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Ordinary Average Guy
Rock · 1991 · 11 tracks

Ordinary Average Guy

Joe Walsh

Polished nineties rock with a self-deprecating heart. Walsh trades high-octane grit for suburban satire and surprisingly tender nostalgia.

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The guitar hero next door sings about his old school and being a regular dude.

A lighthearted and occasionally wistful look at middle age through the lens of a guitar legend.

Ordinary Average Guy · vs · Joe Walsh
Sunday Morning+3.8σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Two Sides to Every Story
3:23
02
Ordinary Average Guy
4:12
03
The Gamma Goochee
2:49
04
All of a Sudden
4:56
05
Alphabetical Order
4:59
06
Look at Us Now
4:47
07
I’m Actin’ Different
4:30
08
Up All Night
3:55
09
You Might Need Somebody
4:31
10
Where I Grew Up (prelude to School Days)
2:38
11
School Days
5:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The self-deprecating humor of the title track where the guitar mimics a shrug.
The shift from the delicate prelude of Where I Grew Up into the full-band nostalgia of School Days.
The earnest, almost uncharacteristic environmental plea in the bridge of Look at Us Now.
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