Straight Dope on Medicine: Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa plays guitar.

And when he does, time stands still and even the songbirds listen to the sounds coming out of his instrument. He is that good.

Bonamassa generates plenty of excited responses.

Many people may never have heard of him.

One of my friends from seminary accused me of finding the most obscure, esoteric things and putting them in my newsletter.

Yes.

Correct.

Guilty as charged.

Obscure doesn’t mean of poor quality. I seek obscure stuff that knocks your socks off.

Songs should be of the haunting, penetrating your soul variety.

Sometimes good music can come in like a flood.

Or it could make your bucket list.

Primitive also helps.

Ninja music also qualifies.

There is a method at work here. It isn’t all Dark Matter.

As a Christian, I’m always on the lookout for original music related to my faith. Sometimes originality is a matter of changing the lyrics.

It might be revival.

Then again, music can be reflective as well.

Hungarian gives it a different flavor.

Psalms 95:1

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Ephesians 5:19

speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,

Old things can be made new again.

Sometimes enchantment can be found in progressive, atmospheric rock.

Or it could be ancient ambient Arabic middle Eastern.

There are paths you should not tread.

One question always remains.