Thirds [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

James Gang

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00004TH67
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,177 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The James Gang Rides Again set the stage for the group's third album to propel them to Top Ten, headliner status, but that didn't happen. The band was on its last legs, rent by dissension as Walsh became the focus of attention, and the appropriately titled Thirds reflected the conflict. Of the 9 original songs on the release, four were contributed by Walsh, two each by bass player Dale Peters and drummer Jim Fox, and one was a group composition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yadig?, December 4, 2001

By	ANDREW FIELD (MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

The James Gang's third and most sumptuous album. Yes, its true - if you want guitar histrionics you're better off with "Yer Album". If you want psychedelia, check out sophomore effort "James Gang Rides Again". But if you want simple, classic '70s West Coast rock - this is the place to come. As well as rock staple "Walk Away" you also get funky instrumental "Yadig?", Joe Walsh's beautiful "It's All The Same", and the Eagles-esque "Midnight Man". But the band save the best for last. The final two songs on this album, "White Man / Black Man" and "Live My Life Again" are epic flights of fancy: very much of their time, yet somehow timeless. This is an album every fan of Seventies rock really should own.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT?!?!, January 24, 2001

By A Customer

I was absolutely shocked to see someone give this album a two-star review. Shocked and scandalized! Because this is my absolute favorite of all my James Gang and Joe Walsh albums! I think this reviewer was just confused due to the difference between the single (Walk Away) and the rest of the material, which is of a more "ballady" nature. This is not a hard-rocking album. It's just an album that you will want to listen to over and over again. Yadig? is an extremely groovy instrumental jazz piece. Things I Could Be's guitar riff will pull you in from the start. Dreamin' In The Country is a charming, easygoing, very catchy melody. You won't be able to get Midnight Man's guitar hook out of your mind. Some have criticized White Man/Black Man for being too preachy, but this is something that needs to be said as often as possible by as many people as possible, and I think Dale Peters said it well. Every song on here is great, but I think It's All The Same, with its majestic guitars and irresistable horn section, is my favorite. Five stars!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST JAMES GANG ALBUM EVER, December 11, 2004

By	TIM LUCERO "THE PSYCHODELIC ROCK" (Huntsville, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This is definitely the best JAMES GANG album of all the 4 albums with JOE WALSH remastered on cd because JIM FOX and DALE PETERS who are also multi-instrumentalists like JOE also sing 1 or 2 songs on this album. Even though WALK AWAY and MIDNIGHT MAN are memorable radio classics, my favorite song is definitely JIM FOX'S "THINGS I COULD BE" with his soulful vocals and organ riffs, JOE's guitar riffs, and DALE'S bass guitar riffs that give this song that excellent psychodelic/blues/rock feeling. When I first heard this song, I remembered how my oldest brother used to have this record from the early 1970s. Plus, I also love DALE PETERS' "DREAMING IN THE COUNTRY," featuring his calm vocals, JOE acoustic, electric FENDER TELECASTER, and pedal steel guitar playing, and JIM'S track piano, and DALE'S "WHITE MAN/BLACK MAN featuring JOE'S piano and guitar riffs and the females gospel singers. DALE had the best singing voice in the band besides a whole lot better sounding bass guitar than TOM KRISS. I love JIM'S LIVE MY LIFE AGAIN with with his track piano playing and excellent vocals and guitar by JOE. Plus, JOE'S "IT'S ALL THE SAME" and "AGAIN" with the orchestra and horn section that accompanied JOE'S singing, piano, and 12 string acoustic guitar playing reminds me of AMERICA'S commercial sounding songs from the mid 1970s, and YADIG is an excellent instrumental by the band with JIM'S drumming and vibe playing, DALE'S string bass playing, and JOE'S FENDER RHODES piano and guitar playing. I wish there would have been more JAMES GANG albums that followed the style of this one with JIM and DALE singing 1 or 2 songs from the album I was so greatful that I ordered these from CDNOW when I saw that MCA RECORDS remastered these albums, that were originally release on ABC RECORDS. Additionally the full liner notes, photos, and interviews with the band members are a bonus too.