Eagles Mentions in the Press (2006 - 2017)

[Super Frey]

Ok Thanks Soda

[Glennhoney]

...actually, I did see a picture where it looked like Joe in the background, but it was from very far away......

[sodascouts]

This isn't in the press in the sense of magazine mentions, but it is a book, so...

Today I was in Barnes and Noble when I saw a book on the discount rack entitled "VH1's Top 100 Albums." Of course, I went over to it, knowing that Hotel California would surely be on there and wondering what they would say about it.

It was on there alright - #38. But what really was noteworthy was the hilarious errors in it.

First off, they talk about how the Eagles criticized Los Angeles in their song "King of L.A." on The Long Run. Mmmkay, maybe a careless error, right?

But then there's the doozy. They comment that Hotel California was where Don Henley emerged as the band's pre-eminent songwriter. As an example of how he became the band's star, they cite Don's supposed lead vocals during New Kid in Town, complimenting how expressive Don's voice is as he sings "I don't wanna hear it."

LOL.

Apparently the guy who did that write-up is a huge Eagles fan... NOT.

[Prettymaid]

Unbelieveable! Don't they have fact checkers for these kinds of books?

[TimothyBFan]

Those are the kinds of things that really tick me off! That's when I usually start my campaign to correct it by sending emails, letters or making phone calls to call them out on the mistake.

[Troubadour]

That is ridiculous!

[Brooke]

It's just unimaginable to me that someone would write a book and get it published when it's probably full of errors like that! If there are that many errors about the Eagles, imagine how many the book is full of on all of the other artists?!

Who would actually buy such a book?

[whitcap]

Although the case was settled out of court two years ago, Felder struck back in a big way a year later, airing loads of dirty laundry with his tome "Heaven and Hell: My Life With the Eagles (1974-2001)." In it, Henley and Frey are depicted as power and money hungry, with little love, if any, for their fellow bandmates and each other, with Frey coming across as the most ruthless.

While I believe in getting both sides of the story when it comes to behind-the-scenes rock dramas, the Henley-Frey camp has made little, if any, response to Felder's allegations. That they came across as arrogant and smug on a "60 Minutes" interview in 2007 may lend a little credibility to Felder's book, making it arguably a little more than just a tell-all from a disgruntled former band mate.

Having spent a hearty chunk of this year and last year playing to packed crowds in support of his Eagles' platinum-plus 2007 release "The Long Road Out of Eden," Henley's Nov. 9 show at Rosemont Theatre is one of nine he's undertaking between now and year's end to further line his pockets in his own right. A compilation of his solo stuff, "The Best of Don Henley," came out in June.

It seems to me that all the negative stuff about Don and Glenn comes from journalists who have never actually met or spoken to them or from a "disgruntled former band mate". I've seen and read several interviews with both guys and they seem like good guys to me. I didn't think they came off as arrogant or smug in that 60 Minutes interview.

[Freypower]

But then there's the doozy. They comment that Hotel California was where Don Henley emerged as the band's pre-eminent songwriter. As an example of how he became the band's star, they cite Don's supposed lead vocals during New Kid in Town, complimenting how expressive Don's voice is as he sings "I don't wanna hear it."

LOL.

Apparently the guy who did that write-up is a huge Eagles fan... NOT.

Oh DEAR, oh DEAR. My heart bleeds. Who wrote this? Marc Eliot? How utterly tragic. Hotel California is dominated by Don Henley. That is not in dispute. But .....

I'll just say this. Yes, the singing in 'I don't wanna hear it' is .... expressive.

[MikeA]

Interview with Paul Carrack, the man who wrote "I Don't Want To Hear It".

http://www.wharf.co.uk/2009/12/inter...writer-pa.html

Interview: Singer-songwriter Paul Carrack
By Simon Hayes on December 17, 2009 10:53 AM