"People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
Theres nothing to stop them either individually or in pairs/groups continuing with their performances. I mean I saw Don Henley 3 times on his European tour, and Joe in New Jersey last year and both sounded fine. But taking on the stress and responsibility of holding up the band when they really don't need to is completely different - again I feel as a band they should have retired gracefully as a unit after the Grammy performance. I don't think they have done any favours by continuing
'I must be leaving soon... its your world now'
Glenn Frey 1948-2016 RIP
I need to address a couple of points raised in this review. It was posted in the review thread, but I am not going to hijack that.
https://www.chron.com/entertainment/...n-12997027.php
Bands continuing on in some form after a key member has passed (Adam Lambert with Queen, John Mayer in Dead and Company, Axl Rose fronting AC/DC) will likely become the norm as time marches on and classic rock's biggest names make their permanent exits. A band's catalog, if sturdy enough, can transcend even the very people who recorded it.
I disagree with this so strongly that it's hard to find enough words. What this is saying & what the defenders have been saying all along, is that the members of a band don't matter; only the songs matter.
I went to see a Led Zeppelin tribute band with an orchestra in January, and then I saw Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening last month. I enjoyed both shows. But at NO TIME did I ever think that the songs themselves were enough to 'transcend' the show & make it Led Zeppelin. I was seeing a cover band. I was not seeing the real thing. That is what people are seeing when they see the 'Eagles'. As I have said all along, if all that matters is the songs, then see a tribute band for a third of the price.
Of course, reviews like this are disrespectful to Glenn Frey because they basically say he wasn't important. He didn't matter. Someone else is singing his songs so that's OK, isn't it. The viewpoint is insulting because it basically says that anybody can sing or play these songs - vocal quality & musicianship isn't important. Just play the notes in the right order & sing in tune, and the fans won't care.
I may have repeated this sentiment a few times now, but the coldness of the above & its willingness to just take this as read, raised my hackles just as I'm tryijng to leave it all behind.
Last edited by Freypower; 06-17-2018 at 10:20 PM.
If what this guy says were true, any cover band with good enough singers and players doing Eagles hits is just as good as seeing the real Eagles because they're playing the same "transcendent" songs.
I think we all know that's BS.
Personally, I believe when it gets right down to it Accept No Substitutes Don Henley has a lot to answer for.
"Let's burn our long johns and head west" - Glenn Frey 1948-2016
Plus this isn't only about "songs surviving". Like has been pointed out, a cover band will do if the songs are enough. It's also about using the name. Any group of people can play them, because it's "all about the songs", but could just any group of people be called 'Eagles'?