We all have our quirky musical tastes and the Eagles are one of mine. Two of the shittiest people in music are part of that band but I don’t care.
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Did Timothy B Schmit do, I Can’t Tell You Why? Pretty good song, I always liked his vocals. Also liked the electric piano, and also the R&B feel of the song.
Henley did I Can’t Tell You Why.
The Long Run (1979)
Don Henley - 7: “The Long Run,” King of Hollywood" (with Frey), “Those Shoes,” “Teenage Jail” (with Frey), “The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks” and “The Sad Cafe”
Glenn Frey - 3: “King of Hollywood” (with Henley), “Heartache Tonight” and “Teenage Jail” (with Henley)
Timothy B. Schmit - 1: “I Can’t Tell You Why”
Joe Walsh - 1: “In the City”
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Yes, he sang lead on the album cut. Maybe his voice isn’t what it once was.
The Yacht Rock documentary currently streaming on MAX is a boat load of fun. At least if you are over 50 and didn’t hate the genre. I was a fan of yacht rock in the 2nd half of the 70s but lost a lot of interest once I started listening to punk and new wave stuff…
Right - but Henley took it at the concert.
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Did they include this story?
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I always thought Michael McDonald was terrific. If you like the documentary, the YouTubes of the comedy show from whence came the name are also really amusing.
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Apparently, according to YouTube comments, Schmit recently lost a daughter, he is probably still going through a lot of emotions and that song just ight be real hard for him to get through.
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After the Eagles broke up, he played for a while in Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. I remember him singing “I Can’t Tell You Why” at a Buffett concert at the Summit.
He does tell the Deep Purple story.
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Is ‘Keep An Eye on the Sky’ worth having if I have all their discs already?
It was during his time with Buffett that Schmit coined the term “Parrothead” to describe the Buffett faithful.
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I think it depends on how big a kook you are. If the idea of a few extra Chris Bell songs and a bunch of demos and outtakes excites you, then absolutely. For me it was a no-brainer.
There’s a ton of stuff that you won’t already have, but I can’t really make the argument that it’s critical to a full appreciation of the band.
Thanks, I think I’ll pick it up. There’s a few on ebay.
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I’m not tone deaf but can’t sing at all. I don’t mind public speaking but public singing is absolutely dread inducing.
Once, during a company conference in Australia there was a karaoke “event” at the resort. After a few scotches and much cajoling from the women of the Korean office I agreed to sing but ONLY if Johnny Horton’s “Battle of New Orleans” was available. I was trying to quickly think of a song there would be no chance that the Aussie Karaoke guy would have and therefore be safe.
He had the song. My company was owned by a British parent company several executives of which were seated directly in front of the stage. They particularly liked the part where the British troops “ran so fast that the hounds couldn’t catch 'em”.
Talk about your career limiting moves.
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So I’ve had my eye on the McIntosh MA352 for a few years now. But given that McIntosh was recently bought by Bose I’m not sure I want to commit, especially at the price point. I’m now seriously considering the Advance Paris A12 for less than half the price.
Glad you’re finally coming over to a Mac. Eh? Oh.
The story goes that Jobs purposely misspelled the name of his computer to avoid copyright issues with McIntosh Laboratories, the original “Mac”. And of course the umpteen million dollars he had to pay the Beatles to create iTunes…
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