Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Don Henley says Wal-Mart to get year-long exclusive on new Eagles album, next tour could be last
Some of the details of the contract between the Eagles and Wal-Mart are coming to light. Singer-drummer Don Henley told Tuesday's (Feb 6th) Los Angeles Times that the band's new album, which is titled Long Road Out Of Eden, will be exclusive to the retail giant for a year. The Eagles don't have a deal with a record label, so they were free to make the best deal they could for themselves, and this one seems likely to keep them connected to their core audience. Henley said, "This is the world we live in," then he added with a chuckle, "In the big picture, they can't be any more evil than a major record label." Long Road Out Of Eden should be delivered to Wal-Mart in the next two to three months.
Henley said the Eagles hope to have the record in stores in time for their summer tour, which could be their last. He said, "We believe we've got one more world tour in us, and then that'd be about it. We might just ride off into that old sunset." He added, "We are approaching 60. Tours used to be mentally challenging. Now they are mentally and physically challenging."
Henley added that the tensions that used to occur between he and his bandmates while on the road are pretty much gone. He said, "Incidents still happen on tour, but we don't let it get in the way of the performance. That's something you learn to do over a long span of years... The key to being on the road is to try to keep two things: Your sense of humor and your sense of gratitude."
Wal-Mart has been attacked for some of its policies over the years, and some have wondered why an environmentalist like Henley would go into business with the company. But he said, "A lot of the people who have criticized us are obviously unaware of what Wal-Mart is doing in overhauling their operation." He listed the retailer's "green" moves, including opening up eco-friendly stores, reducing packaging, and pressuring suppliers into enacting environmentally conscious programs. Henley added, "It's easy to sit outside on the sidelines and throw rocks when you don't know what's going on, but if you're going to change corporate America, then we have to get down in the dirt with them."
Henley will be honored as the 2007 MusiCares Person Of The Year on Friday (February 9th) in Los Angeles. The event will raise money for musicians in need.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:31 (eighteen years ago)
― Andy_K (Andy_K), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:32 (eighteen years ago)
― sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:36 (eighteen years ago)
After a year, no one who doesn't already have it will want it. And I'm sure other retailers will be delighted by their second-class status, virtually ensuring refusals to stock it once the Wal-Mart contract is up.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:38 (eighteen years ago)
I guess this has been settled then.
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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:41 (eighteen years ago)
― Candy: tastes like chicken, if chicken was a candy. (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:50 (eighteen years ago)
I doubt I'll personally ever hear this record, but I still think it's a middle finger to anyone who might want to.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:55 (eighteen years ago)
Again I ask - how you figure? They're making their music less available, thereby cutting down on their potential sales. The only people likely to suffer are the Eagles. Oh, and anyone who foolishly chooses to listen to the fucking thing.
― Candy: tastes like chicken, if chicken was a candy. (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 02:02 (eighteen years ago)
Then I read the post and I was like "FUCK THE EAGLES, JESUS GOD HENLEY'S EVEN WORSE THAN PEOPLE SAY HE IS"
― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 02:23 (eighteen years ago)
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:13 (eighteen years ago)
― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:14 (eighteen years ago)
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:15 (eighteen years ago)
Most of the gay people I know aren't organized at all, so to say there's some mass agenda that being coordinated throughout the entire world is the funniest thing ever.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:17 (eighteen years ago)
WE ARE STANDING FIRM12/29/2006
Did Wal-Mart apologize in writing for any of their actions? No.Did they pledge in writing to stop funding all homosexual causes? No. Did they apologize for funding Planned Parenthood, in word or writing? No.Did they stop selling Plan B? No.Did they withdraw from the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce? No. Did they repent? No.Dd they remove all books from their store‘s [web site] promoting homosexuality? No.
The issue at hand is the sincerity of Wal-Mart. If they wanted to do right, they would speak right and do right. They have not. Until then, we will stand firm in Christian love until Wal-Mart turns back to Jesus Christ, the God of her father Sam. We will not shop there until then.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:19 (eighteen years ago)
Wal-Mart gave a one time $25,000 gift to join the NGLCC which leads efforts to abolish the definition of marriage - the union of one man and one woman.
Wal-Mart is now a "corporate member" of the NGLCC.
Wal-Mart will now prefer companies with lesbian, gay, bisexual or trangendered owners.
A Wal-Mart vice-president will serve as an advisor to the NGLCC
Wal-Mart will now sponsor (pay for) some programs of the NGLCC, including two conferences.
Wal-Mart now dispenses the "Plan B" abortion pill which makes them an accomplice to the killing of little boys and girls in the privacy of American homes.
― deej.. (deej..), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:20 (eighteen years ago)
POT AND THE KETTLE
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:22 (eighteen years ago)
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:23 (eighteen years ago)
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:30 (eighteen years ago)
― def zep (calstars), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:45 (eighteen years ago)
― The Reverend Rodney J. Greene (R. J. Greene), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 03:54 (eighteen years ago)
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 06:13 (eighteen years ago)
― the table is the table (treesessplode), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 06:17 (eighteen years ago)
― Viz (Viz), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 23:02 (eighteen years ago)
― M. Biondi (M. Biondi), Thursday, 8 February 2007 01:35 (eighteen years ago)
What does that even mean?
― Elsa Svitborg (tracerhand), Thursday, 8 February 2007 02:41 (eighteen years ago)
Although the idea of a Partridge Family remix album sounds cool, I know it will suck under David Cassidy's clumsy supervision.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 8 February 2007 02:45 (eighteen years ago)
One also has to wonder if Wal-Mart is able to exercise any creative control; i.e., no songs with cussing, or criticism of the NRA or the president, or odes to cocaine . . .
― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 8 February 2007 02:49 (eighteen years ago)