Eagles Mentions in the Press (2006 - 2017)

[zeldabjr]

thanks for posting those pics UTW...loved them...

thanks for the blog SS...loved it...and agree with it all the way...

[Thirsty&Hot]

Greatest Hits on the Eagles
an article with the worst things ever said about the Eagles.

A band doesn’t sell 40 million copies of a greatest-hits record without having a few fans.

“Gram [Parsons] famously referred to their music as ‘a plastic dry-fuck.’ He bore the Eagles a special loathing, as any listener might.” —David Meyer, author of Twenty Thousand Roads

I didn't know Gram didn't like them...he was only around for maybe 2 of their albums. I love Gram, but awwww c'mon.

ha! at the last quote in the article.

and the comments ....

[Freypower]

'As any listener might'.

Well, no, sir. YOU might. You and your sad hipster friends or critics or whatever you call yourselves. However to claim that your opinion must therefore be shared by everybody else smacks of the same lazy arrogance the Eagles are accused of purveying.

And as for quoting THIS:

“I hate the fucking Eagles, man.” —Jeff Lebowski, aka “The Dude”

as if it is an actual quote by a real person; it's fiction. It is from a movie script, just as the Seinfeld stuff is fiction. So why does it continue to be quoted over & over again? If you are going to say how much you hate the Eagles at least attempt to come up with something original or an actual bad review, or whatever. Just stop wheeling this dead horse out EVERY TIME.

Sorry, but occasionally the (I repeat) laziness of this stuff gets me.

[tjh532]

Well, this article is from Portland, and that explains a lot. Ever seen the show Portlandia? It perfectly mocks the self-important hipsters who inhabit that city. Not to paint with too broad a brush, because there are some perfectly nice normal people there. But to write a snarky article about all the nasty things people have said about someone? Pretty immature. It doesn't show how clever or smart you are, just how rude. That's what passes for humor these days.

[UndertheWire]

There's a follow-up review from that paper in which he declares the concert as "not horrible!". (I know it's technically a review but it says more about the writer than the concert).

[Ive always been a dreamer]

ITA UTW - That guy is not nearly as cool as he thinks he is. See, he secretly likes the band, but doesn't want to be uncool by admitting it.

[Thirsty&Hot]

ITA UTW - That guy is not nearly as cool as he thinks he is. See, he secretly likes the band, but doesn't want to be uncool by admitting it.

I think you're right about that!!

[secret squirrel]

Thanks for that but I want more!
You've challenged the idea that new bands are being kept out by the old ones but there are so many other reasons given for hating the Eagles. I'd love to read your take.

Thanks, UTW and Zelda. More to come. It's just that I got really annoyed by the attitude in that article and had to write something. Next Eagles blog's going to be Glenn all the way but since he's someone people love to hate, it might have relevance.

SS
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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2014...-backlash.html

[UndertheWire]

Thanks, UTW and Zelda. More to come. It's just that I got really annoyed by the attitude in that article and had to write something. Next Eagles blog's going to be Glenn all the way but since he's someone people love to hate, it might have relevance.

SS
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http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2014...-backlash.html

Now that's a subject to get me going! I look forward to reading it.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Me too!