Excuse my ignorance, but what is that fantastic riff he plays at 2:24-3:00?
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Excuse my ignorance, but what is that fantastic riff he plays at 2:24-3:00?
I guessed it was something from Road To Forever;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snUA3jKSqT8
Thanks. Road To Forever was my first thought, but I've heard the album once and the riff didn't ring a bell. I'm shocked that this killer riff didn't catch my ear first time around. With the intro drum beat the riff has a Fuckin' Up (Neil Young) vibe. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvRmBUEwtZg)Quote:
Originally Posted by Funk 50
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Just listened to the studio version and I noticed why it didn't grab me. I like the riff more when Don plays a one-note version of it lower (on the A-string) with distortion. It's not like that on the record.
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Originally Posted by UndertheWire
I really liked that UtW, thanks. Are the links supposed to be to the same video? I wasn't sure if that was intentional.
Oops. I've fixed the second link in my original post but here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3_qP27CJWAQuote:
Originally Posted by Delilah
Thanks!
Thank you for the Ernie Ball video, UtW! I didn't know the Eagles had a sponsorship from the company. I liked what DF had to say about his creative process too.
Holy Frampton, he plays a vocoder/talk box thingie!
That was very interesting ... Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by UndertheWire
Gotta love how he managed to throw Hotel California in there, again. He wanted to demonstrate a minor 3rd bend and the HC solo happens to start with one. :mrgreen:
(Incidentally, it was cool that he didn't play HC in the first clip, but some more recent stuff.)
Mr. Felder tries out some Ernie Ball effects pedals. Spoiler alert: he likes them. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTVXVf1PZ8M
He's really well-spoken isn't he? And he clearly still enjoys playing. Thanks for posting.
Don performs acoustic versions of Tequila Sunrise and Hotel California at last month's Acoustic-4-A-Cure Benefit Concert. He dedicates TS to his ex-bandmate Glenn Frey and says it's the reason he stopped drinking. He also cites it as one of his favorite Glenn songs.
His part starts at 46:00. It's kind of odd to see him without the double-neck guitar on HC but it's also nice to hear a different take on it.
[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1WFQ9fqQBI[/ame]
June 24, 2017
United We Rock Tour
Don Felder sings Heartache Tonight, Life in the Fastlane and Hotel California at the Greek
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm-oCBsfrFM
Witchy Woman, The Long Run, Take it Easy with Tommy Shaw Greek Theater
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HegtSeolbcM
Don’s new bass player Jeff Coffey (ex-Chicago) sings “Take It to the Limit” at 10:40. Also, Don continues to pay his respects to Glenn by dedicating PEF to him (15:25). There was a standalone video of TITTL but I can’t find it now.
This is part of the Garden Rocks Concert Series at the 2018 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, May 14, 2018
[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ha7XeGtY1Hg&t=1542s[/ame]
Don has such a good band, such a great player. If he'd just be willing to hire even ONE singer he'd be the best Eagles tribute band out there. And if he hires two singers, even better. I absolutely love his guitar playing, and his band is excellent. But if I'm honest the vocals are grating on me ever since I heard them live. I always used to argue for his singing against Don and Glenn's claims of him not being a singer, I was going off of YT videos but when you hear it live, it's so processed and it doesn't do his playing and his band justice IMO. Get a singer or two and they'd be the best tribute band, for me anyway. The music is excellent.
Still, it was great to hear him playing guitar live. Always will be one of my heroes.
I don’t mind Don’s voice; when I saw him perform live I thought he was fine. However I never had high expectations of his singing anyway and his voice has changed a lot since the 70s/80s. I knew that going in. He must know his own limitations since he has others sing TITTL. There are heritage acts performing now where the lead singer doesn’t sing great lead anymore. It’s unfortunate.
Still it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let Jeff Coffey (or someone else) sing a few more songs...Jeff did hit some high notes towards the end.
When did Don change bass players? I saw him two years ago, geez-doesn't seem that long though, and the guy he had then did a phenomenal job with TITTL.
He's changed since I just saw him back in March.Quote:
Originally Posted by East Texas Girl
Wow, that was quick!! :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by WalshFan88
I know this is pretty late, but I’m not a big fan of Don singing tequila sunrise. I just don’t see a reason for him to play that song. He should dust off Visions. I know a lot of people don’t know/ don’t like the song but I like it and at least he wrote and sang it.
I personally don't mind that he plays songs live he had nothing to do with when recorded. I just don't like his singing. But he can play any Eagles song for me.
But as far as playing Tequila Sunrise and PEF and such, I say bring it on. He played them live enough times for him to have that privilege. I just wish he found a singer or two that can do them justice. But still, Felder should play ALL Eagles material IMO and has every right to do so. And I personally "hate" Visions. YMMV.
