JOE WALSH AND BARNSTORM – Central Park 1973 (1CD)

Audience 8.5 – A somewhat roughed up old tape with some hiss, and audience members who appear on the tape in their excitement (not too bad) but the music is here man, it’s relatively close to the stage and guitar seemed to be a little back behind the rest except when he used the talk box and it was front and center… very strange! Bass is sitting nicely in the mix (not a boomy sound, pretty defined). I enjoyed listening, especially because Joe was really good, he kept me engaged with this one. I found the audience near taper to be interesting and I enjoyed hearing them on the tape believe it or not. It is a real time capsule! So, all in all, I do recommend to fans because how much Joe/Barnstorm is out there anyway?

Joe Walsh & Barnstorm
Wollman’s Rink
Central Park, New York, NY
August 11, 1973

01 Meadows
02 Midnight Moodies
03 Tend My Garden – Drums
04 Rocky Mountain Way
05 The Bomber
06 Turn to Stone
07 Funk #49

Band line-up
Joe Walsh – lead guitar, lead vocals
Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar, backing vocals
Joe Vitale – drums, percussion, flute, backing vocals
Rocke Grace – keyboards (died July 23, 2020) (aged 68)