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guy malone
05.25.03, 2:47 PM
im really getting into blues now and i listen to a lot of SRV
i just want to know whats your favorite SRV song
Mr. Slippery
05.25.03, 3:28 PM
I like his versions of some of Hendrix's songs. My favourite SRV original is Texas Flood.
Tobbermand
05.25.03, 4:09 PM
me 2
bLuZ_RoCkz
05.25.03, 4:14 PM
Texas Flood isint a Stevie Ray original. Stevie actually did alot of obscure covers and made them his own.
3 Stevie songs usually mistaken SRV originals are:
1. texas flood
2. cold shot
3. mary had a little lamb
I agree though...anything he did that was either hendrix or albert king was superb. his version of "Little Wing" is probably one of his best recordings ever. the tone was godlike.
i'd have to say my fave stevie original (his own) is probably "Life Without You" or "Wall Of Deniel" (well him and Doyle Bramhall wrote it together but thats close enough!)
Christo911
05.25.03, 4:30 PM
Couldn't stand the weather...
darkstar54mm
05.25.03, 4:43 PM
rude mood
bLuZ_RoCkz
05.25.03, 4:47 PM
oooh i forgot all about couldint stand the weather! thats a great song!
wihaga83
05.25.03, 4:59 PM
- Telephone song
- couldn't stand the weather
- Voodoo chile version
My Favourite song by him would be his version of Voodoo Chile, absolutely amazing sound.
Satch_21
05.25.03, 5:42 PM
Voodoo Chile is awesome
Scuttle Buttin'.....thats cool
Lenny.....!
Mr. Slippery
05.25.03, 6:56 PM
Texas Flood isint a Stevie Ray original. Stevie actually did alot of obscure covers and made them his own.
I knew that second part but i didnt know the first until just now.
oooh i forgot all about couldint stand the weather! thats a great song!
ditto
Voodoo Chile is awesome
yep.
Wir-Click-Wir
05.26.03, 9:07 PM
Not a big fan of SRV, but - although I really hate to admit this - I prefer his cover of "Little Wing" over the original. I love those extra little fills he throws in there, and being a 'Tube Screamer into Fender' guy myself, I really dig his tone.
The User
05.27.03, 5:15 AM
I am an avid SRV hater. And I am not keen on his tone.
Except his version of Voodoo Chile. That guitar tone (especially the wah intro) is amazing.
stratocaster83
05.30.03, 7:38 AM
oh man, I can't say which is the best, but I can tell the ones I like more, in no particular order...
- riviera paradise
- texas flood
- love struck baby (chuck berry should be warned hearing this!)
- pride & joy
- the sky is crying
- may I have a little talk with you
- life by the drop
- cold shot
- all the hendrix stuff (voodoo, little wing, third stone from the sun)
- etc!
though he wasn't a profilic writer, he surely was an incredibile performer... I must admit though I was heart broken to discover that "life by the drop" wasn't written bt the man!!!
khingpynn
06.01.03, 6:23 PM
couldn't stand the weather
riviera paradise
lenny
leeferdude
06.01.03, 7:13 PM
in order:
1.Cold Shot
2.Tightrope
3.Voodoo Child
4.Little Wing
I'm not much of a blues fan but SRV is one of the few blues artists that I really enjoy. I think his version of Little Wing is phenomenal!
po' boy strat
06.14.03, 6:11 AM
It's all about Leave my Little Girl Alone....at least recently....stinkin personal problems. Oh Well. Thats why we have SRV.
Well there's a toughie -- all of the above are my favs -- hhhhmmmm --
I'm thinking that "Love Struck Baby" at least right now since I'm working on learning that one and I do really like the solos in it.
Altho a close second on any of my lists would be "Tell Me Why" -- It's kind of a forgotten one -- I've never found a tab for it but would love to get that one down someday.
:)
Of his originals I'd have to say I like "Couldn't Stand the Weather" or "Life Without You" best. Though his instrumentals like "Scuttle Buttin'" or "Rude Mood" rock too.
Of his covers, obviously "Little Wing" is great, along with "Texas Flood" or "Boot Hill". Love that last one - he's telling his woman to give him his gun so he can give her the gun! Messed up.
Yeah, 'Life Without You' is definately my favorite. I love the way the solo comes in after he finshes the verse and the little talk he does in the live versions, its just so powerful! I also like 'Dirty Pool' that's a real original sounding song to me.
