Celebration of "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get"

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06-19-2012, 01:04 AM
whitcap

Celebration of "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get"

Joe's album "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get" was released 39 years ago yesterday :)
06-19-2012, 06:48 AM
WalshFan88

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My 2nd favorite Joe solo album (right after But Seriously Folks).

It's a classic!

Happy Birthday, "Smoker"!
06-19-2012, 11:02 AM
VAisForEagleLovers

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An article about talk boxes and appropriate for this thread.

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012...alk-box-first/
06-20-2012, 11:58 AM
Ive always been a dreamer

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HAPPY BELATED 39th BIRTHDAY "THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET"!!!

I have to admit that it's been so long since I heard some of the songs on this album that I don't really remember some of them. Of course, I do remember the awesome Rocky Mountain Way and Meadows and they are, obviously, my two favorites on the album. I'm going to try to find some time to listen to this soon, but, I'm too involved with Analog Man at the moment. :wink: Even though we haven't been getting much participation lately, if enough of you post your list, I'll compile the results as I try to do for other albums.
06-18-2016, 08:46 AM
shunlvswx

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Happy 43rd Birthday to The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get.

The only songs I know from this song(thanks to Pandora playing them a lot) are of course Rocky Mountain Way, Meadows and Dreams.

Here's what The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge said about this album.

https://www.facebook.com/TheCollegeO...type=3&theater
06-18-2016, 01:05 PM
sodascouts

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I really enjoy this album. Thanks for bumping this thread!
06-18-2016, 09:23 PM
WalshFan88

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Awesome JW solo record.
06-18-2019, 03:30 PM
shunlvswx

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Happy 46th Birthday to the album that got the Eagles interested in hiring Bill Szymczyk as their record producer.
06-18-2019, 04:23 PM
sodascouts

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a great album!
06-19-2019, 10:27 AM
New Kid In Town

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Originally Posted by sodascouts

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a great album!

DITTO !
And, thank God they brought Bill Szymczyk as their record producer. If they had not, I don't they would have become as big as they did.
06-19-2019, 02:21 PM
shunlvswx

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Originally Posted by New Kid In Town

DITTO !
And, thank God they brought Bill Szymczyk as their record producer. If they had not, I don't they would have become as big as they did.

I agree. Glenn didn't listen to Glyn. He knew it wasn't working and I'm glad he went with his gut. I guess we will never know how the Eagles would be if they didn't switch producers.
06-19-2019, 03:06 PM
thelastresort

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For no reason whatsoever I have been listening to this album for the first time in years lately. RMW goes without saying but the more I listen to this and Barnstorm, the more I come to appreciate just how good Joe Vitale is, he complemented Walsh so well. The drumming on Meadows makes the song, and the flute on Days Gone By, especially the solo, is absolutely wonderful. I know he stuck around for a lot of Walsh's solo career despite most of it being vastly different from the acoustic-experimental-soft rock in the early days, but I just wish they had retained a closer working relationship.
06-19-2019, 03:07 PM
Delilah

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Happy Birthday to The Smoker You Drink...!!

I have really grown to like this album with its diversity of sounds and laid-back jazzy moods. Joe’s voice is soft and smooth; he sounds great.

This was his first hit solo album, peaking on the Billboard 200 chart at #6 the week of Nov. 10, 1973 and spending 45 weeks on the chart. The Eagles hadn’t gotten a top 10 album yet at this point.
06-19-2019, 04:19 PM
sodascouts

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Originally Posted by shunlvswx

I agree. Glenn didn't listen to Glyn. He knew it wasn't working and I'm glad he went with his gut. I guess we will never know how the Eagles would be if they didn't switch producers.

Not as successful, I think!

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Originally Posted by Delilah

Happy Birthday to The Smoker You Drink...!!

I have really grown to like this album with its diversity of sounds and laid-back jazzy moods. Joe’s voice is soft and smooth; he sounds great.

This was his first hit solo album, peaking on the Billboard 200 chart at #6 the week of Nov. 10, 1973 and spending 45 weeks on the chart. The Eagles hadn’t gotten a top 10 album yet at this point.

