I’m sure if you have have seen the DVD of Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at the El Mocambo and just been in awe at the sheer brilliance of the man. Well, this release is the complete concert of that recording released as part of RSD. The gig was recorded just after the release of his first album, Texas Flood. He is just on fire performing his version of blues standards, his own compositions, and a couple of awesome Hendrix covers in Voodoo Chile and Little Wing/Third Stone From The Sun.
I’m not sure he was captured on a better recording other than this night, the live recordings that were released later in his career don’t come close to this. I don’t have a favourite track as I love it all – it’s just a superb album. Just as EVH gave Rock a kick in the pants, Stevie gave the blues a much needed shot in the arm and made the blues sexy again. If you can find a copy, you need to have it in your collection.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
