lkovathana wrote: 

There's always one in every crowd: 






In this scene, we learn that the Dude does not always abide: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc

Guess you had to be there to appreciate this music.  I wasn't, and I don't!

 fatcatjb wrote: 
I was thinking almost the same thing when reading the comment right above this one. Maybe my tastes are swayed by pop culture and hippness (hey the dude f***ing hates them!) or maybe its these terrible strings that just started while I was writing.

I like the Eagles, and I love this song.  I think I kinda like haters though too lol, as long as they entertain.  Their uncontrollable urge to "express" their authoritative disdain for a tune that is a 7+ and others appreciate.  Bring it, but do a little soul searching.  What is it really?  Did a Don Henley clone have an extramarital thing with ur mammy?  Denied by the jock when Witchy Woman was on the 8 track? 

 funkyalfonso wrote: 
I think the Punk movement was driven by a lot more than the Eagles and their genre of music. Maybe to a small degree, a very small degree. That said, while not a true Eagles fan, they do have their place in the musical landscape and it's nice that Bill includes them in small doses here on RP.

 lkovathana wrote: 


me...

 lkovathana wrote: 
...me....

...and YES....the wiki-link is great...hehe....

 funkyalfonso wrote: 

Well said    

Love the wiki link on this song :D

Thank you Eagles. Your timelessly boring and unoriginal music was a great influence in starting the Punk movement. They had to react to that poppy, self-indulgent dross.

 helgigermany wrote:  It's an interesting question. In the US it was more or less the correct response among the more hip folks to disdain the Eagles, although I was never certain why. In Japan I met an Irish fellow who was into the hip European bands of the day, many of which I had never heard, but mysteriously, he liked the Eagles. It caused me to wonder, as I still do, why certain aspects of culture acquire reputations that have little or nothing to do with their merits. For example, hating the Grateful Dead seems to be de rigueur in many circles. Why? Because that's what one does, I suppose. My memories of life in the Arizona desert are intertwined with Eagles music, so I cannot and will not be impartial.

 CamLwalk wrote: 
The Eagles were one of my favorite bands through the '70s. Now I just find the majority of music produced by Henley & Co. to be just depressing. That, and terrestrial AOR stations killed the experience for me. I hope I never have to hear anything from this album in particular ever again.

Love Jackson Browne, loathe the Eagles. Doesn't make sense to me, either

 QuestionMark wrote: 
no, sorry, very different bands, indeed a very different time and very different place.  why compare?    just further along in the album rack (or further down the list in iTumes, winamp, etc etc)

oh and a few cd encoding clicks on this one too, especially in the quiet piano bit in the middle.

Bye.

Great song. Certainly showcases Don Henley's voice.

 QuestionMark wrote: 
The Beagles?

No apologies.  I love this song.

I've always loved this song.  Who doesn't?

I'm not a huge fan of the Eagles, but this song gets a 10!

The American Beatles! See them if you can. Perfection on stage!

 cvandoren wrote: 
Maybe what you don't get is the bitter irony hidden beneath the Ho-Hum?

Just a great band......

Just finished reading Don Felder's book on his 27 years in the Eagles.  Interesting read!

 cvandoren wrote: 
Cancel That, the pretentious lyrics and awful singing change this to a rare one for me.  I like some of the other songs on the album, but not this one.

Ha! Check it out: If you click on the "Artist's Website" above you are sent to the Philadelphia Eagles website.  Who plays better???

Interesting seqway after John Prine's Paradise.  References to paradise here, plus the obvious connection to ruining the land.  Still don't like the long though, a Ho-Hum for me.