Texas Flood [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

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

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000ICN5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,993 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #31 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Texas Blues
  • #59 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Guitar Gods
  • #95 in Music > Blues > Modern Blues

Track Listings

1. Love Struck Baby

2. Pride And Joy

3. Texas Flood

4. Tell Me

5. Testify

6. Rude Mood

7. Mary Had A Little Lamb

8. Dirty Pool

9. I'm Crying

10. Lenny

11. SRV Speaks - (previously unreleased)

12. Tin Pan Alley - (previously unreleased)

13. Testify - (previously unreleased, live)

14. Mary Had A Little Lamb - (previously unreleased, live)

15. Wham - (previously unreleased, live)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This legendary 1983 debut by the fallen torchbearer of the '80s-'90s blues revival sounds even more dramatic in its remixed and expanded edition. Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar and vocals are a bit brighter and more present on this 14-track CD. And the newly included bonus numbers (an incendiary studio version of the slow blues "Tin Pan Alley" that was left off the original release, and live takes of "Testify," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and the instrumental "Wham!" from a 1983 Hollywood concert) illuminate the raw soul and passion that propelled his artistry even when he was under the spell of drug addiction. Texas Flood captures Vaughan as rockin' blues purist, paying tribute in his inspired six-string diction to his influences Larry Davis (who wrote the title track), Buddy Guy, Albert King, and Jimi Hendrix. His own contemplative "Lenny," a tribute to his wife at the time, also suggests a jazz-fueled complexity that would infuse his later work. --Ted Drozdowski

Product Description

Remastered and expanded reissue of this 1983 album from the Blues guitarist including bonus tracks.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

109 of 116 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars SRV on SACD? June 18, 2002

By A Customer

Format:Audio CD

Plenty of people have written reviews of this album. All I wish to comment on is the quality of the SACD transfer.

I compared the SACD to the original (not the re-mastered) CD of this album, which has been in my collection for many, many years. I had both queued up in two separate players: a Sony DVP-S9000ES for the CD and a Sony SCD-E555ES for the SACD. I used the DACs in the players and used an "analog direct" setup to ensure that no further signal processing occurred. Levels were matched closely enough that we couldn't identify a difference.

With most of the program material we couldn't tell the difference between the two disks. The only difference I noticed with any regularity was a slightly increased sharpness of high transient sounds such as rimshots and cymbals. If there was any difference in guitar, vocals, bass, ambience or spaciousness, we couldn't hear it.

There are other albums that I own both a CD and SACD of where I can identify significant differences. In fact, with the multi-channel SACDs that I've listened to, the sound quality is magnificent. This disk just isn't one of them.

That said, this is one of my all-time favorite albums. This is my third copy (LP, CD and SACD) and even after almost twenty years it gets played frequently. I certainly recommend the album, but I'm not sure it is worth getting in SACD.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable debut! July 8, 2000

By Guybert

Format:Audio CD

What an amazing album. "Love Struck Baby" starts it off and is one of their most famous songs. "Testify" is one of the greatest songs Stevie ever did. It shows you his rough, lightning-quick style and why so many became imitators of his playing. "Rude Mood" and "Lenny" are great, but are even better on the Carnegie Hall album for arrangement. "Texas Flood" is a great example of classic blues writing and another favorite of the masses. Plus, the five bonus tracks are great. Some live stuff and even part of an interview Stevie did in 1989, which continues on the other re-issued albums. Since this is the debut album, this is a great place to start a collection. And you will start one if you buy this, believe me.

P.S. Try to watch live recordings of the band, where you get to see the energy they play with. Check reruns of Austin City Limits, or buy one of the many videos released.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars SACD is excellent, much better than the CD December 21, 2003

By L. Steinhauer

Format:Audio CD

I respectfully disagree with A Music Fan from Ellensburg, WA USA - listening both on a friend's Marantz player, and my Esoteric transport / DAC combination, there are distinct differences between the CD release and the SACD on both systems. The SACD provides a delicious sense of depth and dynamics, and 'air' on the live tracks, that is lacking on the Redbook release. In addition, the shimmer of cymbals and the attack and release of SRVs guitar work (whether during ferocious or quiet work) is much more detailed and distinct on the SACD - the leading and trailing edges of notes are much easier to discern and follow.

In any case, you can't go wrong with this disc. Highest recommendation!