Eagles Radio Sirius Channel 30 November 17, 2017

[Dawn]

Here's a recap from the show. I'm kinda paraphrasing and I might have missed some parts, but this is what I remembered as I was trying to write it down.





Bill told the story about being asked to be their producer. He, Irving, Tommy Nixon and the guys went to Chuck's Steak House to try to convince Bill to be their producer. Bill really didn't want to be their producer because of their background (country rock). Glenn and even Joe said they really wanted to rock. He finally agreed.



Already gone: His first song he recorded with the Eagles. Glenn felt free with this song.



Best of my love: This song and You Never Cry Like a Lover they kept. Bill remix the song so it can be like the other songs. The Eagles had already recorded ten songs but only kept two(I wonder where those other 8 songs at). Funny story. Bill went to England and called up Glyn to see if he would like to listen to the album. He said yes. Bill went over to his house, had dinner with him and then listen to the album. Bill asked how was it? Glyn said it sucks. Yikes.

On the border: He said why not make it a r&b song. The Temptations style. A call and response song. Everybody did a line in the bridge. Bill said this was his favorite track on the album.


One of these nights. Rock took over. Felder had just join. Joe brought up what part he has from this song. Joe gets Bernie's part. I think they said Bernie came up with the beginning part, but I thought that was a bass line.



Journey of the sorcerer - Bernie was heading out the door and wanted to try to put some of Bernie's songs on the album. Bernie brought in this instrumental and also My Man. Glenn and Don almost shot this down saying we don't do instrumental. (OK. So what is Doolin Dalton instrumental, Wasted Time reprise, I Dream There Was No War. I guess they changed their minds on that) Bill thought it felt like a Finili(SP?) in Florida vibe. Jim Ed Norman wrote the music for the strings. This song was use in a British show called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


Lyin eyes- Joe called this song epic. Bill tells the famous story.

Take It To the Limit: Melvin and the Blue Notes R&B kinda vibe.

After the Thrill Is Gone: Joe asked did Bill had a hand in this. He said no. Don and Glenn brought it to him. He joked about Don and Glenn probably didn't know he producer The Thrill is Gone.

Joe joins the band and Bill asked him back then, "Are you sure you want to do this." A lot of head scratching, but it worked. Joe was around when they were writing for the One of These Nights album.

Try and Love Again: Bill asked how many songs they had ready. Joe said goose egg. Bill said one. Try and Love Again. Nothing else was done at that moment.

Hotel California: Highlight favorite moment was him sitting in the studio, Felder and Joe put down the leads for Hotel California. It took 2 days.

The Eagles wanted to do a double album. How many songs they have. None. Fleetwood Mac was also doing a double album. So it was competition. They had 17 tracks stack up and only used 4 songs that had lyrics.

The Disco Strangler: This is Bill's favorite track from the album.

Teenage Jail: Glenn tried to played sax on this song. They used synthesizer instead.

Random Victims part 3: Soul Pole series. They used that one and Bill also clean that one. I guess it was much dirty than what we hear.

Wow, this is fascinating. I never get tired of hearing about how albums were produced, which songs made the cut and why, who was doing what, etc. Thank you Shun!!!!

[shunlvswx]

I'm sorry, but I find that impossible to believe. I always assumed that the title was a direct reference to Bill having produced The Thrill Is Gone.

I will be interested to see Soda's reaction to him stating that TDS is his 'favourite track' from that album.

I was kinda scratching my head on that part too. I was like huh?:shrug:

Its coming on again tomorrow. I will re-listen to make sure I got that right, but I think he did say that.

[chaim]

Many thanks, Shun!!!

[WalshFan88]

Things started looking up for the Eagles when Bill took over (goodbye Glyn, don't let the door hit you on the way out bud), Felder joined, and then later Joe joined and Bernie left. They really took to hit new heights with Felder and Walsh and a new producer. The dramatic difference between On The Border forward and the first two records that I'm not a fan of are huge. By the time of One of These Nights, obviously Bernie wasn't going to last long anyway. Not his thing at all.

I'll always be thankful for Bill and for the guys getting Joe in there. Had it not been for the Hotel California record, I may not have been here today, and I mean that in more ways than one. HC and TLR made me an Eagles fan. I later appreciated OTB and OOTN, but the first two were not something I liked much other than the biggest hits from LP. I hated Desperado other than the title track.

