I remember the very short lived " In Concert " 73,74? Where they showed the live recording and simulcast the recording on FM radio. I remember Joe Walsh in particular because he performed " Rocky Mountain Way " with mucho decibels!! Yeah I used to Piss off the neighbors on a regular basis! { but not their kids} , I wonder why the James Gang are never mentioned as true power trio?? Listen to the "Games Gang Live in Concert"at Carnegie Hall ,May 14th,15th,& 16th 1971, One of the best,ever!!!!
Jesus F''ckin' Christ....Joe Walsh in 1971 ?!?! This is the root of the best beer soaked, pot smoked rock and roll of my life...Joe Walsh man! The James Gang man !!!! Pass the f'cking bong!
Even if nothing else came from Kent Ohio besides a massacre and an artist that always seemed to really enjoy his craft and just have fun, Kent has a lot of credit to crow about in Joe. The Eagles were lucky to get them when their careers were fading so quickly. Joe could have gone almost anywhere. Give Don Henley some credit for yielding to Glen Frye's wishes.
Joe Walsh's old band long before he joined The Eagles. They were great and I havent seen this vid in AGES. My old gf (Barbara Placek) used to love this song and played it incessantly....can't say I "buh buh buh blamed" her..lol
Thanks have been trying to find this band for years. Only saw a clip on a late night infomercial late night fifteen years ago. Couldn't remember the name of the band. So I had no way of looking them up. Awesome !!!!
I saw Joe and the Eagles two years ago at the New Jersey Meadowlands Giant Stadium..he hasn't lost a beat over the years. I attend the same church in Montclair, New Jersey as does his brother Frank.Frank has written and sung a couple of truly awesome songs ...some of which our local church uses in our Good Friday worship services. A good and talented man using his gifts for our Lord.
Met Walsh for one brief moment at Caribou in 76, he was so illusive and funny...years latter I saw him at the House of Blues in LA....it was too short a set and wish he played the old James Gang....but atlas...
I'm old....I remember this when it new and one of my best LP's to wear out and buy over and over. I finally went to work for Peaches Records & could get discounts. Priceless. Your hometown guy done good!! Love the Psychedelic green screen....also priceless.
I saw the James Gang in a Battle of the Bands Concert in Cleveland, Ohio in 1968. Also went to Kent State where he had been a student. Also a ham radio operator. Joe is a very well known ham.
THIS....is a friggin rock Band. back then you could play great melodic, heavier POP songs on your own terms and get them played on the radio. Jeez they were actually writing the songs and playing them using real instruments too! Imagine?
@sariver73 How would have Kurt seen this? In the description itself it says that the footage is rare, and Kurt didn't have the same resources we do today.
Joe Walsh - EAGLES (Hotel California). The James Gang were the best. I saw this concert live. My band did James Gang as a tribute at our concerts... We were just as good as JG, did a six album stint on a major label, four platinum. "Xanadu". I was bassist and played lead on the album dubs.
I saw Joe and the gang in 70 in columbus Ohio...I saw a bunch of good concerts there, Hendrix, Cream, allman bros,,,,,,,,however Joe was the best.....joedel
Saw James Gang in mid-70's, Phx, Az. My first concert (15-16yrs old?) I think I drove my 1962 Chevy Nova Convertable I bought for a hundred bucks. Show tickets were $4.00, I think? For some reason, the 60's and 70's are all fuzzy! Great performance! Love the album James Gang Rides Again. Thank you for posting this video. The comments are very good; Lo-tech equipment, lyrics that are rock and roll and frequently not exactly brilliant or even understandable. Love it! justinh, yoga628.
"takin my time choosn my line" any of your dumbasses even know what he talkin about? Prolly not, and its just as well. I'm not pulling my rip cord tomorrow, see ya on the other side fukkerz!!
I`ve heard Joe Walsh`s 80`s comercial stuff. Good God I didn`t know he was this good. This Band should have made it really big. Good ole Rock. better than todays shit.
I've seen the James Gang live, then and now. Somewhat different in style vs. Joe Vitale, but exceptional in his own way. A simpler drum kit and not as big a name, or ego, as many others. Nirvana? I respectfully disagree. Jimmy can blow most away, in half as many notes. I have seen other dummers on the bill getting "schooled" as they watch him after or before their set.
