Following his “Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks” event and the “Three Kings Tour” where he covered Albert, Freddie and BB, Joe Bonamassa has announced plans for a British Blues Boom special this year.
He talks about it in depth here and also demonstrates how to play like Eric, Jeff and Jimmy, plus there’s a little Paul Kossoff and Peter Green in there too.
Those of a nervous disposition may like to skip the first eight mins which is all amp talk. After that it’s guitar heaven all the way.
Joe Bonamassa in Clapton, Beck, Page tribute tour.
Here’s the details of the July UK dates
http://teamrock.com/news/2016-01-25/joe-bonamassa-tribute-tour-eric-clapton-jeff-beck-jimmy-page-uk
Hmmm got me interested. Alas by the time he is down here we get too much of his own (lesser) compositions.
I was thinking of going to see Joe at the Sydney Opera House in September, but his website shows no indication it be the Blues Boom material.
So far he has announced only five dates for the Eric, Jeff and Jimmy tour, all in the UK during July.
Yeah like I said.
Pity
That’s my birthday present for bob sorted.
Front row tickets, plus a pair of those clamps they used in Clockwork Orange to keep his eyes wide open.
Ha ha ha
Sad to read EC is now struggling to play – the ravages of old age…….
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36511857
I read that too. Eric can still play but admits it’s “hard work”. I suppose it comes with age (and years of substance abuse)
Thanks for that JC, what a cracking little interview session. The guy’s a delight.
Thanks Foxy. I really like Joe, he’s the real deal. It’s heart-warming to see an American 30-something so much in love with those British blues boom guys.
And it was just great to watch him demonstrate the individual styles of the main players.
A delight? The real deal? Heart-warming? I made it through the first two minutes, waiting for him to strum his gee-tar, him mumbling and droning like my Dad’s neighbour talking about the best holiday routes to the South Coast.
Let’s add “cripplingly boring” to the list. And so what if he can play “like” other guitarists – that really is a ‘so what” accomplishment.
Have you heard Ace Frehley’s recent covers album, JC? Apart from the drum sound, I think you’d enjoy it. And he doesn’t play like the guitarists whose material he covers.
I did advise to skip the first 8 minutes which is all amp talk. Stick with it.
After that he dissects the styles (and personalities) of all the main British guitar heroes in a most entertaining way. If you’re interested in the guitar, the Jeff Beck and Paul Kossoff sections are simply uncanny.
I think it’s a great achievement, not only to play like those guys, but to be able to explain why they were so great. It’s like watching a history programme.
Have you heard Ace Frehley’s recent covers album, JC? Apart from the drum sound, I think you’d enjoy it. And he doesn’t play like the guitarists whose material he covers.
No, not yet. I’ve never been a Kiss fan, so covers or not, that doesn’t inspire me to check it out.
Those covers albums are hit and miss. The Todd Rundgren one Todd’s Johnson was a real let-down. But I quite enjoyed the Jeff Healey one Cover To Cover
Never been a Kiss fan myself. But the album is pre-tty damn fine. Check it aaout, dude. Also – he has good hair. You can’t resist.
OK< will do.
YOU. BASTARD.
I will never trust you again. I cued that clip to eight minutes in, and I’ve had to listen to over FOUR MINUTES of his FASCINATING INSIGHTS AND REVEALING ANECDOTES AND WITTY BANTER. At 12:20, he still hasn’t plugged in his guitar.
I’m bailing.
Stick with it. Trust me, I’m a rock & roll doctor
NO way. Not falling for that agin.
I feel strangely soiled.
There’s a great bit where they talk about Dave Davies and his Gibson Flying V and how he used o play it with his arm through the “V”
http://i.imgur.com/XKNxjYG.png
If only Twang and Shane Pacey were still here. We could talk about this stuff for days and analyse it in the tiniest detail *drifts off in a blues boom reverie*
There’s one great line in that clip where Joe is extoling the virtues of the guitar in general and says something like “and it doesn’t have to be a $400,000 guitar like this” (indicates 1959 sunburst Les Paul he’s holding). “It can also be a $500 Epiphone copy”.
Would it be imprudent for me to say…
1) the best thing about The Yardbirds is their run of 45s. Common denominator = Keith Relf, and,
2) the reason why the 2nd Free L.P. is their, and probably ’69’s, high watermark is because the two songwriters, in a move reminiscent of the great McCartney himself, told Kossoff to stop all the fiddling and twiddling and veryboringsoloingit’snotthe1970syet, and stick to the songs as written. He wasn’t best pleased.
Thought it was, sorry.
Not at all. All blues boom opinions are welcome here.
When he asked “who plays barre chords like this anymore?”
Erm I do. My hands aren’t very big and I struggle to get my thumb over the top.
It’s always better to play with the thumb over the top for blues/rock. Barre chords make bending, hammer-ons, pull-offs etc very difficult.
My son went to guitar lessons when he was around 12 and was taught barre chords. He’s spent the last 15 years trying to get away from the habit.
I play more funky Nile Rogers type riffs so it’s quite good for that. However I really should try the thumbs over approach for different styles.
Great video. Thanks for posting. I often watch the “Rig Rundown” ones despite being clueless about half of what gets discussed.
I’m not sure that there is much love for Gary Moore here, but Joe’s “impersonations” reminded me of a great segment on one tour where he played in the style of SRV, Clapton and Freddie King. Give me a couple of days and I might even recall which song it was.
Cheers, I love the rig rundowns too.
Looking forward to seeing the Gary Moore.
I really enjoyed that. I don’t play guitar don’t understand amps and guitars but love people who are right into a topic and know it intimately.
I love the way Joe is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about music made before he was born.
that was rather interesting, thanks for that.
You’re welcome.