I think Glyn was a sourpuss because he didn't like the fact the guys were less heavy rock than the groups he had worked with, so he just thought they were only good as a vocal harmony country group. Little did he know, they held their own as a guitar-infused rock n' roll group just as much as The Who, Stones, Zep. Just because their first music wasn't as heavy as Whole Lotta Love, doesn't mean they weren't capable of it. I love the later Eagles for that classic rock sound, man.

[New Kid In Town]

Thanks for the recap Shun !

Wow - was Glyn John's pissed off or what !?
QUOTE: Funny story. Bill went to England and called up Glyn to see if he would like to listen to the album. He said yes. Bill went over to his house, had dinner with him and then listen to the album. Bill asked how was it? Glyn said it sucks. Yikes.
OMG - DS his favorite song from the TL !! I'll say it - YIKES !
Austin - LMAO over this - "goodbye Glyn, don't let the door hit you on the way out bud". I love all eras of the 70's eagles. However, getting Bill to produce their albums really made the difference and put them over the top. It was a brilliant move for sure.

[YoungEaglesFan]

Wow I really wish we could hear those 8 songs. I gotta believe some of them were half decent. I wonder if Glyn still has them

[sodascouts]

TDS is Bill's favorite track on The Long Run?

Maybe it's his favorite because it reminds him of an ex-girlfriend or something and he gets a good laugh out of it.... some weird personal reason like that.

Maybe it was a joke or an attempt to counter all of the song's "bad press." He must know that it is considered by most fans to be one of the worst tracks in the Eagles catalog, let alone the worst on The Long Run.

If he was serious, then there's no accounting for taste.

The only think that would be really dismaying is if he was the one that talked the guys into putting that abomination on their album!

[scottside]

Wow I really wish we could hear those 8 songs. I gotta believe some of them were half decent. I wonder if Glyn still has them

I suspect a lot those 8 songs were ones that they were playing in concert in November and December of 1973. I saw one of those shows and some of them could be what ended up on ON THE BORDER, but with Glyn Johns as the original producer. On that segment of the tour, they played:

1)Ol'55
2)Good Day in Hell
3)James Dean

all of which ended up on OTB and then

4)Wait and See
5)Georgia Peach
6)Blackberry Blossom
7)Bad Man

which ended up nowhere.

[NightMistBlue]

That's four then. Someone has said that there is a studio recording of Randy's epic "Wait and See" that still exists. I hope I get to hear it someday but that's about as likely as me being asked to join the Eagles. :sigh:

Shun, thank you so much for sharing the major info about the ten recorded songs. I don't think that's ever been reported before. Important Eagles scholarship goin' on here.

[maryc2130]

TDS is Bill's favorite track on The Long Run?

Maybe it's his favorite because it reminds him of an ex-girlfriend or something and he gets a good laugh out of it.... some weird personal reason like that.

Maybe it was a joke or an attempt to counter all of the song's "bad press." He must know that it is considered by most fans to be one of the worst tracks in the Eagles catalog, let alone the worst on The Long Run.

If he was serious, then there's no accounting for taste.

The only think that would be really dismaying is if he was the one that talked the guys into putting that abomination on their album!

I think he said one reason he likes it was because it's so different from other Eagles songs. I think he used the phrase "non-Eaglish" (or something similar).

For good or for bad. I'd prefer something more Eaglish!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I'm with those who put The Disco Strangler near the bottom of my list of Eagles songs. I think there was a good reason that 'Eagley' songs were more successful. :wink: :grin:


That's four then. Someone has said that there is a studio recording of Randy's epic "Wait and See" that still exists. I hope I get to hear it someday but that's about as likely as me being asked to join the Eagles. :sigh:

Shun, thank you so much for sharing the major info about the ten recorded songs. I don't think that's ever been reported before. Important Eagles scholarship goin' on here.

Well I've never heard studio recordings of those four last songs, but for those of you who have never heard them at all, there are live versions of 'Georgia Peach' and 'Wait and See' in this thread:

https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3092

If you can't find them on the blog link in the opening post, there are mp3s in post #17.

And thanks to all of you who have contributed the info in this thread. It is great and very informative for those of us who don't subscribe.

