Following up on my post about Fabulous Thunderbirds
While the opening acts Carolyn Wonderland followed by the BlueBonnets were phenomenal, honestly, I was disappointed with Vaughan's performance. Maybe it was the old school set list, maybe it was the late start, maybe the beer wasn't cold enough. Who knows? But the whole thing felt off for me. I know Vaughan still lives in the shadow of his younger brother's phenomenal guitar antics, and I wasn't expecting him to do an SRV tribute or ThunderBirds re-enactment. But it didn't work for me.
In comparison, the opening acts stole the show. Carolyn Wonderland and especially the BlueBonnets brought energy and passion that really got the crowd hopping. I left around 1am with a long drive ahead of me. I was happy to have seen the opening acts, but disappointed in Vaughan. But maybe it got better after that. Take a look at the videos and judge for yourself.
Now if Vaughan would re-join the Thunderbirds, that would be interesting. Meanwhile, for die-hard fans, Jimmie Vaughan is touring Europe in July and back at Antone's this Friday August 6.
- Jimmie Vaughan: Official Site, Tour, Wikipedia Bio
- Fabulous Thunderbirds: Official Site, Tour
- Antone's: Main Site, Schedule, History
- Amazon: Kim Wilson
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Posted by: Ross | July 26, 2010 at 08:44 AM
Thanks Guitar Vibe, it's been a while since I heard or seen Jimmy Vaughan. He still sounds good, I was expecting to see him playing Lenny or Number 1, but I guess he keeps Stevie's guitars in a safe place.
Guitar lesson by the one and only Stevie Ray Vaughan http://musi-source.blogspot.com/2009/06/blues-lesson-from-stevie-ray-vaughn.html
Posted by: Musicians Resources | August 17, 2010 at 06:30 PM