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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 20, 2020 13:07:58 GMT
I was listening to an oldies station when this song came on. One thing you have to give Barry Manilow credit for - the man can sing! This song still gets to me every time...
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Post by jk on Jul 21, 2020 8:36:00 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 25, 2020 15:01:31 GMT
I have quite specifically not been listening to this lately--or indeed, not intentionally for decades--but I've been thinking of listening to the Eagles. I grew up hearing them, as my sister had at least The Long Run and somebody in the house (my parents?) had the greatest hits album. I liked it ok back then.
As time went on, I was turned off by their various solo material. Then I got turned off by their Eagles music itself for reasons I can't even really remember for sure: cheesy overpolished old-person's versions of young-person's music? That's roughly what stuck in my head since my 20s. It hasn't helped that every single thing I've ever heard Don Henley in particular say just reinforces that he seems like an overly business-minded, pretentious dick.
But that said, there are a lot of obviously classic songs in that band's history. And all I know are the hits, more or less. So with all the talk from SJS, B.E., and KDS lately about them, maybe I ought to give them another open-minded try.
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Post by B.E. on Jul 25, 2020 15:24:07 GMT
I've yet to check out their solo material. I've heard "The Boys Of Summer" a thousand times on the radio, and a few others, but that's about it. I'm not expecting much when I do. In regard to 'old-person's versions of young-person's music', the Eagles were pretty young in the 70's. In their mid to late 20s, I think. Due to their style and production, though, I get what you mean. I'll certainly be interested in your thoughts if you give 'em another try. IIRC, The Cincinnati Kid is an Eagles fan as well. I'm actually not a huge fan, but I've always liked them. They were one of the few groups my dad liked (he's not a big music guy), so they weren't ever too far away (not to mention classic rock radio loves them). Edit: One last point, I've always been a little surprised that there hasn't been more Eagles discussion among Beach Boys fans. Considering they were a 70s California band featuring fantastic vocal harmony, you'd think there'd be more overlap. Maybe they were seen as the competition? An enemy? Maybe I'm way off.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 25, 2020 15:49:12 GMT
In regard to 'old-person's versions of young-person's music', the Eagles were pretty young in the 70's. In their mid to late 20s, I think. Due to their style and production, though, I get what you mean. Yeah, I recognize they weren't themselves old. I mean more the production--that lighter California sound that emerged in the latter 60s and early 70s, influenced by folk and country and singer-songwriters--as well as the seemingly calculated and business nature of the band. (If I'm not mistaken, they were an early adopter of performing corporate events, including literally on yachts, in the heyday of yacht rock.)
So that's more what I mean: music that grown-ups, presumably often ex-hippies, ex-counterculture, could listen to as thirty- and forty-somethings and feel relatively cool about. In fact, that my parents had the greatest hits album while my sister (nine years older than me) had The Long Run is telling for what I mean: my parents were by the time the greatest hits album came out in their early to mid 30s, had five kids, moved to a small town, and this music was probably among the last contemporary music they ever bought: the Eagles, Glen Campbell, the Statler Brothers, John Denver, this was their universe in the 70s. Far cry from my dad's start with the first era of rock and roll and pre-Dylan folk, or my mom's British Invasion.
The Eagles, in my mind, always sat adjacent to easy listening.
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Post by kds on Jul 26, 2020 3:08:13 GMT
Why isn't there more chatter about The Eagles on BB forums? Well, and I honestly am not referring to any posters in our nice little group here, but for a fanbase that talks about a group with a ton of pop hits, Beach Boys fans on the other several forums I've been on are surprisingly elitist.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 26, 2020 11:53:54 GMT
I listened to the Eagles debut and Hotel California yesterday after posting that I was planning to give them another try. And the results are...
Not dramatic. It sounded like the Eagles! It wasn't a revelation that I've been missing out on what should be my favorite band or anything. I didn't hate it. It was certainly well done, which of course I knew going in. But it didn't grab me, either.
