**The Official B.E.E. Podcast Music Discussion Lounge**
Added 2018-05-02 22:42:30 +0000 UTCHey everyone! Excited to announce a killer new addition to the B.E.E. Podcast community we are thrilled to be forming here: The Official B.E.E. Podcast Music Discussion Lounge! Consider this post a forum for you to discuss anything from the realm of music with your fellow B.E.E. Podcast listeners (and me). There is only one rule, and one rule only: Your first comment in the lounge MUST begin with your thoughts on the Eagles. Old school fans of the podcast know why. Love you all! Have fun with this!
- Adam (the producer)
Comments
I’ve always believed that if you like the smell of cocaine, then you have to love the sound of The Eagles.
Ant
2018-08-02 09:14:16 +0000 UTCEagles are like Steely Dan for me. They have many passionate admirers (some of them are in my family); they are undeniably an important part of the musical landscape of the seventies; I know I don’t like them but go back and try again once in a while after hearing people whose taste I respect wax ecstatic about them; and, I genuinely like some of the ensuing solo albums, preferring them to the origin band’s discography proper (e.g. Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly and Don Henley’s Building the Perfect Beast & The End of the Innocence—on that note, they both have a prominent vocal member whose name is Donald). I had to revisit Eagles due to the earlier incarnation of Bret’s podcast, where they were mentioned constantly, and because I made a playlist for each of his books while I was reading them, where his beloved Laurel Canyon desperadoes continue to thread through the narratives. I’ll link those in a separate comment for interested parties who use Spotify. (I have not read Glamorama or The Informers yet, but I bought both so the intention is there.) I continue to own Hotel California on vinyl in case it finally clicks one of these nights. Speaking of which, I think One of These Nights is pretty good, probably their best album.
Kevin Larkin Angioli
2018-07-10 16:05:17 +0000 UTCI’d love to hear what Bret thinks of The Replacements For Sale: Live At Maxwell’s.....
Iain
2018-06-16 06:31:26 +0000 UTCWhen I think of The Eagles, I think of the Desperado episode of Seinfeld, which leads me to think of Witchy Woman. And of course, The Big Lebowski. I’ve never really listened to them or had any strong opinions. Bret’s passion for the band has made them super intriguing though. I kind of feel like my love of Guns N Roses is similar to Bret’s love of The Eagles, in that I know it’s totally not cool to like gnr, or at least it wasn’t for a long time, might be now, not sure what the fucks ‘cool’ anymore. I could and probably am totally wrong in my comparison too, just growing up with that band from a super young age has given me some strange kind of unconditional love for them. They were like my first musical love. I mostly listen to The Replacements, Dylan, Wilco, The Stones. Been getting back into the Beatles lately, via The Mono recordings....
Iain
2018-06-15 08:48:47 +0000 UTCI gotta get my hands on that Felder book... Ashamed to admit I haven't read it yet. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-06-05 22:53:02 +0000 UTCI love The Eagles. Incredible pop songs, sun-drenched melodies and the underlying darkness and LA gothic. An irresistible combination. Hotel California is one of my favourite albums
Paul McGoldrick
2018-05-30 08:09:05 +0000 UTCRead Felder's book, goes into how bad Frey and Henley were behind the scenes. They were tyrannical in their control of the band.
Brandon Cook
2018-05-29 15:47:06 +0000 UTCWere there any 2 more self aggrandizing douchebags than Frey and Henley? Maybe Gene Simmons.
Jordan Hay
2018-05-28 20:35:08 +0000 UTCA tip of the cap to Joe Walsh for Walk Away. I do dig that track. That’s as complimentary as I can get about The Eagles and their perfectly competent yet soulless and narcissistically bland imitation rock.
Darren Otto
2018-05-28 05:30:37 +0000 UTCOh yes. It's true. "End Of The Innocence" tops almost any Eagles song. Shout out to "The Heart Of The Matter" too.
Thomas Rankin
2018-05-27 15:23:46 +0000 UTCno way lol. you're dreamin, pal. henley's solo career is great but better than the eagles run? nooo sir.
Brandon Cook
2018-05-27 14:36:42 +0000 UTCThat Ataris cover was sick (‘03 I believe?), and was on the radio non-stop. I remember hearing it driving to class in Santa Barbara. Still love it.
