Murfdog Oregon show reviews begin! (Page 2 of 3)

Was one of the numerous Les Pauls the new Blue one? The gear section fellows are lusting over that one. Oh Lord, the wait is killing me.
Rick

Its actually a 355 Gibson..  Its a 1973 same exact guitar Freddie King played .. Im stoked. 
Joe B

These are the guitars I remember seeing:

Ernie Ball Double Neck
Les Pauls (Black, Blue, Goldtop, Burst, maybe others?)
355
Korina Explorer
Firebird
Korina Flying V
Ernie Ball Axis(?)
another Ernie Ball of some sort. Vaguely Strat shaped with a purple quilt top.
and the accoustic

And of course the Theremin, or as my buddy calls it, the "Jimmy Page Voodoo Box" (in reference to a scene from It Might Get Loud)

The show was great. Good mix of some of my favorites from past albums, and newer stuff.  I am jealous of the folks who are going to make it to more than 1 of his stops in OR.

Highlights for me were "So Many Roads", "Sloe Gin" and "Bird on a Wire"

Also, I think Carmine should consider keeping the eye-patch on at least a semi-permanent basis as it gives off an awesome pirate vibe. 

...AND THEY'RE OFF!!... Boy have I missed reviews. New tour, new CD, new gear...I love the Pacific north. I think it's a beautiful area from which to launch the lastest journey aboard the Bonamassa Express. Thank you all for the detailed reviews. I'm as stoked as Joe    Cathy

Review for Oregon show #2....Portland/Aladdin Theatre/about 750 seats......Well, ladies and gents, this show was one for the books. First off, he was very proud that this show sold out in 3 days and remembered fondly (lol) the time back in '02 when he played to only 20 people!! This show was somehow even better than Eugene, probably because of the packed house and vocal crowd. The highlights of this set included a great version of "Blues Deluxe" (without the swells) more of a straight ahead version with less special effects. Also, he keeps changing the "Just got Paid" suite into something that sounds nothing like it use to in the middle-pretty much dropping the Frampton part and replacing it with something else I'm not quite familiar with. The new stuff grows on one rapidly with "Blue and Evil" and "When the Fire Hits the Sea" and "Young man Blues" all ranking at the top of the jamming ladder.....and, of course people were balling at "Sloe Gin" again. Isn't it awesome??
Here's the setlist

Ballad Of John Henry
Last Kiss
So Many Roads
So It's Like That
If Heartaches were Nickels
Further on up the Road
Sloe Gin
Lonesome Road Blues
Happier Times
Blue and Evil
Bridge to Better Days
When the Fire Hits the Sea
3 Times a Fool
Blues Deluxe(replaced "Great Flood" that was on printed setlist but was not played)
Young Man Blues
Woke up Dreaming....even longer than Eugene. This version must have run 10 minutes?!!
Django(not listed on printed setlst)
Mountain Time
Encore:
Bird on a Wire
Just got Paid-sick version!

20 tunes at approx the same length as Tuesday night slighly over 2 hours 10 minutes... Stay tuned for more news from Bend and the Tower Theatre. Rock on Bonafide Bonamassa Bonamaniacs!

Ya done good. Thanks so much!!

Wow.  Unfreakingreal.  I'm pretty much still blown away this morning by what I saw and heard last night.  It's a long story but suffice to say my ticket fiasco worked itself out to the point that I was actually sitting in the front row for this event, next to a Bonamassa newb who just called and said his face hurts from smiling so much last night night.  All told I brought three new Bonamassa converts to last nights show, all were equally blown away.  I appreciated Joe's comments about playing for 20 people there back in 2000 to selling it out in three days now.

Complete, total, utter command of the guitar and barnfulls of confidence to burn were in full display.  I heard a guy mumbling that he should just quit playing after seeing that, I couldn't get home fast enough to fire up the rig and go for a bit.

Just scorched, thank you so much Mr. Bonamassa - I needed that!  Actually a complete killer night as we started at the Delta Cafe for dinner, saw Joe B. destroy it at the Alladdin, and finished it up with a late night Voodoo Doughnuts run....aaawww man.

BTW - my personal favorite fiddle he broke out last night was the little Firebird Jr. with the single mini bucker...GASsing hard now 

Don't be shy Kent. There is no penalty for verbosity. Type your fingers to the bone! We want every detail. Great post. Keep them coming.
Rick