Stevie Ray Vaughan Manic Depression (Hendrix Cover)

[bjbrunetti]

Nice job srv, but jimi version is better

[Ilyakori]

I've heard tons of different musicians cover Jimi's tunes, but nobody does it with as much passion as SRV. Jimi's left arm was a guitar, and so was Stevie's right.

Since they both had that orgasmic look on their faces as they played, I guess that analogy would make perfect sense. The best orgasms often come from playing with yourself. LOL!!

[jimistreets1]

This is great. Usually when SRV did Jimi he would basically put his own spin on it On this it seems he went out of his way to play it like Jimi would have. Very cool...

[blazvignater]

stupid,give credit to all those that love the music.im a big hendrix,srv,led zep fan.they did give credit all of them.led zep got caught up because they didnt think it would be wrong,as everybody was covering old blues.srv had it,so did j.page,hendrix just gave us all a running start,just lkike chuck berry.give it up for all the awsome guitar players they paved the way for all of us guitar players.stop arguing,all these guys go back to r.johnson.and before that.its music not football.

[paupur]

What a great post. I had no clue Stevie did this. Thanks.

[theganjaking56]

Ive got an idea, why dont you people quit arguing about whose better than who and just accept the fact that this is an excellent cover of an excellent song by an excellent artist who loved and emulated another excellent artist.

[rockomatic100]

@theganjaking56 Nice comment, that's the bottom line...

[ronnied828]

Jimi had such powerful vibrato.....hard to duplicate !

[JHSRV420]

I NEVER NEW SRV PLAYED THIS SONG

[YanksFan162]

SRV- BLUES Guitarist with ROCK & JAZZ Influence

Jimi- ROCK Guitarist with BLUES influence

[doopeyduk]

@YanksFan162 Actually, Hendrix was an R&B guitarist with rock technology. A lot of things he did, stylistically, were standard for folks playing in R&B bands (he backed up the Isleys and LIttle Richard), including the blues playing. When soul cats got their hands on the kind of equipment British and American rock dudes were using, it was time to head to the bomb shelter. Just listen to Eddie Hazel and Mike Hampton (Funkadelic) and Ernie Isley.

[Freedom0467]

@YanksFan162 Hendrix has Jazz roots also. He was influenced by Wes Montgomery. Hendrix played Jazz way before Stevie..

[cooltooth112]

I know ZEP copped When the Levee Breaks-that was written by old Ms. Minnie from the old Mississippi

Delta.

[VanDoodah]

Jimi Hendrix = rock guitarist with a blues influence.

Stevie Ray Vaughan = blues guitarist who sometimes played jazz.

Yes, SRV was a fan of Hendrix, but stylistically he was completely different. Appreciate both in different ways.

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

Did this guy actually write any of his own songs?

[9ihsanp9]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses listen to ''lenny'' and u will hear a great composition! :)

[VanDoodah]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses He wrote most of the songs on his albums. Far more than most blues artists, actually.

Unlike Jimmy Page, who was the biggest musical thief in history.

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

@VanDoodah Wouldn't call any artist a ''musical thief''.

[VanDoodah]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses Vaughan gave credit where credit was due, whereas Page took took other people's work and attempted to pass it off as his own. Look up 'Led Zeppelin plagiarism' if you don't believe me.

Don't get me wrong; I love Led Zeppelin, but to accuse Vaughan of simply copying other people's work (which is bollocks) and ignore LZ's blatant thefts is absurd.

[JHSRV420]

@VanDoodah LED ZEPPLIN DIDNT MAKE DAZE AND CONFUSED!!!! SO ARE THEY SONG THIEFS? HENDRIX TOOK SONBGS FROM BOB DYLAN AND ELVIS IS HE A THIEF? JIMI SAID WHEN HE PASSED HE WANT HIS MUSIC TO CARRY ON NO MATTER HOW U PLAY IT OR WHAT U DO WITH IT AS LONG U LIVE MUSIC

[VanDoodah]

@JHSRV420 You're an idiot. Firstly, stop writing in capital letters. Secondly, there is a difference between covering and stealing music. Led Zeppelin were an awesome band but they stole several of their songs. Hendrix covered some, but he always gave credits to the original artist. Led Zeppelin, initially at least, didn't.

[JHSRV420]

@VanDoodah ur a dumb ass! and a lame ass fool. VAN DOODOO!

[JHSRV420]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses NO SHIT LOL?

[shaneh1983]

great cover

[joethepainter90]

Wow,this kicks ass!! I thought I had all of SRV's music. Can I get my hands on this?Is this on an album?