Brent L. Smith
2018-05-24 15:20:43 +0000 UTCThey could've flown the ring to Mordor. Almighty plot-hole.
Harman Virdee
2018-05-22 16:01:29 +0000 UTCYou're probably right! -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-19 18:11:05 +0000 UTCLove the Joe Walsh-ified Eagles, not so keen on the earlier stuff. My question/request is this: Is there a Spotify playlist of all the songs that have been used as bumpers on this show since Day 1? Whoever is choosing these songs has incredible taste, and I (for one) would be VERY appreciative to have them all in one place. (I would even volunteer to create the playlist if someone were to send me a log of all the songs.)
MARK GRAHAM
2018-05-17 21:57:15 +0000 UTCFor my money, it seems pretty lame to have an opinion one way or another on the Eagles.
Tom Syverson
2018-05-17 18:42:27 +0000 UTCTheir latest album is great too. Would love to hear Bret discuss sheer breadth and scope of their sound.
Thomas Rankin
2018-05-12 16:47:14 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are a great a complex comfort to listen to, but I agree with Thomas above on Don Henley. Listen to "Dirty Laundry" and tell me that's not where we are at right now in America.
Elizabeth M007
2018-05-11 22:48:44 +0000 UTCI can’t remember him talking about Tommy Keene on the show but he did tweet about his death.
Ian Schultz
2018-05-11 02:52:51 +0000 UTCIt might be the only music he can get for the podcast though, considering all the legal licensing shit
Adam Davis
2018-05-11 01:53:44 +0000 UTCGreat band. Celebration Rock is one of my favorite 2000s rock albums
Adam Davis
2018-05-11 01:52:56 +0000 UTCHere's a list of the vids that used "spirit in the sky"
Blake
2018-05-10 22:25:58 +0000 UTC"Life in the Fast Lane" was used for the intro in the video, which was comprised of a few tricks and some random footage of folks drinking, tours, hanging, etc. The whole video had the feel that it was left over footage, random factory sessions, and directionless hang out stuff. Had the feel that it was stream of consciousness cut in 2 hours and then released. All skate videos were low key, relaxed, and fun until Ty Evan's made FEEDBACK and THE REASON and then it all changed and moved toward making serious, cinematic, dramatic, artistic, powerhouses.
Blake
2018-05-10 22:24:25 +0000 UTCHey Adam - Glenn's absence was handled pretty well. i remember it being touching/respectful. Glenn's son filled in for him; sang and played guitar and was surprisingly good. Oddly enough, Steely Dan opened for them (really the reason I went) and this was before Becker died, but Becker wasn't there. Come to think of it, there was an aura of loss surrounding the whole show, even though it was at such an impersonal venue.
Jeffrey Reeser
2018-05-10 18:14:36 +0000 UTCOn to my second comment: I would love to hear Bret interview Japandroids.
Thomas Rankin
2018-05-10 02:57:39 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are good, but they PALE in comparison to Don Henley's solo career.
Thomas Rankin
2018-05-10 02:57:09 +0000 UTCSaddle up boys, we're gonna ride into town; gonna get a little out of control. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:15:51 +0000 UTCThere is one about the making of Aerosmith's "Pump" that kicks ass. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:14:01 +0000 UTCI am into skate videos and remember that Life in the Fast Lane part but I can't think of the fuckin' skater. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:11:54 +0000 UTCFuck yeah. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:09:28 +0000 UTCMan, I have never understood the appeal of Fleetwood Mac and/or Stevie Nicks. She sounds like a cat drowning or some shit. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:07:09 +0000 UTCA comment so nice I fuckin' read it twice. Love me some Joe Walsh. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:03:46 +0000 UTCI share your fascination with Glenn. Interesting dude, to say the least. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:01:23 +0000 UTCWould just like to say that I fuckin' love Bob Seger. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 01:00:12 +0000 UTC"Creative Justice" and the Eagles are indeed adversaries. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:59:19 +0000 UTCExcellent comment. This is what the Official B.E.E. Podcast Music Discussion Lounge is all about. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:57:46 +0000 UTCI can't imagine seeing them without Glenn... How was it overall? -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:55:12 +0000 UTCStart with Desperado or On the Border... tasty jams. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:54:08 +0000 UTCTheir later, deeper shit definitely gets darker + sexier than the radio jams. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:48:55 +0000 UTCWell played, sir. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:46:42 +0000 UTCThis is a common sentiment with the Eagles! -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:46:08 +0000 UTCAgreed. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-10 00:45:25 +0000 UTCIts so bizarre that I can agree with almost everything that Bret says yet find the music he choses for this podcast so terrible. Shit sounds like modern christian rock that a creepy 50 year old with bleached hair and tribal tattoos would listen to. Something they would play in a supercuts or something. Completely dreadful.
