Walsh dedicated the Eagles’ “Take It To The Limit” to Glenn Frey, who passed away earlier this year. The rest of the set contained favorites spanning Walsh’s career with The James Gang, The Eagles, and as a solo artist. Walsh then surged into the nostalgic and yet relevant “Analog Man,” from the 2012 album of the same name. “We’re gonna get you all sweaty then Bad Company’s gonna finish you off.” But more on that later.
After “Walk Away” he took a little time to address the crowd and get everyone pumped for Bad Company. The band kept the energy up by jumping right into an energetic version of the James Gang hit “Walk Away,” but not before Joe slung on a white Telecaster-the first of 12 guitar changes-and did a little riffing with Wachtel. Walsh’s band sounded great, complete with four backup singers, two drummers, keys, synth, and legendary session guitarist Waddy Wachtel, whose resume reads like the guestlist to a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame gala. Walsh busted out some slide for the opener and really got the crowd moving. He had to do it, right? While “RMW” could have been a candidate for an opener, Walsh came out with “I Can Play That Rock & Roll.” Tell us something we don’t know, Joe. Joe Walsh: That check-off of course was hearing Joe Walsh play “Rocky Mountain Way” at Red Rocks. In the end it didn’t matter it was time to check something off the bucket list.
There was a healthy sprinkling of 20 and 30 somethings just as there was a healthy sprinkling of rain falling intermittently from the sky. But you don’t have to be a “dad” to dig Dad-Rock. While it was an older crowd, seeing as it was Joe Walsh and Bad Company, it was a party crowd. The Scene: It’s always exciting to go to your first Red Rocks show of the season and although the sky looked a bit threatening, it didn’t stop throngs of the dad-rock faithful from flocking to the legendary venue.
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