Eagles Mentions in the Press (2006 - 2017)

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for the link, UTW - that was a fun read.

And VA - I'm with you ... I love that quote and what Jack says is sooooo right on the money. Truly great people don't have the need to take all the credit and glory.

[secret squirrel]

Here's a couple of items I got this morning. One should go in pre-concert anticipation but can't find the right thread. I don't think they've been posted yet.

http://pr-bg.com/content/view/88683/78/

http://oceandrive.com/the-latest/pursuits/postings/the-eagles-reunion-tour-comes-to-miami

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html

[Midnight Visitor]

I hope everyone knows that The Onion is a SATIRE site. A joke site. However, I do adore the punchline.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/dhs-warns-us-in-danger-of-another-eagles-reunion-a,34465/?ref=auto

[Ive always been a dreamer]

OMG - That is tooooo funny! Thanks, MV.

[Brooke]

Too funny!

[sodascouts]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

"Worse yet, department officials say, is the presence of an unknown number of Eagles fans already living and working inside the nation’s borders who would serve to support such an action on the part of the band."

Right here, reading and waiting! ;)

BTW we actually have an old thread dedicated to Eagles mentions in The Onion here: https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484

[Houston Baby]

Hilarious! Thanks MV!

[zeldabjr]

LOL...yeah Soda...ready and willing to report for duty!!!

[secret squirrel]

I hope everyone knows that The Onion is a SATIRE site. A joke site. However, I do adore the punchline.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/dhs-warns-us-in-danger-of-another-eagles-reunion-a,34465/?ref=auto

Loved it. I bet the band would too.

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html

[Midnight Visitor]

Yeah, I'm hoping someone at least shows it to Joe.

[secret squirrel]

Kind of a preview but not really:

http://www.knoxville.com/news/2013/nov/08/knoxville-music-eagles-thompson-boling-2013/

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html

[Freypower]

Kind of a preview but not really:

http://www.knoxville.com/news/2013/nov/08/knoxville-music-eagles-thompson-boling-2013/

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html


SS, thank you for finding these previews. For future reference, this is the Pre Concert Anticipation Forum where the tour dates are listed. To save time I have copied the Knoxville article to its own thread.

https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=25

If you find a preview for a show that hasn't been listed in this thread you can always start a new topic for it.

[secret squirrel]

SS, thank you for finding these previews. For future reference, this is the Pre Concert Anticipation Forum where the tour dates are listed. To save time I have copied the Knoxville article to its own thread.

https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=25

If you find a preview for a show that hasn't been listed in this thread you can always start a new topic for it.

Aha. I've found another one for Birmingham, Alabama but I don't know what date it will be or anything so might get the header wrong.

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html

[The Thrill Is Never Gone]

Thanks MV, that was really funny.

[secret squirrel]

Entertaining Eagles blog about someone's effort to buy tickets.

http://gagalady.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/after-the-thrill-is-gone/

Had a similar experience with priority booking for London 02. Got online half an hour early but couldn't be sure that page was refreshing so eventually refreshed it, losing my place in the queue. Site kept saying that the seats were 'temporarily unavailable'. Why? Ended up with nosebleed seats so going to try again when they go on general release.

But why are they playing 3 dates in Dublin and only one in London?

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I would think more London shows will be added. They usually always play more than one date there, along with several other UK shows.

[Brooke]

Loved it, SS! Thanks for posting!

:rofl:

[MaryCalifornia]

But why are they playing 3 dates in Dublin and only one in London?

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/some-called-it-country-some-called-it.html

I looked around the various threads here and didn't see the following information - a different Eagles fan site Facebook page says that they're playing four dates in London at O2 - on June 16, 18, 20 and 21. Sounds like it was originally posted to the Eagles official site, then the additional dates were taken down so they can later announce "due to overwhelming demand..." Do with that information what you will...but, the dates do fit in with what has been officially announced thus far. Have fun!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I looked around the various threads here and didn't see the following information - a different Eagles fan site Facebook page says that they're playing four dates in London at O2 - on June 16, 18, 20 and 21. Sounds like it was originally posted to the Eagles official site, then the additional dates were taken down so they can later announce "due to overwhelming demand..." Do with that information what you will...but, the dates do fit in with what has been officially announced thus far. Have fun!

Thanks for the info, MaryC I did see the dates but when I'm on my phone it's too hard to create the threads and I can't copy links. By the time I got home they were gone, and I prefer to wait until they are 'official'! However, anyone can start the threads over in Pre-Concert Anticipation, especially since with the hours I work it's difficult to keep up with it like I used to (I used to work at home).

[UndertheWire]

This is six years old, but has some funny stuff:
http://www.vulture.com/2007/05/why_the_eagles_are_the_best_ba.html

[Houston Baby]

I loved #3! So true!

[sodascouts]

LOL. That was a hoot. Loved this one:

"20. The image of guitarist/banjoist Bernie Leadon pitching the idea for “Journey of the Sorcerer” to his bandmates, perhaps using flip charts."

Only one thing - they misspelled Tim's last name. Tsk, tsk! Otherwise, great!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Everytime I read one and decided it was my favorite I read one that was better.

[zeldabjr]

cute!!...never saw this before...can't decide which is my favorite...I think #6...

right Soda..tsk tsk!!! on the spelling...again!

[Thirsty&Hot]

This is six years old, but has some funny stuff:
http://www.vulture.com/2007/05/why_the_eagles_are_the_best_ba.html

haha great read! made me smile

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for posting that, UTW. I remember seeing it before, but loved seeing it again - too funny!

[Thirsty&Hot]

http://www.bluff.com/magazine/donking-off-penny-lane-eagle-poker-and-life-in-the-fast-lane-15232/

this guy talks about Eagle poker...looks like he got his information from a combo of Almost Famous, the History of the Eagles, and To the Limit.
Even though I knew some of this stuff, still a fun little read.

[Thirsty&Hot]

http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/don-felder/

this is an old one from 2008 that may have been posted before...
a Don Felder interview where he talks about the Third Encore (among other things)


Q: What’s the third encore?

A: The third encore was one of the heavenly parts of being on the road that produced a hellish amount of guilt in my life. Before, during and after the show, part of our road crew would go out with bags of buttons—they were like little campaign buttons with a pin on it—and they said “3E” on them, which stood for the third encore, and find the most beautiful women in the arena and invite them back to this party with the Eagles at the hotel. There’d be somewhere between 75 and 150 women. And in those days I was the only married guy in the band. Everybody else was going there like they were fishing for tuna and were just pulling them out, throwing them up on the deck, going back, getting another one, it was out of control. A lot of drugs, a lot of alcohol, a lot of cocaine, Quaaludes, a lot of brandy, I mean, no excuses but most of the time I was fairly well intoxicated. So I started partaking in the third encore. For days after that, I ’d just be eaten up with the fact that I was being promiscuous on the road while I had a wife and kids at home, and three or four days later I’d wind up going back in just to get a drink and wind up with another woman.

But he wasn't the only married one engaging in Spread Eagle Third Encore activities at the time...was he? wasn't Randy also married and doing the same thing?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - you are right, T&H. Don F. and Randy were the two Eagles that were married during their entire tenure with the band in the 70's.

[Thirsty&Hot]

that's what I thought...Don F. didn't quite get it right. maybe he was talking about even after Randy left...but still he wasn't the only married one to have to deal with the guilt.

[UndertheWire]

Doesn't Don F say something about Randy acting like he was single when he was on tour? I think Joe Walsh was married, too (a quick search suggests he was married to his first wife from 1971-1978).

[Thirsty&Hot]

yeah he did say that, but then so did he apparently...they all engaged in the activities. doesn't change the fact that even if he wasn't acting married, Randy was still also married at the time.

and a search does bring up that Joe was married to a Stephanie from 1971-1978. I couldn't find much about it, but perhaps they were separated, but didn't divorce officially until 1978?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yes - Joe was married part of the time as well, but since the original question only addressed Felder and Randy, I specified they were the two Eagles that were married during their entire tenure with the band in the 70's. And OBTW - I believe Stephany was actually Joe's second wife. He was apparently married to a lady named Margie around 1969 - 70.

[MaryCalifornia]

Bonus points to anyone who can identify when Timothy split with first wife Noreen.

[zeldabjr]

She's such a mystery to me...

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Bonus points to anyone who can identify when Timothy split with first wife Noreen.

I had heard that they split sometimes in the late 70's, but I can't remember my source or if that info was confirmed. However, don't we have a picture of him with Jean at one of the Eagles softball games in the late 70's or am I confused?

[zeldabjr]

no you're right Dreamer...Jean was with him at that game...do you know when that softball game pic was?

[Thirsty&Hot]

well the only thing I could find was that they had Jeddrah in 1971 and that they split in the mid 70s.
It's crazy the information you can find..and even more if you pay for it. I don't pay for anything, but it's amazing what they show you for free.
like their full address without the house number (unless you pay) and phone number sans the last 4 digits (unless you pay)

It should be harder to find information on people that could have stalkers.

