British guitarist analyses Joe Walsh's talking guitar in the early 70's! 

Joe Walsh is my favorite guitarist. He is the definition of perfection. His tone and clarity is ALWAYS perfect. Why more people don't notice this perfection is beyond me. Great video!

Honor! Respect! Rock&Roll Hall of Fame should not exist without Joe Walsh! End of that story! I been a fan since the James Gang.The most underated 3 piece band ever! I have seen all the greats. And Joe takes a back seat to no one! Plus a great singer and songwriter. Thanks Joe!

Joe is at another level. You can tell right away when he plays - he is waaaay above anyone else he's playing with.

Walsh ranks in my top ten Guitarists of all time. The guy does not get the recognition he deserves. He is a master of the slide guitar.

Love the way Joe plays with the backbeat, slipping over under sideways to the rhythm section. The backbeat is the key to the blues and Walsh is so inventive and smooth as he swoops around the beat. Just a beautiful player.

I catch hell for this, but I think Joe’s solo career is the best out of all the Eagles members.

Joe’s playing and singing has some of the greatest personality and skill of anyone I’ve heard. He is one of a kind for sure.

I think that anybody that truly Loves Rock Music has to have Joe Walsh in their Top's List.

Joe is the most underrated guitarist in rock history.

JOE KNEW DUANE ALLMAN BACK WHEN, AND THEY USED TO SIT AND PLAY AND TALK ABOUT GUITAR THINGS, DUANE GAVE JOE A GLASS CORICIDIN BOTTLE SLIDE , JOE SAYS , I STILL HAVE IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW I KEPT IT ALL THESE YEARS, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THE 60'S AND 70'S, I WAS TOO MESSED UP ON THINGS, BUT JOE HAS BEEN SOBER FOR 20 YEARS , OTHERWISE HE WOULD NOT BE HERE, I AM GLAD HE IS HERE STILL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE, COUSIN FIGEL

Joe is such a natural born player. He is so at home on the fretboard. He lives there, and plays so effortlessly. I got to see him play live at a small radio sponsored event back in the 80s. He's amazing. He gets such feeling into his playing. He has also some great videos on setting up guitars. So he is not just a player.

I have always loved Joe Walsh and Don Felder playing off each other especially when they both were playing with the Eagles.

No one expected Joe Walsh. We were all cool with Hendrix and the Stones and old Cream... but then, you're sitting around and what the .... is this? The talk box was revolutionary, it was monstrous, other worldly... and the slide with the echo feedback on the original Rocky Mountain? It made you drop your roach clip. Joe Walsh is all about the noises he can make... the artistic sounds that he can either bring out of a guitar or breath through the guitar. He was avant-garde in the early 70's. The distortion, the bending, the "taking all the time to get where you both knew where he was going" stretching and reshaping sound on top of sound. My immediate reaction was that I wanted to buy a 5 pound bag of whatever it was that Joe was smokin'. I could only imagine brother Walsh sitting around all day screwing with sounds to see what gave him the giggles and that he could adapt into a song. He is really a clever and sly dude. That's why I think everybody smiles to themselves when Joe steps up to play and sing. They know Joe worked on something that was going to tickle their ears in a different way. Sophie Lloyd has a video out where she receives her "talk box" receiver/pedal. After going through and explaining all of its gizmos she sets it up to play it for the very first time. She barely makes it whisper... which knocked me out again about Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton. You gotta get your lungs into it to make it squall and squeal! Even more appreciation for the one and only. Soundboards can replicate the basics of the talk box but they can't replace the ingenuity and imagination it takes to make unique and memorable sounds. "Canned is Canned." As Joe says, 'the artist has to 'authenticate' his music by putting himself in front of an audience. Until he does, he cannot 'testify' to the realness of his sounds. That human emotion and physical release of sound is real, all else is just trash can garbage.

