In the Beginning [LIVE]

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1992)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000028V0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,204 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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This visceral live recording from April 1, 1980, was broadcast on radio from the Steamboat 1874 club in Stevie Ray Vaughan's adopted hometown, Austin, Texas. It circulated among collectors, and his manager used some of the tape as a demo before Vaughan was signed to Epic Records by John Hammond. Young Stevie Ray's performance bristles with uncorked energy. Vaughan is caught improvising on raw slide guitar, growling through Otis Rush's "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)," and pushing his fretboard speed and vocal limits on Guitar Slim's "They Call Me Guitar Hurricane." Also offered are unpolished versions of tunes that became fan favorites: "Tin Pan Alley," "Love Struck Baby," and "Tell Me." --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best live jam albums ive ever heard ..., November 11, 2001

By	Horselover_Fat (Groveport, OH USA) - See all my reviews

when i first listened to the first track, i was simply blown away, this album has so much more energy than Live Alive (not better, its jus faster and has more muscle). i think every song on this album is awesome, this is a must-buy for srv fans or ppl new to his incredible guitar talents.
the only guitarist to rival srv, in my opinion, was jimi hendrix and theyre both unbeatable in speed and style (or their variety of styles i should say).
this is one of my favorite srv albums and definitely my all-time fav live srv album (out of the 3 out right now). an incredible, i dont know if i can say that word enough its just simply amazing at this guy's skill. a must-buy for blues/rock fans.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring!!! . . . and Depressing, September 14, 2006

By	Gregory Bravo (Buffalo, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Before the Montreaux Jazz Festival, before Bowie's "Let's Dance" album, before "Texas Flood", before the Grammys, before the cocaine and alcohol abuse, before the redemption of sobriety, before the joyful "In Step" and "Family Style"..... before August 27, 1990..... before the all-star tributes, before "The Legendary Stevie RAY Vaughan"......

There was an unknown, hardworking 24-year-old gunslinger named Little Stevie Vaughan, learning his craft the hard way in the trenches of the Austin Texas clubs, trying his darndest to get out of the shadow of his famous older brother Jimmie.

It wouldn't be long.

Anyone lucky enough to have been in the audience at this early live show, on April Fools Day in 1980, could have told you that.

Here we have a rare glimpse into the evolution of a blues legend.

For those of us who play the guitar, this album is inspiring. I'll tell you why:

Even at this young age, Stevie still has that musical "feel" that you just can't teach. He is never musically lost, seeming to know exactly where to go every moment. His playing is filled with the passion of youth.... but even with all of that, this is still---quite clearly--- an immature and not-yet-fully-developed Stevie. His solos aren't as complicated as they WILL be.... the rhythm work is a bit more repetitive than it WILL be.... his technique is a bit sloppier than it WILL be.... it's like peeking over the shoulder of a teenage Picasso, and seeing glimpses of "Guernica."

I say this is inspiriing, because it shows that even our "Holy Legends" did not drop, God-like, from the sky fully-formed. They had to WORK HARD, they grew, they changed... they IMPROVED. In short, they were HUMAN, just like you and me. Listening to this album we are reminded that there was a time when Stevie Ray Vaughan was just Little Stevie Vaughan-- a great guitar player, but not yet a legendary one.

But the album is also depressing.... because we are left wondering: "How much better would he have gotten if he had never gotten into that helicopter?"

Because, even then--- even during the recording of "In Step" and "Family Style"--- he was still improving.

I guess this world was just not yet ready for a guitarist even BETTER than "The Legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan."

I miss him dearly.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scorched, November 6, 2000

By	Craig Pinson (Scottsdale Az) - See all my reviews

A warm spring night, a small packed Austin club, a local radio show, all there to witness a Six Stringed Inferno, a local stud who`s guitar prowess would soon teach a whole new generation a new reverance for the Blues. This is Stevie Ray Vaughan and his incredible band, Double Trouble, implementing the scorched earth policy. By the time you caught your breath from one blistering run, he was firing off the next. This live broadcast from the Steamboat 1874 club highlights the group in it`s early incarnation, just before national recognition, an opening salvo in the rebirth and wide spread acceptance of the Blues.

Showing he learned his lessons well from his idols, especially Albert King, and his older brother Jimmie, lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds at the time, SRV is in his element, Live. If you like your Blues hot, there`s Guitar Hurricane, or if you like slow and moody,there`s Tin Pan Alley. Bottom line, this set is essential.