Thanks. The link didn't work for me but I found it. Nice quote from JD and also much bigger, clearer versions of familary Henry Diltz photos. http://selvedgeyard.com/2015/03/25/l...ss-the-eagles/
Thanks. The link didn't work for me but I found it. Nice quote from JD and also much bigger, clearer versions of familary Henry Diltz photos. http://selvedgeyard.com/2015/03/25/l...ss-the-eagles/
I don't really think the article was disrespectful, but I guess you can interpret it that way if you wanted to. pick on that one particular sentence.
I think he was making a more general statement about the Eagles music & how it represents an era or a genre of music at that time in a way that became iconic & memorable, more so than other bands of that time.
***this was written about a previous article in post #2282
That's pretty cool that the Eagles made the Beijing MasterCard Center top ten list. Thanks VA.
And also thanks for those links T&H and UTW. I think that article does a really good job of capturing the mood of Laurel Canyon in the 70's. I had almost forgotten about the infamous 'Kirkland Casino and Health Club'. I particularly like these two quotes:
In a strange way, to me, that is sort of an ultimate compliment to the power of their music.I will say this for The Eagles– as a kid the lyrics were mesmerizing, laying out a storyline that deftly painted a picture in your head. I was a big fan of ‘storytelling songs’ back then– like Jim Croce, Three Dog Night, Johnny Cash, etc., and The Eagles had strong game. Do I own any of their music, or crave an Eagles fix ever? Not really, I feel like it’s in my head whenever (if ever) I need it.
I have to disagree with the author that commercial success was the band's sole ambition and that they just wanted to be a machine. I personally think they put a lot of time, energy, passion, and heart and soul into their music. However, I interpret the remainder of this passage as the author's way of saying that the Eagles represent a less idealistic version of their SoCal counterparts ... and I would agree with him about that.The Eagles didn’t want to blend into a SoCal scene, or any scene. Their sole ambition was always to achieve commercial success. To be a machine. The Eagles feel like oddballs in this lineup, and the end to that Laurel Canyon music era. While Joni Mitchell and CSN represent personal craft perfected on vinyl, The Eagles were the 8-track player in your shiny new hatchback Mercury Bobcat. Both good, just very different.
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Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
I've no problem believing the Eagles were motivated by commercial success. They didn't rely on luck. They became successful by working harder and focusing better than everybody else.
My favourite part of the article [ http://selvedgeyard.com/2015/03/25/l...ss-the-eagles/ ] was JD Souther's complimentary words about Randy's Bass playing. I've heard a lot of people saying Randy's a great singer but not so great on the bass so it was nice to read some positive comments about his bass playing for a change.
Thanks for posting the linksOriginally Posted by JD Souther
F50 - I didn't say that the band wasn't motivated by commercial success because, by their own admission, they were. But, as the author says, I don't fault them for that - I personally believe it's an admirable trait to strive to be financially successful. However, the author says it was their 'sole ambition' and, if you reread my post, that is what I take issue with. I believe this band loves making and performing music.
"People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
I agree, Dreamer, they were driven by more than commercial success. A lot of it was the money, but IMO, it was the drive to succeed. The commercial success was two-fold, they had wealth and that wealth indicated they were one of the very best ever. However, the songs that gave them the commercial success were written and sung with the hopes that their peers would like them.
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I disagree that the sole ambition of the Eagles was to achieve commercial success. For one thing, after having three hit singles with their debut album the obvious pathway would have been to make a sound alike sophomore record with thinly veiled copies of Take It Easy, Witchy Woman and Peaceful Easy Feeling. Instead, they made a concept album based on the story of a relatively obscure group of outlaws with few entirely stand alone songs. I think this clearly shows that they wanted to make quality music with artistic integrity, not just catchy radio hits.
Likewise in the late 1970s if the Eagles had been purely about commercial success it would have been very easy for the Eagles to abandon their rock sound and make disco songs. Say what you want about The Disco Strangler (I would agree it is somewhat flawed) but with that song they actively attacked one of the most popular movements in music at the time. Pink Floyd borrowed more from the disco movement more than the Eagles did with Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 and by no means did they compromise their artistic integrity.
As for the comment about Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills and Nash, I agree that Joni Mitchell is a legend. I don't really listen to her music but she deserves a lot of respect. CSN by contrast, while undeniably talented, wasted their prime years bickering, or as Neil Young put it more bluntly, p***ing in the wind. Neil was himself involved in some of this bickering but the difference was he continued making music during the 1970s. The gap between Hotel California and The Long Run was admittedly longer than ideal but these three years are nothing compared to the seven between Deja Vu (1970) and CSN (1977).
The photographs in that article are excellent. I especially like the one of the four founding Eagles members together.
I got this from TBF on Facebook. Top 20 albums of all time, and of course, the Eagles are on there twice. There are three artists that are on there more than once. Led Zeppelin, Garth Brooks, and our guys. We all know who's at #1
http://mentalfloss.com/article/62536...albums-history
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