So What

Artist: Joe Walsh
Label: Mca
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 008811076122
EAN: 0008811076122
ASIN: B000002ON9

Release Date: 1993-03-02

So What

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Tracks:

Welcome To The Club
Falling Down
Pavanne
Time Out
All Night Laundry Mat Blues
Turn To Stone
Help Me Thru The Night
County Fair
Song For Emma

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Customer Reviews:

4 1/2 STARS!!! A classic,beautiful 1970's release from Joe.......2007-04-01

Yes, if you know the story about Emma,it'll bring you to your knees. This album paints a picture of a very thoughtful man,with deep and honest emotions,but with the facade of goofy and humorous as a cover. This is a must have classic album for all the right reasons. This is music for mature musical tastes. Great production,a multi-track work of art,for sure.
side note-In the credits on the album were the names Keith and Jean Bristow. I worked for them for a time at a skatepark in 1978 and they brought this and a new copy of "but...seriously,folks" to the park and turned us sk8 punks on. They had vacation homes side by side with Joe and had some great stories/pics to share.
Buy this... and get a piece of rock and roll indulgence.

Joes Best (strongest) Solo L.P. Ever...........2007-03-23

I was just tak'in a look see at what is still available from J.W. And felt compeled to write a little. this L.P. brings back such great memories partying in H.S. I got (the L.P.)it from Columbia house! It was the Months feature L.P. and I failed to tell them not to send it!!! imagine that. I wasn't even crazy about it when I first got it! I was young Freshman Yr., to young to (at first) understand the depth of feelings in this L.P. A Few years later I got it... and it STILL hits me with a solid Rock injection whenever I plug it in today! Its' plenty hard enough and yet is not afraid to have a soft side that I don't find cheesy at ALL! Emotionally/Musically/Soulfully I would put this on par with BAD Companies 1st L.P.) very different bands to be sure but energectically seem to be both in parody, I feel the exact same way about the B.C. L.P. today as well. Albeit J.Walsh can't sing as well (as B.Co.) it doesn't hold back the music or message.

GET THIS L.P. if it is the ONLY ONE you ever get! Then after that I would recommend "The Smoker you drink the player you get" which came out the year before in 73' after that I would say get "But seriouly folks" I see that several other good ones are only available for the big bucks now so don't delay! Anything else I could say has been said and broken down more throughly in other's comments than I need to re-cover.

A hell of an album from a hell of an artist.......2004-12-12

Most fans agree that Walsh's true peak was in the 70's, and this is an excellent snapshot of him in top form. Much like 'The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get', this album falls under the category of rock but is a collection of quite a few genres.
The album opener, "Welcome to the Club," shows his excellent musicianship; instead of trying to ignite the fretboard every single second and clog a song with so-called 'talent,' his skill lies in knowing when to let loose and when to lay back. After a crashing opening, the song gradually unfolds, with the standard wise-ass Walsh wit, and solos that fit perfectly, neither too flashy nor too dull, and uniformly great. Other highlights include the (mostly-)acoustic half-ballad "Help Me Through The Night" (I say half because most ballads don't end with someone blowing a raspberry at the end), the spacy "County Fair" with a well-crafted backward solo through the middle (where other artists used this to make a mediocre solo better, Walsh made it into an artform of its own), and "Time Out", the counterpart to the opening track, with great slide-work and an attention to detail most blues-based rockers didn't have (for instance, the layers of guitars during solos), as well as the classic smart-ass lyrics Joe's known for ("The maids were in the hallway, bangin' on the door/Askin' what the funny smell was,/Wake you up to tell you 'It's okay to sleep some more! By the way, is there any you can sell us?"). In fact, most of the album is a highlight--"Falling Down" and "Song for Emma" show Walsh's softer, sadder side--but with no less songwriting skill or style. And for those who like his oddball sense of humour, there's "All Night Laundromat Blues," which, he attests, was written in college at a laundromat, waiting for his clothes to dry.There's a reworking of "Turn to Stone" here, too; it's much less ragged and fiery and much more refined than the one off 'Barnstorm'--personally, I prefer the original, but some like the smoother, less-grungy sound. Also included is a version of Maurice Ravel's "Pavanne (De La Belle Au Bois Dormant)" on the ARP synthesizer.

I'd really rate this 4.5 stars--it didn't break new territory or create a genre unto its own, but it's a should-own for any classic-rock fans, and a great place to start if you're looking to get into some of Joe Walsh's music.

(I'd say listening to this brought me back to my college days...but I'm 19 and I'm still in college.)

Fabulous. A great "listen to" album.......2004-12-10

I echo Michael J. Muscato's comments. No Joe Walsh fan should be without this album, and if you've not heard any of this after all these years, you've missed out on some truly great work. I have owned this album -- yes on vinyl -- since back in the day when it came out. I have since upgraded to the CD. It is a great album to just sit back and listen to and enjoy.

Song for EMMA...a prayer to Joe's 4-yr old girl..........2004-11-26

Emma was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver, while her mom was driving her to preschool...a gorgeous, moving piece about the beauties/incomprehensibilities in life. The heavenly choir and prayer-like lyrics had always haunted me, but I never knew the backstory, and then I heard Joe HIMSELF on a radio show recount the story...how he and his wife spent the following year seated on the floor in an embrace, crying for Emma...

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