STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES
Audio CD September 9, 2003
Format: Flac
This instalment in the "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues"-series focuses on Stevie Ray Vaughan the bluesman rather than Stevie Ray Vaughan the blues-rocker.
Almost all of these songs are blues tunes, and since this is called "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues", that's how it should be.
It features Stevie Ray's covers of classic 50s and 60s blues tune like Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig", Otis Rush's "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)", Buddy Guy's "Leave My Girl Alone", and Elmore James' legendary slow burner "The Sky is Crying".
But it's not all covers; several songs are SRV originals, and almost every one of them ranks among Stevie Ray Vaughan's best self-penned material: The slow blues "Texas Flood", "Dirty Pool" and "Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love" are here, as is the swaggering boogie of "Pride and Joy", and the fiery, up-tempo "Empty Arms". and we get a cover of Hank Ballard's "Look At Little Sister", a rare "Hug You, Squeeze You", and the smouldering instrumental "Slide Thing" .
This is a very, very fine and varied look at Stevie Ray Vaughan at his bluesiest.
1. Slide Thing (Live) 3:06
2. All Your Love I Miss Loving (Live) 6:13
3. Pride And Joy 3:39
4. Dirty Pool 5:01
5. Texas Flood 5:21
6. Hug You, Squeeze You (live) 3:48
7. The Things (That) I Used To Do 4:55
8. Honey Bee 2:42
9. Give Me Back My Wig 4:07
10. The Sky Is Crying (Live) 7:20
11. Look At Little Sister 3:08
12. Empty Arms 3:04
13. Come On (Part III) 4:31
14. Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love (Live Version) 6:34
15. Mary Had A Little Lamb (Live) 6:11
16. Leave My Girl Alone 4:18
