Surrender to the rapture, deep within, no, no, fight it and get the hell out of there, lady
― col, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link
"Delicious": Glenn's trying to keep up with 1986--first the Reagan song bites Afterburner, now this one cops Robert Palmer with a Prince-esque semi-falsetto. Nice backing track that Frey farted on.
"A Walk In The Dark": Henley-esque backing...jeez, this audio encode reeks. Sounds like Glenn also heard some "Wicked Game" while at Spago. Doesn't need to be 5+ minutes long.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 12 March 2015 03:34 (nine years ago) link
Third-world five-star-hotel lounge music.
― bit of a singles monster (Eazy), Thursday, 12 March 2015 03:41 (nine years ago) link
aka Fifty Shades of Glenn
next: appropriate title...
"Before The Ship Goes Down"
http://www.glennfreyonline.com/images/Ep3ShakalaWins.jpg
https://youtu.be/KofEm6VZbCE
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 March 2015 12:03 (nine years ago) link
this presages Donald Fagen's last solo album.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 March 2015 12:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah, this does have a Fagen feel to it but its dull arrangement & cliche-ridden and gross ("feel my lovin' cup"?) lyric are pure Glenn. There's something unnerving in how fundamentally generic this music is
― col, Thursday, 12 March 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
"Big Life"
http://www.glennfreyonline.com/images/Ep1Split60-40.jpg
https://youtu.be/TtBZyZQExUY
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 March 2015 12:16 (nine years ago) link
two more tracks? eight more?
this is just fucking awful; is he trying to parody "Big Time" or just figured he'd rip it off for an album track that no one but the engineer and we sad few have ever heard?
― col, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 11:53 (nine years ago) link
Actually, we reviewed "Part of Me, Part of You" last month, so we've finished Strange Weather and this dismal project.
"Ain't it Love"
https://youtu.be/Qjso4bFM3so
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qjso4bFM3so/hqdefault.jpg
boogie down with Glenny now!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 13:40 (nine years ago) link
oh, this is kinda sorta mediocre! good enough for a finale.
Takeaways from this thing? '80s Glenn wasn't as awful as I thought and Don even had some bonafide good tracks. But the '90s and 00s were just dismal for these guys. CD bloat (both in track length and number), middle age crankiness, calcified humorlessness; just toxic music.
― col, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 14:08 (nine years ago) link
I'm disappointed Frey wasn't worse.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 14:20 (nine years ago) link
FWIW, there are a handful of stray 2000-era Henley items (duets and tribute album stuff), and we somehow missed his 90s duet with Trisha Yearwood. But I understand stopping here.
I've really busy as of late, so I'll catch up on the these Glenns later on tonight maybe. Listening to these things really slams the brakes on one's day in a way the Eagles never could quite muster.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
In the wild, heard "Sunset Grill" at Corner Bakery, followed soon after by Roxy Music's "Avalon." Hearing the two next to each other made me think that "Sunset Grill" is, sound-wise, like a kind of slightly gaudier American version of the Avalon mellow electronic sound.
Also, thanks to this thread, was reminded of the literal nature of:These days a man makes you somethingAnd you never see his faceBut there is no hiding placeDown at the Sunset Grill
http://i1.wp.com/www.rockandrollgps.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sunset-Grill-on-Sunset-Boulevard.png
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 11 May 2015 23:40 (nine years ago) link
In the wild: "The Last Worthless Evening" in Publix.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
Don not going quietly. But using "authentic" singers, tho'
http://www.countryweekly.com/news/don-henley-previews-new-country-album-cass-county
― col, Friday, 10 July 2015 21:17 (eight years ago) link
Two Preview Tracks from Cass County: http://donhenley.com/news/254803
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 26 July 2015 18:38 (eight years ago) link
So...
Anyone up for moderating a McCartney 1974-1986 thread?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 26 July 2015 18:51 (eight years ago) link
From http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/6655654/merle-haggard-50-years-music
Then there's a new recording, "The Cost of Living," that Haggard cut on Don Henley's album Cass County, due Sept. 25. A noted perfectionist, Henley got an excellent performance from Haggard, but the process tested the latter artist's patience."I was just about ready to tell him to go get f--d," says Haggard, "but we got it."
"I was just about ready to tell him to go get f--d," says Haggard, "but we got it."
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 4 August 2015 20:52 (eight years ago) link
what did Don 'n' Glenn have to say about Hag?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 August 2015 21:19 (eight years ago) link
DON: Hearing Merle on the AM dial in my little town in Texas was a big revelation for me. Like any young buck in a two-stop light town, I couldn't wait to get out and away to see the world, but songs like "Mama Tried" and "I Take A Lot of Pride In Who I Am" gave a dignity to the people and places around me I hadn't seen before. Of course, his politics were a problem, but he's since seen the light.
