Which Joe Walsh is your favorite?

Orion · Nov 10, 2006

I think Joe probabley saved the Eagles from being labeled a full blown country band and I do like his solo stuff but I'd have to say his best work IMHO is the James Gang.

A little tidbit about Joe Walsh:

Joe played a prisoner in The Blues Brothers. You'll notice him as the first prisoner to get up on the tables during the Jailhouse Rock song at the end.

Martha Washington · Nov 10, 2006

I think "The James Gang Rides Again" is a really fantastic record.
I think "Barnstorm" and "The Smoker you Play the Drinker you Get" are pretty close behind. I hate and detest the Eagles with or without Joe but that's another story.

Orion · Nov 10, 2006

Martha Washington said:
I think "The James Gang Rides Again" is a really fantastic record.
I think "Barnstorm" and "The Smoker you Play the Drinker you Get" are pretty close behind. I hate and detest the Eagles with or without Joe but that's another story.

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I may be able to take a song or three and I may actually like a couple but for the most part..............

Drummer Chris · Nov 11, 2006

James Gang gets my vote for Joe Walsh's best.
Still remember "Walk Away" being played on Rock radio here a lot years ago.

TeleCat · Nov 12, 2006

Joe Walsh is probably my third favorite guitarist (behind Blackmore and Beck). Mother Says is a great song for from his solo debut. That Barnstorm band is highly underrated. The intro to Meadows (one of his greatest songs IMO) is halarious. So What is my favorite Joe Walsh album. I love the live version of Walk Away on You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind. He and Don Felder tear it up. I like alot of his post Eagles solo stuff. A Life Of Illusion from There Goes The Neighborhood is cool. There is a song on You Bought It You Name It called Shadows that is one of his greatest riffs IMO. I think The Confessor is one of his best albums - probably his last great album.
I cant pick a favorite but I know it's certainly his solo stuff and definately not the Eagles. Great slide player, talk box pioneer - he's pretty experimental when he's out of the confines of the Eagles.

Martha Washington · Nov 14, 2006

I like how his style of guitar playing is essentially country. Sure, he amps it up but he has a wonderful ear and style. I'm no musician but I can always spot Joe when he's playing on somebody else's track. I guess I'm a fan. I think his albums start getting a little weak beginning with 'So What' but what do I know?

Music Wench · Nov 15, 2006

I love all incarnations of Joe. He's one of my favorite guitarists and a really cool guy on top of it all. Guess I'd say his The Smoker You Get and Barnstorm period would be my favorite. Heck, I even like him with the Eagles.

Nirvanadude · Nov 15, 2006

So many great songs from Joe Walsh and I only get to pick one.

Not really into his more obscure songs - besides Meadows from The Smoker You Drink..

I'll go with the mainstream and pick Rocky Mountain Way. Love the BOW BOW..BOW BOW....BOW DE DOW DE DOW at the end. Great talkbox!

Gearjammer · Nov 16, 2006

I'd say I like all of Jow Walsh's stuff, but I think the James Gang is the best, and of that era, The Bomber is my personal favorite.

Reverend Rock · Nov 21, 2006

For me, his all-time masterwork is the Barnstorm album. It's a very serious piece, a little darker than a lot of his other work, and very, very artistic.

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