Have we already discussed Bonamassa's controversial comments?

Whitecat

Right now Facebook is so full of defensive butthurt dad-rockers who think Joe is 100% right I almost can’t even. 

Wolfetone

stickyfiddle said:

Niallseroreilly said:

I think I get what hes saying.... just plug the guitar in and play..... thats were the fun is.

But a cynic could argue that that's also where the hackneyed blues licks are that have already been played a million times by better men...

Yes but it's the way those licks are played and the context into which they are placed.......

Wolfetone

I came across this the other day and I am a massive Purple fan and highly critical of any covers but, apart from the very poor Jon Lord intro and Bonamassa'a ham fisted opening riffs this is highly creditable version of Lazy...

AlexC

Controversial? Really? Why do some people take what someone else says so personally? In my line of work I've met and worked with rock and pop stars, actors, TV celebs, radio people etc, and the one thing they all have in common? Nothing. Absolutely nothing in common. They are people with their own thoughts and outlook just like - hey - anyone else! So what if JB has a little go at what he considers a modern malaise in playing? Who cares. It doesn't change listening to his music. I detest Scientolgy and all that it stands for, but I'll watch a film with Tom Cruise in it. Obviously, morally heinous criminal activity from anyone from any walk of life can/should colour your appreciation of their work,but some bloke talking about pedals... I don't agree with him, btw. But then I enjoy listening to many types of music. An creator is about what they create - not the cut of their trousers or not very interesting opinions.
This is just my opinion, of course.

JD50

Yeah Matt Bellamy ditch those.pedals and learn to play guitar and write some tunes.. . .. oh wait you did.

Bridgehouse

JD50 said:

Yeah Matt Bellamy ditch those.pedals and learn to play guitar and write some tunes.. . .. oh wait you did.

When?

joeyowen

Learning nothing but pentatonics makes you lazy..... 

breakstuff

Three-ColourSunburst said:

Jack_ said:

Would I rather listen to JB, or bands like Radiohead or U2 that have used loads of that algorithmic soundscaping "shit".

Hmmmmm.

Bonamassa might be the ultimate gear-obsessed 'middle-aged rich white guy playing the blooze', but he does have a point here.

Boooring!!!!

HPhillipsmusic

it would be unbearable if everyone who played guitar stopped using pedals and we all just played into an amp. Not everyone has Dumbles sitting around.

Teetonetal

So guy who basically rehashes old music doesn't' like guys who don't? What a bellend.

olafgarten

I don't understand where all this is coming from, while Bonamassa is a talented guitarist, he hasn't really brought anything new to music, he is just playing the same blues standards that everyone else is.

This does reek of jealousy, although with the amount that he earns he should be happy enough!  

bingefeller

Whitecat said:

Right now Facebook is so full of defensive butthurt dad-rockers who think Joe is 100% right I almost can’t even. 

Lots of fully grown men will be selling their pedals, just you wait and see.

mburekenge

Anyone would think he had a new album out to promote and wanted to generate some 'drama' to get people talking about it.

setyourselfonfire

HAL9000 said:

Hmmm...

Sounds like I need to get rid off my...

Joe Bonamassa signature Cry Baby
Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face
Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face mini
Joe Bonamassa MXR FET Driver
Joe Bonamassa MXR FET Driver Special Edition
Joe Bonamassa signature model guitar simulator DI

... apparently they're all shit ;-)

In time he'll have a way overpriced Fender Tweed Champ reissue he'll be imploring us to buy, no doubt! Presumably with some nonsense like 'vacuumed air from 1957 in every cabinet'.

stickyfiddle

olafgarten said:

I don't understand where all this is coming from, while Bonamassa is a talented guitarist, he hasn't really brought anything new to music, he is just playing the same blues standards that everyone else is.

This does reek of jealousy, although with the amount that he earns he should be happy enough!  

Yup. He's had various rants that "the establishment" has never recognised him in the past (lack of grammys etc) but ultimately it's because he's never done anything new. 

GuitarZero

I've always felt that JB needed to focus a lot more on his song writing skills than his guitar playing, or join a band with some people who can actually write some decent songs.  There's no doubt he can play, but it always feels to me he is going through the motions until he gets to a guitar break.  I've never listened to a single song of his that wowed me. 

This might be a bit controversial but I actually feel a similar way about much of Gilmour's solo material too, but he has all the Floyd back catalogue that shows how his guitar playing can really shine in the right circumstances.

Nikko

joeyowen said:

Learning nothing but pentatonics makes you lazy..... 

What? Even if its minor AND major??

Sassafras

If he means he doesn't like the 'ambient' sound, I'd tend to agree with him, although probably not so vehemently.
He does sound uncharacteristically seething with rage, must've been having a bad day. Maybe he's run out of storage room for his latest '59 Burst. That'd really piss me off too. 

Cirrus

Oh, I see Reverb and Joe B have teamed up to try to get some mutual publicity/ clicks.

Maybe that's just my cynicism talking.

darthed1981

Just being a musician doesn't stop anyone being an intolerant grumpy old man, which is all this is.

At least he didn't say "young people these days..."