Best Eagles Vocalist

Howard the Duck · 07-14-2011, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

The Desert Rose Band came out much later than the Eagles and the Chris Hillmen connection to the Byrds gives them credibility. The nearest band to the Eagles was probably Poco who never got the fame that the Eagles achieved.

never really liked Poco, or The Flying Burrito Bros (another Eagles connection band) that much either (with or without Gram Parsons)

but i dig The Desert Rose Band

Unknown Soldier · 07-14-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

never really liked Poco, or The Flying Burrito Bros (another Eagles connection band) that much either (with or without Gram Parsons)

but i dig The Desert Rose Band

I could never get into the Flying Burrito Bros either.

BTW like the avatar and I saw on google the other day that they had this huge protest rally in Malaysia, what was it about?

Howard the Duck · 07-14-2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I could never get into the Flying Burrito Bros either.

BTW like the avatar and I saw on google the other day that they had this huge protest rally in Malaysia, what was it about?

some protest about having "clean" elections

i almost went just for the "riot" atmosphere

i doubt the voting polls here are "dirty" - the Opposition won a lot of seats last election

~~killcreek~~ · 07-15-2011, 05:54 PM

frey was the worst

JMayerPhoto · 07-23-2011, 10:14 AM

that's the beauty of the Eagles their best vocalist is them together!

Malc · 08-26-2012, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JMayerPhoto

that's the beauty of the Eagles their best vocalist is them together!

Tend to agree on that one ... but I wish Tim would get a chance to sing some upbeat numbers. His "Feed The Fire" solo album was great ...

JTM · 04-01-2013, 02:17 PM

This thread is funny. WAY less Eagles bashing that normal. Overrated, underrated, whatever, the Eagles are great. The new documentary really rekindled my love of their music. Although a small portion of Eagles haters may be legit, I believe most are either bitter, or think it's cool or expected in their social circles to hate the Eagles. Most of these people seem to be what I call "music snobs." Like the bad judge on Iron Chef that has to go against everyone because he/she is more "sophisticated."

Anyway, I voted for Henley, although he is my least favorite Eagle besides Leadon. He just annoys me a little, but, his vocals are excellent. I agree here that they had essentially 7 lead vocalists over the years. Made for consistently great harmonies. Tim is my second choice. I am obsessed with I Can't Tell You Why.

As far as the other bands discussed here, Poco, Burrito and Desert Rose. They are all good bands. 2 things really set the Eagles apart for me; musical depth (like the afore mentioned vocals and 3 guitarists) and song writing. The reason, in my opinion, that these bands weren't more successful is that they didn't really write very good songs. It's that simple. The Eagles set out to write hit songs, and they were apparently unmatched at it.

bye

zEPfAN · 04-02-2013, 10:28 AM

I like Don Henley the best, both as a singer for the Eagles and his solo singing (Boys of Summer, Dirty Laundry, All She Wants to Do Is Dance), but I think Schmit is the most unique. I Can't Tell You Why has to be one of the hardest songs for a guy to sing...

View Poll Results: Best Eagles Vocalist
Don Henley	13	50.00%
Glenn Frey	8	30.77%
Randy Meisner	1	3.85%
Bernie Leadon	0	0%
Joe Walsh	2	7.69%
Timothy B. Schmit	2	7.69%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

04-01-2013, 02:17 PM	#47 (permalink)
JTM Groupie Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	The Eagles are the most underrated overrated band of all time lol This thread is funny. WAY less Eagles bashing that normal. Overrated, underrated, whatever, the Eagles are great. The new documentary really rekindled my love of their music. Although a small portion of Eagles haters may be legit, I believe most are either bitter, or think it's cool or expected in their social circles to hate the Eagles. Most of these people seem to be what I call "music snobs." Like the bad judge on Iron Chef that has to go against everyone because he/she is more "sophisticated." Anyway, I voted for Henley, although he is my least favorite Eagle besides Leadon. He just annoys me a little, but, his vocals are excellent. I agree here that they had essentially 7 lead vocalists over the years. Made for consistently great harmonies. Tim is my second choice. I am obsessed with I Can't Tell You Why. As far as the other bands discussed here, Poco, Burrito and Desert Rose. They are all good bands. 2 things really set the Eagles apart for me; musical depth (like the afore mentioned vocals and 3 guitarists) and song writing. The reason, in my opinion, that these bands weren't more successful is that they didn't really write very good songs. It's that simple. The Eagles set out to write hit songs, and they were apparently unmatched at it. bye

07-15-2011, 05:54 PM	#44 (permalink)
~~killcreek~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: mars university Posts: 132	frey was the worst

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JMayerPhoto Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14	that's the beauty of the Eagles their best vocalist is them together!

04-02-2013, 10:28 AM	#48 (permalink)
zEPfAN Groupie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 16	I like Don Henley the best, both as a singer for the Eagles and his solo singing (Boys of Summer, Dirty Laundry, All She Wants to Do Is Dance), but I think Schmit is the most unique. I Can't Tell You Why has to be one of the hardest songs for a guy to sing...