The History of the Eagles Parts 1 & 2 Documentary Movie released

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by mellowinman

The Eagles are a genius band. They wrote some of the greatest hits in rock history, successfully fusing country and rock, and when they went more pop, they still managed to keep a great tunefulness to their work. I think Desperado is one of the greatest albums ever recorded, and I can still take Hotel California and the Long Run just fine, thank you. I didn't care for their post-reunion work much, but it's not that it's bad; it just didn't grab me.

Their vocal harmonies, instrumental ability, and stage presence made their shows well worth attending. I don't get any disdain people have for these guys. I still listen to them all the time.

Originally Posted by oldrocker

To me the Eagles and Rumors era Fleetwood Mac epitomises all that was wrong with rock music in the mid 70s. Thank god Van Halen, Rush and The Police showed up - IMHO

I watched the Eagles Part 1 last night, the vocal harmonies may have be good but so what, the songs were very sappy and they got even worse when Timothy B replaced Randy Meisner. Glen Frey and Don Henley both come across as real dicks - Again IMHO

And there you have the two sides of it. I'm with mellowinman.

[StrangerDanger]

Originally Posted by oldrocker

To me the Eagles and Rumors era Fleetwood Mac epitomises all that was wrong with rock music in the mid 70s. Thank god Van Halen, Rush and The Police showed up - IMHO

I watched the Eagles Part 1 last night, the vocal harmonies may have be good but so what, the songs were very sappy and they got even worse when Timothy B replaced Randy Meisner. Glen Frey and Don Henley both come across as real dicks - Again IMHO

One of the great rock n roll tragedies of all time is that Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane went down and these guys are still playing.

[oldrocker]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

And there you have the two sides of it. I'm with mellowinman.

You think Desperado is one of the greatest albums ever recorded?

[JTE]

Originally Posted by StrangerDanger

One of the great rock n roll tragedies of all time is that Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane went down and these guys are still playing.

And I see exactly the opposite.

John

[P. Aaron]

I watched this and I'm no fan of the Eagles. I was however, interested in anything having to do with their songwriting processes and Henley and Frey definitely had the upper hand in creating the best songs.

But, it was still a group effort for parts of many other songs. Didn't really see where either guy, Henley or Frey were exceptionally prick-ish but then again, I wasn't in the band...so I can't be sure.

[Marial]

I'm with The Dude, as far as the Eagles are concerned.

[rfslick]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

And there you have the two sides of it. I'm with mellowinman.

+1 I saw them at the Berkeley Community Theater after "Eagles" came out. The opening act was Billy Joel with only a grand piano.
Great band that got a little 'top heavy' as time went by. IMO

[blue4]

Originally Posted by oldrocker

To me the Eagles and Rumors era Fleetwood Mac epitomises all that was wrong with rock music in the mid 70s. Thank god Van Halen, Rush and The Police showed up - IMHO

I watched the Eagles Part 1 last night, the vocal harmonies may have be good but so what, the songs were very sappy and they got even worse when Timothy B replaced Randy Meisner. Glen Frey and Don Henley both come across as real dicks - Again IMHO

Rumors and self titled one before it are two of the best albums ever made. John McVie is my favorite musician. To me VH sums up everything wrong about the 80's.

We agree on Rush and the Police though. Also on Randy Meisner. The Eagles were at their best (IMO) before Walsh and Tim B. They should have kept Bernie.

[Richland123]

I have absolutely nothing against any lineup of the Eagles or their songs but I do agree on both stances about the group. Good band with good vocals and catchy songs but I can see where others do not think they are as great as many people make them out to be. Many people do love them and we get lots of requests for their songs.

They were at the the right time combining rock, pop, and country (which appeals to a wider audience) but they followed other groups that were just as good in every area and were a direct result of the Eagles existence such as Poco, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds, Pure Prairie League, and others. One of those bands might have reached the level of commercial success as The Eagles just as well.

P.S. Randy Meisner's bass work on One Of These Nights made that song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmmWJBwxvz0

[pica]

WOW, did you see how old Randy Meisner looked. He has not aged very well.

[Tanner5382]

Originally Posted by oldrocker

To me the Eagles and Rumors era Fleetwood Mac epitomises all that was wrong with rock music in the mid 70s. Thank god Van Halen, Rush and The Police showed up - IMHO

I watched the Eagles Part 1 last night, the vocal harmonies may have be good but so what, the songs were very sappy and they got even worse when Timothy B replaced Randy Meisner. Glen Frey and Don Henley both come across as real dicks - Again IMHO

Van Halen pretty much started the decline in quality of rock music, in my opinion.
By the way, Rush's debut album only came out two years after the Eagles' did.

[dmusic148]

The Egos?

[burk48237]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

I went to a concert back in the '70s featuring the Eagles, Chicago, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther and Nicolette Larson. It was when Ronstadt was dating Jerry Brown when he ran for governor the first time. It was a fund-raiser. All tickets were $20.

Nicolette Larson was freaking haut, had a great voice too.


I remember seeing Chicago for 10$ in the 70"s, the scary thing Is I'm not making much more money than I made then.

[jerry]

I thought the documentary did a good job of giving everybody's point of view of what goes and went down in that band.
I've been a fan since they started and Frey and Henley might not be the most modest guys out there, but they sure wrote great songs. With a band stacked with great voices, even Frey admitted to not being able to compete with Henley's vocals. Writing songs the are part of the zeitgeist of a time in history is nothing to sneeze at. It's great craftsmanship, and sometimes art.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by oldrocker

You think Desperado is one of the greatest albums ever recorded?

I don't recall saying that.

[jaywa]

I've heard from multiple sources over the years that both Henley and Frey are D-bags of the highest order.

That being said, in terms of combining great songwriting with ridiculous talent, the Eagles are one of the greatest bands of all time.

[dmusic148]

Originally Posted by jaywa

I've heard from multiple sources over the years that both Henley and Frey are D-bags of the highest order.

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They are The Egos.

[Ric5]

Originally Posted by oldrocker

To me the Eagles and Rumors era Fleetwood Mac epitomises all that was wrong with rock music in the mid 70s. Thank god Van Halen, Rush and The Police showed up - IMHO

Hmmm ... I like The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, Rush, The Police, and more ...

[dmusic148]

Originally Posted by Ric5

Hmmm ... I like The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, Rush, The Police, and more ...

Kinda where I'm at.

[Ric5]

I like Timothy B Schmidt's fretless playing ... on some of the recent DVDs Timothy plays a Pedulla Buzz fretless and gets a nice growl.