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JOE BONAMASSA<\/b><\/h1>\nJOE BONAMASSA<\/b><\/h1>\nAn Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
[J&R Adventures]<\/p>\n
Anyone who reserves a page of his concert DVD\u2019s booklet for a list of guitars he plays on the disc is obviously after the gearheads. (For the record, a 1974 Martin D-41, a 2012 Gibson SJ-200 and Guild F-512 12-string are among the dozens of acoustics listed.) And up until about a year or so ago, Joe Bonamassa mostly appealed to fellow instrumentalists, who could appreciate the 36-year-old\u2019s proficiency and dexterity on the six- and 12-strings. But then he released 2012\u2019s Driving Towards the Daylight<\/i>, a bluesy roots rock \u2019n\u2019 roll explosion that pushed him near the Top 20. So how did he celebrate his most electrifying and American album? By playing stripped-down acoustic shows in European venues accustomed to hosting classical music.<\/p>\n
An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House<\/i> (also available on CD) documents one of the tour\u2019s most hallowed stops. Bonamassa and his four-man band, also equipped with acoustic instruments, check in with a performance that\u2019s as technically impressive as it is emotionally stirring. The 100-minute, 20-song set mixes rustic originals with vintage blues covers, and they all fold together in a seamless, lively performance that confirms Bonamassa\u2019s standing as one of the best bluesmen of the millennium. (There\u2019s also a bonus disc with behind-the-scenes footage and other extras.) His own gorgeous \u201cAround the Bend\u201d is a highlight, as are the covers of Charley Patton\u2019s \u201cHigh Water Everywhere,\u201d Robert Johnson\u2019s \u201cStones in My Passway,\u201d Chris Whitley\u2019s \u201cBall Peen Hammer\u201d and Tom Waits\u2019 \u201cJockey Full of Bourbon.\u201d Bonamassa\u2019s a first-rate ace when he plugs in\u2014An Acoustic Evening <\/i>reveals he\u2019s just as dynamic when he doesn\u2019t. \u2013Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n
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