I know what you mean, but LROOE had a profound effect on me, & so did After Hours, both of which are currently much more important to me than some of the 70s & 80s work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
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I know what you mean, but LROOE had a profound effect on me, & so did After Hours, both of which are currently much more important to me than some of the 70s & 80s work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
I would agree, although I wasn't around when those early albums came out, but looking back I hold those 70s albums as being the best for me, and not just from this band.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prettymaid
I'm one of those people that some would consider a classic rock purist - but it's my kind of music. Not because I want to be cool for liking 70s music in some way, but because it truly speaks to me in a way that very little if any modern day music does...
I grew up hearing a lot of stuff, similar to what TBF was saying. At my grandparents it was the Clapton Unplugged, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Beatles, etc etc. In our house it was AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, KISS, Stones, etc. At my great grandparents it was Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. But I wasn't a fan of ANY of music until that day when I heard HC. Then I became a huge fan of music and I clinged to the older music because it sounded like what I wanted to hear.
One of the modern rock n' roll bands guitarist's (Buckcherry, though they stated in the 80s their popularity is happening now) said it best - "There are a LOT of rock bands out now. However, there are not very many rock n' ROLL bands out now.". I feel that sums it up. The groove and the melody just isn't there much anymore. I can count on one hand the number of bands in recent years I really like... Most would probably guess my picks. I'm admittedly a hits guy and I love classic rock radio but even in my searches for underground music, none of it speaks to me like 60s/70s/80s rock n' roll.
I just feel that even though I wasn't born at the time, the 70s Eagles records are the soundtrack of my life. I would correct Glenn though - not only did people DO things to the Eagles music of that time, some of us still ARE. :D I feel a deep connection to their music, especially from OTB to TLR and really feel that it was meant for me to hear. There is not a day that goes by that I don't hear an Eagles or solo song, or that I'm not talking, reading, etc about them.
As far as LROOE, I would agree with you.. I'm glad they did it but it just doesn't speak to me. Of course, I'm in the minority here and I'm ok with that and it's great that people get into it but it doesn't feel the same to me personally. How Long would be my favorite, and it's an old song so go figure. YANA would probably be the other favorite.
People may think I really was born in the wrong generation, or that I'm a stick in the mud but I don't care. I'm happy enjoying their 1970s music here in 2013 and spreading it around with either telling people or playing it in my shows.
Its ok austin,
good music is good msic.
when my son was little, we were riding in thecar listening to elvis , richie valens etc and my son said mom can we go see them in concert? I said no to everyone he asked. when I said no they are dead.' His comment was this shoud be the dead station cause they play dead musicians. But hey , its really good music.
Most of my favourite music is from the 60s & 70s but if I had tried to pigeon hole myself into one category such as Eagles style acoustic country rock, I would never have heard Dire Straits. I would never have realised what great songwriters the Bee Gees & Abba were. I would never have heard REM or Oasis, or the solo careers of Peter Gabriel & Phil Collins, or Kate Bush. For that matter I would never have discovered Led Zeppelin. Perhaps because I was a young teenager in England during the Glam Rock era of Slade, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Elton John etc it left me more open to experiment further. When Glenn went solo he led me to black music which I was ashamed that I had never heard.
It's like classical music, to use a highbrow analogy. My preference is for the Romantic era - Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, later Mozart. But does that mean I would never listen to Bach (Baroque) or Stravinsky (Modern)?
I can't just say there is ONE RECORD that fixed forever for me what I wished to hear. I can't do it. Important as the Hotel California album was to me, it has never been my favourite album and it would now struggle to make my Top 20, whereas I think LROOE would. So Austin, while I respect that it changed your life, it didn't change mine.
ETA: I did have a moment when I decided my favourite voice; that was in January 1977 & it did indeed involve the Hotel California album. I regard that differently.
That's fine.. But it did for me and not only changed it but saved it. It was a very special experience and means a lot to me. So yes, I can quite easily and rightly say that it's my favorite. That doesn't mean I don't listen to other albums or other groups. But it will always be the best IMO and certainly my favorite album. It was a once in a lifetime experience and a very out-of-this-world experience on how it happened. If I hadn't heard it on that very day, I wouldn't be alive today. I'm not at all saying everyone has to have the same feelings for it, but I also don't feel bad about saying what it did for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
I am very picky when it comes to music, but you can't help what you like or in this case, dislike. I just don't dig modern music. It's just not as good IMO nor is it what I like to hear. To each their own.
It's absolutely right that you share what it did for you. I guess I've never had an ephipany like that with an album or a song. I have had it with visiting places. Travel is what changed my life. Another story!Quote:
Originally Posted by WalshFan88
I think inspiration and life changing (for the better) events can come from anything, not just music. But when it happens it takes you by surprise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
Austin, thanks for sharing that. It's wonderful that the Eagles music did that for you.
All I know is that they are 'it' for me. I have always loved their music and I always will and I will never quit listening to them. I listened to all their albums during the 14 year hiatus and longed for them to come back and lo and behold, they finally did! And a few years later I got to see them live from the second row and here we are now! Their music (especially the early songs) take me back to that time of innocence and freedom.
[QUOTE=sodascouts;225080]Thanks for that - very interesting!
Here's something I found a bit sad, though. [INDENT][Don states] “I’m not sure if you can change the world with music anymore. Maybe back when we started, that might have seemed possible. Rock’s become very shallow and trite, it’s moving towards entertainment, modern vaudeville, which makes me sad.” Henley suggests the Eagles forthcoming world tour might be their last, and worries that the band have little relevance. “We could go in the studio and cut the most ass-kicking rock ’n’ roll song on earth, and it probably wouldn’t get played on the radio ’cause we are in our sixties. So we’re not really sure there’s a lot of point.” Yet he still feels playing their classic hits has value. “Because they are songs that represent a time when people did seem to care a little bit more about the world. And people still want to hear them.”
I've enjoyed catching up with this thread. For me, Hotel California was groundbreaking, having been brought up with parents who were musical but strictly classical. Don's comments about airplay do not apply over here. In the last few months we have had new releases from the Stones, Bowie and Joe Cocker, all of which have been well represented on the radio. When LROOE came out it too had a good lot of airing on British radio. Thinking about the commercial aspect should not quell the artistic spirit.
EAGLES were mentioned on Wednesdays episode of The Colbert Report on comedy central....it was a joke about how they hate each other....