"Let's burn our long johns and head west" - Glenn Frey 1948-2016
There is a review of last night's show in St. Louis...it is statements like this
"Though bowed by the loss of Frey, the band is not broken and in some ways sounds better than ever."
and this
"Once again, the band has been transformed and rejuvenated, just as it was with the previous substitutions of Joe Walsh for Bernie Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit for Randy Meisner and sideman Steuart Smith for Don Felder."
that make me upset. Like it is just one more change in the line up. Substituting out one more band member. It reduces Glenn's significance to the same as other band members who came and went over the years - (and I think that Bernie, Randy, and Felder all deserve more credit than this article gives, too.).
Sorry if I'm reiterating what has already been said, I just had to vent. I should stop reading these things, but I'm curious, so I look, and then I get upset again.
The link to the article is below if anyone wants to read it.
http://www.stltoday.com/entertainmen...66dfdc719.html
I hope the band members are embarrassed by some comments in these "great reviews" instead of basking in them.
Last edited by chaim; 03-19-2018 at 05:45 PM.
Originally Posted by sodascouts
This thread has been split from the "Eagles 3.0" thread, which was initially started when it was unclear whether or not Don Henley would go back on his word that he would not attempt to reform an "Eagles" without Glenn. That thread initially discussed the possibility of an Eagles without Glenn, then for a long time people went back and forth about why they did or did not support it.
Finally, it was obvious there was no "debating" going on, just a vicious cycle of recriminations. People had decided whether or not they supported it, and that was that. Those who did not support it needed a place where they could discuss their feelings without people haranguing them, scolding them, guilt-tripping them, mocking them, gloating about how successful the faux Eagles are without Glenn, etc.
This thread was created for that purpose.
So if you are gung-ho about this this new group of men calling themselves the Eagles, that's great. Go to the Tour threads and Review threads and you'll find like-minded people. Don't come into this thread.
People who post in this thread essentially agree with the following statements by Don Henley made on November 28, 2016 in The Washington Post:“I don’t see how we could go out and play without the guy who started the band [...] It would just seem like greed or something. It would seem like a desperate thing.”Irving Azoff asked Best Classic Bands on November 16, 2017: "What's your definition of the Eagles? Glenn's gone."
Here's ours:
It's not the Eagles without Glenn Frey.
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AMEN SODA ! As Glenn said - That about clocks it.
Chain - I don;t think Don cares or thinks about such things. If he did, he would never have moved forward with Eagles 3.0.
EDIT TO ADD : Sorry I was too lazy to go back and look for Soda's original post.
Last edited by New Kid In Town; 03-19-2018 at 06:37 PM.
It's just ignorance.