Kevin Burzynski
2018-05-08 07:05:31 +0000 UTCThe Eagles? They’re all right I guess. Joe Walsh’s song “Life’s Been Good” is a good song. And when I was in the Navy this one guy had an extensive CD collection. And someone remarked he was the only guy from Inglewood to listen to The Eagles. That’s what I think about when I think of the Eagles.....
Keith Harmon
2018-05-07 00:44:15 +0000 UTCWhen did he speak about Keene's music?
Samuel Setenyi
2018-05-06 11:32:51 +0000 UTCI wanna thank Bret’s tweet for introducing me to Tommy Keene’s music. Maybe he could talk about his relationship to Keene’s music on the podcast? That would be interesting to hear.
lil bird
2018-05-05 21:49:07 +0000 UTCThe Eagles is not interesting music for me
lil bird
2018-05-05 21:45:12 +0000 UTCGrowing up in the 00s, my intro to The Eagles was through The Ataris' (amazing) cover of Don Henley's Boys Of Summer and then later Frank Ocean on 'Nostalgia, Ultra'. Fascinating band in terms of a wide influence on music and culture, loads of great songs. Loved Steph Malkmus' answer on the podcast though haha.
Will Cross
2018-05-05 21:22:08 +0000 UTCTHE POWER STATION Do yourself a favor - this weekend - and rediscover the most underrated drummer in Anthony Terrence "Tony" Thompson. His opening in ‘Get It On (Bang A Gong) stands up to the power and magic of John Bonham.
James Reeves
2018-05-05 17:16:48 +0000 UTCI’ve got nothing interesting to say about The Eagles—some of their songs are good, some are boring, I’m totally ambivalent...sorry for my milquetoast views on them. 😞
John Cyber
2018-05-04 20:47:08 +0000 UTCI'm 31 & like the Eagles a lot. I think most of the vitriol comes from the fact that they are simply overplayed. Keep away from the classic rock stations for a while and when you come back they're still good.
Vince Eckert
2018-05-04 17:23:05 +0000 UTCI’m 32. And the Eagles to me are that bland, yet catchy, group that were on heavy rotation on 104.3 NY, accompanying my highschool summer job in a warehouse stacking shipments of tools and cow maneure. Catchy eventually turned into shitty. And now painful.
Michael kisselgof
2018-05-04 11:06:33 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are omnipresent in my passive cigarette smoke tinged memories of 70/80s AM radio. Later on, I hated them from the day the junkie downstairs who repeatedly listened to Hotel California started incompetently breaking in to my car.
Ben Ovenden
2018-05-04 08:48:29 +0000 UTCI'm a millenial and The Eagles do not feel personal to me at all, though many other bands of that era do (I even have a soft spot for the band America's 'Ventura Highway'). Within a few months of moving to LA I was stuck in traffic on a freeway and the radio was talking about The Eagles suing 'a real life Hotel California' which I found very amusing. The sound of 'Hotel California' kind of hints at something dark and sexy which I like. I should get more into The Eagles.
Hannah
2018-05-04 04:06:08 +0000 UTCNot a fan, but there's a handful of songs I like. "Lyin' Eyes" is damn near perfect and every time I hear it, I wonder why I'm not more of a fan.
David Jaudon
2018-05-04 01:11:55 +0000 UTCEagles? Fucking rich hippies.
Reptilian complex
2018-05-03 16:29:11 +0000 UTCThe Eagles were the perfect soundtrack to the noir of 1970's Los Angeles. A time I did not experience due to age, but I've read about. There are other albums from this time that could perfectly fit with The Eagles 'Hotel California.' There's Gene Clark's 'No Other', Anything from Randy Newman at that time, Ned Doheny's 'Hard Candy', and Warren Zevon's first album.
Garry Juhans
2018-05-03 16:25:44 +0000 UTCIf you were lucky enough to have had your first exposure to the 60s/70s Laurel Canyon sounds come from the best - and probably deeper - cuts of that era, then God bless you. But for those of under 45, more than likely our first taste, for better and worse, was hearing The Eagles on rock radio.
ODB
2018-05-03 15:54:18 +0000 UTCMy introduction to the Eagles was through The Big Lebowski and it's soundtrack which contains both Gipsy Kings' cover of Hotel California and also Take It Easy. The latter song being the hilarious catalyst of the Dude's premature ejection from a taxi cab by an irate taxi driver. It's possible that the Coen Brothers are so unique, they foresaw that in less then 15 years, Bret would start a line of talk on a podcast about said band that would almost mirror the scene mentioned. I don't share the Dude's hatred for the Eagles but I can understand the hatred towards them by real hardcore fans of rock; how they might be sell outs, rich hippies etc. To me, they have a solid collection of songs and for every person I meet that dislikes them, another one will say they adore them. Or... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc</a>
Tadhg Curtin
2018-05-03 15:43:18 +0000 UTCI was always fascinated by Glenn Frey of the Eagles. He played some guitar parts on Randy Newman's "Little Criminals" which I like a lot. And his solo efforts were very straight and unpretentious. It doesn't necessarily mean they're good but some of those songs really affect me, even a stupid song like "Sexy Girl". What frame of mind can create a verse like this: "Stop any man walking down the street Ask him what kind of girl he'd like to meet There's not one thing in the whole wide world He'd rather see than a sexy girl"
Sven Safarow
2018-05-03 15:03:37 +0000 UTCThe Eagles were well before my time, but listening to them now I'm blown away by how many great songs they made: Hotel California, Take It Easy, One of These Nights, Desperado, Life in the Fast Lane, Take It To the Limit, New Kid in Town, etc. They exemplify 70s rock to me. I think they are unfairly deemed and dismissed as "dad rock."
Joey
2018-05-03 14:37:52 +0000 UTCHotel California was one of my first cassette tapes. It came in a leather bound, red velvet interior cassette storage case that my father gave to me along with some Cream, Traffic, Bob Seger and some others. I haven't revisited their material mainly due to my developing a hatred for Don Henley during the early years of MTV.
Michael Gagne
2018-05-03 14:16:27 +0000 UTCThe Eagles… yikes. You know, my vision of them is like this: Say you live in LA, where the small town girl, who’s a 10/10 back in Arkansas, now moves west and becomes a 6/10 by virtue of availability in a highly manicured population. (btw, this is a non-chauvinistic example, interchange any variable of human with any metric of appeal that you wish, for sake of discussion). Anyway, this girl is the Eagles. When availability was low, so was competition, and it was easier for the cream to rise to the top. This is pre-internet music. Somehow, bands like the Eagles can be mentioned in the same breath as true greats Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, which lacks creative justice in every way. They don’t compare. What the Eagles had was the limited space of radio, and these days, there’s so many channels through which a great band must compete that today the Eagles would be lost before they were found. Also, fuck those four senior douchebags in my high school who hassled freshmen (me) while simultaneously wearing their “Hell Freezes Over” t-shirts they bought the night before at that concert. 1994, way to pay $30 for some identity that you didn’t have yesterday.
Kevin
2018-05-03 13:56:48 +0000 UTCOn the new album, MGMT seems to have acted like the 90s never happened, imo. This is an interesting philosophy that many of us should look more into. John Maus uses this approach for his music, he's a top grade artist. I'm happy that you brought it up, and all those new videos in support of the album? Such strong work in an age where work ethic is taboo. MGMT is a crafty outfit, I've appreciated every strategy since they lucked out early on the first record.
Kevin
2018-05-03 13:43:18 +0000 UTCFuck the Eagles. I know a cracking owl sanctuary
Sam
2018-05-03 13:37:32 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are kinda mediocre.
