Deezer wrote:He's okay live.
That about made me choke!
I only became aware of Joe Bonamassa less than a year ago, but I've seen 2 shows already, and I'm very eagerly looking forward to his return to my area. He's the kind of musician you feel compelled to turn other people onto, because he's really something special and you know he'll just knock their socks off.
A friend of mine had turned me onto Joe last spring, so when I noticed last August he was playing just 15 minutes from me at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg PA, I figured I'd check him out... I went alone, but immediately regretted not dragging all my friends along, and especially my teenage guitarist son. So then in November when he played 2 hours northeast of me at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe PA, I made the haul with my son, and we met up with another young friend of mine up there, plus her father... all 3 newbies were of course blown away and became instant Joe fans.
Incidentally, after all this talk of Pink Floyd, I thought I'd mention... the guy who originally turned me onto Joe is one of my fellow Machine fans. For those who may not know, The Machine is a long-standing Pink Floyd tribute band... the best there is, as a matter of fact... no Floyd fan should ever miss a chance to see them! I don't mean to spam, but it seems there are a lot of Floyd fans here (makes sense, as Floyd fans always recognize good music when they hear it!), and I feel compelled to spread The Machine addiction. If anyone is interested, you can check their tour schedule and sample their music here:
http://www.themachinelive.com/
http://www.myspace.com/machinelive
--Vik