Unprecedented Live Concert Event on 180g 3LP! Acoustic and Electric Set at the Royal Albert Hall!
To conclude his four nights in London and to celebrate his second stint at the vaunted Royal Albert Hall, Bonamassa truly pulled out all the stops to put on the performance of a lifetime. Opening with a full acoustic set delivered by his celebrated Vienna Opera House group and then a full electric set, the guitarist delved deep into his back-catalog pulling out all his greatest and most loved songs.
Tour De Force Live In London chronicles Bonamassas atmospheric rise from the intimate club environment of The Borderline to the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Beginning in the 200-capacity London Borderline with a trio, Bonamassa pays tribute to his earlier career performing songs he hasnt played live in years. The following evening at Shepherds Bush Empire is a blues-themed night featuring a horns section with a soulful, big-blues-band feel. Then on to the Hammersmith Apollo which opens with a short acoustic set before moving into a rock-inspired evening. Finally, on the fourth and final night at the Royal Albert Hall, Bonamassa treats the crowd to a half acoustic/half electric show of his most popular and well-known songs featuring the acoustic band from his #1 Billboard acoustic CD/DVD An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House.
The end result over 9 hours of concert footage more than lives up to its billing as The Guitar Event of The Year and sees Bonamassa reliving, revisiting, and redefining the many phases and pivotal moments throughout his career and delivering a once-in-a-lifetime performance that more than serves as an appropriate retrospective for an artist who has already achieved so much.
"A triumph." -Premier Guitar
"Tour de Force lives up to its name and then some. Bonamassa turns in another masterful performance, as do the rest of the musicians featured." -Blues Rock Review
"A+, Joe Bonamassa is the real deal and in many ways, both musically and professionally, he represents the future of the music business. No one plays with more passion than Joe and where many musicians look like a deer in the headlights at the current music business climate, he is building an empire." -Classic Rock Revisited
Features:
180g Vinyl
3LP Set
Import
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Albion (Intro)
2. Palm Trees, Helicopters and Gasoline
3. Seagull
4. Jelly Roll
5. Black Lung Heartache
6. Around the Bend
LP 1 - Side B:
1. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
2. From the Valley
3. Athens to Athens
4. Slow Train
LP 2 - Side C:
1. Last Kiss
2. Dustbowl
3. Midnight Blues
LP 2 - Side D:
1. Who's Been Talking
2. Happier Times
3. Driving Towards the Daylight
LP 3 - Side E:
1. The Ballad of John Henry
2. Django / Mountain Time
LP 3 - Side F:
1. Sloe Gin
2. Just Got Paid
To conclude his four nights in London and to celebrate his second stint at the vaunted Royal Albert Hall, Bonamassa truly pulled out all the stops to put on the performance of a lifetime. Opening with a full acoustic set delivered by his celebrated Vienna Opera House group and then a full electric set, the guitarist delved deep into his back-catalog pulling out all his greatest and most loved songs.
Tour De Force Live In London chronicles Bonamassas atmospheric rise from the intimate club environment of The Borderline to the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Beginning in the 200-capacity London Borderline with a trio, Bonamassa pays tribute to his earlier career performing songs he hasnt played live in years. The following evening at Shepherds Bush Empire is a blues-themed night featuring a horns section with a soulful, big-blues-band feel. Then on to the Hammersmith Apollo which opens with a short acoustic set before moving into a rock-inspired evening. Finally, on the fourth and final night at the Royal Albert Hall, Bonamassa treats the crowd to a half acoustic/half electric show of his most popular and well-known songs featuring the acoustic band from his #1 Billboard acoustic CD/DVD An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House.
The end result over 9 hours of concert footage more than lives up to its billing as The Guitar Event of The Year and sees Bonamassa reliving, revisiting, and redefining the many phases and pivotal moments throughout his career and delivering a once-in-a-lifetime performance that more than serves as an appropriate retrospective for an artist who has already achieved so much.
"A triumph." -Premier Guitar
"Tour de Force lives up to its name and then some. Bonamassa turns in another masterful performance, as do the rest of the musicians featured." -Blues Rock Review
"A+, Joe Bonamassa is the real deal and in many ways, both musically and professionally, he represents the future of the music business. No one plays with more passion than Joe and where many musicians look like a deer in the headlights at the current music business climate, he is building an empire." -Classic Rock Revisited
Features:
180g Vinyl
3LP Set
Import
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Albion (Intro)
2. Palm Trees, Helicopters and Gasoline
3. Seagull
4. Jelly Roll
5. Black Lung Heartache
6. Around the Bend
LP 1 - Side B:
1. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
2. From the Valley
3. Athens to Athens
4. Slow Train
LP 2 - Side C:
1. Last Kiss
2. Dustbowl
3. Midnight Blues
LP 2 - Side D:
1. Who's Been Talking
2. Happier Times
3. Driving Towards the Daylight
LP 3 - Side E:
1. The Ballad of John Henry
2. Django / Mountain Time
LP 3 - Side F:
1. Sloe Gin
2. Just Got Paid
