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Aside from me putting Felder instead of Leadon(or did the programming do that
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Hello, and thanks for your opinion.
However I am not sure your reply means you "do not agree at all". Instead it could mean that you agree XYZ happened, but you are ok with it. So in taking the list of examples where I believe Frey was the main antagonist/bully, you might believe every move was for "the good of the Eagles".
The same could be said about their political stance. That would be especially true if you lean in the same direction that they do.
In no way do I believe every move Frey made when it came to Glyn Johns for example, was wrong. Yet he clearly was the primary person who pushed the envelope. In some cases it might have been better for the band, in other cases it clearly was not. I would say his tactics and attitude left a lot to be desired even if he was right about certain things. Another words you can approve of the end result without approving of his methods.
Regardless, I fail to see how someone can be credited with helping to create and be a leader of something, yet also not be taken to task for the eventual unraveling of that very creation.
Taking the Felder situation as an example, it is clear the Eagles had a certain sound and creative mix without him. Yet what Frey and to a certain extent Henley wanted for the band, occurred in no small part because of Felder. Along that same line of reasoning, why insist that he be a full fledged member of the group (i.e. 1/5) when you later decide you do not like the arrangement, and try to change the rules midstream?
Much of Felder's "derisive and contrary behavior" was in fact due to Frey & Henley deciding they were entitled to a larger cut of money, and I guess they expected him to be a lamb about it.
When he wasn't, they interpreted that as him being a problem. The eventual huge settlement tells me that Felder clearly had a legitimate grievance. So his behavior was only "derisive" to those who did not get away with something they were wrong to do.
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