SRV fans, looking for help...

[FreshBassist81]

Looking to move my music into a more blues-rock genre, and I've heard that Stevie is great with that sound. Can I get some album recommendations, preferably some live ones? Also, any other artists similar to the genre (SRV, John Mayer Trio, etc.) that would be good? Thanks.

[Spector_Ray]

Originally Posted by FreshBassist81

Looking to move my music into a more blues-rock genre, and I've heard that Stevie is great with that sound. Can I get some album recommendations, preferably some live ones? Also, any other artists similar to the genre (SRV, John Mayer Trio, etc.) that would be good? Thanks.

Don't limit yourself to just cd's. Watch his videos too.

CD's:
Texas Flood
Couldn't Stand the Weather
The Sky is Crying
In Step
Live at Carnegie Hall

DVD's
Live at El Mocambo
Live at Motreaux
Live from Austin, TX

Another blues-based band that's pretty good live is Los Lonely Boys.

Indigenous - Things We Do and Live at Pachyderm Studios

[Munjibunga]

My favorite's In Step.

[Phalex]

How many guitar players does it take to learn a Stevie Ray Vaughn song?????



Apparently, all of them!


Live Alive is a pretty decent live album. Personally I like the earlier stuff. I liked him best when he was on drugs. Same thing goes for Aerosmith too.

Texas Flood. Great album. Couldn't stand the Weather is a great one too, I think he was listening to Electric Lady Land while he was recording it, but there's nothing wrong with that.

[fishstix]

I'd say to check out the Live from Austin, TX DVD as well.
Also, as mentioned above, give a good listen to Los Lonely Boys. I think they are probably one of the premier groups in this category today and I doubt very many could argue with the amount of success they've had. They've recorded some of my favorite current bass grooves as well.

[xifr]

Eric Sardinas is a guitarist who plays a similiar style of Texas Blues, though he has a different sound, he plays with a lot of attitude and emotion, but really, there is no one else like SRV .

For SRV vids, my fav live vids were Austin City Limits (I think it's this one, but I don't remember, I saw it at a friends place), MTV unplugged (think you'll have to go on youtube for that) and the one with Albert King (check out this vid).

Here's another cool video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA11xTad_bs

EDIT: I just remembererd another vid I found on youtube. This one's amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEiMIMH0HRg

[Spector_Ray]

Originally Posted by xifr

Eric Sardinas is a guitarist who plays a similiar style of Texas Blues, though he has a different sound, he plays with a lot of attitude and emotion, but really, there is no one else like SRV .

For SRV vids, my fav live vids were Austin City Limits (I think it's this one, but I don't remember, I saw it at a friends place), MTV unplugged (think you'll have to go on youtube for that) and the one with Albert King (check out this vid).

Here's another cool video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA11xTad_bs

EDIT: I just remembererd another vid I found on youtube. This one's amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEiMIMH0HRg

Yeah Eric Sardinas is a good guitar player but I hate his voice.
I'll reiterate my suggestion of Indigenous. Mato Nanji's playing and sound are very similar to SRV's. He's also got a great blues voice. Check out Indigenous - Things We Do and Live At Austin City Limits. Check out the song Eagle Heart. It's a great instrumental.

[Spector_Ray]

I almost forgot about Joe Bonamassa and Guy Forsyth who's a tremendous multi-talented musician.

[mike phillips]

corey stevens
gary moore


give them a listen

[JimmyM]

Instead of Stevie Ray, you should go to the sources that Stevie Ray drew upon for his sound...Albert King, Lonnie Mack, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix...

[Lazylion]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

My favorite's In Step.

+1

[dave_p]

larry coryell

[lawsonman]

Anything he did was gold but "In Step" was tops as a couple of others agree

[Gard]

I agree with the votes for "In Step" being his best work.

I also saw him on tour that year (the dual headliner tour with Jeff Beck - WHEW! - what a show!!!), and having seen him previously numerous times, I would say that he was 10 times better than I'd ever seen him.

For something else to consider in the blues side of things, I'd suggest anything by Robben Ford and the Blue Line. For us bassists, it's a tour de force from a master, Roscoe Beck, what a freakin' MONSTER blues bassist he is!

[rekesbass]

you can also check out some Robin Trower,Pat Travers and all the ones mentioned here so far,but ,an artist I recently started getting into is Robert Randolf and the family band..he plays an insane steel guitar and has some sick grooves and great band...

[rockstarbassist]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

Instead of Stevie Ray, you should go to the sources that Stevie Ray drew upon for his sound...Albert King, Lonnie Mack, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix...

here we go again with this "influences" BS again... always gotta be one of these guys to shite in the apple pie...

anyways, my fave CD is Live at Carnegie hall. Fave DVD is a toss up between Montreaux Jazz Festival or Live at the El Mocambo. That live version of "Texas Flood" he does at the El Mocambo is IMHO one of the top 5 musical performances of all time.

SRV is SRV. No one like him and for that style, even holds a candle IMO. Never gets old for me. And I've been listening to him for a loooong time.

[lawsonman]

Originally Posted by rockstarbassist

here we go again with this "influences" BS again... always gotta be one of these guys to shite in the apple pie...

anyways, my fave CD is Live at Carnegie hall. Fave DVD is a toss up between Montreaux Jazz Festival or Live at the El Mocambo. That live version of "Texas Flood" he does at the El Mocambo is IMHO one of the top 5 musical performances of all time.

SRV is SRV. No one like him and for that style, even holds a candle IMO. Never gets old for me. And I've been listening to him for a loooong time.

+1

[Kurtmon]

SRV changed my musical life from the first cd I bought, In Step, when it was first released, a month later I had all of SRV cds it opened up a whole new world for me. here is a small list of music that I found because of SRV
Joe Louis Walker
Tommy Castro
Little Charlie & The NightCats
Bonnie Raitt
Robben Ford
Buddy Guy
CoCo Montoya
Delbert McClinton
Johnny Lang
Kenny Wayne
Double Trouble Projects after losing SRV
Arc Angels & StoryVille
A Great New Band Live is Los Lonely Boys