![]() ![]() ![]() It was a new era, the one Frey and Henley had envisioned for years. ![]() The record launched the Eagles into the highest echelons of the 1976 music scene. His guitar technique helped transform Hotel California into a decade-defining record with guitar-driven hits in “Life in the Fast Lane” as well as the album’s title track. Walsh’s incorporation broadened the group’s musical prowess not only due to his musical ability but his grandiose sense of humor and adventure. ![]() In a momentary lapse of judgment, Leadon pours his beer out on Frey’s head telling him to “chill out, man.” Knowingly or not Leadon had just successfully punched his ticket out of the band, paving the way for established wildman Joe Walsh to enter the Eagles fold as their newest guitarist. Founding Eagles member Bernie Leadon finds himself at ends with singer Glenn Frey on the future of the group. The story of The Long Run starts backstage at the Orange Bowl in Miami in the mid-70s. But in retrospect, The Long Run proves to be one of, if not the most significant album in the Eagles’ catalog. After waiting three years, audiences were disappointed by the impossible expectations the band had to live up to, and so was the group itself. The decade-long party was coming to a screeching halt from all of the non-stop excesses that engulfed the band and you could hear it seeping through the speakers. The Eagles’ long-awaited follow-up to their monstrous Hotel California was the end of the group. You know it right when you hear the drum intro. Editor’s Note: This post, from 2021, has been re-discovered by the internets, so we thought it’d be a good time to officially re-visit it. ![]()
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