A Good Day In Hell - The Official ILM Track-By-Track EAGLES Listening Thread

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oh before i forget we need a group vote. coming up is a 48 second instrumental on the Desperado album and i need to know whether i should pair it with the next actual song or do we just talk about a 48 second instrumental tomorrow. i'll leave it up to you guys.

48-second instrumental please

Listening to this and Joni back-to-back has sledgehammered home The Eagles' fundamental averageness, I need as much of a break as thread concept can give me.

Friday would be the perfect day for me to enjoy a 48-second Eagles song.

I'm on board with reprises getting their own days in the sun too.

another vote for the miniature instrumental (& the reprise)

I'm down with 48 seconds

Ditto

A Certain Kind of Fool is almost good. I like the plaintive, strained singing on the verses. But not quite. This is miles above Frey filler though.

okay got it. 48 seconds seems like a nice reward on a friday.

everything about this, from the big ringing acoustic gtr chords, to the "poor boy raised in a small family" conceit, to the "he wants to dance" bridge that introduces his dream while kicking the song into electric rock gear, sounds like the beginning of a heartland rock anthem circa bryan adams, journey, etc., with maybe a little bit of tom petty and johnny cougar tossed in. this could be the exact song that invented the 1980s. except that it abruptly ends at the very point where it should be exploding into the gigantic radio hook that they've been holding out on through that 3-minute buildup.

also, it's really not very good.

Given the context of the album "Desperado" the song has a double meaning. On one hand, it's about a wannabe gunslinger; in another sense, it's about a guitar player learning his chops, in hopes of becoming a rock star. - Tim in Denver

Gleeeeeennn Freeeyyyy, when will you come to your seeeenseeeees

YOU GOTTA LET SOMEBODY LOOOOOOVE YOU

On one hand, it's about a wannabe gunslinger; in another sense, it's about a guitar player learning his chops, in hopes of becoming a rock star.

which reminds me of the other '80s band that "certain kind of fool" seems to be a template for: bon jovi.

Funny you should say that since the next commenter on songfacts.com says

You both are right on! I like the way the songs meld into one another. Again Desparado is one of the best albums ever...along with Bon Jovi's soundtrack album for Young Guns. Yea, I like the reference of either or gunslinger or guitar player..so so so cool! - Valerie in Eureka, Calif.

yeah that young guns soundtrack is amaz--*shoots self*

... with a guitar

the gunslinger/rock star metaphor was thoroughly explored elsewhere in 1973 by billy joel on "the ballad of billy the kid," and a year later by bad company on "bad company." among others.

Gleeeeeennn Freeeyyyy, when will you come to your seeeenseeeees

YOU GOTTA LET SOMEBODY LOOOOOOVE YOU

You need to read the cameron crowe eagles article which is on the same site as the Irv Azoff profile that was linked upthread. You'll sing that even louder.

That site is chock full of Crowe laurel canyony archival stuff, so awesome

Good blurbs.

these guys are humanitarian:

Lujack cuts drummer Don Henley short. “Linda Ronstadt.” The name rolls off his lips with lecherous abandon. “She’s probably my favorite chick singer, heh-heh. Say, I remember reading somewhere that the Eagles do the best ‘ooo’s in the business. What do you say to that?”

” ‘ooo’s for bucks, Larry, that’s our motto.” Frey flashes a sly grin. “The only difference between boring and laid back is a million dollars.”

Lujack chortles mirthlessly. “You rock & rollers are all alike, aren’t you? Hey, is it true you guys want to sound like Al Green? What’s the matter, you tired of being cowboys?”

“That’s actually very true,” Henley deadpans. “We almost called this record Black in the Saddle….”

Yeah that's from the article I was talkin about. Later on there's some thoughtful Glenn gems.

Glemms.

If you had a machine that could pop out a generic 'meaningful' 70s Rock song after programming in a few ingredients (acoustic rhythm guitar, anthem-y chorus, working class pathos), "Certain Kind of Fool" is what would come out.

Don Henley sits alone at the table tonight. He looks like he could be a better-looking younger brother of Mac Davis.

better looking that mac davis? shut yo mouf

He gets better looking each day.

Take this job and chug it

Lujack chortles mirthlessly.

Haha, Larry Lujack was the DJ I probably listened to the most growing up. Despite (or maybe because of) being a top Top 40 DJ in Chicago, he was a huge Throbbing Gristle fan.

been listening to new dylan bootleg thing and byrds remasters on cd at the store all week and i can't say it makes eagles a highlight of my day. i can handle it though.

Hey Scott. Younger than Yesterday or 5D if you could only have one?

sheesh its a toss-up. 5D sounded really good the other day. if i had to pick one though i might have to go with notorious because i wouldn't want to live without "Goin' Back". carole king wrote that one. every time i hear it i just go ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............that's the stuff.

haha, what is with Glenn Frey stating the address of every house he lived in from that CC article?

Xpost I already have the notorious bros remaster. Tryin to decide which to get next. Notorious has been in top 5 sixties records for ages. The segue into "get to you" = heaven.

In my top 5*

oh okay! just get them both. i can't remember what the extra stuff is but there is extra stuff on both that is good.

haha, what is with Glenn Frey stating the address of every house he lived in from that CC article?

#googlestreetviewswag

oh okay! just get them both. i can't remember what the extra stuff is but there is extra stuff on both that is good.

If you're in the US, you can get all of the Byrds remasters (bar Untitled) for $5 or less new. GET...THEM...ALL

the only dylan bootleg series i have for sale in the store right now

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1173649_10152489824862137_1056945951_n.jpg

i like herbie mann in the corner there. he's saying: don't buy that boring shit. hang out with me and my pal roy ayers.

#googlestreetviewswag

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And yeah, I was looking them up until Frey says something like "I got a letter at 1426 E. Canyon Rock Trail, Apt. E5, that said..." and I was all Damn, dude's playing me like one of his crappy songs.

He's also trying to tell us were the sexy girls are:

She moved in next door to me
And she showed me her world
What a neighbor, thanks for the favor
She's a very sexy girl

She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl
She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl

I got a feeling I can't go wrong
'Cause every time I see her
It's like hearing my favorite song
She's already down the steps
She's way down the block
But my heart keeps beating faster
And it just won't stop

She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl, that's right
She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl

I love to take her walkin' and when we started talkin'
I'd tell her she's the finest I've ever seen
She'd look into my eyes but then I realize
I'm holding on to a dream

She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl, she's mine
She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl

Stop any man walking down the street
Ask him what kind of girl he'd like to meet
There's not one thing in this whole wide world
He'd rather see than a sexy girl

She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl, oh yeah
She's a sexy girl
(Sexy girl, sexy girl)
She's a very sexy girl

if i remember correctly, he gets his ass beat in that video.

and shot in smugglers blues, damn. glenn what's wrong?

I remembered incorrectly.

video's probably better without the sound anyway.

FYI: you can watch entire episodes of Glenn Frey's horrible 90's t.v. show South Of Sunset on Youtube:

http://youtu.be/KzaXnFGxbyk

he should have done "North of Tequila Sunrise."

I have never been so filled with equally opposite "OMG IT WILL BE HORRIBLE" reactions of joy and choking horror

if I shoot my tv will Glenn Frey pay for a new one y/n

Or "South of 810 E. Sunset Boulevard, Suite 29-A"