@654Cap4 absolutely agree 654...jimmy was rocking the James Gang in the 60's and never got the cred he should have...he set the tone for Nirvana and Grohl...
Lovely clip. Thanks. One question: what's with the strange "expanded" sound? There are big dynamic holes whenever the main lines stop, like what used to happen when you'd play back with Dolby a cassette that hadn't been Dolby-encoded. Not a big issue, but I couldn't help being curious.
Holy Shit. I've been a fan of the Eagles and Joe Walsh for many years - and this song especially kicks ass - but I've never seen him like this. This look is what Kurt Cobain must have modeled his appearance after. Certified Original Grunge
What an Epic vid here. Joe in his most youthful PRIME, the rest of the band too. Very serious about what they do, awesome talent, no lip sycning, doin it live, doin it RIGHT !
Very cool. I was a student at Kent State back in the middle 60s when Joe and the James Gang would play this very song at dorm dances and in the local bars in Kent. Joe was nothing short of magical at playing that Les Paul and had some really cool effects pedals and junk even back then - a real trend setter. Those guys could really rock!
@Jackalope40 Actually, that was a 'gag' comment made in reference to a couple of others saying he'd played w/the Eagles, Byrds, etc. (you can see the 'winged' theme). Levity aside, Budgie is my all time fave 3 piece band (he said in a James Gang thread), and 'Impeccable' stands as a towering piece of musical brilliance. You, evidently, have good taste (too!)--
excellent add...I gotta stop learning to read the idiot comments...oooh if I throw down I'm all of what I see and then some....get a grip, it ain't you up there, you only wish and your comments don't make you greater than what you see. Get some help and get on with it....
I'm old. I was lucky enough to see them live in the early 70's. But due to a severe case of substance abuse the only thing I remember was that it really rocked. It was one of those Day of Rock things where they had about a dozen bands . Started around noon and went into the night. Poco and Mountain were the only others I remember being at that particular show. There's a video here of Joe at Clapton's Crossroads guitar festival playing straight blues. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out.
OMG...talk about RARE...thanks a million for adding! One of my all time favourite tunes and the LIVE version has always been the best...I have it on a rare J.G. Live CD.
@dlifeon Nothing gets past you , huh ? Except maybe irony . It was a joke . Not a good joke , obviously. I was a Joe Walsh fan for many years before I even heard of Drew Carey. I knew who he was.
@dlifeon Okay. I get it now. I thought you missed my sarcasm , while I was missing yours. Anyway , we both agree that this is a great song by a great band. (That is not meant to be sarcastic in any way)
@LJH70122 Comedy is in the ear of the beholder. I just wish I had seen this band or the Eagles when I had the chance. 'Cause before the Eagles did their first comeback tour I had never heard of Joe Walsh, I missed all the antics of the " Bomber". Not only is he one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, but also, a crazy stage performer. Ah, youth its so wasted on the young. If only my time machine could take me back to 1968.
@TruthAxe I thought of Kurt when I heard Joe sing. There's a similiarity in their vocals. But saying this is everything Kurt wished Nirvana could be is a bit much. Nirvana was/is one of the most successful bands of all time and their style influenced who knows how many vocalists/musicians. I'm not selling the James Gang short. The fact that people still listen to them after 40 years is a testament to them.
@TheJman2600 McDonalds has been hugely successful -- billions of burgers sold -- and their style has influenced countless other fast-food eateries. Does that mean McDonalds food is flavorful or spectacular?
If you want to sell more, you appeal to where the most are -- the lowest common denominator.
Cobain was a hack guitarist who couldn't sing backed by BRILLIANT marketing executives who made Nirvana famous through clever hype, which appealed to the LCD.
@TruthAxe I like what you said; so many young people dont understand what a special era the 60's & 70's were, rock was still being created, there were people who came about with a truly original sound that was like nothing that came before them. Marketing then, compared to later on, was a joke almost; the marketing industry was being built almost the same time in a way, as the 'new' rock sounds coming out.
The James Gang 1971 was pure, real, American rock.
