Glenn Frey Dies At 67

[oneamongthefence]

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In 50 years, I don't think when most of today's musicians die nobody will think twice about it. Not like David Bowie and Glenn Frey. Their longevity is a testament to their talent. Rip

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[daflyboys]

Re: Glenn Frey Dies At 67

Started rewatching The History of the Eagles on Netflix last night. Still have about 2 hours to go. The early footage and the foresight to capture that is amazing. Great to see the 70's talent I grew up listening too as well (Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne ... and the interesting thing is that those and other names come up when you watch the Behind the Music documentary on Jim Croce as well. The integration of all of these artists at a time when manual, direct connection and communication had to happen is astounding. Speaks to all of their true talent in the industry.)

Here's there's acceptance speeches at the Rock N Roll HOF in '98. Frey caps it off:

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[daflyboys]

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Finished up The History of the Eagles. Well worth the second look. Geffin was really made to look like an ***. Not sure if that's his schtick or not. Seems like they did it right, getting out from underneath the corporate junk, though I doubt that's easy to do. Music industry seems like such a grimy business. Looks like Frey and Henley eventually had the sensibility and guidance on how to beat it.

[Knight165]

Re: Glenn Frey Dies At 67

Finished up The History of the Eagles. Well worth the second look. Geffin was really made to look like an ***. Not sure if that's his schtick or not. Seems like they did it right, getting out from underneath the corporate junk, though I doubt that's easy to do. Music industry seems like such a grimy business. Looks like Frey and Henley eventually had the sensibility and guidance on how to beat it.

The music industry is now...was and probably forever shall be at the very least grimy....

David Geffen is probably one of the sleaziest.

My brothers band was signed to (at the time in 1988) the largest music contract for an unknown band, of all time by Geffen Records.
They(Geffen and "the music industry") then went on to steal back every cent through basically legal criminal acts.(granted....when they flash the cash and promises....you'll probably, naively agree to anything, so there is foolishness and fault on the bands side as well)
Hits or no hits for bands...you will read story after story of slimy operating procedures in the industry.

M.K.
Knight165

[daflyboys]

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Geffen probably has that control freak aspect to his personality. The story about the original Eagles album cover seems to speak to that. He explained the Asylum name as a haven for artists, but I'm sure they joked about the name since asylum can be thought of as two ways. Sanctuary would've been a better name if he was genuine. Asylum is telling.

[daflyboys]

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This is just sad:

Eagles manager says arthritis pills played role in Frey’s death