Glen Frey ( The Eagle that soared so high)

[picket fence 17,169]

As much as David Bowie's loss was very sad, I think Glen Freys contribution to MOR was sensational!

A great musician in his own right he formed with the Eagles that West coast sound which has become iconoclastic to the style of the sensational seventies!

The music still is fresh alive and vibrant today as then.

I don't think the Eagles can or would want to carry on now and so one of the "Stellar" Bands of all time may not ever be seen again! 

Lets hope not!

Vale Glen Frey and thanks for the beautiful music!

"Fence"

[jane02 3,748]

Just watched a doco last night - The History of the Eagles. Amazing band, fantastic songs that will live on.

RIP Glenn Frey.

[Biffen 12,943]

 

I'm retiring my sequined leather vest and my pastel cargo pants for ever.my boat shoes I leave to Moonshadow.

Rip Glenn.

 

[hardtack 10,537]

Sorry Picket, but The Eagles epitomised almost everything I hated about 70's music which never got interesting until the last 3 years of the decade... the decade that was the 70's I like to think of as music's "beige period".

[dee-luded 2,959]

7 hours ago, jane02 said:

Just watched a doco last night - The History of the Eagles. Amazing band, fantastic songs that will live on.

RIP Glenn Frey.

loved the Eagles;;;  country rock 

one of my all time favs.

 

vale`   Glenn Frey    .....

[Sir Why You Little 37,036]

22 hours ago, hardtack said:

Sorry Picket, but The Eagles epitomised almost everything I hated about 70's music which never got interesting until the last 3 years of the decade... the decade that was the 70's I like to think of as music's "beige period".

I enjoyed a lot of music right through the 70's but The Eagles were not one of them.

Proud to say i have never owned anything recorded by them!! Soft [censored] West Coast Sludge...

[hardtack 10,537]

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I enjoyed a lot of music right through the 70's but The Eagles were not one of them.

Proud to say i have never owned anything recorded by them!! Soft [censored] West Coast Sludge...

Yes, there was great music produced throughout the 70's, but following on from the consistently brilliant music produced in the 60's, the 70's was always going to be somewhat "boring".

Edited January 22, 2016 by hardtack

[Sir Why You Little 37,036]

27 minutes ago, hardtack said:

Yes, there was great music produced throughout the 70's, but following on from the consistently brilliant music produced in the 60's, the 70's was always going to be somewhat "boring".

i have always thought the "Music Decade" back then went from 1965-1975...once disco kicked in the cocaine took over..But it did take a few years for the 60's to fade down...they were so amazing!

[daisycutter 29,616]

13 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

i have always thought the "Music Decade" back then went from 1965-1975...once disco kicked in the cocaine took over..But it did take a few years for the 60's to fade down...they were so amazing!

i'd make that 1955-1975, wyl. a lot of great music in the decade before 65, especially black american which didn't at the time get equal airplay

[Sir Why You Little 37,036]

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

i'd make that 1955-1975, wyl. a lot of great music in the decade before 65, especially black american which didn't at the time get equal airplay

Sure. But by 65 The post war kids were on a serious roll

[daisycutter 29,616]

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Sure. But by 65 The post war kids were on a serious roll

where do you think they got their inspiration from?

[dee-luded 2,959]

23 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I enjoyed a lot of music right through the 70's but The Eagles were not one of them.

Proud to say i have never owned anything recorded by them!! Soft [censored] West Coast Sludge...

this thread is a respect thread to someone who has passed,  swyl.... you better check your morals & manners mate.

[Sir Why You Little 37,036]

1 minute ago, dee-luded said:

this thread is a respect thread to someone who has passed,  swyl.... you better check your morals & manners mate.

All checked thanks DL

We all die

[dee-luded 2,959]

On 23/1/2016 at 7:06 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

All checked thanks DL

We all die

there are threads on music,  for which to voice approval or disapproval of choice. 

but this is a thread to honor someone who has impacted peoples lives,  & for them to share their thoughts in a time of loss of someone important in their lives. 

 

not for criticism,  that should be in the music threads.

[Sir Why You Little 37,036]

9 minutes ago, dee-luded said:

there are threads on music,  for which to voice approval or disapproval of choice. 

but this is a thread to honor someone who has impacted peoples lives,  & for them to share their thoughts in a time of loss of someone important in their lives. 

 

not for criticism,  that should be in the music threads.

I am sharing my thoughts on what i thought about The Eagles. 

I worked in a Record Shop during '81-'82

You have no idea how many times i was forced to listen to "Hotel California" and other related Eagles tunes. 

