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He then demo’d them through his four amp rig - he had a really dark and compressed tone.
While I’m not a fan, I agree he sounds a lot clearer (and better) on more recent stuff.
My feedback thread is here.
There is a range of stuff he is good at but his attempts to go outside that ( the very dull live acoustic album, the funk stuff, Black Country Communion, Muddy Wolf) just seem to illustrate that he only really understands that blues boom era and that technical competence isn't everything. If he wants to expand his horizons all well and good but I'm not going to dip into my pocket for it.
I think he sounds terrific here, guitar and singing. Just not so sure on the Agent Smith look:
Agree with lots of the comments on here - whenever I see him talking guitars, I think he's great, engaging and I'd love to share a pint with him.
The Live at the Greek Theatre album I think is great, and the guitar sound is just absolutely amazing - thick and sustaining but clear and articulate - and made me realise how Gary Moore missed the mark (assuming that was sound he was after on the blues stuff).
But, with a few notable exceptions, his self penned stuff is not my taste - and I've tried every BCC album and the whole thing is just too derivative for me - it's like a 70's tribute band, I'm assuming Hughes writes a lot of the lyrics - it certainly sounds like that.
For me, there are very few albums that have 'Kevin Shirley' written on them I like, frankly I can't see how he's made his money - the Maiden stuff I don't like, same with Bonamassa etc.
But someone's buying them, so what do I know?
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Tbh, since he started playing with the HP twins, his tone improved dramatically imho.
It's the best guitarist evah nonsense from his marketing team , and endorso-whore behaviour that winds me up (a tad).
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The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
http://www.musicradar.com/news/joe-bonamassa-using-pedals-that-make-you-sound-like-everything-but-your-guitar-is-fking-lazy
He's a brave/stupid man... I guess his fanbase is the LP-into-5e3-plus-Klon crowd, so I'm not bothered, and I'm sure he doesn't literally mean every single use of FX is pointless, but for a man who has spent a career playing other people's blues licks boringly it seems a little shortsighted at best...
Personally I prefer JB to any stunt shredders or 80s hair rock squealing with top hats.
With JB it always feels like the song exists so he can solo in it - he's a famous guitar player, not a famous singer/songwriter. Wikipedia agrees "[JB] is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.". They say the same about Clapton. I don't like him that much either.
I think the fx quote is a tad shortsighted but he is entitled to his opinion about it as he has earned his stripes. Some of his Youtube interviews are great, theres one with Mick Taylor from That Pedal Show where he is in a dressing room with a champ in the bog, really liked that one, his playing was awesome.
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...