tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post1050822754765089025..comments2024-03-17T19:12:33.328-07:00Comments on Reason to Believe: The History of the Eagles, Part OneScott Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18305183871714612040noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-5709379962058645682019-10-30T17:42:32.988-07:002019-10-30T17:42:32.988-07:00Magnificent goods from you, man. I have understand...Magnificent goods from you, man. I have understand your stuff <br />previous to and you are just too wonderful. I really like what <br />you have acquired here, really like what you are <br />stating and the way in which you say it. You make it enjoyable and you still take care of <br />to keep it sensible. I can't wait to read much more from you.<br />This is really a great site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-35601886780446592322015-08-08T18:02:54.478-07:002015-08-08T18:02:54.478-07:00"just-this-side-of-obsessive" — well, I ..."just-this-side-of-obsessive" — well, I mean, yeah. You're on a music blog. That's kinda the point of a music blog. People who aren't obsessive generally don't spend hours per week (or sometimes per day) on things they're not obsessive about, unless they're getting paid for it (work) or have no choice (traffic), do they? <br /><br />And, I mean, this particular blog has, as of the writing of this comment, 20 blog posts on just Bob Dylan. The same on The Replacements. 24 on R.E.M. (Soon to increase by approximately 50%) 54 on the Beatles and 69 on Bruce Springsteen. I mean, sure, we've got 7 on Warren Zevon but we also have 3 on The Doors...and we think the Doors SUCK. (Because they do.) Obsessive? Absolutely. <br /><br />But we make no apologies for being obsessive about music. I think it's one of humankind's highest achievements and more than worthy of obsession. Not to mention it's (often) just plain groovy, has a good beat and you can dance to it. <br /><br />Which brings us to the Eagles. I admit, the first time I heard someone say they were misogynistic, I dismissed it too. Both because I liked them and didn't want to believe but also because I just didn't hear it. Even once I started paying attention, I was a bit skeptical. A lot of that is because I'm a middle aged white guy, like them (only not fabulously wealthy or nearly as talented or driven), and therefore aren't as naturally attuned as other people from different socio-economic backgrounds. But their greatest hits album has sold nearly 50,000,000 copies. That makes it a subject fully worthy of intensive study, every bit as much as The Sun Also Rises or The Other Side of Paradise or whatever. And once you do that, you see that, again and again and again, their lyrics are filled with sneering, dismissive portraits of women, that these poor beleaguered rich white guys are always always always the damn victims, the poor dears. You see it again and again. And even if you don't know that, for instance, Don Henley was arrested when police found a drugged, naked 16-year-old girl at his house, the lyrics, when looked at with any kind of serious study, show a nasty streak and consistent victimization from their first album to their last. (Well, the last that I know of: I haven't heard any of their reunion album.) <br /><br />And, again, the context matters. They were writing and recording at the same time as their pals James Taylor and Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen, and none of those artists have anything like this kind of vitriol in their catalogs, much less over and over. If you can listen to "Lyin' Eyes" and not hear it, especially in the context of almost every other one of their greatest hits, well, I don't know what to tell you, Donald. Also, if you really did skip once you got to the lyrics, well, no wonder you weren't convinced. You didn't stick around for the argument! Nor the bits where I point out that, musically, they suck compared to their peers. You missed a lotta good stuff, man! <br /><br />Ultimately, I guess, as the bard once wrote, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."<br /><br />Oh, and also? You're a shitty drummer and you totally ripped off Otis Clay. But GOD you've got an awesome voice. Thanks for stopping by! Scott Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305183871714612040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-6732462605408042742015-08-05T18:08:58.142-07:002015-08-05T18:08:58.142-07:00FWIW, I had the same reaction ... the beginning wa...FWIW, I had the same reaction ... the beginning was interesting, but my interest wanted the deeper you got quoting lyrics hunting misogyny, and then at some point I just skipped down here to see if anyone else found that just-this-side-of-obsessive.<br /><br />Take that or leave it as you wish, insult me or not (and call me Don Henley if you wish, lol). Regardless it was intended as honest, constructive feedback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-56234031311577488492015-06-01T19:26:41.937-07:002015-06-01T19:26:41.937-07:00D'oh! You are, of course, completely correct. ...D'oh! You are, of course, completely correct. Fixt! (Thank you!) Scott Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305183871714612040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-66234885091417779382015-05-26T16:17:09.098-07:002015-05-26T16:17:09.098-07:00Loved the article. Although I wonder if instead o...Loved the article. Although I wonder if instead of "the exceptions being the vocals of Henley and Walsh, and some of Walsh's and Frey's guitars" that you mean "the exceptions being the vocals of Henley and Walsh, and some of Walsh's and FELDER'S guitars"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-52514270908901685992014-07-29T13:45:13.862-07:002014-07-29T13:45:13.862-07:00What can I say, Glenn? Your detailed, cogent, inci...What can I say, Glenn? Your detailed, cogent, incisive rebuttal has utterly swayed me. I'm sorry for any distress caused to you or Mr. Henley.Scott Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305183871714612040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849721211968716291.post-47405046527976148162014-07-03T09:44:17.263-07:002014-07-03T09:44:17.263-07:00Interesting read.
Way off the mark with your '...Interesting read.<br /><br />Way off the mark with your 'misogyny' fascination & your vendetta against them is laughable, but all in all worth a look, albeit for no longer than a minute or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com