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A guitar player since the age of four, Joe Bonamassa?s virtuosi chops have win him fans in both the rock and blues genres. The Utica, New York native made his national recording debut in 1995 as the lead guitarist in the band Bloodline, and released his first solo record, A New Day Yesterday, in 2000.

With the recording of So, It?s Like That, (August 13, 2002/Medalist Entertainment) Bonamassa drew on his experience and the advice of legendary producer and Bonamassa fan Tom Dowd (Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers, Rod Stewart, among others) to channel the raw blues power of his earlier work into an intense, liberating collection of muscular rock songs with electrifying riffs and sweeping, anthemic choruses. Maturing as a songwriter and performer, Bonamassa framed his fiery, acrobatic guitar solos with finely honed rock and roll song-craft.

?I love playing great solos,? says Bonamassa, ?but a great song lasts forever.?

What Critics Are Saying About Joe Bonamassa?

?There?s so much passion and sweat slung about his sophomore outing, So, It?s Like That, that just listening to it feels like an interactive outing? This is no regular Joe.? & ?Bonamassa is a bold talent? destined to break.? ? Billboard

?Bonamassa?s breathless So, It?s Like That proves that the idiomatic shackles of the blues can be broken by a strong musical personality. At 25, the Utica, NY, native has indisputably found himself as an artist? an apostle for the message that true inspiration can?t be found in imitation. Four Stars.? ? Guitar World (2002)

?I?m telling you Bonamassa live is the shiznit? ? Hits

?Talented 25 year-old guitarist Joe Bonamassa?s blues chops rival those of Stevie Ray Vaughan? ? The Washington Post


?A blues-rock guitarist of considerable depth and soul, Bonamassa has been turning heads left, right and centre? A deep, throaty and versatile vocalist [as well as] a barn-burner of a string man. His fiery soloing has earned him the respect of none less that B.B. King, who called the 25 year-old? a talent to watch. ?B.B. don?t lie, folks; Bonamassa is the real deal.? ? The Buffalo News

?We couldn?t figure out why 25 year-old, flaxen-haired hottie Joe Bonamassa was hanging around with the craggy likes of George Thorogood, B.B. King, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Then we heard his music? and it all began to make sense.? ? The Boston Globe

?The dynamic songs and soaring, inventive guitar work on So, It?s Like That signals a breakthrough, channelling the raw power of his earlier work with sweeping, anthemic choruses.? ? GuitarOne.com

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