So What - JOE WALSH***

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

Critics noticed a slight fall of in quality with Joe Walsh’s third album So What. Although he would shortly join The Eagles he continued to release successful solo albums. (US:11)

“To me, this long play is a slight fall off in quality. The humour and his great guitar are still there but the material is not. Like most of Joe Walsh's solo career, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly.”

“This LP includes a couple of aces in Time Out and Turn To Stone, but everything has its merits even including the mawkish Song For Emma.”

“The first half of album shows promise, displaying splendid execution by Walsh and his band. But the second side is where the stronger material lies. Turn To Stone of course is excellent and the soft guitars of Help Me Through The Night bridges nicely into the extended County Fair.”

“Abandoning most of the proggy mood and ambition of the first two albums, Walsh tries to put together a record of pure rock 'n' roll, which is what suits him better.”

“Most fans agree that Walsh's true peak was in the 70s, and this is an excellent snapshot of him in top form. This album falls under the category of rock but is a collection of quite a few genres.”

“This is a classy set, although it does lack the creativity and variety of his first two solo outings. It's a recording that shows off his guitar prowess more than any other and there is a good mix of up tempo bluesy numbers.”

“So What has some strong songs, the usual high-quality musicianship and great production. His remake of Turn To Stone is a clear improvement on the original. Time Out, with its terse, anchoring riff, is as good a Walsh song as can be found, and Help Me Through The Night is a sublime and enduring example of his tender heart.”

“Joe Walsh is an eclectic artist that has been through a wide range of music in his career, and this album reflects some of that. His personality comes through his guitar in amazing ways.”