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jawarde1
Alan Warden
Villamartin, Alicante
Spain
Plays: Guitar (49 years)
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Guys, Just caught your show in Murcia on the 7th May, and felt the need to join the site and post comments... I have been a huge fan of Joe since I first heard 'Always with you, always with me' and have since bought the entire back catalogue of his work. I am a keen guitarist, and after thirty years of playing had got pretty complacent about my abilities. Since hearing Joe I dug in deep again, and after a whole lot of pain finally managed to be able to perform 'Always' and 'Surfing with the Alien' and have taken my playing up to a whole new level - thanks Joe! I got another four guys to join me at the gig, and was seriously looking forward to it for months. Sadly, the gig was a complete and utter tearing disappointment for me and a complete bore for the rest of the guys and here's why ... Take the no1 guitarist in the world, put him together with a brilliant bunch of musicians and a superb venue, and then put some complete and utter a**hole on the sound desk !!! Somebody should point out to this tosser that having the subs so loud that every single kick on the bass drum produces a sonic boom is maybe OK for a rave party in Ibiza, but at a concert where thousands of paying customers are there to hear the master at work it is seriously NOT OK !! I could only hear Stuart playing during his amazing bass solo, and the second guitarist (Sorry, missed your name) could have stayed in the dressing room for all we could hear of him. Joe was just about discernible through the noise, but only when playing above the 12th fret - the rest of the time the whole thing was lost in the noise. In conclusion, the gig was probably the worst I have ever been to, and made even more terrible by my expectations of finally seeing Joe play live. After 20 minutes I was looking at my watch and contemplating heading for the bar. The only reason I didn't was because the bar closed after Joe started up!!! Sorry dude, you are my hero and all, but I doubt if I will bother going to any more more concerts. My friends' last comments to me as we dropped them off at their home was 'Thanks Alan, and if you get any more Satrianin tickets in the future, SELL THEM TO SOMEBODY ELSE' 'Nuff said.

Fri May 9 '08 3:46:47 am Set this message as last read
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