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Title: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: shadownoze on April 03, 2012, 06:19:39 AM Just saw this on a westcoast music blog:
The Eagles’ Glenn Frey will release his first solo album since 1992 in May. Titled After Hours, it will be a collection of pop standards, re-recorded by Frey in a “cocktail lounge” style. Apparently, Frey was motivated enough by Rod Stewart’s recent Great American Songbook covers albums to make one of his own, and it will be released on May 8. Among the songs covered on After Hours are Caroline, No (originally by the Beach Boys), The Look of Love, Route 66, and The Shadow of Your Smile. Just what the world has been waiting for... ??? Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Howie Edelson on April 03, 2012, 06:30:37 AM I just interviewed Glenn. The LP is very good -- and the world DOES need people to cover "Caroline, No." Why shouldn't that become a song that people know and love among all the other "evergreens"? Kudos to Frey for having the balls to not only sing it but release it.
Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Mikie on April 03, 2012, 08:25:24 AM Well, if his version of Caroline No is half as good as his bandmate Timothy B's version, it should be good. Tough to beat Tim's though.
I'd rather see an 'Eagles' release more than another solo album. Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: NHC on April 03, 2012, 09:24:48 PM Well, if his version of Caroline No is half as good as his bandmate Timothy B's version, it should be good. Tough to beat Tim's though. Amen to that - along with Jimmy Webb's orchestration Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: endofposts on April 03, 2012, 09:33:07 PM Bruce Johnston arranged a version of "God Only Knows" for Jack Jones. Very slow and elegiac, with some pretty piano chords. Someone should compile a set of "Pet Sounds" covers by various artists (or has that already been done?).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYra-6stCY Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Awesoman on April 17, 2012, 10:39:56 PM You can hear a portion of Glenn's version of "Caroline, No" here:
http://player.vimeo.com/video/38041335 Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Roger Ryan on April 18, 2012, 10:00:07 AM Not too bad sounding; Glenn's got the right (vulnerable) tone for it.
Interesting that they "stage" that "Caroline, No" moment to make it look like Glenn just came up with the idea to cover the song right then-and-there. This is same thing that happens in some of Brian's behind-the-scenes videos that people criticize. Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Lowbacca on April 18, 2012, 12:31:09 PM You can hear a portion of Glenn's version of "Caroline, No" here: Video takes hours to load... :-[http://player.vimeo.com/video/38041335 [...] Got it now. His version sounds good. Don't know if the "let's do caroline, no"-moment is legit, or not... probably not. Seems a bit weird, if you think about it. Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: 18thofMay on April 18, 2012, 01:05:11 PM He sounds great
Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Chris Brown on April 18, 2012, 06:54:17 PM Sounds pretty good, Glen's voice doesn't have the youthful sound to it like Brian or Timothy B. Schmidt, but it makes for an interesting contrast with those versions.
Howie is absolutely right though, having a major artist cover "Caroline, No" is a great thing - it's a criminally under-known gem to the general music public. Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Awesoman on April 18, 2012, 11:01:15 PM Sounds pretty good, Glen's voice doesn't have the youthful sound to it like Brian or Timothy B. Schmidt, but it makes for an interesting contrast with those versions. Howie is absolutely right though, having a major artist cover "Caroline, No" is a great thing - it's a criminally under-known gem to the general music public. Too bad ole' Glenn hasn't been doing anything "major" in years... Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: runnersdialzero on April 18, 2012, 11:32:21 PM This is bad news. This is bad news brown.
Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Runaways on May 03, 2012, 08:58:49 PM hear it here
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/news/2012/05/1-glenn-frey-exclusive-album-stream.html Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: PhilCohen on May 07, 2012, 09:26:14 AM I've listened to a few tracks("Caroline No" & "The Look of Love") and they're better than expected, though hearing "The Look of Love" not being sung by a lady takes some getting used to.
Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Awesoman on May 08, 2012, 09:44:21 PM Now available for download!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/caroline-no/id514781491?i=514781559 Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: runnersdialzero on May 08, 2012, 11:01:18 PM hear it here http://www.parade.com/celebrity/news/2012/05/1-glenn-frey-exclusive-album-stream.html Don't do it, it's a trick to make you listen to Glenn Frey. Title: Re: Glenn Frey does Caroline, No Post by: Awesoman on May 09, 2012, 12:32:54 AM I downloaded the song. It's not a bad cover; Frey's voice is surprisingly good for it. It does drag on a little longer than it needed to.
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