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Eagles — Journey Of The Sorcerer
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tutakea
Posted: May 03, 2013 - 04:05
 
The Eagles, really? Must admit that i niver liked them and (therefore) never knew more than their "popular" songs.
This one, however, is completely new to me, and indeed an astounding discovery. Like it very much!

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 13:54
 
 JohnOfMalvern wrote:
Re the Hitchiker series: if you haven't heard the radio series I strongly suggest you do.
The TV version was a brave attempt to add visuals, and did some things well, but was limited by a tiny budget and prehistoric FX facilities and technology.
As a little girl once said, 'I prefer radio, the pictures are better.'
Enjoy!
And remember, Resistance Is Useless!
 
"For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons"

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 13:51
 
 wossName wrote:
I have my towel and a couple of pints. Shall we go?
 
Get your bag of peanuts first.

ericeobrien
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 13:51
 
I'd be happy if I never hear another Eagles song. This track is better than the majority of their Bakersfield country-rock hits, but it's been ruined by associations of overplayed and over-hyped FM singles.

Dav3thedog
(Canberra)
Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 21:48
 
Never suspected it was the Eagles - live & learn.

JohnOfMalvern
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 13:16
 
Re the Hitchiker series: if you haven't heard the radio series I strongly suggest you do.
The TV version was a brave attempt to add visuals, and did some things well, but was limited by a tiny budget and prehistoric FX facilities and technology.
As a little girl once said, 'I prefer radio, the pictures are better.'
Enjoy!
And remember, Resistance Is Useless!

big_gare
(Langley, Bee Cee, Canada)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:55
 
Bernie Leadon was and is a terrific musician and an outstanding Banjoist.  The Eagles were never the same - or as good - after his departure.  Says me.  :-)

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:55
 
 Cynaera wrote:
Oh, man - I haven't heard this in YEARS!!!  Go away, all you haters. This is classic, moody, spooky, and takes the listener on quite an odyssey. Close your eyes and use your imagination instead of your expectation.
 
She had it right again! I actually thought this entire album was pretty strong effort.

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:53
 
Dear Mr. Mumford:

This track is a demonstration of the proper use of banjos in a non-bluegrass setting.  Please study it intensively, and take the lesson to heart, before releasing any more albums.

—Baby M

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:52
 
 wossName wrote:
I have my towel and a couple of pints. Shall we go?
 
Yes, please!

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 16:45
 
Whoa!  I've been hearing this song played here on RP these past few years and never stopped to see that it's The Eagles!!  This is nice — could imagine it playing well on AMC's "Hell On Wheels".  It's got that old west feel, for sure....

hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 04:27
 
"Life! Love it,  Loath it you can't enjoy it" Quote Marvin.

...but you can enjoy this. {#Clap} 

wossName
(Earth)
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 04:25
 
I have my towel and a couple of pints. Shall we go?

jhorton
(Trailer Park on Cape Cod)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 18:35
 
My whole trailer park is stunned that there is an Eagles song that doesn't make us wanna' puke!

But it is still, like, three times longer than it should be. 

jberko
(Franklin, TN)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 18:34
 
Not a huge fan of the Eagles, but this reminds me of a "hillbilly' rendition of the "Ashes, the Rain and I," by the James Gang.

bushrat
(Chainsaw Ridge)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 10:26
 
go figure, PSD brought me to this on towel day

DON'T PANIC {#Mrgreen}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:30
 
 handyrae wrote:

I suspect a lot of the fondness for this song is its association with the BBC's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. I bet your Detect-O-Meter 3000 isn't calibrated for that.
 
Yes, you are correct. I have not downloaded the cult favorite pop culture extensions.

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:18
 
 dwlangham wrote:
This song seems pretty well received amongst fellow listeners. Maybe my Pretentious Bullshit Detect-O-Meter 3000 is broken.
 
I suspect a lot of the fondness for this song is its association with the BBC's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. I bet your Detect-O-Meter 3000 isn't calibrated for that.

richardgold
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:13
 
( Don't Panic ! ) I had the  luminous green on black T Shirt.