[shunlvswx]

I suspect a lot those 8 songs were ones that they were playing in concert in November and December of 1973. I saw one of those shows and some of them could be what ended up on ON THE BORDER, but with Glyn Johns as the original producer. On that segment of the tour, they played:

1)Ol'55
2)Good Day in Hell
3)James Dean

all of which ended up on OTB and then

4)Wait and See
5)Georgia Peach
6)Blackberry Blossom
7)Bad Man

which ended up nowhere.

If no. 7 is the same song I've heard, then Randy recorded that song on one of his solo album. I've heard that song a few times on Sirius.

[NightMistBlue]

Yes, Randy recorded a great, rockin' version of "Bad Man" on his first solo album in 1978 and performed the song in concert through the early 80s.

[Scarlet Sun]

Yes, it would have sucked. Glyn Johns forever

[shunlvswx]

I'm going to add a few more statements to my post that I forgot to post.

Joe brought it was the Smoker you Drink album and said they wanted this guy. I forgot to add that Joe was also at the dinner. Bill saw the guys in 1972 in Denver and they were the opening act for Yes. When he first saw them he thought they were a nice tight vocal country rock band. Bring on Yes.

Already Gone: They were still trying to convince they wanted to rock. Tune up, turn up and rock. How much time you will give me for my lead parts.

On the Border: I forgot to add that they did this song with Glyn Johns, but decided to redo it and make it a R&B, Temptations call and response song.

Journey of the Sorcerer: Bernie brought this song in (along with My man). He said he has this Banjo theme type of song and nobody wanted to write lyrics to it. Bill said let's make it an instrumental. Then it goes back to my post.

[NightMistBlue]

Any advice on how we can hear these unreleased songs, SS? Do we need to cultivate more powerful, influential friends? 'Cause I suck at that, unfortunately. :shrug:

[Scarlet Sun]

Any advice on how we can hear these unreleased songs, SS? Do we need to cultivate more powerful, influential friends? 'Cause I suck at that, unfortunately. :shrug:

I hate to say this, but outlive DH. Or be in the right place at the right time and let it happen completely randomly, which is how I "did" it. But you're not really missing too much, it's a whole lot of mediocrity.

[NightMistBlue]

I know you've said that, but it's so hard to imagine Randy's song not being amazing. It's so different to everything else they did.

Can you say if the studio recording of "Wait and See" has the same kind of wailing guitar freak-out as the live version?

In the meantime, I'll cut down on the cigs and try to outlive DH.

[Scarlet Sun]

I know you've said that, but it's so hard to imagine Randy's song not being amazing. It's so different to everything else they did.

Can you say if the studio recording of "Wait and See" has the same kind of wailing guitar freak-out as the live version?

In the meantime, I'll cut down on the cigs and try to outlive DH.

There's a solo but it's shorter and not as good as the live version by a good distance

[New Kid In Town]

There is a version of a few of these songs I heard from a concert at Holy Cross College in Mass. in 1973. The concert was audio only on you tube. However, I don't know if it is still on there.

SS - Outlive DH - cracked me up ! :lol:

I really don't know what Don's problem is with going into that vault and releasing some or all of the material. I for one would love to hear/see it.

[Scarlet Sun]

There is a version of a few of these songs I heard from a concert at Holy Cross College in Mass. in 1973. The concert was audio only on you tube. However, I don't know if it is still on there.

SS - Outlive DH - cracked me up ! :lol:

I really don't know what Don's problem is with going into that vault and releasing some or all of the material. I for one would love to hear/see it.

Yeah, it's still up there. I'm sure there's very little chance that he's going to approve the release of material he considers "not up to Eagles' standards."

One more thing - a perhaps more official title for "Wait and See" is "Oh Darling"

[sodascouts]

I think he said one reason he likes it was because it's so different from other Eagles songs. I think he used the phrase "non-Eaglish" (or something similar).

For good or for bad. I'd prefer something more Eaglish!

Amen, girl!


Yeah, it's still up there. I'm sure there's very little chance that he's going to approve the release of material he considers "not up to Eagles' standards."

One more thing - a perhaps more official title for "Wait and See" is "Oh Darling"

Ah, but how we'd eat them up as bonus tracks on a re-release....

[Scarlet Sun]

On the Border: I forgot to add that they did this song with Glyn Johns, but decided to redo it and make it a R&B, Temptations call and response song.

Bridge vocals (originally titled "Borderline"):

first line - Glenn
second line - Bernie (in his normal voice, not in his bass range)
third and fourth lines - the whole band in unison

Not quite as good . . .

