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Topic: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

For those who got the CD from iTunes already, what are your fav songs from the new record?

Mine are:

Seagull
Ball Peen Hammer
Sloe Gin
Jelly Roll
One of These Days


Also- does anyone else think Black Night sounds a bit like So Many Roads (in a good way) ?

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

At the moment favorites....Sloe Gin
                                       Blacknight
                                       Another kind of Love
                                       Dirt in my Pocket
                                       Richmond
But who wants to choose if you got them all ......

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Sloe Gin
Dirt in My Pocket
One of These Days
Ball Peen Hammer
Black Night
Jelly Roll

Those would probably be my favorites. Those are the ones that get stuck in my head the most.

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

I've got to give nods for those that like their blues to rock..The best is that you get to hear Joe overdub Joe..2 Joe's!!! Another Kind of Love, Black Night, Sloe Gin, and One of These Days ( Joe now owns that song!). I also get a kick from Jelly Roll...I like it all, these are just the ones that appeal to the guitar wh*re in me....Cathy

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Dirt in My Pocket is my favorite so far. 

Cathy, you need to post something to change your post count!!!

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Hi-

My order changes everyday when I listen to the CD.

So here it goes for today.

Richmond
Sloe Gin
Dirt in My Pocket
Ball Peen Hammer
One of These Days
Another Kind of Love
Seagull
Jelly Roll
Around the Bend
Black Night
India
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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Dirty In My Pocket is my favorite off the album, but I'm digging the whole thing pretty good.

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

In order (more or less), my favorites are:
Ball Peen Hammer
Dirt in My Pocket
Sloe Gin
Seagull
Another Kind of Love
One of these Days
Jelly Roll
Around the Bend
Richmond
Black Night
India

But we all know this will change on a daily basis!

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Ball Peen Hammer, Another Kind of Love, Dirt in My Pocket, Richmond, India. I see India at the end of a few people's lists. I actually like that song better than 6 other ones on the CD.
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  • From: North Grafton, MA
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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Jane, I used to live in Maryland... in a small town called Forest Hill, near Bel Air- and I used to work in Towson.  My job brought me to Boston 11 years ago.. anyway, I always enjoy your posts and it's always nice to read from a Bonamassaholic from my old stomping grounds... have to say that so far Sloe Gin is my favorite also... go Ravens, go Orioles..

Jane H. wrote:

Sloe Gin is probably the favorite for me. I'm trying to not say a whole lot else until i have had time to really listen enough.
One thing about Sloe Gin, the solo after the sirens reminds me in ways of how parts of the Pain and Sorrow live solo sounds like or does to me. Its like the guitar is talking, not like talkbox thing or whatever but when Joe does the flurry like thing its like my subconcious wakes up and is debating with conciousness/reality - hard to explain and sorta personal but anyway i liked making that connection to my favorite song P+S.

also someone said something about the end of One of these Days being Layla like, I get that but also have a Sweet Melissa feeling there for me.

anyway going to be away from computer for a weekish so when I'm back I'll have lot more to say.

so far I guess my order of favorite would be
Sloe Gin
Dirt in My Pocket
One of These Days
Ball Peen Hammer
Another Kind of Love
Richmond/Seagull tie
Black Night
Jelly Roll
Around the Bend
India

theres alot that i am feeling about Richmond, that song really opens up alot in me. its not up in the top of the list but theres not much difference in the level of favorite there and thats not a heavy music one but a very heavy feeling one for me. I never had a personal connection to Richmond(the city) that was good so i had to put that out of my head and when I did i realize what an amazing song this is lyrically like what Rocket was saying abotu around the bend - that one is too but richmond more for me. more on that later date - love that song - didn't at first listen
i've tried replacing Richmond with a town i connect more to because i am really a home town sort of person - always lived within a 10-15 mile radius. i am using Towson - i never lived there but first where i saw Joe and its fits better than Cockeysville, White Hall, or Sparks (don't try to find me,lol I am unlisted but others with our name aren't,lol)

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

the more i listen to the cd, the more i like it!! JOE is slowly fine tuning his musical talents! and abilities! the album is not really his usual freaking! guitar solo's. but this album how can i expain it? stirs up emotions like no other album!if you are waiting for the guitar solo! you will probably be dissapointed! every song is great and getting better! except INDIA! waste of space on album!

