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Topic: Life By The Drop

I am relaxing and listening to the SRV tune "Life By The Drop"

anybody else love this?



Just a random post in relaxation. cool


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Kinda funny........

    I had a Student ask about htis Tune, today! So, we learned it. Now I get home, and you've brought it up also. big_smile

    I really like the Changes on that one. The F#m Chord really helps keep it from being "typical".

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Yeah, it's funny you mention this song cause I was just listening to it yesterday.  Isn't it the only released acoustic SRV song?  I think it was when it was released shortly after he died.  It's by far my favorite Stevie song because it held so much meaning for him personally in his battle with addiction.

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Well, there is the Unplugged performances on the box set, but as far as studio, yes, it is the only studio released Stevie Ray acoustic recording.

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I like the "E" during LIFE by the drop.

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Great song.  Stevie plays 12 sting on it...

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Check Doyle Bramhall's (the father, not the son) version.  Its the same changes but with a band.  I believe Doyle actually wrote the tune, or at least co-wrote it.

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Doyle Sr. co-wrote it with Barbara Logan. I think her first name is Barbara.

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Vette335 wrote:

Check Doyle Bramhall's (the father, not the son) version.  Its the same changes but with a band.  I believe Doyle actually wrote the tune, or at least co-wrote it.

Yeah I like that version also, but there's nothing like Stevie going solo on it. It's just so hauntingly beautiful... especially given the time he released it.

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no doubt.  The way it was released as the last track on "The Sky Is Crying" certainly gives it the vibe of Stevie's final reflection on his life and the hardships he overcame.

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funny you say that because when the internet was not that popular yet, around '94 or '95 - I saw the VH1 Behind the Music of SRV. I have it on VHS, and the last song they played during the credits was Life By The Drop, but I didn't know that was the name of the song. It took me buying the Sky is Crying CD and listening to the whole thing before I knew I had the song!

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Doyle did co-write it.  Listen to the lyrics.  He was trying to help out Stevie at a bad point in his life.

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Yeah, it is a great song, am I right in thinking that The Sky Is Crying was released posthumously?

It is a shame Stevie did not record more songs in that style, I guess we should be thankful that one was pulled out of the vaults. 

The Family Style album with his brother Jimmy was also a great release which showed Stevie playing in a slightly different syle from his own material. It does make me wonder what he would have recorded has fortune not taken that unlucky turn.

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Yes, it was released in 1991, roughly a year after his death.

That's the thing, Stevie was just beginning to branch and go in different directions. It's like if we had stopped getting new Joe albums after Had To Cry Today. How much growth would we have seen out of Joe Bonamassa if he had stopped at that point? Who knows where Stevie would've gone. His voice was really starting to develop, his songwriting chops were getting better with the help of Doyle Sr. The band was tighter than it ever was before. His playing still had that intensity and perfection he was known for. The sky was the limit. I think songs like Tightrope, Wall Of Denial, and Riviera Paradise was just the beginning of what he had to offer us.

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Yes I agree.  I suppose it's the same with other musicians that were lost early like Hendrix and Green.  I suppose the good side is that there are always new musicians come up that we can talk about and enjoy.

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Yes I agree.  I suppose it's the same with other musicians that were lost early like Hendrix and Green.  I suppose the good side is that there are always new musicians come up that we can talk about and enjoy.

Exactly.

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Even though his music was with us a fairly short time his influence on others was great.  I was watching a show on VH1 years ago with Clapton and he credited SRV with reviving popularity of the blues sound.  I'm just glad he left us with the catalog of music that he did.

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Live2Fish wrote:

Even though his music was with us a fairly short time his influence on others was great.  I was watching a show on VH1 years ago with Clapton and he credited SRV with reviving popularity of the blues sound.  I'm just glad he left us with the catalog of music that he did.

Amen. He really did bring that style of blues into a new life. It's kind of ironic how the people who influenced Stevie ended up benefiting from his popularity. That's the best way to pay tribute to your idols... keep them in business.


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