Randy Meisner, the original bass player for The Eagles has passed away at 77. He was the vocalist on The Eagles song “Take it to the Limit”.
OT: RIP Randy Meisner of The Eagles
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Meisner left the band after they recorded Hotel California in 1976. He chose to skip the tour to promote the record. "I could have tripled my money if I’d stayed," Meisner told PEOPLE in 1981. “But I was just tired of the touring. It’s a crazy life that you live at twice the normal speed. When it got to the point of sanity or money... I thought I’d rather have sanity.”
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Replaced by Timothy B. Schmit, also from Poco.
RIP Randy! Still enjoying your music.
So Randy Meisner has a bit of a Rutgers connection since he played in Ozzie Nelson's (Class of 1927) son, Rickie's, band.
The most underrated Eagle who got a raw deal from the band. Fantastic vocalist who did some great solo work afterwards too. RIP.
This would jive with the reputations of Henley and Frey. An AP story mentions this: (https://apnews.com/article/eagles-musician-randy-meisner-obit-b4f9bdabdc17f8e789262fb8023c5f7d)
"...was reluctant to have the spotlight for “Take It to the Limit,” a showcase for his nasally tenor. His objections during a Knoxville, Tennessee, concert in the summer of 1977 so angered Frey that the two argued backstage and Meisner left soon after..."
Remember seeing a documentary on the Eagles (maybe same one) where Frey kept telling Felder, while onstage during a show, he was gonna kick his *** because Felder wasn't on board with supporting some California politician... lol. Felder said when the set was over, he ran offstage, threw his guitar to his tech and jumped in a car and got out of there. Anger issues much, Frey??
i think the thing with Felder is that he was a rude jackass to the politician the band was supporting.
Could be, but was it really "the band" supporting him or Frey and he wanted everyone to go along? From that story and the Meissner issue and other stories I always hot the impression Frey 'ruled with an iron fist'.
In the end, it doesn't matter either way. Just a matter of perspective, I guess.
Top 10 Randy Meisner Songs (Eagles, Poco, solo)
That episode was in Long Beach, Calif in 1980. . It was a benefit concert regarding an Environmental cause and Calif senator Alan Cranston was the host or there. Felder sort of dismissed him . That set Frey off, however that conflict was growing over several years. Felder felt disrespected regarding being able to contribute writing songs and being allowed to sing them. Also money splits became an issue. That led to their break up in 1980, until 1994 when they reunited.Both Frey and Henley were tough to deal with and could be jerks at times.
The story is probably undersold in most of the retellings.
The Eagles are an iconic band, but I don't think there's much mystery around the fact that Frey and Henley were ********.
Joe Walsh was wise to stay the hell out of it. Maybe opinions differ, but he is/was the best musician in that band a total pro. Timothy B Schmidt seems like a good guy too.
The "History of The Eagles" captured all internal strife within the band quite well. Part 1 of the documentary was excellent but by the latter half of Part 2, which focused on their more recent reunion (at the time), it had jumped the shark.
As many already stated, Frey and Henley come off as huge douches, but Walsh is/was quite the character.
“I really want you here tonight” is missing and is an excellent ballad from his solo days.
Well... Ozzie, Ricky and Randy have all charted songs on Billboard. Who had the highest ranked hit?
The earliest known former Rutgers football player with the first #1 record may have been Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra. In 1935, they hit number one on the U.S. Billboard charts with “And Then Some.”