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[irg82]

Anyone else like him? I've just become obsessed with him. I bought his live Shepherd's Bush album and was pleasantly surprised to hear a bit of Dazed and Confused while listening to Just Got Paid. Awesome blues guitarist, and he does a great job at Zeppeln.

[alien]

I have a great live-dvd from him , wanna have it ?

[PJD]

Great player. He does a killer version of "Tea For One" and I'm pretty sure Jason Bonham played on his last record.

[Kissandra]

'My Mistake' and 'Bridge To Better Days' are my favorite songs of his.

[Jahfin]

I first heard of him years ago when he fronted the band Bloodline that also included drummer Erin Davis (son of Miles Davis), Waylon Krieger (Robby Krieger's son), and Berry Oakley, Jr., son of the legendary Allman Brothers Band bassist.

[dragster]

You should listen to New Day Yesterday done by Joe.......awesome!!

[Stargroves Tangie]

My husband is a big fan of Joe's & got me into him. He really is an excellent guitarist, and being the big Zep fan I am I loved it when he did the Dazed & Confused solo during his cover of Just Got Paid when we saw him in Oct at BB King's in NYC (show available for download on Dime if anybody's interested)
IRQ- what is this Shepherd's Bush album? Is it a boot or legit release?

[Levee]

Just starting to get in to him. Don't know what took me so long. He's good.

[TULedHead]

This man would have been a legend if he had been born a decade or two earlier. It's a shame that he's not a household name.

[xmas]

If you love the guitar than you have to check Joe Bonamassa out.If you do not then you are doing yourself a big injustice.He is not just good,he is scary good.One of the best I have ever seen.Dare I say maybe the best. All around playing,vocals,songwriting.If you can find the song Pain and Sorrow it will blow you away.What separates JB from the pack is that he can play a multitude of styles,and there all at the highest level,blues ,rock,acoustic,ballads,blues rock,you name it.

[Jahfin]

This man would have been a legend if he had been born a decade or two earlier. It's a shame that he's not a household name.

As I mentioned previously, he was actually around back in the 90s in a band called Bloodline with the sons of Robby Krieger, Miles Davis and Berry Oakley, Jr. Unfortunately I'm about the only one around here that's ever heard of them or remembers them.

[xmas]

As I mentioned previously, he was actually around back in the 90s in a band called Bloodline with the sons of Robby Krieger, Miles Davis and Berry Oakley, Jr. Unfortunately I'm about the only one around here that's ever heard of them or remembers them.

I have a Bloodline cd the one with Stone Cold Hearted.great cd in my opinion.Wasnt familiar with them when they were together though.Would have liked to have seen them.

[kidmoon]

Very few white guys can succeed at making good blues music. Bonamassa is not one of them.

He makes music for middle-aged white people and kids who don't know any better.

[zepsteve]

he has a feature in guitar magazine just watched him on my cd rom and yeah its pretty sweet

[Levee]

Very few white guys can succeed at making good blues music. Bonamassa is not one of them.

He makes music for middle-aged white people and kids who don't know any better.

Is this carved in stone somewhere, or is it your opinion?

[kidmoon]

Is this carved in stone somewhere, or is it your opinion?

It's my opinion, of course. I suppose I'd have cited sources if it was fact. Don't get me wrong, he's a fantastic guitar player, but, like Clapton (post-Blind Faith), he just sounds like a white guy trying to play blues music.

[xmas]

Very few white guys can succeed at making good blues music. Bonamassa is not one of them.

He makes music for middle-aged white people and kids who don't know any better.

I would have to wholeheartedly disagree.Blues isnt about race or economic backround,its about feeling/emotion.You didnt have to pick cotton to be a gret blues player.And I will Agree its not just about how well you play the guitar.I have seen Joe Bonamassa play live several times,and what I hear in him is the passion feelig in both his playing and singing.Sure he is mostly a blues/rock guy,but when he plays the blues he plays the blues.He is not some poser.Is he Muddy Waters NO,is he John Lee Hooker,Sonny Boy Williamson,ect no.That generation has mostly passed and now the younger generation that is embrcaing the blues will put their own stamp on it.I am not a traditionalist.I like my blues hardrockin.But I will argue it is still blues.Yes,Joe does appeal to mostly middle age white guys,but we do know better because we have seen them all.We have seen them and realize a great talent.I will say that Led Zepplin is also the blues.THey just took it and changed it into something completely different.music evolves and morphs. Rock and roll came from the blues,it doesnt matter the lines dont have to be drawn in the sand,different styles for different people.

[xmas]

just another note .Joe does a Blues In The School program,whre on his own time when he is on the road goes to schools aroun the country to talk to kids about the blues.he is trying to keep the blues alive.not many high schoolers know that much about the blues,so I guess all we can hope for are bad white blues players for the ignorant and middle age white guys of the future.

[irg82]

My husband is a big fan of Joe's & got me into him. He really is an excellent guitarist, and being the big Zep fan I am I loved it when he did the Dazed & Confused solo during his cover of Just Got Paid when we saw him in Oct at BB King's in NYC (show available for download on Dime if anybody's interested)
IRQ- what is this Shepherd's Bush album? Is it a boot or legit release?

It's an official Live EP. I got it off iTunes.

[kidmoon]

I would have to wholeheartedly disagree.Blues isnt about race or economic backround,its about feeling/emotion.You didnt have to pick cotton to be a gret blues player.And I will Agree its not just about how well you play the guitar.I have seen Joe Bonamassa play live several times,and what I hear in him is the passion feelig in both his playing and singing.Sure he is mostly a blues/rock guy,but when he plays the blues he plays the blues.He is not some poser.Is he Muddy Waters NO,is he John Lee Hooker,Sonny Boy Williamson,ect no.That generation has mostly passed and now the younger generation that is embrcaing the blues will put their own stamp on it.I am not a traditionalist.I like my blues hardrockin.But I will argue it is still blues.Yes,Joe does appeal to mostly middle age white guys,but we do know better because we have seen them all.We have seen them and realize a great talent.I will say that Led Zepplin is also the blues.THey just took it and changed it into something completely different.music evolves and morphs. Rock and roll came from the blues,it doesnt matter the lines dont have to be drawn in the sand,different styles for different people.

Hey, I like white bluesmen as much as the next (white) guy: Page, Peter Green, the guy from the Black Keys, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck, etc.; I was just saying (or trying to say) that Joe Bonamassa didn't quite make my personal cut. And I wasn't trying to offend, xmas -- my comment was meant to be more humorous than hurtful.
Also, I completely agree: blues is about emotion. To be more clear about my feelings on JB's music: it sounds way too polished -- like the emotion was scrubbed away. And that reminds me of later Clapton. All technical excellence, no grit.