Joe's phrasing on both slide and talk box is sublime and beautifully understated. A refreshing change from listening to so many guitarists that think playing is all about how many notes you can cram in

wow, there's a lot of joe walsh fans in here,,,, that's great and they all have great taste.

So glad you brought up his singing. His underlying humor and bravado can really throw it out there. He's like a carnival barker. And what a backing band.

Now this here is TALENT! One who FEELS the music and literally MANIFESTS how on feels on the inside. There is NOTHING that even comes close to this in today's "music" Again, thanks Mr. Edison for inventing a device that records. It is a testament for all to hear what real talent was and something to strive for. I am so thankful for growing up on this music. Times were hard but during troubled times, we could all put on a vinyl record and forget about the bad because we had something GOOD to listen to.......Great review my friend! Rock on!!!

Sorry but this will be rambling. I'm enjoying seeing younger people discover Joe. I'm not a guitar player but have some personal history with Joe and have followed him since the James Gang in Cleveland. "How ya doing?" Through his drunken years (post Eagles) I would tell people how great of a player he was but most didn't take him seriously. After all he was a mess. Thankfully he cleaned up and is still showing what he's got. He's 6-7 years older than me. Right after he joined the Gang around 1968-69 he somehow needed a place to stay and wound up sleeping in the basement of a nearby hippie house. I was around 14-15 and we used to watch the Gang practice in the garage. We thought it was cool when we got to help them load their equipment a few times into a POS rusted out phone company van. I think it was Jim Fox's. In those days Joe seemed like a dick in person because he wouldn't look you in the eye. Dale was friendly to me and Jim Fox didn't waste his time talking to us young punks lol. I think Joe actually has attention deficit disorder and he has said that himself in one interview I saw. I'm no doctor but maybe that explains his rocking back and forth and always seeming to be playing somewhere instead of finding other hobbies. Doing the steady touring like he does at his age is amazing. I remember he used to be like a zombie for about 4-5 songs then it was like he suddenly woke up and played great. When I was around 16-17 we used to get into night clubs in the area under age. We got to hear some garage jam sessions which was really what they were about when playing in the clubs. He still rarely plays the same the same way twice. Funk 49 was derived from a jam they used to play in the middle of other tunes. A few times we got out of school and we woke Joe up about 3:30 in the afternoon with a cold 6 pack of PBR. He slept on a mattress on the basement floor. I doubt he does that nowadays. That lasted several weeks I guess and he eventually moved out of the hippie house. Back to his playing style. Tell me if I'm crazy but he seemed to have a habit of doing his solos at the end of his songs as it was fading. Not all but a lot of them. Sometimes you have to listen for them. I never understood that. Locally people thought his guitar sounded like a singers voice in some respects. I never heard that opinion again until Glen Frey mentioned it in the Eagles documentary. Pete Townshend mentioned Joe is one of the smoothest players. Slash said Joe was his second favorite behind Hendrix. I saw a story from Peter Frampton that Bob Heil was in England showing Peter his new version of the Talk Box. There had been several home brew versions before Heil's. Heil shipped the same unit to Joe in Colorado and he used it to record Rocky Mountain Way. Frampton I think is the only one I've heard able to mouth words with it. At the time I had no idea where Colorado was but heard Joe went there. His reasons for leaving Cleveland the the Gang are well documented (Rocky Mountain Way). A couple of people in my home town talked to him once in a while after he left. When the Kirscher Rock Concert show was on a bunch of us gathered at some girls place to watch it. Joe had talked to one of the girls earlier in the week to tell her what was going on with it. I eventually moved to Colorado and in 2012 had a meet and greet with Joe. I told him I was one of those punk kids that hung out and helped them load their vans. He laughed and said he remembered that stuff. I figure there's about a 99 percent chance he was just trying to make me feel good but it was cool anyway. He's a real nice guy in person. I meant to ask him some questions and got kind of tongue tied. Oh well. Bill Symczyk introduced himself. Another real nice regular guy. Anyway it's interesting to see the younger generation appreciating his playing. He is unique and I can't think of any of his tunes being covered by other bands at least trying to make it a hit record. My last comment is I keep seeing arguments about Walsh versus Felder. They were good friends, challenged each other to play better, but they was different but complementary styles. Felder sounds good to my ears and brain, Walsh feels good to my heart and soul. My kids never want to hear these stories to thanks for putting up with this. Maybe a few other Cleveland people will jump in and add their memories.

