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Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues (2023)
Too much talking for a music documentary
If you've never experienced Stevie Ray Vaughan's music and fiery playing before - well after watching this documentary you still won't have. Go look him up on YouTube I guess.
For a documentary about musicians, there's so little footage or music of the players themselves (not to mention their influences) that it's almost criminal. Kirby Warnock will talk and bore your ears off, you'll hear the odd out-of-context snippet of music if you listen carefully, but you'll find yourself halfway through the documentary wondering if they will ever show a clip of the things they are describing (sorry to say - they won't.)
For an SRV documentary there are also some conspicuous absences - Tommy Shannon? Nope. Chris Layton? Nope. Not even Reese Wynans! Sure there's a bit of Jackson Browne, a bit of Clapton, a bit of Billy Gibbons - but overall this just feels like a very flat attempt at reminding the world Jimmie Vaughan is still here and plays the guitar.