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Meisner
- Thread starter krustwell
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It's cool; I never recalled Peter Cetera with a Ric...and there he was on the cover of Bass Player with a Ric.
In the day, I always thought Rics looked the coolest (over Fender/Gibson)...Rics did not agree with me, either.
This is how I remember Meisner & (the) Eagles...is this the Hagstrom?
Come to think of it, I saw Eagles on their Hotel California tour...for the life of me, I cannot recall what bass Meisner was playing that night. Jimmy Buffett (a then-unknown) opened the show; his guy was playing a Jazz with the original finish removed (now natural wood). I remember that...but not Meisner's bass.
Join the club. I bowed at that throne many moons ago...
That musta been a hell of a show...how much were tickets...about $10?
I saw the Eagles live back in August of 1978. I remember being thrilled and mysteriously a bit dissapointed also. Their set included four Joe Walsh solo songs, some of which Joe played donning a huge foam top hat. But Walshes music was over played on the radio.
I learned later Randy Meisner was gone which changed the bands sound into something different then i grew up listening to.
Enjoy this video of Randy singing - Take it to the Limit.
I learned later Randy Meisner was gone which changed the bands sound into something different then i grew up listening to.
Enjoy this video of Randy singing - Take it to the Limit.
Wow..... What vocals... Appears Frey had a big smile on his face when Randy hit those high notes at the end
I also think they became a completely different band when Randy left and not for the better
I saw an Eagles tribute band Hotel California a few months back... They were very good but suffered from a bad mix. Their bassist sang this and was hitting the notes but not with the effortless manner Randy did
I also think they became a completely different band when Randy left and not for the better
I saw an Eagles tribute band Hotel California a few months back... They were very good but suffered from a bad mix. Their bassist sang this and was hitting the notes but not with the effortless manner Randy did
I realize it's a bit of a zombie thread but one thing I can never understand about certain tribute bands. If you're a good enough singer to hit the notes in TITTL, and you're at least a good enough bassist to play the Eagles consistently, why are you wasting your time in a tribute band?
Meisner had tremendous anxiety about singing those high parts at the end of the song and it caused a lot of friction between him and Frey.
On another note, I saw Joe Walsh a couple months back, and he included TITTL in his set. He did most of the lead vocal, but gave one verse to one of his backing vocalists. Even with two females in that backing section the high parts paled in comparison to Meisner.
It's a shame how his life has spun out of control the past couple of years.
I think that this ridiculous hate for them stems from the over-saturation of their music on the radio. Think Bon Jovi in the 80's.
The guy was a very good bassist and a great singer......but there are a lot of guys that fit that description that never " made it"
From what I understand, they are all from the west coast and they play across the country. I saw them in Delaware so I have to assume they are doing ok
I'm a huge Eagles fan (although if I never hear Hotel California again, I certainly won't miss it,) and even more a fan of both Randy and Timothy.
Per the HOTE documentary (which I think was presented accurately and fairly by all accounts,) I think Randy was just burnt out and ready to leave, so I don't think he got a raw deal. Maybe things would have been different if the band decided to take a few years off, but we'll never know. TBS was the only guy that could have replaced Randy, and is a solid bassist and incredible vocalist in his own right. He has a mellower tone to his voice than Randy and I don't think had the same range that only dogs can hear, but he's still fantastic.
Want to hear a great Eagles album cover to cover? Go back and listen to On The Border. Freakin' gems all over that sucker.
Randy used to come into our store from time to time since he lived in the neighborhood - what a nice guy. He also brought in his Mapleglo Rickenbacker once and let me play it - how cool was that...same bass as we've all heard a gazillion times on Hotel California.
From what I've read, the insistence on playing the same set every night exactly like the albums contributed heavily to the burnout of some of the members.
Great band, great documentary. I can't remember the last time I listened to them other than the documentary but they were great across the board.
For more fun, check out "Documentary...Now," probably on Netflix, originally on IFC. Particularly the episode on "seminal, soft-rock, 70's band, Blue Jean Committee." A mocumentary seemingly based on the Eagles doc, and in the spirit of Spinal Tap. It's Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. Absurdity at its best!
Please spare us the hate rants against those two.
Was a big fan, when I was growing up in AZ but they got overplayed, especially in my little town that had just got their FM license. Years later, I started listening to them again and realized how good they really were.
A few weeks ago, one of the Sirius channels did an interview with Jack Tempchin, who wrote "Peaceful Easy Feeling". Jack played it for Frey then Glenn asked if the Eagles could record it. Some time later, Glenn brought over a cassette with the rough cut for Jack to hear; Jack said he just shook his head and realized how good the band really was. The host ask Jack if he still had the cassette but Jack said 'no, it had long disappeared'.
A few weeks ago, one of the Sirius channels did an interview with Jack Tempchin, who wrote "Peaceful Easy Feeling". Jack played it for Frey then Glenn asked if the Eagles could record it. Some time later, Glenn brought over a cassette with the rough cut for Jack to hear; Jack said he just shook his head and realized how good the band really was. The host ask Jack if he still had the cassette but Jack said 'no, it had long disappeared'.
You're welcome. If I could sing and play like Randy, I would be quite proud of myself. We're talking about an enormous amount of talent that he has.
Yeah, the songs on this page are pretty much my favorite Eagles' songs, along with Midnight Flyer. Played Doolin-Dalton at a gig a couple months ago, probably doing it again in about two weeks. I guess I liked them best when they were a COUNTRY/rock band, which tracks mostly with Meisner's participation. (Yes, I know D-D was mostly a Frey production.)
Hey kjones -
Excellent band, KILLER harmonies. The band I was in from '79-'88 did a ton of Eagles tunes, and Midnight Flyer was our opener in the early years (although we ended before the bass solo portion at the end.) Bernie Leadon was still in the group during On The Border, so I loved his steel guitar work as well (listen to "My Man".)
