Originally Posted by
Funk 50
I thought I quite liked all the new music, including Glenn's standards album. Long Road Out Of Eden is a great Eagles album but I'm a Walsh fan.
I don't know what the official definition of a tribute band is but in my opinion it is a band that attempts to recreate the music of another band, live in concert.
Things get more complicated when former actual band members get involved.
Steve Hackett has just done a massive tour performing Genesis music. Felder plays mostly Eagles music live, rather than his own material. John Illsley, tours playing Dire Straits tracks. John Coughlan played drums in a Status Quo tribute act. I think two, thirds of The Jam joined a, The Jam tribute act. The list goes on. Actual band members add authenticity but it's still a tribute act. The only difference is that the Eagles recreate their own music.
When the Eagles started out, they just wanted to hear themselves on the radio. As their popularity increased, their ambitions grew too. They've had an awesome career and achieved much more than they could have dreamed of, yet, coming towards the end of their career, their act isn't that far removed from a bunch of musicians, just starting out, by becoming an Eagles tribute act.
I've no problem with the Eagles doing the nostalgia thing but I'd rather they did it without wasting the talent of Joe Walsh.