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| "Rude Mood" | |
|---|---|
| Song byStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | |
| from the albumTexas Flood | |
| Released | June 13, 1983 |
| Recorded | November 24, 1982 |
| Genre | Electric blues Blues rock |
| Length | 4:40 |
| Label | Epic Records |
| Songwriter | Stevie Ray Vaughan |
"Rude Mood" is the sixth track onStevie Ray Vaughan's debut album,Texas Flood. It is an instrumentalblues shuffle in 4/4 (common time) and played at 264 beats per minute.
The song was nominated for theGrammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in1984, losing toSting's "Brimstone and Treacle".[1]
"Rude Mood" is a take on aLightnin' Hopkins song called "Hopkins' Sky Hop".[2] Vaughan's recorded live performances of the song includeLive at Carnegie Hall and the DVDLive at Montreux 1982. He occasionally played the song on acoustic guitar instead of hischaracteristic Stratocaster, sometimes taking it faster or slower than the studio version.
The song starts out with the mainriff introduced by the guitar; the bass notes are played quickly with muted notes in between, resulting in aswung feel. The bass guitar and drums are introduced after the introduction, establishing the beat that continues to the end.