I appreciate that Don performs and dedicates Tequila Sunrise to Glenn in his shows now. However, as a general rule, I have always preferred he not perform Eagles songs that were recorded before he joined the band. JMHO, but I feel he should stick to Eagles songs that he was involved in writing or recording. To me, Visions would be a good choice.
I just don’t think he should sing Tequila sunrise. An acoustic based song with a focus on harmony and such I don’t think fits his strength as a musician. He should keep uptempo stuff. PEF has some cool lead guitar albeit country but has some guitar playing for him to do. It’s more about fit than connection. That’s my issueQuote:
Originally Posted by WalshFan88
I think it would be great if he added Visions to his setlist. What’s concerning though is that he wouldn’t sound like does on the original recording. I’m sure if the audience didn’t respond well to his renditions of PEF or Tequila Sunrise, he would have dropped them long ago. If i’m not mistaken, he’s on hiatus until October, when he starts touring again. Maybe he’ll revamp his setlist by then.
"Visions" might be better in terms of it being "his" song but to jump off of Delilah's comment about audience response - "Visions" is something that a lot of people wouldn't know. Remember that a lot of Eagles fans listen to the Greatest Hits a heck of a lot more than they listen to the studio albums, barring Hotel California. Still, I think he should do it anyway. Claim your song, man! If you don't, no one will!
I haven't checked recent clips, but he has lip-synced an awful lot. This suggests that he doesn't think he can sing well enough live. And therefore there's a reason to hire a singer who CAN do it. But I guess in some songs his guitar part isn't so prominent, so it would be weird to be playing a not-so-essential guitar part (Tequila Sunrise, for example) when someone else is singing. Perhaps he wants to have some kind of a lead role in every song since he's a solo performer. I would understand such reasoning.
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Originally Posted by chaim
Steve Hackett manages OK on that front. But then Steve Hackett has a great deal more material to work with, including his own solo career which unlike Felder, he doesn't push aside. One thing to remember about Felder is he doesn't have much to choose from.
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Originally Posted by YoungEaglesFan
Well, I am one of those people who are not a fan of "Visions". I don't care for his version of TS. I think it is nice that he dedicates the song to Glenn but, like Dreamer, I don't think he should be performing songs that were recorded before he joined the band. Don is one of the best guitarists in rock. However, he is only an average singer. Like others have said, he should hire a lead singer. I have a friend who saw him and his band in concert not too long ago. He loved his guitar playing but was not overwhelmed by his singing. He said it was an enjoyable show.
There's a clip on YouTube where the vocal "tape" is out of sync with the band when the last verse of TIE starts. Felder reacts immediately and sings the rest of the song live. A note or two is slightly out of tune (so what?), but he sings just fine. Perhaps he doesn't have enough confidence to sing live these days, or he can't sing a full show. But I'd rather hear a raw, occasionally out of tune performance than an obviously autotuned tape that is exactly the same every time. He doesn't have to pretend to be a perfect vocalist (like he really could hit those high notes perfectly every time in WW - although he gets praise for it), he's a GUITARIST.
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As for Don playing Eagles songs he didn't record, I guess it's more ok than Ray Wilson performing old Genesis songs he didn't even perform live with the band!
Yeah, Steve's been singing since his first solo album, so he has tons of material to play and sing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
I don't actually know which particular Genesis songs Ray played live with them. What's strange is that he also does Gabriel, Collins & Rutherford songs. :headscratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by chaim
Actually this is pretty good. I would love to hear him do Wish You Were Here & Heroes.
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ray-w...-4beddf0a.html
Don Felder handsome, at home (I think) and playing the beautiful intro of "Road to Forever"
https://youtu.be/0wr71AoyngA
Interesting.... that's "Road to Forever" and yet that video looks to be Hell Freezes Over era. I guess that song has been percolating a while!Quote:
Originally Posted by takeiteasy
The description of the video is in French so I'm translating it for you:
Solo taken out from the "Guitar Spirit" documentary "Conversations with Legendary Guitar Players"
A chance for listening to the artist unaccompanied, simply armed with his guitar and an ampli, as if you ask a singer to show his gift a capella during an interview.
Don Felder wrote "Road to Forever" in the seventies after his father's death, in fact he dedicated it to him.
It's surprising to see that he doesn't play an Eagles song in the documentary but one composed by himself and not released in the nineties yet. Perhaps he chose this song because it meant much to him.
Thanks for that!Quote:
Originally Posted by takeiteasy
You are welcome
Yes, thank you! Very interesting information. I never knew that.
Thank you for this. I didn’t know he wrote this in the 70s. I agree he is quite handsome here. 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by takeiteasy
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by takeiteasy
We were talking about this in another thread, and I thought some people may be unfamiliar with the adult animated film Heavy Metal (1981). I found the clip of the movie where Felder's song was used in case anyone would like to watch it (warning: it's violent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mewu2IxAlLw