Defending the indefensible: Don Henley

don henley acts like the world treats him like shit whether or not it does, so we may as well treat him like shit

it's not like he can get any more ornery

What amuses me is it's HENLEY complaining and not Felder, who wrote the indelible hook and and who can chill in his garden w/out working for the rest of his life. It's possible Felder complained privately but we know there's no uh love lost b/w the Felder and Henley-Frey camps.

don henley acts like the world treats him like shit whether or not it does, so we may as well treat him like shit

― display name changed. (amateurist)

He will not stop. He thinks the world will fuck him over if he doesn't fuck over the smallest fish.

thing is that guys half don's age already bitch ahistorically about kids today, so...

though don's been doing that for half his life as well

He will not stop. He thinks the world will fuck him over if he doesn't fuck over the smallest fish.

It's true: after this photo was taken, Henley stole that poor bear's fish, fucked it*, and then proceeded to shit in the Walden Woods--once the province of the bear, but now the land of Henley.

*the fish, not the bear (GLENN: That came later.)

it was kinda exciting when Don himself showed up under the name "keefy" in 2006 (see above)

“We appreciate and respect what Mr. Henley has meant to music and we now see that our use of his name and an Eagles’ song title in our advertisement was inappropriate,” it reads in part. “For that we are deeply regretful and we apologize, not just to Mr. Henley, but to anyone else who took offense. We have learned a valuable lesson and thank Mr. Henley for helping us appreciate the importance that he and other artists place in their publicity rights.”

http://www.avclub.com/article/henley-manufacturers-apologize-don-henley-218208

“There aren’t any trucks or beer on this album. This is an album for grown-ups, for people that have done some living.”

The Boys of Summer is SO GOOD, and unexpectedly moving.

i cannot stand the rest of his stuff.

he gave us "Well, yeah." so, classic

During the holidays my phone started randomly playing I Can’t Stand Still every time I got into my car, despite the fact that I have no Henley on my Spotify playlists or on iTunes.

Abandon your car immediately

turns out the don henley we were looking for was inside us all along

eww

Been thinking about how most of my fave Henley jamz are duets. "No Mistakes," "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough." In certain moods I even welcome "Leather and Lace."

i can't quite put a dud on henley bc of boys of summer (incredible song, yeah he didn't write it but he sells it) and one of these nights (each eagle has one joint that rules - that's don's.) (see also in the city/joe, take it to the limit/randy, i can't tell you why/tim, journey of the sorcerer/whatshisname, umm can't remember my glenn one, sorry felder nothing for you)

didn't glenn write 'new kid in town'? that's the only Eagles song i love

uh yes Henley co-wrote "Boys of Summer" -- those are his lyrics.

Oh shit really? I thought it was completely written when they brought it to him

sorry felder nothing for you

Felder made up for it later w/"Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)"

C'mon, Let's All Groove...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02nAH_oAjeg

IDK I guess my imaginary version of felders ‘reggae’ home demo of hotel California is kind of my felder pick

New kid in town good pick for Roach.

Offer up your best defense!

I was much too, er, innocent back when I'd regularly listen to this song: the grossness that Henley's bio lends it didn't occur to me until I read your piece.

lol/wtf at the negative comments there from the don henley defence force

In the dozens of posts since last year the only two that have provoked so many comments have been Eagle-related.

sore with the eagles

According to one of the #MeTop sites (I can’t remember what it’s called at the moment), it sounds like Don’s 16 y/o girl (or her friend at the house that night) may now be married to a California politician and readying herself to come forward about this whole ordeal.

#MeToo =#MeTop

Here’s the piece: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2017/11/blind-item-1-he-made-millions-from.html

DON: Oh shit.

GLENN: I'm glad I kicked it before this whole #MeToo thing got rebranded to not be about threesomes.

DON: Well, yeah.

Great piece Alfred.

thank you!

it sounds like Don’s 16 y/o girl (or her friend at the house that night) may now be married to a California politician and readying herself to come forward about this whole ordeal.

That whole article is O_O, but the bit about Girl #1 (the 16 y/o) dying under mysterious circumstances a year later after getting clean probably takes the cake.

Yup. Also that Don’s public response to all this was to blame the media by writing “Dirty Laundry.”

