Nottingham Concert Hall 30 Nov 09 (Page 1 of 2)

went to see joe in sheffield a couple of months back,
amazing show , got tickets the following day for nottingham.
what can i say his guitar playing warms up the coldest of nights.  thanks joe ...

cant wait to see you back in sheffield next year

Just found out it was Sandi Thom

Michael

Bathdaft, Keishu, Mark2308, Kohoutek, welcome to the forum.

C'mon folks, we want details! We all know it was brilliant, always is, just give us the scoop on  the tunes and what was played. Rick.

i cant remember the whole set list,but stop,django,h.w.e,a.r.f.y had been dropped from the r.a.h set list and if heart aches were nickles,had to cry today,ball peened hammer,bridge to better days have been re-introduced.it was almost 2 hours of joe b at his absolute best.high light for me was,if heart aches and happier times.
last night i cracked double figures for seeing joe,and feel proud i have followed him round the block as he said in nottingham,from the runner to the concert hall.
i persuaded two mates to go last night for their first joe experience.i text one of them this morning and asked"well,good or bad?",the reply,"im completely stunned!"
enough said.

I was there with Mrs Slikk last night, and can say that it was a most enjoyable concert (I'm the master of understatement).
Was only the second time of seeing Joe for me - first was in Sheffield this year - but I've booked tickets for Magna next year, and am taking the boy Slikk too.
Couldn't sleep last night for "Had to Cry Today" going through my head.

Nice presentation there buddy. Excellent! Glad you had a good time! More for me in Leeds tomorrow!

Nottingham 30th November 2009 – our second Joe experience in a whirlwind 48 hours, and the guy just doesn’t disappoint.
We found ourselves just five rows back from the stage with a great view, right in front of one of the speakers on the front of the stage that Joe seems to have taken a liking to standing on to “throw shapes” , so I figured we would be seeing lots of him this time.
We had seen Joe at the Llandudno gig on Saturday where we were invited into the BITS session and soundcheck, and got to have a few words afterwards and get some things signed. Mrs Icon was on a high for ages after that. But at Nottingham as Joe wound up his second number stage front and Mrs Icon leaped to her feet cheering, he looked straight at us and mouthed the word “hello” – she nearly fainted!
As always, Joe put on a super show, but he really seemed to be enjoying himself on this occasion, and that filtered through into his playing. The guy was just on fire.
The set list was the same as Llandudno (don’t worry Joe – I can’t pronounce it either) so I won’t repeat it here, but here’s my highlights:
As always, “So Many Roads” hit the spot – such a powerful slow blues in the way only Joe can convey – fantastic tone and phrasing.
My second live shot of “If Heartaches Were Nickels” for me was just wonderful – so glad Joe has put this back in the set. A great song that has long been a favourite of Mrs Icon.
Absolute highlight of the night was “Sloe Gin”. The newly extended intro to this really focuses the mind and draws you into this powerfully emotional song, coupled with soul rending soloing from Joe that really lays down the mood. Always leaves me wrecked (but in a cool way – if that’s possible).
Great sounds from the red MusicMan on “Bridge to Better Days” – again, another one I’m glad to see back, especially sounding that good. The same could be said of “Ball Peen Hammer” – the12 string neck on that twin necked MM monster sounds incredible, but that’s a hell of a lot of weight to carry round Joe when you’re only using half of it.
That bluest of JB blues songs “The Great Flood” hits me in the pit of my stomach every time I hear it these days, and this was no exception. This is just raw emotion with every note during the solo’s and having heard that Joe’s writings on TBOJH were driven by a broken relationship I wonder sometimes what Joe must be feeling when he plays this. Powerful stuff.
“Woke up Dreaming”? Hotter than ever!
And how could I not mention “Mountain Time” – truly one of the most uplifting songs I’ve ever heard – the perfect cure for all that blues.

Thanks for two great shows this week Joe – have a great break after the tour – you deserve it!

Ian

Another fantastic performance, Its been such a long time from the RHA but well worth the wait. Highlights for me were last Kiss, heartaches for nickels,The great flood and of course Mountain Time!
See you again soon Joe you get better evry time.