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Sloe Gin
Participated by Joe Bonamassa
Studio : Premier Artists
by Premier Artists
Release Date : 2007-08-21
Publisher : Premier Artists
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0805386028323
UPC : 805386028323
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 70 reviews)
List Price : $18.98
Our Price : $10.78
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Product Description |
Voted by Guitar Player readers as 2007's Best Blues Guitarist, blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist, and songwriter JOE BONAMASSA is set to release his seventh solo album, SLOE GIN, on August 21, 2007. Bonamassa's fourth release, the disc re-teams him with producer Kevin Shirley (Joe Satriani, Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Leppelin), who produced 2006's YOU & ME, which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Blues Chart in June of last year.
SLOE GIN effortlessly ranges through heavy blues and acoustic numbers alike, a textured flow that Bonamassa says was in part inspired by Rod Stewart's legendary 1969 debut solo LP. In the liner notes, Joe adds, "I sequenced the album as a throwback to the side A/side B set-up of vinyl records...listening to an album as a whole is a lost pastime. i wanted to bring that experience back around.
Renowned for this fluid phrasing and post-modern fusion of traditional roots blues with rock and roll guts, Bonamassa began playing guitar at age four, and toured with blues icon B.B. King when he was twelve. Recently, Joe was named Best Blues Guitarist in Guitar Magazine's 2007 Reader's Choice Awards. He is also the youngest member of the Memphis, TN-based Blues Foundation's Board of Directors, and a spokesperson for their respected Blues in the Schools Program. |
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Marketadvisory.com |
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In the liner notes of Sloe Gin, emerging guitar great Joe Bonamassa explains that one of his objectives is to experiment with acoustic elements he first encountered while listening to Rod Stewart's earliest work. "I think the heavy blues and acoustic mix well together," he writes, and the inviting variety of the disc's 11 tracks--from the rousing electric rave-up of the title track to the closing, tabla-propelled acoustic instrumental--persuasively underscores his point. Bonamassa is a major talent with a growing following, and as his fan base inevitably expands it may become difficult for him to keep everyone happy. Hardcore blues devotees no doubt will yearn for Bonamassa to stay perpetually plugged in, but in the long term that would be a disservice to his broad range of skills. Bonamassa rocks formidably and convincingly on "Dirt in My Pocket" (a bristling original composition), the title track (well suited for air guitar), and his Claptonesque rendering of John Mayall's "Another Kind of Love." Yet his softer works suggest that he sounds a little more comfortable and natural--vocally, at least--on the acoustic tracks. His retooled version of "Around the Bend" (his first take on this original composition is found on an earlier release) is an engaging, pastoral gem, and his paean to his upstate New York home ("Richmond") is perhaps this disc's most memorable selection. Bonamassa knows the blues (at the time of this release, he was the youngest member on the board of the Blues Foundation), but he also knows how to rock and how to sagaciously, artfully ease off the gas. --Terry Wood |
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Nothing Left to Say Joe ? |
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Joe, I luv ya', but when an artist stoops to orchestration it tells me he has nothing else to say. I'm afraid Joe is taking the same path Johnny Lang took. Say it ain't so JOE !! |
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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.
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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. |
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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 Marketadvisory 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).
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Awesome Guitar |
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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". |
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