see Stevie's facial expression. Empty Arms is an incredibly fast song with a great solo in the middle. You wonder how his finger can move so fast on the neck and with such accuracy. Jimi Hendrix would have been proud to hear Stevie's cover of Little Wing. The song "May I have a Talk with You" can get anyone to feel the tension that comes with Stevie's playing. In the instrumental "So Excited", Stevie diplays his amazing speed and awesome feel for the guitar. I tried once to play this song but it was impossible. Nobody can jam like Stevie could. And the last song on the album, "Life by the Drop" shows a softer more sensible side to Stevie. The walking rhythum on the 12-string accustic is great. Listening to Stevie's voice you can hear his soul singing. The Sky is Crying is a great cd for anyone. I

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars could never be enough for this CD or any SRV CD!, October 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sky Is Crying (Audio CD)

I started with Couldn't Stand The Weather and I was hooked....BIGTIME! This man is immense....The Sky is Crying...and so am I Stevie! Rest in peace my sweet brother! To not have this CD in your collection is a SIN. I repeat...A SIN! The Sky Is Crying; Little Wing; Chitlins; Life By The Drop...Whether his tunes are original or not is irrelevant! The man can sing, play, inspire like nothing I've ever heard! When he was down, his music was still better than most on a good day! My heart and soul belong to this man and his music. He lived it, bled it, IS IT! BUY IT! I cry when I think back in 87 that I turned down a pair of concert tix because I thought they were too much! Oh how foolish I was. I will go to my grave regretting that decsion! That's all! RIP Stevie...I LOVE YOU MAN! Forgive me!