Joe Walsh

The amazing thing about Joe Walsh's records is that there is really no discernible difference between the good songs and the bad songs. "Rocky Mountain Way" was a major hit with a monumental guitar riff and its wicked wah-wah action. But if you listen close, and if you listen often, you can come away feeling like you just ate at Burger King. The best part is that Walsh knows this better than anyone. Smoker was his first solo album after leaving James Gang.

Joe Walsh is out to do the Stephen Stills number by splitting his supergroup and forging out
for Musical Freedom and a distinguished solo career (least that's what it says here). Sounds
great -- only Joe's band, the James Gang, wasn't that super and while Stills has just now
completed the process of consuming himself, Joe's already done a pretty good job of it on
only his second solo album. If there was a James Gang sound, it had to do with J... More >