Even for Noreen I found some information..She's 64 and living in Arleta, CA. I'm sure you could find her marriage and divorce records if you wanted to pay for it.

[GlennLover]

T&H, can you find the date Glenn & Cindy were married? I know it was 1990 but, without payinf for it, I haven't been able to find it. I remember hearing somewhere that they were married in Aspen, but I don't know for sure.

[Midnight Visitor]

As much as I love Joe, and I really do, I believe that Glenn would be far more appropriate for this list. Joe's mustache was always nice, looked good, but Frey?!? Glenn's mustache was epic!

http://www.prefixmag.com/features/chuck-berry-gogol-bordello-joe-walsh-le-tigre-loudon-wainwright-iii-men/best-mustaches-rock/58238/

[Freypower]

no you're right Dreamer...Jean was with him at that game...do you know when that softball game pic was?

The softball game was in 1978.

[Thirsty&Hot]

As much as I love Joe, and I really do, I believe that Glenn would be far more appropriate for this list. Joe's mustache was always nice, looked good, but Frey?!? Glenn's mustache was epic!

http://www.prefixmag.com/features/chuck-berry-gogol-bordello-joe-walsh-le-tigre-loudon-wainwright-iii-men/best-mustaches-rock/58238/

I agree with you 100% here!

evidence:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/songbirdreleased/Eagles%20etc/IMG_7499_zps536123c7.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/songbirdreleased/media/Eagles%20etc/IMG_7499_zps536123c7.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/songbirdreleased/Eagles%20etc/IMG_7511_zpsc4ed810c.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/songbirdreleased/media/Eagles%20etc/IMG_7511_zpsc4ed810c.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/songbirdreleased/Eagles%20etc/IMG_7517_zps7d4a93e4.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/songbirdreleased/media/Eagles%20etc/IMG_7517_zps7d4a93e4.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/songbirdreleased/Eagles%20etc/photo5_zpsaf83399a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/songbirdreleased/media/Eagles%20etc/photo5_zpsaf83399a.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/songbirdreleased/Eagles%20etc/d72c3c9ae1dddc964cef1fa882aefeb3_zps4a9e2b99.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/songbirdreleased/media/Eagles%20etc/d72c3c9ae1dddc964cef1fa882aefeb3_zps4a9e2b99.jpg.h tml)

[Thirsty&Hot]

T&H, can you find the date Glenn & Cindy were married? I know it was 1990 but, without payinf for it, I haven't been able to find it. I remember hearing somewhere that they were married in Aspen, but I don't know for sure.

hm I only know those same facts..I'll see what I can find...

[GlennLover]

hm I only know those same facts..I'll see what I can find...

Thanks.

[Thirsty&Hot]

Damn, GL...it's impossible to find Glenn and Cindy's exact wedding date anywhere on the internet! Seems the only way would be to shell out $50 on the search...which doesn't guarantee that information is there..but that's the package that would have that information. I can't justify doing that...can't afford it.

I wonder why it's such a mystery! There is information that Glenn's first wedding to Janie Beggs was June 17, 1983 and the marriage lasted for 4 years.

I did find this photographer's website featuring Cindy's portraits (which were shot at her house in the Pacific Palisades which she shares with Glenn) for Donna Karan's website "Women Who Inspire" for her Lupus charity work.

http://www.donavanfreberg.com/cindy-frey-donna-karan-women-who-inspire/

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I know Glenn and Cindy were married in August, 1990. I've seen a wedding announcement that was posted in the Aspen paper shortly after their marriage. I can't remember the exact date, but I think it was around August 20th or 21st. If they married on Saturday before the announcement, that would mean the date was 8/17/90. However, the announcement did not give the date so this may not be correct.

[Thirsty&Hot]

yeah I was even searching for their wedding announcement, but couldn't find that either

[GlennLover]

Thanks for doing that, T&H. That's what I have found too. I'm not going to pay for any info either. Dreamer, thanks for your info. That's the closest to the exact date that I have heard. I guess it will remain a mystery.

[Brooke]

As much as I love Joe, and I really do, I believe that Glenn would be far more appropriate for this list. Joe's mustache was always nice, looked good, but Frey?!? Glenn's mustache was epic!

http://www.prefixmag.com/features/chuck-berry-gogol-bordello-joe-walsh-le-tigre-loudon-wainwright-iii-men/best-mustaches-rock/58238/

Definitely! :heart:

[secret squirrel]

Definitely! :heart:

Totally agree!

So, here’s my first take on the reasons why the Eagles made it and Poco didn’t (complete with Glenn with moustache pic). As I mention, I’m still a newcomer to Poco’s music and am discovering new songs all the time so my opinion might change. Hope you find time to read it.

http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/poco-versus-eagles-to-every-thing-there.html

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[Topkat]

Poco should have made it big. They had the talent. They had a terrible manager. that is why they never made it big.
They were invited to play Woodstock & their manager talked them out of it.
He said, It's going to rain, nobody will show up!.....Can you imagine???That was one of many mistakes made with Poco! If they played Woodstock, they would have made it. Every act from Woodstock became HUGE.

David Geffen is also mega bucks millionaire, so he had the pull to get the Eagles off the ground. It was all fate, & luck besides the talent! Many talented people never make it big. Sad but true!

The Eagles were watching Poco, remember, Poco was started in late '68 or early 69, at least 2 years before the Eagles. Poco was also a smash hit when they opened at the Troubador, (with Jim Messina & Randy) at that time...

[Thirsty&Hot]

wow I didn't know that TK! that Poco Woodstock tidbit...that's awful for them!
but that's also like how Bernie & even Randy must've felt leaving an incredibly successful band that are still so adored to this day.
I mean I guess for some it really is just about the music and not the money or success...but it helps. Poco is still together (though not nearly in original lineup) even after all these years of not being huge.

[Brooke]

Tk, I didn't know all that either. Thanks!

[UndertheWire]

Joni Mitchell didn't turn up at Woodstock, either, because of the rain. Did they have the same management?

[secret squirrel]

Poco should have made it big. They had the talent. They had a terrible manager. that is why they never made it big.
They were invited to play Woodstock & their manager talked them out of it.
He said, It's going to rain, nobody will show up!.....Can you imagine???That was one of many mistakes made with Poco! If they played Woodstock, they would have made it. Every act from Woodstock became HUGE.


Apparently they played a school gym instead! That's what I heard. Yes, I meant to add that to my blog.

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/poco-versus-eagles-to-every-thing-there.html

[Midnight Visitor]

No, they didn't. If Poco had David Geffen like Joni did then they too would have been big stars.

[UndertheWire]

I believe Poco were with Geffen-Roberts at one time but went with John Hartmann when he set up his own management company. David Geffen didn't treat them right - he poached Richie Furay for the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band and caused other trouble.

Rusty Young:

Geffen was a huge obstacle. He tried to end the band when Richie left to do Souther-Hillman-Furay. [Geffen] did everything he could to put the band to rest. He threatened our agents, he threatened a lot of people that if they did business with us, he was going to pull all of his acts and that kind of stuff.http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=806739

Later in that interview:

I do see it in eras. Probably my favorite was the very beginning with Randy, Jimmy, Richie and I. That was a great time. I think the impact we had, whether people recognize it or not, that brought about the Eagles and brought about Ricky Nelson coming back into playing music, the whole genre … it really came out of those days at the Troubadour when we hit. We were great, we were really something special. Unfortunately we didn’t even make it to the first album because Richie decided to let Randy go.

So there you are - they didn't make it big because Randy left. Randy left because he was treated as a sideman.

[shunlvswx]

Hmm This sounds very familiar. The not treating right that is.

[secret squirrel]

I believe Poco were with Geffen-Roberts at one time but went with John Hartmann when he set up his own management company. David Geffen didn't treat them right - he poached Richie Furay for the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band and caused other trouble.

So there you are - they didn't make it big because Randy left. Randy left because he was treated as a sideman.

Yes. I understood they were in the Geffen stable for a while. But it looks like he had a tendency to play people off against each other. And maybe he thought he didn't want two groups that sounded similar and then acted against Poco.

I can't really understand why they got rid of Randy and did what they did (removing his lead vocals etc). It seems petty. Just bought Richie Furay's book so may find out soon.

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/poco-versus-eagles-to-every-thing-there.html

[UndertheWire]

Poco were with Geffen-Roberts but not Asylum. Geffen traded them to Epic for Graham Nash when he was sorting out CSN&Y.
It seems like Geffen really liked Jackson Browne and that liking extended to Jackson's friends.

I don't know enough about how the record business worked back then (or now for that matter) but it seems that the key difference was that from the start the Eagles sold a lot more records than Poco. This may be down to Asylum doing a better job at getting airplay than Epic. The person whose job that was very close to the Eagles (Paul Ahern shared a house with Glenn and was in London with them during the recording of Desperado).

