James Gang

No, it's not called "Seems to Me," it's called "Walk Away," and it's a supremely sweet example of early-'70s whiteboy boogie blues. The rubbery, hummable, oft-misnamed lead song off Thirds was James Gang's second radio hit ("Funk #49, from their previous album, was the first) and one of several highlights on this bell-bottomed, bleary-eyed classic. Joe Walsh's twangy vocals and slide guitar are loose and languid througout; the horns on "It's All the Same" set a new standard in orchestral cracker rock.

By no exertion of the imagination are James Gang the greatest rock and roll band ever to
walk the face of the earth or anything (although some maintain that they are the greatest
rock and roll band ever to have walked the face of Cleveland, Ohio), but they are capable
of some nice little treats every now and again. As a lead guitarist Joe Walsh ain't gonna
cure any cripples, for even though he possesses sufficient restraint and experti... More >