Different Shades of Blue Bonus Tracks (Page 2 of 5)

I understand marketing, but it is really a kick in the face that those of us who pre-order off of Joe's site the first day pre-order was available to show our support, and pay a premium for doing so, get short-changed by having bonus tracks offered on Best Buy purchased CD, at a significant discount.

Having supported Joe since the ANDY days when he was playing to 50 people in a dank cellar, I am beginning to get a little disenchanted by JR Adventures marketing. If Joe wasn't such an amazing talent, I'd boycott any further purchases. Certainly no more music orders directly from JR. Best Buy from now on.

I totally agree, this does not sit well with me either.  I bought the album through his website as soon as it was announced and I never wavered even after I found out that BB had the CD with bonus tracks.  I want to support JB directly, and I hope that this scenario does not become the norm.

I got my copy yesterday.  I am gonna be the fly in the ointment and say that Oh Beautiful is the standout track.

I wonder if a copy of the TAB will be released like Blues Deluxe, Dust Bowl and Driving Towards the Daylight!?!?

Incidentally does anyone know where I can get a decent set of JB backing tracks other than www.guitarbackingtrack.com?  Looking for Django/Just Got Paid and India/Mountain Time from Live from Nowhere in Particular.

In my opinion, this whole thing regarding the Best Buy edition with the bonus tracks - that is, whether it was a marketing mistake, ripoff, or whatever - is not that big of a deal. I think some people are forgetting - or maybe unaware - that there is a limited edition Deluxe Digi-pack version of DSOB available through the JB store and I haven't seen it for sale anywhere else. We have both the Deluxe version and the Best Buy version and I would take the Deluxe version over the Best Buy version any day, even at the cost of $19.99 vs. $11.99.

Again, just my opinion.

What I'm looking forward to more than anything is a live recording/DVD with some of the songs from this record because I think the live versions of "Oh Beautiful", "Love Ain't A Love Song" and "I Gave Up Everything For You" that I've seen and/or heard so far (hopefully more to come) have been superior to the album versions. I don't think any of the bonus tracks will make it to the live set, BTW.

I would imagine the live recording they are doing at Radio City Music Hall will have some of the songs. As far as the bonus tracks are concerned, I really like "Better The Devil You Know" and someone on Joe's facebook page said they had contacted Joe's webmaster and that they will be offering these songs as free downloads over the next few weeks.

The Devil You Know is my favorite track besides the first two which we had already heard. I think it would be a great live one too.

PM sent.

I like Seesaw better than Don't Explain, but they're both good.  Your taste may vary.  As for his older albums, everyone here seems to have a different favorite (which is the great thing about Joe's catalog).  My Top 3 are Dust Bowl, Ballad of John Henry and Sloe Gin, although Different Shades of Blue is certainly right up there.