[UndertheWire]

According to Randy, Richie Furay and Jim Messina wouldn't let the other band members into the recording studio for the final mix. Randy didn't like that and left. Even though Randy might seem shy, it seems he wasn't afraid to speak out when he didn't like the way things were going.

[Brooke]

I just posted this in the Randy video thread, but it should have probably been here since you were discussing Poco.

Did Randy sing lead on any songs when he was with Poco? Just curious.

[shunlvswx]

I was on my Facebook page and they had this article the Rolling Stones about unnecessary sequel for some popular albums. The Eagles made the cut. I don't know to laugh or get mad, but it was funny what they said.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/part-deux-7-unnecessary-sequels-inspired-by-eminems-mathers-2-20131120/the-eagles-hotel-california-2-san-andreas-0558395

Here's the whole article.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/part-deux-7-unnecessary-sequels-inspired-by-eminems-mathers-2-20131120

[Midnight Visitor]

Not particularly funny to me. I'm not saying I'm angry or upset or anything. I don't think it's clever or funny.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah - I agree MV. It's a pretty lame attempt at humor. Too bad cause I think it could've been funny ... I like the concept.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

While it isn't well written and underscores all the reasons why I'm so glad RS finally quit sending me magazines I never ordered, I believe that with each entry they are merely slamming Eminem. Like if the Eagles were him, this is what they'd come up with. In fact, I think they tried to pick bands/artists that would never come close to doing anything as bad as Eminem's Part Deux.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

The Eagles are mentioned here as donors for Habitat For Humanity Philippines.

http://www.give2habitat.org/member/JanAlCases/HaiyanDinnerParty

[sodascouts]

Good to see!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for posting that, VA!

[Brooke]

Yes, nice to see they are helping out.

[sodascouts]

OK, this is only a passing Eagles mention (see #6), but this whole article made me laugh SO FREAKING HARD because you know we have all seen these kind of posters before!

Internet Argument Techniques (http://www.cracked.com/funny-3809-internet-argument-techniques/)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Good one, Soda!!

[Freypower]

That is a classic.

I will remember Hotel California Guest!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - Unfortunately, I think we've seen every one of those here ... and then some. :roll: And, of course, the Hotel California one is the best!!!

[Brooke]

Too funny! :rofl:

[shunlvswx]

Hell Froze Over!! Or I would say the pigs are flying. LOL Thank goodness.

If it wasn't for Travis Tritt wanted to have the guys in his video, we weren't have the Eagles today. Well I think we still would had them, but much later. Also thanks to Irving for putting together a tribute album of the Eagles. Before reading Wikipedia, I didn't know Irving was over Giant Records. Don was in talks about the album too? When they were trying to get artists to be part of the album. I can't remember.

Here's a nice write up about how the start of the reunion came together 20 years ago yesterday..

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-reunion-travis-tritt/

[secret squirrel]

Don't know where to post this. Here or the HC thread. It's a short piece about the cover art:

http://www.antimusic.com/news/13/December/09The_Story_Behind_The_Eagles_Hotel_California_Alb um_Cover.shtml#.UqdPO1J6Ewo

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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/poco-versus-eagles-to-every-thing-there.html

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for that, ss. I think I'll post the link in the HC thread as well since this is our celebration week for the album.

[Houston Debutante]

The Eagles are mentioned here as donors for Habitat For Humanity Philippines.

http://www.give2habitat.org/member/JanAlCases/HaiyanDinnerParty

That's great, I love how generous the Eagles are, especially Don with his environmental and political causes. At least some of that money we're paying them is going to good use ;)

[Houston Debutante]

OK, this is only a passing Eagles mention (see #6), but this whole article made me laugh SO FREAKING HARD because you know we have all seen these kind of posters before!

Internet Argument Techniques (http://www.cracked.com/funny-3809-internet-argument-techniques/)

HAHAHA!!!!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-vs-eagles-hall-of-fame/

Eagles are currently losing to ZZ Top. How's that possible?

[Glennhoney]

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-vs-eagles-hall-of-fame/

Eagles are currently losing to ZZ Top. How's that possible?

..come on everybody...let's go vote...:wave:

[sodascouts]

I think someone must've posted a link to it on a ZZ Top message board!

[sodascouts]

Check out this quiz:

http://www.dfw.com/static/eagles-quiz/

How did you do?

Note: One of the answers is suspect, IMO.

[luna65]

I missed three: number 14 (I thought it was higher than the correct answer), number 19 (lower than the correct answer), and number 21. I actually did much better than I thought I would!

[bluefeather]

only 15 out of 25, don't shoot!

[Glennsallnighter]

I got 23 right. I was surprised I got one wrong, the other I just didn't know! Lol

[Midnight Visitor]

Check out this quiz:

http://www.dfw.com/static/eagles-quiz/

How did you do?

Note: One of the answers is suspect, IMO.

Which one? I'm curious. I got 20.

[sodascouts]

The one about how long they were working on Long Road Out of Eden. There isn't really a definitive date for that - you could argue Sept. 11, 2001, I suppose, because of Don's "Hole in the World" speech - but there were some songs being worked on before then.

[luna65]

Ah okay; that is one I got wrong!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

First of all - JMHO, but that Ultimate Classic Rock poll with ZZ Top slamming our guys is laughable. Like Soda said, someone, obviously, did a better job of getting the word out to their fans to vote. I bet if we had been aware of the poll earlier, there may have been a different result. :thumbsup:

And I missed two on the quiz. I didn't realize how many millions that Greatest Hits has surpassed. And also, I missed the question about the solo hits.

I was going to be more specific, but didn't want to give the answers away. :grin:

[Brooke]

I finally had time to do this! 20 out of 25- OMG, that's terrible! I need to go study some more, such a boring task! :lol:

[luna65]

And I missed two on the quiz. I didn't realize how many millions that Greatest Hits has surpassed. And also, I missed the question about the solo hits.
Yeah those were the other two questions I missed!

[Elizasong]

The question where Randy Meisner had the fist solo Top 40 was confusing. Good quiz though.

[shunlvswx]

I got 20 out of 25.

I missed the HITW question, the Greatest Hits question, when Joe joined, Glenn's acting roles and no. 12 about the carved phrase on On the Border album.

[sodascouts]

I got 23 out of 25. I missed how much the GH sold... I have a terrible memory for numbers. I leave you to guess the other one, lol.

[Midnight Visitor]

Wow! This is awesome!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-forum-roof-vinyl-lp-eagles-hotel-california-20131231,0,4992263.story#axzz2pAUUuLgr

[Thirsty&Hot]

Wow! This is awesome!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-forum-roof-vinyl-lp-eagles-hotel-california-20131231,0,4992263.story#axzz2pAUUuLgr

it IS really awesome!
you beat me to it
I was just coming here to post the news from Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-eagles-hotel-california-made-into-worlds-largest-vinyl-20140102

the article you posted is better because it has a picture! :)

[Freypower]

Most of those so-called comments were pathetic. You hate the Eagles. OK. Don't bother saying anything, then. Why waste your time? Why is the internet filled with such negativity? I suppose I am contributing to it with this post. So I will say instead that this is all very exciting.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

I think the giant lp is cool .nice article I discount the negative people who arent commenting on the giant lp but bashing the eagles

[Midnight Visitor]

This page has a photo of it completed and a video of how it was made. Incredible! It weighs 50,000 lbs!

http://www.thestrut.com/2014/01/02/video-building-the-worlds-largest-vinyl-record/

[ktdids]

Wow, how cool is that?! If only I were flying out there for one of those shows! I'm not crazy about flying, but I would definitely be looking for that from the air and trying to get a picture of it!

[Glennsallnighter]

So would I! I wish I'd won that competition last year!

[Brooke]

That is crazy! Woo hoo, Eagles!

I wonder if they approved it? Can't be nothing but a little (hehe) good advertising!

[sodascouts]

So cool!

And FP - never read the comments!

[Midnight Visitor]

That is crazy! Woo hoo, Eagles!

I wonder if they approved it? Can't be nothing but a little (hehe) good advertising!

Considering Irving is one of the main stock holders of the Forum you bet they approved it! Well, he did anyway and lets face it, as far as advertising goes, I'm sure he's in charge of that.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - Definitely will be looking for this when I fly into L.A. week after next. The only problem is I'll be arriving at night. Hopefully, it'll be well lit. If not, I'll have to wait until I fly home on Saturday morning.

[secret squirrel]

Not sure where to post this.

http://framework.latimes.com/2014/01/06/the-eagles-1980-concert-at-the-forum/

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[sodascouts]

Nice blast from the past!

