![]() Bang feels less like a band album and more like talented studio musicians on the loose, but die-hard fans of either the Gang or the late Bolin will enjoy it, if only in fits and starts. Even if Bolin's wistful "Alexis" doesn't fit with the other tracks it's a highlight, as is the opening rocker "Standing in the Rain" where conmen ("Your note said you went to Charleston/But I know you went to New Mexico) and cretins ("You left behind a dead father/A sick mother and 4 younger kids") are forced to face up to love. Browse 1,378 the james gang stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. It's all of the album's problems in a nutshell since the knotty and the normal are at odds throughout, although there are many moments to remember. Missouri was a divided state, with most residents supporting the southern cause, but the state declared for the Union. Many of the gang members met during the Civil War, most riding with Quantrill’s Raiders. ![]() ![]() Having just dissolved his short-lived fusion band Energy, Bolin's creative playing injects a little Miles and Mahavishnu into the usually rocking Gang, most noticeably on "From Another Time." Staccato guitar lines and congas begin the song, an old-style James Gang boogie fills the middle, and then a sound effect explosion abruptly brings it all to a jarring, nonsensical close. The first bank to be robbed by the James-Younger Gang was in Liberty, Missouri, on February 13, 1866. With guitarist Domenic Troiano out of the picture, the post- Joe Walsh James Gang was able to take their career off life support temporarily by adding guitarist Tommy Bolin beginning with this 1973 release. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |