OT: Albert King and SRV on Austin City Limits

[93legendti]

I happened to check out Austin City Limits and found out that tonight's program was an Albert King and SRV special. I bought their cd years ago, but this is first time I have seen the 90 minute program. Killer stuff.

[54ny77]

that was one of the best episodes ever.

speaking of srv, i had chance to see the concert prior to his last performance (in tandem with jeff beck). couldn't make it due to other obligations.

1 day later, oh man.....

[93legendti]

Ouch. I have some live songs of Beck and SRV - great stuff.

[rwsaunders]

My 14 yo budding guitarist just discovered SRV from a photo at the music shop. When he found out that I had a few of his cd's, all of a sudden I'm somewhat cool again.

[Fixed]

great show
i also saw Esperanza Spalding on a.c.l.
she is quite something too imho cheers
albert kings late 60's early 70's stax recordings remain one of the cornerstones of modern blues imho

[Rada]

Awesome. I remember seeing the show with some friends when it first came out. Aways loved AK, truly one the blues greats. Became a SRV fan the first time I heard him play, on Bowie's "Let's Dance" album. Yes on vinyl, and yes I'm old.

[93legendti]

Originally Posted by Fixed

great show
i also saw Esperanza Spalding on a.c.l.
she is quite something too imho cheers
albert kings late 60's early 70's stax recordings remain one of the cornerstones of modern blues imho

Yup. As SRV would say, he tried to see how many different genres of blues/rock he could make Albert's licks fit in and Albert's licks always worked (easy to say if you were a monster player like SRV ).

[William]

That was a great episode! RIP SRV.

[oliver1850]

There have been a lot of great ACL shows. Unfortunately, I can no longer get PBS since the big govt. mandated digital broadcast went into effect. Spent almost $200 on a new antenna, but the PBS stations are too weak or too far away to pick up.

Is ACL available on DVD? There are a bunch of old shows I'd like to see again, many from some of the more obscure artists.

[93legendti]

Originally Posted by oliver1850

There have been a lot of great ACL shows. Unfortunately, I can no longer get PBS since the big govt. mandated digital broadcast went into effect. Spent almost $200 on a new antenna, but the PBS stations are too weak or too far away to pick up.

Is ACL available on DVD? There are a bunch of old shows I'd like to see again, many from some of the more obscure artists.

Yes, they were selling the SRV/Albert King episode last night.
Amazon has it as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Session-Deluxe...3992245&sr=1-1

[Moontrane]

Originally Posted by 93legendti

I happened to check out Austin City Limits and found out that tonight's program was an Albert King and SRV special. I bought their cd years ago, but this is first time I have seen the 90 minute program. Killer stuff.

There are a few AK SRV clips on u-tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGyDRW4LF4