Rest in peace, Glenn Frey...

I was very sad and surprised to hear about Glenn Frey's passing as I woke up this morning.  As a child of the 70s and 80s, his music has always been a big part of my personal soundtrack.  While I think I appreciate Don Henley more as a musician and songwriter, I can't deny that I've also very much enjoyed Glenn Frey.  A lot of the songs he sang lead on with the Eagles are favorites of mine.

I guess what is more shocking to me is that so many famous people have died in the past week and they've all been men in their late 60s, early 70s.  I guess you just never know when your time is going to be up.

This song immediately passed through my head when I heard about Glenn's death.  It's probably my favorite of his solo efforts.

I had read that Glenn Frey had his demons and enemies.  I will always appreciate his gift for R&B hooks and pop.  He and Don Henley were a dynamite songwriting duo.  Frey was like Paul McCartney to Henley's John Lennon.  Not surprisingly, I seem to like Lennon over McCartney, too.  

I suppose there is more I could write about Glenn Frey, maybe a few days from now when the news has had more time to sink in.  Oddly enough, I found out about Glenn's death on RfM instead of Facebook.  Go figure.

I just hope this is the end of dying rock icons for awhile.  

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"Party Town" is one of Glenn Frey's most cerebral songs...  NOT!

Party Town...

For some reason, an old song by Glenn Frey popped in my head last night.


I have always enjoyed The Eagles.  I even like Glenn Frey as a solo singer sometimes, though I prefer Don Henley's efforts to his.  Back in the early 80s, The Eagles broke up amid lots of drug abuse and hard feelings.  Glenn Frey decided to bust out with a solo career...

He released this nice song...

"The One You Love" is a nice ballad.  I decided I wanted it in my collection a few years ago, so I bought the CD it came from... and ended up with this song...

I guess Glenn Frey felt the need to write a party anthem for the masses.  So he came out with "Party Town", which back in the day was used a lot on the radio for Friday night.  This song is all about going out, having a good time, and telling the boss to go to hell... or in this case, kiss your ass.

A lot of Glenn Frey's solo stuff was pretty schlocky.  It lacked the magic of Henley.  Together, they created a lot of really good songs.  I guess their partnership could be described as "together they stand, divided they fall..."  Actually, I shouldn't say that.  I like what Don Henley has done on his own, even if he is reputed to be quite the prima donna.  And even Glenn Frey's stuff can be appealing sometimes, even if he does overdose on saxophones and synthesizers sometimes.  

"I Found Somebody"

and the ever obscure...

"All Those Lies"... aka "Ode to Paranoia"

God bless Glenn Frey.  I hope he enjoys "Party Town".