...oh my 67 yr old guitarist at work .. brilliant on the live stage ... Take care

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnnu0V71zTk[/youtube]

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I have seen Ritchie at York opera house twice before, but was away when this was recorded last year. Then they release a live DVD from that venue - bit annoyed at that, could have been one of those 'I was there' moments.

Anyway, stunning performance by Ritchie - If he keeps on practising, he will be pretty good by the time he's 70 or so !!

.. very true .... also, there are very few of his contemporaries that have maintained their chops ... maybe the plan should be for you and I to meet at a Blackmore`s Night concert in the UK sometime in the near future and have a beer or two after the event ... my wife and I saw them in Ridgefield CT a few years ago and would like to maybe make that part of a trip to the UK, not to far down the road, if there happens to be a BN tour at the time of our travels .. .. Take care

That would be amazing - Dont know what the ladies would do whilst we talk music, but I guess theres alway shopping !!!

Get Rick to join us and we could setup a DDD veterans and seniors club and play dominoes and discusss the latest developments in Zimmer frame technology etc.

Oh Well - all this typing has made me tired, better go for a nap !!

... Take care

Probably his live 'Empty Rooms' solo - bloody briliant !

Dont agree about Bonamassa/Moore comparison though.

JB is a blues artist first and a rock artist second. Moore was the other way round. Look at Bonamassa clips at 12/13 years old, its blues all the way. He supported BB KIng as a young teenager. etc. etc. The blues is where his heart is and his new wonderful album Driving Towards The Daylight is predominantly a blues album. I dont know if you have listened to his stunning album with Beth Hart from last year, but again heavy on the blues.

This solo is explosive, but you never forget its a blues solo

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qpdOy8DWEw[/youtube]


I have spoken to him on his forum a few times and he's clever enough to know that strumming a beat-up acoustic and singing about the cotton fields can only go so far and he is an ambitious guy. Using Kevin Shirley as a producer has meant Shirley leading him down some more 'commercial' avenues. So much so that the new album entered the UK main chart at number 2 and also the Billboard main chart in the top 20. Thats apart fom no 1 in the blues charts in almost every country.

Joe is a completely independant artist. He and his partner own and finance everything, they do the hiring, firing, organising, recording and tours etc personally. This means commercially, he has to be successful because there is no-one backing him financially. There is a 'Classic Rock' magazine interview somewhere that goes through the structures etc and it makes a fascinating read.

Well I was mainly thinking of Blues Deluxe, where he goes off into some almost shred-like techniques. The tone is rock all the way. In fact I've rarely heard him use a real blues tone.

At the beginning of DDD.com I travelled to Florida to meet Lew. We talked over some cold ones so 'this' would be a hoot as well. In fact you should include Lew, just amazing to hear how he keeps the site up and running daily.

Btw.....more of Beth Hart's luscious melons, please...

Not that you 'need' to, but you could grow up Neg

I'm not sure what a blues tone is. SRV certainly doesnt sound like Peter Green and BB doesnt sound like Robben Ford (no one does). I dont think the Blues has a tone per se. Heres Joe at 15 sharing the stage with Robben. Overplays, but hey who wouldnt at 15. He used a strat, is that more like the tone youre after?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U1lSuEeZPQ[/youtube]

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Sorry to repeat a previous post, but whilst on teh subject of the blues and Robben Ford, I cant miss this oportunity to repost this link to the finest blues solo I've ever heard.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFsvmoUsnI[/youtube]

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Neg, I dont know if it's this, but it could be, knowing Wanted, I think he probably put this up....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_D4SsU9Ms4[/youtube]

Rick,

I should have thought of getting together with Lew, usually get to Florida once every few years and was just there two weeks ago (if I`m not mistaken you are living in California?) ... will need to start some planning but meeting the Seeker in the UK is on my bucket list, he has always been a intelligent, well spoken gentleman and he sent me a Blackmore dvd way back in the beginning of ddd and I have never forgotten that random act of kindness ... Take care

..oh my ...rest in peace Jon Lord .. Take care

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAWReBmxEs[/youtube]

Been blasting these all night: