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carol7lynn
09-18-2010, 11:01 AM
The local paper, The Desert Sun, ran an article yesterday in its Entertanment section entitled "Don Henley Bares R&B Soul Tonight." Turns out that Henley is putting out two new albums. One is C&W and the other R&B-thus the title of the article. My point-I should have read the article more thoroughly (They had free copies of the paper outside the casino gym.) and I wouldn't have been so surprised when he not only did a George Jones song but closed the show with an R&B song and not "Desperado." Anyway you can read the article for yourselves at this link: http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100917/LIFESTYLES0101/9160371/1050/lifestyles01/Don+Henley+bares+R&B+soul+tonight

Henley was very talkative last night and looked ten years younger than when I last saw him at Chula Vista with the Eagles in May. He's lost a lot of weight. He looked great and sounded great and of course the audience loved him. What's not to love?

Henley didn't talk about the new albums, that were mentioned in the e-mail interview that he did with The Desert Sun, but he did talk about the sad state of the music business today, how he and Glenn rented a house back in the day in Idyllwild (which we always here anytime he plays anywhere near there) and lastly, how he did Joshua Tree long before U2 did and he did it the old school way "smashed out on peyote." WhooHoo!:nahnah: Those were the days! Rock On.

I got two whole pixs last night and have no idea if they are any good. Still using my 35mm camera so I have to wait for it to be processed to post them. I'd have taken more, the venue was totally camera friendly and Henley could have cared less, but for some odd reason the spare roll of film I brought with me wouldn't load properly. :worried:

So long story longer-He did a ninety minute show with a three song encore. I have no idea what the name of the songs were that he covered other than Wham's-"Everybody Wants to Rule The World". Tried to get a set list but the roadies totally ignored us. It was fairly obvious, at least to this fan, that they were hell-bound to pack-up and hit the road for Vegas by midnight.

Finally, I didn't get to swap lies with Henley by the pool over a Coors Light (big news flash) but I did swap hellos with Steuart. I was heading through the lobby to get something out of my car about 2:20 p.m. and we passed each other in the hallway. He was going to get a Starbucks. He was dressed in jeans and had his guitar slung over his left shoulder-real rock and roll baby! As I was passing through the lobby I saw Frank Simes and a couple of other guys standing around talking-no hellos there.

And, that is all the news that is news.:computer: Chow Bella!

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal

Ive always been a dreamer
09-18-2010, 11:21 AM
Thanks for the info CL. Glad Don was talkative and looking so good. Sounds like he must have done his standard set list with the exception of a few different covers. But hey - who can blame him ... if you got it, flaunt it!!! :thumbsup:

Love that Steuart was going to Starbucks with his guitar strapped over his back. Guess you just can't separate a boy from his music! :lol:

Brooke
09-18-2010, 11:52 AM
Thanks CL! Glad to hear it was a good time and Don is lookin' good, as usual! Too bad about your film. :sad:

Koala
09-18-2010, 12:11 PM
Thanks for the news CL.

sodascouts
09-18-2010, 06:41 PM
Thanks for the run-down! No Desperado, eh? Looks like poor Desperado has been getting short shrift lately. ;) I don't mind if it means new fun things instead.

You know, the first time I heard that Don was doing Everybody Wants to Rule the World, I cringed. I believe my exact words were "Don Henley does Tears for Fears??? No way that will work!" However, now, I actually like it. Since you can't remember what the titles of the other covers are, CL, can I assume that they're "new" in the sense that he hasn't done them before?

Cool that you saw Steuart and he was nice to you!

carol7lynn
09-18-2010, 08:55 PM
Ooops! Thanks for not busting me Nancy. I said Wham should have said Tears For Fears. Actually I love that song-so danceable :partytime:-but I will admit I took a bathroom break for that song.

Don did do "Desperado" he just didn't end with it as he normally does. He did LITFL, Desperado (with a full band) and some R&B song. One of the R&B songs was about being bad and afterward Don said he wished he'd written it. I wasn't too impressed by any of the cover songs that he did to tell you the truth. Probably because I'd never heard of them and they took me by surprise. Good to change things up once in awhile though. Wish he'd have included a LROOE song or even Get Over It. I miss that song.

And, to answer your question Nancy about the cover songs being new or not I have no idea. I know two of the three new songs were covers. One was by George Jones, one as I said he wished he had written and the song that he closed with may have been a new one that he wrote for all I know. The DS article said he was doing an R&B album but didn't mention whether or not there were any original songs as with the C&W album he's releasing.

Forgot to mention that the DS article also said that he plans on doing more recording and that the Eagles were going to scale back touring in 2011. Believe that when I see it but would welcome it if it meant that TimmyB will do more solo stuff.

BTW there were no stars out last night and my ears were blown (Henley's band was uber-loud.) so no singing on the way home.
Just found a link to a pix on the DS web-page from the show last night. Here it is: http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=J1&Dato=20100918&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=9180807&Ref=PH&GID=qUP4zx2onyUAkkCYwVOBsx23IqhAobK2MtojurS1Hi4%3D

Someone posted a couple of vids from the show last night on YT. Lots of people were recording and taking pixs. Like I said no one said a word. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/suaret1

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal:nahnah:

sodascouts
09-18-2010, 09:44 PM
Excellent! Thanks for finding those!

My mother loves George Jones, especially because she was born in Port Arthur, Texas and he's from nearby Vidor (although most folks from the infamous Klan haven Vidor claim Beaumont as their hometown, which is where I grew up). I think her favorite is the song "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

Both country and R&B albums, both country and R&B covers... could get interesting!

Koala
09-19-2010, 01:40 AM
Cool, thanks for the videos!:)

carol7lynn
09-19-2010, 02:08 PM
Excellent! Thanks for finding those!

My mother loves George Jones, especially because she was born in Port Arthur, Texas and he's from nearby Vidor (although most folks from the infamous Klan haven Vidor claim Beaumont as their hometown, which is where I grew up). I think her favorite is the song "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

Both country and R&B albums, both country and R&B covers... could get interesting!

Got the answer for you on the George Jones song from last night's set list from RedRocks. It was "I Just Don't Give A Damn." One of the other mystery songs turned out be to a Garth Brooks cover of song written by among others, Tommy Sims entitled "It Don't Matter to the Sun."

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal

sodascouts
09-19-2010, 02:48 PM
I remember him doing "It Don't Matter to the Sun" when I saw his solo show in Chicago last year. I thought it was well-sung but seemed kind of low-energy.

I'm not familiar with the George Jones song, so I went and looked it up. George Jones was a notorious alcoholic for many, many years - and that song was written in the thick of 'em when he was married to Tammy Wynette, who was one of many trying to get him to slow down on the substance abuse. His response: "I just don't give a damn." I wonder why Don chose to cover the song. Does he just like it and think it's well-suited for his voice, or does it additionally have some sort of personal resonance with him?

carol7lynn
09-19-2010, 03:54 PM
I remember him doing "It Don't Matter to the Sun" when I saw his solo show in Chicago last year. I thought it was well-sung but seemed kind of low-energy.

I'm not familiar with the George Jones song, so I went and looked it up. George Jones was a notorious alcoholic for many, many years - and that song was written in the thick of 'em when he was married to Tammy Wynette, who was one of many trying to get him to slow down on the substance abuse. His response: "I just don't give a damn." I wonder why Don chose to cover the song. Does he just like it and think it's well-suited for his voice, or does it additionally have some sort of personal resonance with him?


Well you might be on to something Nancy as Henley seemed a bit inebriated, not Richie Sambora inebriated, but he was very feisty and a wee bit frisky. The testerone sure was flowing and he appeared to be having a rip roarin' time but, WTF, so was I. Anyway, I just chalked it up to getting a couple months of rest. He also made reference, during his Joshua Tree peyote story, to the fact that, despite it all "I still have my liver and a few other things..HaHa!" Everyone knows those Texas boys love their B&B (Bourbon and Branch) and 3 fingers of whiskey backs.

But aside from that, Don is certainly a man's man whether he's a two-fisted drinker or not. I've noticed at Don's shows, you tend to see more men unabashedly dancing and singing than at the Eagles or TBS shows. I had two guys at the stage vying with me to get a set list from Friday's show instead of two other women as normally happens. :hilarious:

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal:nahnah:

tequila girl
09-19-2010, 04:17 PM
Oh dear, it might be my cynical mind - but the singing of those two songs and the fact that Don was a little bit inebriated doesn't bode well :-(
I really hope it is just me!

sodascouts
09-19-2010, 04:47 PM
Oh, I didn't mean to imply I thought the "personal resonance" was that Don had become an alcoholic! Being a bit buzzed doesn't equal alcoholism. Don has said that he doesn't indulge in substance abuse anymore, and I believe him.

I also didn't mean to imply that he was having some kind of personal problems.

I was thinking more along the lines of the less obvious kinds of emotional resonance. Sometimes we can take a song that's about one thing and apply it to certain aspects of our lives even if the entirety of the song - or its original intent - doesn't mirror exactly what we're going through.

For instance, he might just be latching on to the "I'll do whatever I want and if you try to tell me I'm making a mistake, I'll just blow you off" vibe of the song. That mentality appeals to many. ;)

tequila girl
09-19-2010, 04:59 PM
Oh, I didn't mean to imply I thought the "personal resonance" was that Don had become an alcoholic! Being a bit buzzed doesn't equal alcoholism. Don has said that he doesn't indulge in substance abuse anymore, and I believe him.Of course not, I wasn't implying that either!

It's just the words to those two songs are a bit errmmm.....sorry Soda i'm not as eloquent as you and i'm having trouble saying what I mean - plus - i've had a few tequilas! :confused: ;) not very 'happy' songs maybe?

sodascouts
09-19-2010, 08:08 PM
Don't worry, this is nothing new. Don has never had the reputation of being Mr. Sunshine.

Troubadour
09-19-2010, 09:09 PM
Thanks for the info, CL. I'm glad you had a good time and that Don was in good spirits!

I think I'm suffering a bit of delayed PDW... It feels so long since I saw him, but in reality, it's only been a few months. :sigh:

I love the fact that he's mixing the set list up a bit. I was lucky enough to see him perform Everybody Wants To Rule The World last year in Oklahoma and it was awesome! Great song. I'm also completely swooning over the fact he did a George Jones track. Love country, LOVE George Jones. One of the best male vocalists ever. "I've Seen Better Days" (with Tammy Wynette) is one of my favourites. He's had one heck of a life, that's for sure! There's a documentary about George Jones where another one of my country faves, Waylon Jennings, is interviewed... It was Waylon who sort of helped to get George back on the road to recovery. Bearing in mind Waylon himself was indulging heavily at that point, even he felt he had to turn around and say something to his friend. Along the lines of: "This is gonna sound awful funny coming from me... but you really need to sort yourself out." Amazingly, and thankfully - he did. Considering Don is a big Merle Haggard fan, it's not surprising he's also into George Jones.

Back to Don... although I mourn the loss of the longer, grey hair and the goatee, he was still looking pretty delectable in those pictures! Cool videos, too. I am really excited about the albums he's got in the pipeline.

TimothyBFan
09-20-2010, 08:48 AM
Thanks CL!! Sounds a bit different from his other concerts which I feel is good. I wish he'd enlighten us a bit more on the new albums.

I will have to go in a little later and check out the pics and vids.





I'm also completely swooning over the fact he did a George Jones track. Love country, LOVE George Jones.


I'm sorry, we can't be friends anymore! :hilarious: JK BTW---LOVE the new avi Lou!!!

Brooke
09-20-2010, 02:11 PM
Love that Don Henley bottled water! :lol:

So, did he do a meet & greet before the show? Lots of autographs there.

carol7lynn
09-20-2010, 05:05 PM
Don't know but they might have. I saw a lot of Don Henley All Access laminates around the high-rollers necks so maybe they got one. I was at the Agua Caliente casino nearby in July for a Jackson Browne concert and they had a M&G for their high rollers.

Dropped off my film this afternoon. Hopefully the 2 shots I got came out all right

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal:nahnah:

Troubadour
09-20-2010, 07:33 PM
I'm sorry, we can't be friends anymore! :hilarious:

LOL! I thought of you as I was writing that. I can't help it! Loved country since I was little and my sister and I used to sing along to my grandparents' 'country tape' in the car. The old stuff is the best.

Glad you like the avatar!

carol7lynn
09-21-2010, 02:54 PM
Well one out of two ain't bad.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk161/carol7lynn/Henley/00000001-1.jpg

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal:nahnah: