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Thanks UTW, I enjoyed reading that. Interesting that Randy had been pencilled in to join Buffalo Springfield.
I can't believe they didn't mention Ringo and Joe's, 1981 Old Wave album. Joe was also at The Beatles Shea Stadium gig.I think Henley attended a The Beatles gig too.
There must be more number one hits, featuring one or more Eagles, although none come immediately to mind.
Did Wilson Phillips Hold On reach number one? Joe played on that too
I hope it's not a final link. :thumbsup:
Looks like UTW has been doing some homework this week. Thank you for these links. As usual - WELL DONE!!! :thumbsup:
Ditto from me too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
Abso-freakin'-lutely!!!
Take It Easy claims Number 8 spot in this month's Classic Rock Magazine's 25 Greatest Country Rock Songs, ranking behind Metallica, naturally. (Mama Said for anyone wondering.) The top three in reverse order are Dead Flowers by The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd's The Ballad of Curtis Loew, and Ramblin' Man by The Allman Brothers Band.
The magazine has previously featured a Top 100 Albums of the Seventies special, which featured not one entry for either the Eagles, Joe Walsh, or any album with which any Eagle has featured (to the best of my knowledge, something TBS, Joe or Felder played on could well have slipped my attention).
Thanks for posting this, TLR.
I have to say I'm not usually a fan of the magazine's lists. Once again, they predictably place obscure songs that many have never even heard above true classics that are almost universally loved. Go figure! :shrug:
I trust that when they do their '25 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs' list, Enter Sandman will claim number 8 spot, ranking behind Out Of Control, naturally. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by thelastresort
We can dream!
I think a common problem with lists of the best folk/country rock or acoustic rock songs is they are too generous to bands who don't specialise in these styles. I sometimes get a feeling the compilers think along the lines 'I like this song, and it has pedal steel in it, let's include it!'. This is perhaps a bit unfair or me to say given that I haven't seen the list myself, but the Metallica inclusion makes me think this. The Eagles would certainly have topped my list rather than Ramblin' Man, which is definitely not the best country rock song IMO. It does have great harmonised guitars but I don't think is that strong or memorable a song (it does the 'rock' part well, the 'country' part, which is probably more important on a list like this, less so). In fairness I love The Ballad of Curtis Loew, and I think the inclusion of The Stones is understandable (country was a big influence on them - this is why I thought it was a good idea for Don to get Mick Jagger to appear on Cass County), although my first guess for them would have been Wild Horses rather than Dead Flowers.
As for the Top 100 albums list - nothing at all? Each to their own I guess, but I can't say I agree!
I always have maintained Out of Control was the closest the Eagles ever got to heavy metal!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonny Come Lately
There are also entries for Elvis Costello and the Attractions (Good Year for the Roses), Kings of Leon (Wasted Time), Pink Floyd (Country Song (The Red Queen Theme)) and Led Zeppelin (Hot Dog), and though Zep did have some folky moments none of those are renowned for their contributions to country rock; meanwhile you have the likes of Poco and even CS&N (Young makes it to Number 4 with Are You Ready for the Country) with nothing to show, when both were pretty big names in the 70s folk-country rock scenes. I also expected Wild Horses for the Rolling Stones, but agree they are worthy of their place.
I will revisit the 100 Albums issue when I get a chance but I'm fairly certain there was no Eagles / solo input into any of them.
The Eagles are again represented in a country rock-related Classic Rock list, this time a list of the 10 Essential Country Rock albums. Their choice, believe it or not, is Hotel California...
Tim is also represented on this list, as Poco's Crazy Eyes also makes their top ten. You can read their comments and see the rest of the list here:
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-09-...ry-rock-albums
As great an album as HC is, I can't help but think that any of the earlier albums would fit in better on this list. What is strange is that their comments focus on the arrival of Joe and departure of Bernie. Desperado would be my choice.
I saw that article and the only thing I could think of as to why they chose "Hotel California" was if they're talking about today's country music. The country genre has so many different sounds to it now with the younger artists mixing in sounds from rock, pop, hip hop, alternative rock, and R&B. I know a lot of traditional country fans don't like it but I have no issue with it since I listen to all those genres anyway. I do know a lot of younger country artists in their 20s & 30s include the Eagles as an influence and do list "Hotel California" as an album that influences them. Joe is even an influence himself on the younger country artists/guitarists as well, and I've actually heard some recent 80s sounding country songs that sound like what Don or Glenn would've had out in the 80s.
But I agree for country-rock it should have been "Desperado".
There's a passing reference to the band in this article about a couple of record business people who are raising funds to mount orchestral extravaganzas based on the music of classic rock bands. I think Henley and Azoff will be more inclined to put together their own show where they have creative control and a larger share of the profits (eg the musical). Anyway, it's interesting to see how the music might be exploited in the future.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rockmani...nds-1475208061Quote:
Now that their fans have demonstrated a willingness to snap up $1,000 seats, the live-music industry is trying to figure out what to offer them next. But banking on the participation of any one act appears increasingly risky, especially given the unexpected deaths this year of artists such as Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, rocker David Bowie and pop star Prince.
“We’re getting old,” Eagles manager Irving Azoff said at a panel event earlier this week, noting that four of his management clients, including Mr. Frey, had died.
Mr. Konowitch said the idea for RockmaniaLive was born several years ago when a group of booking-agency heads and promoters warned him against managing certain classic rock acts because it wasn’t clear how much longer they could tour.
He began researching the economics of symphonic tribute shows, which he discovered could reliably draw as many as 6,000 fans thanks to their nostalgia for the music and loyalty to their local orchestras—no matter how clumsy or “cheesy” the production, he said.
To help line up some initial individual investors—whom Mr. Konowitch declined to disclose—he hired Grammy-winning producer Rob Cavallo, known for his work with punk’s Green Day and rock’s Dave Matthews Band, and composer David Campbell, the father of Beck, to arrange classic-rock albums for orchestras that will perform alongside carefully cast guitarists, bassists and drummers. Vocalists will sing on only a few of the songs in a given show, in front of giant screens displaying elaborate visual effects.
Reading that last paragraph, it sound like just the kind of show that Don Felder is taking part in next summer.
Billboard has a list of groups where two or more of the members have had top-40 hits.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...oups-solo-hits
What I noticed is that only two of the groups had four or more members who had solo hits. One is The Beatles.