Compiled after his death by brother Jimmy, this one has it all--power, delicacy, fireworks and the twelve-string acoustic closer "Life By The Drop" that could serve as...
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The posthumously assembled ten-track outtakes collection The Sky Is Crying actually proves to be one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's most consistent albums, rivaling In Step as the...
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By adding two members to Double Trouble -- keyboardist Reese Wynans and saxophonist Joe Sublett -- Stevie Ray Vaughan indicated he wanted to add soul and R&B inflections to...
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Texas Flood 1/1/1983, Yahoo! Music, John Quaintance
A decade of club work shows on this surprisingly mature debut. This one's chock-full of solid originals like "Pride & Joy" and "Dirty Pool" and torrid takes on classics like...
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It's hard to overestimate the impact Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut, Texas Flood, had upon its release in 1983. At that point, blues was no longer hip, the way it was in the...
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The follow-up to Vaughan's debut is a mixed bag--"Cold Shot" is a classic, and "Tin Pan Alley" gets a strong treatment, but an over-long "Voodoo Child" suggests that...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan's second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, pretty much did everything a second album should do: it confirmed that the acclaimed debut was no fluke, while...
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Vaughan's first album since overcoming alcoholism and drug abuse features the addiction-themed "Tightrope" and "Wall Of Denial," which reflect a new maturity in his...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan had always been a phenomenal guitarist, but prior to In Step, his songwriting was hit or miss. Even when he wrote a classic modern blues song, it was...
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Another posthumous release, this one showcases an early live show Vaughan played at the Austin club Steamboat, before he had a record deal, performing mostly blues...
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This 1980 live broadcast from Austin, TX captures a young Stevie Vaughan (he had yet to become Stevie Ray) blasting the hometown crowd with a style that was already very...
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Live Alive 1/1/1986, Yahoo! Music, John Quaintance
Technically, this album is a mess, probably due to the fact that all three of the principals are wasted out of their minds during much of it. While the unit is rarely in...
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Live Alive is a magnificent double-length showcase for Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar playing, featuring a number of extended jams on a selection of most of the best material...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was a great guitarist, but he had trouble making consistent albums. Greatest Hits rectifies that problem by collecting all of his best-known tracks, from...
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It's hard to go astray with Stevie Ray; the Texas axe-meister was one of those rare talents who could pay homage to blues tradition even as he reshaped it. This recording of...
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Live at Carnegie Hall captures Stevie Ray Vaughan on the supporting tour for his second album, 1984's Couldn't Stand the Weather. The Carnegie Hall concert was a special...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of a kind. Even his peers knew so. So many times, people like Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy have spoken publicly about Stevie Ray's gift, and it was...
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Epic's The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble gathers two discs' worth of the late blues guitarist's work, including many live performances and a few tracks...
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If you're gonna put out a box set that really offers something to the devoted fans of an artist -- who are, after all, probably bound to have much or all of the artist's...
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The concept behind Blues at Sunrise is a good one: collect ten of SRV's best slow blues numbers, primarily from the official studio albums but also a couple of unreleased...
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While 2002's Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble is the place to go for the complete picture, Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan works well as...
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