Velvet Revolver – 2004 – Contraband
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Velvet Revolver
Title: Contraband
Label: RCA
Released: Jun 8, 2004
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Sucker Train Blues
#Do It For The Kids
#Big Machine
#Illegal i Song
#Spectacle
#Fall To Pieces
#Headspace
#Superhuman
#Set Me Free
#You Got No Right
#Slither
#Dirty Little Thing
#Loving The Alien
Review:
3/5 of Guns and Roses (Slash, Matt Sorum, and Duff McKagen) didn’t want to just hang it up, so they recruited guitarist Dave Kushner, and waited, and waited, and waited for the right singer. Enter Scott Weiland. Now enter trademark Slash riffs without sounding like a GNR cover band, and Weiland sounding better than he has in years. You have an album of real rock, that really rocks.
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Various Artists – 1998 – Vans Warped Tour 98
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Vans Warped Tour 98
Label: Polygram
Released: Jan 1, 1998
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Sprung Monkey – Get Em Outta Here
#MXPX – I’m OK You’re OK
#Suicide Machines – Someone
#Stanford Prison Experiment – But Of Course
#Rammstein – Du Hast
#Monster Magnet – Space Lord
#DMX – Stop Being Greedy
#Local H – What Can I Tell You
#2 Skinnee J’s – 718
#Cold – Go Away
#Jimmie’s Chicken Shack – Blood
#The Clay People – Raygun Girls
#Sacrifice Issac – Disadvantage
Review:
Polygram was giving these things away at the Tour. There’s some decent tracks on here, stuff from Cold, Local H, Sprung Monkey, Rammstein, and DMX of all people.
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Vaughan Brothers – 1990 – Family Style
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Vaughan Brothers
Title: Family Style
Label: Epic
Released: Sep 25, 1990
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Hard To Be
#White Boots
#D/FW
#Good Texan
#Hillbillies From Outerspace
#Long Way From Home
#Tick Tock
#Telephone Song
#Baboom/Mama Said
#Brothers
Review:
Only a few months before his death, Stevie Ray got together with his brother Jimmie (of Fabulous Thunderbirds fame) for an album only the two of them could do. Both men playing blues, but having fun doing it.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 1999 – The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2
Label: Epic / Legacy
Released: Mar 23, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Love Struck Baby
#Ain’t Gone ‘N’ Give Up On Your Love
#Scuttle Buttin’
#Wall Of Denial
#Lenny
#Superstition (Live)
#Empty Arms
#Riviera Paradise
#Look At Little Sister
#Willie The Wimp (Live)
#Pipeline (from “Back To The Beach”)
#Shake For Me (Live)
#Leave My Girl Alone (Live)
#Telephone Song
#Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
#Life By The Drop
Review:
More songs from the albums, plus some other live cuts, and his collaboration with Dick Dale on Pipeline.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 1985 – Soul to Soul
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: Soul to Soul
Label: Epic
Released: Sep 30, 1985
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Say What!
#Lookin’ Out The Window
#Look At Little Sister
#Ain’t Gone ‘N’ Give Up On Love
#Gone Home
#Change It
#You’ll Be Mine
#Empty Arms
#Come On [Part III]
#Life Without You
Review:
The third studio disc added some keyboards and organ to the mix. Look At Little Sister is a highlight for me.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 2001 – Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985
Label: Epic / Legacy
Released: Nov 20, 2001
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Hide Away
#Rude Mood
#Pride And Joy
#Texas Flood
#Love Struck Baby
#Dirty Pool
#Give Me Back My Wig
#Collins Shuffle
#Scuttle Buttin’
#Say What!
#Ain’t Gone ‘N’ Give Up On Love
#Pride And Joy
#Mary Had A Little Lamb Live
#Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town)
#Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
#Texas Flood
#Life Without You
#Gone Home Live
#Couldn’t Stand The Weather
Review:
The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland had an annual Blues Night, and in 1982 SRV was asked to play. He put on an amazing performance, but the audience greeted him with nothing but boos and disdain. Fortunately, David Bowie and Jackson Browne were in attendance, and both afforded SRV praise and opportunity to jump start his career. SRV returned to Montreux in 1985 triumphantly, and won the crowd over this time. This 2-cd set includes the SRV set from both years. Johnny Copeland sits in for Tin Pan Alley from the 1985 set.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 1984 – Couldn’t Stand the Weather
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: Couldn’t Stand the Weather
Label: Epic
Released: May 15, 1984
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Scuttlebuttin’
#Couldn’t Stand The Weather
#Things That I Used To Do
#Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
#Cold Shot
#Tin Pan Alley
#Honey Bee
#Stang’s Swang
Review:
The next album kept the magic going, and the cover of Hendrix’s Voodoo Chile is amazing.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 1989 – In Step
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: In Step
Label: Epic
Released: Jun 6, 1989
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The House Is Rockin’
#Crossfire
#Tightrope
#Let Me Love You Baby
#Leave My Girl Alone
#Travis Walk
#Wall Of Denial
#Scratch `N’ Sniff
#Love Me Darlin’
#Riviera Paradise
Review:
The first album SRV did sober turned out to be his best. The songs were even stronger, as was his singing. Even though it’s blues, the optimism that is pervasive throughout the disc makes for an upbeat listen.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 1997 – Live at Carnegie Hall
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: Live at Carnegie Hall
Label: Epic
Released: Jul 29, 1997
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Intro
#Scuttle Buttin’
#Testifyin’
#Love Struck Baby
#Honey Bee
#Cold Shot
#Letter To My Girlfriend
#Dirty Pool
#Pride And Joy
#The Things That I Used To Do
#C.O.D.
#Iced Over
#Lenny
#Rude Mood
Review:
Recorded on October 4, 1984, the tracks feature the usual band plus some guests, notably SRV’s brother Jimmie, Dr. John, and the Roomful of Blues Horns. The band plays perfectly alongside the guests and the sound is amazing.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 1995 – Greatest Hits
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Title: Greatest Hits
Label: Epic
Released: Oct 31, 1995
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Taxman
#Texas Flood
#The House Is Rockin’
#Pride And Joy
#Tightrope
#Little Wing
#Crossfire
#Change It
#Cold Shot
#Couldn’t Stand The Weather
#Life Without You
Review:
Pretty much a reprise of the big songs throughout his career, with the addition of one new track, a cover of the Beatles’ Taxman.
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