Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Step (Remastered) Review

After Stevie Ray Vaughan and the members of Double Trouble recovered from their drug and alcohol problems, SRV & DT released this explosive CD. Over half of the CD contains memorable songs, including Crossfire, Tightrope, Leave My Girl Alone, Wall of Denial, and Riviera Paradise.

The remastered version of In Step contains five new tracks plus the effects from remastering the original CD. The four tracks are SRV Speaks, The House is Rockin' (Live), Let Me Love You Baby (Live), Texas Flood (Live), and Life without You (Live). Each of these new tracks is excellent and should be included with In Step.I might have picked some other songs from the In Step CD, but these are good tracks.

I have read on some newsgroups (and email lists) devoted to Stevie Ray Vaughan that some fans are upset that the new material was not put onto a single new CD. For me, this is a non-issue. Sony is a company that wants to make money. I don't begrudge them for this and have no problem with repackaging and remastering In Step. I like that they picked material from when In Step was originally released. It should also be noted that getting this CD for ~$12.00 is possible. In my case, I traded in a bunch of CDs I don't listen to for store credit, which paid for the remastered In Step.