Boutiques But Seriously, Folks.. by Joe Walsh NEUF

Performer Notes:

• 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).
• Recorded at Bayshore Recording Studios, Coconut Grove Florida.
• As far as studio albums go, But Seriously Folks is Joe Walshs 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 albums 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 discs finale, "Lifes Been Good," is a sarcastic and bittersweet ode to Walshs "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

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Glenn Frey; Don Henley

Release Date: 20 May, 2008

Label: Flashback - Rhino

Dimensions: 14.2 x 1.3 x 12.5 centimeters (0.04 kg)