tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post923873790391732415..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Albert King: In Session (with Stevie Ray Vaughan)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-8389643396791226682014-08-01T23:41:36.087+04:002014-08-01T23:41:36.087+04:00Ditto. The orthodoxy among SRV fanatics seems to b...Ditto. The orthodoxy among SRV fanatics seems to be "Oh, He could so easily have outplayed [whatever that means] the other guy, but chose not to so as to not humiliate him, thereby showing that he was not only the greatest guitarist ever but also a magnificent human being". Considering the respective strengths of the two players, that's even more nonsensical than it sounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-77613364779753813212014-08-01T01:48:37.916+04:002014-08-01T01:48:37.916+04:00Albert King more limited than SRV? At least King h...Albert King more limited than SRV? At least King had his own style. SRV was technically accomplished, but could hardly be accused of originality. If Hendrix had never existed, SRV would have spent his life playing in honky tonk joints (not a bad way to spend your life, but he would never have gotten so famously overrated). Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-78588063403520685662014-07-31T12:51:18.967+04:002014-07-31T12:51:18.967+04:00Although I see your point, George, I believe you m...Although I see your point, George, I believe you miss the point of why musicians play music to begin with: to enjoy themselves, not to please audiences and certainly not to plaese critics. It is obvious that these two players enjoy playing together and SRV's reverence for an older player whose playing style is much more limited than his own, is truly touching. That is why I like this record and enjoy listening to it.Martijn Hoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172583779663339146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-65280592417077704822014-07-29T01:28:08.651+04:002014-07-29T01:28:08.651+04:00SRV was okay. IMO he wasn't a pimple on the la...SRV was okay. IMO he wasn't a pimple on the late Johnny Winter's ass.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167182864755645970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-15327786218753104282014-07-28T02:47:35.264+04:002014-07-28T02:47:35.264+04:00Even at his lowest creative ebb, Albert King was o...Even at his lowest creative ebb, Albert King was one of the legends of the blues. I don't care one way or the other about SRV, but I'm glad he at least seems cognizant of being in the presence of blues royalty. "Born Under A Bad Sign" forever! Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.com