@TruthAxe ... Hack or not, Cobain wrote catchy, simple songs that happened to appeal to a lot of ppl at the right time. He was pissed off, and the "LCD" latched on. Even if you don't like Nirvana, it's kinda hard to minimize the effect they had on music at that time.
@Jackalope40 Hacks or not, McDonalds sells catchy, simple, hamburger-like hamburgers that happen to appeal to many. Even if you don't like McDonalds, it's kind of hard to minimize the effect they have had on restaurant industry, eating, and society.
Hendrix and Morrison (Doors) still get massive radio play. Nirvana hardly does.
Can anyone name one band given a record contract at the time of Nirvana because they sounded like Nirvana?
The Nirvana meme needs to die. So overhyped. So unworthy.
Great to see this! Love all JG stuff. My friend and I used to hang out at Cleveland Hopkins airport in the 70's to meet musicians, and we always ran into Jimmy and Dale, they were always so nice.
Joe's so F@&KIn GOOD! Thank you Joe. ...got sum gum?
NDulge1 2 days ago
A TRUE MUSICAN!
paparazzi323 3 days ago
I remember the very short lived " In Concert " 73,74? Where they showed the live recording and simulcast the recording on FM radio. I remember Joe Walsh in particular because he performed " Rocky Mountain Way " with mucho decibels!! Yeah I used to Piss off the neighbors on a regular basis! { but not their kids} , I wonder why the James Gang are never mentioned as true power trio?? Listen to the "Games Gang Live in Concert"at Carnegie Hall ,May 14th,15th,& 16th 1971, One of the best,ever!!!!
dthtoneocons1 6 days ago
always loved james jang (joe walsh) i think him joining eagles was great for him & the eagles brouth whole new set of fans
cosmiccowboy714 1 week ago
Wooderson!
btownmxer 1 week ago
I love Joe...but I swear he sold his soul to join the Eagles....apples & oranges...I'm just sayin...just payin the bills
TheBham54 1 week ago
I wanna get in my SS Chevelle tokin a fatty w this on 11..and roll right back to 1972!
tirehead72 1 week ago 6
@tirehead72 yup, my 67 chevelle in highschool, smokin down jammin and laoghing all day long, them were the dayz
THEMASTEROFYOU2000 5 days ago
@ kepstein8888 Uh...maybe Kurt stole HIS inspiration from Joe Walsh? Look and all?
alostpet 2 weeks ago
@gonzo13743..I think that's KURT Cobain
Great clip
6070rockhard 2 weeks ago
@ kepstein8888, I was JUST thinking ,... hey WHY does he remind me of Kirk Cobain?!?!
gonzo13743 2 weeks ago
wow in the 70's i was in a power trio and we did this song...great tune...
johncartelli 2 weeks ago
How many times do you think Kurt Cobain saw this video on Closet Classics back in the 80s?
kepstein8888 2 weeks ago 3
Jesus F''ckin' Christ....Joe Walsh in 1971 ?!?! This is the root of the best beer soaked, pot smoked rock and roll of my life...Joe Walsh man! The James Gang man !!!! Pass the f'cking bong!
esauerkraut 2 weeks ago 2
I remember watching this on Don Kirshners rock concert back in the 70,s
johnhrey52 2 weeks ago
Damn fine song. A classic!
syscom3 2 weeks ago
#ucking brilliant !! mick in suuny hartlepool in merry england.
flashback225 3 weeks ago
Even if nothing else came from Kent Ohio besides a massacre and an artist that always seemed to really enjoy his craft and just have fun, Kent has a lot of credit to crow about in Joe. The Eagles were lucky to get them when their careers were fading so quickly. Joe could have gone almost anywhere. Give Don Henley some credit for yielding to Glen Frye's wishes.
FNOT4YOU 3 weeks ago
@FNOT4YOU Let us not forget Glass Harp,
I seen James Gang and Glass Harp at JB's in Kent for a Buck and a half!!!!
vintageguitarworld 2 weeks ago
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@vintageguitarworld - In response to "Let us not forget Glass Harp, I seen James Gang and Glass Harp at JB's in Kent for a Buck and a half!!!!
