Release date NZ: March 28th, 2014
Movie Format: Blu-ray
Blu-ray Region: Region B
Edition: Standard Edition
Language: English
Stars:
Beth Hart
Joe Bonamassa
Supported Audio: Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Number of Discs: 1
Country of Production: Netherlands
Original Release Year: 2014
Box Dimensions (mm): 135x171x14
UPC: 804879511502
Description:
GRAMMY-NOMINATED DUO RELEASES A THROW BACK TO R&B AND SOUL CLASSICS
Los Angeles, CA, February xx, 2014– On March 28, hot on the heels of their GRAMMY nomination, force-of-nature blues-rock vocalist Beth Hart and guitar hero Joe Bonamassa will deliver Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Live In Amsterdam (Blu-ray) – the very first live experience from one of music’s most powerful female voices and one of the world’s greatest guitar players. Against the backdrop of the beautiful, historic Koninklijk Theater Carré in Amsterdam, the performance wows with scorching soul covers from the duo’s 2011 debut album Don’t Explain and 2013 follow-up Seesaw, originally made famous by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Tom Waits, Ray Charles, Donnie Hathaway, Lucinda Williams, Bill Withers, Delaney & Bonnie, Buddy Miles, Tina Turner, Slackwax, Melody Gardot, Nina Simone, and more.
This project was born from what Hart, Bonamassa, and Bonamassa’s long-time producer Kevin Shirley call a “crazy idea” to record a catalog of songs in a way that recalls the days when a band recorded live in the studio with little or no overdubs; the days when the vocalist was happy when a take was done regardless of personal performance.
“What we’re trying to capture is an era of reaction and spontaneity – something that was a great inspiration for me as a budding musician,” explained Bonamassa. “It’s a bygone era in lieu of modern times and digital studio manipulation. We wanted to do the exact opposite of that for this live concert. There were no nets and what you hear is what was sung and played that night.”
Both Hart and Bonamassa were heavily influenced by these songs and the artists who originally performed them. “We’re doing these amazing cover songs and in doing them, and what’s so great about doing them, is that it shows part of what excited us and made us want to become artists when we were young and just starting out,” said Hart. “You can see that a lot of this was an influence with me, and Joe, and the other musicians, you can hear it in the way everyone plays and performs. This was music that they loved, that touched them. And when you do covers, you get to make them personal. That was part of the goal – to make it like it’s your story too. Otherwise how does it come across sincere? I think that’s one of the challenges and it’s very fulfilling if we feel like we’re doing that.”
The one-two punch of Hart’s powerhouse vocals and Bonamassa’s blistering solos both honors and reinvents the original recordings. Featuring 22 songs and over two hours of bonus and behind-the-scenes footage, the sonic pairing that critics everywhere are calling a “match made in heaven” are backed by the same world class band that kept the grooves going on both albums- Anton Fig (drums, percussion), Carmine Rojas (bass), Blondie Chaplin (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Arlan Schierbaum (keyboards). This time out, their mighty sound is augmented by a horn section, with Lee Thornburg (trumpet and percussion), Ron Dziubla (saxophone and percussion), and Carlos Perez Alfonso (trombone and percussion).
Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa Live In Amsterdam Music Review
“This double disc is an exact replication of a concert vocalist Beth Hart and guitarist Joe Bonamassa performed in Amsterdam in support of their studio album Seesaw. What you hear is what was played: there are no overdubs or digital studio fixes. They replicate all but one track from the studio album ("Sunday Kind of Love”) and five more from their 2011 offering Don't Explain, and play some other covers and a long band jam called “Antwerp Jam” as a finale. Hart and Bonamassa are backed by a killer band to boot, including a full horn section, drummer Anton Fig, bassist Carmine Rojas, rhythm guitarist Blondie Chaplin, and keyboardist Arlan Schierbaum. Highlights include their reading of Delaney Bramlett's “Well, Well,” Ike Turner's “Nutbush City Limits,” “Sinner's Prayer,” “Something's Got a Hold on Me,” “Chocolate Jesus,” “I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know,” and, of course, Ms. Hart's devastating reading of Etta James' “I'd Rather Go Blind.” Given her considerable power and ability to convey a wide range of emotions, this is not merely a set for guitar god worshipers – though there's plenty for them here, too" All Music Guide – Thom Jurek
Track Listing:
Amsterdam, Amsterdam!
Them There Eyes
Sinner's Prayer
Can't Let Go
For My Friends
Close To My Fire
Rhymes
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Your Heart Is As Black As Night
Chocolate Jesus
Baddest Blues
Someday After Awhile (You’ll Be Sorry)
Beth introduces the band
Well, well
If I Tell You I Love You
See Saw
Strange Fruit
Miss Lady
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Nutbush City Limits
I'd Rather Go Blind
Antwerp Jam (Credits)
