Couldn't Stand the Weather: Remastered

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Product Details

Artist : Stevie Ray Vaughan
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 5099749413023
Label : Legacy
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1999-03-22

ASIN : B0000256IS

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Scuttle Buttin'
2. Couldn't Stand The Weather
3. Things That I Used To Do
4. Voodoo Chile
5. Cold Shot
6. Tin Pan Alley
7. Honey Bee
8. Stang's Swang
9. Hide Away
10. Look At Little Sister
11. Give Me Back My Wig
12. Come On

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

In a brief interview that precedes this CD's four bonus tracks--all unreleased gems from the original 1984 sessions--Stevie Ray Vaughan makes the point that "music used to be more based on common everyday occurrences like a train's sound going down the track ... a horse walking." Then he comes on with a version of Freddie King's "Hideaway" that chugs like a locomotive. There's also a heretofore unheard slide-guitar-powered "Give Me Back My Wig" and a blueprint of what became Soul to Soul's US radio hit "Look at Little Sister". All those follow the improved mixes of the original CD, which include Vaughan's heartbreak chronicles "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and "Cold Shot"; his first jazzer, "Stang's Swang"; and his initial Hendrix outing, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)". It's the sound of the guitar hero growing as an artist on his own terms--sidestepping the irony that poisoned 1990s rock to stay true to the real-life aesthetic of the blues. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews

Astonishing (2007-05-06)

This was the srv & dt cd i bought and i was so blown away i imediately bought another of their cds.Srv's Playing ability is flawless, he never misses a note man!It's goes Jimi no.1 Stevie no.2, no doubt about it!!!

A solid second album (2003-07-21)

"Couldn't Stand The Weather" may not live up to the heights of Stevie Ray Vaughan's superb debut album, but it is still a very solid slice of blues-rock, showcasing Vaughan's exceptional abilities as a guitar player.

"Texas Flood" had a few more real classics, including several of Vaughan's best songs ("Pride And Joy", "Texas Flood", "I'm Cryin'" "Dirty Pool"), but "Couldn't Stand The Weather" has some really fine cuts as well. The opener, the instrumental "Scuttle Buttin'", is probably Vaughan's best instrumental piece, and he and the band perform some excellent covers, particularly W.C. Clark's "Cold Shot" and Eddie Jones' "The Things That I Used To Do".

The bonus tracks include a take on Freddie King's classic "Hide Away", an alternative "Look At Little Sister" (the master turned up on Vaughan's third album a year later), and a cover of Hound Dog Taylor's funky "Give Me Back My Wig".

One might have wished for a few more original compositions (only four songs are Vaughan's own, and two of these are instrumentals). Stevie Ray Vaughan chose his covers carefully, though, and they all work well in this setting, making "Couldn't Stand The Weather" an enjoyable album, even if it isn't Vaughan's greatest.

Excellent! (2003-05-06)

This is by far one of my favourite CDs, offering fast guitar work playing the Blues and Rock music. I thoroughly enjoyed this CD from start to finish, and the bonus tracks were just that - a bonus (strangely!)

Despite some similar-sounding tracks, this is still one of the best CDs I've heard of this genre and Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my favourite artists.

If you're considering buying this CD, you should also check out "Texas Flood", yet another of SRV's superb achievements.

Overall: YOU NEED THIS CD!!!

Just fantastic... (2002-02-28)

We all know just how spectacular Stevie was on guitar, the guy remains one of the greatest without question.

...but to suggest he wasn't a great singer?? That's just crazy! Just like Hendrix, Stevie has always been an extremely underrated vocalist. Granted, he can't sing like Skip James and knock off a falsetto at the drop of a hat - but he sang with one hell of a lot of soul and guts that I think definitely shines through on this wonderful album.

"Couldn't Stand The Weather" is another fantastic Stevie and Double Trouble record, and full marks to Legacy for doing a first class job on this remastered version. I've always been of the opinion that the guys were never really served well in the studio - the production techniques used always made them sound too polished (the live albums are always better), but this reissue goes a long way to try and correct that.

Above all though, just by this album!

Rhythmic gymnastics and masterclasses in blues playing. (2000-09-20)

Its sometimes said that great guitar players don't always make great singers, and there are plenty of examples around to add truth to that statement. SRV is undeniably a great guitar player, and though his singing might not quite reach that description, does it really matter when everything important he has to say comes from the clarity and passion of his playing?

This CD contains some tunes that could be described as masterclasses in the art of blues guitar. Apart from the modern classic "Scuttle Buttin'" ( which by now must have taken over from Smoke on the Water as the most heard riff in guitar shops) there are four stand-out pieces which are all different in their own way.

"The things (that) I used to do" would not be out of place in any country road house or late night urban blues bar. Its a standard vocal line and guitar reply format but the treatment is straightforward, solid and brilliant. Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile" is a great vehicle for SRV's Stratocaster mastery, but what makes the track really drive is the tightness of Chris Layton's drumming. Most bands who are happy to start together and finish at more or less the same time could learn from this,it gives a new meaning to the term rhythmic gymnastics.

"Cold Shot" is simply an easy groove blues. Uncomplicated and very effective.

The guitar settings are in the "delicate " mode and the phrasing is lyrical in "Tin Pan Alley" and all are underpinned by an object lesson in blues bass playing. Ths sustained coolness of Tommy Shannon's playing is a pleasure to listen to.There's a feeling though, that the lyrics don't quite match up to the quality of the musicianship ( aopologies to J.Reed fans). With a stronger narrative this could have been an all time great.

All other tracks are highly enjoyable but a bit mixed ( "Stang's Swang" is interesting but somehow ingongrous here ). All SRV fans will have this material, but with the bonus tracks it is a very good introduction for new followers.

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