[hammertime870]

@joethepainter90 - ABSOLUTELY - This track is a "never released" item from Stevie's box set. Just google SRV box set and it'll come up. There is also a BAD ASS version of Albert King's "Crosscut Saw" on the box set + other great stuff including his classics. It is one of my favorites.

A MUST HAVE for any serious SRV fan - get it!

[ChaosIncarnate7]

As I'm living in Austin I tend to get burned out on Stevie as he is extremely overplayed in this part of the world *if I hear Pride and Joy one more time I'm gonna go apeshit with psychotic rage*, but then I hear this and I remember exactly why he's so overplayed here.

Then again I've always liked his Hendrix covers better than his originals anyway...

[yogini1992]

no joke ok when i was little i lived in austin, tx in the zipcode 78704 a few houses down from jimmy vaughn, the brother of stevie ray vaughn, who is also a musician. of course jimmy is nowhere near as good as stevie and stevie was already gone sadly by the time i was born (im pretty young) but anyway the point is all of us kids in the neighborhood grew up loving the vaughns and especially idolizing stevie, and my little brother's name is stevie ray so one year he went trick-or-treating as SRV

[yogini1992]

good god hendrix and vaughn were legends and i never thought i would like a cover of this but wow stevie really does jimi justice and reading what i have about jimi i know that he was a nice person and the kind of person who would have been very happy and honored that someone like stevie covered this and dedicated it to him (stevie did dedicate this to jimi and his legacy and memory...before of course stevie died. man the good ones die young so sad about them both).

[SRV4evr]

No one covers Jimi like Stevie. This is simply outstanding!!!! Love you Stevie!

[seanbl1]

Great cover.... I can see Jimi being very happy at this at cover :)

[SexyManatee2121]

Oh my God, he covered this. My life is fucking complete

[blazvignater]

SO EVERYBODY KNOWS! STEVIE LEARNED MOST HIS CHOPS FROM ALBERT,FREADDIE AND BBKING,BEFORE HENDRIX WAS AT ALL FAMOUS.

STEVIE WANTED TO PLAY LIKE FREDDIE KING AND DID.

[blazvignater]

oh I messed up I ment albert where I wrote freddie

[deadlychickenxop]

SRV is not a hendrix wannabe, he was just the only guitarist to ever do hendrix covers any justice. No one else at all ever "gets" what the origional is trying to put across and miss teh point, SRV really got it and thats why his Hendrix covers are so great But thts not all he did. Tin pan alley and honey bee are amazing awesome songs in their own right. In fact I think Tin pan alley is my fave 12 bar blues ..

[thevuduchild]

@deadlychickenxop tin pan alley is a cover too, not sure who wrote it but Otis Spann was playin it in the 50's

[MultiShades]

Who ? Stevie --is nothing more than a white wish to be Hendrix--sure he can play ,,,but his best playing is a copy of Hendrix...

[darken27]

@MultiShades

You shouldn't even be comparing them. They were both excellent guitarists in their own ways. Both are better than each other in some ways, but both remain among the best musicians to have ever lived.

[MultiShades]

@darken27 Ice Tea was good also in some folks mind ..

[coolsk83rjay]

@darken27 well i think multishades was trying to get his point across that Jimi was better. You can't compare any MUSICIAN to Jimi in my opinion. But Stevie did alot of good covers from Hendrix.

[MultiShades]

@darken27 True

[SRV4evr]

@darken27 Well stated! Excellent.

[blazvignater]

Ive done alot of research on hendrix and stevie ray,first of all hendrix liked bob dylan.stevie was a white albert king.NOT a white hendrix.stevie ray was more flawless than hendrix.Im a guitar player who happens to love both guitar players for there inspiration.I wouldnt say either is better than one another for that reason.you cant judge them cause they both learned from the older guys,they both wanted to be freddie,albert and bb king.Know your history.in reality we all are wannabies.

[TheKogunEnjou]

That's how you frigging cover Hendrix.

[grndmn12]

that solo gave me chills up my spine

[HendrixHarley]

Hendrix was awesome and SRV knew that too :D

[tnrc75]

Thanks for the upload!

[toddb1969]

jimis outlook and steavies are what made them great anybody can play guitar they had a message, that people still don't listen to peace and love its just that simple

[estariuna]

Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan are both awesome in their own right. So anybody that is attempting to compare them and argue over who is better ought to shut up and just accept them as being two of the greatest guitarists ever.

[Revolution1117]

@estariuna - Agreed! But every rock guitarist since Hendrix's death has in some way, shape, or form been influenced by Hendrix, including SRV. Talk to ANY professional rock guitarist and ask them their opinion on Jimi's influence on guitarists & music. Even his contemporaries at the time, like Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mike Bloomfield, on and on, have said how Jimi influenced them and the whole way to approach guitar playing. Jimi was an "anomaly" in the music world, "Never Before and Never Again"!

