The Eagles were more successful and popular than A Flock of Seagulls?
A Flock of Seagulls had a premonition of the country our next signing was born![]()
The Eagles were more successful and popular than A Flock of Seagulls?
No but it's annoying that both Randy Meisner and Timothy B Schmidt left Poco, who were a better band than the Eagles and help propel them to superstardom whilst Poco never got the recognition for being the innovators of this style of music.
They are only known in the mainstream for this excellent offering
http://youtu.be/ZDKVnVTz8sY
Lived off Hotel California, which they actually ripped off from someone else.
Did not know that, what was it ripped off from? As far as I knew it was written by Falder/Henley/Frey[/QUOTE
Saw Jethro Tull in concert a few years ago. Ian Anderson spun a yarn about when they toured with the Eagles and drew our attention to the similarity to the intro to the Tull tune they then played, and the subsequently written "Hotel California". Any Tull fans care to enlighten further?
Did not know that, what was it ripped off from? As far as I knew it was written by Falder/Henley/Frey[/QUOTE
Saw Jethro Tull in concert a few years ago. Ian Anderson spun a yarn about when they toured with the Eagles and drew our attention to the similarity to the intro to the Tull tune they then played, and the subsequently written "Hotel California". Any Tull fans care to enlighten further?
Probably true, but then the opening bars and the riff of Smells Like Teen Spirit is very similar to songs by both Boston and Led Zep, and possibly more. Not quite sure any constitute a rip off (except Led Zep of course who ripped off all their songs*). It happens with a lot of songs over the years, imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Eg The Jam, StartThe Beatles, Taxman
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*just getting that in there before someone else does.
Did not know that, what was it ripped off from? As far as I knew it was written by Falder/Henley/Frey[/QUOTE
Saw Jethro Tull in concert a few years ago. Ian Anderson spun a yarn about when they toured with the Eagles and drew our attention to the similarity to the intro to the Tull tune they then played, and the subsequently written "Hotel California". Any Tull fans care to enlighten further?
Ian Anderson is a very bright and switched on guy, do you not think he would have sued if there was more than an element of truth? Ripped off is a bit strong.
The Eagles were more successful and popular than A Flock of Seagulls?
Probably true, but then the opening bars and the riff of Smells Like Teen Spirit is very similar to songs by both Boston and Led Zep, and possibly more. Not quite sure any constitute a rip off (except Led Zep of course who ripped off all their songs*). It happens with a lot of songs over the years, imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Eg The Jam, StartThe Beatles, Taxman
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*just getting that in there before someone else does.
...anyway...Am I allowed to say that I like both bands? FoS had better hair, Eagles had better tunes.
For those on the fence, there are 2 Leeds bands I know of relevant to this thread. The Seagulls who play okayish pop and the slightly better and much noisier Eagulls. There's also a band called Brighton from Norway that got a mention in the matchday programme a few seasons back.