[scottside]

Yeah, it's still up there. I'm sure there's very little chance that he's going to approve the release of material he considers "not up to Eagles' standards."

One more thing - a perhaps more official title for "Wait and See" is "Oh Darling"

At the show I was at Glenn introduced it as two songs combined into one as "Oh Darling" and "I Am A Sinner."

[shunlvswx]

I just played Who Owns This Place from The Color Of Money. I actually sat down and listen to this song, but its soo 80s. LOL But I like it.

[shunlvswx]

I just heard an audio clip of Ronnie Dunn (the other half of country group Brooks & Dunn) talking about the Eagles.

Him and Slash had a little brief audio clip on the channel.

[East Texas Girl]

I just heard an audio clip of Ronnie Dunn (the other half of country group Brooks & Dunn) talking about the Eagles.

Him and Slash had a little brief audio clip on the channel.

I have heard both of those clips as well, Shun. Slash said his son's favorite song is New Kid In Town. :smile:

[shunlvswx]

I thought that was cool that Slash's son favorite song is New Kid In Town. The kid's got great taste. LOL

[East Texas Girl]

I thought that was cool that Slash's son favorite song is New Kid In Town. The kid's got great taste. LOL

Yes, he does! :wink:

[MaryCalifornia]

I heard Brownstone's version of ICTYW today, it's good!

And for the love of g*d can someone tell me why they keep playing Bill Wyman's Monkey Grip Glue??!! I mean, I like the Stones as much as the next person, but Wyman's solo songs? Did anyone hear a backstory about this one?

[Witchy Woman]

As much as I love the channel, I'm afraid it's wearing a little thin, and becoming a bit repetitive. There's only so many times you can hear other people's covers (most of which I think suck), and guest DJ spots. Of course, the same can be said of all the channels on Sirius/XM, hence why I cancelled my subscription many years ago (my dad has it in his car, which I've been driving a lot, so I tune in frequently).

[Brooke]

I have to agree, WW. I've heard some of the stories and songs too many times already!

[tjrrockandrollmaster]

The Eagles channel while a great concept has already gotten repetitive with same songs. Have any Don Felder solo tracks been played? If not, it's a shame. I enjoyed the Airborne album and the songs from Heavy Metal and songs from his last album.

The Pink Floyd channel they had was pulled for some reason and they shouldn't have pulled it because since they pulled it Pink Floyd released The Endless River in 2014, David Gilmour released his album Rattle That Lock in 2015, the massive 2016 Pink Floyd Early Years Box Set which has 11-CDs (loads of unreleased material) and Roger Waters released his album Is This The Life We Really Want? in 2017 so there is plenty more to play.

Adding all 15 Floyd studio albums plus the three double live CDs, the Live at Wembley 1974 and the bonuses on Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and The Endless River boxes and the content on the 1965-72 mammoth box set you'd have days worth of Pink Floyd to play. Plus solo works from the five members (including the live albums from David Gilmour and Roger Waters). If it was influences there'd be Miles Davis (Rick Wright was a huge fan), Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix (Gilmour was a massive Hendrix fan), Jeff Beck, The Stones and even some classical music and the odd Ron Geesin tune.

[shunlvswx]

John Boylan (Linda's old manager) will have a Guest DJ show tomorrow at 5:00pm Eastern/4:00pm Central.

[NightMistBlue]

Oh man! I'd love to hear the John Boylan show. He was also Rick Nelson's manager/producer in the late 60's. He was said to be instrumental in recommending Randy for the Stone Canyon Band as well as the Eagles.

[Delilah]

I managed to catch John Boylan’s DJ segment today. He had an interesting playlist and referenced musicians and engineers most of whom I wasn’t familiar with (or just vaguely so); hopefully I got everything right. If I have a chance I’ll listen to the repeat later tonight at 8:00 (I think) and make any corrections.

He introduces himself and says he will be playing his 5 favorite Eagles songs plus 5 other tracks that had a great influence on him and his career and possibly on the Eagles too. These are his selections and comments about each.

1. New Kid in Town- this started out as a chorus by JD Souther and he brought it to Don and Glenn to finish it. Don had described it as a song on how you can be easily replaced when you’re at the top of the heap.

