Joe Bonamassa "Quarryman's Lament"

Sometime, I should probably write a whole week's worth of entries about songs that have been ruined for me, by something having nothing to do with the song itself.

When I first played Joe Bonamassa's "Quarryman's Lament" for Laurel and Barbara and other friends on the mvyradio staff, well they all raved.

Maybe it is a good track, but unfortunately, I can't take any song with a flute solo seriously. Not since seeing this scene from "Anchorman."

Now listen to Joe Bonamassa, and try to not just laugh at how pretentious the flute sounds.

Joe Bonamassa “Further On Up The Road”

Here is the sound of a man peaking in life.

A former child guitar prodigy (he’s been making records since about age 14), the 32-year old had a career culminating point during the filming of a new concert DVD, when Eric Clapton joined him on stage to trade licks. “Further On Up The Road” is supposedly the first song Joe Bonamassa learned to play on guitar. And it’s the tune that Clapton played with The Band, during The Last Waltz.

At the end of the song (it does get cut off in the YouTube sample) you'll hear Joe’s genuine enthusiasm, that that moment was “the coolest thing I’ve ever done.”

See and hear the whole song, here

Buy the DVD “Live From The Royal Albert Hall” here.