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Joe Bonamassa - Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2010)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 10 Nov 2010 11:04:50

When Joe Bonamassa took the stage at Royal Albert Hall in May 2009, he fulfilled a dream he'd held since first picking up a guitar as a kid in upstate New York. The sold-out concert – fresh off the release of his #1 album THE BALLAD OF JOHN HENRY – marked Bonamassa's headlining debut at arguably the most prestigious concert venue in the world. "May 4, 2009 was a day 20 years in the making," says Bonamassa. "I have never been so honored in my life. It was truly larger than the sum of its parts." The two decades he's referring to began when – at age 12 – he first opened for blues icon B.B. King, who said, "this kid's potential is unbelievable." King's words are as fitting today as they were then. Bonamassa averages 200 shows every year, and with each gig, he comes more into his own as a virtuoso and a vocalist. At the Hall, Bonamassa had the added honor of being joined onstage by the legendary Eric Clapton. This version presents that magical night in full – for posterity, and for all the fans that couldn't be among the roughly 5,000 concertgoers filling the seats. The twelve camera high definition, surround sound shoot was produced by Bonamassa's longtime collaborator Kevin Shirley.

Joe Bonamassa:

Born: May 08, 1977, Utica, NY
Active: 2000s, ';0s
Genres: Rock
Instrument: Guitar
Representative Albums: "A New Day Yesterday Live", "Shepherds Bush Empire", "Live from Nowhere in Particular"

Guitar mastermind Joe Bonamassa, a young player with the childhood dream of playing music similar to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix, was 22 when he inked a deal with Epic. Hailing from Utica, NY, Bonamassa could play the blues before he could drive a car. He first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan at age four and was instantly taken by Vaughan's high-powered playing. By age eight he opened for B.B. King, and at age 12 he was playing regularly around upstate New York. It was soon thereafter that Bonamassa hooked up with the band Bloodline, which featured other musicians' sons: Waylon Krieger (Robby Krieger's son), Erin Davis (Miles Davis' drummer kid), and Berry Oakley, Jr. (son of the Allman Brothers bassist). Bloodline released a self-titled album, but Bonamassa wanted to move on. In summer 2000 he guested for Roger McGuinn on Jethro Tull's summer tour, later releasing his debut solo album, A New Day Yesterday. Produced by longtime fan Tom Dowd, the album marked a move toward a more organic and rock-sounding direction. He put together a power trio with drummer Kenny Kramme and bassist Eric Czar and hit the road to support the album. Upon returning from the road, he hooked up with Dowd to record the muscular and sweeping studio disc So, It's Like That and released a document of the tour, A New Day Yesterday Live. The following year Bonamassa put out Blues Deluxe, featuring nine cover versions of blues classics alongside three originals. The muscular You & Me appeared in 2006, followed by the more acoustic-tinged Sloe Gin in 2007. A year later, Bonamassa released the two-disc live album Live from Nowhere in Particular, followed in 2009 by The Ballad of John Henry. In 2010 the guitarist released his first disc for the Premier Artists label, Black Rock, featuring a guest appearance by B.B. King.

~ MacKenzie Wilson & Al Campbell, Rovi

Tracklist:

1.The Road to Royal Albert Hall
2. Django
3. The Ballad Of John Henry
4. So It's Like That
5. Last Kiss
6. So Many Roads
7. Stop!
8. Introducing Eric Clapton
9. Further On Up The Road
10. High Water Everywhere
11. Sloe Gin
12. Intermission
13. "I first met B.B. King …"
14. Lonesome Road Blues
15. Happier Times
16. Introducing Paul Jones
17. Your Funeral, My Trial
18. Blues Deluxe
19. Story Of A Quarryman
20. The Great Flood
21. Just Got Paid
22. Mountain Time
23. Asking Around For You

Personnel:

Joe Bonamassa - guitar and vocals
Rick Melick - keyboards, tambourine, backing vocal
Carmine Rojas - bass guitar
Bogie Bowles and Anton Fig - drums
Lee Thornburg - brass arrangements and trumpet
Sean Freeman - saxophone
Mike Feltham - trombone

Special guest:

Eric Clapton - guitar and vocals
Paul Jones - harmonica

All thanks go to AlexSchl

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