Joe Bonamassa Releases “British Blues Explosion Live”

Joe Bonamassa: British Blues Explosion LiveJoe Bonamassa pays tribute to his British guitar heroes in a new DVD and album called British Blues Explosion Live. The guitarist taps into the work of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page with a five-piece band filled out by keyboardist Reese Wynans, rhythm guitarist Russ Irwin, drummer Anton Fig, and bassist Michael Rhodes.

Bonamassa cherry-picked some of his favorite songs including “Beck’s Bolero”, “Spanish Boots”, “Swlabr”, and more. Check out Rhodes covering Jack Bruce’s part on the classic Cream song “Swlabr”:

British Blues Explosion Live is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, CD,vinyl and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).

British Blues Explosion Live Track List:

  1. Beck’s Bolero/Rice Pudding
  2. Mainline Florida
  3. Boogie With Stu
  4. Let Me Love You Baby
  5. Plynth (Water Down The Drain)
  6. Spanish Boots
  7. Double Crossing Time
  8. Motherless Children
  9. Swlabr
  10. Tea For One/I Can’t Quit You Baby
  11. Little Girl
  12. Pretending
  13. Black Winter/Django
  14. How Many More Times

In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.

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