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: Re-read the post and you'll see that in fact I
: presented Little Feat as a good
: representative of a certain trend in 70s
: music, and Jackson Browne and the Eagles as
: bad representatives, at least in their
: post-'75 phase.
: And that trend is simply that of "roots
: rock", which I don't see why we can't
: classify both Little Feat and the Eagles as
: more or less belonging to, without causing
: insult to anyone involved. Both bands based
: their music on traditional blues, folk and
: country motives, eventually incorporating
: funkier rhythmics and modern production
: techniques, and based their lyrics largely
: on traditional American themes of transitory
: living and loving, Mexico associated with
: easy women and outlaw life, the vanity of
: fame and money and especially Hollywood etc.
: etc.
:
: This is not an evaluation of their
: respective values, nor of course an adequate
: analysis of their respective identities.
:
: If all you want from me is to say that
: Little Feat are one of the most
: idiosyncratic and inventive American bands
: of the 1970s, and the Eagles are not, then
: absolutely buddy, I agree 100%.
:
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