That would have been great! I first saw Phil keaggy of Glass harp in 1977. He still plays these days and is better than ever.
uetzbob 1 week ago
The eagles were extremely famous before Joe Walsh. But what many don't know is that the eagles started with Linda Ronstadt.
truealchemy2 3 weeks ago
@truealchemy2 you know shit. Pure shit.
welcome2myhell 2 weeks ago
I smoked a shit-load of pot and dropped a ton of acid, listening to Joe Walsh!!!
watertonrivers 3 weeks ago
AH James Gang................ Joe Walsh love him! The man who Sold Jimmy Page his #1 Les Paul
cnote05 3 weeks ago
@cnote05 AND gave Pete the guitar he recorded Tommy with, in it's entireity.
vintageguitarworld 2 weeks ago
yeehaw
vand133 4 weeks ago
joes voice has for sure improved over the yeares
cubsfands29 4 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
@cubsfands29 yes it has...it was all the drinking in the 70s for us then
CombatArchery 3 weeks ago
Joe Walsh's old band long before he joined The Eagles. They were great and I havent seen this vid in AGES. My old gf (Barbara Placek) used to love this song and played it incessantly....can't say I "buh buh buh blamed" her..lol
GUIDOBRAT 1 month ago
epic, epic performance
Zanthxs 1 month ago
Just like JB's on Water Street used to be -- so close we could touch them. Love it. Thanks for this!
SCBackwater 1 month ago
Amazing! Joe's just a kid!! I love this.
combridge1 1 month ago
One of the most underrated rock trio's IMHO!! Thanks
nutreez 1 month ago
Thanks have been trying to find this band for years. Only saw a clip on a late night infomercial late night fifteen years ago. Couldn't remember the name of the band. So I had no way of looking them up. Awesome !!!!
InventiveImagination 1 month ago
Joe Walsh is an effing Genius...
b0zac 1 month ago
Being from Sandusky.... we would all drive to Cleveland (1 hour or so) and watch them at different clubs from time to time. GREAT band.... !!!
zzuebe2 1 month ago
Uhh..this sucks.
radconserv86 1 month ago
This kicks so much ass
scvman992000 1 month ago
I saw Joe and the Eagles two years ago at the New Jersey Meadowlands Giant Stadium..he hasn't lost a beat over the years. I attend the same church in Montclair, New Jersey as does his brother Frank.Frank has written and sung a couple of truly awesome songs ...some of which our local church uses in our Good Friday worship services. A good and talented man using his gifts for our Lord.
greu52 1 month ago
3 people just walked away....
MrMikeb1958 1 month ago
Great song!! Thanks for posting!
nyfunyun 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Great. James Gang was great !
eacIipse1 1 month ago
Very Tight Melodic Stoner Rock
b0zac 1 month ago
NICE JOB....:)
appazknarf1 1 month ago
They Really Blew it up!!!
johncirri 1 month ago
groovy and far out man great video
kf4ahw 1 month ago
this is the o.g kurt cobain and o.g. jeff spicolli..lol
crazycasy 1 month ago
best version ive ever heard!
crazycasy 1 month ago
Saw Joe Walsh play the "Us Festival" back in 1981 or 1982 -- he was friggin' great.
ronpaul2008rocks 1 month ago
Clean Video but the sound is wacked out!!
J6Studios 1 month ago
I'm lost for words...just blown away! Mainstream music really sucks now. No more raw, pure power!
MrZee1967 1 month ago
Which one is James?
mikeb33 2 months ago
@mikeb33 The drummer, Jimmy Fox.
darrinbaker00 2 months ago
@mikeb33 That would be Jesse James. Hence, these guys were rock n roll outlaws!
frank47hammer 1 month ago
I FEEL LIKE A monster
freebirdhis 2 months ago
Some great music !
oldschool70s 2 months ago
Joe Walsh is god!
cubsfands29 2 months ago
This rocks! The James Gang should've stayed together. Joe mellowed-out too much in the Eagles.
Louie1157able 2 months ago
the drummer looks like the kings of leon drummer used to look
cdchantler 2 months ago
@cdchantler As Jim Fox came first it would be the other way around.
misterE2012 2 months ago
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skillethead316 2 months ago
Amazing!
