Release Date: 23 March, 1999
Audio CD
Tracks
- 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
- SRV Speaks (previously unreleased)
- Little Wing (previously unreleased)
- Third Stone From The Sun (previously unreleased)
- Slip Slidin' Slim
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Rating 4.0
****1/2Stevie Ray Vaughan only lived long enough to release four studio albums and one live (everything else has come out after his tragic death in a 1990 helicopter accident). And every one of those four is accompanied by at least one review stating that THIS is Vaughan's greatest record. And probably by one saying that it is his worst as well.
Oh well. This is Stevie's third album, originally released in October 1985, and for "Soul To Soul", Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble abandoned their original trio format and included keyboardist Reese Wynans and (occationally) saxist Joe Sublett.
The music hasn't changed too much, though. It's still a superb blend of blues and rock, and even though Vaughan's guitar is perhaps a little less prominent on some songs, his playing is still masterful.
The material is very strong, with only one or two lesser tunes - like the forgettable opener "Say What!". "Soul To Soul" is highlighted by the slow blues ballad "Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love", the swinging "Empty Arms" in 2/4 time, and the terrific rockers "Change It", "Lookin' Out The Window" and "Look At Little Sister" (excellent piano playing on that last one, and a nice saxophone solo as well).
Stevie also covers Howlin' Wolf's "You'll Be Mine", and considering that no-one in the world has yet been able to match the vocal power and ferocious attitude of the Wolf, and probably never will, he does a good job with it.
The three bonus tracks consist of a short interview snippet and two songs. Well, three songs, actually, since Vaughan plays a medley of "Third Stone From The Sun" and Hendrix' "Little Wing".
They're perhaps not quite as interesting as some of the bonus cuts on the other three remastered Stevie Ray Vaughan-albums, but they're not bad by any means, and Vaughan's playing is great as always.
"Soul To Soul" has a very strong track list, and it is highly recommended to any and all lovers of blues-rock and contemporary blues music.
It rarely gets any better. In fact, it rarely gets this good.My favorite SRV album, by far!I am so addicted to this album. When it goes into my CD Player, it stays there, for weeks! And with the re-issue, it got even better. You know, some people will call it blasphemy, but Stevie played Jimi better than Jimi played Jimi.
1. Say What! (One of SRV's greatest songs)
2. Lookin' Out The Window (One of the most addictive songs ever)
3. Look At Little Sister (More great rock'n'roll)
solid cuts
9. Come On [Part III] (Kick ass!)
10. Life Without You
11. SRV Speaks (previously unreleased) (GENIUS)
12. Little Wing (previously unreleased) (Better than Jimi)
13. Third Stone From The Sun (previously unreleased) (PERFECT)
14. Slip Slidin' Slim
RIP/SRVStevie's Best.I don't care what anyone else says - Soul to Soul is pure genius. The addition of Reese to Double Trouble completes the band. SRV's songwriting/guitar playing is at its peak. I know that SRV and Tommy say that In Step is their best, but, I'm sorry, its not. For them, its great because their sober - the best thing that can happen to a person. But for the listener, Soul to Soul provides a message of love, life, pain, happiness, and of course, da blues! And how they scream! Ooh! Please, do yourself a favor and BUY THIS ALBUM! |
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