Audio CD review:
Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy

Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy

Band: Joe Walsh Title: Ordinary Average Guy Rating: Release Date: 23 April, 1991 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Two Sides To Every Story 2: Ordinary Average Guy 3: The Gamma Goochee 4: All Of A Sudden 5: Alphabetical Order 6: Look At Us Now 7: I'm Actin' Different 8: Up All Night 9: You Might Need Somebody 10: Where I Grew Up (Prelude To School Days) 11: School Days

Customer Reviews The "funny "eagle(s) member does it on this one And man Joe Walsh has an extra quality touch on every thing he put`s his mark on too. I`ve seen Joe Walsh live on Eagles Hell Freezez over tour back in 1996 in Norway. This CD is not any exception. Track 1 Two sides to every story starts with a harmonica and a big heeey shout from Walsh and there you go. The rythm is cool, and the laidback quality "growl" singing from Walsh is great. Track 2 Ordinary average guy, is one of the realy funny one, on this CD. It`s a great homage to us average guys out there. It has a reagge rythm and also a certain "coolnees" which makes this something else to listen to. Track 3 The Gamma Goochee, is a minor let down. It`s like a children rhyme song. It`s fun in a way, and has a funky back beat, but sometimes it can be overkilled in a way. Track 4 All of a sudden is anyway a great ballad, where the creative use of fuzzy guitar sound, and an open airy sound picture lift`s this one up to a just great song. Track 5 Alphabetical order is a messy not to interesting song to lend you ear to. Forgetable. Track 6 Look at us now, with it`s jungle rythm drums, is studio extragavanza music, which realy has the force to bring out quality in every musical/vocal department. Track 7. I`m actin different, is an ordinary song which glimmers quality here and there. Average. Track 8 Up all night is anyway a winner, where Joe Walsh change his voice in a sentimental great way. A certain touch of synth quality plays lifts this one above average. Track 9 You might need somebody is even better with it`s airy soundpicture. This is a very quality pop song, which shines from beginíng to the end. Track 10 Where i grew up, is a sentimental prelude to track 11 School days. These are two songs bound together where the last one changes gear into a more light heavy metal mood song. All in all Joe Walsh "the funny" eagles "does it " most of the time on this one. A Worthy Album As with most Joe Walsh albums, it had its moments, but in the end it somehow fell flat. When this album came out in 1991, I didn't think much of it. Through the years it was largely lost amid my CD collection. Well, it's amazing what time can do to your perspective. I just loaded the CD into my iPod, and gave each of the tunes a spin as I was doing so. Not only has this album aged well, most of the songs on the album were immediately recognizable to me. That's quite a feat for an album that I initially considered a disappointment, and it probably says more about the album than any review could. If you like Joe Walsh (and by that I mean that you like the artist, and not just the big hits), then you will like this album. I cherry pick favorite songs from weak albums when I put certain artists on my iPod. This album was loaded onto my iPod in its entirety. It's solid but not a masterpiece It's got a good mix of different types of "Joe" songs. Honestly, I think this is a pretty good CD. He goes from the strong opener "two sides to every story" with his typical sound, all the way to "where i grew up/school days" which shows deep emotion and looking back toward his childhood. I think the best cut on the CD is "All of a Sudden" which I do believe found air time on the radio. This album also highlights the title track "Ordinary Average Guy" which is about exactly what the title states, being ordinary, average, and a guy. Check out the lyrics, you'll have a laugh with some of them. You should check this CD out if you have nothing better to do, it will be worth your while. . You can see a complete list of all Joe Walsh discography, or go back to the Joe Walsh tabs