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Post by kds on Jul 27, 2020 12:20:38 GMT
I think The Eagles are one of those great bands I've always taken for granted. I have their two original hits albums, as well as a two disc comp. And, I can say that I really like every song on the comps. But, for whatever reason, I never really felt motivated enough to explore their six LPs that they released during their initial run.
This is one of the reasons I've given up trying to find new bands. I realize that the list of older bands I want to take a deep dive with someday is fairly long. I'm 110% sure that will be far more enjoyable than trying in vein to find a new band to enjoy.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 7, 2020 17:52:01 GMT
Listening to an interview by Questlove of the legendary (Minneapolis native) Jimmy Jam and he brought up this song as one he used to play when he was a young DJ on the side (as well as an instrumentalist with Prince and others). I love it.
And I want to point out how much I love that there was a time when dance music was played on instruments by bands of people! I really wish more funk, RnB, etc was done by live musicians now.
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Post by bellbottoms on Aug 10, 2020 15:00:16 GMT
I follow a twitter account that hosts an album listening party every Friday. I've not been able to participate in real time because it's a UK based account and I'm still at work while the evening unfolds for the participants. They've picked some really interesting and varied albums, from all eras and genres, many classics, as well as a number that are brand new to me. I haven't listened to all the selections, just a few here and there that piqued my interest.
Last Friday the album IV by Black Mountain was among the selections, and I really, really love it. Kind of a fusion of everything I like about music - great melodies, rock 'n' roll guitars, whimsical synth work, lovely vocals. So eclectic and well assembled. Once I've fully absorbed this album I fully intend to look into whatever else Black Mountain has done.
It's hard to pick one song to post here, because the whole album is so good. So here are a couple.
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Post by jk on Aug 11, 2020 12:22:22 GMT
Last Friday the album IV by Black Mountain was among the selections, and I really, really love it. Kind of a fusion of everything I like about music - great melodies, rock 'n' roll guitars, whimsical synth work, lovely vocals. So eclectic and well assembled. Once I've fully absorbed this album I fully intend to look into whatever else Black Mountain has done. Thanks for the heads up, bb. I've bookmarked this album.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 11, 2020 12:42:54 GMT
I'd never heard of Black Mountain, as far as I recall--which is odd, considering I was pretty into that mid 00s, indie scene, including Jagjaguwar Records--but the quick sampling I gave each of the two songs you posted was positive for me. I'll also make a note to check them out more fully.
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Post by jk on Aug 12, 2020 20:59:13 GMT
Last Friday the album IV by Black Mountain was among the selections, and I really, really love it. Kind of a fusion of everything I like about music - great melodies, rock 'n' roll guitars, whimsical synth work, lovely vocals. So eclectic and well assembled. Lovely album so far, bb. Eclectic is the word, although it's all clearly by the same band. Thank you!
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Post by bellbottoms on Aug 14, 2020 13:00:25 GMT
Last Friday the album IV by Black Mountain was among the selections, and I really, really love it. Kind of a fusion of everything I like about music - great melodies, rock 'n' roll guitars, whimsical synth work, lovely vocals. So eclectic and well assembled. Lovely album so far, bb. Eclectic is the word, although it's all clearly by the same band. Thank you! Glad you're enjoying it!
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 14, 2020 21:06:01 GMT
In my driving from/to home over the past week, I brought and listened to four CDs:
The Band (debut) The Byrds, Turn Turn Turn Simon and Garfunkel, Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme Bob Dylan, Love & Theft
I hadn't listened to any of those straight through in years. And I was a little surprised that: - Dylan's is probably the best of those four albums. It is REALLY good.
- The Band's, which I'd have guessed I'd think the best, was second, but isn't quite so tight as their second.
- The other two are actually (prepares for thrown tomatoes) not very good (DUCKS)
- The highs of both are great, the performances are great, but the material on both is pretty weak overall.
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