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Stevie Ray Vaughan's second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, pretty much did everything a second album should do: it confirmed that the acclaimed debut was no fluke, while matching, if not bettering, the sales of its predecessor, thereby cementing Vaughan's status as a giant of modern blues. So why does it feel like a letdown? Perhaps because it simply offers more of the same, all the while relying heavily on covers. Of the eight songs, half are covers, while two of his four originals are instrumentals -- not necessarily a bad thing, but it gives the impression that Vaughan threw the album together in a rush, even if he didn't. Nevertheless, Couldn't Stand the Weather feels a bit like a holding pattern, since there's no elaboration on Double Trouble's core sound and no great strides forward, whether it's in Vaughan's songwriting or musicianship. Still, as holding patterns go, it's a pretty enjoyable one, since Vaughan and Double Trouble play spiritedly throughout the record. With its swaggering, stuttering riff, the title track ranks as one of Vaughan's classics, and thanks to a nuanced vocal, he makes W.C. Clark's "Cold Shot" his own. The instrumentals -- the breakneck Lonnie Mack-styled "Scuttle Buttin'" and "Stang's Swang," another effective demonstration of Vaughan's jazz inclinations -- work well, even if the original shuffle "Honey Bee" fails to make much of an impression and the cover of "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" is too reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix's original. So, there aren't many weaknesses on the record, aside from the suspicion that Vaughan didn't really push himself as hard as he could have, and the feeling that if he had, he would have come up with something a bit stronger.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, AssociatedPerformer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Double Trouble, Producer - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Vaughan, Guitar - Richard Mullen, Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - E. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmie Vaughan, Guitar - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimi Hendrix, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Bass Guitar - Double Trouble, Producer - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - M. Kindred, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Wesley Clark, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - R. Geddins, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Fran Christina, Drums - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - S. Thompson, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - F. King, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Hank Ballard, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - T.R. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - E. King, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Mullen, Producer - Bob Irwin, Reissue Producer - Stan Harrison, Tenor Saxophone - John Hammond, Executive Producer - TOMMY SHANNON, Producer, Bass Guitar - Tony Martell, Executive Producer - Jim Capfer, Producer - Chris "Whipper" Layton, Producer, Drums
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Stevie Ray Vaughan's second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, pretty much did everything a second album should do: it confirmed that the acclaimed debut was no fluke, while matching, if not bettering, the sales of its predecessor, thereby cementing Vaughan's status as a giant of modern blues. So why does it feel like a letdown? Perhaps because it simply offers more of the same, all the while relying heavily on covers. Of the eight songs, half are covers, while two of his four originals are instrumentals -- not necessarily a bad thing, but it gives the impression that Vaughan threw the album together in a rush, even if he didn't. Nevertheless, Couldn't Stand the Weather feels a bit like a holding pattern, since there's no elaboration on Double Trouble's core sound and no great strides forward, whether it's in Vaughan's songwriting or musicianship. Still, as holding patterns go, it's a pretty enjoyable one, since Vaughan and Double Trouble play spiritedly throughout the record. With its swaggering, stuttering riff, the title track ranks as one of Vaughan's classics, and thanks to a nuanced vocal, he makes W.C. Clark's "Cold Shot" his own. The instrumentals -- the breakneck Lonnie Mack-styled "Scuttle Buttin'" and "Stang's Swang," another effective demonstration of Vaughan's jazz inclinations -- work well, even if the original shuffle "Honey Bee" fails to make much of an impression and the cover of "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" is too reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix's original. So, there aren't many weaknesses on the record, aside from the suspicion that Vaughan didn't really push himself as hard as he could have, and the feeling that if he had, he would have come up with something a bit stronger.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:41
- Main artists: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1984, 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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