Dumb things said about The Eagles

[Witchy Woman]

I know he wasn't trying to be a jerk, but Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters was asked in a recent edition of Entertainment Weekly what his favorite underrated album was. This was his response :



Of course Joe's contributions to the band have been significant, but to imply that the band would be nothing without him is ludicrous and stupid. They are all valuable members, but Taylor must have forgotten that the biggest selling album of all time does not feature any songs played,sung,or written by Joe Walsh, and 2 of the members quit and 1 was dismissed, and they still manage to tour the world and make a buck or two here and there.

I'm sorry to rant, but I really hate it when people don't get their facts straight before they open their mouths and say dumb things.

[Freypower]

It seems to be that this view is reflected in many reviews of Eagles shows where a lot of the time they concentrate on Joe & say things about how the show would be dead if he wasn't there & so forth.

[tjh532]

Who doesn't love the Eagles? Besides the Dude from The Big Lebowski? ha

And can I just say that the title of your thread made me laugh out loud!

[Midnight Visitor]

It is a shame that the Barnstorm album is out of print. Best album ever IMO. The Eagles certainly would NOT have been dead w/out Walsh. However, they sure got a lot better to SOME of us once Joe joined. I remember when Joe joined, all of us fans thought they had turned into a super group (like CSN&Y) once Joe was in. The Foo Fighter guy doesn't mean any harm. He's just like me, a Joe fan!

[WalshFan88]

It is a shame that the Barnstorm album is out of print. Best album ever IMO. The Eagles certainly would NOT have been dead w/out Walsh. However, they sure got a lot better to SOME of us once Joe joined. I remember when Joe joined, all of us fans thought they had turned into a super group (like CSN&Y) once Joe was in. The Foo Fighter guy doesn't mean any harm. He's just like me, a Joe fan!

+1 Agreed

[DJ]

I think it's because Joe brings so much life,humor and un rehearsed antics to the shows. Otherwise the shows were pretty stiff.

[sodascouts]

Who doesn't love the Eagles? Besides the Dude from The Big Lebowski? ha

Now that Big Lebowski quote is definitely a good example of a dumb thing said about the Eagles! lol

[Ive always been a dreamer]

lol I would have to agree with you there, Soda. And you would never get an argument from me about Joe's amazing contributions to this band. However, to say the band would be dead in the water without him is a pretty silly remark, IMHO.

[Funk 50]

I know he wasn't trying to be a jerk, but Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters was asked in a recent edition of Entertainment Weekly what his favorite underrated album was. This was his response :



Of course Joe's contributions to the band have been significant, but to imply that the band would be nothing without him is ludicrous and stupid. They are all valuable members, but Taylor must have forgotten that the biggest selling album of all time does not feature any songs played,sung,or written by Joe Walsh, and 2 of the members quit and 1 was dismissed, and they still manage to tour the world and make a buck or two here and there.

I'm sorry to rant, but I really hate it when people don't get their facts straight before they open their mouths and say dumb things.

Thanks for posting the link Witchy Woman. Taylor's love of Joe has made me a fan of Taylor. Now I know he loves Barnstorm too, I like him even more. Furthermore, I agree with his comment about the Eagles.

Ignoring the stuff from the last Century (Millennium) The Eagles are a successful touring band. Joe's performance is a large part of that success. That's why they brought him into the band in 1975.

Without Joe, it's debatable whether the Eagles would be able to sell out huge arenas. The audiences are almost unanimously positive about Eagles shows when the shows over but it's not quite so positive after the first set when Joe's been, pretty much on standby. If they can't sell tickets the Eagles wouldn't tour. If the Eagles don't tour they're done.

Taylor didn't question how great the Eagles were/are. He just said they'd be dead without Joe. I'm sure they could make a great album without Joe but these days, they're only interested in selling concert tickets.

IMO the best thing that could happen in 2015 is Joe to re-release Barnstorm with Vitale and Passarelli and tour the world to give it the promotion it deserved in 1972. It's a brilliant, no hits album.

A while ago my brother was dragged to see a big arena show by Take That. He enjoyed the concert. I asked him "What was the highlight of the show?", "The Inflatable Elephant" he answered

That's where I think the Eagles could be heading.

[Freypower]

Thanks for posting the link Witchy Woman. Taylor's love of Joe has made me a fan of Taylor. Now I know he loves Barnstorm too, I like him even more. Furthermore, I agree with his comment about the Eagles.

Ignoring the stuff from the last Century (Millennium) The Eagles are a successful touring band. Joe's performance is a large part of that success. That's why they brought him into the band in 1975.

Without Joe, it's debatable whether the Eagles would be able to sell out huge arenas. The audiences are almost unanimously positive about Eagles shows when the shows over but it's not quite so positive after the first set when Joe's been, pretty much on standby. If they can't sell tickets the Eagles wouldn't tour. If the Eagles don't tour they're done.

Taylor didn't question how great the Eagles were/are. He just said they'd be dead without Joe. I'm sure they could make a great album without Joe but these days, they're only interested in selling concert tickets.

IMO the best thing that could happen in 2015 is Joe to re-release Barnstorm with Vitale and Passarelli and tour the world to give it the promotion it deserved in 1972. It's a brilliant, no hits album.

A while ago my brother was dragged to see a big arena show by Take That. He enjoyed the concert. I asked him "What was the highlight of the show?", "The Inflatable Elephant" he answered

That's where I think the Eagles could be heading.

All of the current members are important to the Eagles, not just Joe.

Not everybody goes to see the Eagles only to see Joe & are tapping their feet impatiently when he isn't so prominent, as you seem to be implying. This is a generalisation. It is certainly not the case with me and for many others for whom Joe is not their favourite member.

The endless 'they are nothing without Felder' stuff, however, along with the tiresomely predictable Big Lebowski quotation, go without saying for most of us in the 'dumb' category.