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The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get (CD)

By: Joe Walsh (Artist)

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Joe Walsh Artist Snapshot:

Joe Walsh is one of rock's most lovably odd figures. As a member of the James Gang and as Bernie Leidon's replacement in the Eagles, Walsh's page in the rock-history books was firmly secured before he ventured out on his own. Yet both his solo material--a likeable mix of radio-rock riffage and mellow good-time fare--and his quirky yet unpretentious personality made him into a unique stand-alone pop-culture figure. Walsh continued to record and play music into the new millennium, and made frequent appearances on the Drew Carrey show during the 1990s. Walsh was a candidate for President of the United States in 1980. He was roundly defeated by Ronald Reagan.

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DISC 1 for The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get (CD) Album By Joe Walsh (Artist)
1   Rocky Mountain Way
2   Book Ends
3   Wolf
4   Midnight Moodies
5   Happy Ways
6   Meadows
7   Dreams
8   Days Gone By
9   Daydream (Prayer)
 

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Title Note

Personnel: Joe Walsh (vocals, guitar); Joe Vitale (flute, keyboards, drums); Rocke Grace (keyboards, background vocals); Kenny Passarelli (bass instrument, background vocals); Clydie King, Venetta Fields (background vocals).

"Rocky Mountain Way," the tune that opens Joe Walsh's sophomore release (and remains one of his best-known songs), is a textbook example of Walsh's strengths. The song is driven by a slinky hard rock groove that boasts crunchy, distorted guitars, barrelhouse piano, wiry solos, and a catchy, singalong chorus--proving Walsh's penchant for mixing rock elements and radio-ready accessibility with a sense of wit and fun. The rest of SMOKER YOU DRINK, PLAYER YOU GET follows suit, with the mid-tempo rock ballad "Bookends," the bouncy, Latin-tinged "Happy Ways," and the airy, wistful "Dreams" keeping the stylistic mix lively.

Walsh is flanked here by Kenny Pasarelli on bass and Joe Vitale on drums, keyboards, and flute. Production help from Bill Szymczyk helps give the record its signature sound--simultaneously chunky and slick--and brings the effects-heavy sound of Walsh's guitar to the fore. But this is ultimately Walsh's show: he knows how to rock, lilt, and craft a pop hook, all the while maintaining levity with his off-hand vocal delivery and playful lyrics. SMOKER YOU DRINK, PLAYER YOU GET is a solid slice of FM rock fare, and is still one of the standouts in Walsh's solo discography.

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