[Thirsty&Hot]

Not sure where to post this.

http://framework.latimes.com/2014/01/06/the-eagles-1980-concert-at-the-forum/

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cool! love the photos

[shunlvswx]

The Eagles are in the top 10 for the highest grossing tour in North America in 2013 along with Fleetwood Mac.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-leads-rebounding-concert-business-20140111?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=rolling-stone

[Brooke]

I guess the prices of tickets are not slowing it down any! No matter what any of them charge, people are paying!

Just sayin'!

[UndertheWire]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm a nerd for that kind of data. Here's the full list with further details like number of shows, average number of tickets per show etc:
http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf

It's interesting to see who is still touring and the size of venue they play.

[sodascouts]

Dang - look how much the Stones charge. And we thought we had it bad!

Congrats to the Eagles and the Mac. They deserve it.

[MaryCalifornia]

Today's LA Times interview with Don Henley was posted in the pre-anticipation thread, but I thought I'd put it here, too. A couple of new songs on this leg of the tour...I'm hoping for VoL and How Long!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-don-henley-qa-20140115,0,5745299.story#axzz2qUaOHwYv

[Brooke]

I saw that and am wondering what they are too! :cool:

[secret squirrel]

A piece on the benefit show at the Forum:

http://www.noise11.com/news/eagles-benefit-raises-12-5-million-cancer-research-20140116

12.5 million!

Again, not sure where to post it so apologies if it's somewhere already.

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[thelastresort]

A little bit (and I mean a little!) about the HC on the Forum roof thingy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540893/Worlds-largest-vinyl-record-visible-air.html

Note the top commenter totally neglected Walsh (Kansas, Ohio and NJ I think), Felder (Florida), and a certain bassist from Sacramento, which ttoally isn't in California at all whatsoever...

[Freypower]

A little bit (and I mean a little!) about the HC on the Forum roof thingy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540893/Worlds-largest-vinyl-record-visible-air.html

Note the top commenter totally neglected Walsh (Kansas, Ohio and NJ I think), Felder (Florida), and a certain bassist from Sacramento, which ttoally isn't in California at all whatsoever...

That is because they were talking about the four founding members. :?

[thelastresort]

There are a few more comments on that article now, mostly praising the guys if anyone wants to read. And the person who corrected the member's origins comment certainly isn't me :D

[UndertheWire]

Here's a report on the after-show party.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/01/18/rock-group-the-eagles-bring-the-a-list-to-open-the-new-la-forum

[Midnight Visitor]

Here's a report on the after-show party.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/01/18/rock-group-the-eagles-bring-the-a-list-to-open-the-new-la-forum

Spread Eagle? Kidding of course.... :hilarious:

[bluefeather]

:hilarious:

[secret squirrel]

Here's a report on the after-show party.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/01/18/rock-group-the-eagles-bring-the-a-list-to-open-the-new-la-forum

Here's another bit re Harry Styles being there. I knew one of 1D liked them but I didn't think it was him:

http://www.thehothits.com/news/44403

and something from someone who won tickets but wasn't a fan previously (grr):

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/01-19-14-confessions-of-an-eagles-rock-band-groupie-how-to-make-don-henley-smile/

and something about a Laurel Canyon show on the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25783996

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[sodascouts]

Thanks for all the links. Interesting all the celebs at the show, but not surprising!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Here's another bit re Harry Styles being there. I knew one of 1D liked them but I didn't think it was him:

http://www.thehothits.com/news/44403

and something from someone who won tickets but wasn't a fan previously (grr):

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/01-19-14-confessions-of-an-eagles-rock-band-groupie-how-to-make-don-henley-smile/

and something about a Laurel Canyon show on the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25783996

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Niall Horan from 1D is the one who previously said he liked them.

[secret squirrel]

Niall Horan from 1D is the one who previously said he liked them.

Ah yes. I remember now. Seems like he's influenced the others.

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[bluefeather]

thanks for the links, interesting reading:-)

[secret squirrel]

Today's LA Times interview with Don Henley was posted in the pre-anticipation thread, but I thought I'd put it here, too. A couple of new songs on this leg of the tour...I'm hoping for VoL and How Long!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-don-henley-qa-20140115,0,5745299.story#axzz2qUaOHwYv

Posted my initial thoughts on this in Don Henley press thread I think but have one more comment re:

'But it's reasonable to expect that someday, in the not-too-distant future, the "classic rock" generation of performers will cease touring. But not just yet — not while so many people still want to come to our shows and we're still making them happy.'

He surely realises that the Eagles aren't only appealing to original fans but continually garnering new ones, via Hell Freezes Over, then LROOE, then the documentaries, etc. I don't see the demand running out any time soon only increasing.

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[Houston Baby]

There was an article in the L A Times a couple of days ago about the May exhibit at the Grammy Museum. The exhibit will be about the Laurel Canyon music scene in the late 1960s & early 1970s.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grammy-museum-laurel-canyon-music-scene-exhibit-may-20140119,0,2671496.story

I'm sure our guys will be in the exhibit. I would love to see it!

[sodascouts]

Note to people posting about the duplex for lease - I decided to put those posts here:
https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4876

[secret squirrel]

An article that mentions Hotel California:

http://www.thevine.com.au/music/news/music-reader-arcade-fire-inxs-the-eagles-dick-diver-more-20140205-273059/

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[Islander canuck]

An artcle that talks about "glodalization" of Hotel California.

http://www.boomcalifornia.com/2014/01/Hotel-California/

[Islander canuck]

Here's an interview from November of '72.

http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/eagles-san-diego

[secret squirrel]

Here's an interview from November of '72.

http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/eagles-san-diego

Interesting read. Thanks. Shame they spell Procol Harum and Glenn wrong but was quite amusing to read this:

Do you have a favorite audience. One that’s easier to play to than others?
Frey: Yeah, an audience that can get up and dance when they feel like it. An audience that isn’t confined by chairs.

He’d have to add now ‘Unless I tell them not to’.

and

Will you ever get into solo albums?
Frey: Not me.
Frey: If Eagles broke up, you’d find us looking for bands. I don’t think you’d find us doing solo albums.

That was then.

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[Brooke]

Interesting read. Thanks. Shame they spell Procol Harum and Glenn wrong but was quite amusing to read this:

Do you have a favorite audience. One that’s easier to play to than others?
Frey: Yeah, an audience that can get up and dance when they feel like it. An audience that isn’t confined by chairs.

He’d have to add now ‘Unless I tell them not to’.

and

Will you ever get into solo albums?
Frey: Not me.
Frey: If Eagles broke up, you’d find us looking for bands. I don’t think you’d find us doing solo albums.

That was then.

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Lol, yeah, he has to eat his words now, doesn't he!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah - I get amused reading these old interviews and seeing how much crow (or in this case "Crowe") the guys have to eat. I love reading about how idealistic all of them were back in the day. Too bad how realism has to set in and spoil things with experience and age. :grin:

[sodascouts]

lol! Yep, things sure have changed!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Thank you, IC!

[sodascouts]

I was checking out a Facebook item on snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com), a "myth buster" site (I ALWAYS check out those shocking statistics/stories/etc before commenting or posting on them - so many scams and untrue items are posted on Facebook.) While I was there, I spotted this:

True or False: "Hotel California" is about Satanism (http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/hotel.asp)

The sad thing is that some people probably still believe this!

[Islander canuck]

A Rolling Stone article from '78 about Irving Azoff that has input from Don and Glenn.

http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/rs267-Irving-Azoff

It the story of "The Bahames Incident" though a few of the details seem different from what is said about the incident in the documentry.

[UndertheWire]

A Rolling Stone article from '78 about Irving Azoff that has input from Don and Glenn.

http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/rs267-Irving-Azoff

It the story of "The Bahames Incident" though a few of the details seem different from what is said about the incident in the documentry.
That's a good one. In the documentary (and also his book), Don Felder tells part of the story so that suggests that it was a bigger crowd than in that article.

Impressive article. It really shows how important Irving Azoff was in the bands success.


Frey and Henley had already held secret meetings with an assistant at GR Management who had confirmed their suspicions of being “badly neglected.”
Bet that was John Hartmann who left GR to start his own management company about then.


Along the way Azoff has ushered the rock music business past its last Sixties vestiges of brotherly naiveté. His philosophy, he agrees, is to get as much as possible, “but with the right creative decision. We don’t rip anybody off . . . it’s just comes down to hard, cold business. I was very fortunate, as were my clients, that the time we all hit, the business quadrupled. A gold album don’t mean shit now. If you handle an Eagles, their road crew and families, you become responsible for fifty-five people and you’re running a $15-million business. You gotta know how to handle the money. You don’t handle it right and the government’ll come take it all away from you.”

The more I read, the more gems:

In fact, Steely Dan and Buffet both had career entanglements. And legal entanglements – contracts – are Azoff’s forte. (He has even taught artists like Bob Seger and Glenda Griffith to “play ball” free of charge.) What enables a man to rip up a contract? “Our wonderful court system takes three or four years to try anything. So while you’re trying to dispute, an act dies and a record company loses multi-multiprofits. So they’ve forced to arbitrate, and it comes down to the old music business tactic of the guy that yells loudest is right. It’s not my fault I have to yell loudest.”

