James Gang Thirds Rock Music CD Review

Thirds is the latest release from James Gang, and is another winner by this talented group.

The CD opens with a great track, Walk Away, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It really is a very nice track.

Thirds is a pleasantly varied, mix of 9 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They're all here.

Listen to this CD and I believe you'll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Rock music you'll enjoy this album.

While this entire album is really very good some of my favorites are track 4 - Dreamin' In The Country, track 5 - It's All The Same, and track 9 - Live My Life Again

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Walk Away. Outstanding!

Thirds Release Notes:

James Gang originally released Thirds on June 6, 2000 on the MCA Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Walk Away 2. Yadig? 3. Things I Could Be 4. Dreamin' In The Country 5. It's All The Same 6. Midnight Man 7. Again 8. White Man/Black Man 9. Live My Life Again

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). Producers: The James Gang, Bill Szymczyk.

Engineers: Bill Szymczyk, Ken Hamann, Eddie Youngblood.

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.

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