![]() ![]() “We’ve never played anything twice in a row the same. Talking about his current rehearsals with Jimmy Fox and Dale Peters, Walsh said they weren’t going very well. That set me up to still be here today, much to my amazement.” ![]() “I’m so glad to be a part of my generation because right out of high school, here come The Beatles – and we rode along with them, and it was such a creative period. It’s so commercial, and radio isn’t the same. It was more of an art form back then, and these days it’s more corporate-related or an industry. “Music was a bigger part of our generation than what I see today. ![]() “The creative juices were really flowing back then, and it seems like it was everywhere,” said Walsh. Walsh attributes some of his success to the mind-set of the musicians and fans of his generation. There were places to play, lots of people came and you didn’t have to be that good.” “But more importantly, it was totally supported. “I didn’t have a lot of the responsibilities that you get later on in life, and there was a great artistic community,” he said. “I was joyous and carefree,” Walsh said recently from Los Angeles, where the James Gang was preparing for yet another ride, a reunion tour that will bring the band to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a show tonight. With Walsh, Clapton and their contemporary Jimi Hendrix, it was the era of the guitar god. The band had no problem holding onto that reputation in the early days – especially with guitarist Joe Walsh matching Eric Clapton blistering solo for blistering solo. ![]() The guitar-driven group was one of America’s answers to Cream, with era-defining early-’70s hits such as “Funk #49” and “Walk Away” to its credit. VG+ vinyl/VG+ sleeve and $8.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĪfter 35 years, Joe Walsh and the James Gang saddle up for another ride.Īs much as the James Gang was a rock ‘n’ roll oddity, the Cleveland trio also served an important role in the evolution of American music. I carefully inspected each and (of course) the very last one was this: James Gang - James Gang Rides Again Within a minute, the guy appears out from behind a curtain with four copies of Rides Again. I told him the story and he called his co-worker who was down in their basement at the time. I pulled it and checked the track timings - no Bolero. I asked at the counter on the way in and - no joke - the guy reaches behind the counter and hands me a copy. Stopped into a wonderful little shop in Brookline - Village Vinyl & Hi-Fi. Some late 1970s LP pressings included "Boléro" by mistake, and the most recent CD re-issue of Rides Again contains the full version of "The Bomber," with the "Boléro" section restored." The edited song's running time on such pressings is 5:39. As a result, the track was edited, and the "Boléro" section was removed on most subsequent pressings of the album. Two weeks ago, I was headed to Boston for a couple of days and the Boston Challenge was to find a 1st pressing of James Gang - Rides Again with the 'Bolero' section:įrom wikipedia: "On the initial pressings of James Gang Rides Again, a 1:25 electric rendition of Maurice Ravel's " Boléro" is interpolated into the song "The Bomber." Ravel's estate threatened suit against both the James Gang and ABC Records for its unauthorized use. Last month's work trip to Chicago was to bring home a 1st pressing of Coltrane's - Sun Ship. Whenever I travel, I like to set interesting little vinyl challenges for myself, usually to find first pressings of certain albums. ![]()
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