rederick2006 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Stevie had pure passion when he played...he made it look so easy and imo brought Texas blues to another level

SinSeared (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Jimi already did something very similar to that.

draa4love (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Hey, question people!At 7:21, what is it that he's playing? I'm recognizing a Jaco Pastorius tune, but I'm not sure if Jaco originated that. Someone help me out?

Mungrass (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

at 4:40 he begins to break boundaries that jimi couldn't even imagine

Mungrass (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

he had better tone AND didn't use gimmicks to achieve it

FranciscoBonito (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

srv doesnt come close...not by a long shot...and he wasnt original...randy rhoads was original,tom morello(not a fantastic guitarist but innovative)...srv didnt innovate...

gotgreg92 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

i fully acknowledge hendrix's greatness and i am one who personally feels vaughan comes ever so close to hendrix but inevitably falls short. but in my mind i know those two cannot be compared, no great mind can be justifiably compared to another great mind. however, i also know not to question vaughan's originality, which is evident. that is the main argument, not my knowledge (or supposed lack) of musical history.

FranciscoBonito (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

wow...what a show of vocabulary excellence and astute line of thought...Im a lot more educated in music than you I can see...you probably have no clue about delta blues,robert johnson,howlin wolf,elmore james,furry lewis, son house,leadbelly,etc...or jeff beck,cream,etc...srv is a good guitarist but not a great musician...and as a closing point,see hendrix's 12 string acoustic version of hear my train comin and maybe that WASP mind will finally open up and say: so thats greatness...

gotgreg92 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

your ignorance and astounding hubris is upsetting and even more so disappointing; disappointing in the sense that you are allowed to exhale such stupidity through your existence.in other words, shut the fuck up you stupid fuck.

mizfit99 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

hey yo.... shut the fuck up