That's right, although he is always downplaying his musical role.
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That's right, although he is always downplaying his musical role.
He downplays his musical role? :D
Yeah! Back in the day, he was always talking about how he was the third best guitarist in the Eagles out of 3, lol. He always credits Don with having the best lyrics and voice, Joe with having the best licks, Tim the sweetest disposition... he really does downplay himself.
awww.......that's sweet!
In one way it's sweet. Then he turns around and refers to himself as 'the quarterback'. He runs the operation and he always has. He is just very good at delegation. I think he thinks the band works better when he allows the other members to have their turn in the spotlight, which it does, although he should not let it happen at his expense so much. His statement in F1 that Don is the 'chief vocalist' I find far too generous. To me he and Don are and always have been co-lead singers.
So here is a nice example of 'spotlight sharing'.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...RACWithTim.jpg
I agree that him and Don have always been "co-lead singers" and that he pretty much runs the operation. You can tell he's a natural "leader. But I don't think he allowed anyone to have more of a spotlight at his expense. Call me crazy but I don't see Glenn as being a pushover or doing anything he didn't want to do. I guess I just don't see Glenn getting any less spotlight or attention than the rest of the guys. I think he prides himself more on being able to call himself "the quarterback" and that it pretty much says he runs everything or most things. Speaking of all of them having their own individual talents and abilities, one thing I've always thought that Glenn has done really well is to put music together. It seems like any song he's involved in is really catchy musically or has a beautiful melody. I think that's a special gift because what good are the lyrics if the music sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
Oh and by the way, that is a gorgoues pic! :D
That's a really great pic of Tim and Glenn, Fp. Thanks.
I agree. Great photo, FP. Not really sharing but still...
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7..._NTSC-2061.jpg
sure they're sharing EF :D They're sharing space! :wink:
I think both Glenn and Don are such perfectionists that they would have worked long and hard about who was best for lead vocals on each song. Both have so many good qualities, but Glenn always seems to have been more comfortable introducing songs. If you read 'Flying High' the impression is that Glenn played down his own talents in order to keep the band together - after all, every band member has been talented and probably a little egotistic (maybe excepting Tim), so it must have been particularly hard to keep everyone happy and productive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maleah
Great pics, everyone!