Rockford "On the Waterfront" Show (Page 2 of 2)

I would say see live at least twice to doubters.  So how was Ball Peen Hammer live? I'd like to catch that it if it measures up, but these guys live I believe may be able to play anything...anything...Like discuss it on the bus and play it 3 nights later, without (not counting sound check) practice...

Rock On & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

Bill S wrote:

Whew!! I woke up at about 7AM with Joe's guitar still ringing in my ears. What a great way to start the day, even if I didn't get enough sleep.
I was so impressed with Joe and the band. I know when you play the number of shows they play, it's not possible to be "on" every night. I have not seen a bad show yet (I think last night was #18 or 19), but there have been a few in the past where it seemed  that Joe's voice was tired. The guitar playing never waivers, though. Last night's show sounded "fresh" and the band appeared in great spirits. I brought 11 people with me, 5 of which had never seen Joe before.
This was an outside event, with a covered stage near the Rock River. A really nice setting, a beautiful evening with a temperature that I would guess was around 70 degrees at showtime. We walked the festival for a couple hours before heading to the stage area at around 4:30PM. There were maybe a couple hundred plastic patio chairs in rows in front of the stage. We were able to grab four seats in the front and a another four directly behind and supplement those with the folding chairs we brought. As previous acts finished, we were able to spread out a bit. By the time Joe came on, we had a contingent of twenty or more people that are connected to this forum in one way or another.
I'm not great at estimating crowds, but the lawn extended back about 300 feet and was at least 100 feet wide, maybe 150 feet would be more accurate. I looked back at some point and the place was almost packed with people...that could be 2000 people??
Joe grabbed every one of them with "Bridge to Better Days". He then made sure they wouldn't go ANYWHERE by playing a rousing version of "Walk in my Shadow", one of my personal favorites. I marched along with Joe, ala Patty.
We were treated to a good portion of Joe's new work off of Sloe Gin and nobody was disappointed. Anyone that has been questioning this album, needs to hear it live at least once. The acoustic set was jaw-dropping and as I looked around, I saw either smiles on everyone's faces or dropped jaws.
I'm already counting the days until November 2nd.