Why did critics always describe "End of the Innocence" as "intelligent"? I hated that song so much in Grade 5.
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:12 (nineteen years ago) link
Oh wait, maybe that actually goes with the "Don't look back, you can never look back" part.
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:13 (nineteen years ago) link
the solo songs you mentioned sound to me neither better nor worse than the typical eagles song; they sound exactly like eagles songs.
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:52 (nineteen years ago) link
And I really like The Eagles
Glenn Frey totally sucks though
― roger adultery (roger adultery), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 04:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 05:10 (nineteen years ago) link
What's the consensus on "Heart of the Matter"? I though that was a good song when I was like 10. Should I download it or will I be disappointed?
― AaronHz (AaronHz), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 05:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― keefy, Monday, 15 May 2006 10:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― Bimble, Saturday, 5 May 2007 05:03 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 5 May 2007 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Bimble, Sunday, 6 May 2007 00:24 (seventeen years ago) link
SHE WANTS TO PARTY SHE WANTS TO GET DOWN
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Down at the Sunset Grill?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link
CUZ THERE'S NOT ENUFF LUV IN THE WORLD
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:43 (fifteen years ago) link
It's very rare that someone as widely loved as Don Henley is COMPLETELY indefensible. Vox populi vox dei.
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/specials/grammy07/afterparty/sting.jpg
― velko, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Gad, he's smug even when relaxing.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 03:05 (fifteen years ago) link
oh come on, you guys! desperado!? right? right.
― Kevin Keller, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 03:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Dirty Laundry is a good jam
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, it really is.
― The Ungrateful Dead (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 05:09 (fifteen years ago) link
i used to have the 7" of this:
― tipsy mothra, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 05:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I once had an argument with the guitarist in my band on a long road trip about whether the Henley song was called 'Boys of Summer' (my claim) or 'Poisoned Summer' (his claim). We even wagered $10 on it. I pretended to be hesitant when making the wager because I really wanted to win, because he was such a c*nt. So I went, 'Er, er, alright, $10'. He then said words to the following effect:
'See, moley, that's the difference between you and me. You'll always lose bets because you're jewish, you're nervous. That's why jews will never be good poker players. You jews don't have the pokerfaces to win on a bet like this, cos you're too neurotic. You give yourselves away'.
I made him pay the $10. The only real issue was what nickname to give him from that point on. The singer and I couldn't decide between 'Pokerface' and 'Poisoned Summer'. In the end we just sacked him.
― moley, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 14:27 (fifteen years ago) link
"I made him pay the $10."
insert jewish joke here instead.
― beta blog, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 14:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Every Don Henley solo album means fewer other Eagles were involved.
― mottdeterre, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 15:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I read the Don Felder book about his days in the Eagles. I don't like their music, but I figured there would be some good dirt in there. It was pretty good, but Frey comes across as an even bigger asshole than Henley, if that's possible.
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
hope this isn't too tacky, but i can't let his words go to waste: http://tinyurl.com/cc6wrh
― Someone Still Loves You Evan and Jaron (Tape Store), Monday, 16 March 2009 03:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Ah, yes — Mr. Christgau, the self-proclaimed “Dean of American Rock Critics.” I have never found anything in his work that was constructive or illuminating. His rants are mean-spirited, pretentious drivel that often miss the mark entirely. His tastes are narrow, his views myopic and he writes primarily to impress other critics rather than to educate or enlighten the average listener. The guy is so caught up in his own prejudices that he usually can’t see the forest for the trees and his toxic screeds devolve into nonsense — like the one above, which, I assume, is supposed to be some kind of clever, semantical wordplay, but is so clichéd and daffy that it’s meaningless. Christgau is like the nutty, eccentric professor who tries hard to be hip, but can never get there because he is locked in the ivory tower of his pedantry. Because he’s so gone, so deranged, I could no more be offended by him than by a besotted bum who cursed at me on the street. As that old philosopher Joe Walsh once said, “You Can’t Argue With a Sick Mind.”
― velko, Monday, 16 March 2009 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I have a special love of "The End of The Innocence" because it came out when I graduated from high school, and it seemed to fit that feeling of graduating. Also the guy who played piano...Bruce Hornsby...he came from like very near my hometown...I think he recorded something very near my hometown. Yeah, he had some video with a bunch of basketball players from there or something. Not sure I really want to remember the details, but you know...
― Earl of Gothington Manor (Bimble), Monday, 6 April 2009 10:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I only get to have three pieces of pride for my small hometown and they are:1) Dave Matthews Band2) Happy Flowers3) Bruce Hornsby
That's it. That's all I get. I'll take the abuse, that's fine, but not unless you know Happy Flowers.
― Earl of Gothington Manor (Bimble), Monday, 6 April 2009 10:31 (fifteen years ago) link
The line "Oh beautiful for spacious skies/Now those skies are threatening" is absolute shit.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 6 April 2009 15:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i prefer "heart of the matter" ...
