Joe Walsh is famous both for a successful solo career and for being a member of the band the Eagles. The Eagles were asked to perform at the festival, but they broke up in 1980 and some of the band members were on bad terms with each other. So I suppose having Joe Walsh as a solo artist was kind of a next best thing.
After the Eagles broke up, Walsh released a solo album in 1981, "There Goes the Neighborhood." At the time of the festival, he was on the verge of releasing another, "You Bought It - You Name It." That was released just a month after the festival. But apparently he didn't play any songs from it. If this is the full set, he didn't play any songs from either album. The closest was "All Night Long," which was released on a movie soundtrack album in 1980.
Walsh was supposed to play on Day Two, Heavy Metal Day. That wouldn't have been a good musical fit, since his music isn't heavy metal. John Mellencamp was supposed to play on Day Three, but he cancelled due to a dispute with the promoters, so Walsh was moved to Mellencamp's spot. That opened a spot on Day Two, which was filled by Quiet Riot. (I'm not sure who else was asked to play the festival and declined, though I saw one mention that Michael Jackson turned down a big offer.)
I'm not sure if this is the full set or not. It could be, because I can't find any mention of any additional songs. But it also seems a bit short for one of the biggest named acts on Day Three (with the set times generally getting longer as each day went on). In any case, this is sourced from a video, which I broke up into mp3s. I also used the UVR5 audio editing program to boost the lead vocals relative to the instruments, for a better mix.
This album is 50 minutes long.
078 talk (Joe Walsh)
079 Fanfare for the Common Man [Instrumental] (Joe Walsh)
080 In the City (Joe Walsh)
081 Welcome to the Club (Joe Walsh)
082 talk (Joe Walsh)
083 Life in the Fast Lane (Joe Walsh)
084 talk (Joe Walsh)
085 The Bomber [Closet Queen - Bolero - Cast Your Fate to the Wind] (Joe Walsh)
086 talk (Joe Walsh)
087 Funk No. 49 (Joe Walsh)
088 talk (Joe Walsh)
089 Rocky Mountain Way - Rainy Day Women No. 12 and 35 (Joe Walsh)
090 talk (Joe Walsh)
091 Life's Been Good (Joe Walsh)
092 talk (Joe Walsh)
093 All Night Long (Joe Walsh)
https://www.upload.ee/files/17039577/VA-1983USFstvlDay0307JoeWlsh_atse.zip.html
alternate link:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/FFJAxBQ7
The cover photo is from this exact concert.
Thanks again for your hard work on this! It was definitely a strange 'rock' day for the festival. At least there is a very good JW set. Thanks again, G.
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