Thinking back I bought surfing with the alien on vinyl in 1987 and i think and have bought all of joes albums since then, so that must make me a big fan even though I don't see him as a particular favourite, being more of a prog fan but I do enjoy his music a lot, he is far more melodic than the majority of shredder guitarists to my mind.
Anyway Fast forward to 2015 I finally get to see joe live for the first time, what a fabulous fun night in cardiff on the uk leg of his tour, I haven't been to a big 'rock' gig for years but it was great, amazing stage show with lights & back projections and a sensational set, but of course for PE readers the bonus of Mike Keneally, marco minnemann AND Bryan Beller as joes backing band - come on that is awesome.
Great to see Mike getting lots of time in the spotlight upfront playing quite a few lead breaks not just keyboards, there were quite a few zappa t shirts on display in the crowd so I guess Mike had quite a few fans in the house including me, after his last show at club ifor Bach that's no surprise.
but of course joe was the main guy and he was stunning, thanks for a great show.
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