Joe Bonamassa - Different Shades of Blue - Episode 5

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GRAMMY-nominated guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa released his brand new solo album Different Shades Of Blue (J&R Adventures) on September 23, 2014. This is Bonamassa's first studio album in two years and the first album of his career to feature all original material. The result is a record with more of an experimental edge than previous Bonamassa records. It's a blues record that explores the outer reaches and the many different sounds that shape the genre.
"It's been a while since I've been involved in the writing on an entire album. So I decided I wanted to make a completely original blues album," said Bonamassa. "I've really had to push myself to make everything I do better than the last project. I know the fans expect it. And I feel like I owe it to the fans to give them an original record after all these years."
To prepare for the record, Bonamassa took 2013 off from releasing any new studio material, a rarity in the tireless bluesman's career, and instead spent time in Nashville writing with Jonathan Cain (Journey), known for hits "Who's Crying Now," "Open Arms," and "When You Love A Woman;" James House (Diamond Rio, Dwight Yoakam, Martina McBride), and Jerry Flowers (Keith Urban).
"The writers really inspired me, and having access to really great lyricists and songwriters made it such a great experience," said Bonamassa. Recorded at Studio At The Palms in Las Vegas, NV, Different Shades Of Blue was produced by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin), who has helmed Bonamassa's last fifteen projects including his solo projects and collaborations with Black Country Communion and Beth Hart. To complement Bonamassa's signature guitar style and vocals, Shirley brought together a group of musicians including Reese Wynans (organ, piano), Carmine Rojas (bass), Michael Rhodes (bass), Anton Fig (drums, percussion), Lenny Castro (percussion), Lee Thornburg (trumpet, trombone), Ron Dziubla (saxophone), the Bovaland Orchestra (strings), and Doug Henthorn and Melanie Williams (background vocals).
"It's definitely my favorite Joe Bonamassa record to date," said Shirley. "It's an album that deserves to be listened to in its entirety. Luckily Joe's fan base really seems to appreciate a body of work and not just songs."
Each year, Bonamassa strives to deliver something new for his fans to thank them for their loyalty, dedication, and enthusiastic activity on Twitter, KZbin, Instagram and Facebook which has helped grow the guitarist's reputation exponentially in the U.S. and abroad.
Shirley said, "I think Joe has learned the value of not underestimating his audience. He plays music as well as he can, and always tries to bring music of depth to his audience. We try very hard to make the records as multidimensional as possible and really try not to cut any corners in delivering them."
Bonamassa has twelve #1 Billboard Blues Albums (more than any other artist) and received his first GRAMMY nomination in 2013 for his collaboration with Beth Hart on the duo's sophomore album Seesaw. His 2013 solo acoustic project An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House was nominated by the Blues Music Awards for Best DVD and his 2009 DVD Live From The Royal Albert Hall recently received RIAA Platinum Certification.
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[@pokyspud]

Jeez. That tone on that Telecaster! Wow.

[@slavmeister73]

Joe is the proof that you can play any guitar and make it sound great. Here he is, playing the toughest and most honest and revealing guitar: the Fender Telecaster and he still makes it wail and sing.

[@SylviaAdamsMusic]

Holy... Thank the lords for Joe having cameras' in the studio, so cool to see this amazing moment captured visually and audibly.

[@jackd.ripper7613]

There may be more technical guitarists. There may be some who are faster. But for my money, this man was born to play the blues. If you listen to his stuff through the years, you realize the guy can play the phone book. Rock, blues, jazz... he's taken guitar to another place. Derek Trucks is his only real competition. Everyone else is falling behind.

[@tacosean1486]

He can play pretty fuckin fast tho 😂

[@daveyojets]

At about 1:27 he fixes his headset.... UNBELIEVABLE!! Never missed a beat... A true shredder!!!

[@Levithia100]

Er ist ja ne geile Sau, ganz ehrlich ;-) Gefällt mir!

[@johncallin51]

The incredible depth and fullness of sound that J.B produces from his Telecaster on this track makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. Brilliant !!!

[@austincarter-potter]

True masters of their craft there. Tear it up Joe!

[@carolyndefiore874]

Saw him in April, seeing him again in November and already have tickets for the Spring tour 2015. If he comes your way, Ya'll better not miss him! :)

[@cshadish5152]

It's my morning cup of Joe (haha)...and if you combine it with caffeinated coffee, the synergy is (well) unpredictable, but it's good. Highly recommended morning addition!

[@cardbored_]

Absolutely LOVE this song. It's just balls out, tubes exploding tone. F'YES!

[@John_smith118]

I never knew that could come from a tele!! Sounds like a 59 les Paul! Amazing Joe!

[@esatakan3076]

Goosebumps... Incredible.. Thanks joe...

[@Elimnio]

That age old telecaster is a rock machine just like mine!!

