He has a picture of Ringo Starr on his chest! That's someone else who is looking good.
He has a picture of Ringo Starr on his chest! That's someone else who is looking good.
Steuart Smith is a good guitarist and can play the notes, but he doesn’t sound like Don Felder. It’s not a matter of playing the notes, it’s how you play the notes. Don’s playing is subtle and nuanced and his sound is distinctive. I think the Eagles sounded better with him.
To say that Don Felder was the most insignificant member of the Eagles is wrong and unfair. He was instrumental in changing the Eagles’ sound from country-rock to mainstream rock, and he was the one who came up with the music for Hotel California, without which I doubt the Eagles would be so big and iconic. They have many good songs, but they still fill big venues mostly because of Hotel California. A lot of people go to their shows just to hear that song, and if the Eagles stopped playing it, those people wouldn’t go to see them.
How can you know why thousands of people, all over the world, pay huge sums to see the Eagles perform live?
A few years ago the Eagles started playing shorter set lists. They found it more difficult to sell tickets, so they went back to playing 3 hour shows. The sell outs returned. It wasn't about Hotel California, they always performed that, I think it was more to do with, perceived value for money.
The major reason why, I believe, the Eagles are still playing to sell out audiences, is that they got rid of Felder. If he had somehow managed to get himself reinstated in the band, there wouldn't be any Eagles concerts for people to attend.
Total generalisation. The band cannot be reduced to one song, no matter how famous it is.
There is no evidence AT ALL that some only go to see them to hear HC. I am sorry but if you are going to make such a claim you have to provide specific examples.
I can only speak for myself, but I find the thought that someone would pay a lot of money to see a band for the sake of ONE SONG grotesque. I have an example. I love the song Africa by Toto. It was the only song by them I liked. Would I have gone to see them just to hear them play that? No.
In any case, they are now seeing it performed by Steuart Smith. If what you claim is true, that's a tribute to Steuart's skills, not to somebody who hasn't been a member of the Eagles since 2001.
Last edited by Freypower; 03-12-2015 at 01:03 AM.
I put forward an untested theory that the people who would only see the Eagles for Hotel California are the same people who say they won't see the band without Don Felder. Don's "An Evening at the Hotel California" show is designed for them.
Completely disagree! Why do you think it was more difficult to sell tickets? From reviews here nearly all those shows had huge crowds no matter the length of the show. And they still do.
And if Felder were reinstated there would be no concerts? Huh? Really? That doesn't even make sense to me. Sorry!
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Possibly a new interview http://www.centraljersey.com/article...e996838692.txt but it's the kind that sets my teeth on edge.
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And next year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Hotel California album. ”That to me will be the big one,” he says. “Whether I choose to do anything or not, we’ll see.”
Yeah, because it's HIS album. Nobody else had anything to do with it.
The '27 years' bit is wrong because it wasn't 27 consecutive years. I supppose if he's going to insist on that we just have to put up with it.
Another name on the list of musicians he claims to have worked with there: Paul Simon. When?
As for people at Eagles shows yelling out 'heavy metal' to me that sounds like he just wanted to throw in a reference to one of his songs which the Eagles never used. I would have thought nobody expected that type of music from the Eagles.