NewRider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I guess I should start giving more respect to bands that dominated the airwaves of the 80's too then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 yes, the band had its problems and the infighting came to dominate their image into the 80s. but in their prime, they dominated the scene. I'm pretty sure that they started fighting right after their first album and by 75 it was a mess. Didn't one of them leave the group then? They did dominate the scene and I'm glad that I was born at the end of the 70's and missed that.But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Don't forget to pay your respect to a very influential band that also dominated airwaves.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 While I may not agree with the sentiment, I can't believe not one person in this whole thread has quoted this:I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man.I think it's laughable that this band, whom Don Henley described a few years ago as more like CEOs than rock stars, still considers itself relevant. Added to that is the fact that they purport to espouse lefty politics, yet made their most recent album available exclusively at Wal-Mart and I have a very hard time respecting them. It's tough to deny their influence and legacy, but with the current spectacle they tour with they have become little more than the world's greatest Eagles' cover band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I don't doubt they influenced some artists/bands. I just don't think they influenced many decent artists/bands. The country element to The Eagles was completely watered down to appeal to the masses. They may have been popular but they still sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I know I am getting off-track but I am craving a stiff bitch-of-a-drink and NewRider is pissing me off because of it. The point isnt whether you like them or not when discussing a bands influence over others, or whether you like the bands they influenced. Its bland chick rock for these ears for the most part but The Eagles will remain a legacy for years to come and probably influence other bands along the way.Fuck I'm thirsty. I am going to put on Poco's Crazy Eyes when I get home. Ya buncha dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Poco, now there's a band that deserves respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 peaceful easy feelings eh booche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 they won't be too peaceful or easy if he don get home soon with some beers for his weetchy woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Dont your feet get cold in the winter time? The sky wont snow and the sun wont shine. Its hard to tell the night time from the day. You're losing all your highs and lows, aint it funny how the feeling goes away? Faaaaaaaack........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'm lookin' for a love that won't use a rubber, she's soooo... hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 well I THINK The Eagles' music SUCKS. I don't give a toss about their "influence" on music - although apart from fey New Country and pussy-ass country-rock I don't really hear it. Hell, Elton John had more of an influence on the likes of Ryan Adams than the fucking Eagles. The music of The Eagles is generally smug, self-important bullshit that commits the eternal crime of thinking that just because it sold bazillions of product, the music is therefore interesting or good. And it's not.I've actually suffered through their latest two-disc opus. It's ridiculously awful.I have absolutely no respect for The Eagles. Fuck 'em.But hey, enjoy the show woo-hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 MarcO, why dont you come to your senses? You been out ridin fences for so long nowOh, youre a hard oneI know that you got your reasonsThese things that are pleasin youCan hurt you somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 MarcO's a fucking twat who doesnt like anything. Plain and simple. ::sweats profusely, mouth waters:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 (edited) my mouth's drier than the bottom of gandhi's sandals Edited July 25, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 BWAAA HAAAHAAAHAA....I'm thirsty too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I don't give a flying, feathery faced fuck how many bazillion times it has been played on the radio, Don Felder's guitar solo at the end of Hotel California is still one of the slickest, most tasteful guitar solos ever put to tape and it gives me a boner every time I hear it. Sometimes you have to put all the other preconceived bullshit aside and listen to something with fresh ears...it might surprise you.(and I am not talking about the the guitar harmonies with Smokin' Joe or the fact that the second half of the solo is Joe...I am talking about the first half).P.S. I play Take it Easy in the cover band I play in and it makes me want to gouge my eyes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I love when Don Henley talks politics. And to think people find Bono pretentious. Suck me hard Mr. Henley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Suck me hard Mr. Henley. Based on your avatar it looks like he already has you fucking twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Don Felder's guitar solo at the end of Hotel California is still one of the slickest, most tasteful guitar solos ever put to tape True. But everything else sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 somebody's posting in this thread an awful lot for hating the eagles i guess somebody secretly loves them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 don't even get me started on Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 don't even get me started on Elvis OK. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irie Guy Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Well here's my take on last night at the ACC. Clinical.Everyone I was with thought it was fantastic that the band can sound exactly like they do on record. Amazing but not my thing. There just didn't feel to be any real emotion there. Maybe for 30 secs in the 3 hour show did I possibly get a tingle.The new material is terrible and they sure were pushing it enough. All the hits to keep the crowd happy, i bet 90% of the people there thought it was one of the best concerts they have ever seen. Would I have paid the $200 ticket price for these box seats. Absolutely not. I can however now say that I have seen the Eagles in concert. And the eye candy in the next box certainly helped keep our box of 12 dudes distracted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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