Black Country Communion - Am I the only one annoyed...

[skoora]

Is there any killer Glenn Hughes solo stuff I should look into?

Yo Trevor!!!! Its all killer but Im biased. Glenn is such a force of nature IMHO and brings so much to any band that hes in be it Singing, playing or composing( or all 3). Hes got a pretty extensive discography and has played on so many records in addition to his solo stuff and its all worth owning. I believe that theres a Glenn Hughes Discography torrent out ther that will pretty much get you everything from Trapeze to damn near the present..

61 yrs old and the guy can rock out with the best of them. Hes straight up rock royalty from where Im sitting..

Kage, I saw some live vids of BCC where GH stretches out vocally, hitting some high stuff and it was sooooo good. Always dug his guest spots on Gary's stuff on Run For Cover.

 

[Zap]

Well, I don't know how many people that are commenting have actually read any of the interviews with JB, but BCC was all Kevin's idea in the first place. So this band was created with Kevin being the "5th member".

I don't know about allowing someone to have the Final say in everything but there are a lot of bands that have had extensive input from producers, and in a lot of cases that is why they are hired in the first place. (Terry Brown with Rush, Mutt Lange etc.)

Joe talks about Kevin's involvement in his solo career and seems to be quite happy with what he has done for him.

I like the first two BCC albums a lot, are people complaining that the latest one isn't any good or just because they know about Kevin's level of control?

I'm aware that it was his idea. Personally, I feel like the fire has been steadily removed from Joe's records ever since he came on board in 2006, and I've been a fan since 2005. The volume on the guitar is turned down, and solo times on many tracks are practically halved. There's less emphasis on the guitar and more on the lyrics, and voice. In my opinion, Shirley fixed something that wasn't broken, and turned it into a more commercial product. A few months back, Joe mentioned on his forum that he feels that he used to overplay, and that he'll probably never play that way again. Fuck that shit! Where could he have gotten an idea like that from? When I go to see Joe Bonamassa, I don't go to see him play "Driving Towards The Daylight", because I can play the song chord for chord and lick for lick, and I fucking suck. I go to see Joe Bonamassa melt my face off. I have a huge respect for Joe and always will, but I cannot help but feel like Shirley's tampering has made him less accessible to his core demographic, guitarists like us.

 

[rupe]

The volume on the guitar is turned down, and solo times on many tracks are practically halved. There's less emphasis on the guitar and more on the lyrics, and voice. In my opinion, Shirley fixed something that wasn't broken, and turned it into a more commercial product.

So what do you think he's trying to do...pander to a few guitar players or create something with a broader appeal to the general music buying public? As a guitar player I know what I prefer, but I also know they want to make a successful living. Emphasizing lyrics and cutting back on gratuitous soloing is a recipe for commercial success...most likely their goal.

 

[skoora]

The volume on the guitar is turned down, and solo times on many tracks are practically halved. There's less emphasis on the guitar and more on the lyrics, and voice. In my opinion, Shirley fixed something that wasn't broken, and turned it into a more commercial product.

So what do you think he's trying to do...pander to a few guitar players or create something with a broader appeal to the general music buying public? As a guitar player I know what I prefer, but I also know they want to make a successful living. Emphasizing lyrics and cutting back on gratuitous soloing is a recipe for commercial success...most likely their goal.

I agree. Plus he's been playing live since he was a kid, he very well probably needs to do things differently to not get bored with himself.
I get disappointment when an artist changes their sound or stylistic choices. But at the end of the day JB is a grown man and is solely responsible for what he puts out. He could say no. He must want it.

Bob Rock is a perfect example. I used to hate him for how Metallica went but then realized he was just putting into effect what Metallica wanted. They sought him out to get exactly what he delivers.

 

[Gainzilla]

The volume on the guitar is turned down, and solo times on many tracks are practically halved. There's less emphasis on the guitar and more on the lyrics, and voice. In my opinion, Shirley fixed something that wasn't broken, and turned it into a more commercial product.

So what do you think he's trying to do...pander to a few guitar players or create something with a broader appeal to the general music buying public? As a guitar player I know what I prefer, but I also know they want to make a successful living. Emphasizing lyrics and cutting back on gratuitous soloing is a recipe for commercial success...most likely their goal.

As hard as that is to accept, its really the truth when you come down to it but I think that there can be a happy medium...

 

[metalmaniac93]

The last Joe Bonamassa CD that I liked from start to finish was You & Me. I have been listening to him since Bloodline and while his newer stuff is not bad at all and he has gone in a more commercial direction, it still is better than most of the crap music out there. He does have to make a living though. I do like BCC a lot, but they need to turn Joe's guitar up a bit especially on the 1st CD. Blues Deluxe is his best IMO and he should go back to that style for at least one CD to appease us guitar snobs!!!