mjmooney Posted January 18, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2016 Glenn Frey? What the hell? I know they are unfashionable among the hip cognoscenti, but you know what? The Eagles meant far, far more to me than David Bowie ever did. Four men ride out and only three ride back. Bernie Leadon's song seems appropriate tonight: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 My wife's fave band back in the day. Hot summer nights, with Eagles playing quietly in the background. That's the sound of the summer of 1984 for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 The Eagles were my very first favorite band, and The Long Run was the first album I ever purchased. As I got older, my tastes evolved and I left them behind. But I still have very fond memories of the Eagles and Glenn Frey's solo stuff too. 2016's a real pisser so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 not sure if they were famous in their own right but celine dion's husband and brother have both died of cancer in the space of a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2016 The Eagles were my very first favorite band, and The Long Run was the first album I ever purchased. As I got older, my tastes evolved and I left them behind. But I still have very fond memories of the Eagles and Glenn Frey's solo stuff too. 2016's a real pisser so far. Other way round for me. I loved the first three albums (when nobody in the UK had heard of them), but I thought Hotel Calfornia was a disappointment, and The Long Run was plain awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted January 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2016 Damn, I only played the first 3 Eagles albums back to back last week I think they're terrific, don't care if the music snobs think they're "MOR shite". Henley is a top vocalist and Joe walsh, one of the all time greats. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2016 Glenn Frey (pre-Eagles). Rare as rocking horse shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Is that yours, Mr Moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yep. Glenn Frey and J. D. Souther. It's a bit patchy, one really good track (Run, Boy, Run). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Nice. Good time to sell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Other way round for me. I loved the first three albums (when nobody in the UK had heard of them), but I thought Hotel Calfornia was a disappointment, and The Long Run was plain awful. Hipster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 19, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2016 On 17/1/2016 at 23:57, Ginko said: Yay, I get that reference now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 19, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'm not allowed to like the Eagles because I like Creedence. That's the law isn't it ? As for this Deadpool. The winning score is going to be fairly high if they keep falling at this rate. Someone's going to have a few of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 5 hours ago, mjmooney said: Other way round for me. I loved the first three albums (when nobody in the UK had heard of them), but I thought Hotel Calfornia was a disappointment, and The Long Run was plain awful. I bought them backwards, starting with Long Run. So the nice thing is the records got better and better as I went on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 6 hours ago, mjmooney said: Other way round for me. I loved the first three albums (when nobody in the UK had heard of them), but I thought Hotel Calfornia was a disappointment, and The Long Run was plain awful. VT off topic summed up in 1 post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 With comments like that I wouldn't be surprised if Mike was seen looking rental listings for flats above shops in Hoxton. /hipster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2016 It's usually true though. Most acts' early works are their best, and commercial success frequently brings about artistic decline. It's cetainly the way I feel about Pink Floyd and R.E.M. Curiously, it didn't happen with The Beatles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Only most read about Frey. Really sad about this, I absolutely adore the Eagles. 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: It's usually true though. Most acts' early works are their best, and commercial success frequently brings about artistic decline. It's cetainly the way I feel about Pink Floyd and R.E.M. Curiously, it didn't happen with The Beatles. I actually agree, the old cliche goes that you get your entire life to write your first album, you might get a year to write your second. Most bands artistic peak tends to happen before their commercial peak. I'd throw the Rolling Stones into the group of bands who peak later though, the stuff they did immediately following Brian Jones leaving and into the early 70s (Let it Bleed through to Exile on Main Street) is far better than the stuff they were putting out in the Beatles vs Rolling Stones days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2016 You're not wrong, Reverend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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