[blazvignater]

@estariuna hell yes,nobody could compare.

[kevoishere1]

@estariuna amen.

[grga888]

@ hendrixrocks4, fuck off you retard, you know nothing about Stevie you cocksucker. Stevie never ever had a bad show, yes he maybe had personal problems here and there and of course he was struggling with alcohol and drugs, but that never ever affected his guitar playing and shows that he would do, he was always on the spot, never playing a song the same way twice, never missing a lick and giving the very best of himself!

[sarajanedave]

SRV never played a bad gig? Ha ha you clueless idiot.

[grga888]

Stevie never had a bad show!

[hendrixrocks4]

He played horrible a lot, anybody that doesn't know that really doesn't know shit about SRV. He has been booed off stage before, usually he was either too wasted, or too sober.

[fretman40]

@hendrixrocks4 Hendrix had many bad shows due to drugs and physical exhaustion, still doesn't take away from the pure talent of the musician

[grga888]

@hendrixrocks4 Grow up!

[seanblackpistolero]

gimickuk1. . . your reasoning is way off. . . .did you see ALL of Hendrix performances and ALL of Stevie's? NO

So how do you know Stevie never had a bad hair day?

you just got lucky and missed Stevie's down concerts.

I bet you saw less than 2% of all Stevie's performances; how can you judge?

They are both great. . .but nobody can walk in Hendrix' shoes. It ain't about consistency--its where he went. . .and nobody else has ever gone there.

Not even Stevie Ray, whose music I totally love

[slowJams88]

very well said

[srvinfinity]

My fav JH tune. SrV adds his own flavor and it's still in 3/4 time. Dig it!

[gotzz84]

he's good but nobody like jimi, especially in making songs

[magicianboy101]

god i miss SRV

[gimickuk1]

and me....

[xijack]

@magicianboy101 did stevie say miss you at 4:01

[lexist7]

just shut up and listen.

[nermanater26]

im loling at morons who think srv went into playing jimis covers thinking "kk im gunna try to play it just like he did, exactly"

[makutera]

This is steves flavour bro

[BLUEGENE13]

your very narrow minded srv is hair pin away from hendrix skill wise

[Trigunlover231]

Jimi is way better he doesnt even come close to hendrix

[srvanjoy]

who? srv or john?

[CJGJ12]

I agree, hes not even playing it right.

[JimmyGuitarist]

Purist! You really havn't got a clue.

[CJGJ12]

do you have perfect pitch? do you even know what it means?

[Bluessontlavie]

yeah and you would know right?

[CJGJ12]

yeah i have perfect pitch!

[Bluessontlavie]

Well, I guess we'll be seeing you on your world tour soon.

[pizzulo81]

this is ludacris. srv is playing it damn near note for note. besides, jimi never played any of his songs the same way twice.

[CJGJ12]

i dont mean note for note i mean i the same pitch jimi plays it!

[Leonard5555]

It doesn't matter. People transpose all the time. There's nothing wrong about playing up or down a step.

[alcoholman01]

did u fail to realize the texas schuffle hes incorporated after most every note?

[eaglescoachadam]

No shuffle here, it's actual a waltz

[thailow117]

`yeah man, the way he plays the a-groove. always rapid upstrokes on the offbeat shuffling delicately.

he really made it his own.

[gimickuk1]

Stevie never played a song the same way... once!! :P

There's no point in comparing, Stevie played Hendrix songs but he did them Stevie's way, his touch, tone and style were his alone.

Hendrix and Stevie were both amazing but I never saw a gig (among many boots I have) of Stevie's where he played bad, I have seen some bad Hendrix performances.

[bryan7869]

lindsey buckingham blows fag ass john mayer out of the water, plus, lets see, randy rhodes, and the list goes on. John mayer is a homo!!!

[ridin1550]

Mayer...SRV both deserve more respect.

[grga888]

And codehendrix, please fuck off.

You are just an lazy ignorant son of a bitch that knows nothing about music and guitar playing. Fuck off mate.

[grga888]

to getupanddosomething,

dude, you are fuckin out of your mind.

John Mayer is not a better songwritter than SRV. Look at his stuff, all his stuff is just lame and shitty teen pop songs made for mostly teen girls. There is nothing special in it and there is no big magic in it.

Plus he has an annoying pop voice.

SRV's songs are far better, and he was a far better songwritter.

Just look at SRV's songs : Life Without You, Lenny, Riviera Paradise, Tigtrope, Pride And Joy, etc...

All beat Mayer.

