I actually appreciate what the Eagles did for rock and roll.

They sucked so bad that they inspired a whole generation of new artists to create punk rock music. They deserve credit for that.

I have a blues-metal station on Pandora that feeds me some country stuff. In particular I keep getting really depressing **** by Chris Stapleton. I lack context here, not being a country listener, but...nothing about him seems bro-ish. Am I missing something?

They are the best of a shitty genre. XM 37, Octane.

Chris Stapleton is not "bro-ish" per se. He's actually one of the decent ones because he writes his own songs. He's definitely not a manufactured "country pop star" like a lot of them are.

#1 selling country (excuse me...rock) group of all time.

lol.

Yeah, seems that way--this station is filled with depressing bluesy ****, but it started with a group called Blues Pills, which is loosely connected to the Scandinavian black-metal scene. Kind of interesting how that linked to Stapleton, but it's agreeable to me so far.

Proof right there that the best artists in music aren't the most popular. Popular music is popular because it's simple and familiar. Innovation usually gets shunned until years later when everything starts sounding like it.

If you want to know who's good, find out who the musicians are listening to rather than listening to what's popular.

It's also worth point out that a lot of those big names "sold" as many records as they did because of Columbia House back in the 70's and 80's. They were on the 10 for 1 penny promotions for two decades. Dark Side of the Moon (which is a great album too) has the longest run on the top 100 chart mainly because of Columbia House. People weren't buying it at the record store for $10 20 years after it's release, they were picking it as one of their freebees from the limited choice of 100 or so on the sign up sheet.

Diane Lane is one beautiful woman.

Let's not forget that the Eagles are now #1 also due in large part to how they are counting digital downloads. People haven't stopped buying their albums or downloading their songs.

My original point about the Eagles was that they were pop country long before that genre was identified.

Can we say "Lonesome Dove" Diane Lane? I would agree.

Otherwise, I still would agree.

Desperado is their best. Come at me.

There's a couple of Eagles songs that I don't mind, but Desperado would not be one that I'd stay on a channel for.

Fair enough, I didn't catch that at first.

There's a lot of good twangy rock bands. The Grateful Dead probably tops the list in my mind, but my library is full of examples. Cracker, Bright Eyes, Violent Femmes, Little Feat, Noah and the Whale, The Lumineers, The Mavericks, Mumford.... This is why I get a little cross eyed when people say they like rock but can't stand country. There's just so much crossover. I usually just assume they mean they don't like mainstream country because that's really all they're exposed to.

Sorry - I meant the album. I do like Desperado, but there are better songs on the album. There is a "Desperado Reprise" that I like, doe.

Rock country to a lot of folks = Rascal Flatts

To me, it is groups like The Mavericks, Little Feat, etc. I listen to both a couple times a month. Little Feat vinyl isn't all that expensive and it's the best way to experience them.

Reckless Kelly, Cross Canadian Regweed, CCR, ad nauseam.

Exactly, so much good stuff. Not liking country means not liking American music because its influence is everywhere.

THAT IS UNAMERICAN, AND THE TERRORIST WIN!

I would have never considered The Eagles to be a country act. To me they are in the same boat as CCR: city boys who were riding the fence between country/pop/rock because that's what sold the best.

"You're the only one that you are screwing when you put down something you don't understand."

I like that.

It's a Hank Jr quote from the song I posted earlier.

That's because country in the 1970's was still considered to be people like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, etc.

The Eagles were doing country with a pop flavor but people didn't know that genre existed yet. If the Eagles were doing it today, they'd be played more on country stations than anything else.

Just for the record...sig this if you want lol...Todd is 100% right

https://www.wideopencountry.com/eagl...ped-as-opener/

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