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Rating: "Imagine paradise as a place where folk music meets blues music" said Mark Knopfler.
If instead paradise were a place where blues, swing, soul, jazz and r&b meet, this place would probably closely resemble Carnegie Hall on October 4, 1984, the day of Stevie Ray Vaughan's thirtieth birthday, where one of the most important concerts of his career was celebrated. A dream come true for the young guitarist to play in the temple of classical music greats, for that evening, moreover a charity event, he wanted something special, so for the first time he insisted on expanding his classic Double Trouble with the addition of a real additional band: no less than 5 members of the historic horn section of the Roomful Of Blues; along with a second drummer, the legendary Dr John on keyboards, the great Angela Strehli, and big brother Jimmie.
But before all this there's room for the classic version of the band: after the introduction between Ken Dashow and John Hammond, he is announced by the latter, his great mentor, as "One of the great guitar players of all time" our Stevie Ray warms up with 2 instrumentals: "Scuttle Buttin" from the latest dazzling album "Couldn't Stand The Weather" and "Testifyin'" from the previous "Texas Flood". Placed third is the always effective "Love Struck Baby"; "Honey Bee" is a stunning blues/rock 'n' roll also from the aforementioned second album like the historic cover of "Cold Shot", originally signed by Mike Kindred and Wesley C. Clark; one of Stevie Ray's most famous tracks, made famous by the hilarious self-ironic videoclip.
Now you start to lose your senses: with the next "Letter To My Girlfriend" (one of the 3 Texan's tracks present exclusively on this CD) by Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, where reinforcements come forward, glimpses of light begin to appear; but it is with "Dirty Pool" that the gates of the paradise we spoke of at the beginning open definitively, the horn section and the 3 virtuosos of electric blues fuse perfectly and the senses are lost (apparently) forever. With the inevitable classic "Pride And Joy" the journey of exploration of the beyond continues and with the following "The Things (That) I Used To Do", again by Eddie Jones, and C.O.D. reach the definitive peaks with the meeting of the Great Chief: the first sees the arrival of Stevie's elder brother/idol Jimmie "Bad Boy" Vaughan; the second, whose original authorship is uncertain between L. Gooden and the master Albert King, is a classic by Angela Strehli, who sings the track as a guest.
After the last of the 3 rarities, the instrumental "Collin's Shuffle" or "Iced Over" depending on the sources, a cover of Albert Collins, however, we begin to awaken; the final 2, both instrumental to complete the final triptych, gradually bring us back to our senses, the horn section guests leave us and it is up to the faithful 3 not to make us suffer the awakening, but with "Lenny" and "Rude Mood" the awakening cannot be traumatic. Thus concludes another fundamental step in the career of the great Stevie Ray, not before the last whispered words to the ecstatic audience who also lived the otherworldly journey: "Thank you very much for my best birthday ever...forever, thank you".
As always, thank you for everything Stevie.
Tracklist and Lyrics
05 Honey Bee (03:05)
Like a queen bee's honey....Your as sweet as can be
I'm the king baby....Buzz with me
Dive in your hive....And into your life
Tell me little baby that you'll buzz me all the time
'Cause the way we kiss....Just can't miss
Don't make me wait to feel your warm embrace
Each and every time that we get the chance
Come on little baby let's make some romance
Yeah you really groove me baby when you move your hips
Shake it all around and change me pound for pound
I want you all the time just because
You know you really have give me a buzz
06 Cold Shot (04:45)
Once was a sweet thang baby....held out her love in our hands
Now I reach to kiss your lips....the touch dont mean a thing
And thats a cold shot baby....yeah thats a drag
A cold shot baby....I let our love go bad
Remember the way that you loved me....do anything I said
Now I see you out somewhere....you wont give me the time of day
And thats a cold shot darlin....yeah thats a drag
And thats a cold shot baby....we let our love go bad
I really meant I was sorry....for ever causin you pain
You showed your appreciation....by walkin out anyway
And thats a cold shot baby....yeah thats a drag
And thats a cold shot baby...we let our love go bad
So sad....too bad....so sad
Dont let our true love run cold baby
08 Dirty Pool (06:40)
True love is gone....I's been played for a fool
True love is gone....I's been played for a fool
I'm turnin' the tables on you
You've been playin' dirty pool
You said you'd call the shots darlin'....All your friends thought that was cool...so cool baby
You said you'd call the shots darlin'....All your friends thought that was so cool
Yeah when you shot at the eight-ball baby....I knew you were playin' dirty pool
They say that life....Life is a game of give and take
They say that life....Life is a game of give and take
I'm tellin' you one thing right now little baby
I won't be the one to pay for your mistake
09 Pride and Joy (04:48)
Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind
My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
Yeah I love my baby, heart and soul
Love like ours won't never grow old
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
Yeah, I love my lady, she's long and lean
You mess with her, you'll see a man get mean
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
Well I love my baby, like the finest wine
Stick with her until the end of time
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
Yeah I love my baby, heart and soul
Love like ours won't never grow old
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
11 C.O.D. (05:32)
Come to me baby....Come to me C.O.D.
Come to me baby....Come to me C.O.D.
I can't stand these blues....They're too much for me
You know special delivery....Return so many line
Ah special delivery....Return too many line
I don't want no credit....Just let me love you 'til I die
You know some will like to argue, every time they take a drink
I don't have time to do either one if our love is on the blink
Come to me baby....Come to me C.O.D.
Put my money on my honey....Cash on delivery
Ah special delivery....Return so many line
You know special delivery return....too many line
Don't give me no credit....Just let me love you 'til I die....Yeah
You know some will like to argue, every time they take a drink
I don't have time to do either one when our love is on the blink
Come to me baby....Come to me C.O.D.
Put my money on my honey....Cash on delivery
Come to me baby....Come to me C.O.D.
Oh come to me baby....Come to me C.O.D.
'Cause I can't stand these blues....They're too much for me....Oh
Oh baby....Baby....Come on....Make it C.O.D....Come here baby
Oh listen baby....I need you right now....Can't you come right away
Make it C.O.D....Oh....C.O.D.
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