I love this guy's playing! Truly one of the finest guitarist's out there today - and pretty damn prolific too! Besides his solo work, he has his "supergroup," Black Country Communion with Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes and rock progeny Jason Bonham. Not only that, but he's a really nice guy with a very humble, yet articulate perspective on guitar playing and players. Unfortunately, on this disc, his sound guy/mixer/producer (Kevin Shirley) is deeply in love with reverb and digital delay - so much so that his singing (which is quite good IMO) is unintelligible and the band (also quite good) is a big mush. The only time there is a sense of any dynamics whatsoever is during the few downtempo numbers - but even then, the delay effect is almost comical - and it's not the venue - I have personally attended many a show at the Beacon and can say unequivocally that the live sound there is stellar. Despite the crappy sound, there appears to be wonderful performances from guests Beth Hart, John Hiatt and Paul Rogers.
After the dismal sound of his previous BD disc, "Live At Royal Albert Hall," https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?13164-Joe-Bonamassa-live-BR-disc&p=125376&highlight=bonamassa#post125376 I was cautiously optimistic that this time they would somehow get it right - wrong! I tried playing this really loud, soft - every which way - I thought that maybe my amp was f**ked - but...at the end of the day, it's just a really bad mix.
Still, if you have not had the chance to hear Joe play - you should - his latest release on CD, "Dust Bowl," is an excellent intro to his playing and very worthwhile - even in plain old stereo 16/44.
After the dismal sound of his previous BD disc, "Live At Royal Albert Hall," https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?13164-Joe-Bonamassa-live-BR-disc&p=125376&highlight=bonamassa#post125376 I was cautiously optimistic that this time they would somehow get it right - wrong! I tried playing this really loud, soft - every which way - I thought that maybe my amp was f**ked - but...at the end of the day, it's just a really bad mix.
Still, if you have not had the chance to hear Joe play - you should - his latest release on CD, "Dust Bowl," is an excellent intro to his playing and very worthwhile - even in plain old stereo 16/44.