SRV Rocks!
j
avenger86
07.02.03, 4:16 PM
1- Pride & Joy
2- Little Wing ( I like his better than Jimi's!)
3- Texas Flood
4- Cold Shot
Motorhead
12.07.03, 5:16 PM
I have 'Traffic Jam' SRV with Carlos Santana.
I got it from Kazaa but I can't find any info on the recording.
Where? When? Why? What album?
http://www.tabcrawler.com/archive.php?action=view&file_id=50629
TomBert05
12.07.03, 6:58 PM
Life Without You's solo is one of my favorites of all time you can just feel the soul and passion in it. but if you ask me i have yet to find a SRV song i don't like
Originally posted by bLuZ_RoCkz
Texas Flood isint a Stevie Ray original. Stevie actually did alot of obscure covers and made them his own.
3 Stevie songs usually mistaken SRV originals are:
1. texas flood
2. cold shot
3. mary had a little lamb
I agree though...anything he did that was either hendrix or albert king was superb. his version of "Little Wing" is probably one of his best recordings ever. the tone was godlike.
i'd have to say my fave stevie original (his own) is probably "Life Without You" or "Wall Of Deniel" (well him and Doyle Bramhall wrote it together but thats close enough!)
wow -- i really would have bet on cold shot being an original srv too
HumblestPie
12.11.03, 8:35 PM
nothing beats Texas Flood.
stratocast79
12.11.03, 9:24 PM
Couldnt stand the weather
Lenny
Little Wing
Say What!
TheWizard
12.11.03, 10:01 PM
Riviera Paradise
Voodoo Chile
Lenny
rockislife
12.11.03, 11:02 PM
Change It
Life By the Drop
Crossfire
texas flood - first srv song i've ever heard; best srv song i've ever heard.
shinedownrocker
12.22.06, 12:14 AM
Looking out the window
Life without you
Lenny
Texas Flood
Granty Boy
12.22.06, 6:20 AM
Pride and Joy and Texas Flood get my vote.
If you like SRV, you should also check out Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign album.
buchanan-d
12.22.06, 6:38 AM
Testify
Zeppelanoid
12.22.06, 9:46 AM
The live versions of Testify and Mary had a little lamb.
Oh yeah! Testify @ the ElMo ofcourse! How could I forget:o
zenmaster1314
12.23.06, 9:10 PM
Cold Shot or Texas Flood.
acoustic_frippy
12.23.06, 11:17 PM
Originally posted by Granty Boy
If you like SRV, you should also check out Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign album.
Ditto if you like Clapton and/or Cream ;)
Favorite SRV song...
...'Life by the Drop' :)
Like Willie Nelson, SRV is one of those guilty pleasures I indulge in every once in a while :rolleyes:
"Tell Me" is my fave -- it's an old Howlin' Wolf tune (one of my faves of Wolf's too) and SRV does a wonderful job with it ... it's a lesser known but i think it's one of his best :)
(if anyone ever finds a tab for this one, please let me know ... been looking for years lol)
thehumanstring
01.02.07, 1:11 AM
i'd have to say.....
pride and joy and tightrope
StratSanders
01.29.07, 5:53 PM
Pride an Joy (just cause i can play it and it rox):D
StratSanders
01.29.07, 5:53 PM
Pride an Joy (just cause i can play it and it rox):D
I'm a huge fan of SRV; I love his tone and his playing. He managed to make overplaying work within the context of that band: a tough job.
Some of my faves:
- Crossfire. That groove still kills.
- Tin Pan Alley
- Honey Bee
- Tightrope
- Change It
- The whole of the Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session CD. That's some killer blues playing.
HABADOO$E
01.29.07, 7:29 PM
Pride and Joy
Lovestruck Baby
Crossfire
Tightrope.
shoefrog
01.29.07, 10:17 PM
Everything, but in particular:
Tin Pan Alley (live)
The Sky is Crying (live)
Voodoo Child (live)
Little Wing
That sweet fenderyness almost makes me cry.
Originally posted by Abster61
hot! :) :)
regards, Abster61
Not. :rolleyes:
You're not wanted. Goodbye.
EDIT: and reported.
HardCoreChrist
02.15.07, 7:06 AM
Coldshot.
A few different (great) tones, melodic lead lines, various singing tones. Word to big bird.
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