John Palmer
2018-05-03 12:15:39 +0000 UTCI like The Eagles, my Dad used to play a "Best of" collection of theirs on long car trips and I always loved listening to their more easy going and downbeat material. I specifically enjoy 'Hotel California' obviously, 'Take It Easy' and 'Tequila Sunrise' are also stand out tracks. So I have a fairly... nostalgic view of them, simple easy listening music. I do think they are just in it for the money, and their actions with regards specifically towards their suit against Frank Ocean's 'American Wedding' to be particularly heinous. Typical of ageing American "musicians", especially considering these people are supposed to be artists. Behind their personalities and shameless money-whoring, I also find their music on a whole to be quite generic and bland. That being said I have a great respect and love (and as I said a nostalgic attraction to) their "hits" so to speak. I actually think 'Hotel California' is one of the greatest American rock songs ever written.
Bad Habbit
2018-05-03 09:24:43 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are hacks.
Adam Fangman
2018-05-03 07:44:48 +0000 UTCWhen I first got into classic rock I thought the Eagles were corny and I despised "Life in the Fast Lane" and "Take It Easy" among other hits... Eventually I started to appreciate their craft. Hotel California is such a well-made album technically speaking it's now hard for me to resist it. "Pretty Maids All In A Row" is my favorite track. I'm a huge Joe Walsh fan -- he's the best part about the Eagles. I saw them live at Dodger's Stadium last year and Walsh kept the thing alive.
Jeffrey Reeser
2018-05-03 06:17:49 +0000 UTCMeh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The Eagles never really did much for me. Their music always takes me to the sleepy town back east where I grew up. I can appreciate it I guess, but I care not to listen or visit too often nor too long.
Eddie Enciu
2018-05-03 05:32:00 +0000 UTCDon’t love the Eagles, but don’t hate them. Just haven’t listened to anything more than their hits. Anybody have a record I should deep dive into first? Made a Spotify playlist with kickass new rock music nobody’s talking about. Sharing with you all, enjoy! <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/bluechandelier/playlist/2PJdydQR1REwYGRvIz8HRW?si=ecmpDK_UROmq7GubW7Heqg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/user/bluechandelier/playlist/2PJdydQR1REwYGRvIz8HRW?si=ecmpDK_UROmq7GubW7Heqg</a>
Ravin Chand
2018-05-03 05:12:02 +0000 UTCYes - I wrote that. The Eagles worked their way into my life years before - and appeared again, in the situation described in the poem. They are worthy of their iconic status, in my opinion. I love all the great L.A. bands - The Doors, Jane's Addiction, X, Gun Club ... yeah, you know the list! Thanks, Adam & Bret.
JEREMY ROBERTS
2018-05-03 05:03:47 +0000 UTCDRIVING WITH TERRY the cassette tapes I play as I drive around the city in my 1984 Toyota Corolla LE are a dead man’s tapes. this music came into my hands because for several years I was his daughter’s number one squeeze. he must have really liked this music, because these are all homemade tapes, dubbed off original vinyl LPs. the cardboard inserts inside each plastic cassette case have playlists - in neat, upper-case handwriting. I sing along with the music, and say things like: Good choice, Terry - or Why did you pick that album, man? You know they wrote better songs than that! if I’m on a downer – say I’ve fallen for somebody who could out-flirt Madonna & who now won’t give me the time of day - I’ll pop one of his cassettes into the tape machine & travel with him through the green lights to happier distracted times. lust is a bitch though & the power of music brings those feelings - the intense disappointment of unrequited dirty thoughts to the surface. Terry had been on that trip a few times & sometimes, he’s right there. I often wonder which song was his favourite on a particular album & which particular part of that song really rocked his world. e.g. On the tape containing “The Eagles –Greatest Hits”, I wonder if he would have gone for “Take it to the Limit”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, or the masterpiece loved by millions: “Hotel California.” if it was the latter, I wonder whether his favourite part of the song would have been Joe Walsh and Don Felder’s classic - “Punk’s-worst-nightmare-but-they’d-have-played-it-if-they-could” solo interplay, which cuts in just after Don Henley sings: “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave” such is the esteem that this guitar solo is held in, that it was voted the eighth-greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitar Magazine. Terry would have instinctively known he was listening to aural gold – a masterpiece of rock culture because his taste in music was pretty good, overall. an inspired guitar solo is like a joyful hit of liberation – the creative inverse of emotional pain. those who take their own lives can’t get free of the pain & express it in a drastically different way. they get my respect. those that don’t understand are lucky. I’ve heard it: What a weak person Good riddance What a selfish thing to do - no understanding of how the human mind can arrive in such a place – the lake of fire; taking the freaking hand of the Stygian Ferryman… beyond anger. they are the ones fortunate enough to walk in the light through pretty much all their lives. those who don’t - get tired, desperate & hear the call. the music over.
