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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble — Riviera Paradise
Album: In Step
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Released: 1989
Length: 8:44
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Only one of a handful of 10's in my relatively long list of super-music. This song suits so many moods, places, and memories like only a very few songs can. We lost one of the greatest, long before Stevie would have run out of spectacular music. 
Posted 4 days ago by KudaRey    [ Reply ]
Oh yes!
Posted 2 weeks ago by bigolo    [ Reply ]
I know this dude was mostly know as a vocalist slash lifestyle model,  but anyone else notice he’s pretty good with that guitar?
Posted 2 weeks ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Geeez, this guy was a master of his trade. So majestic!
Posted 6 months ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Just so emotionally transporting 
Posted 8 months ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 RedTopFireBelow wrote:

One of the sexiest songs I've ever heard...   



That, my friend, is a perfect description! Thank you.
Posted 1 year ago by OlderGentleman    [ Reply ]
 bufallo wrote:

To appreciate Joni Mitchell's brilliance, David Crosbie's memory of being knocked back on his feet by this young girl who knew exactly what she was doing with her voice is worth reading up.


I am somewhat struggling to see how this relates to Stevie Ray Vaughan, even though I agree with the sentiment!
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
To appreciate Joni Mitchell's brilliance, David Crosbie's memory of being knocked back on his feet by this young girl who knew exactly what she was doing with her voice is worth reading up.
Posted 1 year ago by bufallo    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Is that a real poncho, or is that a Sears poncho?

We did it 'til we were un-concho!
Posted 2 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Is that a real poncho, or is that a Sears poncho?
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Just noticed how Riviera Paradise and Radio Paradise are similar in name. Sure would get my vote if Radio Paradise chose this tune as its official theme song 
Posted 2 years ago by mvdzign    [ Reply ]
My Oh  my.....I just love this piece by Stevie Ray!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by davidgrorie    [ Reply ]
One of the sexiest songs I've ever heard...   
Posted 2 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]
In the "olden days", this stunning song played over the final credits of our public television station (KET). We would sit until the very last note - mesmerized.  
Posted 2 years ago by bairdc    [ Reply ]
Brand new to me this evening. Wow! Straight to 10. What an ear pleasing piece. Thank you Bill and Rebecca 🙏
Posted 2 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
There's cool, then there's Riviera Paradise cool. 
Posted 2 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

so much hype surrounding this guy back in the '80s.
the most overrated guitarist to come down the pike since the Clapton Is God era.


If you're going to prove yourself a gormless twat, you sure picked the right audience.

Bravo!
Posted 2 years ago by snowcone    [ Reply ]
Stevie Ray....Smoooooooothmmmm
Posted 2 years ago by davidgrorie    [ Reply ]
such a touch, so gentle.
Posted 2 years ago by carmelmik    [ Reply ]
 Enness wrote:

I know I'm in a tiny minority (so there's no point abusing me for what I'm about to say), but, honestly, I'm just really bored with Guitar Wank.


There's a lot of negativity thrown around cos folk don't appreciate this or that music. What's the point? If we all liked the same 10 bands, who's gonna buy music from the zillions of others, huh?

Me? I don't suppose I'll buy the album, but what a chilled tune
Posted 2 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
It's amazing to consider the greatness he achieved by age 35. 
Posted 2 years ago by Knarf099    [ Reply ]
 cdemon wrote:

His first sober project.


I've always appreciated SRV's music, then I saw a documentary about his too-short career and learned about his addiction struggles, then sobriety, and boy that is what makes his death that much more tragic, eh?  I'm at an easy 9 on this one. 

Long Live RP and RIP SRV!!
Posted 2 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
A dónde hubiese llegado SRV de no morir?
Posted 2 years ago by dpozzi    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Ahhh, so tasty!


I don't rate too many songs a 10,  and this song is one of them.
Piano solo in the middle is a nice touch.
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
SO smooth. Just right for a Friday evening.
Posted 2 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
If I rate it 10 again does that count as a 20?  I'm a writer and I still cannot begin to convey in words how good this song is. 
Posted 2 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
 jtcedinburgh wrote:

There are no words. 

An easy 10.



True.
Posted 2 years ago by shhhh777    [ Reply ]
There are no words. 

