The Eagles were more successful and popular than A Flock of Seagulls?
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[Music] Is it annoying that?
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Gazwag
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A Flock of Seagulls had a premonition of the country our next signing was born 
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A Flock of Seagulls had a premonition of the country our next signing was born
Is that Iran?
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Wishing (If I had a Photograph of a sh1tty old stadium with cladding)
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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No but it's annoying that both Randy Meisner and Timothy B Schmidt left Poco, who were a better band than the Eagles and help propel them to superstardom whilst Poco never got the recognition for being the innovators of this style of music.
They are only known in the mainstream for this excellent offering
http://youtu.be/ZDKVnVTz8sY
They are only known in the mainstream for this excellent offering
http://youtu.be/ZDKVnVTz8sY
- Apr 5, 2014
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Not really. The Eagles were an outstanding American rock band, and the Flock of Seagulls were a flatpack new wave group off the Liverpool production line.
Megazone
On his last warning
Lived off Hotel California, which they actually ripped off from someone else.
Cheesy band who could pull off a good guitar solo.
Cheesy band who could pull off a good guitar solo.
- Jan 3, 2012
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I was something of a fan of Joe Walsh many years ago - solo work and the James Gang. I was with someone I had been with at school in my first year at University - 1972/3 - when someone told us he had joined the Eagles. We chorused, as if rehearsed, "what a waste".
Personally I think Hotel California is one of the biggest wastes of Vinyl ever.
Personally I think Hotel California is one of the biggest wastes of Vinyl ever.
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Totally agree!!!!
Poco also included among their number Richie Furay And Jim Messina, who had previously been in Buffalo Springfield.
Superphil
Dismember
Did not know that, what was it ripped off from? As far as I knew it was written by Falder/Henley/Frey
Norman Potting
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Opportunity to plug this lot .. As tributes go, best I've seen
http://www.illegaleagles.com/start.php
http://www.illegaleagles.com/start.php
Superphil
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Probably true, but then the opening bars and the riff of Smells Like Teen Spirit is very similar to songs by both Boston and Led Zep, and possibly more. Not quite sure any constitute a rip off (except Led Zep of course who ripped off all their songs*). It happens with a lot of songs over the years, imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Eg The Jam, StartThe Beatles, Taxman
*just getting that in there before someone else does.
Icy Gull
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OzMike
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Do you know, surprisingly enough, that this has never ever crossed my mind.
I can't think why.
9 weeks till new season, can't come quick enough.
Buzzer
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- Oct 1, 2006
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Probably true, but then the opening bars and the riff of Smells Like Teen Spirit is very similar to songs by both Boston and Led Zep, and possibly more. Not quite sure any constitute a rip off (except Led Zep of course who ripped off all their songs*). It happens with a lot of songs over the years, imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Eg The Jam, Start
*just getting that in there before someone else does.
Lady Marmalade / Kinky Afro
Air That I Breathe / Creep
Gloria / Disco 2000
Imagine / Don't Look Back In Anger
It's A Sin / Wild World
...Are others that immediately spring to mind. It's pretty rare for any band not to sound like other bands and probably all musicians start off by learning to play the tunes they love. As long as they acknowledge the influence then I son't see the issue tbh.
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Buzzer
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...anyway...Am I allowed to say that I like both bands? FoS had better hair, Eagles had better tunes.
For those on the fence, there are 2 Leeds bands I know of relevant to this thread. The Seagulls who play okayish pop and the slightly better and much noisier Eagulls. There's also a band called Brighton from Norway that got a mention in the matchday programme a few seasons back.
For those on the fence, there are 2 Leeds bands I know of relevant to this thread. The Seagulls who play okayish pop and the slightly better and much noisier Eagulls. There's also a band called Brighton from Norway that got a mention in the matchday programme a few seasons back.