[2bigears]

   just saw him in Vancouver the other night. a good show. his singing is ok,, but his playing is soooooo dam good.  he mentioned that other folk have asked why he doesn't do more shows in Canada. he said he likes to just do Van,and get the hell out. i think i know what he means 

[ctviggen]

I went to the Bonamassa show at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis last November. I'd heard of him but wasn't all that familiar with his work when a friend invited me. I was a bit disappointed. He's an extremely good guitar player, but, overall, I thought his material weak.

Just reinforced my experience that there are some wonderful musicians out there who'd be better off getting more of their material from other composers as opposed to doing it all themselves. The same is true of some great writers whose work is better displayed in the hands of others. The odds of doing both -- writing and performing -- at a consummate level are rarer than our ego tells us.

Are his albums better than his live shows?  I watched the first two "songs" of one of his live shows, and I really did not like them (too much "noise" for me, and I didn't like his voice). 

I always thought Stevie Ray Vaughn was much better live than in his albums, but perhaps Joe is the other way around (or if he's not, he's not for me). 

[Kinger]

It's the other way around for me.  I prefer his live stuff over his studio stuff.  Just seems like he has such a great energy when playing live and his backing band always sounds so tight.........  Love both the Live at Royal Albert Hall performance and his one from the Beacon Theater.

[hdspeakerman]

I like listening at home.  I control the selection and the volume.  St. Louis was so loud it was very painful.  I think there was one song where he played by himself.  I will never to to another one of his concerts even though he is my favorite artist.
Howard

[MttBsh]

Great player but I don't care for his voice.

[starkiller]

Yeah, must admit his voice is just ok.  Now his girlfriend's voice, Beth, is pretty incredible!

[coke]

I believe I have almost all of his albums (10+).   Live from Nowhere in Particular is the one I'd recommend if you want to try a live album. 

[medium jim]

Sorry for the size of the photo....

Jim

[Delacroix]

His work with Black Country Communion is what I enjoy most.  With them, of course, singing duties are largely handled by Glenn Hughes, so that's a bonus if you don't care for Joe's vocals. A certain Jason Bonham on drums too.  Joe's guitar work is quite impressive to my ears.

[medium jim]

His work with Black Country Communion is what I enjoy most.  With them, of course, singing duties are largely handled by Glenn Hughes, so that's a bonus if you don't care for Joe's vocals. A certain Jason Bonham on drums too.  Joe's guitar work is quite impressive to my ears.

   absolutely, probably his best playing as he was outside his comfort zone and had to really buckle down. 

Jim

[Bob in St. Louis]

A new Joe B./Beth H. video came out a couple days ago. More of a documentary. Neat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnZqBgJn_Q