[husky720]

Come on dude, really? YOU obviously know nothing about music. Granted JM even close to SRV, but the guy can fucking rip on the guitar. He doesn't play pop music anymore, he plays blues, which he is damn good at. Clapton, BB King, and Buddy Guy all say he's legit. He's written some very good blues songs. And despite what people say, he does not rip off Hendrix and SRV licks. Plus, he's trying to bring the blues back, which nobody's done since SRV. Learn your shit.

[grga888]

Grow up dude. You obviously never a touched a guitar. JM is just an amateur compared to SRV, Jimi Hendrix and any other guitar great/legend. He is just a Hendrix/SRV wannabe and a rip off (when we are talking about guitar playing), and he plays it pretty boring, weak and with nothing new, raw, inovative and unique. Most of what he does is just making stupid pop songs for little girls. He is teribly overrated.

[grga888]

PS: Here are the names of people who are the real saviors of blues today and who can really play some nasty good blues rock guitar music. They are Ana Popović, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks, Robert Randolph, even John Frusciante.

They are all better than John Mayer.

[popomczowzow]

John Frusciante isn't even really blues, he's a lot more funk-psychadelic-rock but he could still tear Mayer to shreds. JF is extremely Hendrix influenced though.

[thailow117]

different nuances of hendrix' influence.

prince is very much influenced by hendrix, as is lenny kravitz. or living colour. mos def. nigel kennedy. black flag. dj logic.

get it?

[popomczowzow]

and think of all the people Jimi influenced that go on to influence even more. it's ridiculous

[chente142]

I respect John Mayer but come off it with the Clapton/BB/Buddy "legitimizing" him. That shit is straight record company manipulation hype. Him on stage with the legends at the Grammys is pure cash calculation, similar to when they had those Beatles specials on calling them the first "boy band" and having N'Sync and Backstreet Boys extol the Beatles' virtues. If John Mayer wants legit blues cred he'd better mix it up with white boys who've really been in there, someone like Steve Earle.

[bloozelover]

actually the legends legitimizeing him isnt worth a damn so they didnt do it for the money they say it because its true do i like jm ?not really. is he as good as people like srv ? absolutely not. can he do some things on guitar that i cant? most definately .but he is takeing on a srv type of roll by bringing blues music back into the main stream like srv did in the 80s and that you have to thank him for even though the teen girls that listen to him dont realize its the blues

[chente142]

- the "legends" fraternizing with john mayer increases both their record sales. how can you say there isn't a monetary motive in this?

- blues is a style of music, but it's also component of a broader culture. just like rap is a component of hip hop. john mayer is not blues. he does not live the blues. he's just co-opted the music for the general consumption of the public. no shame in that. but he is not blues.

- srv is most definitely blues.

[bloozelover]

blues is not main stream so there isnt alot of money involved compared to the other styles of music and i doubt buddy guys album sales went up that much just because he plays with john sometimes teen girls dont wanna hear an old black man sing and play but if kenny wayne shephard was to play with john his sales probly would go up and as for john living the blues i can say if he did or didnt i wasnt around him when he was growing up but yes srv was/is the blues

[gimickuk1]

THANK YOU!

[getupanddosomething]

I don't mean to interrupt your argument, however while SRV is the better guitarists by far in terms of popular opinion, John is a FAR better writer. Doyle Bramhall wrote a lot of Stevie's stuff and after he received it would just put his magic in it. John set an entire new standard for pop music with his first album, whether or not all the macho guitarists want to admit it, and then he brought the blues to a HUGE NEW audience. You can't hate on that, just let people do their thing man

[BLudMuzak]

Awesome!

[codehendrix]

john mayer would kill this solo..... better then srv fo show..

[BryanL1992]

Really? explain your reasoning.

[Twistchawa]

You. . . Are a fucking idiot

[BryanL1992]

If you are speaking to codehendrix, I must agree, SRV was definitley better than John Mayer.

[BryanL1992]

I play guitar too, SRV had more soul than most guitarists out there.

[VeniceKing1]

wow you play guitar!! Thats awesome!!!

John Mayer is brilliant but has about 10% of SRV's talent and creativity and im sure john would admit it.

[mynameisstevo]

john mayer would even admit that srv was 10 times better than him and that srv is more creative then he will ever be

[bloozelover]

john has in fact admited that although he didnt use those exact words i think he said something along the lines of i can play kinda like srv for all of 10 seconds and then my arm feels like its gonna fall off

[guitargodsam]

haha codehendrix your a dick

[llZosoll]

wow, you play guitar? your tuff shit then. i guess you know what your talking about...

give me a break. a lot of people play guitar. including myself. If you think that Jon Mayor is the best, then your ignorant. he may be your favorite, but there are many better guitar players. There is ALWAYS going to be a better guitar player.

And being "better" is just a matter of opinion.