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...trio of Eagles - Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Timothy B. Schmit - united to remind the audience how that '60s spirit became tempered by the sobering realities of the '70s and '80s, from "Desperado" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" to Henley's post-nostalgic "Boys Of Summer...
Bass player Timothy B. Schmit, a former member of Poco who replaces Meisner, adds a new dimension to the Eagles, tempering the fury of The Long Run with his romantic "I Can't Tell You Why." Schmit's haunting tenor elevates run-of-the-mill lyrics to a sensitive, convincing level. In fact, the cut epitomizes what makes the good songs on this album click: they're from the heart, reflecting the experience and professionalism of the band members--they indicate the Eagles' ability to work creatively witnin the framework of their talents...
FURAY'S BALLADS are infused with country sentiment. Both he and bassist Timothy Schmit write songs of unrequited love of slightly less fervor than Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" (with similar arrangements.) Songs like "What If I Should Say I Love You," with very large organ sounds coming from Rusty Young's pedal steel guitar, and final choruses of shouting begin to combine elements of rhythm and blues with the country arrangements. But Poco wraps each song in its own harmonies; because it is one of the few groups with four blendable voices (nobody...
...that finally brings them back, and into "El Tonto de Nadie, Regressa," 27 minutes that proves their musical expertise. The song is a montage of tempo changes, and a collage of guitar styles, blues, bluegrass, and pure country. Paul's lead guitar structures and organizes the piece. Timothy Schmit's sense of the bottom of the sound, and the variety of things that can be played, while maintaining the all-important bottom, is staggering, as well as his instinctive knowledge of Paul's tendencies on guitar. Richie just chords his eyes out, and pushes the band. George is the perfect...
This band drinks coke onstage. Timmy Schmit brings forth his daughter before the encore and introduces her. His wife watches the baby in her stroller throughout "El Tonto...