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Time was when the word progressive was considered a death knell to an artist who believed they were anything but. To be mentioned in the same fair as the Blues would have been suggestible of heresy, you might as well have walked into the Tower of London, stolen the crown jewels, and then set up a pitch in Peckham market and give them away with a packet of washing up powder.
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If only we could realise sooner that life is not about the riches or the acquisition of possessions, but that it is about the journey, the way we could leave Notches on the walking stick fashioned from the branch of an oak tree to remind ourselves of the way we have lived then perhaps maybe we would stand a better chance of being remembered fondly by the generations to come, by those that will judge us harshly for the slashes and constant nicks we have left on the planet.
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Joe Bonamassa has always cared, that is a given, a fact, an indisputable truth to which the musician has presented time and time again since he first brought his instinct, the impulse, and the love, to the Blues as a young performer. It is quite understandable that, with a few exceptions, Blues was creaking under the pressure of the weight of its own immense, and powerful past, and was in danger of leaving the turn of the century music lovers stranded in a place where the genre was of little value to the younger crowd, or worse, disappearing altogether, only to be looked upon as a vague memory, a sepia tinged recollection of how great, how captivating, the music was.
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It was Canada’s own Rock royalty of Rush who reminded listeners that “The more things change, the more they stay the same“, and whilst they maybe true on many counts, it perhaps does not take into account the evolution of the soul, nor of the spirit to seek out new worlds to witness being born.
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Such is the modern way of dealing with a problem that we immediately rush headlong into panic mode when we hear the word conversation or own flight or fight response ill-equipped to deal with someone’s alternate viewpoint, someone else’s demands on our time to which their words might demolish our own secure wall.
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The Blues of Desperation never sounded so sweet as when played by a consummate master of the genre.
Much has been written over the last two decades about the New York born musician, so many gracious words, superlatives, sentences of content, that it could be reasoned by some that there might not be anything else that could be mentioned when it comes to the live performance of Joe Bonamassa. How little the words may be, but how powerful the music remains and as arguably the finest Blues guitarist to have strode the 21st Century so far proves in his first release of 2019, Live At The Sydney Opera House, that all the words in the world can never do justice, never truly capture, the work of one whose music is beyond reproach.
This Unique Five Night Music Festival At Sea Sails From Barcelona On 16th-21st And Including Stops In Beautiful Monte Carlo, Monaco And Valetta in Malta.
Following four successful Caribbean voyages and a fifth sold out for early 2019 – Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, Joe Bonamassa, and Sixthman, in partnership with AEG Presents, are proud to present Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea: Mediterranean, sailing August 16th-21st, 2019, from Barcelona, Spain to the idyllic ports of call of Monte Carlo, Monaco and Valletta, Malta. Interested Fans are encouraged to pre-register now at bluesaliveatseaeurope.com for the best selection of staterooms during pre-sale.
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Some people will lead you on a merry dance as they implore with hands held out, palms open and a look of sorrow on their face, that they seek Redemption, atonement for all they have caused, for all the desperation they have endured in their life, and whilst you want to believe them, while the tears flow down their faces, you know deep in your heart, it is not release they seek, but attention, their voices and actions giving them away as they strut across the stage.
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In the meeting of majesty, one must always surely pay homage and reflect the dignity with honour, when that majestic is two-fold, when it is the sublime and stately holding the imposing and grand, then that forbearance of respect is duty bound, it is the principal of having witnessed a privileged performance and acting upon it accordingly.
Joe Bonamassa on stage in Greenwich. Photograph by Dafydd Owen.
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If there is royalty around that is still to be admired in the 21st Century then surely it is those who take a genre of music and revive it to the point where it actually becomes a living breathing entity again. The Blues, arguably considered by many of a certain age and below had had its day, it was just quietly wheezing under its own lethargic weight, under its once bloated self importance and slowly dying of excess; the dreaded and fatal disease to which all must it seems eventually succumb to.