Little Did He Know...Greatest: Joe Walsh: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Funk No.49

2. Tend My Garden

3. The Bomber

4. Walk Away

5. Midnight Man

6. Mothers Says

7. Turn To Stone

8. Meadows

9. Rocky Mountain Way

10. Help Me Thru The Night

11. Life's Been Good

12. All Night Long

13. The Confessor

14. A Life Of Illusion

15. Ordinary Average Guy

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Good-natured rock & roll wise guy Joe Walsh not only made a name for himself as guitarist for The Eagles and The James Gang, but he also had a successful solo career. Known for his self-deprecating sense of humor ("Life's Been Good") and his dirty guitar boogie (the pulsating "Rocky Mountain Way"), Walsh drew a fan base from those who were fond of the harder edge he gave to The Eagles. He was easily one of the better guitarists of his generation, not so much for flashy licks but for his rhythmic sensibilities and awareness of restraint and economy. Yet Walsh continued to view himself as an "Ordinary Average Guy." His keen self-awareness and his understanding of the importance of rock in the overall scheme of things was further evidenced in "A Life of Illusion." Even the title of this collection, Greatest Hits: Little Did He Know shows Walsh, for all of his talent, never lost sight of the fact that it's only rock & roll. The album also contains the memorable "Funk#49," "Bolero," and "Midnight Man." --Steve Gdula

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best available Joe Walsh-compilation, May 4 2003

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Did He Know...Greatest (Audio CD)

This is the definitive Joe Walsh-collection. The double-disc "Look At What I Did" is simply too much for anyone but the very serious fan (and the very serious fan probably has Joe's studio albums and doesn't need a compilation album).

But this one gets it right. Fifteen songs culled from Walsh's solo career, as well as his James Gang-days (although a real James Gang-lover should probably go get their Greatest Hits in addition to this album).

And all the best and best-known songs are here: "Walk Away", "Turn To Stone", "Help Me Trough The Night", "All Night Long", "Life's Been Good" and ten more. No filler at all, and even though some fans could probably point to one or two tracks that definately should have been here, this will satisfy almost everyone who doesn't want to invest in the original albums.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Collection, Jun 2 2004

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Glenn Nippert "musicologist" (Alpharetta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Did He Know...Greatest (Audio CD)

When people talk about guitar legends they usually talk about Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Santana, but rarely do they mention the guitar heroics of one of the best-Joe Walsh. Maybe it was his self styled "Ordinary Average Guy" image or some of his jokey lyrics that made critics overlook him in the pantheon of rock greats, but he was definately the people's choice. Joe Walsh is the coolest and this collection rocks the house right out of the gate with "Funk #49" and continues with more groovy tunes from his days with The James Gang through his classic solo hits like "All Night Long", "Life Of Illusion" and the immortal "Life's Been Good". He could get heavy too, like on "The Confessor" which was one of the more ominous sounding rock songs coming out of radios in 1984. Also, in the middle of "The Bomber" he does his own take on "Bolero" that is just as magnificent as Beck's {or Ravel's). Walsh's humor and guitar virtuosity are all well spotlighted here on his greatest performances. A must have for any Classic Rock fan!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation, excellent artist, Sep 14 2003

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Taylor X "Taylor X" (Las Vegas, NV (USA)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Did He Know...Greatest (Audio CD)

Although the Eagles disbanded, many of its members went on to solo careers. A popular member of the band to go on to a solo career was Joe Walsh. Both before and after the Eagles, he shelled out a number of pop-rock masterpieces - now available in a single collection. Read on for my review of Joe Walsh's Greatest Hits.

PROS:
-This compilation is exactly what the casual fan will want. Walsh's biggest solo hits were Life's Been Good and Rocky Mountain Way, and they're both here.
-This compilation covers James Gang material (the band he was in BEFORE the Eagles), so you get Funk Number Forty-Nine and Walk Away.
-The compilation doesn't just rely on the hits, there are a number of underrated masterpieces here as well.
- It's good to finally have all of these tracks in one place.

CONS:
-This is a JAMES GANG AND SOLO COLLECTION and nothing more, so don't buy this expecting to find any Eagles tracks.

OVERALL:
Despite a few complaints, this is an excellent hits package. Any fans of Joe's would be doing themselves a huge favor by picking up this compilation.

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3.0 out of 5 stars joe walsh-what a waste of songs
great selection of songs. but alot of the sound quality was bad. until it got to the confesser. part of it was mastered and the other was done digitally.

Published on Mar 6 2004 by cool j

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy "Look What I Did!" instead
This is a great collection, but "Look What I Did" is a 2-CD anthology: Songs from The James Gang, Barn Storm and Solo. Read more

Published on Oct 10 2002 by R. Hall