We wanted to make it like a bunch of guys playing together. You know, we could have been 100 feet in diameter, but we wanted to be 15 feet in diameter. We wanted to be on the same level and not spread out. The risers are all three feet up and there’s a reason for that and the reason is TV.” We took a little walk and we said, “Shit man!” We realigned our entire concept to how we used to play to have at JB’s in Kent, Ohio, in the bar. We fought a big battle with the producers to get that bottom drum riser.
We wanted to be close and we wanted to be low. But the reason we lined up like that is because we had an idea of how we wanted to perform on that stage. I said, ‘Do you realize there are 90,000 people out there? I’m the only person in this place that Dave can’t see.” It drove me insane. Here’s the interesting part and I’ve mentioned it to the band. But he was behind you and you couldn’t see him. We worked like dogs.ĭave came in to play drums with you on Funk #49. It was let’s go into a room, let’s stand face to face and let’s get right to it. That was just as much rehearsal as it was when we were all kids. We did it every day and I don’t think we took a day off, but we started late one day. We usually ended rehearsals around noon, four or five hours long. When we arrived in Los Angeles, we had agreed on a five-day trial. “Walk Away” and “Funk #49” were a no-brainer, so where’s your third song? “The Bomber” seemed to be it. So we thought, “Well, let’s do our best to kick ass on three.” There wasn’t much of a question as to which three. It came back to us, “It’s three songs.” Joe wanted to take a stand and say, “No, we don’t do that.” We talked a lot about it and decided this wasn’t the place to take a stand.
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Suddenly the decisions shifted, from everywhere they were made specifically to the TV people. As confident as Joe was that we would have the time we needed, television took over. But the closer the time got, the more it looked like time was going to be of the essence. The fifth at that point would have been “Funk #49” which we would have used as an encore with Dave if it had gone that way. We knew it would be between three and five. We had to be a little flexible with the songs we learned. You know, we weren’t sure how much time we would be allotted. That started the plans.Įveryone started for themselves. So we said yes and at the same time Dave said yes Joe’s thing. It just wasn’t shocking to hear that there might be a chance for us to do it. As close as I was with Taylor, so was Joe. You know, there are two tribute concerts coming up for Taylor Hawkins and he was wondering if we’d be interested.” I said, “Yes, it would be an absolute thrill.” He said, “Well, I think we can do it!” I just put it on the waiting list to hear the results and came back that we were there. So if we’re good, let’s work towards that.” “I spoke to Dave Grohl. Also, we’re looking at Columbus, so it should be special for Ohio He said, “I’m kinda thinking of an Ohio-centric lineup. When Joe called this year, he said, “You know, it looks like we could do it. Every year we would talk and say, “Are you going to do this?” “Yeah, let’s do it, man! If there is one!” And then there wasn’t one. I think this is either the third or fourth year in a row that we’re doing Joe’s Veterans Charity Show - and COVID kicked in and suddenly there were no more shows. How did this recent James Gang reunion come about? Finally (for now, at least) they’ll be leading Walsh’s annual VetsAid perk in Columbus, Ohio on November 13th.įox spoke to UCR in the days following their return to London to discuss the James Gang’s initial performance and future. They will repeat that moment later this month at a second star-studded tribute in Los Angeles. The revived trio just wrapped the first of two shows in memory of Hawkins as part of an all-star cast in London. “I did tell Joe at one point that on top of the personal loss, we lost our biggest fan,” Fox tells UCR. Hawkins even went so far as to pay tribute to the group in the artwork for his music. He could be seen at many Foo Fighters appearances wearing a James Gang t-shirt or hat behind the kit.
The concerts were inspired in part by the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who was a lifelong fan and became very close to the band. One of the more surprising classic rock reunions of late is Joe Walsh, drummer Jimmy Fox and bassist Dale Peters, who play their first shows together in 16 years as the James Gang.
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