And as you are driving along and this song comes on the radio, you just have to crank it up and sing along with Joe's guitar~ "Oh bow-bow, oh bow bow..."

How did I miss this one? Joe Walsh is one of my all time favorite guitarists! He was largely self-taught. This gives him a truly unique sound and style.When you hear him, you KNOW it's him. Aside from insane amounts of drugs and alcohol, he lived on guitar. Now it's just guitar. Thankfully. Once again, Fil, Thank you. Glad I found this.

Saw Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne & Stevie Nicks each during their solo careers together in Knoxville TN during her Wild Heart tour 1983 💙🎸🎤💙 What a show 🤘🏼🤘🏼 His playing is like doing a slide into home plate!!

Very underrated player, IMO. I love his style. Knows when to come in and doesn’t overstay his welcome. Michael Schenker had the same ability of making the guitar talk, was very tasteful. Joe used to spend a good deal of time in Chicago in the late eighties and I heard him on the radio telling this story. He was sitting in the back of his limo because they wouldn’t let him drive anymore and Don’t mean nothin by Richard Marx comes on the radio and it starts with this guitar solo and Joe says “Hey, that guy’s pretty good...oh yeah, I forgot I did that”. He’s hilarious. Every time he was on Steve Dahl and Garry Meier’s show I would laugh so hard I would have tears streaming down my face.

Here I am a 64 year old lady...I certainly remember this song from back in the day and always liked it a lot. But after a I saw, on YT, the professproduced 2+ hours live concert (part 1 & part2) what I think must have been one of the last tours with Glen Frey, Joe Walsh played this and I thought WOW, he is just killing that song. Rocky Mountain Way is just one of the best classic rock KICK ASS songs out there! And then I never knew Joe Walsh was such a fantastic musician. Thanks for this review!

This is the guy that started me in rock, Rocky Mountain way, was 10 or 11, 1972-73...

Fil, It`s great to see you grooving on Joe with a big grin on your face! Joe can make the darkest day better. He is a legend , and one of my main influences as a guitarist. Thank you Fil!

very cool Fil, i hadn't seen this concert clip before. Thanks

Watched that concert back in the day and the album remains a favorite 40+ years later. Thanks for sharing

How can anyone NOT love this? I can’t sit still! Love your reaction and insights! Thanks so much. ❤️

Joe Walsh is thee most under rated guitarist ever! He is also so modest in interviews. He used just awesome. Modern guitarist can learn a lot from his phrasing. Like you said "stretch out the journey". Not to mention his singing. Hell, he harmonized in the Eagles!! Not to mention ( I believe) he still has the record for most damage done to a hotel room!

Amazed that Joe live through it all. Great player

I'm down the RU-vid rabbit hole again, but what a rabbit hole it is! I could spend far too many hours on Fil's amazing channel. Every time I watch one of his videos, lots more come up on the side bar and I'm lost, yet again! Thanks Fil.

Joe Walsh is one of my favorites! I love your reactions and smiles when you're watching the videos that you feature.

