Originally Posted by
Midnight Visitor
Thanks for posting this. I don't think I've ever read it before. I like that Joe gives Don & Glenn credit for helping him w/his vocals. I read a more recent interview in which he also mentioned that they really taught him how to sing well. If you listen to the first James Gang live album (pre-Eagles, obviously) it's really, ummm, OBVIOUS that Joe got better when he started hanging around the Eagles. Technically Joe's solo live album is pre-Eagles but only by moments. He had already been hanging around them a lot at that time. They're on the album. The improvement in Joe's vocals between those two live albums are amazing.
I also like how ahead of his time he was. Talking about environmental issues in the early '80's. It's been a running theme in his music that I've always admired.
Thanks again!