JEREMY ROBERTS
2018-05-03 05:00:55 +0000 UTCMusical glop
Scott E.
2018-05-03 04:26:27 +0000 UTChey adam ;)
Ashley
2018-05-03 04:25:50 +0000 UTCWell the generation thing is bullshit. There were just as many where punk/new wave were their soundtrack as Hotel California and Rumours.
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 04:20:42 +0000 UTCIt would be acceptable if the music was good as well but The Eagles suck on all fronts.
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 04:18:41 +0000 UTCOnly two of those I like are The Stones and Neil. To be fair with The Stones they were too stoned to make some corporate enterprise they just hired really good people on their behalf.
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 04:17:50 +0000 UTCI like some punk rock
Chuck
2018-05-03 03:19:26 +0000 UTCTerrible soft rock made by corporate hippies. They are why punk had to happen.
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 03:16:45 +0000 UTCDude, what was the skate video that used "Spirit In The Sky?" That was one of the first things that popped into my head when I considered this question. Whatever it is, it was a brilliant part and the music fit perfectly, I remember that.
Ryan O'Guinn
2018-05-03 02:55:56 +0000 UTCAddendum: I vaguely recall getting flamed by some hipster nebbish on a Harmony Korine forum around 2007 for stating that I was listening to and enjoying the song "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley. Most uncool thing ever in this loser's eyes.
Ryan O'Guinn
2018-05-03 02:50:56 +0000 UTCI'm not at all familiar with the Eagles' oeuvre beyond the obvious hits, but I can get behind any pop culture institution saddled with a legitimate occult conspiracy. I can remember--from the time I was a child--hearing of the nefarious influence of "Hotel California," that it was satanic and that there was far more to the song than meets the eye. As I got older I was introduced to the belief that Anton LaVey is hidden within the album's cover. Anytime I've bothered to explore these theories in depth they seem specious as hell but I'm keeping the dream alive regardless.
Ryan O'Guinn
2018-05-03 02:47:12 +0000 UTCCheap Trick rock
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 02:34:27 +0000 UTCThey are both everything that sums up why punk had to happened
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 02:33:24 +0000 UTCI hate both
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 02:32:45 +0000 UTCMusk is a right wing libertarian asswipe with a fancy hair transplant
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 02:32:15 +0000 UTCI hate the fucking Eagles
Ian Schultz
2018-05-03 02:31:27 +0000 UTC"New Kid in Town" and the second half of "Hotel California" are the only Eagles songs I like. Not amazing but unfairly maligned by many who were subjected to constant radio rotation when they were an active band (and after). Best new album I've heard this year is GRID OF POINTS by Grouper.
souleraser
2018-05-03 01:27:10 +0000 UTCNever cared for the Eagles. I'm from the mid-west, and the Eagles always seemed very "mid-west". "Hotel California" always seemed like a song about California written by people who had never been there. Clearly, I was wrong. It wasn't until later in life that I learned that they were not from the mid-west. Point being, I think the Eagles are a generational thing, and they might feel like they're speaking a native tongue no matter your geography. If you were the right age, at the right place, at the right time, the Eagles might have done it for you. That being said, "Sunset Grill" is one of the best songs ever recorded by any human.
Jeromy L. Corp
2018-05-03 01:13:45 +0000 UTC“Is there something you lack, When I'm flat on my back?” is my favorite lyric from an Elastica song
James Reeves
2018-05-03 00:58:42 +0000 UTCThird Stage is Boston’s best album.
James Reeves
2018-05-03 00:53:32 +0000 UTCI enjoyed listening to the Eagles on bus rides to camp in the 80s -- just great road music. Currently I'm obsessed with Dire Straits and Jason Isbell. Highly recommend checking out Alchemy, the live album by DS, as well as the track Elephant by JI and the Warren Zevon cover Mutineer by JI.
Jason Calacanis
2018-05-03 00:53:01 +0000 UTCHating The Eagles is along the lines of hating Elon Musk: you say you hate his arrogance, but you’re really just jealous that he’s a billionaire entrepreneur running successful companies and he nailed Amber Heard. I love Elon Musk and I love The Eagles.
James Reeves
2018-05-03 00:47:07 +0000 UTCUltimately The Eagles seem to mainstream to me, and I am fonder if the solo careers of Henley and Frey.
James
2018-05-03 00:28:56 +0000 UTCI believe so, yes.
Rob Motto
2018-05-03 00:17:51 +0000 UTCwhy does everyone compare those bands
Adam Davis
2018-05-03 00:07:21 +0000 UTCI think the Eagles are cool. Hotel California is obviously a jam, but Desperado is their classic album imo. I have some great memories of driving through the American southwest listening to that album
Adam Davis
2018-05-03 00:06:34 +0000 UTCBasically, I think Hotel California is a tremendous album. "The Last Resort" describes the soul of California better than any other song on the subject. Years ago I wrote this column for my college newspaper about The Eagles, and, of all things, Alt-J. <a href="http://cornellsun.com/2016/05/09/guest-room-from-the-eagles-to-alt-j-learning-to-love-that-sunny-summery-mor/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://cornellsun.com/2016/05/09/guest-room-from-the-eagles-to-alt-j-learning-to-love-that-sunny-summery-mor/</a> Its pretty embarrassing to look back on now, but I think at that time I was trying to describe a new way of appreciating pop music I felt I had come into mostly through listening to the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, even quoting from the Kurt Vile episode at the end.
Matthew Pegas
2018-05-02 23:53:11 +0000 UTCI’m 25 and don’t think I’ve ever heard a song by the eagles but the B.E.E podcast has introduced me to some great music such as Against Me and I Will Talk and Hollywood will Listen
Michael O'Donnell
2018-05-02 23:44:50 +0000 UTC"New Kid in Town" is my favorite of the radio singles. Phenomenal. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-02 23:43:08 +0000 UTCDude... How dope is the "James Gang Rides Again" album? Young Joe Walsh in all his guitar majesty. -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-02 23:41:49 +0000 UTCIf this lounge goes well a movie discussion lounge will pop up soon! -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-02 23:40:17 +0000 UTCThe Eagles’ New Kid in Town is such a great tune. The rest of their catalogue is not for me. Then again I’m odd: my favourite Steely Dan album is Katy Lied, and the greatest Jazz was recorded between 1967 and 1979. Just my opinion, since we all have one.
Ski Milius
2018-05-02 23:15:18 +0000 UTCLol I think I’d still enjoy letting the led out if The Dude hated it
Chuck
2018-05-02 23:11:50 +0000 UTCIf The Dude had said he hated Led Zeppelin rather than The Eagles, then Led Zeppelin would be as arbitrarily hated by the hipster “intelligentsia.”
Sean Gorman
2018-05-02 23:09:41 +0000 UTCI've never really dug into their albums. Growing up in California I remember hearing the hits often and not really resonating with Don Henley's voice. With that said, while travelling alone through Morocco once I found myself at an off the beaten path cafe' where upon being served up a drink the cafe' the owner turned on Hotel California and had the biggest smile on his face. I've never felt so at home.
Brad Coy
2018-05-02 23:07:38 +0000 UTCTo think of a similar band
Chuck
2018-05-02 23:05:22 +0000 UTCI think I prefer Fleetwood Mac to the Eagles
Chuck
2018-05-02 23:05:08 +0000 UTCDidn't see this before writing basically the same thing down there! vvv
Leo in Oakland
2018-05-02 23:03:49 +0000 UTCI'm into Cheap Trick, was actually listening to Mighty Wings on my run yesterday
Dan Przygoda
2018-05-02 23:02:59 +0000 UTCI forget the title as I no longer own it, but I once had (and played to death) a concert film of the Eagles via, wait for it, laserdisc. The 5.1 mix at the time (mid-90s) was the bee's knees and superior to the albeit more popular VHS edition. And, yes, I am a Millennial (gasp).
David Chien
2018-05-02 23:02:25 +0000 UTCBoys of Summer is a sweet jam. The Heat is On is pretty great too. James Gang-era Joe Walsh was a monster. Yet together they couldn't muster up one decent tune. The Eagles, a band that somehow managed to be worse than the sum of its parts.
