Re: Songwriting vs production
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Funk 50
I'm surprised to see that a lot of the Eagles songs that are mentioned as going on too long are the tracks that really let their harmony vocals soar.
The harmonies at the end of Take It To The Limit, Try And Love Again, Ol' 55 etc are my favourite parts of the songs. The Eagles soaring harmonies is a wonderful sound. I don't think they soar so high on the Long Road Out Of Eden album. The key change is my favourite part of New Kid In Town. :)
This is a valid point in that yes, you do hear the harmonies emphasised in these songs after the lead vocal has finished except for adlibbing.
I would add though that in my opinion a couple of songs where the vocal ad libs are overemphasised & go on for too long so that they overshadow the harmonies. These songs, as I mentioned before, are The Long Run, Hole In The World & I'm afraid, Take It To The Limit.
Re: Songwriting vs production
After listening to all the live versions so much, I was surprised how short and sparsely produced the studio version of The Long Run is.
It's the opposite with Take It To The Limit. If you're more familiar with Glenn's live and concise version of Take It To The Limit, Randy's original drags on forever. :)
Re: Songwriting vs production
Well F50 - I gotta respectfully disagree with ya on that. Although I love Glenn's version and it is extremely well-received in the live shows, nothing will ever top Randy's version of the song, IMHO. Repetition only bothers me when it goes on for several minutes with no variation whatsoever. Most all Eagles songs where there is repetition also have little diverse nuances that keep them interesting for me - for example, at end of NKIT how Glenn sings something different after each "there's a new kid in town" and at the end of TITTL how Randy's voice builds and changes after each "take it to the limit".