[Ive always been a dreamer]

That was an interesting article. Thanks for posting it. I remember reading it before, but it has been a pretty long while ago. And the 'Bahama' story details are a bit different than they were in the HOTE doc. I'm thinking the film is probably a more accurate account of what went down.

[sodascouts]

This is getting some comments in online communities I frequent: Proposal for Compulsory Remix License Has Foes in Steven Tyler and Attorney Dina LaPolt (http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5901155/proposal-for-compulsory-remix-license-has-foes-in). The "Eagles" aspect is that both Don Henley and Joe Walsh have written letters of support for LaPolt's position, which you can read here on pgs. 10-13 (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/lapolt_and_tyler_comment.pdf). (You don't need to read both; they're identical letters except Joe's name is on one and Don's name is on the other.)

To clarify: Compulsory licensing in terms of music is when someone, by paying a flat fee, can use a song regardless of whether or not the copyright holder wants him to. This is currently the case for covers - I can cover any song I want as long as I pay the flat fee, which is the same for all - but it is not currently the case for remixes. Remixes require the consent of the copyright holder in addition to a separately negotiated payment which varies from song to song. Henley, Walsh, et al are against extending compulsory licensing to remixes and mash-ups.

I can see why some artists may not wish to allow remixes and may wish to negotiate their own terms for such use. Those who disagree say that making it so difficult and/or expensive to obtain permission to remix encourages remixers to act without permission.

I am with Don and Joe on this one, but perhaps I'm biased because almost all of the remixes I have heard are crap. I'm also not a big fan of the "people break rules they don't like, so let's change the rule to one they like" line of reasoning, although those who want drugs legalized may disagree, lol.

[secret squirrel]

This is getting some comments in online communities I frequent: Proposal for Compulsory Remix License Has Foes in Steven Tyler and Attorney Dina LaPolt (http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5901155/proposal-for-compulsory-remix-license-has-foes-in). The "Eagles" aspect is that both Don Henley and Joe Walsh have written letters of support for LaPolt's position, which you can read here on pgs. 10-13 (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/lapolt_and_tyler_comment.pdf). (You don't need to read both; they're identical letters except Joe's name is on one and Don's name is on the other.)

I am with Don and Joe on this one, but perhaps I'm biased because almost all of the remixes I have heard are crap. I also don't like the "people break rules they don't like, so let's make a rule they like" line of reasoning, although those who want drugs legalized may disagree, lol.

Here's a brief precis of this:
http://www.contactmusic.com/story/don-henley-and-joe-walsh-petition-officials-over-copyright-laws_4065101

I agree too.

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[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for posting those links Soda and ss. I'm on the their side too. I am a strong believer in an artists right to control their intellectual property, and I hope Steven, Don, and Joe win this battle. In fact, I wish Glenn and Tim had joined in the fight too.

[sodascouts]

OK, I gotta take a moment here to point out something that really infuriates me as someone who teaches students to always properly attribute their work and, when they are not the authors, not to pretend or allow people to infer that they are.

As I have established, what Don Henley and Joe Walsh signed were identical letters. You will also find the other musicians signed letters with nearly identical content. Yet the article (http://www.contactmusic.com/story/don-henley-and-joe-walsh-petition-officials-over-copyright-laws_4065101) states:


In a letter to the agency filed this week (begs10Feb14), Henley writes, "As a songwriter and recording artist, I can tell you that approval over how my music is used is very important to me. Every song I write is personal and has meaning to me. A sample or a remix takes a piece of art, cuts it up and then either reassembles it into something different or combines it with another person's work."

Joe Walsh, adds, "It denies my rights under the Copyright Act to engage in fair market negotiation with respect to the exploitation of my work. It strips me of my right to say, 'No,' and I fear it is a harbinger to the dissolution of copyright protection in the United States, rendering copyright an economic utility rather than a property right."

This is deliberately presented as if they were two letters with different content written by Don and Joe when that isn't true. It especially angers me as it pretends they were impassioned pleas from profoundly moved individuals when really these people just signed off on stuff a lawyer wrote.

Here is the ETHICAL and HONEST way to do something like this:
"On behalf of Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Steven Tyler [etc], LaPolt writes that 'As songwriters and recording artists, they can tell you that approval over how their music is used is very important to them. Every song they write is personal and has meaning to them.' [etc]"

However, that's not nearly as dramatic, is it? So instead the public, 99.99% of whom will never read the originals, is falsely led to believe Don and Joe are writing anguished, individualized pleas wrung from the depths of their artistic souls... rather than the reality that the vast majority of it, if not the entirety of it, was written by a corporate entertainment lawyer (or an assistant) and distributed en masse for signatures. LaPolt (or whoever wrote it) deliberately designed the letters to sound as if they were personally written by each musician in order to emotionally manipulate the trusting but uninformed public, and that PISSES ME OFF.

In academia, that's referred to as "academic dishonesty," and it's a big deal.

Rant over, as I said before, I agree with the stance. I am just disgusted with the unethical and deliberately misleading presentation of the letters.

[bluefeather]

:applause: You'r absolutely right Soda

[Elizasong]

Hi Soda,

I do see your point and can understand your frustration but I can see why they did it that way and I don't think they were intentionally trying to fool anyone to believing that these artists wrote individual personal impassioned letters. Yes someone wrote a letter that looks personal. They are trying to make a point from the artists point of view and it's probably simpler to create a letter that pretty much says what everyone would say in some way. I would hope that Don and Joe are responsible to read the letter carefully and understand what they are signing their name to and that would conclude they are in agreement with what it says. Contact Music assumed it was written by Don and Joe which there lies your frustration but that was their assumption and they missed that the letters were very similar. Good detective work on your part.

I think this is a travesty that anyone can take an artists work and alter it however they want. I hope their efforts make a huge difference.

[Brooke]

Hi Soda,

I do see your point and can understand your frustration but I can see why they did it that way and I don't think they were intentionally trying to fool anyone to believing that these artists wrote individual personal impassioned letters. Yes someone wrote a letter that looks personal. They are trying to make a point from the artists point of view and it's probably simpler to create a letter that pretty much says what everyone would say in some way. I would hope that Don and Joe are responsible to read the letter carefully and understand what they are signing their name to and that would conclude they are in agreement with what it says. Contact Music assumed it was written by Don and Joe which there lies your frustration but that was their assumption and they missed that the letters were very similar. Good detective work on your part.

I think this is a travesty that anyone can take an artists work and alter it however they want. I hope their efforts make a huge difference.

I agree! And I can pretty much bet that Don, for sure, knew exactly what the letter said before signing it! :wink:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

While I agree that it is a sloppy, lazy way of handling this, and may be a little misleading, it doesn't upset me quite like it does Soda. And I agree that I doubt that these artists would sign their name to something that didn't accurately reflect their views. If they did, then shame on them.

[Houston Debutante]

It takes a lot of time to write a good letter, can't blame Don and Joe for signing a form letter when it says exactly what they want it to say, it saves them a lot of effort. I bet lawyers write letters for musicians all the time.

Contact Music is the one who made it looks like they wrote it themselves, and they probably did it accidentally because they didn't read it carefully.

No harm done right, that's the way they feel, who cares if they actually wrote it themselves or not. I don't see the big deal.

[secret squirrel]

Short piece on the tour and HC:

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/459811/The-Eagles-tour-2014-promises-showcase-for-the-Greatest-Album-Of-All-Time

Maddens me that big-name newspapers can't spell people's names right. Here we get Glen instead of Glenn Frey (well at least they didn't spell it Frye) and Lyndsey instead of Lindsey Buckingham. Grr.

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[sodascouts]

I'm with you, SS. How about some quality control? Don't they have editors, even if the author can't be bothered to do a modicum of research on his subjects?

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Definitely didn't research any reviews of shows so far, or elected to go ahead hint, twice, that there could be evidence of bad blood on stage. Good grief. What is in their heads? Maybe they prefer titillation over truth, or perhaps their usual readers prefer it.

[Freypower]

The tour is not only showcasing Hotel California. I wish some people would stop acting as if that is the only album the band ever made. And as for Walsh 'suffering the loss of Felder' he has been 'suffering' since 2001. That is 13 years. It isn't llike it just happened, although again you would never know it with some people.

But it is the Daily Express, which is right down there with the Daily Mail in terms of lack of credibility & tendency to sensationalise.

[secret squirrel]

I'm with you, SS. How about some quality control? Don't they have editors, even if the author can't be bothered to do a modicum of research on his subjects?

And the writer is supposed to be a fan as well and no doubt has a press release in front of him with the correct spelling on it ...

