Sighting: out buying lunch, Peaceful Easy Feeling playing in M&S
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 25 August 2013 11:41 (ten years ago) link
This is really good, best song in days. I wonder what kept them from doing more Clark material (I know:$$$$$). He was a friend/drinking buddy of theirs in the early days.
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 14:04 (ten years ago) link
This is really good, but very unEagles - I'm guessing Gene Clark is the writer here, it could easily be a more country Byrds. The phrasing is nothing like any of the previous songs, which are all made up of short, hooky lines repeated and varied; this deals in very long phrases and is more interesting for it, even with the slower chord progression. I like the vocal harmonies, and the guitar in the middle eight sparkles nicely, though the chord change/quasi-solo at the end is unpleasant. The ending is good. Another one that's quite unlike what's gone before.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 25 August 2013 14:19 (ten years ago) link
It was a Clark/Leadon co-write from the first Dillard & Clark Expedition album from '68.
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
whoah, this is nice. who's singing lead on that? bernie?
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 25 August 2013 15:03 (ten years ago) link
Reminds me of Jayhawks, at their most Burrito-ish.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 25 August 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
Yeah Gene Clark parts of Hotel California are heartbreaking, you can tell Hoskyns really loves his music the most
Such a tragedy, and he doesn't even have the Gram Parsons/Chilton/etc cult that he deserves
― everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 25 August 2013 15:22 (ten years ago) link
that's Bernie on lead vocals!
LOVE this so much.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 August 2013 15:24 (ten years ago) link
there's a tone to Bernie's voice that reminds me a lot of Marty Robbins. Really rich in the low notes, and he hits those really pretty high notes.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 August 2013 15:26 (ten years ago) link
What did he do after the Eagles?
― everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 25 August 2013 17:09 (ten years ago) link
piss off Glenn Frey
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 August 2013 17:12 (ten years ago) link
Played a lot of bluegrass and became a Nashville session guy.
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 17:27 (ten years ago) link
xpost lol Alfred
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 August 2013 17:33 (ten years ago) link
just for reference:
Dillard & Clark - Train Leaves Here This Morning
didn't know that was a single for D&C, or that The Eagles covered it.
― Lee626, Sunday, 25 August 2013 18:02 (ten years ago) link
Imagining alt-timeline Eagles w/Gene Clark. He dies much sooner there.
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
― everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:22 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
actually Gene Clark does have quite a cult following (and not just on ILM), if not quite as big as Gram's or Alex's
― Lee626, Sunday, 25 August 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
Gene never had the US Indie following those guys had. Europe was another matter.
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
i am all the cult gene needs! ivo turned me on to him in the 80's. thanks, ivo!
― scott seward, Sunday, 25 August 2013 19:45 (ten years ago) link
bought this today. listening now. so far so smooth. 1977. glyn johns produced.
http://img5.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/a0/7c/far_side_cafe/folder/1487945/img_1487945_47654944_2?1181883408
killer drum sound. tarfumes might want to pick it up.
― scott seward, Sunday, 25 August 2013 19:47 (ten years ago) link
oops.
http://www.rockandrollcollection.com/images/eagles/eagles_LP_1670.jpg
Interesting! I will check that out. I dug Leadon in the Burritos, and so far he's the best thing about the Eagles.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 25 August 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
This isn't technically an Eagles song.
― I'll take the jangle-jangle over the throb-throb (brg30), Sunday, 25 August 2013 20:33 (ten years ago) link
...
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 August 2013 20:38 (ten years ago) link
Dude, it's the Eagles singin' and playin' on it! Also, more Eagles (one) had a hand in writing it than in writing "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (zero).
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 25 August 2013 21:57 (ten years ago) link
It could only be more Eagles if the lyric was amended to "the train chugs out this mornin'"
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 22:21 (ten years ago) link
o/t but <3 <3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gamTAp1W4Mc
― bear, bear, bear, Sunday, 25 August 2013 22:52 (ten years ago) link
who is michael georgiades?
my favorite song on that gene album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXuuJ9aZswA
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 25 August 2013 23:40 (ten years ago) link
i think i would die for that album. like, if some country decided to go to war against No Other i think i would pick up a gun and fight until i couldn't fight anymore.
and hey remember links and not embeds if you can remember. thanks, the management (you do realize we will be here for months...)
