Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin

Great blues rock

Joe is a great guitarist and refining his good song writing. This is a good album for people who like musicians music.

August 29, 2008

Not his best

After you see his live dvd's, its hard to give this 5 stars when you
know he is capable of so much more. July 4, 2008

1st exposure to Joe Bonamassa **WOW what a talent***

In my opinion this album is very deserving of the praise.
Perhaps the difference is that I am an eclectic listener and not locked into any particular genre when it comes to music. I like everything from heavy metal, like Metallica, to Celtic and country. It simply has to be good music, and this album was my 1st exposure to Joe Bonamassa.
Bonamassa's "Wish I was in Richmond" was sent to me as a joke (because I was away from home on an extended business trip). The talent of the singer so impressed me , that I went to the person who sent me the song and asked to listen to the entire album. Not only did I go straight to Amazon and place this album in my cart, within a couple of days listening to this CD, I bought 3 additional Bonamassa albums.
Bonamassa's talent on the guitar is clean and uncluttered. You will hear no scratchy stings whine. His voice is not uncommon but the passion and depth of emotion he puts into the delivery can not help but move you. On certain songs, the voice and guitar combined touches even the deepest, darkest and most frozen places. If this is not his best album then I am looking very forward to the arrival of the other 3.... He is an amazing talent. Another note about this reviewer... the only other Blues artists I own are Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Rait (at least I think they are blues artists).
June 28, 2008

Awesome Guitar

If you love rock and roll and blues rock in particular - you have got to get anything by this guy. After you listen to the audio cd get the dvd "Live at Rock Palace". June 2, 2008

Blues Deluxe

Joe Bonamassa is the greatest guitarist no one's ever heard of.

At this point in his career he should be filling hockey arenas, It's a shame that the American public has become mindless drones of one hit internet wonders who are forgotten in 6 weeks, when a pure musical genius like Joe is out there caressing our ears with the sweet sounds of a well played guitar.

My favorites on the CD are Around the Bend, Sloe Gin, Ball Peen Hammer and Richmond.

He does an awesome version of Bad Company's Seagull. Catch Tim Curry's original rendition of Sloe Gin on YouTube and you'll see why no one heard of Sloe Gin before Bonamassa did it. (Curry's over emoting is comical but doesn't do the song justice.)

I have traveled from LI to New Haven to see Joe, this year we'll see him at BB KIngs in October for the second time. My wife and I will be at more shows after that as well, because as great as he sounds on Sloe Gin he's even MORE impressive on stage.
June 1, 2008

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