Blues And Pain?

With the intention to buy this CD, I first looked at the entire concert on You Tube and heard.
These are sure to be a perfect production, but ...
After the first few songs, I realized that my interest wanes at this appearance.
That changed no more, until the last note had died away.

These magnificent songs possess nothing of the original power and intensity, depth and uniqueness, which is why they were able to last for decades and are still played today, with respect for the models.

Many great blues musicians like Hubert Sumlin, Howlin 'Wolf guitarist, Otis Rush, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Canned Heat, TYA, Rory Gallagher and countless more.
Bob Margolin, students and long-standing member of Muddy Waters Band and the Texas bluesman Johnny Winter, who has recorded with Muddy Waters magnificent albums, have shown how the Blues their models can be played with respect and passion.
Wille Dixon the great musician who wrote and played these songs, leaving a great legacy in terms of blues.
Muddy Waters and Howlin 'Wolf wore these songs in the world.

Joe Bonamassa but does not play the blues of the models.
He uses the best, offered a platform for his guitar orgies, without coming up a feeling for this music.
His companions get through his ego trip no way in the events intervene.
A short piano solo or a few bars Harmonica is all you get.
Then follow again the escalating guitar solos, perfect but far from feeling and depth.
He had with Kirk Fletcher excellent guitarists to side, with whom he could have put accents in an interplay soulful guitar work.
However, after one short solo this was allowed to provide the rhythm.
For me, this is just not enough, what this appearance by Joe Bonamassa, who was intended to be a reminder of his models has to offer.
As a guitarist and singer beyond doubt, he could have left a work for posterity with less own presence and more sense of these wonderful songs and have!

Blues And Pain - I miss the pain, the sweat and the tears ...