Joe and Beth Hart (Page 9 of 33)

I have to say.....after listening to what is on Youtube from this cd..........I LOVE LOVE LOVE It!!!!!!!!!!  Cant wait to get the cd and i certainly hope that Joe and Beth work together again.........LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too bad that video didn't have any Templars......Templars rule!!!! OK, back to reality, which is for people who can't deal with drugs.

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Count me in.  Hope they are planning a world tour.

When I saw Beth first some years ago I was writing here that it should be her when Joe would perform with a female singer. Yes, there is a huge potential in both of them and - coming back to BCC which I like, too - obviously sometimes there is more power in a man-woman combination than in a man-man combination.
Günter

BCC just played the high voltage.  I've seen Glenn play stadiums in the heyday of his career.  Yes classic rock has a limited audience now but they are doing new material.  I was there when Joe played in the clubs.  He's worked hard to get where he is at now.  I don't see it as either /or but that is Joe's decision.  I see it as both.  But you and I see some things differently.  I don't care if Glenn plays to 100 people now.  It's better for me.  I like the smaller  intimate venues where you can be up close.  Instead of having to look at him thru binoculars.  And the clubs are more fun.  I like the ambience better.  I mean going your route, I would want Joe to be a judge for American Idol.  Talk about instant fame and millions of people.  For the judges on the show, it's all about promotion of themselves and millions of dollars.

I do understand what you are saying, in that you want them to perform more because you like it better and you see more potential probably for both.  I do think there is another level between original songs and cover songs.  And it is not just Glenn, there are 2 other people in the band.  Joe just did a show with her so hopefully you will see them together.  I'm just going to give Glenn his propers as he has earned them through his illustrious career and he ain't stopping. 

As a sidenote, Paul Rodgers toured with Queen and sold out big stadiums.  But he has done that before.  He's older now and decided he likes the smaller venues and lesser tour dates. And when Queen and him want to do something together, they will. He had his main career so now he can call his own shots.  He doesn't have to sell out stadiums for me to know he is the best. If he was to play in my living room, I can't even finish this sentence thinking about that........

Jeez, where to begin?

First of all, mega big thanks to Linda for filming and posting (we need to get her to sign up here)!!

I totally agree with this statement of Greenose's - "Old school hard rock has a limited audience in the current time, yet Joe and Beth's work trancends many musical boundaries."

Thanks also to Rocket for finding the 2009 Schoeppingen thread about Beth.    My comments from then still stand - for me, anyway - older readers may recall that Schoeppingen 09 is when I 'found' Dana, and that love is still burning brightly, only in very small part because Joe played a number as her 'special guest' the way he does here with Beth, but sadly they never made a cd together.

After watching these new tremendous numbers I am now a fan and will certainly be getting the cd. I'm delighted to see that Beth has (apparently) dropped the ott swearing on stage, though I got a little worried about her wardrobe issues. 

I would infinitely rather see more Joe collaboration with Beth than with Glen Hughes, but that's just me. In short, I was a little dubious about this project to begin with, but have been totally won over!

I posted Linda's vids on another forum, where I got the following response -

"Thanks for that. Lol. Two of these you linked to were recorded day before yesterday at the Echo here in LA, probably within walking distance of my house!

Sounds great. Not really familiar with Joe Bonamassa, so I appreciate the intro. "

Rocket,

No need to apologize. When I found out about the Joe/Beth collaboration I was excited because I was also a fan of Joe and I knew how unbelievably awesome he is. I thought it was a great paring for collaboration. The secondary thought was that I would like to see her more known here in the states and working with Joe would definitely help. (Beth's last 2 albums were not even released in the states.) Beth has her niche market in Europe where she is popular, sells out shows and is a festival headliner. Joe is more well known in more parts of the world.

Years ago when Beth's career in the U.S. was taking off and ramping up, her addiction was also getting out of hand. She makes no secret of that and all the stories that go along with it. After she was in recovery, Beth saw her success in Europe as a second chance and she is really grateful for all the success she's had there. As an American, I of course would love it if she toured the U.S. again. I've made many trips to L.A. and even a couple to Europe to see her. I'd love to see her play within 50 miles of my home.     I saw her with Jeff Beck twice in the Bay Area as well as opening act which is how I discovered her back in 2005.

I like everything Joe does - his solo stuff, his BCC stuff and of course I'm biased and obviously love what he did with Beth. I'd like him to keep experimenting and stretching his talent. I'd like him to continue his collaboration with Beth and see them write together, but not at the expense of any of his other projects. It still amazes me how much music he puts out - and that he is already recording another solo album. Man! I think Joe is really confident about his craft and just keeps on going, whereas Beth may second guess herself more and has gone through more ups and downs when it comes to confidence. When he asked her to work on a soul album she assumed she would sing background. I'm sure it was very validating that Joe was like "No I want you to sing lead!" Personally I hope they do more and add a few originals - and more duets. It would be great.

Oh, and Amsterhammer, she definitely has not dropped the swearing... she would not be Beth if she did.     You'll have to watch the clips of the Echoplex show on youtube. Once at the San Diego music fest they told her not to swear - well of course she did and immediately clamped her hand over her mouth and her eyes got big as saucers. 

I have read through the posts and so many valid opinions.I agree with Greenose that Joe and Beth have a greater commercial appeal.But I don't think that's the main factor with Joe(not that I really know).I think Joe has become very successful being an independent artist.My gut feeling is he makes these decisions on what he really wants to do as a musician rather than a business man.Whatever success comes from it is secondary if HE likes the collaberation.That said you never know what happens if something outside his solo work really blows up big time.I guess time will tell.I will say that I hope he can continue to work with Beth more as well as BCC.He has done it so far,so o reason they both can't continue.Something tells me there may be somone else he will work with as well as time goes on.So how lucky are we!!!!!!!!