Shocko1010 2 months ago
how can ya not love joe walsh? Right there with mr. young.
jbeng1953 2 months ago
Warped.
xXfrownyguyXx 2 months ago
I picture Joe as more of the 11 meter type than ham. Just goes to show you.
SunnBurn 2 months ago
@SunnBurn Joe was on the cover of a Ham magazine a few years ago.
I saw the James gang in a Cleveland battle of the bands in 1968
Richard2003 2 months ago
Were these really the same moves as Cobain? I don't remember Curt rocking back and forth like he had Down's Syndrome!
fazole 2 months ago
Met Walsh for one brief moment at Caribou in 76, he was so illusive and funny...years latter I saw him at the House of Blues in LA....it was too short a set and wish he played the old James Gang....but atlas...
915buck 2 months ago
Saw them live in a bowling alley in Portland OR right about this time....amazing, altered states...
davidoran123 2 months ago
as chef ramsey would say it's raw!!!!!
GRILLBUOY101 2 months ago
I'm old....I remember this when it new and one of my best LP's to wear out and buy over and over. I finally went to work for Peaches Records & could get discounts. Priceless. Your hometown guy done good!! Love the Psychedelic green screen....also priceless.
TulsaLaniB 2 months ago
Killer. Joe was a genius at an early age (and didn't even know it!)
TheSaltlife111 3 months ago
I saw the James Gang in a Battle of the Bands Concert in Cleveland, Ohio in 1968. Also went to Kent State where he had been a student. Also a ham radio operator. Joe is a very well known ham.
Richard2003 3 months ago
Stunning...fresh...rockin!
joecburke 3 months ago
Fuckin' great!
HammerFist1970 3 months ago 2
@ sariver,,,kurt didnt have a gun so he couldnt shoot himself,oh wait a min he did have a gun,,,,splat
88ripitup 3 months ago
Love the white Sennheiser 421's on the drums! They don't make those like that anymore either.
TNFRR 3 months ago
Wow! Cool!! They don't write em like this anymore.
TNFRR 3 months ago
great vid and sound, they were one of the best three piece ... and cream..and...
bobm549 3 months ago
Absolutely awesome clip....Walsh a guitar hero and classic rock icon. Great band too prior to Eagles. Drummer's name is Jimmy Fox, not Vox. Thanks.
smithbonz 3 months ago
Absolutely awesome clip! Thanks. Drummer's name is Jimmy Fox, not Vox.
smithbonz 3 months ago
Right on PappyHab. Those were the days....melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, and yes real musicians!
smithbonz 3 months ago
Happy birthday Joe!
ronbo11 3 months ago
great band
pbrick6301 3 months ago
That is the dog's bollocks mate- awsome, just awsome!
samsonbionicboy8 3 months ago
AWESOME!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!
MrMegaFredzeppelin 3 months ago
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journey46 3 months ago
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journey46 3 months ago
thanks.
journey46 3 months ago
was that the '59 he gave to Page?
socrates1818 3 months ago
Joe Walsh before he lost his mind...
terrryc 4 months ago
Now THIS is rock n' roll.
CaptainPillowMusic 4 months ago
Nice piece of history! "Allen Ginsberg was a great drummer" what a line!
kevman1ification 4 months ago
Nothing worse than those crappy psychedelic backdrops they used for studio performances during the late 60s/early 70s. That's some ugly ass shit
ritter89 4 months ago
F*ck the Eagles! James Gang = Rock n Roll!
rmaxinmass 4 months ago
I saw them for the first time on American Bandstand. I was in love with them right away!
2ladylake 4 months ago
THIS....is a friggin rock Band. back then you could play great melodic, heavier POP songs on your own terms and get them played on the radio. Jeez they were actually writing the songs and playing them using real instruments too! Imagine?
PappyHab 4 months ago 37
You can sure see where Kurt Cobain stole his act.
sariver73 4 months ago 34
@sariver73 Kurt Cobain is a wanker. Please don't compare a classic to an abortion.
TheRealPitchWhite 3 months ago
@sariver73 How would have Kurt seen this? In the description itself it says that the footage is rare, and Kurt didn't have the same resources we do today.
Bwadude 3 months ago
@sariver73 eh? sorry I don't see the connection between JW and CB (both I are great in their subjective eras).