Credence Clearwater Revival were the sound from the west in the 70's

[dee-luded 2,959]

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

I am sharing my thoughts on what i thought about The Eagles. 

I worked in a Record Shop during '81-'82

You have no idea how many times i was forced to listen to "Hotel California" and other related Eagles tunes. 

Credence Clearwater Revival were the sound from the west in the 70's

this thread isn't about the eagles wyl, . its about Glenn Freys passing. for those who care.

[Sir Why You Little 37,036]

Just now, dee-luded said:

this thread isn't about the eagles wyl, . its about Glenn Freys passing. for those who care.

Of course it is about the Eagles

he was the lead vocalist....

was being the important word here...

[dee-luded 2,959]

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

I am sharing my thoughts on what i thought about The Eagles. 

I worked in a Record Shop during '81-'82

You have no idea how many times i was forced to listen to "Hotel California" and other related Eagles tunes. 

Credence Clearwater Revival were the sound from the west in the 70's

Hotel California one of my all time favourite tunes.  as well as 'Life in the fast Lane' reminiscing about driving to Flinders whilst making love to girl friend, during the journy at the wheel.  the good ol days. lets not spoil them.

[dee-luded 2,959]

4 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Of course it is about the Eagles

he was the lead vocalist....

was being the important word here...

no, read the title, Glenn Frey. with an explanation of where he's known from.   although my mistake,  there is no Vale` in the title. which I thought there was.

[hardtack 10,537]

17 hours ago, dee-luded said:

no, read the title, Glenn Frey. with an explanation of where he's known from.   although my mistake,  there is no Vale` in the title. which I thought there was.

The first three lines in the original post read: "As much as David Bowie's loss was very sad, I think Glen Freys contribution to MOR was sensational!

A great musician in his own right he formed with the Eagles that West coast sound which has become iconoclastic to the style of the sensational seventies!

The music still is fresh alive and vibrant today as then."

The topic started off belittling Bowie's contribution to music as compared to Frey's and then went on to discuss the music of the Eagles.  Those three lines invited the discussion the followed regarding the value of The Eagles' music.

Yes, his death was a sad thing, but as WYL said, we all die... the only difference is that we non-celebrities will go unnoticed in our passing, except by those to whom we are closest (as it should be).

[daisycutter 29,616]

1 hour ago, hardtack said:

The first three lines in the original post read: "As much as David Bowie's loss was very sad, I think Glen Freys contribution to MOR was sensational!

A great musician in his own right he formed with the Eagles that West coast sound which has become iconoclastic to the style of the sensational seventies!

The music still is fresh alive and vibrant today as then."

The topic started off belittling Bowie's contribution to music as compared to Frey's and then went on to discuss the music of the Eagles.  Those three lines invited the discussion the followed regarding the value of The Eagles' music.

Yes, his death was a sad thing, but as WYL said, we all die... the only difference is that we non-celebrities will go unnoticed in our passing, except by those to whom we are closest (as it should be).

or as derryn hinch once said "the dead are owed nothing but the truth"

of course it all depends on whose truth, but all are free to present theirs

[dee-luded 2,959]

1 hour ago, hardtack said:

The first three lines in the original post read: "As much as David Bowie's loss was very sad, I think Glen Freys contribution to MOR was sensational!

A great musician in his own right he formed with the Eagles that West coast sound which has become iconoclastic to the style of the sensational seventies!

The music still is fresh alive and vibrant today as then."

The topic started off belittling Bowie's contribution to music as compared to Frey's and then went on to discuss the music of the Eagles.  Those three lines invited the discussion the followed regarding the value of The Eagles' music.

Yes, his death was a sad thing, but as WYL said, we all die... the only difference is that we non-celebrities will go unnoticed in our passing, except by those to whom we are closest (as it should be).

yes I see your point, I thought it was a respects thread for Glenn Frey, & I also didn't perceive it as a put down of Bowie,  who I think is/was fantastic, more-so now than ever before. 

But i didn't perceive that it was comparing the two of Bowie & Frey,  as both were large parts of my life....  love music.   with a wide variety from Satchmo to Elvis,  from Billy Pauls 'me & mrs jones',  to Earth Wind & Fire,  from Glenn Miller to 'Snow White & the 8 Straights'.  Billy Joel to Gary Puckett.  from Chain to Madderlake. etc. Thorpie.

 

to me they are all greats.  I don't need to hang shyte on this or that.  especially after one has just passed & is still warm.

I even like the light stuff like  Billy 'bad habits' Field,  or Christopher Cross,  then to Slade, Deep Purple, Guns n Roses. et al. all the Blues legends & some.