Wow. I had forgotten it was such a hit. It was really a coup for them to get Joe, wasn't it!
06-19-2019, 04:25 PM
sodascouts

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Originally Posted by thelastresort

For no reason whatsoever I have been listening to this album for the first time in years lately. RMW goes without saying but the more I listen to this and Barnstorm, the more I come to appreciate just how good Joe Vitale is, he complemented Walsh so well. The drumming on Meadows makes the song, and the flute on Days Gone By, especially the solo, is absolutely wonderful. I know he stuck around for a lot of Walsh's solo career despite most of it being vastly different from the acoustic-experimental-soft rock in the early days, but I just wish they had retained a closer working relationship.

"Meadows" is my favorite (except I had the stupid hollering at the beginning). I hadn't really thought about the drumming, but I see what you mean. It really gives the song a momentum and energy that propels it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP9My5P5_eE

I also love the way the harmonies come in on "I've seen you rolled in clover..." and then drop out for the last line of that part, coming back for "I'm out here in the meadow..."

The song has a lot of drama in the way it builds and then backs off, then builds again. Great number.
06-19-2019, 07:30 PM
Ive always been a dreamer

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO TSYD, TPYG!

This is one of Joe's strongest solo efforts, IMO - very enjoyable! And, of course, RMW is a rock classic where Joe 'invented' the talk box.
06-24-2019, 11:29 AM
Delilah

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Originally Posted by sodascouts

"Meadows" is my favorite (except I had the stupid hollering at the beginning). I hadn't really thought about the drumming, but I see what you mean. It really gives the song a momentum and energy that propels it.

Joe told a funny story about this when the Eagles had their Sirius XM radio station. The plan was for everyone in the band to record whatever random thing they wanted for several seconds. No one would know what the others had done. Then Joe was going to make a collage of the recordings. Except it turned out no one else had done anything, only Joe. He said he got sucker-punched by the band.
06-25-2019, 04:48 AM
WalshFan88

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I prefer the rockers from this album (big shock there!) but this is definitely one of my favorite Joe albums. This one, So What, and But Seriously Folks are definitely faves, but if I'm honest BSF I mostly like because LBG is on it. I also love the album art on this.
06-25-2019, 04:52 AM
WalshFan88

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Originally Posted by New Kid In Town

DITTO !
And, thank God they brought Bill Szymczyk as their record producer. If they had not, I don't they would have become as big as they did.

Getting Bill and Joe to work with the Eagles was the best thing the Eagles ever did. No disrespect to Glyn Johns or Bernie Leadon, but those two guys kind of agreed I think on that the Eagles weren't a rock n' roll band, they were country/country-rock and they didn't like the rockin' Eagles. I feel that when they dropped Glyn as a producer, got Don Felder, and when Bernie was replaced by Joe is when the band really cemented themselves. Hotel California is their claim to fame, and I can imagine that going into the studio for The Long Run was just dreadful because they knew they hit pay-dirt with HC and had to try to top it.
06-25-2019, 12:08 PM
sodascouts

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Originally Posted by Delilah

Joe told a funny story about this when the Eagles had their Sirius XM radio station. The plan was for everyone in the band to record whatever random thing they wanted for several seconds. No one would know what the others had done. Then Joe was going to make a collage of the recordings. Except it turned out no one else had done anything, only Joe. He said he got sucker-punched by the band.

Never heard this story - thanks! Knowing this makes it more tolerable, lol.
06-25-2019, 12:50 PM
shunlvswx

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I remembered that story.
06-18-2020, 12:38 PM
shunlvswx

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Happy 47th Birthday to The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get. The album that got the Eagles to change producers.
06-18-2020, 05:01 PM
Delilah

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One of my favorite Joe albums. I wonder how he came up with the title.

Happy 47th Anniversary to The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get!!
06-19-2020, 05:45 PM
KingWalsh

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love it love it love it:grooving:8):grooving::iloveyou:

one of my faves hands down. Great from start to finish hard to pick from the songs, so magical everyone of them. And I don't know why but every time I see this pick it reminds me of "midnight moodies":spin::spin::spin:. :lol:

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/00/0b/65/0...d44e297ce2.jpg