Search - Joe Bonamassa - Live at Rockpalast on DVD

Joe is the man

de_lege_ferenda | United States | 02/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Fantastic live show with Joe in top form, featuring the old line up of Kenny Kramme and Eric Czar. It's terrific from beginning to end, but to me it's worth the price just for his slide work in The River and Burning Hell. Great testament to Joe's genre-bending combo of rock and the blues. Heavy blues never sounded so good. I had no sound or technical issues with my DVD. Get it, you'll be glad you did."

This lad's got Chops by the truckfull...and taste to boot!

Samuel B. King | Concord, NH | 02/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm an older player who grew up on Clapton, Martin Barre and all those other pre-SRV (mostly British) blues rock players. I saw Joe's band open for Tull a few years back (they were wonderful! Who is this guy who has the audacity of performing A New Day Yesterday when opening for Tull!). I've been an avid collector of his work ever since. Just purchased this DVD yesterday and, on first viewing the picture and sound looks fine. My fav songs, "New Day..." and the Blind Faith number "Had to Cry Today" rock big time. it is gratifying to see younger players take up the flame of this fine tradition of playing. If all you young players want to catch a small glimpse of blues rock as it was played in the golden age, played by a fine musician your own age, skip the boring SRV wannabes and check out Joe's DVD! It will be a great learning experience."

Why Overshadow The Band With Editing?

Marc D. Rutrough | Houston, Texas United States | 03/17/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I gotta tell ya, I bought the new DVD and I am somewhat dissapointed.. While the show is great, the editing is horrendous. Who is responsible for that? It jumps around worse than an MTV video..



Why does it have to be so busy? Shot from all angles except for upside down from what I could see. It is very difficult to watch for any length of time in my opinion.. Joe would be doing a grea solo and they are showing either the audience or Eric playing the bass or the drummer while Joe is blisterig the guitar. That happened on more than one occassion.. I thought it might just be me, but when I played the DVD for some friends they said the same thing without my commenting my thoughts first..



The first DVD was the same way, so I was hoping that the second one would be different, but I think it might be worse.. What a shame that a great show would be ruined in the editing room or by the camera crew.



Maybe I am too old(52) for the new style of video taping a concert. What is wrong with just showing the band with subtle camera angles and fade shots that don't detract from the band itself?



Check out the way Scorcese shot "The Last Waltz" or watch Tommy Castro's new DVD... now those shows are great to watch... Just show me the band, I don't need to see how fancy the editing equipment is or how creative the video editor can be.



Sincerely,

Marc Rutrough

Street Team Member"

Indispensable!!!

Baberufus | West Jordan, UT USA | 02/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one jaw-dropper of a DVD! Joe is on fire! His shows his versatility in his amazing ability, what with Yes covers, SRV-style blues covers, Eric Sardinas-style electric Dobro...great playing and GREAT TONE! His guitar tone itself is jaw-dropping. His bassist and drummer are as tight as wallpaper on a wall. And the overall sound quality is TOP NOTCH. Best concert DVD of the year. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED."