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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

It's a sign of the times.  When I joined Joe's facebook page 3 years ago, there were 5000 members ... now there are 1.9 million!  These days more people know who Joe is when I mention his music.  A friend (who has attended several Joe concerts with me, even one in the UK) called last night to tell me her brother-in-law had given her a cd over Thanksgiving holidays saying "you've gotta listen to this guy," and it was one of Joe's cd's!

Joe's and Beth's talent and perserverance has gotten them where they are and both have my sincere congratulations on reaching this milestone.  I agree with Michael, there's a certain amount of "so what" attitude toward the Grammy's but at least it is the music establishment acknowledging both Joe & Beth, and that's huge.

Sandy

I know a place ....

20 Reply by RoadcaseBoy (edited by RoadcaseBoy 2014-01-10 19:37:08)

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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

The official word (on the DVD): (just was dropped in my inbox smile )

http://jbonamassa.com/features/2014/bon … ead%20more

Congrats to Joe and Co. !!!

"I was in Space for less than 2 weeks … and suddenly Jeaniene’s back … half the Band is off the gd wagon … we have comedians opening for us … and the nice kid that ran our website is now a kleptof’nmaniac.  Boy ... did you guys miss me!!"  Phil Valentine - Road Manager - Staton House Band

JBLP#251 (unaged) ... thank you Ron.
  • From: New Hampshire, USA
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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

congrats Joe so very happy for you. Your 1st RAH DVD making this milestone means a lot to me.
cheers Ron

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22 Reply by sally12333 (edited by sally12333 2014-01-10 20:51:19)

  • From: Moved to Maryland
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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

Never imagined I could feel this enormous amount of satisfaction and vindication for another person.

Rocket is right, RAH 1 is the absolute gold standard.  Impossible to feel any more proud for our Joe.

"To repeat a good thing is to sit still; to take a chance is to grow." - Joe Bonamassa
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  • From: Wisconsin
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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

I missed this thread the first time around but got the email tonight.

RAH v1 is the best! I was instantly hooked the first time I saw it.

Congratulations to Joe & crew and to all the Forum die-hards who where there!

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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

Totally Awsome!!!!!!!

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  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2010-11-23
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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

pattyluvsjoe wrote:

It was all just a matter of time!  Such a magical night at Royal Albert Hall!  I know it will forever be my most favorite Joe show!  It was and still is in my opinion Joe's greatest night!

                  :win          C.O.N.G.R.A.T.U.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.    cool   J.O.E.  &   CO !

:ch  :ch :ch :ch  :ch          JOE ROCKS!         smile

                                                       pattyluvsjoe

+ 1 !!!!

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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

Congrats Congrats Congrats !!!

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........

27 Reply by midiland (edited by midiland 2014-01-11 14:48:21)

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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

I own all DVDs of Joe Bonamassa. My favourite is 2009 RAH. But pity, as if the sound disappears a little on some songs. Spoils the pleasure to watch the concert. To fully appreciate it, i have to watch the Youtube version, where there is not this sound problem!
Maybe there is not this problem on a US or german import DVD? if anyone could let me know, i would appreciate it.

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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

Midiland, no problem with the sound on my U.S. RAH DVD.

Welcome to the Forum!

"To repeat a good thing is to sit still; to take a chance is to grow." - Joe Bonamassa
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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

Major grats.

Here's wishing for many more.  I know I'll do my part smile.

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Re: Joe Goes Platinum!

jim m wrote:

I'm pretty sure the Platinum sales award is for the DVD. 100K is a huge number for a music DVD. So far no Gold or Platinum CD sales 500,000 or 1,000,000 copies for any artist is a daunting feat especially for an Indy label. Those kind of sales would chart in Billboard hot 100. That is getting harder and harder to do now that CD sales overall have plummeted.

I was interested in looking this up because I thought it was a typo. According to RIAA, a Longform video can sell 100k copies (not a million) to get Platinum status for the video.
http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php … r=criteria

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