Joe Bonamassa

[Sifu Ben]

I saw Joe Bonamassa in Frome last night, what a great gig!
The evening started well, as I'd happily have paid to see the support band. They were a Manchester blues rock outfit called Stone Sole River , kind of 2 parts Led Zep, 1 part Pearl Jam and a sprinkling of Eagles and Skynard. They absolutely rocked! Exactly the kind of riff heavy, groove laden hard rock I love  :D
 Then Joe came on and he was astonishing. He's even faster live than he is on record  :o It wasn't just his speed that was astounding though, his mastery of dynamics was truly inspiring.
 His lead lines were obviously spectacular, but what really blew me away was his acoustic playing, I'd genuinely never seen anything like it.
 The other surprise was how hard he rocked! Obviously half the set was straight blues, but the other half was really high energy blues rock, and his closing number was full on metal, complete with sprawling shred solos and Tom Morello style sonic experimentation  :twisted:
Needless to say I went home happy  :)

[broken cord]

Yeah, Bonamassa is a top ten player of mine, I welcome the chance to see him rock.

[Twisted Louie]

Yeah, Bonamassa is a top ten player of mine, I welcome the chance to see him rock.

He is playing at BB's on 42nd on Friday Nov. 10.

http://www.bbkingblues.com/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=2993

[broken cord]

Yeah, Bonamassa is a top ten player of mine, I welcome the chance to see him rock.

He is playing at BB's on 42nd on Friday Nov. 10.

http://www.bbkingblues.com/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=2993

Thanks Man! I got some tickets for 11/9 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in CT. It's close to my brothers house and he'll be going with me; he's a player too. However, his gear is all stock and mine is all mod'd except for a Gibson CS 346, but that may get some BK's too.

[lulusg]

I saw JB last night at the House of Blues in New Orleans.... WOW! We were into it... He was into it, the acoustic part just raised the bar for Fun! The whole experience felt like the spirituals at one of my local churches, then everybody went ....Ahhhhhh......!

[shobet]

Got my ticket for the Manchester gig in November. :)

[38thBeatle]

I saw him in February and he was brilliant. He has a live album out -gonna get it shortly.

[Philly Q]

The other surprise was how hard he rocked! Obviously half the set was straight blues, but the other half was really high energy blues rock, and his closing number was full on metal, complete with sprawling shred solos and Tom Morello style sonic experimentation  :twisted:
Needless to say I went home happy  :)

I like the way he rocks out and acknowledges his rock influences.  I hope he doesn't change that, there are enough blues purists in the world already.

[PhilKing]

Yeah, Bonamassa is a top ten player of mine, I welcome the chance to see him rock.

He is playing at BB's on 42nd on Friday Nov. 10.

http://www.bbkingblues.com/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=2993

Thanks Man! I got some tickets for 11/9 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in CT. It's close to my brothers house and he'll be going with me; he's a player too. However, his gear is all stock and mine is all mod'd except for a Gibson CS 346, but that may get some BK's too.

On the JB website the dates are Oct 24th for BB Kings and Oct 26th for the Ridgefield Playhouse - he's in the UK in early November - have you guys been at my beer again :lol:

[noodleplugerine]

Yeah, Bonamassa is a top ten player of mine, I welcome the chance to see him rock.

He is playing at BB's on 42nd on Friday Nov. 10.

http://www.bbkingblues.com/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=2993

Thanks Man! I got some tickets for 11/9 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in CT. It's close to my brothers house and he'll be going with me; he's a player too. However, his gear is all stock and mine is all mod'd except for a Gibson CS 346, but that may get some BK's too.

On the JB website the dates are Oct 24th for BB Kings and Oct 26th for the Ridgefield Playhouse - he's in the UK in early November - have you guys been at my beer again :lol:

You quoted a post from 2006 Phil... Things were different back then! :lol:

[broken cord]

Yeah, Bonamassa is a top ten player of mine, I welcome the chance to see him rock.

He is playing at BB's on 42nd on Friday Nov. 10.

http://www.bbkingblues.com/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=2993

Thanks Man! I got some tickets for 11/9 at the Ridgefield Playhouse in CT. It's close to my brothers house and he'll be going with me; he's a player too. However, his gear is all stock and mine is all mod'd except for a Gibson CS 346, but that may get some BK's too.

On the JB website the dates are Oct 24th for BB Kings and Oct 26th for the Ridgefield Playhouse - he's in the UK in early November - have you guys been at my beer again :lol:

You quoted a post from 2006 Phil... Things were different back then! :lol:

Very true 2006 was a very different time. However, that was a great show, He was actually openning for Dr. John. Bonamassa was great! As for Dr. John; well I'll just be kind and say I left before his show was through.

[PhilKing]

It shows how long this thread has been going!!   Think I'm going to see him at BB's on the 24th (there's a group of us and we all know how hard organising a group is).

[PhilKing]

I saw Joe Bonamassa at BB Kings last night and he smoked!! The show was great - the place was packed out and he gave a great show.  He played mainly Les Pauls (at least 3, one JB Goldtop, one sunburst and one goldtop with Bigsby), the gutiar he started with looked like a music man (with a 4 & 2) headstock and at one time he was playing what looked like  a lap steel put into a regular body so you could play it standing.  He was also using a theramin for effects.  The sound was pretty good for a live event and he played some great acoustic stuff too.  If you haven't seen him and you get chance, go for it.