JOE BONAMASSA--Different Songs of Blue II

This is the second of a series of Joe Bonamassa collections (the first was Different Songs of Blue) which I intend to post. The first was a collection of 12 of Joe's "quieter" song performances. The remaining posts are groups of songs without a common theme except that they each are a mixture of songs, band members, stages of Joe's career that are not usually found together.

My task was to group them and put them into a set list with an order pleasing to the listener. At the moment I have 106 songs recorded from 2005 to this year on 9 discs. How many I post will depend on how well received these first discs are. If they prove to be of interest, I will probably post about one a week. We'll see.

Enjoy!.

Lineage: tracks downloaded from DIME > EAC (secure mode) > HD > editing* > TLH > FLAC (level 8) > you

*Various tracks were shortened using CD Wave Editor. Then, Audacity was used to fade in and fade out on certain tracks, to amplify or decrease the volume as needed, and to add silence at the end of some tracks.

A big thanks go out to the various tapers who captured the shows these tracks came from. You are doing an excellent job. Ten of the tracks on this disc are from digital audience recordings while the other is recorded from an FM broadcast, and I would rate each of them A/A+ considering their origins. Of course they won't all sound exactly the same as they were recorded by different people on different equipment in different venues. I have included 2 samples in the comments which I think are representative of their quality.

Most importantly: The intent of these volumes is to introduce you to Joe Bonamassa's music or to enhance or renew your appreciation of it. All of Joe's albums are still available, and hopefully if you don't have all of them or need new copies, this will encourage you to purchase them. They are available at Jo3's own web site (www.joebonamassa.com) and at Amazon.com.

01. Slow Train--Paris, France 2013-04-01
02. Young Man Blues--London, UK 2010-02-17
03. Happier Times--Albany, NY, USA 2015-01-19
04. Dislocated Boy--Paris, France 2013-04-01
05. Jockey Full of Bourbon--
06. Stones in My Passway--Albany, NY, USA 2015-01-19
07. Shake for Me--Cheyenne, WY, USA 2014-08-27
08. Spoonful--Cheyenne, WY, USA 2014-08-27
09. Oh Beautiful--Columbus, GA, USA 2014-12-10
10. Love Ain't a Love Song--Albany, NY, USA 2015-01-19
11. Asking Around for You--Paris, France 2013-04-0