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As far as studio albums go, But Seriously Folks is Joe Walsh's most insightful and melodic. But Seriously Folks, released in 1978, was the album the Eagles should have made rather than the mediocre The Long Run. It captures a reflective song cycle along the same thematic lines of Pet Sounds, only for the '70s. The album's introspective outlook glides through rejuvenation ("Tomorrow," "Over and Over"), recapturing the simple pleasures of the past ("Indian Summer"), mid-career indecision ("At the Station," "Second Hand Store"), and a melancholy instrumental ("Theme From Boat Weirdos"). The disc's finale, "Life's Been Good," is a sarcastic and bittersweet ode to Walsh's "rock star-party guy" persona which reached the Top 10 on the pop charts and became a staple of FM rock radio. The only way But Seriously Folks could have been improved, was to include "In the City," essentially solo Walsh, which unfortunately ended up on The Long Run instead. ~ Al Campbell
Recorded at Bayshore Recording Studios, Coconut Grove Florida.
Personnel: Joe Walsh (vocals, guitars, synthesizers); Joey Murcia (guitar); Jay Furgeson (keyboards); Willie Weeks (bass); Joe Vitale (drums, percussion, flute, synthesizer).
Additional personnel: Gley Frey, Don Henley (vocals); Don Felder (pedal steel guitar); Bill Szymczyk (tambourine); Jody Boyer, Joe Vitale, Timothy B. Schmidt (background vocals).
But Seriously, Folks... Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Hard Rock CDs, Rock | | Label | Flashback | | Orig Year | 1978 | | All Time Sales Rank | 43951  | | CD Universe Part number | 7663904 | | Catalog number | 141 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 20, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Joe Walsh - vocals, guitars, synthesizers Willie Weeks - bass Joey Murcia - guitar Jay Furgeson - keyboards
Also: Don Henley, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Felder, Joe Vitale, Bill Szymczyk, Jody Boyer, Gley Frey, Glenn Frey |
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