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February 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 336

Don Henley, The Boys of Summer [Single] (1984) Confession time – all this “I hate the fuckin’ Eagles shit” (and I mean that by the way, always!) – but I have a soft spot for some of the solo stuff. And I include amongst that not very much by Don Henley but most certainly this song. A banger. A gem. I dunno. […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980s, 1984, A Month of Sundays, Boys of Summer, Eagles, Eighties, EP, Garden of Allah, LP, Record, Single, The Boys of Summer, The Eagles, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 336, Vinnie Colaiuta, Vinyl ·

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October 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Music Snob: Apparently…

There’s an almost anti-intellectualism angle at play when you hear all these whining, soppy or pious points of view that the death of Glenn Frey from the Eagles is as important as David Bowie’s and/or Lemmy’s and/or anyone else who has shuffled off recently. Lives matter. Absolutely. But when we mourn a musician we are […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Apparently, Blog, Bowie, Comment, David Bowie, Eagles, Eulogy, Glenn Frey, http://offthetracks.co.nz/on-the-death-of-glenn-frey/, Kanye West, Lemmy, Motorhead, Music Snob, Music Snob: Apparently..., Prince, Radio, The Eagles ·

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July 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Hate The Fuckin’ Eagles!

That line comes, of course, from The Big Lebowski. And when I first saw the film and heard that line it was like, finally, a single sentence to encapsulate my experience with the Eagles; all my issues with the band, all my feelings, all the arguments – all neatly summed up in that one line. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Eagles, Eagles Live, Hotel California, I Can't Tell You Why, I Hate The Eagles, I Hate The Fuckin’ Eagles!, Joe Walsh, Life's Been Good, Seven Bridges Road, The Big Lebowski, The Eagles ·

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December 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

I Can’t Tell You Why I Love This One Eagles Song: A Song You Love by A Band You Hate

I’m really not a fan of the Eagles – I get that they’re a big deal, I liked them when I was a kid, growing up, my folks had the tapes, the songs were on the radio, and then – separately – I was a Joe Walsh fan, so when I learned of his (later) […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Song You Love by A Band You Hate, DJ, DJ Set, Eagles, I Can't Tell You Why, I Can’t Tell You Why I Love This One Eagles Song, I Can’t Tell You Why I Love This One Eagles Song: A Song You Love by A Band You Hate, LP, Record, The Eagles, Vinyl ·

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October 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Classic Albums I Can’t Ever Listen To Again: #7 Eagles, Hotel California

I don’t know that I’d ever listened to this all the way through in one sitting until recently. Despite carrying a vinyl copy of the album with me through several flats and two houses, sometimes it would be locked up for years in a cupboard, other times it’s there to flip through and maybe – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Classic Albums I Can't Ever Listen To Again, Eagles, Hotel California, Phantom Billstickers, The Eagles ·

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September 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Dating Joni Mitchell

Imagine dating Joni Mitchell. I’d try it once. We’d go for a walk in the park, so long as it wasn’t paved. Maybe she’d be humming a tune, possibly something such as ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love?’ – or maybe she’d whistle it. I’d whistle a taxi, naturally. I’d make sure it was yellow, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged David Crosby, Graham Nash, Imagine Dating Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Poem, Stephen Stills, The Eagles ·

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August 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1307

Eagles, Eagles Live (1980) If you’re reading this having read anything else by me about The Eagles you’ll know I hate them. I mean I fucking hate The Eagles. But while there’s one or two of their records I kinda like, and usually the pre-Stadium Superstar stuff is what I kinda go for with The […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, double-album, Eagles Live, Joe Walsh, Life's Been Good, Live, LP, New Kid In Town, Nostalgia, Seven Bridges Road, The Big Lebowski, The Eagles, Vinyl ·

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June 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Glenn Frey: After Hours

Glenn Frey After Hours Universal Music Somehow, oddly, I almost respect Glenn Frey for being a complete See-you-next-Tuesday and then deciding the best way to back that up is by making music so insipid, banal, bland, safe and obvious. And when I say I almost respect him all I mean is that it’s baffling that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged After Hours, Album Review, Brian Wilson, Glenn Frey, Randy Newman, See-you-next-Tuesday, Standards, The Eagles ·

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April 23, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1521

Joe Walsh, “But Seriously, Folks…” (1978) “Yes, I’d like to remind you, I’m running for president. Appreciate your vote – and here is an industrial love song” Sample Track: Life’s Been Good The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, previously abandoned or […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged "But Seriously, 1978, Folks...", Joe Walsh, Life's Been Good, LP, The Eagles, Vinyl ·

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March 30, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1553

Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) The same day that my aunty gave me a copy of an Eagles tape she also gave me this album (cassette tape). I was mostly listening to CDs then but still had a tape-player in the car. I’d been a Talking Heads fan for some time […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, David Byrne, LP, More Songs About Buildings And Food, Naked, Speaking In Tongues, Talking Heads, Thank You For Sending Me An Angel, The Big Country, The Eagles, Vinyl ·

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March 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1581

  The Eagles, One Of These Nights (1975) I hate The Eagles (see here) but I always kinda liked this album. Go figure. My aunty and uncle bought me this – on tape – when I was about 15 or so. And back then I didn’t hate The Eagles all that much. And this was […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1975, Bernie Leadon, Journey Of The Sorcerer, LP, One Of These Nights, The Eagles, Vinyl ·

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February 12, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1624

Dan Fogelberg, Souvenirs (1974) I had never listened to Dan Fogelberg. I bought this album for a buck because his name had been mentioned and that’s what you did pre-internet. You didn’t expect a link to convince you, you just dived in with music; took a punt. Well this is one punt I never quite […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, LP, Part Of The Plan, Souvenirs, The Eagles, Vinyl ·
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