The Bomber by James Gang - I never knew much about Joe Walsh. Sure, I knew he was a guitarist for the Eagles. He also had a solo career that seemed to involve one song Life’s Been Good or at least that would be one’s conclusion as it was played to death on classic rock radio. He had a rather extensive career though, one which started with the late 60’s / early 70’s Cleveland based hard rock band James Gang.
James Gang never really got any attention until Walsh arrived. In the three albums he played on before launching his solo career, the band had a few minor hits with songs like Walk Away and Funk #49. I recently heard the song The Bomber though and was impressed with two things, the heaviness of the track for something released in 1970 and that Joe Walsh could lay down some killer riffs. Part of his unique “attack” sound came from hot-wiring his guitar pickups, which contributed to an almost “metal” feel to the music. I also thought including snippets of Ravel’s Bolero and Vince Guaraldi’s Cast Your Fate to the Wind in the middle of the song was a pretty bold move.
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