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Songs for a Dying Planet
Rock · 1992 · 11 tracks

Songs for a Dying Planet

Joe Walsh

A mix of satirical bar-room rock and surprisingly heavy existentialism. Walsh balances his signature slide guitar with a twelve-minute epic about the 20th century.

August 11, 1992 · Pyramid Records (10)

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A blend of cynical humor and late-night existential dread anchored by masterclass slide guitar.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Shut Up
3:20
02
Fairbanks Alaska
3:27
03
Coyote Love
4:43
04
I Know
1:45
05
Certain Situations
4:34
06
Vote for Me
4:22
07
Theme From Baroque Weirdos
1:34
08
The Friend Song
3:33
09
It’s All Right
3:25
10
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
3:59
11
Decades
12:03
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the biting satire of Vote for Me into the bizarre instrumental textures of Theme From Baroque Weirdos.
The twelve-minute mark of Decades where the historical narrative finally collapses into a haunting, repetitive realization of time passing.
The dry, percussive guitar chug that opens Shut Up, perfectly mimicking the annoyance of a one-sided conversation.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Songs for a Dying Planet sound next to the rest of Joe Walsh's catalogue?

Humor Satire+1.0σ

The writing leans notably further into humor satire than the rest of the catalogue.

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