Red Mosquito

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i'm not an eagles hater, but an old friend (we were both huge pearl jam fans back in the day) posted this on facebook:

"Glenn Frey died. In my opinion, he was the greatest and most influential songwriter of all time. A sad day for musicians all over the world."

Haha.

I can do a hell of a Michael McDonald impression. The song from Running Scared is my specialty.

They're similar to Coldplay, I think -- the intense reaction to their music is probably a sort of societal overcorrection for the fact that something so average and unremarkable managed to become so popular. I don't dispute it, necessarily -- I definitely remember a point where I stopped seeing the Pinks and Avril Lavignes as risks to the intellectual integrity of my people, but thinking that all those dinks listening to Coldplay could be saved for all eternity if only someone could sit them down for a proper listen to "OK Computer." But I don't mind the Eagles -- "Hotel California" and "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It Easy" are as imprinted on my DNA as anything. I love the chords to "Hotel California."

Also props to frey for his backing vocals on seger against the wind.. frey was a big influence on a lot of seger stuff

"One of These Nights" is fantastic.

Sad to see him go but it'll hurt more when Henley dies.

cutuphalfdead wrote:fucking elevator music

You are SO cool.

Kaius wrote:"One of These Nights" is fantastic.

Yup.

numbers wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:fucking elevator music

You are SO cool.

you're god damned right i am

numbers wrote:

Kaius wrote:"One of These Nights" is fantastic.

Yup.

Easily their best song

LetMeSleep wrote:I fucking hate The Eagles.

I'd like to apologise for the quoted post. It was neither smart nor constructive. It added nothing to this thread.

I still like the Eagles. And I'm super sad for Glenn's friends and family and fans. Sad news.

Desperado is my favorite of their albums.

It's a good damn album.

A lot of my friends hate both the Eagles and the Grateful Dead. I've had to defend the two bands for years. Mind you, I"m not a super fan of either, but I really like some of their songs (more so with the Dead).

The Eagles, while kinda boring / vanilla, aren't so bad. Besides, vanilla is delicious, but it's safe, and I guess that's the complaint I hear with the Eagles. Still, they have a handful of great songs, and I'll always have a soft spot for them as they were in many ways part of the soundtrack of my youth.

I've always been fond of: Take It Easy, Life In the Fastlane (Joe Walsh!), Tequila Sunrise, Victim of Love (corny, but I like it), The Long Run, The Sad Cafe, Witchy Woman, Those Shoes (Beastie Boys made good use of that one on Paul's Boutique) and a few more of their hits.

Of the pro-Eagles posts here at least one of them should mention The Last Resort. It's one of those earnest Don Henley songs that he does so well.
Or of the anti-Eagles posts here at least one of them should mention The Last Resort. It's one of those earnest Don Henley songs that he's so clichéd about.

I like two things about the Eagles. They do great fucking harmonies and Joe Fucking Walsh.

I mildly enjoy The Eagles

I like 'em.