Ian916 wrote:- to put across a different opinion....
I felt that a couple of the songs at Hammersmith show last year could have done with a second guitarist, - when the larger venues are played I think that there are times when some of the songs would benefit from a sound closer to the studio version.
- BoJH contained some layered pieces, the video shoing the recording of "Stop" shows this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXXnLSRdBE
worth a look as it is superb video!
If he was trying to pull off these songs with just a Strat I might agree, emphasis might, but still adding not likely. His Gibson array handles much and the band and Joe's vocals are transcending the expected trade-downs. An example expressed by some, although I am not in agreement, is that currently Slow Train, as it transpires on the studio album, is too thick in the guitar sonic department and comes off better when it is a bit thinned live. I just see them as differing versions of the same song. Even different month-to-month live, so why the big need for studio repetitiveness? Just offering a different differing opinion. Probably why Joe doesn't play a lot of songs live is that they might indeed be served better with another guitar. I could agree with that. But that's another musician to pay and mouth to feed and not truly ever necessary in my live listenings so far. I had actually thought that first off with Bridge To Better Days when it was first introduced live, and I first heard the opening riffs being joined by the rest of the band and thought for a few seconds it needed a second guitarist part playing...
If Rick went elsewhere one day it might be an option to consider, but......naaahhhhh! 
Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
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