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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Soul to Soul Audio CD

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Title: Soul to Soul
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Release Date: 1999-03-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Say What! 2: Lookin' Out The Window 3: Look At Little Sister 4: Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love 5: Gone Home 6: Change It 7: You'll Be Mine 8: Empty Arms 9: Come On [Part III] 10: Life Without You 11: SRV Speaks (previously unreleased) 12: Little Wing (previously unreleased) 13: Third Stone From The Sun (previously unreleased) 14: Slip Slidin' Slim

Off the boil
I had everyone of SRV's records on vinyl. My first brush with SRV was the release of Bowie's Lets Dance and then then the radio was all a buzz with Pride and Joy. This one, sadly, reminded me how much drugs were draining the skill and talent from this awesome player. I very much wanted it to live up to Texas Flood and Couldn't stand the Weather. . . it just didn't. . . The songs were rehashed and the playing tired. There are a few stellar tracks. I gave this 3 stars because if you are fan, you should own it. If you are casual and there were only 1 discs you were going to buy, it would be Texas Flood hands down.


Great Bonus Material!
But it is probably his most straight forward effort, with a lot of medium paced, rockin' blues. A fun album from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, though probably not quite his best. Not too heavy. Not to hard. Just cool.

"Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" is an exception to this, with its wailing guitar work that makes it an album highlight. And "Life Without You" is a great track to close out the album. . . soulful, with some great melodies and a nice guitar fade out.

Not his best album. . . but a good listen, nonetheless!

Album sounds great, so high marks for the remastering.

I can't imagine a fan of rock n' roll or the blues who doesn't like "Little Wing. " Whether it's the original or covered in tribute, the song just speaks to people, and so it's nice to see it included here, as part of a pair of Hendrix covers. This, alone, is probably the best addition to any of these SRV remasters.


Rockin' Rhythm & Blues
The production is super - it sounds like the band is in your room. This album absolutely swings with great tunes top to bottom. The added sideman fleshes out Vaughan's band nicely. The boogie piano fills are quite tasty. I dare you to keep still when listening to "Look At Little Sister"! In fact all the cuts will have you movin' and groovin' to the swingin' beat and driving guitar work.
I really can't understand the few negative reviews of "Soul To Soul". I guess people can have different opinions. Thankfully, you can listen to song samples to get an idea of whether you might appreciate what I consider to be a must-have SRV album.
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Absolutely Classic Vaughan Record
This record cemented his reputation, and put to rest any thoughts that he might have been a faddish musician whose influence and impact would wane after a few years. Stevie Ray Vaughan was rising in prominence as of the great modern bluesman when he released Soul To Soul.

Some of his most popular, most treasured cuts are on this record. His theme song "Say What," "Look At Little Sister," "Change It," and "I Ain't Gonne Give Up On Love" are now part of the modern blues firmament. This release doesn't have the jazz riffs of Couldn't Stand The Weather, but it more than stands up on its own.


Give me the first two records instead...
3. Okay, some of this is awesome: the ballads Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love and Life Without You are the best; Change It is a great blues-rocker, and his guitar livens up even weaker material like Say What! and Come On, pt. Still, this is a thin album overall. Lookin' Out the Window; Look at Little Sister; You'll Be Mine and Empty Arms are among Stevie's worst. Stick to the first two records instead, plus maybe In Step. .


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