JOE BONAMASSA--Different Songs of Blue XI

This is the eleventh and last of a series of Joe Bonamassa collections (the first was Different Songs of Blue). 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, and 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. There are now have 131 songs on 11 discs. It is hard to imagine another artist who can put forward high quality performances of 131 different songs without a bad one in the bunch. Joe is simply outstanding.

Although this is the last disc, this series will certainly endure as each disc warrants multiple "listens."

Enjoy!.

Lineage: tracks downloaded from DIME > 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 beginning of some tracks. Some tracks were also "equalized" using Audacity to increase the treble and decrease the base, thus "brightening" the sound.

A big thanks go out to the various tapers who captured the shows these tracks came from. You are doing an excellent job. All thirteen of the tracks on this disc are from digital audience recordings, 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 Joe's own web site (www.jbonamassa.com) and at Amazon.com.

01. See See Baby--Kassel, Germany 2016-03-07
02. Someday After a While--Santiago, Chile 2013-08-13
03. Little Girl--Bristol, UK 2016-07-05
04. Still Water--Albany, NY, USA 2015-01-19
05. Real Love--Beaver Creek, CO, USA 2014-08-08
06. Boogie with Stu--Bristol, UK 2016-07-05
07. Tea For One - Can't Quit You Baby--Bristol, UK 2016-07-05
08. Breaking Up Somebody's Home--Holmdel, NJ, USA 2015-08-08
09. You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling--Holmdel, NJ, USA 2015-08-08
10. Around the Bend--Toulouse, France 2012-06-30
11. Bird on the Wire--Brighton 2013-03-34
12. How Many More Times--Bristol, UK 2016-07-05
13. Los Endos--New York City, NY, USA 2007-10-25