[@JapanVintageStrategy]

so glad he is back on fenders now

[@reneproulx4294]

anyone is kidding themselves to think that for 1 minute JB is "back on Fenders". He uses them when their tone is appropriate for a fill -in or a solo on a particular song but JB will always mostly use Humbucker guitars LP,ES 335, FB with the Les Pauls being predominate..........as it should be.......note the avg to good Blues guitarist's today and past play(ed) Fenders especially Strats the everyman guitar (ok I'll give you Jimmie and Stevie Ray)..the GREAT Blues guitarists play(ed) Gibsons (RIP Duane Allman..Gary Moore), Peter Green, Freddie King, BB (that tone /vibrato don't come from no Tele), Derek Trucks, Warren Hayes, Dickie Betts, Carlos Santana in early years with SG, ( his PRS has humbuckers) Clapton was a much more innovative, creative, in your face guitarist when he was playing Gibsons.......with Strats he plays the same licks over and over all the time. He's much better when he picks up an ES 335 now and then, wish he would more. BTW Joe B uses 19 guitars on this new album. LP's, ES 335, Firebirds, Strats, Tele's, Martin, Gibson Acoustic, Guild. Who doesn't love an old Tele but let's not compare them to a 59 Les Paul with PAF's Joe's main guitar and the Holy Grail.

[@moonshot1999]

Duh What a duh-duh-duh-dope

[@mydogspet]

Wow! What a great moment captured on tape! I don't care how great a guitarist you are, if you were in the next studio your jaw would drop if you overheard this. I've done studio work and I know my jaw would drop.

[@mydogspet]

I remember someone famous was recording in the next room (Jackson Brown? - can't recall) when Eric Clapton and Dwayne Allman were doing the Layla sessions. Everyone in the studio supposedly dropped what they were doing and went over to see what was happening next door. I think something similar happened when Jethro Tull was doing Aqualung. Vague stories in the back of my mind. Does anyone recall the true stories?

[@riittahatinen4579]

OMG sooo dam awesome you are JOE❣️Your voice...💘 I Love you😘❤️🌹💕

[@froblivion8284]

12 people on planet Earth thumbed this down - I'd be surprised if they actually have thumbs! I haven't got this record yet but that's some of the best playing I've heard from JB for a while. No harm dropping that fat LP tone - the tele cuts through & it sounds fantastic.

[@cynthiagrandmont6674]

Wow joe, love this intro. My goodness absolutely bad ass!!!! ❤️🎸🔥

[@nickynotes]

I'm loving the Different Shades of Blue album and Im so happy they cought this on video, blues rock improvisation at it's best!

[@joejackson4202]

Man i wish the camera hadn't cut away to the drummer and organ player at that particular moment. Missed some of the best sounding guitar work. This video is still a gem tho. Its footage like this that retains my interest in music/blues/guitar. learning to tear up my stratocaster has been my most fulfilling accomplishments. I wont ever stop playing thanks in part to inspiration like this.

[@chris-ip4pk]

he's on fire ..he fucking nailed that tele

[@tornadoalimary]

Allegiance to music is worldwide... Love is another matter.

[@tornadoalimary]

Private.

[@tornadoalimary]

Alison Sumner Until such a time that it get shouted over the rafters.

[@mistermorningthere]

Holy Crap, this is amazing!!!

[@davidthomason7]

Tear it up Joe!

[@DocRockk]

What the fuck? Did I just watch the most awesome thing ever!? I think I just did!

[@robmartin1635]

Sure did

[@alleneh]

DAMN!!!! Love it on the CD... Great to see it live. And what about Anton on drums. WOW! Not to mention Reese and Carmine. Thanks guys.

[@m3pilot86]

This is SO COOL! I've probably watched it ten times... so far.

[@O5wa1d]

I love this album. This is his best work to date. Joe, you better bring this on a PROPER UK tour, including Belfast's Odyssey Arena. Get your people on it. Clapton has been over twice in the last four years.

[@seventhsway3480]

Mother of God. This guy is brilliant. I was left a little disappointed by the last epi which ended just as this starts. It's the best track on the album. I am elated. Thanks for the vid. I am one very happy girl!

[@nzplatts]

Awesome - So wish I could have seen you in Auckland New Zealand but family first! Also nice to see you on a Fender

[@mofisbroth]

Got so hype at 1:37. That was fire!

[@thewhiteelephant]

This guy is so badass, man. Friggin Anton Fig, too. Plays on Kiss' Dynasty and on this. So diverse. I'm having a hard time getting over his crooked hat, though. Haha!

[@Bryan8329]

Listened to it last night, great album.

[@chmcfar6222]

Had a hard time getting the album cause the store didn't order enough & kept on running out! I finally purchased the album about a two weeks ago & now, I can't get enough of it!!

[@joejackson4202]

Different shades of blue. Check it out and support Joe. Amazing album, amazing musician and seemingly an all around amazing guy. This is an example of the musical artists we should be supporting. Joe, you rock man. Keep'em coming.

[@SloganSix]

Love the album and thanks for the extra tracks! Here's what my wife and I say in jest every time we see you or Glenn Hughess play: "He's the debbil".

[@ferstbaseman]

Smokin' Joe!