[1] sloe gin
[2] another kind of love
[3] ball peen hammer
[4] dirt in my pocket
[5] one of these days
[6] seagull
[7] jelly roll
[8] black knight
[9]richmond
[10] around the bend
[11] india

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Poor, wayward India...at the bottom of everyone's list!
I've only heard a few songs as yet...waiting for the cd's to come next week. I'll reserve any comments until I've heard it all a few dozen times, but what I've heard so far, I like.

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

I actually quite like India... I thought it was cool..and something different..plus I think we are going in Feb to Bombay for a concert.  Maybe it ll play better over there...  Im really glad you all are enjoying the new Album..!!
Joe Bonamassa

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Joe Bonamassa wrote:

I actually quite like India... I thought it was cool..and something different..plus I think we are going in Feb to Bombay for a concert.  Maybe it ll play better over there...  Im really glad you all are enjoying the new Album..!!
Joe Bonamassa

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

It's only my second time through...

From what I've heard ...awesome stuff.

Ball Peen Hammer--great opener
One of These Days--great riffs great vocals
Seagull- beautiful
Dirt in my Pocket--one of my early favorites
Sloe Gin---Wow  and thanks for the warning about the sirens..I'll pass it on
Another Kind of Love - Nice Guitar sound and vocals
Around the Bend...I liked the original but the 07 version is much improved.
Black Night -I like it...great vocals..cool guitar runs--tells a story
Jelly Roll- one of my early favs...I am partial to the sound
Richmond--interesting song..Sloe Gin's Mountain Time?
India I like it..Any time Joe picks up a guitar get ready for something amazing

I'll take a few hundred listens over the next few weeks and report back with my favorites.

Thanks Joe...the new material is greatly appreciated.

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Joe Bonamassa wrote:

I actually quite like India... I thought it was cool..and something different..plus I think we are going in Feb to Bombay for a concert.  Maybe it ll play better over there...  Im really glad you all are enjoying the new Album..!!
Joe Bonamassa

Hey Joe,
     I am with you on this one, I think it is way cool & beautiful in sound......Rick must be in bliss over this one.  It is what I would call a "raga."  Ragas are held to evoke particular "moods" and metaphorically "colour" the experience of the listener and are often performed to correspond and resonate with a season or time of day.  Beautiful to hear after meditation.
     I just returned from a trip to Sullivan & Rolla, Missouri.  Visiting with my great pal Rhonda (Photogal) and my son was looking at the engineering school in Rolla.  It looks as if he will be attending there next fall.  This is one of those stories that you, Joe, get initial credit for.  I still remember way back when you posted a post on friendships that are formed on this forum.  Well, because of you, Rhonda & I met up, because of Rhonda working at UMR my son found the college of his dreams.......what "karma" to have all this happen......
     And on a 5-6 hour car ride to & fro I have listened to all of the new songs many,many,many times and I must say that they all stand-up by themselves.  What a treat to have so many different "flavors" of music to choose from.  Joe Bonamassa, you are brilliant  smile 
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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Joe Bonamassa wrote:

I actually quite like India... I thought it was cool..and something different..plus I think we are going in Feb to Bombay for a concert.  Maybe it ll play better over there...  Im really glad you all are enjoying the new Album..!!
Joe Bonamassa

Joe,
I got a chance to hear a few more tracks on Amazon, and one of them was India. Nice song, I like it. I still haven't heard everything off the album, so I'm not sure where I'd rank it compared to the rest of the songs. Being at the bottom of people's lists doesn't make it a bad song, it just means that you must have put up an awesome track list

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Re: Favorite Songs off Sloe Gin?

Bill S wrote:
Joe Bonamassa wrote:

I actually quite like India... I thought it was cool..and something different..plus I think we are going in Feb to Bombay for a concert.  Maybe it ll play better over there...  Im really glad you all are enjoying the new Album..!!
Joe Bonamassa

Joe,
I got a chance to hear a few more tracks on Amazon, and one of them was India. Nice song, I like it. I still haven't heard everything off the album, so I'm not sure where I'd rank it compared to the rest of the songs. Being at the bottom of people's lists doesn't make it a bad song, it just means that you must have put up an awesome track list

This is the thing, Bill S.  All the songs are of such high quality that I just can't quite get my arms around the idea of doing a ranking yet.  There are some I play more than others and dig a bit more but there isn't anything that is filler in my mind.  Side A (tracks 1-5) plus 6, and 8 are ones I play the most, but I also dig #9, & 10, and 7 and 11 are good too.  I just love this disc!