2. High Sierra by Linda Ronstadt- ever since meeting LR in 1970, he believes she has one of the greatest voices in a generation; he still gets the same sense of excitement when he hears her sing. He chose this Ronstadt song b/c
(1) she was instrumental in the formation of the Eagles (2) it was engineered by George Masberg(?) and is one of the best pieces of recorded music he’s heard (3) it’s an expression of American roots music with background harmony vocals by Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton

3. One of These Nights - even though the Eagles are the quintessential American country rock band, they were also influenced greatly by R&B and soul music (he mentions the Philadelphia sound). Also, this song is a really good example of an interesting guitar idea—the layering of guitar parts over time, a “wire choir.” It’s an interesting technique that takes the place of the horn section in an R&B band.

4. Respect by Aretha Franklin - records that Jerry Wexler made with Aretha Franklin had a profound influence early in his career and he listened to them intently. He mentions the Muscle Shoal rhythm section and despite some of the background politics going on while making the record, he knows that Roger Hawkins and Jimmie Johnson played on it. Don, Glenn and he used to sit and listen this and marvel at Hawkins’ playing, not to take anything away from Jimmie Johnson’s rhythm guitar and Telecaster. Written by Otis Redding.

5. Desperado - this title track from their 2nd album is one of their most enduring songs. It’s strongly influenced by the great Ray Charles. Its enigmatic lyrics can be interpreted in many different ways which is a reason for its universal appeal. Glenn’s masterful piano playing is precise and right on the money; he also praises Don’s vocals. Also, he wants to mention Jim Ed Norman’s absolutely perfect string arrangement which adds color without getting in the way.

[NightMistBlue]

Thank you, D! No mention of Randy? I'll have to get my own darn radio show and call it "It's All About Randy"

I think Boylan would have met Ronstadt in 1969

[Delilah]

John Boylan’s playlist continued...

6. Against the Wind by Bob Seger - Glenn gave a lot of credit to Seger for helping with his career. Seger not only produced Glenn’s band’s first album but also introduced them to a record company. Glenn sang backing vocals on “Rambling, Gambling Man” and later Glenn and Don add backing vocals to this one. It’s a mid-tempo ballad that ponders the effects of fame and loss of innocence. There’s a terrific piano part by Paul(?) Harris. It’s a 1980 release.

7. Ol 55 - although the majority of Eagles songs were written by the band, they were always willing to record some that they didn’t e.g Peaceful Easy Feeling by Jack Tempchin. He chose this one b/c (1) it’s a tremendous song (2) the Eagles brought a different sensibility to it (3) Tom Waits was an enigmatic sensational singer-songwriter of that era.

8. She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan - without question, Dylan was the most important singer-songwriter of John’s generation; he influenced everyone including the Beatles (he says something about Dylan writing material that weren’t just maudlin love songs). This is one composition he especially liked; he liked it so much he produced it for Rick Nelson and it was one of his more successful songs.* This is the original Bob Dylan version and includes the wonderful guitarist Bruce Langhorne.

9. Bluebird by Buffalo Springfield - one of the most interesting and influential rock bands was BS. The principals (Stills, Young, Furay) went on to greater glory. He chose this Stephen Stills song b/c (1) the amazing acoustic guitar sound boosted the compression, creating a glass-like and (?) quality (2) it uses a jazz technique of trading off a guitar solo or short snippets of guitar solos (3) the delightful appearance of Charlie Chin who uses a banjo effect called “frailing”

10. Long Road Out of Eden - for his last song, he chooses a brave undertaking in this current environment of 30-second soundbites and culture of instant gratification. It’s a challenging piece of work with multiple rewards for the listener. The first verse is a portrait of a soldier trying to stay alive, the second verse is about the consumption-driven life of the average American and then there’s a guitar solo. The third verse is a cautionary tale about where the human race is headed and how to avoid it. This title track is masterful.

Mr. Boylan ends by saying he enjoyed offering this little playlist and that these songs have meant a lot to him over the years and hopefully will mean something to listeners too.

*just an added note: Rick Nelson recorded this song with the Stone Canyon Band which included Randy at the time; his cover version peaked at #33 on the charts.

[Delilah]

Thank you, D! No mention of Randy? I'll have to get my own darn radio show and call it "It's All About Randy"

I think Boylan would have met Ronstadt in 1969

I would be calling in your radio show with plenty of requests, lol.

I thought 1970 seemed later than I remembered.