HuskyInAus 2 months ago
@sariver73 Two fundamental differences. Joe Walsh is a talented musician. And he's still alive.
plaidsmen 2 months ago
@sariver73 And they thought he was something new ??????
Not--------
XFITRITE 2 months ago
@sariver73 I have been saying that for a while ,dude ! Just maybe not as twisted as Kurt ,but the songs .............Insane !!
joeyboogenz 1 month ago
@sariver73 You mean a 3 piece band where the singer has blond hair AND sings? That's so unoriginal!
gjb16 1 month ago
@sariver73 With a fraction of the talent.
Nigelxman 1 month ago
the drummer is jim fox
srf347 4 months ago
saw a very young james gang at Gettysburg college a long time ago,first concert and still the best I ever saw
frozenated 5 months ago
thats like saying the only good song led zeppelin did was Stairway to heaven
Deadjam5862 5 months ago
I'm 59. One good song only-smells like teen spirit. Otherwise nirvana truly sucked.
donnyrecordsnyc 5 months ago
Joe Walsh - EAGLES (Hotel California). The James Gang were the best. I saw this concert live. My band did James Gang as a tribute at our concerts... We were just as good as JG, did a six album stint on a major label, four platinum. "Xanadu". I was bassist and played lead on the album dubs.
drjackshulman 5 months ago
I saw Joe and the gang in 70 in columbus Ohio...I saw a bunch of good concerts there, Hendrix, Cream, allman bros,,,,,,,,however Joe was the best.....joedel
joedel5555 5 months ago
Joe Walsh is Awesome! I think his solo / other Band material was better than The Eagles
Sportsterfan68 5 months ago
the drummer gots some hipster glasses.
jamirosmajicrocks 5 months ago
Saw James Gang in mid-70's, Phx, Az. My first concert (15-16yrs old?) I think I drove my 1962 Chevy Nova Convertable I bought for a hundred bucks. Show tickets were $4.00, I think? For some reason, the 60's and 70's are all fuzzy! Great performance! Love the album James Gang Rides Again. Thank you for posting this video. The comments are very good; Lo-tech equipment, lyrics that are rock and roll and frequently not exactly brilliant or even understandable. Love it! justinh, yoga628.
johnkay1964 5 months ago
Ohhhhhh the 1970's and their crappy green screens!
Cbluesrocker 6 months ago
"takin my time choosn my line" any of your dumbasses even know what he talkin about? Prolly not, and its just as well. I'm not pulling my rip cord tomorrow, see ya on the other side fukkerz!!
justaman6972 6 months ago
I`ve heard Joe Walsh`s 80`s comercial stuff. Good God I didn`t know he was this good. This Band should have made it really big. Good ole Rock. better than todays shit.
oberfour1 6 months ago
Big man playing the hell out of those drums!!!!
exbuck87 6 months ago
I've seen the James Gang live, then and now. Somewhat different in style vs. Joe Vitale, but exceptional in his own way. A simpler drum kit and not as big a name, or ego, as many others. Nirvana? I respectfully disagree. Jimmy can blow most away, in half as many notes. I have seen other dummers on the bill getting "schooled" as they watch him after or before their set.
654Cap4 6 months ago
@654Cap4 absolutely agree 654...jimmy was rocking the James Gang in the 60's and never got the cred he should have...he set the tone for Nirvana and Grohl...
Crowsfan55 6 months ago
Lovely clip. Thanks. One question: what's with the strange "expanded" sound? There are big dynamic holes whenever the main lines stop, like what used to happen when you'd play back with Dolby a cassette that hadn't been Dolby-encoded. Not a big issue, but I couldn't help being curious.
alonzogarbanzo 6 months ago
wow!
ferrark1 6 months ago
Awsome!
ferrark1 6 months ago
Joe Walsh, a Les Paul, and a pair of cranked Marshalls. FTW. Hoo-ya.
noisebloom 7 months ago
I saw the James Gang in 1971.....they were awesome. Walsh was
amazing. Crowd went nuts. Played Johnny Be Good encore for about
a half hour...........it was memorable.
JGUY1713 7 months ago
YES!
