North Buffalo Posted January 18, 2016 Report Posted January 18, 2016 http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/movies/ci_29400570/eagles-glenn-frey-dies-after-long-illness One of my favorite summer songs: Quote
Tondas Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Gone too young. Saw him and his mates in 2013 in Lincoln,NE. They rocked and he looked and sounded great. RIP. Quote
SwampD Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Why couldn't have been Don Henley? He's a giant douche. Quote
North Buffalo Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Posted January 19, 2016 Ah the eagles nvm :pYounguns. ... Quote
Neo Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 who ? You're thinking of Entwistle On a more solemn note ... Godspeed ... Quote
darksabre Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 I'll be honest, the first thing that went through my mind when I saw the headline today Quote
Neo Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Hotel California ... Hertel Avenue ... 1982/83. Quote
beerme1 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 I am crushed. This is a sad day. Happy that I went to rink to see him when the Eagles played their 8th last concert at the FNC in July. I will never forget it. RIP Glenn Frey. Why couldn't have been Don Henley? He's a giant douche. I saw Glenn at Fallsview with his own band and I had this feeling of Glenn that night. Happily the feeling didn't last and the show at the FNC was awesome and they all seemed to be really cool with each other. Hotel California ... Hertel Avenue ... 1982/83. It's a clear image you've painted! Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Frey wasn't exactly a giant. Important part of a legendary group? Sure. A giant? :/ Edited January 19, 2016 by PromoTheRobot Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Yeah. With due respect to Eagles fans: Frey was a good songwriter, but he was an ever better businessman and brand promoter. He monetized the ever loving out of that band and that sound. A guy like Frey isn't in the same class as Bowie, though. Shoot. He's not even in the same class as Lemmy. Quote
shrader Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 I'm sure it happens all the time, but we've seen a very impressive run of deaths in the music world over the last month. Lemmy, Natalie Cole, Bowie, and now this. Expand the window a bit more and you can add Scott Weiland to the list. Quote
kishoph Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Frey wasn't exactly a giant. Important part of a legendary group? Sure. A giant? :/ I sort of feel the same way. The Eagles are "giant", and Frey put together some great lyrics with the band, but on his own, I really can't say there's anything that I really like of his. Still 67 is too young for someone to pass on. Edited January 19, 2016 by kishoph Quote
MattPie Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 I'm sure it happens all the time, but we've seen a very impressive run of deaths in the music world over the last month. Lemmy, Natalie Cole, Bowie, and now this. Expand the window a bit more and you can add Scott Weiland to the list. I wonder if there isn't a bit of media amplification. If Glen Frey (who frankly, I didn't know his name before this) dies a week or three before the current run, does it get as much play as "the next in a string of celebrity deaths"? I don't think he does, (not to dismiss his talent). Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Frankly, the passing of Iron Mike Sharpe was far more distressing to me. Quote
beerme1 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 I wonder if there isn't a bit of media amplification. If Glen Frey (who frankly, I didn't know his name before this) dies a week or three before the current run, does it get as much play as "the next in a string of celebrity deaths"? I don't think he does, (not to dismiss his talent). Wow.Sure as hell to any music aficionado it matters. Not being a smart ass here by any means by maybe it's an age thing. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Wow.Sure as hell to any music aficionado it matters. Not being a smart ass here by any means by maybe it's an age thing. There are a lot of music aficionados who take/took a fairly dim view of Frey and the Eagles. Myself personally, I can't muster the energy to "hate" a band or artist whom I don't particularly like. Quote
MattPie Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Wow.Sure as hell to any music aficionado it matters. Not being a smart ass here by any means by maybe it's an age thing. Could be, I was a kid in the 80s and not around for enough of the 70s to remember much. All the same, I don't think the Eagles currently have anywhere near the impact of Bowie or Alan Rickman on the general consciousnes; I somewhat stand by my point (not to offend anyone). It's not like it's Mick Box or Ron Bushy we're talking about here. :) Quote
beerme1 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 There are a lot of music aficionados who take/took a fairly dim view of Frey and the Eagles. Myself personally, I can't muster the energy to "hate" a band or artist whom I don't particularly like. Blasphemy!! Could be, I was a kid in the 80s and not around for enough of the 70s to remember much. All the same, I don't think the Eagles currently have anywhere near the impact of Bowie or Alan Rickman on the general consciousnes; I somewhat stand by my point (not to offend anyone). It's not like it's Mick Box or Ron Bushy we're talking about here. :) C'mon now. I was a teen in the 80's too. Ah, good times :w00t: Which leads me to this, who the hell are Mike Sharpe, Mick Box or Ron Bushy? I know the Eagles weren't for everyone but Glenn Frey and the Eagles have left a big impact in music. Of that there can be no debate. Quote
qwksndmonster Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 I've always liked the Eagles, but I never knew any of their names. RIP Frey. But still, you for the Red Wedding. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Blasphemy!! I know the Eagles weren't for everyone but Glenn Frey and the Eagles have left a big impact in music. Of that there can be no debate. The WaPo does a decent job of surveying the landscape of hate and antipathy for The Eagles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/19/how-glenn-frey-and-the-eagles-outlasted-everyone-who-loved-to-hate-them/ Still. 10s of 1000s of people would routinely turn out to catch these guys play, and many more 100s of 1000s bought their records. As much as the pundits would hate to admit it: That means something. I'm not sure what, mind you. But it's something. Edited January 19, 2016 by That Aud Smell Quote
SDS Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 The WaPo does a decent job of surveying the landscape of hate and antipathy for The Eagles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/19/how-glenn-frey-and-the-eagles-outlasted-everyone-who-loved-to-hate-them/ Still. 10s of 1000s of people would routinely turn out to catch these guys play, and many more 100s of 1000s bought their records. As much as the pundits would hate to admit it: That means something. I'm not sure what, mind you. But it's something. The band name is: Eagles... lowercase "t" on "the"... Quote
That Aud Smell Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 The band name is: Eagles... lowercase "t" on "the"... In the words (single text character) of my older girls: K. Quote
MattPie Posted January 19, 2016 Report Posted January 19, 2016 Blasphemy!! C'mon now. I was a teen in the 80's too. Ah, good times :w00t: Which leads me to this, who the hell are Mike Sharpe, Mick Box or Ron Bushy? I know the Eagles weren't for everyone but Glenn Frey and the Eagles have left a big impact in music. Of that there can be no debate. I don't know who Mike Sharpe is either. Mick Box is the Guitarist for Uriah Heep and Ron Bushy is the drummer for Iron Butterfly (I had to look them up). I used them (somewhat joking) as examples of bands that were popular (Iron Butterfly has a platinum album and Uriah Heep had several albums in the top-50) but largely forgotten. I'm not saying the Eagles will be forgotten, BTW. Another interesting one is JJ Cale. If you look at the people that cite him as an influence it's incredible that almost no one knows who he is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Cale Quote
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