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Title: Short and needs some remastering work bad!
Review: Joe Walsh cut three great CDs with his hometown (Cleveland) band, the James Gang: Yer Album, Rides Again, and Thirds. All three are great. I don't know why this sloppy live album was released unless it was to meet some contractual obligation following Joe's departure from the band. The album (yes, I had it on vinyl years ago) sounded horrible and was brief at 40-odd minutes, since most bands were releasing double live albums. Some of the James Gang's best songs are missing from this, and the audio, well, the digital age hasn't helped it. Joe, get in the studio, find some more source tapes and expand this to fill a full CD (or two!) and then have someone clean up the audio. THEN, this will be a CD worth owning. Until this, buyer beware. This, along with Joe's solo "You Can't Argue With a Sick Mind" (also a live album that bites, audio-wise), should be avoided until they've been expanded and remastered.
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