Joe

[donkeypunch]

I saw him on one of his early tours at Artpark....dude was insane. I got the DVD live from the Beacon.....crazy good. Starts off with him playing in the subway with his guitar case open wearing a hat. People putting change in and telling him he's pretty good.

[CoreyP]

I like that he tours with real vintage bursts and doesn't treat them like they're too precious to be played. His stuff does get a little same-y for me after a while but I'm not the biggest blues fan so I can say I enjoy him more than most. Seems like a genuinely good human being, also, too, as well.

[Sue]

Dude has no mojo.

[donkeypunch]

Dude has no mojo.

Who Joe or Corey P.

[thelefty1985]

Dude has no mojo.

THIS. I was a big fan at first. Even met him at one of the Artpark shows. He is technical monster but I never find myself wanting to go grab one of his records to listen for enjoyment. Even now I feel like everything he is doing is a half assed tribute to something else with exceptional guitar playing.

[yellow ed]

yawn

[d_a_n]

[Dalton]

You haven't heard Cody then.

[CoreyP]

I thought you'd be taller...

[sizzlemeister]

Dude has no mojo.

Don't know if you're serious, but I do agree. I see his name being thrown around a lot lately. I've been back on a blues kick, and this dude does nothing for me. I don't understand how people like him get popular. He's got that Vegas Blues thing going on. Now...I haven't explored his entire catalog, so perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't care for the Vegas Blues. Of course, I've been digging into Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf (Hubert Sumlin on guitar), and some other stuff. But I tried me some Stevie Ray and he's too Vegas Blues for me, too. Haven't found much contemporary blues that I like.

It's like Ryan Adams. WTF is so appealing about that guy? He's no Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, which is by far the best country music out there.

[Sue]

Yeah, I'm serious.

The guy can definitely move his hands and fingers real good. As far as the rest goes, meh.

[sevenyearsdown]

I'm not familiar with all of his stuff, but if it's another white guy playing blue-rock on electric guitar - I'll pass.

However I did see an acoustic concert he did on Paladia (An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House) that I really liked.

[alphaglr]

Too polished, sterile and predictable for me but what do I know. I don't even have a guitar with all the strings on it right now.

[jasonrussometal]

I thought this thread was about Donkeypunch.

[ric stave]

I thought this thread was about coffee.