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Cleveland hard-rockers The James Gang were soon to kiss their golden age goodbye when their third album (helpfully titled THIRDS) was released; it would be their final studio recording with singer/guitarist Joe Walsh. From the soul/gospel inflections of "White Man/Black Man" to the string arrangements of "Again," and the country rock of "Dreamin' in the Country," THIRDS was the band's most diverse outing to date, but the centerpiece was the rocker "Walk Away," which remains one of the band's best-known tunes. Walsh would soon walk away himself, replaced by Domenic Troiano, and later by Tommy Bolin, so THIRDS is the last waltz for the classic version of the James Gang, whose popularity would soon begin to decrease even as Walsh' own star continued to rise, on his own and then with the Eagles.
Recorded at the Record Plant, Los Angeles, California; Cleveland Recording, Cleveland, Ohio; Hit Factory, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Dale Peters and Jim Fox.
Producers: The James Gang, Bill Szymczyk.
The James Gang: Joe Walsh (vocals, electric & pedal steel guitars, acoustic & electric pianos); Jim Fox (vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone, drums); Dale Peters (vocals, acoustic & electric basses).
Additional personnel: Tom Baker (horns); The Sweet Inspirations, Bob, Mary Sterpka (background vocals).
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Rolling Stone (7/22/71, p.37) - "...they are capable of some nice little treats..." Thirds Music | List Price | $9.95 (You save $3.46) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Hard Rock | | Label | MCA | | Orig Year | 1971 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3328  | | CD Universe Part number | 1104639 | | Catalog number | 112022 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 06, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 36 minutes | | Personnel | Joe Walsh - vocals, electric & pedal steel guitars, acoustic & electric pianos
Jim Fox - vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone, drums
Dale Peters - vocals, acoustic & electric basses
Also: Sweet Inspirations, Bob Webb, Mary Sterpka, Tom Baker, Tom Baker | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Thirds Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Under-rated 3rd studio lp for legendary power trio
This album is appropriately titled, as it is third best , of the first three studio albums that the Joe Walsh era version of the band put out. It is far from a bad album though. First off, it has one of their best songs ever, in "Walk Away". It is a little less heavy than the first two albums, as the band tries to experiment a bit, bringing in a more rustic, accoustic/folk/country flavor to their music ( a lighter,folkier side which, it must be said, was always part of their style...just not as dominant, as on this album.)Midnight Man is a great, mellow, folk-styled ballad. The lighter, more accoustic dominant flavor probably has been the thing that has turned many fans off to this album, and that's a shame. The songs are still first rate, and this is still a strong album ( stronger than the 2 post-Walsh follow up albums, the now out of pring "Passin'Thru" and Straight Shooter".)This is still a worthwhile album for any fans of Joe Walsh, or his era of The James Gang!
Submitted by Chris (Johnston, RI)
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 james gang progressive and a little jazzy
this is a very beautiful early hard rock classic.highlights are walk away ,yadig,its all the same,and white man/black man. but please dont take my word for it! by the cd and understand why detroit loves the james gang.
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my old lp is warped
the very best james gang, got to go , I,m just jokin and toking with the kid next door.(line from dreamin in the country), which by the way, has a riff that all guitar players fall in love with and have to learn to play.
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