[@planetmerc]

That drum fill at 1:45...whoa

[@cynthiagrandmont6674]

Love this tune.❤️🔥🎸

[@julianacosta938]

what a beautiful tele

[@allisonosborne9022]

OMG SO AWESOME!!!!

[@tommayle4752]

Man that tele sounds good!

[@antoniocastro8289]

What a great performance! Great tele sound and player!

[@robertgacek752]

JOE, you're a MAD !

[@neilmandy1177]

i could listen ALL DAY LONG

[@yamitanomura]

Awesome playing on that vintage telecaster !

[@GreekGroover]

I want to see him live!!! It might be London!! :)

[@tyman96100]

Straight up ROCK

[@sherylriches2589]

Great instrumental!

[@scootosan]

Awesome album will stand the test of time

[@1275porsche]

That Telecaster sounds AMAZING.

[@lorriobrien4312]

Excellent!!!

[@funginum]

haven't listened to a lot of his work .. but so far like him very much. Why so much hate though, a lot of people seems to hate him..

[@aprildivine118]

Nice to end a day with a studio vid..Thank you ♡

[@MrTonyDiD]

AWESOME!!!!!

[@Rovtful]

Incredible

[@PrimeTap]

My computer just burst into flames...as soon as I get that put out, you can bet your sweet bippy that I'm gonna play it again! :)

[@elinachtigall]

Uffuff ... what a beautiful, nicer and much more beautiful blues, what an intro what a nice Joe ... anyway cool use the harder gangue ... full rhythm ... and I've found this video only now six years late ... oh no

[@buraktulbentci1787]

That Tele sounds so good in the right hands :)

[@ocean4315]

Yeah the Tele sounds real good. I like Fenders mostly clean, maybe with a little dirt with the rhythm pickup for that glassy sound. Would have been great to hear a bit of that sound in his solo.

[@thewhiteelephant]

ocean4315 I hear that in there just fine.

[@arrobatemporaria]

que energia! quero ouvir todo esse trampo dele

[@walterbernard3070]

love that strat!

[@marianamasser1522]

Aggressiv and god,klever

[@tornadoalimary]

Love this....

[@TheBhannah]

fantastic !

[@tornadoalimary]

Either having a flush of the getting old or bloody hell Joe. You don't arf get me going.

[@tornadoalimary]

Been a long long time since i felt the needs of a woman

[@geirolav2]

SICK!

[@srich49]

Reminds me of "VooDoo Chile" Fantastic different sound I have heard from Joe!

[@marzannaolter]

Wspaniałe "szycie" na strunach 🎸👍👍👍

[@cristianprotti6127]

great sound Joe! i like your style rock on!

[@ferchavero9941]

Ese final 👀... siempre creí que era el comienzo de un tema que no conocía, pero no, así termina 😝🤘🏾

[@Grillar]

LegendarrrryyyyyyyyYYyyyYy

[@gargaraloca]

brutal! amazing!

[@THINCOVER]

Oh Beautiful

[@Jeepjones85]

Amazing

[@BloppityBloopity]

Blues Hammer

[@marierosegastou]

J'adore ce morceau ,un des meilleurs

[@MrNaheulbarthe]

Pareil ! même perso je trouve que son nouvelle album est un sans faute ! pour moi il est parfait (et pourtant je suis musicien je suis assez pointilleux sur les mélodies) en même temps c'est Joe quoi ! un grand artiste et un dieu de la guitare.

[@karlhouseknecht]

Guitar face at its finest. :)

[@tntcart]

GOAT

[@cynthiagrandmont6674]

Amazing 😉

[@IbexGame]

Nice joe

[@outerloop]

Two words..... Anton Fig!!!!!!!

[@shuggy1110]

Total badass! Let me see the pedal board.

[@dianacrow7509]

Hot Dayum!

[@tatianapara]

great!!! :)

[@vitorpereira7511]

God bless you all! Talk to Him! God so loved the world that gave His One and Only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

[@RickP2012]

Never heard a Tele played like that!

[@dckog8282]

I want that pickup

[@Niallphillips]

Nice....

[@tornadoalimary]

Could love you. Such a lovely man

[@EdgarBeja]

Awesome!!! How do I get perfect intonation on a classic Telecaster? Thank you so much :)

[@cardbored_]

Someone needs to make this into a backing track!

[@bobbyosborne2375]

Love Joe. Not the biggest fan of his vocals, to much air in his voice, but MY GOD what a guitar player.

[@kpschulle]

Echt stark!!!!!! Gruß kpschulle PS Noch mal von voooooorn!!!!

[@DanaBroderick]

🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@Buddy69Love]

This is a bad MF, can't wait to see him in San Francisco Oct 19 & 20

[@1275porsche]

what's the name of the song with this killer solo ?

[@appletechman67]

Oh Beautiful! - Joe Bonamassa

[@permanentgrin]

devastating!

[@ohmygod925]

is that a Nocaster?

[@evanspiewakowski568]

What's the song called though??