Stevie Ray Vaughn was without a doubt one of the best Blues/Rock Guitarists of the last decade. SRV was responsible for influencing a whole new generation of Blues/Rock players like Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. His life was tragically cut short from an aviation crash, but the music still lives on and still sounds fresh today. 'Live Alive' was the first Live album from SRV and Double Trouble. The albums pulls live material recorded from The Montreux Jazz Festival (July 16, 1985), July 17-18, 1986 at the Austin Opera House, and July 19, 1986 from the Dallas Starfest. SRV pays homage if you will to his influences with the song selection on the album. Covering the likes of Stevie Wonder, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy and Hendrix. The album shows how far SRV had come from just a few years earlier, being a virtual unknown to gaining radio and at the time MTV airplay. SRV's brother Jimmie Vaughn is also featured on a few tracks here, making this a family affair of a Live Album. For those of us who never got a chance to see SRV Live, this is a testament of how well he could tear it up Live.
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