It appears that Glenn Frey bit the big one

Sad for him & family. I've been an antiEagles person since I was 1st exposed to their music, (everyone but me at teacher's college seemed to only have Eagles, Steely Dan, America & to some extend Supertramp cassettes - it was the 2nd 1/2 of the 70s), so don't have the sense of loss that a fan or softrock/countryrock person would feel..
I am a fan of Mott the Hoople and am saddened by Dale's death - but as he was suffering from dementia perhaps it was a + for him & his.
A bloke down the road, really nice fella, died a day or so ago. Much missed by everyone who knew him but he wasn't famous.
 
Farview said:
Maybe we should just start one thread called "Look who died today" and just post the daily tragedy there.

We also lost Dallas Taylor (drummer, Crosby, Stills & Nash)
Gary Loizzo (Singer, American Breed, Engineer Styx, Reo Speedwagon)
Dale Griffin (Drummer of Mott the Hoople)
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Dallas Taylor died last year.
 
rayc said:
Sad for him & family. I've been an antiEagles person since I was 1st exposed to their music, (everyone but me at teacher's college seemed to only have Eagles, Steely Dan, America & to some extend Supertramp cassettes - it was the 2nd 1/2 of the 70s), so don't have the sense of loss that a fan or softrock/countryrock person would feel..
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Yikes, you just described some of my favorite music. However, I don't listen to classic rock radio any longer because, those are just about the only groups that they play. I like them, but man they just over play the same stuff.
 
Farview said:
Maybe we should just start one thread called "Look who died today" and just post the daily tragedy there.

We also lost Dallas Taylor (drummer, Crosby, Stills & Nash)
Gary Loizzo (Singer, American Breed, Engineer Styx, Reo Speedwagon)
Dale Griffin (Drummer of Mott the Hoople)
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That Dallas Taylor thing popped up in feeds yesterday because some stupid online paper published it again (he died 1/18/15)

Mic Gillette, horn player for Tower of Power died yesterday too.
 
Played a bunch of Eagles in my time - sort of a requisite in the bars. Their 5 part harmony was pretty cool on some songs (not easy though).
Yeah I had to learn the solo on Hotel - I have it somewhere on cassette from a basement recording.
Frey wasn't my favorite of the lot and I really hated playing "The Heat is On" - never liked the song..
 
beezelbubba said:
What's wrong with Hotel? Overplayed?
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Overplayed?
Yes.
I walked past a guys desk one day and he had the radio on.
HC was on at the guitar break and he began to hum it - well.
Now, this guy is not a musician.
But it struck me how well people know that song and pop music in general - if you're so inclined - bla bla.
It did impress upon me the need to better myself as a musician, seeing how the band actually did that song and I had the first guitar part.
I don't remember ever messing up that particular piece.:cool:
Now my buddy :guitar: (RIP):guitar:, he was notorious for, well, getting bored :yawn:, and some nights whoa, like a train off the rails.
 
I wish I sucked as bad as Glenn Frey. The Eagles just put out awesome pop music. F'in awesome.
 
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