The Eagles’ 1974 song about being “typical, frustrated young men”
A different angle to what many believe.
From The Vault Archives: 07/2026
The “wedding band” Jack Black said beat The Beatles: “They were damn good”
The actor-cum-rock-star was never hugely impressed by The Beatles.
The one guitarist Eric Clapton called out of everyone’s league: “Never seemed to dry up”
Chops no virtuoso could teach.
The 1988 Traveling Wilburys song that marked the only time they didn’t write together
One exception to a well-written rule.
The country singer Tom Petty said was out of everybody’s league: “The greatest there is”
The peak of all good heartache.
The 1968 classic The Rolling Stones purposefully recorded on shoddy equipment
“You weren’t meant to do that.”
The 1970 album that convinced Neil Young to go solo: “It was so simple”
Stripping things down for his audience.
The one musician Ian Anderson will never get tired of: “I don’t want to sound too snobbish”
The absolute height of composition.
The 1976 Led Zeppelin song that made Robert Plant feel like a “wedding singer”
Robert Plant often felt humbled by his bandmates’ talent.