An easy 10.
Posted 3 years ago by jtcedinburgh    [ Reply ]
unbelieveable he's been gone 30 years.  saw him at Alpine valley 2 nights before the crash; visited him in Dallas the following year.  we raised a toast to him as we played this song at Laurel Land.  man, what he could have provided musically the last 30 years.  still miss him.  but we have this gorgeous song, among others, to remember him by.
Posted 3 years ago by Wisconsinrob    [ Reply ]
Just to remind you (next support shout) some people actually do live in Copenhagen, Denmark.
We get ignored because of Ikea ‘flat-pack’ hygge  ...I guess 

哈哈

Hugs xx 

I have interesting Edinburg story about a taxi &RP …later

Posted 3 years ago by timothy_john    [ Reply ]
Every single piece of this is amazing...take a moment and listen to the various instruments and the interplay...musicianship at its finest...

A 10...doesn't get better than this....
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Your usual condescending  bullsh*t.
While you're whinin' and cryin', the rest of us are having a great time.


who is this wiseking guy/girl? what the actual fuck does they mean...on what planet is SRV overrated? hilarious...
Posted 3 years ago by tokenrhymer    [ Reply ]
 fillerupart wrote:
Maybe he was listening to a different piece of music. Incredibly beautiful music! 🥃



Posted 3 years ago by fillerupart    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Your usual condescending  bullsh*t.
While you're whinin' and cryin', the rest of us are having a great time.


Posted 3 years ago by fillerupart    [ Reply ]
Chills up the back. Nice.
Posted 3 years ago by Ralf    [ Reply ]
What a fitting end to the final album. I just have to stop what I am doing and listen.  It's such a beautiful composition. 

RIP Stevie Ray. 
Posted 3 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
It is impossible to overrate SRV.
Posted 3 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Not enough 'O's in smooth...

Sure he could play a zillion notes, but he could give every one soul.
c.
Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I read this story from the producer or engineer about when this song was recorded (on tape, live, with everyone in different rooms), and the tape was getting low, and he was trying to get everyone´s attention to wrap it up before the tape ran out.  They were totally into it, and he couldn´t flag them, but magically they finished it up just in time and a few seconds later the end of the tape ran off the reel.  
Posted 3 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
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Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Guitar tone is unreal as of course is his playing.  Perfect 10 for me.
Posted 3 years ago by petvan    [ Reply ]
God Damn!
Posted 3 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 MassivRuss wrote:
Aaah,the Hammond piano. Yeah, yeah, SRV was God on blues guitar, but this is some motherlovin’ piano.
 
Reese Wynans, a god in his own right.
Posted 3 years ago by verbius    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by salupi    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:
Sorry Bill, I have to WORK here. Don't play Riviera Paradise out of the blue. My mind than just stops working and goes in chill-mode involuntary. 


 

Posted 4 years ago by pigtail    [ Reply ]
One of the most beautiful and soulful pieces of music I have had the privilege to hear.  Magic.
Posted 4 years ago by terryweir    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
so much hype surrounding this guy back in the '80s.
the most overrated guitarist to come down the pike since the Clapton Is God era.
 
Your usual condescending  bullsh*t.
While you're whinin' and cryin', the rest of us are having a great time.
Posted 4 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Smooth as the perfect cocktail.
Posted 4 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Aaah,the Hammond piano. Yeah, yeah, SRV was God on blues guitar, but this is some motherlovin’ piano.
Posted 4 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
 zenhead wrote:
If you're going to wear a poncho, you gotta have the chops to back it up.
 
Serape.
But yeah, Clint Eastwood and SRV are about the only ones who can pull off that look.
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I suddenly feel...cleaner. 
Posted 4 years ago by Cueburned    [ Reply ]
Any SRV sticks me right in the heart!!
Posted 4 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
Picture this: enjoying a cold beer in the sun on my just finished wooden terrace when this song comes around. Heavenly!!
Posted 4 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
One of my favorites.  Will never be tired of this song.
Posted 4 years ago by dianed    [ Reply ]
Stevie, like Jimi, died before really stretching out into the vast universe of noises to make with an axe.
Posted 4 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
Ahhh, so tasty!
Posted 4 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs in the history of music, IMHO. Pure aural magic.
Posted 4 years ago by alisathegreat    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD when it came out but haven’t heard this track in over twenty years! Most excellent.
Posted 4 years ago by lannijim3132    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this and I never want it to end.  Just wow.
Posted 4 years ago by Mammajamma    [ Reply ]
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Posted 4 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
smoooth...
Posted 4 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:

Is that a "real" poncho or a Sears poncho?"
-Frank Zappa
 

Oh, Really?
Posted 4 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
I know I'm in a tiny minority (so there's no point abusing me for what I'm about to say), but, honestly, I'm just really bored with Guitar Wank.
Posted 4 years ago by Enness    [ Reply ]
I'd sell my soul to the devil at the crossroads to see Stevie in concert one more time :-( 
Posted 4 years ago by kevinpobrien    [ Reply ]
Thanks so much RP. Mon morceau préféré de SRV ! 
Posted 4 years ago by globecroqueur    [ Reply ]
A piece of music this good makes me stop in my tracks, close my eyes, and simply listen.
Posted 4 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
His first sober project.
Posted 4 years ago by cdemon    [ Reply ]
 zenhead wrote:
If you're going to wear a poncho, you gotta have the chops to back it up.
 
