Joey O – Wish Upon A Starr – Bonus Edition
Joey O – Wish Upon A Starr & 2013, are both solo albums in the truest sense. All instruments: Guitar, Bass, Drums, keyboards, ukulele, & mandolin were played by Joey O. And now, for the first time ever, both albums are available on a “hard copy” CD & BOTH albums are on one CD!! The songs on "2013" were Re Mixed & Re Mastered to be included on this Wish Upon A Starr Bonus Edition!! All songs were written & arranged by Joey O. The album was Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Joey O. And the album was recorded & mixed, at Joey O's studio, Electric Joeyland.
Once the songs were written & basic tracks were recorded live to tape (8 Track), Joey O then improvised all Guitar solo's live to tape, reacting in the most spontanious way, to the rhythm tracks, with no preconceived ideas of what to play.
After the devastating loss of Start Me Up's beloved singer & brother, Scott Starr (who passed away on Nov 2, 2014), Joey poured all of his emotion into writing & recording “Wish Upon A Starr”. Joey said, “Scott was in my every thought, when I wrote & recorded these songs. Wish Upon A Starr & 2013 are my favorite albums that I've ever done”.
Quotes About Joey O
Bruce Iglauer - President Alligator Records:
“Nice tone, excellent chops & good taste. He has a lot of talent. A strong guitarist, nice power blues solos, classy tone, elegance in his playing. Very classy player”.
Doyle Bramhall - Co-writer of many SRV songs:
“Great guitar player, great tone”.
Music Connection - Kenny Kerner:
“A star! Genuinely special. Incredible strong knack for writing. An A&R dream”!
Guitar World - Mordechai Kleidermacher:
“He can belt out gritty blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan one minute, & turn around & deliver a sweet piano laced pop ballad ala Eric Carmen the next! Definitely has an advantage over most musicians”.
Whatz Up - Jason Hoffman:
“Joey O is a guitarist’s guitarist. Smoking guitar solos, succulent guitar tone. Emotion packed, impeccable guitar technique”.
The Star - Shirley Gifford Harm:
“Charismatic, mesmerizing & guitar virtuosity. A stellar guitarist. One of the best blues guitarists on the national scene”.
The Journal Gazette - Steve Penhollow:
“He looks like rock legend Jimmy page, he plays like blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. A blistering guitarist”!
Whatz Up - Miss Conduct:
“Guitar god”!
Mary Jane McAdams - Artworks PBS
“A phenomenal guitarist! An incredible guitarist. A star”!
Tune Up Magazine - Darin Scott:
“Unique guitar style, extremely compositional. A brilliant song writer”.
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