Re-re-post: orig. from Rolling Country, then a little tweaked for xpost A Good Day In Hell, the notorious Eagles thread:

Henley's Cass County actually doesn't suck! Quite possible that this totally unexpected impression has led me to initial overrating, but here's what I said on Rolling Country (hearing npr's post of the deluxe edition, with those four bonus covers, really did help)
Don Henley's guest-star-laden Cass County turned out to be surprisingly painless, enjoyable, even. Starts with one of four well-chosen covers (all present on this deluxe edition, that is): Tift Merritt's "Bramble Rose," which he starts in relatively good voice---not just lack of the strain I remember; he actually seems to have a feel for the phrasing and pace---then hands it off to Miranda Lambert, who passes a verse to Mick Jagger---also good, even though he plays it straight. "Cost of Living" meets Merle Haggard, Martina McBride's good on "Old Flame," although the story gets cut short, probably because it's based on a real-life episode, according to him. Dolly Parton is excellent, duh, on the Louvin Brothers' "When I Stop Dreaming," but she doesn't obliterate Henley vocal, so give points to both vox.
Some other voices are more in the background, like "two out of three Dixie Chicks," Vince Gill, Lucinda---though NPR streams aren't always as good as they should be, and my headphones are certainly not for audiophiles, but I like the way he melds near-subliminal yet unmistakable Lee Ann Womack to a chorus that would otherwise probably get monotonous.
Even at least one cratedigger's catnip find, at least for me: "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune," with a low-key, sneaky surrealism that surely suggested some Gram Parsons originals, and had me thinking that this presentation surely is the mature, generous Henley, since Parsons reportedly loathed the Eagles--but apparently it was written by one Jesse Lee Kincaid, and recorded by Nilsson, on his Pandemonium Shadow Show (also by the Dillards on Wheatstraw Suite).
Speaking of the Eagles, I never was a big fan, but the overall sense of radio-ready structures here even extends to up- and downtempo tracks that would improve several of their albums.
Catchiness etc. also gets past most editorial moments, so more points for not playing the old man card too much (trepidation of atmospheric "Train In The Distance" could be felt by anyone, most likely).
― dow, Thursday, October 1, 2015 1:09 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Even at least one cratedigger's catnip find, at least for me: "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune," with a low-key, sneaky surrealism that surely suggested some Gram Parsons originals, and had me thinking that this presentation surely is the mature, generous Henley, since Parsons reportedly loathed the Eagles--but apparently it was written by one Jesse Lee Kincaid, and recorded by Nilsson, on his Pandemonium Shadow Show (also by the Dillards on Wheatstraw Suite).
---dow

Kincaid's original is on Rhino's LA Nuggets box, and it was also recorded by Hearts & Flowers, featuring future Eagle Bernie Leadon.
― Love, Wilco (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, October 1, 2015 1:15 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Thanks! Will check out those earlier versions, and try to dig up something else re Kincaid too.
---dow

DON: As much pleasure as I feel today, I can't help but feel a bit sad and self-conscious about the fact that so many of my peers aren't with me.

GHOST OF GLENN: Remember how sad and self-conscious you felt in Topanga Canyon in '74 after the case of Bud and Annie from the valley had gone home to her parens?

DON: Well, yeah.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/4/4d/Celeb.henley.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20051215031911

DON: Listen here, Frog: Piggy's checking into the Hotel California with the Donster, ya dig?

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/4/4d/Celeb.henley.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20051215031911

It's Here: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Don_Henley

He can sing and play the drums at the same time

C. Grisso/McCain), what are you hearing from Don?

DON: It's on this, the occasion of my 74th birthday, and as I prepare to return to road with the Eagles for our triumphant orchestral tour, that I find myself thinking of those who should still be here, growing older and reaping the rewards.

GLENN: As much as I would have liked to have made it as far as Don has, it would've been much nicer if I'd only made it two years further. Then again, back in the '70s, that was a milestone we reached again and again, if you know what I mean. And that was reward enough!

DON: Well, yeah.

Dethperado
Why don’t you come to your thenthes
Come down from your fenthes

Is that the Paul Stanley version?

The beat on "Hotel California" fucking knocks

so the testimonial posted above promised that DH would be taken down just as many were in 2018… and yet he's still high and dry. One must infer the likelihood that IA and DG (if he and DH can presently stand one another) made this go away just as they did in 1980…

I wonder if when the Donster finally kicks it (or at least can't perform on stage any more), will he also get replaced by one of his kids for "The Eagles Experience ft. Vince Gill"?