I decided I’d listen to some of these records, to hear those songs in their original context, and see what I made of them. Most of these records are such a pervasive part of our culture, and their songs are on the radio so often, I’ve never felt the need to sit down and listen to the albums those songs originally came from. I was a little surprised to look down a list of the biggest-selling albums ever and realise that there was a good number I’d never really heard. *The Eagles played two nights at the Capital Centre, but the review of the second night does not mention “Try & Love Again.Here’s a new regular feature. There are two documented live performances of “Try & Love Again”: March 19th, 1977 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester, New York, and March 21st, 1977 the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland.* The latter concert was filmed, but the footage of “Try & Love Again” has never been released. It’s a track of Randy’s, ‘Try And Love Again.'” “Well, there’s one song on that we joke about being our Buffalo Chi-Lites track half the Chi-Lites, half Buffalo Springfield. In an interview with Zigzag magazine in December 1976, Don Henley was asked if he agreed with Neil Young’s assessment that the Eagles were the Buffalo Springfield of the seventies. –Green Bay Press Gazette, January 2nd, 1977 “There are remnants (as in ‘Try And Love Again’) of the strong lead vocals backed by a sweet chorus. –The Times (Shreveport, LA), January 9th, 1977 “Try And Love Again,” and the title cut, ‘Hotel California’ are very good examples of what has helped the Eagles feather their nest.” For the dyed-in-the-wool fan, there is plenty of that on the album, too. “ Traditionally, the Eagles have come to be known for fluid, upbeat country with a pinch of rock and a dash roll now and then. Some critics felt that “Try And Love Again” was the only song that represented the Eagles signature sound: Outtake (composite) photo from the Hotel California sessions by Norman Seeff Aided by some ringing guitar resonance, it’s the only cut with any ‘lift’ to it.” “It’s not until the next-to-last cut on the LP, ‘Try and Love Again’ by the underestimated Randy Meisner, that we have a song of any real urgency. Again, it’s another traditional Eagles tune, but with some added incentive.” “There’s a nice recovery on the next cut, ‘Try And Love Again,’ thanks largely to Randy Meisner’s strong vocal and Walsh’s guitar. “‘Try And Love Again’ is ambitiously conceived and executed with polish, Glenn Frey’s guitar cruising in counterpoint against a euphonious vocal arrangement.” –Wichita Falls Record-News, April 16th, 1977 “Bassist Randy Meisner adds one of the most appealing tunes, the Buffalo Springfield-ish ‘Try And Love Again.'” “Randy Meisner’s ‘Try And Love Again’ is a nicely designed ballad with an outwardly romantic theme.” “‘Try and Love Again’ is the album’s most hopeful, upbeat song with Randy Meisner vowing to forget a lost love for a new one.” –Daily Record Sun (Morristown, NJ), January 2nd, 1977 Meisner’s vocals, as always, are perfectly tailored to the lyrical message.” Containing elements of folk, country and rock music, it’s another semi-bitter love song served up in a convincing manner. “‘Try And Love Again’ is bassist Randy Meisner’s only written contribution to Hotel California, and even though it’s a far cry from his ‘Take It To The Limit,’ it’s one of the few typical things on the new LP. Music spread for “Try And Love Again” from the Hotel California Songbook, 1976 –Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), January 29th, 1977 “In ‘Try And Love Again,’ with its eerie ‘These Days’ opening hook, the spotlight is on Randy Meisner and it is definitely one of the album’s highlights.” –Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 2nd, 1977 Meisner’s ‘Try And Love Again’ is one of the album’s strong points–a wonderfully constructed ballad.” “Bassist Randy Meisner sings the album’s finest cut, ‘Try And Love Again.’ Walsh again stands out musically here (on Gretsch guitar), and Meisner coos in an excellent vocal performance.” “Randy Meisner’s lead vocal on ‘Try And Love Again’ is hypnotic.” It’s a track of Randy’s, ‘Try And Love Again.'” Don Henley, Zigzag magazine, December 1976 What the critics said: “There’s one song on the album that we joke about being our Buffalo Chi-Lites track half the Chi-Lites, half Buffalo Springfield. Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Felder.
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