Toto bassist Shem von Schroeck: Something Else! Interview
A stalwart with Kenny Loggins and Don Felder, Shem von Schroeck has one lasting goal: He hopes to be Toto’s “last bass player.”
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Sammy Hagar, Don Felder + others, Heavy Metal: Music From The Motion Picture (1981)
An enjoyable compilation capturing a specific time, ‘Heavy Metal: Music From the Motion Picture’ arrived just before rock and pop became mechanical.
The Eagles’ most legendary guitar improvisation … wasn’t: ‘That’s not like the demo’
The twin guitar solos that conclude “Hotel California” have moved into classic-rock lore. Turns out, the Eagles had to learn them note for note.
Don Felder on the Eagles’ struggles to complete The Long Run: ‘We kept trying to raise the bar higher’
Feeling pressure from all sides, the Eagles simply cracked.
‘Uh, don’t touch our masters’: The controversy surrounding the Eagles’ first No. 1 song
Don Henley became so infuriated that he came up with an ingenious plan.
‘It was inappropriately titled’: Did ‘History of the Eagles’ focus too much on Glenn Frey and Don Henley?
“It should have been titled,” Don Felder says, “‘The History of Don Henley and Glenn Frey.'”
One Track Mind: Don Felder, “Southern Bound” from Road to Forever: Extended Edition (2014)
Though he’s long been associated with California as a member of the Eagles, Don Felder was born and raised in the swampy milieu of Gainesville, Florida. You get a sense of the profound impact that period had on him (both as a youngster and as a guitarist) via “Southern Bound”Read More
‘Come on, Don, break up!’: As Don Henley’s relationships ended, classic Eagles songs emerged
Something clicked for the Eagles in the mid-1970s, as they went from being a popular country-rock act to chart-breaking arena-filling superstars. Many credit lineup changes that included the arrivals of Don Felder and Joe Walsh. Felder has another idea, however. You May Also Like: The Eagles’ most legendary guitar improvisationRead More
‘We never finished the song’: The Eagles’ loss was Don Felder’s gain as the 1980s began
How much better would the Eagles’ only so-so 1979 album The Long Run have been with the inclusion of Don Felder’s first solo hit, 1981’s “Heavy Metal (Takin’ A Ride)”? It almost happened. You May Also Like: The Eagles’ most legendary guitar improvisation … wasn’t: ‘That’s not like the demo’
‘He played like a songwriter’: The Eagles’ Don Felder on how George Harrison changed everything
Don Felder, the ex-Eagles guitarist, acknowledges a myriad of influences on his sound, from Elvis Presley and B.B. King to Eric Clapton. “Just as important,” he adds, “was the early Beatles stuff” — in particular, Felder says, George Harrison’s approach to the guitar on Meet the Beatles. You May AlsoRead More
