The Eagles are billed as headliners with Fleetwood Mac.
No mention of Deacon or any other addition to the lineup.
The Eagles are billed as headliners with Fleetwood Mac.
No mention of Deacon or any other addition to the lineup.
Another aspect to consider regarding the use of the Eagles moniker without Glenn: Eagles shows will no longer be of the same quality. Their sound will suffer; their sales will suffer.
I always got the impression Glenn wanted the band to go out on top...
... but this is the way the band will end. Not with a bang, but a whimper.
I am not surprised about Irving. However, I am surprised regarding Don agreeing to this. While we here all know they were always about money, something tells me this would not be happening if Don had passed and not Glenn. I always thought Don cared just as much about the legacy of the band as did Glenn. I love Don, but I guess I was wrong.
Thats where my problem with it is too. I can see that there is still a market for the guys to tour, and I was very impressed with Henleys solo tour last year - pleasantly surprised. If they had even billed as something like 'Eagles featuring Deacon Frey' like Queen have done with Adam Lambert I would feel that Glenn still had a place in their thoughts. But he seems to have been locked out completely. I hope there is some appropriate tribute to him. maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised here too when I hear the reports - too pricey for me to attend
'I must be leaving soon... its your world now'
Glenn Frey 1948-2016 RIP
I just got a vision then of the Eagles, at the back of the stage, counting off before Deacon struts on stage, Freddy Mercury style, to take ownership of the auditorium.
I don't know Adam Lambert. I presume that he's a big enough star to put bums on seats and for his name to be billed alongside Queen. That's not thecase for Deacon. I noticed in the vid clip with Joe, Deacon didn't have a mic.
Back in 1982, before they became huge, Genesis did a reunion show with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett. It was a major music story. Not quite so well known was the official billing. They were billed as Six Of The Best for legal reasons but it was the Genesis reunion to everybody.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/vi...-1982-20150407
I don't think anybody doubts that Don, Tim and Joe will sell more tickets, and more expensive tickets, billed as Eagles. I'd prefer that they were billed differently as the tickets would be more affordable but then they may stop playing live because it's not lucrative enough.
The Eagles are not the only band to carry on when a founding member dies.
The English band Status Quo are continuing to tour even though founding member since the 1960's Rick Parfitt died.
That footage of Deacon with Joe I can only assume was just him jamming, not 'rehearsing'. Contrary to the predictions of some here he did not appear on Joe's Tom Petty tour. I do agree that Deacon is not well known enough to justify the 'with' tag, although I would have preferred that rather than the billing they chose. I won't call them that; because they are no longer that band. I hope Deacon is given a reasonably decent chance to show what he can do; otherwise it is Henley & his backing band (especially if Henley doesn't even bother to play drums).
I fail to see how the Genesis reunion or how they were billed is relevant to this issue. All the major members of Genesis are still alive. Also I disagree that Genesis were not already 'huge' before that show.
Phil, I know Quo are continuing. There is a slight difference is that they were still playing when Parfitt became ill. They never announced they were quitting the way the Remnants had done. They never went back on their word.
Look, it doesn't matter what I say. I know that.
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For those who say the band is about money.
How dare the band want to make money playing THEIR material. How dare they want to support a family and the crew.