Quote from Sodascouts
When HFO happened, I recognized only two names: Don Henley and Glenn Frey. I had no clue who Joe Walsh, Don Felder, or Timothy B. Schmit were. I think that was the case for many children of the 80s.
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Soda, that is because you are younger(lucky you) I knew all of them & I did know the Eagles from the 70's.

People here have all grown up at different times. When HFO happened, people went to see the Eagles. I knew who they were, & I think people who grew up in the 70's knew who they were, all of them. I was not going to see Don Henley or Glenn Frey as individual artists. People were going to see the "Eagles", as we remember them as the band reunited, if that makes any sense. I would say that the name "Eagles" is what drew in the audiences, not just Don & Glenn. Of course there is no "Eagles" without them, but I'm just saying it was the "band" that everyone wanted to see!