― scott seward, Sunday, 25 August 2013 23:56 (ten years ago) link
practice link (fingers crossed this is right!)
http://www.youtu.be.com/watch?v=oPghGSOrHFk
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 26 August 2013 00:05 (ten years ago) link
"Take The Devil"
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa377/asusundevils/Randy-Meisner-and-his-twins.jpg
http://youtu.be/9kJiXvoWQHI
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 13:40 (ten years ago) link
the first Randy-written song! how exciting...
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 13:42 (ten years ago) link
sorry for the sound. its really hard sometimes to find an eagles youtube with good sound. their fans aren't that picky i guess. sometimes there will be three crappy vids that all come from the same horrible MP3 or whatever.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 13:44 (ten years ago) link
anyway, he wrote this about Don I think.
i think we can safely say that this song begins and then it ends.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 13:47 (ten years ago) link
Train Leaves Here This Morning: Grateful DeadTake the Devil: Bon Jovi
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Monday, 26 August 2013 13:57 (ten years ago) link
also, the YouTube for Train Leaves Here This Morning shows the album track listing and I was like, "Nightingale? I don't remember that. Did Scott skip one?" and went back to check and LOLOLOL
Wooo that song is bad but also I forgot how it even went the second it was over so it's kind of ultimately neutral I guess.
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Saturday, August 24, 2013 7:31 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Using the drunk stepfather deep cuts metric, I can completely envision my stepfather five beers in smoking a joint and really, really enjoying Take the Devil.
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:00 (ten years ago) link
This is some of the most convincing rocking I've heard the Eagles do, and it's still 3rd-rate Crazy Horse.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:03 (ten years ago) link
it's funny how much more accomplished "train leaves here this morning" sounds than its predecessor on the album. imagine listening to this record without seeing the writing credits.
"take the devil" is....fine.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 26 August 2013 14:20 (ten years ago) link
i found it pretty boring and the singing was anguished.
― no fomo (La Lechera), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:20 (ten years ago) link
btw let it be clear that the only eagles songs i have ever heard are the radio singles.
― no fomo (La Lechera), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:21 (ten years ago) link
― no fomo (La Lechera), Monday, August 26, 2013
lethal combo
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
This one's pretty good. It suits them to stay away from the upper registers, which is a problem for a band whose appeal is largely based on vocal harmonising. When whoever's singing here heads upwards, the effect is not good.
The drumming's good again, but everything needs to be a bit rougher. "...3rd-rate Crazy Horse" is otm, see the opening of Cowgirl for what you can really do with so few elements. Would love to hear Neil take this on actually, the basic song is pretty good but he'd do so much better with the solos.
The all-triplets outro is confusing me, because it's crap yet normally I really love triplets.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 August 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
the trouble is Meisner's voice. He's got a dull guitarist's voice.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:42 (ten years ago) link
i think he sounds a lot better on some other songs but yeah not as good on this one
― call all destroyer, Monday, 26 August 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link
Cannot help but LOL @ how this reads on YouTube: "Take the Devil by The Eagles"
But yeah, this is dull as shit, like "Wanted Dead or Alive" crossed with "Turn the Page". The first song in our survey that I've actually disliked.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:57 (ten years ago) link
ooh take the devil is really dull
― everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:23 (ten years ago) link
blink and you miss it kinda song. how many filler tracks have we had? 3? chug, nightingale, and this one.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 18:38 (ten years ago) link
the gene clark/dillard cover is the first one i think i would go back to (as far as stuff that was "new" to me and non-hit single)
― everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:42 (ten years ago) link
its a great song. even eagles couldn't kill it with their steely knives.
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 18:42 (ten years ago) link
when they recorded that glyn johns said ah! finally something i can work with!
― scott seward, Monday, 26 August 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link