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[Elizasong]

It looks like 1/2 way through her article she learned out to spell Glenn's name which is just sloppy copy editing. She looks like she's stuck in the friction of the 80's. Did she not see in the doc where they reunited with the 90's?? Did she not know there is a new guitarist named Steuart Smith that fills Don's part and does it well?

She's just a "spin doctor" at work...

[sodascouts]

I just want to return quickly to the subject of the letters I was complaining about before. I just saw an article where LaPolt stated that Don did modify the letter she provided him. This made me curious, so I went back and compared letters. Before I had simply read Don's and Joe's (which were the first two letters) and noted they were identical. This time, I went back and read over the others as well. Sting's is also identical to Don's. However, these three have additions which you do not find the form letter signed by the others.

After comparing those with Don's, I would say about a third of his letter is in his words, and there are several minor phrasing changes (ie "as you know" becomes "as you are aware"; "I have the right to say no" becomes that the change "strips me of the right to say 'no'"). The "I fear it is a harbinger to the dissolution of copyright protection in the United States, rendering copyright more an economic utility rather than a true property right" which Contact Music attributed to Joe Walsh was actually one of Don Henley's additions.

It's easy to infer from what LaPolt has said that the reason Don, Joe, and Sting have identical letters is because Joe and Sting signed the "Henley" version. While I wish Don had just cast aside her letter and written his from the ground up instead of mixing his words with hers, I give him kudos for taking the time to at least make some changes. None of the other artists bothered.

I realize not many people care about this, but I feel compelled to clarify in fairness to Don.

[Islander canuck]

Here's a brief precis of this:
http://www.contactmusic.com/story/don-henley-and-joe-walsh-petition-officials-over-copyright-laws_4065101

I agree too.

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I believe the article is refering statuatory licencing which allows you to use an artist's work without permition if inform them of your intent within 30 days of producing but prior to the release of your interprtation as well as paying a licencing fee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_license (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_license).

[Houston Debutante]

I just want to return quickly to the subject of the letters I was complaining about before. I just saw an article where LaPolt stated that Don did modify the letter she provided him. This made me curious, so I went back and compared letters. Before I had simply read Don's and Joe's (which were the first two letters) and noted they were identical. This time, I went back and read over the others as well. Sting's is also identical to Don's. However, these three have additions which you do not find the form letter signed by the others.

After comparing those with Don's, I would say about a third of his letter is in his words, and there are several minor phrasing changes (ie "as you know" becomes "as you are aware"; "I have the right to say no" becomes that the change "strips me of the right to say 'no'"). The "I fear it is a harbinger to the dissolution of copyright protection in the United States, rendering copyright more an economic utility rather than a true property right" which Contact Music attributed to Joe Walsh was actually one of Don Henley's additions.

It's easy to infer from what LaPolt has said that the reason Don, Joe, and Sting have identical letters is because Joe and Sting signed the "Henley" version. While I wish Don had just cast aside her letter and written his from the ground up instead of mixing his words with hers, I give him kudos for taking the time to at least make some changes. None of the other artists bothered.

I realize not many people care about this, but I feel compelled to clarify in fairness to Don.


Thanks sodascouts. Don is so clever, he can write better than that lawyer.

[sodascouts]

Seriously - his letter was much more effective. Not only did he include additional pertinent details which strengthened the argument, but he also employed more sophisticated prose. I won't give examples because I daresay it would bore most people, lol. Still, that's another reason why he should have ditched her parts altogether.

[Elizasong]

I'm not surprised to hear that Don Henley tweaked the letter to his liking. He is well written and to your point Soda could have done a very good letter from scratch. Good research on your part.

And of course we all hope this letter gets the end results they need.

[secret squirrel]

Seriously - his letter was much more effective. Not only did he include additional pertinent details which strengthened the argument, but he also employed more sophisticated prose. I won't give examples because I daresay it would bore most people, lol. Still, that's another reason why he should have ditched her parts altogether.

Totally agree. Typical of Don - that's why we love him. Attention to detail, a perfect turn of phrase. Thanks for the detective work - interesting.

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[ktdids]

Seriously - his letter was much more effective. Not only did he include additional pertinent details which strengthened the argument, but he also employed more sophisticated prose. I won't give examples because I daresay it would bore most people, lol. Still, that's another reason why he should have ditched her parts altogether.

Reading through that letter I could sense Don's voice in it, and I wasn't surprised Soda when you mentioned there were two versions of it. Like you I wonder why he didn't just write it himself, it's not like he hasn't written one like it before. I'd love to read some of the ones he wrote back in the day when he was a prodigious letter and memo writer, like which way to put the toilet paper in the holder?! Some record exec actually had a couple of his letters from Don framed. Now those would be interesting to read!

[sodascouts]

Gosh, yes, I would love to read some of his letters, even the ones that might have been a bit of an overreaction to something petty like the TP letter. Heck, those would probably been the most entertaining! He can get quite snarky, and while I wouldn't want that directed at me, it can be amusing to read a well-crafted dig at someone else. I know there's some out there... I have an idea for a new thread!

[WalshFan88]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70-7-26wnE

David Spade on the Eagles' crazy concert policy...lol

[sodascouts]

LOL!!!!!!!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70-7-26wnE

David Spade on the Eagles' crazy concert policy...lol

I just came here to post it! Funny, I've always liked his humor!

[Houston Baby]

Oh that was hilarious! Thanks for posting it Austin!!

[WalshFan88]

LOL I laughed a lot.

Dancing during Desperado! Whodathunkit?! :hilarious:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

OMG - That was too funny. Love David's humor and attitude!

[Midnight Visitor]

They don't really say no dancing before the shows, do they? That's just part of the joke, right? Please tell me this is a joke.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah MV - it is part of the joke although Glenn and Don have admonished folks at recent shows not to stand during the slow songs.

[MaryCalifornia]

MV - I don't think they actually say "no dancing" or "no standing" before the show like they say no photos. But, they mean it - you may not stand until a "rockin''" song. When they started Already Gone, people were sort of looking around, like, is it OK? And the security guard in front of our section was actually motioning for everyone to stand up, and he got people up and it was fun. The problem is that they then go into Best of My Love, and it's sit down again, and stay down for Lyin' Eyes. Then on OOTN, people were sort of confused, but I got right up because I love that one and Timothy B was groovin' on bass and I wasn't sitting - they let me stay up and others around me. Then you hit TITTL, and you're down again. It's like Simon Says, it's definitely a strange concert experience [I am not complaining, I would go another million times]. For the latter part of the 2nd half you're up pretty much the whole time, and its a blast. I was at the 5th of 6 shows at the Forum, and it seemed to me that the fans knew the deal. When you know the deal, you just sit back and enjoy the Eagles.

Unless you're the lady near us who was absolutely blotto and was up the whole time and they had to keep sitting her back down - it was pretty funny. She was like the honey badger, she didn't give a sh*t. And she was trying to dance with the security guards. Her date was like, "oy..."

[shunlvswx]

MC. That's kinda funny of what you said even though I know you were serious. I can see that. Simon says stand up. Simon says sit down. Stand up. Simon didn't say stand up just yet.

[Brooke]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70-7-26wnE

David Spade on the Eagles' crazy concert policy...lol

OMG, that was hilarious! I hope the guys see this! :lol:

[Elizasong]

I'm so glad they got the crowd up to dance. That would be great if one concert the whole orchestra section pulled a "Footloose" as David said and got up to dance. Security would have a heart attack!! :partytime:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I'm so glad they got the crowd up to dance. That would be great if one concert the whole orchestra section pulled a "Footloose" as David said and got up to dance. Security would have a heart attack!! :partytime:


Actually, they'd be perfectly fine with it if it really were everyone standing up and not just a few that blocked the view of everyone else.

[Elizasong]

Actually, they'd be perfectly fine with it if it really were everyone standing up and not just a few that blocked the view of everyone else.


Very true.

[sad-cafe]

I hope they release a DVD of this tour.

I am still having withdrawals from it.

[secret squirrel]

Short piece re original Greatest Hits.

http://blog.swagbucks.com/2014/02/music-monday-the-eagles-make-things-peaceful-easy.html

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[secret squirrel]

A bit on the Eagles lighting technician. Should probably go in On the Road somewhere so please move if so.

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20140312/NEWS01/303120017?nclick_check=1

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[UndertheWire]

From the above article:

Stalter is currently on the road with the Eagles and probably will be until mid-2015.

[Victim of Love]

Can't recall if we had a thread regarding ticket prices or not so decided to put this here for now (Moderator, feel free to move if there is a more appropriate thread).

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/03/08/the-10-most-expensive-concert-tickets/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Apparently, Gene Simmons isn't happy that the upcoming Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductions won't include later members of the band, only the original members. He uses the Eagles as an example of how it should be done, as all seven of the Eagles were inducted.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2014/03/gene-simmons-blasts-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-line-choices

[bluefeather]

Simmons definitely has a point:eyebrow:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Our guys came in at #22 in Billboard's top paid musicians of 2013. Not bad when the tour was only half the year.

