Would The Eagles make it today?

Robin Thicke is a superstar, i need say nothing more.

Their first album features

Take It Easy
Witchy Woman
Peaceful Easy Feeling

but also has

Take The Devil
Earlybird
Tryin'

I wonder if the "less accessible" songs would make an album these days, particularly for an artist starting out. But they were under the care of David Geffen and his Asylum Records label. Perhaps that is what's missing these days: labels and management who let artists be artists and support the release of "experimental" music along with the hits.

Now that was funny

Its an interesting question I think probably not their sound and songs fit their era (or did their music contribute to the era?? which means you cannot separate) But I think their music is 60/70's.
Making it now is so tough I don't think a lot of ex massive groups would have a chance now. Pink floyd was funded for years by a record lable before the payoff wouldent happen now which is so sad.
One of the only groups I think would be ok is Queen I don't think it matters what era you dropped them in Freddy was always going to be a star..

it sounds so weird that you can hear the drum room so much. it kinda cheapens it to me, make it sound unprofessionally done, compared to stuff done by Justin Niebank in my opinion.

drum rooms can be great, the strange thing to me, is they all sound like they're playing in different parts of a house or something.

cool tune though.

That happened long after they were superstars. As the Geffen video highlights, early on he was an artist's best friend. I can't imagine that happening in 2014.

offtopic: Can we all give a slow clap for JK's new avatar?

Is it me or is he holding two giant twinkie's mmmm twinkie.

I love The Eagles but Mr. Frey and Mr. Henley went down a notch or five on my respect scale after I became aware of their ruthlessness. I read the book by Don Felder and it confirmed what I learned before. Still, I like and respect them as musicians and songwriters but I wouldn't wanna have to deal with them on a business level.

I guess if you had someone as driven(to put it politely)as David Geffen looking after you, you could still make it today with that kind of music. The problem is that there are no more people like him in the industry and record companies are after a quick buck instead of developing artists long-term. And as long as there is American Idol et al, there's no shortage of eager victims for this year's bottom line. So the industry's business concept seems to work. It just doesn't work for artists anymore.

Nobody buys records these days.  Music is worthless.  Not that I think music is worthless or any of you reading this thinks it's worthless but we are in a minority not even worth counting.  Would the Eagles make it today?  No.  I really don't think so.  They have no muscles to show.  None of them have a youthful Brad Pitt face.  Their sound wouldn't matter because people listen to music today with their eyes.  My daughter is getting ready to turn 17.  The only reason she buys music is for the album art that you can't get unless you do buy it.  People get their music today off You Tube mostly.  Then Spotify and Pandora and on and on.  It's a dying art and if something drastic isn't done soon, it could be done all together because real talent can't make a living at it as a recording artist.  Perhaps some can eakk out a living playing live but thats for the local crowds and barely promoted "mini tours" which is what Isbell and so many other uber talented musicians are doing now.


I may start a thread about this because I have been thinking about it a lot lately.  But if all the record labels, and I mean ALL of them would refuse to release anything in digital download, there might be hope to recoup some of the money.  It would take an across the board refusal.  Just one or two doing it wouldn't work.  They almost have to form a union.  Hard copy CD release only.  Then sue the hell out of You Tube or any other internet site playing their music without royalties.  Like radio in the old days.

I don't know.  But something has got to be done or this next generation won't give a shit about making music.  Then it will die.