GLENN: I dealt with it by changing the lyrics in my head. For example, I would take it as "If you won't suck it, beat it, or you'll see the Fuckin' side of me!" Much better.
DON: Well, yeah.
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 4 August 2015 22:20 (eight years ago) link
Cass County streaming on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/series/98679384/first-listen
― half the staying power of Erasure (Eazy), Thursday, 24 September 2015 04:43 (eight years ago) link
Just heard this at Fuddrucker's. Shazamed it just in time. Some band called Custom Kings have done aan earnest ukulele-heavy cover of "Boys of Summer".
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
I've made my peace with "You Belong to the City," despite his letting the sax cover up for a half written song.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 February 2016 01:10 (eight years ago) link
The Glenn tributes in the new RS are pretty good. Apparently in his final days he was writing material for a solo album and (I shit you not) working on an Eagles songbook musical for Broadway.
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 February 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link
Also: I went to a record show last week, and one of the dealers had displayed a sealed vinyl copy of Soul Searchin' for $12. Didn't buy, still livin' right.
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 February 2016 01:23 (eight years ago) link
it's the politics of contraband
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 February 2016 01:33 (eight years ago) link
In The Wild: Glenn's "True Love" on a Yacht-y muzak channel in an Italian restaurant.
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 16 April 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nickelback-releases-cover-of-don-henley-dirty-laundry/
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
kick us when we're down
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
Chaddie Can't Read
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
gasface
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 August 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
LOL headline
http://www.twincities.com/2016/08/25/don-henley-lightens-up-a-bit-during-state-fair-performance/
Those fans entered the venue to find numerous signs warning not to shoot video or photographs, and security told those who tried anyway that if they didn’t stop, they’d be escorted out of the Grandstand. (This isn’t a new State Fair policy, I was told, but a demand of Henley, age 69.)
Henley is notorious for his grim demeanor on stage and rarely felt the need to look like he was enjoying himself during the high-priced Eagles reunion tours. Thursday, though, he actually showed a little enthusiasm now and again, and even cracked the occasional smile. At one point, he was talking about how it was “fun” to tour with a full horn section and said, somewhat unconvincingly, “That’s what I’m all about these days.”
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
love the jab about his age
Don Henley And The Horny Horns
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
GLEN: Used to be every night of the week...now it's a fucking age.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
worth reviving for some choice Don: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/qa-don-henley-on-growing-up-in-cass-county-eagles-and-coping-with-the-loss-of-glenn-frey
MG: Were you OK with the Ataris changing “Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac” to “Black Flag sticker” in their Boys of Summer cover?
DH: Not really. No, not really. But I wasn’t upset enough to do anything about it. I just went, “OK. Fine.” And if you noticed, we haven’t heard much from the Ataris since then. You know that story, right, what happened to them?
MG: I can’t remember.
DH: I mean, they wrote some songs, very poorly — they were not very good songwriters — and they put out an album, and the only song that people would want to hear when they did a concert was Boys of Summer. And the lead singer apparently got so angry about it that he had a T-shirt made that said “Who the f— is Don Henley?”, or “Who the hell is Don Henley?” or something like that. And he would apparently wear that on stage (laughs) … and I thought that was really childish. But it was funny at the same time, because it was a clear message to them that they needed to work on their craftsmanship.
― col, Friday, 23 September 2016 22:15 (seven years ago) link
Most people mellow with age. Not Henley. Henley's like a finely aged bottle of bleach.
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 23 September 2016 23:02 (seven years ago) link
actually, I thought he was more human and approachable than I've read in years
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 24 September 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
...and all it took was the death of Glenn Frey.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 24 September 2016 01:01 (seven years ago) link
Just heard "Working It" on the local Community College Rock Station. Yikes
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 April 2017 01:02 (seven years ago) link
Let's remember how much we loved Sexy Girl.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 01:07 (five years ago) link
https://washyourlyrics.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/2587510102974005248.png
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 March 2020 04:04 (four years ago) link
self-isolate after any contact with Don imo
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 March 2020 12:27 (four years ago) link
Crockett and Tubbs recognized that if you wanted to bring down the world’s most dangerous drug dealers you’re gonna want to form an alliance with Glenn Frey. pic.twitter.com/0pdpulfpUe— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) April 8, 2022
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 9 April 2022 02:38 (two years ago) link
Henley channeling Donald Trump in that interview.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 9 April 2022 16:24 (two years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/75/31/18/753118bb1a6437c7938137a0fe00a50d.jpg
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 10 April 2022 16:40 (two years ago) link
Roach joins the Criterion Collection!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmolOw2WUCg
(This video is an extra on their Thelma & Louise release)
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 18:24 (one year ago) link
Smugglers Blues co written by Temchin? Makes sense I guess , I wouldn’t expect Glenn to be capable of this level of wordplay
― Diarrhea of a Madman (calstars), Saturday, 29 July 2023 22:22 (ten months ago) link