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/03/11/4881205/highest-paid-musicians-of-2013.html

[UndertheWire]

Here's the Billboard story and I don't believe their numbers.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5930326/music-s-top-40-money-makers-2014-the-rich-list?list_page=2

For a start, they refer to a 77-date tour ending on 23rd November. That was only 48 dates. From that, they esimate earnings of $11 million from the tour in 2013. The methodology states: "For box office, each artist was credited with 34 percent of the gross, typically what’s left after the promoter and manager’s cuts and other costs are subtracted." So they're estimating the gross for the 48 days is around $32m, an average of $674,000 per date.

For comparison, an average ticket price of $100 playing in a venue that's sold 10,000 tickets should work out at $1m gross. I haven't noticed any reports of half-empty arenas or discounted tickets so I can't see how the take could have been lower than that.

ETA: Earlier his year Pollstar (http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf) made an estimated of around $60m gross for 47 dates with average ticket price of $127 and average number of tickets of 11,201.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah - pretty interesting how they come up with their numbers. But, I'm with VA here - not too shabby considering they only toured for less than half of the year.


Apparently, Gene Simmons isn't happy that the upcoming Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductions won't include later members of the band, only the original members. He uses the Eagles as an example of how it should be done, as all seven of the Eagles were inducted.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2014/03/gene-simmons-blasts-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-line-choices

And I totally agree and respect Gene and Paul for their stance here. This sure debunks any myth that all members of a band are a 'shoe in' when it comes to the HOF nominations ... and makes me even more grateful that all Eagles, past and present, were inducted.

[ktdids]

Apparently, Gene Simmons isn't happy that the upcoming Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductions won't include later members of the band, only the original members. He uses the Eagles as an example of how it should be done, as all seven of the Eagles were inducted.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2014/03/gene-simmons-blasts-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-line-choices

Somewhere out there, if Don has even heard or read about this, he's shaking his head and wondering about the peculiar and befuddling things the RRHF does, yet again.

[prayfordaylight]

Picking and choosing band members has been an R&RHOF issue for years. The problem with Kiss is, do you induct all six of non original members (two of whom were in the band for less than two years)?

It's still a point of aggravation for Fleetwood Mac fans because only the original lineup and the Rumours lineup were inducted - Bob Welch wasn't.

[Scarlet Sun]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/phil-jackson-takes-charge-of-the-knicks--james-dolan-takes-his-cue-to-get-lost-230358424.html

[zeldabjr]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/phil-jackson-takes-charge-of-the-knicks--james-dolan-takes-his-cue-to-get-lost-230358424.html

lol...Dolan says "I'm by no means a basketball expert"...he isn't a music expert either!!

I didn't know Glenn had a celebrity golf tournament in Aspen...Does he do it every year?...anyone know?

[sodascouts]

Praying for Daylight is going to be ecstatic!

[sodascouts]

I didn't know Glenn had a celebrity golf tournament in Aspen...Does he do it every year?...anyone know?

I've never heard of it. It might be closed to the public and kept quiet, or it might be sloppy reporting. Worth some investigation, though.

ETA: Unless he's referring to Glenn's Golf-for-Kids tournament in 1998 (http://glennfreyonline.com/golf/gfgfk98.htm) and/or his second Golf-for-Kids tournament in 1999 (http://glennfreyonline.com/golf/gfgfk99.htm).

Wish Glenn still did those!

[prayfordaylight]

Praying for Daylight is going to be ecstatic!

Phil's never going to last. Not so long as Dolan still owns the team. :roll:

[shunlvswx]

This pop up on my local tv station's facebook. They would always these most, least or favorite whatever in the country(probably coming from a national article somewhere.

The Eagles are No. 4 in the most expensive concert tickets. Rolling Stones, One Direction and Maroon 5 are ahead of them with Rolling Stone at no. 1.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/slideshow?widgetid=107571&utm_content=buffer17e01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

This is what is says under the heading.

Despite breaking up and reuniting multiple times, fans are still willing to shell out a wad of cash to attend their show. The average price will run you $354.

[Freypower]

They broke up & reunited ONCE. When they fired Felder they didn't break up.

Good grief. :eyebrow:

[shunlvswx]

The Eagles will be playing the first concert the PPL Center on September 12 in Allentown, PA.

http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/the-eagles-announced-as-1st-concert-at-ppl-center/25069506

[shunlvswx]

Another article about the new added dates.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-summer-fall-2014-tour/

[MaryCalifornia]

According to radio station 100.3 The Sound in LA, on this day in history, March 20, 1980, a man held up the Asylum offices in New York, demanding to speak with Jackson Browne or the Eagles, so that he could get money to open a trucking company. The relevant part starts at about 2:40 in the video.

http://thesoundla.com/2014/03/rock-history-notebook-thursday-march-20-2014/

[irga]

Thanks, MC. Funny stuff. You made my day, or should I say - my night ;-)

[sodascouts]

How freaking crazy is that? You can read the original write up here:

Feel no obligation to use all of this information - modify as needed.
http://thisdayineagleshistory.blogspot.com/2012/03/1980-joseph-rivera-holds-up-asylum.html

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I always just shake my head every year when I see this at the bottom of the board in "Today in Eagles History'.

[GlennLover]

I posted the link to this article in the News about Irving Azoff thread: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/sports/basketball/the-man-in-the-middle-of-the-knicks-deal-with-jackson.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0, but here are the quotes where Glenn & Don are mentioned:


after he begins his morning by reading 75 emails, Irving Azoff makes five phone calls to the same five friends. Azoff, a music industry executive, has a reputation as a slick negotiator, but he is also a man of routine. So he picks up the phone and dials.

He calls Glenn Frey and Don Henley of the Eagles, the music group that Azoff has managed since the 1970s. He calls Allen Grubman, the entertainment lawyer who has represented Azoff for 40 years.


Azoff has been a fan of the Lakers since 1976, when he became a season-ticket holder, he said. In 1979, Azoff and Frey, his friend and client from the Eagles, acquired adjacent courtside seats when Azoff agreed to let Jerry Buss, then the team’s new owner, promote four Eagles concerts at the Forum.

“We walked into Camelot,” Frey said, referring to the start of the Showtime era of Magic Johnson and Pat Riley.

[sodascouts]

What - he calls them every day? Dang!

[shunlvswx]

I just notice that Irving is the same age as the guys.

[ktdids]

What - he calls them every day? Dang!

It's a combination of best friends, brothers in arms, coconspirators, clients, family and we know where all the bodies are, type of relationship. TOTALLY uncomplicated, and a mystery to all those not in the relationship, I'm sure!

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article Ultimate Classic Rock did the on 40th Anniversary of On The Border.

40 Years Ago: Eagles Release ‘On the Border’
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-on-the-border/

[secret squirrel]

An article about the tour - but can't work out which date/venue. This one manages to spell Glenn and Schmit wrong! Please move if in wrong spot.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2014/03/26/the-history-of-the-eagles-tour/

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[Thirsty&Hot]

‘We never finished the song’: The Eagles’ loss was Don Felder’s gain as the 1980s began (http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/03/26/we-never-finished-the-song-the-eagles-loss-was-don-felders-gain-as-the-1980s-began/)

http://youtu.be/02nAH_oAjeg

[Freypower]

‘We never finished the song’: The Eagles’ loss was Don Felder’s gain as the 1980s began (http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/03/26/we-never-finished-the-song-the-eagles-loss-was-don-felders-gain-as-the-1980s-began/)

http://youtu.be/02nAH_oAjeg

Shouldn't this be in the Felder forum?

[Thirsty&Hot]

maybe? but I figured since it was almost on the Long Run, it was relevant to the Eagles in general

[sodascouts]

I think it could go either place. We'll leave it!

[Thirsty&Hot]

this is happening RIGHT NOW!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/songbirdreleased/Eagles%20etc/905D0BF0-F0D4-49E2-BA3D-8F9E997FEB5E_zps2jmts83z.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/songbirdreleased/media/Eagles%20etc/905D0BF0-F0D4-49E2-BA3D-8F9E997FEB5E_zps2jmts83z.png.html)

just started

I listen to the Sound on the TuneIn app on my phone (I live in NYC not LA, but still dig this station!)

it's not technically the "press", but it's live radio! and the Sound blog on facebook!

[tjh532]

Did you listen to it? What were the top ten songs?

[Thirsty&Hot]

Did you listen to it? What were the top ten songs?

I did! I should have followed up here also..I followed up where I posted on the What are you doing..thread


these were the 10 songs they played as voted for by listeners

10 - Life in the Fast Lane

9 - Witchy Woman

8 - Take It to the Limit

7 - Tequila Sunrise

6 - One of These Nights

5 - Peaceful Easy Feeling

4 - Take It Easy

3 - Lyin' Eyes

2 - Desperado

1 - Hotel California

[Thirsty&Hot]

this article is from a few years ago. I would've loved to see this exhibit!

I dig what Gary Burden said about the desert...having almost died there myself, yet still having an affinity for it.

Special Photo Exhibit Features Rock Groups 'America' and the 'Eagles' At Joshua Tree National Park (http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/08/special-photo-exhibit-features-rock-groups-america-and-eagles-joshua-tree-national-park8601)

[Houston Baby]

Interesting read! Thanks T&H!

[GlennLover]

Just got this in a Google alert. Might they be heading to Australia & NZ? http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/performance/9898813/Westpac-tries-to-land-The-Eagles

[Freypower]

Just got this in a Google alert. Might they be heading to Australia & NZ? http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/performance/9898813/Westpac-tries-to-land-The-Eagles

Thanks for posting that GL. Certainly NZ is long overdue for their return. I will hope! If it does happen it will be interesting to see what happens with the rescheduled Stones shows (we obviously don't know about that yet).:woah:

[EaglesKiwi]

Thanks for posting that GL. Certainly NZ is long overdue for their return. I will hope! If it does happen it will be interesting to see what happens with the rescheduled Stones shows (we obviously don't know about that yet).:woah:

Oh we are VERY overdue for an Eagles concert in NZ. My preference would be Auckland, but wherever they play, I WILL be there. :drool: fingers crossed!!!

[Houston Baby]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you guys! It would be awesome!! :partytime:

[Elizasong]

I posted the link to this article in the News about Irving Azoff thread: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/sports/basketball/the-man-in-the-middle-of-the-knicks-deal-with-jackson.html?hpw&rref=sports&_r=0, but here are the quotes where Glenn & Don are mentioned:


That's nice to see.

[MaryCalifornia]

This isn't really "the press", but I don't have a video of it, either... is there a thread for Eagles References in Pop Culture?

Did anybody else hear the Eagles mentioned on Saturday Night Live last night??!!

Kate McKinnon (who is consistently hilarious) was playing GM CEO Mary Barra in a congressional hearing about faulty wiring that resulted in people dying - the joke was that she kept evading answering any of the questions. Eventually, a congressman asks her, "have you seen the e-mail between two GM engineers that says, 'this cobalt situation is blowing up in our faces.' Does that sound familiar?" and she replies, "It does...um...is that a lyric from an Eagles song??"

See, everyone is thinking about them, even SNL writers! Probably because of Glenn's presence in NY recently!!

[zeldabjr]

This isn't really "the press", but I don't have a video of it, either... is there a thread for Eagles References in Pop Culture?

Did anybody else hear the Eagles mentioned on Saturday Night Live last night??!!

Kate McKinnon (who is consistently hilarious) was playing GM CEO Mary Barra in a congressional hearing about faulty wiring that resulted in people dying - the joke was that she kept evading answering any of the questions. Eventually, a congressman asks her, "have you seen the e-mail between two GM engineers that says, 'this cobalt situation is blowing up in our faces.' Does that sound familiar?" and she replies, "It does...um...is that a lyric from an Eagles song??"

See, everyone is thinking about them, even SNL writers! Probably because of Glenn's presence in NY recently!!

omg that's cute!

[GlennLover]

Got this in a Google alert: http://daddydeyo.com/2014/04/09/the-eagles/. It's a blog about the writers discovery of the Eagles & what their music meant to him. It's very positive except for the line near the end where he mentions hearing a more recent recording of them in Australia. How can you judge on one recording which may have been a bootleg?

[GoranV]

Got this in a Google alert: http://daddydeyo.com/2014/04/09/the-eagles/. It's a blog about the writers discovery of the Eagles & what their music meant to him. It's very positive except for the line near the end where he mentions hearing a more recent recording of them in Australia. How can you judge on one recording which may have been a bootleg?

it is very interesting. i am with you on the recording thing and they don't say the kind of recording it is. you can only say that about the harmonizing if you hear them live. but there are bootleg videos of this last tour in youtube and they sound great!:headbang:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for the link, GL. It was a fun read. I left him the following comment ...

From a hardcore Eagles fan, that was a great read, daddydeyo. However, if you get a chance to see their current History of the Eagles tour, please treat yourself. They are still sounding great and those harmonies are as awesome as they’ve ever been.

[GlennLover]

Thanks for the link, GL. It was a fun read. I left him the following comment ...

From a hardcore Eagles fan, that was a great read, daddydeyo. However, if you get a chance to see their current History of the Eagles tour, please treat yourself. They are still sounding great and those harmonies are as awesome as they’ve ever been.

Right on, Dreamer! I'm glad you left that comment. I didn't think of doing that!

[secret squirrel]

Just a snippet:

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/04/22/fans-speak-with-their-wallets-glenn-frey-on-why-the-eagles-stick-with-the-old-songs/

I think there are plenty of fans though who would love to hear some trax from LRooE.

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[Brooke]

Yes, Glenn, but it wouldn't hurt to add one song from LROOE. Just one!

[Zanny Kingston]

Agree Brooke! LROOE was a huge selling album with some great songs- I am sure the audience would not get restless hearing one or two songs from their later work. I would love to hear waiting in the weeds for example or no more cloudy days!

[Freypower]

I think it is a shame that the man who so extolled the virtues of doing new material (although they were old songs) on the After Hours tour should revert to type as soon as he returns to the Eagles. He doesn't seem to realise that people can come to love those songs too. It makes you wonder if the next time he does a solo show will he drop the After Hours songs. If so, I feel even more privileged that I saw those songs (and twice as privlleged that I saw the LROOE tour).

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Aaauuuggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously? Fans do want to hear the old stuff, but for those who watched the documentary on Showtime (or even bought it) might be curious about some of the songs from LROOE. It wouldn't have killed them to play at least ONE song from the album. Actually, not playing any made me wonder if they regretted ever putting out LROOE and just wanted to forget about it.

I did get to hear How Long at the first LA Forum show, so all was not lost, and I feel so very fortunate to have been at that show. I've heard the song many times live, but hearing it as part of the Eagles History was special.

[Freypower]

Remember how in HOTE LROOE was only given about 10 minutes of discussion. It's like it never happened.

[Houston Baby]

It wouldn't have killed them to play at least ONE song from the album. Actually, not playing any made me wonder if they regretted ever putting out LROOE and just wanted to forget about it.

I did get to hear How Long at the first LA Forum show, so all was not lost, and I feel so very fortunate to have been at that show. I've heard the song many times live, but hearing it as part of the Eagles History was special.

You took the words right out of my mouth VA. I totally agree! "How Long" and "7BR" were perfect in the Forum show. I so wish they would add them permanently! Please, please, please guys!

[shunlvswx]

I'm kinda confuse. I find it strange that they kept LWKUA in the set for all those years, but yet they wouldn't put not one song from the LROOE album in the set. What's the difference. Its part of history now. This album showed that people will still buy their music. Would they had not put LWKUA in the setlist for this tour if LROOE was never made.

I like the album. I don't mind having new songs in shows, but I do also want to hear the hits.

[tjh532]

I think they keep LWKUA because it was a number 1 hit for them. Also, that gives Timothy two songs to sing. It was off of the HFO record, so even including it, they still don't have anything newer than the mid-90's. I love some of the songs from LROOE. I wish they would include at least one.

[secret squirrel]

Here's a short piece on Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, not hugely insightful. Will post to LR thread too.

http://music-news.redigi.com/artist-showdown-eagles-vs-linda-ronstadt/

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[shunlvswx]

Hell Froze Over!!! This is an article from Ultimate Classic Rock that just popped up on my newsfeed.

I've been thinking that if it wasn't for the guys being asked to appear in Travis Tritt's music video for Take It Easy, the guys would probably never got back together. Maybe they would had.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-hell-freezes-over-tour/

[sodascouts]

Yes. 20 years ago today was truly an EPIC MOMENT.

Thank God for Hell Freezes Over!

[Houston Baby]

Yes. 20 years ago today was truly an EPIC MOMENT.

Thank God for Hell Freezes Over!

Amen!

[Houston Baby]

Even imagining if HFO did not occur makes me sad. For people my age, it gave us a chance to enjoy the music of our youth again. For younger people, well they might not have known a great American band or IMHO the greatest American band. Thank goodness we were ALL given a second chance!

[secret squirrel]

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-hell-freezes-over-tour/

I love Glenn's quote re Lost Youth and Greed.

SS
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[Ive always been a dreamer]

ITA with everything said, Soda, HB, and ss! :thumbsup:

[bluefeather]

Amen to your comments

[secret squirrel]

Interesting how much Sebastian Bach likes the Eagles and how many times he's watched HotE.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/sebastian-bach-interview-2014/

SS
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http://secretsquirrelshorts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/im-on-fire-shakey-graves.html

[MaryCalifornia]

Great find, SS! I love him, I saw them with Guns 'n Roses at the Forum in 1991.