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:13
 
 mcullers wrote:
Can I rate this 42? {#Nyah}

This song was also the theme to the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide TV series. You can watch it on Netflix via instant streaming.
 
Don't Panic!  If both your heads votes.  
 Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, from the TV adaptation.

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:13
 
 dwlangham wrote:
This song seems pretty well received amongst fellow listeners. Maybe my Pretentious Bullshit Detect-O-Meter 3000 is broken.
 
No, I ran a full diagnostic scan. It's working fine. This song really does suck.

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:12
 
This song seems pretty well received amongst fellow listeners. Maybe my Pretentious Bullshit Detect-O-Meter 3000 is broken.

ianmoff
(Nr London UK)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:12
 
Anyone for a cup of tea?

Blastcat900
(Neither here nor there)
Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 18:44
 
HItchicker's guide to the universe, baby !!!! yeah i didn't know either damn, im going to have to donate ( maybe, im poor )

Xstar
(Florence, Kentucky)
Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 02:01
 
Brilliant! {#Notworthy}

stunix
(Wales, UK)
Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 01:55
 
Belgium man!  Sas that hoopy tune!

dwlangham
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 08:02
 
oh, god. Shut the front door up already.

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 08:01
 
checks for proper towel storage...

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 07:59
 
Maybe the only 'nerd rock' with a banjo.

m_logie
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 07:58
 
I had no idea that this wasn't just 'the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy theme-tune' until this very moment

Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 07:58
 
Damn! Where's my towel? Anyone have a handful of peanuts and a pint handy?

iTuner
Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 14:15
 
Just don't know what to make of this song. Want to strongly dislike it, but it doesn't bother me for some reason.

haresfur
(Bendigo Australia)
Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 14:14
 
Pompous drivel.  But if that works for you, carry on.

Edited to add:  Of course pompous drivel is perfect for the Hitchhikers Guide.


Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 21:12
 
Slap on the headphones, take a shot of good rum, close your eyes, and just disappear into another world. This is amazing - Eagles working with an orchestra, different instruments, and some existential elements. And then, back to the roots at the end, with a fiddle... God, I love this song. I appreciate it much more now that I'm older and less closed-minded.

jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 04:27
 
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy rides again..!

kcar
Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 15:09
 
Dude, most epic banjo song EVER! 

Right-chuss!

Bill and Ted, from the movie...well, you take a guess. 

Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 15:02
 
Oh, man - I haven't heard this in YEARS!!!  Go away, all you haters. This is classic, moody, spooky, and takes the listener on quite an odyssey. Close your eyes and use your imagination instead of your expectation.

SirLars
(London, ON)
Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 08:56
 
8 > 42!

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 08:56
 
Alan Parsons called...

Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 08:54
 
Yes. I was hoping this was what that banjo strum was leading to!!

Jona
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 03:17
 
"Share and enjoy"

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 02:41
 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhikers_guide


blueskymind
(london)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 02:39
 
Another reason to love RP - who else knows where to dig up this niche classic.  42.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:27
 
 kingfish2004 wrote:
Ok what show was this used on as a theme song??????
Also can't believe it's the Eagles!!!
 
Not what you normally expect from the Eagles, I guess.


mcullers
(Country-Dominated TX)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:23
 
Can I rate this 42? {#Nyah}

This song was also the theme to the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide TV series. You can watch it on Netflix via instant streaming.

forge
(Boynton Beach, FL)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:23
 
 Lumpy13 wrote:
Build song around banjo = no thanks.  Put strings around banjo no thanks = really really no thanks.  It went from nowhere to nowhere.
 
Sir, all your taste is in your mouth   =  )


xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:23
 
Like older Eagles, this tune is ok, a little over produced like a lot of 70's tunes.  (see Styx)

Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:22
 
Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

forge
(Boynton Beach, FL)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:21
 
 forge wrote:
Ha, that's the same chord that begins the theme to the radio version of "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
 
Oh crap, this IS the theme to the radio version of "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!"


forge
(Boynton Beach, FL)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 11:20
 
Ha, that's the same chord that begins the theme to the radio version of "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy."