Calvin Theater 26-Feb-09 (Page 1 of 3)

Awesome first show!!! Her is the run down
Ballad of John Henry
Last Kiss
So many roads
Mountain Time
Another kind of love
Sloe Gin
Great Flood
Lonesome road blues
Happier times
Your funeral my trial
Blues deluxe
Woke up dreaming
Just got paid
**********Encore*************
Ball Peen Hammer
Story of a quarry man
Asking around for you
Friggin 2+ hour set Awesome.......

WTF! that looks awesome.  I hope someone had a video cam and posts on youtube .  I want this set list at Westbury and West Hampton Joe. lol

Ben

Roadshow101 - thanks for sharing that with us - I'm GREEN with envy.

What a great set list - that'll do for me at RAH.

Great to see Mountain Time still in there. A few guys on here have suggested that Happier Times might take its place, but hey, Mountain Time makes me feel SOOOOOOOOOOO good, and I dont really get that with Happier Times, there's just too much sadness in there. Lots of great blues faves in there too - WOW!

Ian

WOW!! Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about. One week from Saturday AND Sunday, I can't wait!!

Roy

Now I'm more psyched than ever for tomorrow nights show at the Landmark Theater.

Unfortunately it looks like once again I'll be going solo.

Tom, please holler my way after tonights show in Buffalo!

Stay Safe!!

Set is missing Stop! .  I guess they are saving it for RAH and the horn section.  Worth the trip to London just for that tune.

The world premiere of Joe Bonamassa's 2009 edition of his World Tour was beyond belief.  We always say "how can it get any better" but it always IS better.  Any of you who have tickets for his upcoming shows are in for quite an experience.

First off, the show was heavily laced with new material - 6 out of 16 songs were from the new album (thanks for posting the set list RoadShow - I lost track after 4 or 5 songs), but a lot of the old favorites were left.

Some highlights:

The new stuff was even better live than on the album.  Given Joe's history of changing up how he plays certain songs as time goes on it will be interesting to hear how these songs evolve.  I think TBOJH is my favorite of the new ones - I loved that the first time I heard it last year, and it is still one of my favorites.  Lonesome Road Blues was great, and Last Kiss has some killer licks.  Great Flood is not one of my favorites - but it does sound better live than on the album.

Liked the selection of "old songs" that remain in the lineup.  The prelude to Mountain Time has been changed up yet again and it is Killer!  Any tapers out there?  I want a live version of this show yesterday.  Very glad Blues Deluxe is till in there - it is one of my all-time favorites.

Johnny A was great.  It isn't very often you get to see Joe interact with other guitarists on stage, and these two obviously have a great deal of respect for each other.  I haven't seen Johnny for a few years and I had forgotten how cool he is (oh no - more music to buy).  He played with Joe on Your Funeral My Trial and Blues Deluxe - quite the treat.  This really whetted my appetite for what Joe will do with the "Special Guests" that are sure to be at RAH.

The Flying V guitar was wild - Joe's antics during Just Got Paid get better all the time.  Just don't fall off the amps and hurt yourself before May!

This was my first experience sitting in the front row at a Joe concert - it's like having a personal show!  What a treat.  Got to meet up with The StepChild and his friend Pam (they were sitting right behind me) and also Mr.Lee and his friend.  Sorry I missed you Mindy - we were running late and just made it to the theater in time.  Pam and I kept looking at each other during every new song and said "Do you know the lyrics?".  Thanks to Michael and Jane, yes.

Can't wait for April (two more shows) and, of course, RAH!

Pictures will follow.

Sandy

WOW...WHAT A GREAT SET LIST...

So glad that Ball Peen Hammer is back in...Can't wait to hear the new stuff live in Columbus...Thanks for the quick post...

Bizzer