Overall, Live at the El Mocambo is a great DVD, for viewing and listening, and should be considered by anyone who enjoys Stevie's music, or blues-rock in general. There are a few humorous antictdotes on Stevie, though. It is somewhat informative, and is nice to watch every once in awhile, but it really isn't anything too special. However, there is an interview with Tommy Shannon and Christ Layton. There is the standard, yet redundant and pointless Discography, and Photo selections, that I never even bother with. There really aren't too many extras on the DVD. Stevie makes good, subtle use of the tremolo bar, and also pulls of some rather tasteful licks and solos.
Built by Master Builder Ron Thorn (who is a Toronto native), the Telecaster and Stratocaster feature bodies made from 300-year-old Easters White Pine sourced from the. "Lenny," an instrumental named after Stevie's wife, is a sad, jazz-influenced song and is absolutely beautiful. The El Mocambo has been the site of countless legendary recordings such as The Rolling Stones’ Love You Live and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble’s Live At The El Mocambo. It has a fantastic groove, but it is still a rather pop-blues love song. "Hug You Squeeze You" was never recorded on any studio album, but I think that it should have been. "Texas Flood" is the true highlight, with Stevie burning through the whole song with astonishing might, while Double Trouble holds the fort down. "Pride and Joy" boogies on, with Stevie ripping through some rather nice blues-based solos, while still retaining it as a great song. The covers, though, are not the best songs on the DVD. The performance mainly consists of song from Texas Flood, and some new covers ("So Excited," "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" "Third Stone From the Sun," and "Wham!"). You also get a good amount of footage of Double Trouble, but the focuse is still on Stevie throughout.
Stevie's guitar playing doesn't overpower Tommy Shannon's bass playing or Chris Layton's drumming, which is very modest in volume, compaired to some 80s drummers. Would this be due to the fact taht Canadians are more reserved and calmer? Seriously, I don't really know.
That stretch from 7:10 through about 7:25 is ridiculous on so many levels. This performance is such a perfect demonstration of dynamics that every guitarist can learn from. You get a healthy dose of screen shots of the audience, who seem to be enjoying the show very much, but are also modest. Lenny by Stevie Ray Vaughan from Live at the El Mocambo Nne of the most beautiful instrumental songs ever written/performed by SRV. This is probably due to the fact that the club was rather small. It has a rather vintage look to it, as it was filmed in 1983, and resonates a very warm, intimate feel. The production aspects of Live at the El Mocambo are absolutely flawless. Texas Flood, their first album, had been praised by critics and fans, and Stevie was starting to be recognized as the next guitarist in blues and rock music. At the time, 1983, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's career was just starting to take off. Live at the El Mocambo was recorded and filmed at the El Mocambo in Toronto, Canada.
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