James Gang Rides

James Gang Rides

Limited numbered hybrid SACD from Mobile Fidelity mastered From the original master tapes. Led by future Eagle Joe Walsh, the James Gang establishes a power-trio template for all times on it's 1970 sophomore album. Home to the top-down favorite "Funk #49," Rides Again sparks with a stylistic versatility, hard-rocking edge, and balladic vulnerability united by tight-knit musicianship. The quartet's penchant for crunch-laden boogies and focused jamming pours out on the first half of the record before the band pulls it's trick bag out on the second half and injects keyboards into the stylistically varied mix. From start to finish, Rides Again is a '70s rock classic - and, now, one that at last features first-rate sonics to match the music. Recorded at the then-brand-new Record Plant, the songs sound more authoritative and fun than ever before on Mobile Fidelity's restored analog pressing. This 180g LP teems with involving textures, details, and depth hidden from view on prior pressings. The dimensional body and weight of the guitars, probing low-end of Dale Peters' bass lines, reedy timbre of Walsh's singing, and pacing of the crisp percussive cues are all enhanced. Increased separation between the instruments and airier, more open sound-staging adds to the record's toe-tapping fun and seemingly unlimited groove quotient.

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