Couldn't Stand the Weather [Remaster] by Stevie Ray Vaughan (CD, Mar-1999, Epic USA)

This is the first SRV album I got and it got me hooked. "Scuttle Buttin'" starts it off and starts it off right. A very high energy, catchy tune that many have tried to imitate with limited success. "Couldn't Stand the Weather" is also good and has a pretty cool video for it, too. My favorite on this one is "Honey Bee." It's a classic-style blues number with great, upbeat writing and one of the best intros I've ever heard. The bonus tracks (five of them) are also a treat for SRV fans, as you get to hear stuff the band recorded, but never released. It also has another excerpt from an interview he did in 1989. This is a very strong follow-up and should be in any blues fan's collection.

P.S. Try to watch live recordings of the band, where you get to see the energy they played with. Check reruns of Austin City Limits, or buy one of the many videos released.

Great Album. By a Great guitarists. Must have for a blues music lover. Stevie was one of a kind. Whom died way to early but gvae us a lot of of music in his short stay on earth.

This is the first Vaughan album I've purchased, and I'm upset that I hadn't bought this a long time ago! This album is phenomenal, not one dull song in the lot. I'm hooked on Stevie. His guitar work is unreal, and his band is so tight behind him. What a great album.

THIS CD IS ROCKIN'! STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE COULD ROCK YOUR NIGHT AWAY W/ THEIR "JIMMY HENDRIX" LIKE GUITAR WAILING BLUES!! THIS CD IS A KEEPER!!