{"id":910,"date":"2011-10-12T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=910"},"modified":"2015-10-13T19:03:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T19:03:45","slug":"joe-walsh-verizon-wireless-theater-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/12\/joe-walsh-verizon-wireless-theater-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Walsh – Verizon Wireless Theater – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Jim Bille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct 12, 2011 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"That ordinary average guy Joe Walsh made a rare and long over due appearance last week at the Verizon Theater and gave the crowd more than their moneys worth.<\/p>\n

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Long time rocker Walsh is kind of a homeboy for me since I grew up in Northeast Ohio listening to and watching his early career in the late 60\u2019s and early 70\u2019s blossom with bands like the Measles and the James Gang, both from that part of the country. Not sure if I could count or actually remember how many times I\u2019ve seen the James Gang but I do know that this was only the second time I had seen Joe Walsh since then, so my anticipation was pretty high for this show.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, for me anyway, he wasn\u2019t dragging around the Eagles and propping them up this time around. Walsh is so much better on his own and from what I heard the other night he verified it with every song featured.<\/p>\n

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Walsh opened the show with one of his many classic numbers, \u201cWelcome to the Club\u201d. \u00a0 This song pretty much set the pace and the crowd knew what to expect as JW proceeded to play many numbers from his extensive catalog.<\/p>\n

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The second tune, \u201cLife of Illusion\u201d found Walsh brandishing a fine cross-cut curly maple topped acoustic guitar. This guitar was the second of many used by Walsh through out the evening. For every song that followed he used a different instrument and appeared to have plenty more guitars on reserve on the side of the stage.<\/p>\n

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As mentioned, I\u2019m more from the James Gang school of Joe Walsh and thankfully a few standards from that era were featured. The two most recognizable songs from The James Gang catalog were \u201cWalk Away\u201d and \u201cFunk #49\u201d. A more obscure song from that time period was \u201cPersonal Manger\u201d, a real string bending bluesy number that Walsh really excelled on.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRosewood Bitters\u201d which was penned by one of Walsh\u2019s Cleveland cronies Michael Stanley, was also featured, kind of solidifying my homeboy thing even more.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTurn to Stone\u201d had to be the highlight of the evening. Walsh\u2019s back up singers and the rest of the band along with JW himself gave this song a memorable treatment resulting in an incredible performance.<\/p>\n

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It had to happen sooner or later and it did. If Walsh had to play an Eagles song \u201cLife in the Fast Lane\u201d was a pretty good one to feature.<\/p>\n

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Other classics included \u201cLife\u2019s Been Good to Me So Far\u201d and \u201cOver and Over\u201d along with \u201cI Shall be Released\u201d and \u201cAll Night Long\u201d as the encore numbers.<\/p>\n

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After twenty years since his last album, Walsh will be releasing a new solo effort in February entitled \u201cAnalog Man\u201d. More long awaited classics from the Ohio homeboy I\u2019m sure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Jim Bille Oct 12, 2011 at 08:00 PM That ordinary average guy Joe Walsh made a rare and long over due appearance last week at the Verizon Theater and gave the crowd more than their moneys worth.   Long time rocker Walsh is kind of a homeboy for me since I grew up… <\/p>\n

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