Stevie Ray Vaughan

The good news: Stevie Ray Vaughan plays true Texas-style blues guitar all over this debut
album with his Austin-based band, Double Trouble. No synthesizers, no Beatleisms, no
overt attempts to Make You Dance. Double Trouble's basic trio format allows Vaughan (the
brother of Fabulous Thunderbird Jimmy Vaughan and lead guitarist on David Bowie's Let's
Dance LP) to do what he obviously loves best, which is to whip it out. He plays st... More >

People who think white guitarists with the blues are the essence of rock and roll never fully account for Alvin Lee, not to mention Robin Trower. I think rock and roll's essence inheres in momentum and song form, and find my attention wandering after the kickoff originals "Love Struck Baby" and "Pride and Joy." (Grade: B)