Well, I know one thing. Revisiting this thread has given me an appreciation of this song that I never had. Now, don't get me wrong - I'm far from loving it - but let's just say I'm being swayed, and that's what I love about this board.
Well, I know one thing. Revisiting this thread has given me an appreciation of this song that I never had. Now, don't get me wrong - I'm far from loving it - but let's just say I'm being swayed, and that's what I love about this board.
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.
I was saying that to Desperado, not you; referring to "Glenn's intro solo" and "Don's solo" that was mentioned. I should have "quoted" that post so that people would know who I was talking to.
And (I thought this was obvious) my point was not to "argue" with them. It was that I don't think they would have described that main riff as a solo, because it isn't a solo any more than the Life In The Fast Lane riff is a solo. PLUS that first actual solo has two parts with a different guitar and sound, so I believe it switches to Don at one point. One of the guitarists - don't remember who - once said in an interview that they all played solos in this song, and used the best bits (whoever played them) in every section.
But I have said all this before. I just wanted to suggest to Desperado that the intro isn't necessarily the "first solo" mentioned in the credits.
EDIT:
And anyway, don't the Victim Of Love credits say "guitar solo: Joe Walsh"? (referring to the actual solo after the second chorus) At least I remember it that way. So if Don's eight-bar intro with a million bends wasn't considered a solo, why would the two-bar (just repeated many times) King Of Hollywood intro riff be a "solo". Oh well, I suppose this is stuff that only guitar freaks like me care about.
Last edited by chaim; 06-19-2013 at 09:34 AM.
Always loved this song , got the impression it was about the music business in general and the feel of it seemed to sum up the mood of the band at the time for me.Nice to know many other like the track as well
Last edited by ThePerfectBeast; 06-19-2013 at 03:58 PM.
"The great unconscious urban masses , with narrow minds and spreading asses..."
I totally agree with you, PB!
you better put it all behind you, baby, 'cause life goes on
you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside--
At the NYU Songwriter's Hall of Fame Masters Series, Glenn said that King of Hollywood was about a TV/Movie producer named Robert Evans.
Soda put up this link to Wikipedia in that thread.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...%28producer%29
Wow! I can't believe he named names! And the guy's still alive? Lawsuit!
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.
Underrated Song is the word. Is a great piece!!
Be part of something good,
Leave something good behind.
I love the message and the music in this song.
I LOVE harmony and cool musical things and this one has it all.
Actually, there's no harmony in this song. Glenn is singing in the same key as Don, only an octave higher.
I really like this song musically, and I think the vibe of the music goes well with the lyrics. I just don't like the subject matter. I can listen to it once in awhile, but not often. I feel like I need to bathe after listening to it.
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.