Is that a "real" poncho or a Sears poncho?"
-Frank Zappa
Posted 4 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Supreme ballad rate 8 
Posted 4 years ago by sonymagellan    [ Reply ]
Up next to spoil the mood, yapping dogs.!
Posted 4 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
Stevie always made me hot with those talented fingers. He's who really got me into blues, may he rest in peace.
Posted 5 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
If you're going to wear a poncho, you gotta have the chops to back it up.
Posted 5 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
Masterpiece....
Posted 5 years ago by wastemyday1    [ Reply ]
I am sure SRV could have taken 10 cuts & all of them would have worked...FEEL baby!
Posted 5 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
What a showcase, everything we love about SRV; great tone, great dynamics and such impeccable taste in his phrasing on the fretboard.
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 Jenglund wrote:
New listener to RP, and when this song came on I was so blown away (by it and the quality & clarity of the sound) I had to stop everything and just absorb it. An out of body for sure! Love the station!!!
 
I remember that feeling the first time I heard RP and, from that moment on, it never ends.
Posted 5 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
30 years??
Posted 5 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
 doublediamond708 wrote:
This is an amazing song but unfortunately I have heard it far too many times and am now sick of it.
 
Sounds like a personal problem. Try PSD. The rest of the world is quite okay with this.
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
absolutely love it!
Posted 5 years ago by pyramidplus57791    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:
Sorry Bill, I have to WORK here. Don't play Riviera Paradise out of the blue. My mind than just stops working and goes in chill-mode involuntary. 

 
Exactly this... {#Cool}
Posted 5 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
This is an amazing song but unfortunately I have heard it far too many times and am now sick of it.
Posted 5 years ago by doublediamond708    [ Reply ]
 Peace_tode wrote:
Just..... Damn!

 
Can't say it any better.
Posted 5 years ago by paulfhplaptop896    [ Reply ]

Just..... Damn!

Posted 6 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Pure Magic
 

exactly - hit to the nail!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 6 years ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
Pure Magic
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Cuban guitarist hears SRV for the first time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1lpsDN2-L8
Posted 6 years ago by clickfaster    [ Reply ]
Sleepytime Jazz is the soporific label for this song .. it's plings and plucks send you into a new meditative state. 
Posted 6 years ago by daveinnj    [ Reply ]
How cool is to end the working day with this song !

thank you,
Posted 6 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
No I am decreasing to 5 - Decent which is my highest "no go"  Sorry I'm tired of Ray V  
Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
To me this is 8 - Most Excellent  
Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
Sorry Bill, I have to WORK here. Don't play Riviera Paradise out of the blue. My mind than just stops working and goes in chill-mode involuntary. 


Posted 6 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Wonderful.  Thanks for making my morning.  

Irish
Posted 6 years ago by Irish    [ Reply ]
I give SRV an eleven. The pure soul. had the honor to see him a few times at little dive clubs back then and hang back stage with him
Posted 6 years ago by dwsneed    [ Reply ]
Holy smokes! I consider myself a fan of SRV, but I guess I'm not the ultimate fan, because I had not heard this. Gorgeous. Thanks for making my day and showing me something by him I'd never heard. It's the little things in life, and this was a nice gift for today.
Posted 6 years ago by szpowell    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
so much hype surrounding this guy back in the '80s.
the most overrated guitarist to come down the pike since the Clapton Is God era.

 
Bwahahaha! 

Look to the mirror if you seek something over hyped. 
Posted 6 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
{#Laughing} simply love it


Posted 6 years ago by irma_in_goma    [ Reply ]
so much hype surrounding this guy back in the '80s.
the most overrated guitarist to come down the pike since the Clapton Is God era.
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Magnifique. Quelle splendeur.
Posted 6 years ago by darcand    [ Reply ]
One of the very few songs that was actually composed by SRV and truly a masterpiece.
Posted 7 years ago by beejtheman    [ Reply ]
So much of Stevie's soul pours from his guitar on this tune. The raw emotion is palpable. 
Posted 7 years ago by folkrocker    [ Reply ]
New listener to RP, and when this song came on I was so blown away (by it and the quality & clarity of the sound) I had to stop everything and just absorb it. An out of body for sure! Love the station!!!
Posted 7 years ago by Jenglund    [ Reply ]
I love the mix of flourish and restraint in this one. Not easy to do both.
Posted 7 years ago by haljordan    [ Reply ]
First time to hear this - rated it a 9.
Then listened a bit more while reading all your comments and bumped it to a 10.
If it can bring responses like yours it's truly godlike.
Posted 7 years ago by mrsquid    [ Reply ]
Shit! Already rated it 10. Do that every time.
Posted 7 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Sweeeeet!

