Life's Been Good to Joe

Author

By Daniel Knighton

Publish Date

Feb. 7, 2012

If you were waiting, as I've been since last November when Joe Walsh rescheduled his sold-out show at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, the wait was well worth it.

Simply put, life's been good to Joe Walsh. And it shows in his performance. Looking better than he has in years, he had the crowd singing along with almost every tune. I say "almost" because a few new tunes were mixed in and fans haven't had time to learn the words yet.

The title track from his new CD Analog Man along with "Wrecking Ball" mixed well with Walsh staples such as "Turn to Stone" "Life's Been Good" and "Rocky Mountain Way". Also in the setlist were a couple songs from his James Gang days, "Funk 49" and "Walk Away," and Eagles hits "In the City" and "Life in the Fast Lane."