[New Kid In Town]

Delilah - Many thanks for the recap of the John Boylan DJing stint. He sounds like someone who could write a great book on the music business for that period of time.

Didn't he hook up with LR in around 1969 ? I thought he produced her 1970 album.

[LuvTim]

Thanks, D. I forgot to listen.

I agree with his high opinion of LROOE. 8)

[Delilah]

You’re welcome, everyone. :smile:

I agree with NKIT that Mr. Boylan should write a book. He knows a lot about production, session musicians, etc. and he had a direct connection to the Eagles.

[YoungEaglesFan]

You’re welcome, everyone. :smile:

I agree with NKIT that Mr. Boylan should write a book. He knows a lot about production, session musicians, etc. and he had a direct connection to the Eagles.

There’s a LOT of people who should write books LOL

[BillBailey1976]

The 70's California music scene, Eagles in particular is so interesting. I'd love to see Netflix do a 10 or 12 episode scripted series telling the story of those groups, the music, the fighting the breakups, etc..

[padreken]

On Joe's show, I remember him playing a track by an electronic music artist that used a an old sampled female vocal from the 50's. Does anyone recall the name of the song?

[DreamIsOver]

FYI Looks like the Eagles station is ending on 2/1 with Fleetwood Mac taking over.

http://blog.siriusxm.com/the-fleetwood-mac-channel-is-coming-to-siriusxm-in-february/

[sodascouts]

The Fleetwood Mac one is airing on Channel 4, though - isn't the Eagles one on Channel 30?

Maybe they'll co-exist.

Or have they announced that the Eagles channel is ending?

[DreamIsOver]

Whoops, my mistake. I had the channels mixed up.

In my mind, The Eagles had taken over for Billy Joel in November, which was on Channel 4. I forgot the Eagles were on Channel 30.

I don't pay much attention to the station numbers, I just hit the presets :brickwall:.

[buffyfan145]

I do think the Eagles channel is supposed to end at the end of the month though unless they extended it again. It was supposed to end earlier this month till the change.

[Delilah]

Well the Eagles station has ended and it’s back to Billy Joel. I loved listening to the music esp. rarely heard tunes although there was some repetition of the hits. Getting some insight and anecdotes from the Guest DJs was a real treat. If it is ever revived, my Guest DJ wishlist is:

Bernie Leadon
Glyn Johns
Linda Ronstadt (if she’s up to it of course)
Deacon Frey
Jackson Browne

[shunlvswx]

I hate to see it go, but I enjoyed it. Now its back to listening to Pandora and IHeart Radio full time during the day. I didn't miss hearing other songs in between. IT was so nice hearing 5 to 8 Eagles songs an hour instead of 3 or 4 songs an hour with other songs (that has nothing to do with the Eagles) in between. I did enjoy the Family Tree since it was relate to the Eagles.

I even heard IN The City one last time last night. For the road. I'm not going to miss hearing it five times a day. I am IN The City wore out. I only heard it once today. :rofl: I didn't mind the repeats. Local radio station repeat a lot of songs during the day so this was no difference. I'm use to listening to Eagles music all day, everyday. Listening to their music gets me through the day.

I notice today on my Don Henley Station on Pandora that they played a lot of songs they rarely or don't play anymore on there. They are starting back playing the LROOE album and I am so happy. And they put the whole LROOE album back on IHeart Radio to listen to.

I was thinking about Deacon too. I wonder why they didn't ask him to do a Guest DJ show. I would love to hear the stories and memories of his dad. I also want to know what are his favorite Eagle songs and what other songs he like that are not Eagles songs.

I think they will it back later down the road. We haven't seen the last of the Hotel California channel. If they can bring back Billy Joel's channel a lot of times, they will bring back this channel.

[East Texas Girl]

I miss the station as well. I have gone back to listening Randy's solo music and Eagles music that I downloaded to my phone during my working hours. If they do bring the station back it will probably be after my free trial runs out. :roll:

[sodascouts]

It seemed it was pretty popular. It certainly seems it would be more popular than a Billy Joel channel (no offense to Mr. Joel). They could always give it new spot on the dial if they wanted to have both. I wonder how they make such decisions.

[tbsfan]

It seemed it was pretty popular. It certainly seems it would be more popular than a Billy Joel channel (no offense to Mr. Joel). They could always give it new spot on the dial if they wanted to have both. I wonder how they make such decisions.

Huge Billy Joel fan here. He was my first real concert and I could basically listen to Scenes From an Italian Restaurant on a loop. His channel comes and goes and this is the first time I've had Sirius while the channel has been active. So far, I've loved it. Billy seems much more active with the channel than the Eagles were with their's. They play clips quite frequently of Billy talking about his inspiration for various songs, which I've enjoyed.

While I love the Eagles, I was disappointed in how quickly I got bored with the Sirius channel because I felt it was just too repetitive. (They could've delved further into the guys' solo careers to prevent this.) It didn't help that David Fricke sounded bored out of his mind reading the between song tidbits, which they seemed to repeat the same handful of over and over. More guest deejaying by Timothy, Don & Joe would have been great.

Perhaps Sirius will do the periodic thing with the Eagles Channel the way they do with the Billy Joel channel. Maybe even alternating them?

[MaryCalifornia]

I am definitely missing the channel on my drives to and from work. I heard so many songs I would have never heard! Great songs by other artists and the Eagles! I had to replace the channel so I chose Pearl Jam radio (sorry Billy Joel) - Eddie Vedder is in my top 3 or 4 list of male singers. Pearl Jam has had their own Sirius channel for years, which I assume they pay for. It is live concerts from around the globe, 1990s to present. Imagine if we had that from the Eagles!!! It's like Pearl Jam simply doesn't care about missed opportunities for monetizing this footage or the occasional off-note singing live. (although its amazing how Eddie sounds almost exactly the same live as on the recorded versions most of the time).

Pearl Jam fought against Ticketmaster's service charges in order make concert prices more reasonable for fans, to the point of testifying before Congress and only playing non-Ticketmaster venues. The Eagles have been so closely aligned with Irving and his ticketing companies its like they're intertwined.

Strange that two of my favorite bands, both selling scores of millions of albums, both in the R&RHoF, both pre-internet, handle things so differently. None of this makes me like or respect the Eagles any less, it's just an observation of an interesting contrast in band philosophy because I had to change my Sirius channel haha. I've made it known on here that I support the Eagles getting whatever ticket prices they can! But, I also think Pearl Jam are so cool for how they've handled things.

[NightMistBlue]

Pearl Jam has had their own Sirius channel for years, which I assume they pay for.

Oh gosh, really? I never even considered that was a possibility. I was assuming it's the same as old-fashioned radio except of course subscription-based rather than advertiser-based.

I hazily recall that Pearl Jam was always fine about fans recording their concerts, even back before the Internet was a thing.

[MaryCalifornia]

NMB - I honestly don't know. How does an individual band get its own branded station on Sirius? Sirius already has the Lithium channel, described as 90's alternative/grunge, which PJ would obviously fall under. But on that channel, we wouldn't get back-to-back-to-back live shows.

Based on the current lineup, the other Sirius stations branded currently as bands/individuals are:

Beatles
Elvis
Bruce Springsteen
Billy Joel
Grateful Dead
Tom Petty
Ozzy
Garth Brooks
Kenny Chesney
Willie Nelson
BB King
Eminem

Maybe Sirius reaches out to partner with these entities, and maybe that's what they did with Pearl Jam.

[My My]

Jimmy Buffett concerts are also played live on Sirius Radio Margaritaville almost every weekend during the spring and summer. Hubby and I are big fans. The channel is great with lots of music besides Buffett- Beach Boys, Eagles etc. The concert on April 14th in Orlando is one that is listed as a live broadcast. It would be great if the Eagles joined him for a song or two!

[MaryCalifornia]

They're playing Jimmy Buffet's performance opening for the Eagles live (or parts of it)? Wow...very cool.

[My My]

Yep. I assume it will Jimmy's entire concert, it generally is when they broadcast them live.

[Delilah]

The Classic Vinyl Channel on ch. 26 plays the Eagles occasionally. I started listening to it instead of Billy Joel. Garth Brooks’ channel also plays the Eagles ever so often.

The Lithium channel is great, it’s on my favorites list. I didn’t know about Kenny Chesney and Pearl Jam. I’ll have to check those out.

[WalshFan88]

I like Classic Vinyl, Classic Rewind, and The Highway. Basically all rock and roll except The Highway which is today's country, which is, yep, rock and roll lol (and some RnB).

[sodascouts]

I moved the Fleetwood Mac discussion to their thread: https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1248