And im #90 on the "likes" list. A BIG thumbs up for this video!
MrNightOwL100 7 months ago
Walsh was a savant on guitar.
golyg 7 months ago
Some kid asked me what the 70s were like. I showed him this video. Now he gets it.
golyg 8 months ago
Holy Shit. I've been a fan of the Eagles and Joe Walsh for many years - and this song especially kicks ass - but I've never seen him like this. This look is what Kurt Cobain must have modeled his appearance after. Certified Original Grunge
vreddy14 8 months ago
What an Epic vid here. Joe in his most youthful PRIME, the rest of the band too. Very serious about what they do, awesome talent, no lip sycning, doin it live, doin it RIGHT !
gblueslover2 8 months ago
Very cool. I was a student at Kent State back in the middle 60s when Joe and the James Gang would play this very song at dorm dances and in the local bars in Kent. Joe was nothing short of magical at playing that Les Paul and had some really cool effects pedals and junk even back then - a real trend setter. Those guys could really rock!
raddvid 8 months ago
I saw The James Gang in the seventies shortly after Walsh left. It was okay. Fox was an excellent drummer.
LegZoff 8 months ago
@wksufreshair I think it was Budgie that Walsh went on to play with ...
vampyros1 8 months ago
@vampyros1 ... Don't think Walsh played w/ Budgie. What a great band there were, tho ! So few ppl have any idea who they are...
Jackalope40 8 months ago
@Jackalope40 Actually, that was a 'gag' comment made in reference to a couple of others saying he'd played w/the Eagles, Byrds, etc. (you can see the 'winged' theme). Levity aside, Budgie is my all time fave 3 piece band (he said in a James Gang thread), and 'Impeccable' stands as a towering piece of musical brilliance. You, evidently, have good taste (too!)--
vampyros1 8 months ago
This is my all time favorite version of the song. Love the drum work!
DeepFill86 9 months ago
I saw these guys in concert in 71- they were awesome!
tbear10009 9 months ago
excellent add...I gotta stop learning to read the idiot comments...oooh if I throw down I'm all of what I see and then some....get a grip, it ain't you up there, you only wish and your comments don't make you greater than what you see. Get some help and get on with it....
other than the aside, again, excellent add.
Tearhill 9 months ago
I'm old. I was lucky enough to see them live in the early 70's. But due to a severe case of substance abuse the only thing I remember was that it really rocked. It was one of those Day of Rock things where they had about a dozen bands . Started around noon and went into the night. Poco and Mountain were the only others I remember being at that particular show. There's a video here of Joe at Clapton's Crossroads guitar festival playing straight blues. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out.
LJH70122 9 months ago
Simple. But, not really.
Peterbj 9 months ago
Nirvana was all that he just didn't know it :(
Nevermore714 10 months ago
Hello Donny; this is how to play this song on drums !!!
69benzman 10 months ago
Omg, this is great!
lisa08016 11 months ago
OMG...talk about RARE...thanks a million for adding! One of my all time favourite tunes and the LIVE version has always been the best...I have it on a rare J.G. Live CD.
captvarnish 11 months ago
pretty cool
fenderfoe 11 months ago
I saw them at the Mentor Hullabaloo for a one dollar cover charge which was refunded because there were only 5 people in the audience.
They played great that night for their 5 fans !
Radio1960 1 year ago
Allen Ginsberg was a great drummer!
Much love for the James Gang, though ;D
WindPilgrim 1 year ago 31
@WindPilgrim : LMAO....I never connected the similarities, but your RIGHT .
pcollenYT 1 year ago
@WindPilgrim
allen ginsberg the poet? multi talented indeed! ; )
smichaelb1980 4 months ago
HOWL!
smichaelb1980 4 months ago
Thanks for sharing this. Big James Gang fan from way back . Didn't one of those guys have a recurring role on The Drew Carey Show for a while ?
LJH70122 1 year ago
@LJH70122 Well, you must be referring to Joe Walsh (orange t-shirt) lead singer/guitarist. frequently appeared on the Drew Carey show.
dlifeon 9 months ago
@dlifeon Nothing gets past you , huh ? Except maybe irony . It was a joke . Not a good joke , obviously. I was a Joe Walsh fan for many years before I even heard of Drew Carey. I knew who he was.