Leo in Oakland
2018-05-02 23:02:00 +0000 UTCAgree it’s a good documentary. What are some other good rockumentaries?
Chuck
2018-05-02 23:01:33 +0000 UTCIs it too soon to switch to film discussions instead of music, guys...?
Următor Ex Poliție
2018-05-02 23:01:10 +0000 UTCThanks, Adam!
David Chien
2018-05-02 23:00:29 +0000 UTCKind of... All part of the Eagles trip. I love that fuckin' documentary. -Adam
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2018-05-02 23:00:14 +0000 UTCDidn’t the Eagles documentary make it seem like the band was totally in it for the money
Chuck
2018-05-02 22:58:22 +0000 UTCI like The Eagles. I've only really delved into them quite lightly. The hits, Don Henley's big singles, like New York Minute. Don Felder's Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride). I suspect they're a bit like U2 to the late Byrds's Joy Division.
Luke Rowe
2018-05-02 22:58:20 +0000 UTCI too like what I like and I like your thoughts on the Eagles. -Adam
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2018-05-02 22:58:15 +0000 UTCI didn't start appreciating the Eagles until recently. Although I liked Hotel California, it was overplayed to death, and that kept me away for a while. Haha, Adam, it was actually The Long Run that got me back into them.
Dan Przygoda
2018-05-02 22:57:43 +0000 UTCNot a big fan of The Eagles music. But I appreciate their albums. I like the new MGMT a lot. Little Dark Age is a real good album.
Chuck
2018-05-02 22:57:09 +0000 UTCI honestly believe the Dude's slams negatively influenced my generation's opinion of the Eagles. -Adam
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2018-05-02 22:56:48 +0000 UTCA common sentiment! -Adam
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2018-05-02 22:55:30 +0000 UTCI dig your take. I will ask Bret about MGMT. -Adam
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2018-05-02 22:54:30 +0000 UTCAs a 26 yr old, my introduction to the Eagles was from my buddy's Greatest Hits vinyl. Side A was cool. Side B was cool. Then, I grew up, I listened to the Bret podcast, I sided with Malkmus, greedy hippies. I watch the 3 hr doc now and shake my head: I'm cooler than this.
Brian Rooney
2018-05-02 22:54:07 +0000 UTCI dig the Eagles, they remind me of pre gaming college on frat house couches, sipping beers as their tracks filled the air. Lots of the tracks were also used in late 90s skate videos and worked well, such as the TSA video -- Life in the Fast Lane.
Blake
2018-05-02 22:53:46 +0000 UTCI grew up listening to and enjoying The Eagles because of my dad. It was a shock to me when, in college, I learned that so many people hated the band. Whatever. I like what I like and I like most Eagles songs.
David Chien
2018-05-02 22:53:30 +0000 UTClove it!!! -Adam
The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast
2018-05-02 22:53:21 +0000 UTCAs a younger dude I didn't care much for the Eagles. I was familiar with the many radio hits but didn't really think much about them. Then, as I got older, I dug into the albums and developed a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship and execution on display. On the Border is my personal favorite record of theirs, though I love Desperado, Hotel California and the first one as well. All of their albums are excellent except for The Long Run; that one gets a little shitty at times. Now that I have fulfilled the term of service for the lounge: any of you fine people into Cheap Trick? -Adam
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2018-05-02 22:52:45 +0000 UTCThe Eagles is the soundtrack of California for me. I wanna drive through US, roadtripping, with the Eagles on repeat. Hotel California is one the most haunting and seductive piece of music ever created. It s a horror and romance into one.
Martin Dan Rasmussen
2018-05-02 22:52:43 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are less than the sum of their parts. I like Joe Walsh, I like Don Henley, I don’t like The Eagles. Same with Genesis. Now, I’m curious to know what Bret thinks of the new MGMT album.
Andrew Townsend
2018-05-02 22:48:29 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are best (and exclusively) known here in Milan for their invaluable contribution to music with their famous track “hotel California”. Other than that, over and out.
Următor Ex Poliție
2018-05-02 22:47:45 +0000 UTCThe Eagles are that band that the little Lebowski complains about before his cab driver kicks his ass to the curb. The Dude hates The fucking Eagles.
Rob Motto
2018-05-02 22:44:42 +0000 UTC
