New Appreciation
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:54 pm
It is still hard for me to comprehend the passing of Glenn Frey, which was just over a year ago now. Way to young!
It has caused me to go back and re-listen to the music of The Eagles. As Poconuts, we have all probably "hated on" the group for stealing Poco's thunder. But in retrospect, The Eagles put out some damn good music.
Their harmonies and musicianship, Poco's trademark, are at a while different level. You can hear the heart and soul they put in to their songs, and the superior songwriting of Frey and Don Henley cannot be emphasized enough. They have songs that cover most genres. So many good songs beyond the so-called hits. When Richie left Poco, why couldn't Poco land someone like Don Felder or Joe Walsh. Their contributions to The Eagles is often overlooked. But what you had were all talented musicians who could sing lead, and harmonize like no others. I felt Poco was hindered by not having enough strong voices to make their sound even better.
Besides their early work, The Eagles last studio album, Road Out of Eden, is very strong. And here is an example of each member writing meaningful lyrics, getting a chance to sing their songs, with such strong harmonies and backing vocals. Apparently Frye was as much if not more obsessed with the harmonies. With that in mind, you can hear it in their music, done oh so well.
According to Felder, The Eagles are (were) a machine worth "billions" if you listen to his 2008 interview with Howard Stern. There are also some good documentaries on Youtube worth watching. Frey did an interview with Bob Costas which was excellent. Glenn noted that Rolling Stone was critical of Hotel California. Costas read the review which was quite negative, and Frey, fully tongue-in-cheek said "we showed them, didn't we Bob. I guess selling fifteen million copies does show them.
Anyway, I have a new appreciation of The Eagles, and it is sad knowing they will all never be together again.
It has caused me to go back and re-listen to the music of The Eagles. As Poconuts, we have all probably "hated on" the group for stealing Poco's thunder. But in retrospect, The Eagles put out some damn good music.
Their harmonies and musicianship, Poco's trademark, are at a while different level. You can hear the heart and soul they put in to their songs, and the superior songwriting of Frey and Don Henley cannot be emphasized enough. They have songs that cover most genres. So many good songs beyond the so-called hits. When Richie left Poco, why couldn't Poco land someone like Don Felder or Joe Walsh. Their contributions to The Eagles is often overlooked. But what you had were all talented musicians who could sing lead, and harmonize like no others. I felt Poco was hindered by not having enough strong voices to make their sound even better.
Besides their early work, The Eagles last studio album, Road Out of Eden, is very strong. And here is an example of each member writing meaningful lyrics, getting a chance to sing their songs, with such strong harmonies and backing vocals. Apparently Frye was as much if not more obsessed with the harmonies. With that in mind, you can hear it in their music, done oh so well.
According to Felder, The Eagles are (were) a machine worth "billions" if you listen to his 2008 interview with Howard Stern. There are also some good documentaries on Youtube worth watching. Frey did an interview with Bob Costas which was excellent. Glenn noted that Rolling Stone was critical of Hotel California. Costas read the review which was quite negative, and Frey, fully tongue-in-cheek said "we showed them, didn't we Bob. I guess selling fifteen million copies does show them.
Anyway, I have a new appreciation of The Eagles, and it is sad knowing they will all never be together again.