LJH70122 9 months ago
@LJH70122 C'mon man how could a way back James Gang fan not know that? Sarcasm escapes a lot people.
dlifeon 9 months ago
@dlifeon Okay. I get it now. I thought you missed my sarcasm , while I was missing yours. Anyway , we both agree that this is a great song by a great band. (That is not meant to be sarcastic in any way)
LJH70122 9 months ago
@LJH70122 Comedy is in the ear of the beholder. I just wish I had seen this band or the Eagles when I had the chance. 'Cause before the Eagles did their first comeback tour I had never heard of Joe Walsh, I missed all the antics of the " Bomber". Not only is he one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, but also, a crazy stage performer. Ah, youth its so wasted on the young. If only my time machine could take me back to 1968.
dlifeon 9 months ago
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DrKevinMorrell 1 year ago
Everything Kurt Cobain wished Nirvana could be.
TruthAxe 1 year ago 51
@TruthAxe there good songs were great, but the rest was mediocre. nirvana was all quality goods. and just as tight as jg at their peak
putdownan8dude 1 year ago
@TruthAxe I thought of Kurt when I heard Joe sing. There's a similiarity in their vocals. But saying this is everything Kurt wished Nirvana could be is a bit much. Nirvana was/is one of the most successful bands of all time and their style influenced who knows how many vocalists/musicians. I'm not selling the James Gang short. The fact that people still listen to them after 40 years is a testament to them.
TheJman2600 9 months ago
@TheJman2600 McDonalds has been hugely successful -- billions of burgers sold -- and their style has influenced countless other fast-food eateries. Does that mean McDonalds food is flavorful or spectacular?
If you want to sell more, you appeal to where the most are -- the lowest common denominator.
Cobain was a hack guitarist who couldn't sing backed by BRILLIANT marketing executives who made Nirvana famous through clever hype, which appealed to the LCD.
TruthAxe 9 months ago
@TruthAxe I like what you said; so many young people dont understand what a special era the 60's & 70's were, rock was still being created, there were people who came about with a truly original sound that was like nothing that came before them. Marketing then, compared to later on, was a joke almost; the marketing industry was being built almost the same time in a way, as the 'new' rock sounds coming out.
The James Gang 1971 was pure, real, American rock.
CurtisHalfHalf 9 months ago
@TruthAxe ... Hack or not, Cobain wrote catchy, simple songs that happened to appeal to a lot of ppl at the right time. He was pissed off, and the "LCD" latched on. Even if you don't like Nirvana, it's kinda hard to minimize the effect they had on music at that time.
Jackalope40 8 months ago
@Jackalope40 Hacks or not, McDonalds sells catchy, simple, hamburger-like hamburgers that happen to appeal to many. Even if you don't like McDonalds, it's kind of hard to minimize the effect they have had on restaurant industry, eating, and society.
Hendrix and Morrison (Doors) still get massive radio play. Nirvana hardly does.
Can anyone name one band given a record contract at the time of Nirvana because they sounded like Nirvana?
The Nirvana meme needs to die. So overhyped. So unworthy.
TruthAxe 8 months ago
@TruthAxe LMFAO!!!! Nirvana songs get played all the time on radio you fucking moron!!!
bugmusk6 8 months ago
You amuse @bugmusk6. Only illegal Mexicans and the poor listen to radio any more. HA HA HA.
So who is the moron?
TruthAxe 8 months ago
@TruthAxe
ya...but Nirvana had a better drummer
melbatunes 6 months ago
@TruthAxe You are so right.
lovereactionsong 6 months ago
@TruthAxe yes, but not even close, all kurt cared about was drug filled gloom and depression.. james gang was just pure real rock n roll..
ClassicRockfan79 4 months ago
Great to see this! Love all JG stuff. My friend and I used to hang out at Cleveland Hopkins airport in the 70's to meet musicians, and we always ran into Jimmy and Dale, they were always so nice.
MzLed 1 year ago
Oooh nice! Thanks for the great rarity!
jhamptonjr 1 year ago
Great video. I went to Kent State and saw them in Canton in 1968.
Richard2003 1 year ago