― tylerw, Monday, 6 April 2009 15:10 (fifteen years ago) link
did Hornsby play the piano for the End of the Innocence? maybe my favourite thing he's ever done...
also I just got kicked in the stomach by "Last Worthless Evening"...
― jagged-electronically mäandernden underbody (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 6 April 2009 15:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Much as I hate the smugness of the lyrics, "All She Wants To Do is Dance" is one helluva electro-groove.
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 April 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
From Wikipedia:
"The End of the Innocence" was the lead single and title song from Don Henley's third solo studio album, The End of the Innocence, in 1989. The song was written by Bruce Hornsby, with lyrics added by Henley, and both perform the song live in their respective concerts. The Henley version became his fifth solo Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, which is more than any of the other Eagles members, peaking at number 8. It also became his fourth number 1 single on the Mainstream Rock chart.There are two political comments in the video by Henley. At the line "they're beating plowshares into swords, for the tired old man that we elected king", it shows a series of posters of President Ronald Reagan, and at the line "armchair warriors often fail" it shows a TV set showing scenes of the congressional testimony of Oliver North.After George H. W. Bush became president, instead of the lyric "they're beating plowshares into swords, for the tired old man that we elected king" Bruce Hornsby began singing his version with the line " for the tired old man that is no longer king" since Reagan was out of office. "The End of the Innocence" excerptPlay soundFrom the album The End of the Innocence. This sample includes a portion of chorus.Problems listening to this file? See media help.The music video for the song was directed by future film director, David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) and earned Henley an MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1990.
There are two political comments in the video by Henley. At the line "they're beating plowshares into swords, for the tired old man that we elected king", it shows a series of posters of President Ronald Reagan, and at the line "armchair warriors often fail" it shows a TV set showing scenes of the congressional testimony of Oliver North.
After George H. W. Bush became president, instead of the lyric "they're beating plowshares into swords, for the tired old man that we elected king" Bruce Hornsby began singing his version with the line " for the tired old man that is no longer king" since Reagan was out of office. "The End of the Innocence" excerptPlay soundFrom the album The End of the Innocence. This sample includes a portion of chorus.Problems listening to this file? See media help.
The music video for the song was directed by future film director, David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) and earned Henley an MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1990.
― Earl of Gothington Manor (Bimble), Monday, 6 April 2009 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Don't really care about "All She Wants To Do Is Dance", but I haven't heard "Last Worthless Evening" in quite awhile, Drugs A. Money. Will listen again soon.
― Earl of Gothington Manor (Bimble), Monday, 6 April 2009 16:01 (fifteen years ago) link
"give me the 2 piece chicken"
"Felder leg or Felder thigh?"
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Friday, 16 December 2022 01:41 (one year ago) link
Fingers please
― Florin Cuchares, Friday, 16 December 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
gotta have something to Walsh it down with
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Friday, 16 December 2022 02:08 (one year ago) link
"Someone place an order...?"
https://i.imgur.com/8iPrNJR.jpg
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 December 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
Witchy woman sauce = creamy balsamic peppercorn
― calstars, Friday, 16 December 2022 02:20 (one year ago) link
Timothy B. Schakes
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 16 December 2022 02:29 (one year ago) link
Building the Perfect (Chicken) Breast
― Cirque de Soleil Moon Frye (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 16 December 2022 13:11 (one year ago) link
I'm thinking of ordering the Desperadonuts(TM). They bake them to the limit.
There's gonna be some heartburn tonight, I know.
― Cirque de Soleil Moon Frye (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 16 December 2022 13:16 (one year ago) link
LMAO
Maybe they can start a chain of The Sad Café's while they're at it.
― birdistheword, Friday, 16 December 2022 15:27 (one year ago) link
The Best of My Grub
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 16 December 2022 15:34 (one year ago) link
order the New York Minute omelette, where what you get isn't what you ordered
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Friday, 16 December 2022 16:11 (one year ago) link
you guys gave up on this shit too fast!
this thread motivated me to listen to Building… in total for the first time: in 85, the AOR station in Louisville played the SHIT out of "Sunset Grill," "Drivin' with your eyes Closed" and ""Not Enuff Love…" alongside the two legit hits, and so it was interesting to hear the other shit…
1.) on a bunch of cuts, he's singing way way way too high, straining his ability to hit the notes, 2.) it's very surprising that he had no hand in the writing for "All She Wants to Do is Dance" and it's all Kootch; one would think the conceit of trenchant geopolitical satire framed through criticizing women for enjoying dancing couldn't be more Henley…
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 15:50 (one year ago) link
he sounds almost queeny when he barks the line "That don't keep the boys from makin' a buck or two."
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 December 2022 16:42 (one year ago) link
My grandson, he comes home from collegeHe says, "We get the government we deserve"My son-in-law just shakes his head and says, "That little punk, he never had to serve"
Then at 2:30 Randy Newman comes up with a solo that's even more strained and less convincing.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 21:28 (one year ago) link