This entire performance is absolutely amazing! I saw Joe in the mid 90's @ Ft. Carson Army Base..near Co. Spgs., Co..not long b4 the Eagles got back 2gether again. It was a sm venue & outdoors in the aftn..& me & my honey were right on the front row..just a few feet from the stage. Joe was dressed in Army fatigues. Such a memorable concert. Thx 4 this one, Fil 🙂🙂💕💕

Joe's voice is so orig. & recognizable. Luv his guitar playing & stage antics, as well. Saw him in concert @ Ft. Carson Army Base when the Eagles were spilt 4 awhile. Small venue..so we got right on the front row. He's so trippy..he wore Army fatigues 😄. But..he's one of my faves. Thx 4 this one, Fil 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💕💕

Oh. My. Takin me way down low down into funky town! Lovin it mightily! Perfect way to start my night! I have a whole new appreciation for the talk box. Joe knew just how to use it too. Ok. Going to enjoy the end. Thank you 🤗🤗🤗😎

Love this stuff. Thank you Fil for the memories!

So nostalgic for me as I grew up listening to Walsh, Frampton, Cheap Trick etc. What jumped out at me was your genuine appreciation and enjoyment while you are watching. Glad I discovered this channel!

Great vid Fil! I've been a Joe Walsh fan since he first joined the Eagles. I went back and started collecting all of his creations. I love his musical expression playing live, especially when he's playing slide. I attempt to play, but I'm not even the same Galaxy, LOL. Keep up the great work with the video's! Love 'em! Yes, I did subscribe, also!

I truly enjoy your videos. What draws me is your honest love for music.

loved your analysis of this performance.. joe is a big star in my gallery of fave guitarists.. he is something special indeed. never was a fan of the talkbox but i get some humorous comfort from it because joe was a biggie in my late brothers musical life and although my brother was a bassist, and a stellar one at that, he was influenced by joes use of the talkbox enough to pourchase and perform with one lol. it was pretty funny watching my brother up there on stage playing damn good talkbox with his bass..it really worked! great job fil.

The hubs is from Stow/Kent Ohio, and worked in a dry club there for a while. Joe was in town and one of the guys from the club came in one night and says, "Hey guys! I just ran into Joe Walsh!" He actually did. Joe was walking down the sidewalk and just stopped, and the guy ran into him. He said, "Hey! You're Joe Walsh!" Joe: "I am? WOW!" Classic Joe. Great video!

Absolutely loving this channel!. The in-depth tour you give as to what the guitarist ( Joe Walsh ) is doing brings a perspective and a understanding during his play is really enlightening!. I’m 55 years old and this music is right down my alley lol. Joe’s style of play reminds of ZZ Top’s early albums w/ the ‘ole Texas shuffle style of play. Great review!!

Very interesting commentary! Joe never disappoints! Such a great musician!

I really enjoy your productions.......Thanks for all that you do!!!!!

I had the privilege of seeing Joe with James Gang during their first national tour, circa "Rides Again" and then a couple of times with his Barnstorm ensemble. A very creative and accomplished composer & musician and I don't think he is appreciated enough away from the Eagles. He certainly added a lot to the Eagles, too. As an aside, regarding Joe's personality, I was listening to my favorite FM station in my car on a Friday afternoon during the 70's in Kansas City, MO. Joe was playing live the following day and back then, stations often invited the musicians into their studio to talk about the upcoming show, etc. Joe came in with an acoustic guitar and proceeded to play a song in one key on the guitar and sang it in a different key. I play and I didn't unsderstand how he did that and still don't to this day.

Growing up on the Front Range of Colorado he was a rockers hero. Most of us knew that he recorded at Caribou in the hey day of that studio and felt really attached to the party atmosphere of his rock. I can remember hiking and camping or just ditching school in the late spring to go to a natural wasterslide of smooth rock and water or hanging out on a sun drenched cliff to wipe out the winter blues. I'd be singing every note of his songs out loud, under my breath, or in my head. He was pretty cool even if he was from California.

HI FIL GOOD JOB LIKE ALWAYS. THANKS FOR WHAT ALL YOU DO. JOE WALSH ROCKS. LOVE THIS SONG. BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. LOVE YOU GUYS PEACE AND LOVE

Fil, your analysis is so spot on. I'm enjoying your videos!

I learned to play behind the nor\team, just a little late and it makes the song so much better with such emotion...I also learned the importance of a clean smooth vibrato. I also learned the way to step on the high notes cleanly and with strength...yes I listened to a multitude of guitar players. He was my favorite talk box...Wah-wah from Jimmie Hendrix, and a whammy pedal from satriani !

It’s like Joe plays his feelings, just trucking along. Grabbing that guitar at any time. Absolutely love ❤️ his playing, if you know music you truly get lost in Joe and the music within him.

It's a joy to watch you appreciating awesome musicianship like this, Heart and Jim Stafford!

Your commentary is just always so spot on, respectful, appreciative and illuminating.

From the album The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get; Great title! He was great in the James Gang as well. Fantastic performance!! He would later play with the Eagles who’s drummer has a familiar last name🤔

This concert is amazing to watch

Man, you are seriously diggin' this. Rightly so. I love how you show appreciation for different styles of playing. I also love how much you got into Roy Clark. Your expressions say it all. Thanks

Hi Michael here again ,lots of great videos here to watch and listen to,but Joe Walsh deserves more then he`s getting,great proformer all around.

HI FIL. THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HOW HE DOES THAT. THANKS . YOU. TEACH US SO MUCH. ITS INCREDIBLE.GOOD JOB. THANKS REALLY APPERICATE YOU DOING WHAT YOU DO AND THE MUSIC. THANKS AGAIN. STAY SAFE OUT THERE. PEACE AND LOVE

I have Said it before. You are a Cool Cat! You were born out of your generation man! I think you should have been born way earlier like 1960 lol. I have never heard anyone evaluate another musician like you do. You are always so positive and find something good to say about each guitarist. Most of all you speak of each musicians strengths. You must be a pleasure to hang out with! You would be a great motivational speaker!! Paul in Pensacola Florida.

Thanks so much Fil for reminding me how great this song is. An oldie but goodie for sure. Thanks for another lesson explaining why I like what I like in rock music. Ta!

Hey that was great, thanks for posting! Joe was and is a master of the instrument.

Excellent Fil, Joe Walsh was an incredible guitarist! This particular video I have never seen so thanks a bunch for sharing♡

If you can find it, this entire show is amazing, and Joe Vitale, just WOW.

I've watched you quite a bit Fil, and I swear, never saw YOU light up the way you did to Joe Walsh! Love me some Joe too. Loved this one. Great job Fil

I recognize this show from the mid 70s. It was from the Don Kirshner's rock concert. This show, along with The Midnight Special, got us home from our late night running around as teenagers in the 70s. This brings back memories. Thanks for posting! As great as the internet is... we would actuall meet each other for face time back then. I'm glad I grew up when I did.

Doesn't everyone wish they had an uncle like Joe Walsh?

Fil, Joe turned Peter on to the talk box mate. Yeah, great video !! Thank you for doing this one mate ! Cheers! 🍻

I have a personal thank you for you Fil for recognizing talent from the past. I don't believe you can go well into the future without looking back where it all began. Thanks!

Jeez, he's just a force to be reckoned with.... Excellent analysis, Fil. Thanks for the education. It brings the performance to whole new level of enjoyment.

Hey! You have some awesome taste brother! Once again We are learning this song for our set, and as we study up on our videos here on RU-vid ( Great tool for us full time musicians btw!) Once again we find your video break down quite helpful! Keep it up friend! Also whenever we make it to Europe for a tour we will def invite you to whatever show is closest to ya!

Joe is so relaxed = Joe is stoned out his mind! 😳 But Seriously Folks...(pun intended) I just love him as a artist and personality, one of my absolute favorites! So proud for him that he was able to get completely sober and enjoy continued success!

Boy, this transported me back to live concerts & a totally different time! Thanks, Fil.💜 You really manage to find the best clips too. So much concert photography SUCKED back then, but you get around that.

Another great pick/job!!! Thank you for the quick discrimination of the " voice box!!! Before watching the second half of the vid I was thinking my next move was to look it up! But after finishing your vid you did a good job of summing it up!!!

Joe kinda adopted us here in NE Ohio as home. Consider him one of us and we always loved him here and supported him all the way. The James Gang were always really big here (and a lot of other places - ha), but his solo stuff got off super here also. Love Joe, and love your channel! Peace to you both

JOE THE GREAT ONE. ONE OF THE MOST UNDERATED GIUTARIST EVER.HE AND FELDER MADE ROCK TRULY ROCK . JOE CAN PLAY OFF ANYBODY BUT NOT JUST ANYBODY CAN PLAY OFF JOE

how can you not groove on this?! ...I think Joe is one of the most underrated guitarist...another great video Fil, thanks!

I live in a Rocky Mountain state Wyoming I'm at 7200 feet above sea level right now.I got to see this live in Casper Wyoming back in the 1970's

Joe Walsh is one of those guys that makes the slide look so easy! He's so smooth!👍😎🎸🎶

As a sound guy, I think of Bob Heil’s contribution to the talk box and live sound for moments like this. As a bass play in high school in the 70’s we joked a talk box with a 15” driver!

I’m amazed of your musical knowledge. I appreciate that you play not only rock but country. You have amazing insights.

After listening to Joe since the 70's it was a thrill to finally see him live in Savannah GA in 2022 with the (remaining) Eagles. Frampton was also thrilling in the 70's. Glad to see "Fingers" Felder on this vid as well. Your face says it all, Fil!

Joe plays so lazily, yet so expressively. It absolutely fits his style. Such a smooth dude. Sorry, I keep editing, but what an ear the guy has - he simply NAILS his notes with that slide.

Tnx for Joe walsh reaction vid, keep it up..

Thank you. I always learn something from you.

Summer of 1975 we went to penrose stadium in Colorado springs , pikes peak and the Rocky's were behind the stage. Blue oyster cult had just finished with what was an early Lazer show . I will never forget, it was dark, only moonlight, the mountains range the full length of the stage and Joe starts Rocky mountain way...in the rocku mountains....BEST CONCERT EVER....

On one of Eric Clapton's blues DVDs he says "If I knew I'd be doing this song forever, I'd have written something different ".

I know your caption says Jon Felder, but I also know you know it's actually Don Felder. He's another truly amazing, and terribly under-rated, guitarist.

Another great reaction sir. Love Joe Walsh and this is one of my favorites by him.

Love how you pick up all the little things guitarists do and explain it to us meer mortals so we understand. Lol love your vids. Keep it up!!

Joe has the 'slow hand' to be sure...and you can tell he has a lot of fun on stage.

Joe is just cool, it's that simple.

Congratulations on reaching 10k subscribers man! Joe Walsh is a great musician...and funny guy! Thanks for posting. It’s great to see someone who really appreciates the art form! 🤙🏻😎🎸

Hi mate. Great video. Listened to an interview with Joe back in 86. He said Bill West, husband of country singer Dotty West invented the talk box and gave it to him. In 75 Frampton left Humble Pie and Walsh considered replacing him. He showed Frampton how to use the Talk Box. He eventually turned Humble Pie down and joined the Eagles.

The first use of the talk box that I am aware of, saw it on Dick Clarks show, was John Kay of Steppenwolf. It does go back a ways.

Didn't even know Don Felder played with Joe other than with the Eagles.

Thanks so much AGAIN for helping us folks newer to guitar understand some of these always heard but never fully understood , guitar 'accessories', components, toys"? Thanks again for enlightening us!

That's the most I've seen you jam and smile Fil !!! Good to see you rock out. Me? Dancing...can't help with Joe! Very sexy song!

Joe is one of my favorite guitarists. Always makes it look so easy.

Joe walsh is the definition of cool, what a truly skilled guitarist 🤘🏻

right on !! good video !!