The New Kid in Town: With Eagles’ Glenn Frey already gone, his son Deacon steps in and soars

National Review ^ | 08/01/2017 | Deroy Murdock

[Fiji Hill]

I knew Deroy Murdock, the writer of this article, when he was a teenager growing up in Los Angeles. He was active with Young Americans for Freedom and other conservative causes in the early 1980's.

By the way, I love the Eagles They know how to rock! My favorite Eagles songs are:

• Such a Fool

• Don't You Want to Be Mine?

• I Told Myself

[RegulatorCountry]

You know why they put in the word "Steely" there?

Because the rhythm of the song required it, sort of like "noodly appendage," right?

What do I win?

[dfwgator]

It was a nod to Steely Dan, who the year before, on the song “Everything You Did”, had the line, “Turn up the Eagles the neighbors are listening.”

[Yaelle]

Their best work was Desperado. It was all L.A. after that.

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Exactly. Which is why I love them. Hotel California was the soundtrack / description of my life as a new teen. I wish it I wasn’t, but it was. When it came out those two songs (HT and Life in the fast lane) described my young life all too perfectly. I can go back in time each time I hear them.

[dfwgator]

Henley’s “Dirty Laundry” is probably the best musical slam ever against the mainstream media,

Which guitar solo was better , Walsh or Lukather?

[Yaelle]

Good story. Never knew that!

[DoodleBob]

Joe Walsh said "One of the most terrifying things that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me."

[dfwgator]

Drinking Like Keith Moon (parody of The Police’s ‘Walking On the Moon’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqnkTLViO8o

[JennysCool]

I’m a Walsh guy through and through.

Love it when he shows up on old pal Steve Dahl’s radio show out of Chicago. Joe’s one of a kind and then some.

[dfwgator]

He used to appear occasionally on The Drew Carey Show.

[Wolfie]

Henley’s “Dirty Laundry” ...

Written due to the media's coverage of Henley's arrest when police found a drugged, naked 16-year-old girl at his house in Hollywood. Henley got a $2,000 fine and two years probation for the offense.

[Charles Martel]

And I can probably live the rest of my life without hearing, ‘Hotel California’ ever again.

EVER. AGAIN.

Yeah, that tune charted in a period that was probably the peak of abusive overplay by the radio stations. That killed my interest in the song for a *long* time.

I do like the '94 live "unplugged" version that was part of the "Hell Freezes Over" album. Felder and Walsh were amazing on that version.

[Jan_Sobieski]

I flew on a plane next to Dennis Deyoung one time. when he was going through cancer. I got to tell him about faith in Jesus Christ, and why God allows trials in our lives. I still pray for him from time to time. I actually liked his music

[Romans Nine]

May the Lord see fit to bless the imparted seed!

[Larry Lucido]

Desperado.

I’ve heard that somewhere before.

[leaning conservative]

You’re. Killing. Me.

[Two Kids' Dad]

Back when I was single I dated a woman that had previously dated Glenn Frey during her college years. Probably around the time he and Janie Beggs split up.

Does that get me Eagles royalty checks?

[Two Kids' Dad]

Lurker, here’s the important question:

What do you think about Meatloaf? The singer, the food, or both.

Thanks in advance.

[Paul R.]

Well, there are always the STYX tunes that Tommy Shaw sang, and if not that, the utterly convincing, almost satanic growl of James Young in the intro to “Snowblind” — a scary honest tune, to be sure!

[Paul R.]

I think I’m going to wake up with tears in my eyes from that one — still laughing...