Guitar Center Sessions: Joe Bonamassa, Slide

Joe Bonamassa treats fans to an evening of music and dialogue at Guitar Center Hollywood, CA

[emanhacker]

Everyone talks about trucks but Bonamassa never gets enough credit for being a slide guitar master.

[billjaynes]

Never mind the guitar dual at the end of Crossroads, I had the exact same reaction to Cooder's "Feelin' Bad Blues". It's my favorite piece of music from the whole music. It raised my hair in all the really great ways that can happen and only really good music does.

[mateuszzywicki]

Hey Joe, where you going with that slide in your hand?!

[HanksAnthem]

Joe is a BEAST!!!! He was born to do exactly what he is doing!

[Asiaroeschti]

Joes concerts are always a blast. Went to three of them so far, he always goes out of his way to make it a memorable experience. If you have the chance to see him live, do it. Also, Crossroads is a totally underrated movie, you should give it a try.

[Sargeslide]

I watch this at least once a week, man he got tone!

[rvdw]

Wow, this is absolutely amazing. His playing has so much soul and meaning to it.

[wallace]

damm this good, gets the notes so clean and really from the heart, one of the best players around today..

[RoyvanRikken]

That crossroads part gives me shivers every time ! BRRRR

[guitarcenter]

Watch Joe Bonamassa playing some sweet slide at Guitar Center.   #fbf

[charlescooper]

All I can say is he really can play I'd love to play like that

[tombstoneslim]

I actually cried like a lil girl the first time I saw that scene in the movie. One of the most moving pieces of music I’ve ever heard. If you like instrumental music as such you should check out the soundtrack from the movie “Rush” that was done by Eric Clapton. Killer stuff also. Long live guitar music that moves the spirit!!

[MrTomVoss]

I felt exactly the same way watching crossroads! Awesome film, awesome guitarist.

[csgband]

Fantastic, and what a cool guitar.
I had a Ry Cooder moment when seeing Paris Texas for the first time, and the first note in the movie Southern Comfort.

[musicauthority]

Again I'm so impressed by Joe Bonamasa he can do anything. I've seen him shred, play acoustic, Classic Rock, and of course Blue's, and now slide. and he completely kills every time. I have a glass finger but now I may have to switch to a metal one. after Joe showing everyone the cool trick that his guitar tech. did with the magnet thanks Joe Bonamasa.

[MrStevie]

Some people are just born to play guitar....Go Joe!!!

[docwill]

Same reaction here; first three notes in that scene...
Never tire of it; top 5 movie for me...

[jonc]

Nevermind how badass he is on that axe, check that badass guitar. He's got the dream God collection. Thanks Joe

[wurlwynd]

Open E indeed. This video is a visual treatise on slide intonation, phrasing, and balls. I look forward to studying it for the rest of my life...

[WillieDines]

Ry Cooder's song "Feeling Bad Blues" was actually Ry's own rendition of Arlo Roth's slide piece, "Landslide".

Arlo Roth was hired to work with Ralph Macchio to show him how to look and act like a guitar player, including the classical guitar parts, but he also worked with Ry Cooder on alot of the slide guitar music in the movie, but somehow Arlo Roth was only given movie credits for being the technical advisor for Ralph Macchio.

If you think "Feelin' Bad Blues" wanna hear real heart piercing blues, then you should check out these songs, "Howlin' Wolf - Goin' Down Slow (Live)", "Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail", "Robert Johnson - "Crossroads", "Lightnin Hopkins - "War Is Startin' Again".

Beautiful slide playing here by Joe and it would be awesome to hear him on an acoustic trying his hand at some delta/country blues.