Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin Tel-Aviv, Israel (Page 1 of 2)

Oh my master of the universe! WHAT an amazing version indeed. With all due respect, Holy Moses! WOW!  Joe, Rick, Bogie and Carmine pulled out what may have been the best version of the year to end the year! That was nothing short of fantastic! Thank you Patty for the link and thank you chencohen85 for the wonderful video capturing.  And wow, how about that crowd's exhuberance, singing along! Even rhythm clapping just during the intro...I think a dance of joy almost broke out...repeatedly shhhhshing...sshhh...shhhhhhhhhh (lost count)..."it's beautiful" a woman  says...THAT's Joe Bonamassa my Israeli friends! The guitar, the emotional singing, the evocative pulse of the song, the inextricable synergy of the entire band and crowd.  19 years nearly to the day since I've been in Tel Aviv and I've missed it a lot, but now even more than ever. Shalom!

Rock ON & (again all due respect and love) Kippah the Faith ,
Rocket

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Stunning, Joe was really enjoying that too

Gotta agree...spectacular rendition and wonderful video.
The thing that struck me about this video, is that no matter how different we all are around this globe, we are all similar in our love of great music. Joe's impact is truly spanning the globe, from Tel-Aviv, to Moscow, to Mumbai, London, Chicago, etc., etc.
In all of these locations the people have that same look of joy (and at times, disbelief) on their faces as they watch a master at work.

Wow.  It really shows that people are all the same, wherever you go.  When you strip away all the crap that gets in the way in all of our lives, and get right to what makes us who we are...  We're all the same.  There's just some things, like certain feelings, tastes, smells, sounds, or whatever that ring true and affect us all the same way.  There's no way to engineer it or manipulate it, but when it happens...Wow.  It's primal, like going back to the caveman days. beating on logs around a fire.  The way the sound of a Harley Davidson motor idling pumps like a heart beat, or the symphony of a small child laughing with sheer delight.  Your Mothers' eyes when she greets you with a hug after a long time apart.  You "get it" immediately.   Whatever the gift that Joe has might be called, we all get it immediately.  Happy Holidays to all, whichever ones' you chose to celebrate, may they be GREAT!

I just watched it again...you don't wanna see a tough guy flood up...

MuchLove
BigJeff FDOL

awesome link! people singing along and everything!

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Love the filming where Joe is basking in the green light.  Have watched several times now, very soul-filled in more ways than one.

"I'm not nice to any guitar!"     
                 Joe Bonamassa 05-03-12

JBLP CHILD #184

First time poster

I want to say that after the show Joe's stocks went up the roof - not as a player(he's well up there since the first time ive heard him) but as a great guy.I HATE when people take my time for granted,whether friends work or artists(which i pay
top dollars to watch).Now ive been to hundreds of concerts,this is the FIRST TIME any artist performed on time!or better yet,5 minutes early

Seriously, when i heard Joe on radio a day earlier talking about how fans who pay money to see him should be treated in the best fashion i thought it was artist bullcrap,i was so wrong

So Joe,thanks for respecting my time,my money and even me,thanks for the best(and fastest) 2 hours i had.
Although my first thought when i arrived home is never to lay hands on my guitar(hey,why bother when you can just play some cds) today i left work early and practised 5 hours(and no,im not 12 )

Hope to see you here again,and next time aim your guitar at me

Thanks again