Hollywood, Fl. (Page 1 of 2)

OOPS! I wasn't there, but the review still sucked!

I read it and think this guy does not get Joe at all.   But there is room in my world for people to disagree with me.  I think some folks just like to be critical.  I do think he was not trying to be hurtful.  Just a little too much for me.

What got me and stuck in my head and canceled in my mind his opinion was when he said
"For the show, Joe was incredible but a little hard to wrap my head around. I probably should have watched a DVD of him before going to this concert to have prepared myself.
Yeah dude if you are going to review someone do your homework so you did not so I give you an F for lack of preparation. Not very professional I would think. My two cents

70's Firebird. Yikes! Octave pedal Yikes!  The best way to insult a tech is to say they must of went to Full Sail. Now I know why.  Seems like they sent a robot to the show.  Again.  Yikes!
I can dig it if they don't like the show but that review was  cub reporter going to his first arena concert.  Again. Yikes!
Joe B

I laughed so hard when I read that comment, and the ESP one. Dude needs to research his gear before he posts a misleading review about a respected professional. As for the actual review part, I believe he contradicted himself too many times to be taken seriously. Keep rockin' Joe!

That moron might be better off sticking to reviewing Chuck E Cheese's.

First, let me begin by saying I was not at the show in Hollywood, Thursday night.  Hopefully, being in Columbus, Georgia a couple weeks back qualifies me to contribute to this thread, since it seems to have been the very same set list. 

Although I do not pretend to know the first thing about the various guitars and sound equipment Joe uses in his concerts, I do know what I like.  Speaking strictly from my own perspective, the show in Georgia was, in a word, awesome!!!  I personally could find no fault whatsoever with the performances of anyone on that stage, on that night. A couple of minor flaws and missed notes only made the whole experience more endearing and real to me.  If I wanted "perfect", I could stay home and listen to a CD. In fact, what I saw and heard in Columbus that night, is what sends me to Joe's website almost daily now, checking for coming tour dates in the fall to see if he's coming back this way again next year.

Having said that, I think it's a little unfair to criticize the reviewer because he had a different take on the show than many of us did. The hard truth is, that when you're a public performer, be it a musician, an actor or a sports figure, every person who comes to see you is not gonna think you're spectacular.  They're just not.  Everyone does not have the same taste in music and you can't be all things to all people.

Except for several contradictory comments and an apparent tendency to display more knowledge than he actually seemed to possess, it appears that he was just expressing his personal opinion and impressions of the performance.  But it seems a little harsh to me when it degenerates into name calling.  "Dumb ****"? "Moron"? "Clown"? "Robot"?  I mean, come on guys!  Is this really the best we can do? He's probably just a kid trying to put down in words his honest view of what happened that night.

Sorry, but that's just MY opinion . . .

Lynda B

A little better, at least this one was somewhat professional.  But honestly, I cringed at the term "pentatonic riffery."  I don't think a lot of people actually know what a pentatonic scale is and isn't.  Listen to Joe's (or most blues/rock players') solos and you'll hear a lot of 6ths and 9ths.  Sorry, pet peeve.