Artist Lounge: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
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We've been having alot of wars on MOG lately and I took a cue from contrabandwith and decided to slow it down and make a more heartfelt post. When I was 16 in 1990, Stevie was killed in a helicopter crash and it really affected me. I still can't say why or how. I think everyone has people in life they don't even know affect them, whether its a hero or a historical figure etc. Its not only about religious figures like Jesus but about normal people who have lived and done so... MORE
If there's a solo that straight up shreds more than the one here, I am unaware. And as far as that goes, if there's a more underrated modern blues album around, I just don't know it.
It has been raining here in Texas. A lot. Pretty much everyday for the past two weeks. All signs and predictions say that it will rain everyday this week as well. Because of all this rain pretty much every body of water and river-like formation have risen to extremely high levels and flooded over frequently. And it's really hard to find a time to mow your lawn when the grass is always wet. Basically, I'm really tired of it. So I'm calling on Stevie to help end this madne... MORE
Just watched this amazing DVD for the 100th time ('cause SRV never gets old). I love that it has 2 shows from 2 very different times in his career. In the first he was an unknown, and the show appeared to be a failure, yet it was the one that launched his career. When he came back 3 years later, him and Double Trouble were superstars, and the crowd loved every minute of them. It's a fantastic DVD.













