Acoustic concert by Joe Bonamassa & Oyster Bay Pinot Noir

I have a treat for y’all tonight. I was perusing Acoustic Guitar Magazine and saw that Joe Bonamassa has been doing all-acoustic concerts across Europe and is about to release a 2CD set of a concert given at the Vienna Opera House. To my surprise, videos of virtually the entire concert can be found on YouTube, seventeen of which are presented below.

In case you’re not familiar with Joe, he’s one of the premier blues guitarists on the scene today, playing mostly electrified music. I reviewed some of his work in this blog on February 10, 2012, presenting mostly his electric work. This concert is quite different. While he plays some of the tunes in their original form, he spins his own arrangement of many of them. Just in case you get tired looking at videos, but want to listen to the music, the last link will take you to a recording of the entire concert. Very cool stuff. Hope you enjoy it.

Slow train:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKE3itL4ApY

Jockey full of bourbon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8lOSERcJFE

Athens to Athens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPhyRxNJD-A

Sloe Gin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuLUfa0g0T0

Dislocated boy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MhT7_5q5O0

Seagull: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1NzLICx7o

Dust bowl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el38MFPJDAk

Around the bend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q6E6czG-4Q

Woke up dreamin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP3XCse5wk0

Drivin towards the daylight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpgd2xB8wDQ

High water everywhere: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptcr4g4u_M8

Palm trees, helicopters, and gasoline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxXtRG_oryw

Mountain time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4U1-JfSFeA&list=PL8o7zbYjRkzfu_MLVZP9jkT_KK_lLVKrj

Black lung heartache: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Uryw5o2YU&list=PL8o7zbYjRkzfu_MLVZP9jkT_KK_lLVKrj

Stones in my passway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyRC0qcv1tQ

Richmond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaT9X2bQFMc

From the valley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjpUBHZPWmo

An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLoYv2K_eg

I’m pairing Joe with a 2011 Oyster Bay Pinot Noir (New Zealand; $10.00). This is a medium bodied wine, ruby red in color with aromas of cherries, rhubarb, and earth. The taste is full of bright cherries with zesty acidity that makes your mouth want more. I look for Oyster Bay wines when I’m traveling and staying in a hotel. They never disappoint and the twist-off cap means TSA won’t pull me out of line for carrying a corkscrew in my carry-on luggage. This Pinot and the acoustic side of Joe Bonamassa should get your week off to a great start. Enjoy!

Cheers!