 
Indeed!
Posted 7 years ago by SeriousLee    [ Reply ]
Sweeeeet!
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Only the good -
Posted 7 years ago by JDHRosewater    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:
Oh man. Did a LOT of making out with my future wife to this song in a tiny apartment in Lake Forest, IL back in '92.

Too much information? Sorry. 

 
Nah, give us more information {#Jump}
Posted 7 years ago by pankman    [ Reply ]
ugh its a good song but its monday morning. i will have to drink an extra cup of coffee now.
Posted 7 years ago by leechi    [ Reply ]
Oh man. Did a LOT of making out with my future wife to this song in a tiny apartment in Lake Forest, IL back in '92.

Too much information? Sorry. 
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Inserting HTML embed code does not seem to work so here is a link to it:   Alan Watts - Must Life Go On and On? - Video - About 9 minutes
 
konz wrote:

I've often wondered if the perpetual creation of cells qualifies as perpetual life, meaning that you've come from a previous body of cells whose cells also came from a previous body, and so on, and and so on, and whose chain of experiences, both conscious and subconscious, were imprinted in your DNA.  Isn't this why death is the great mystery?...because you've never been dead?

 

 


Posted 8 years ago by robertheston    [ Reply ]
   I would love to have him play that at my Sunset Grill!The Sunset Grill - West Coast
Posted 8 years ago by robertheston    [ Reply ]
 Highlowsel wrote:
Cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter wrote a book "I Am A Strange Loop."  (Yes, he's also the one who wrote "Gödel, Escher, Bach.")  In any case the gist of his strange loop book was that consciousness is a self-referencial rhythmic pattern that develops in complexity thru experiences over time.  Not only do the patterns become more complex so,  too, the resonances each consciousness sets up in relation to others.  I know this is all a bit esoteric but hear me out.  Music as conduit allows for one strange loop to communication in resonance fashion with another.  All art is like that in one fashion or another.  So, too, all relationships.  It all points to this.  You never truly die as your echoes, your resonances, ripple out into all the other meshed loops (consciousnesses) that surround you.  Such ripples go on forever, though they may dampen with time.  This piece reminds me of that idea....'ol Stevie is still out there.  Each and every time you hear such a singular piece as this you can feel him clearly, cleanly, thru the passage of time.  Such a simple but sublime communique from one soul, one strange loop, to any and all others who care to listen. 

Juuust sayin' is all.

Highlow
American Net'Zen

 
I've often wondered if the perpetual creation of cells qualifies as perpetual life, meaning that you've come from a previous body of cells whose cells also came from a previous body, and so on, and and so on, and whose chain of experiences, both conscious and subconscious, were imprinted in your DNA.  Isn't this why death is the great mystery?...because you've never been dead?
Posted 8 years ago by konz    [ Reply ]
Sitting in my office. Cranking on some code. Glancing at the folks around me. And thinking much more than I usually do how much I like them.

And then I realize it's because this tune has put me into such a good mood.
Posted 8 years ago by DCfromBoston    [ Reply ]
I am not really a SRV fan, but this one is just sooooooo nice.
Posted 8 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
 torino390 wrote:
Simply love SRV. More please. 😉

 
I really enjoy the eclectic nature of our two DJ's. That being said, I would never complain if we got stuck in this groove.

Still miss you, Stevie.
Posted 8 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
The opening notes always grab my attention, but don't remind me of what is about to happen.  It takes my brain a few seconds to catch up.  And then I smile as I realize I'm about to have 10 minutes of relaxing bliss.  
 
Posted 8 years ago by amb599    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Awesome meander through an amazing soundscape that can sound surreal at times...as it did one particularly memorable sunset-lit evening when I was at the rooftop bar at The Rio in downtown Boulder when this was playing, and the breeze, the margaritas, and the conversations were all flowing, and the comings and goings and chatterings of throngs of revelers ebbed and flowed like The Tide...

 
(clink!)  Cheers coloradojohn! 

Godlike!  awesome piece from SRV elicits many soulful comments from you beautiful people, woo - hooo  : ) 
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Sweet.
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
"Riviera Paradise"

"Radio Paradise"

Coincidence?  {#Biggrin}


Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]