Poll: What is your pick for the greatest vocal performance on a song from the rock era?

@christineml1476

11 ай бұрын

Janis Joplin "Piece of my Heart"

@DC8091

11 ай бұрын

Free Bird Metal Health Rainbow In The Dark

@catherine6653

11 ай бұрын

Bono, With Or Without You

@DC8091

11 ай бұрын

Trouble - Elvis Unchained Melody - Righteous Bros/Elvis You’re Not Alone Any More - Roy Angel in The Morning - Juice Newton

@stephenbrown4211

11 ай бұрын

Child In Time Ian Gillan Mistreated David Coverdale Take It To The Limit Save Me Freddie Mercury Stargazer RJD

Back in the 70s my mother played the 45 of "Take It to the Limit" over and over again. I'm not sure I ever saw her love a song so much! Every time I hear it, I also hear her singing along with her sweet voice. I lost Mom shortly after she turned 80 in 2020... thanks for giving me a beautiful memory of her ❤

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@scrappylifter8318

11 ай бұрын

My mom had the 8 track and she'd be blasting it when I'd drive up to visit. She passed in 2010 at 83. The Eagles were her favorite band. Good memories, for sure!❤

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

There’s just a magical ingredient that makes the song come alive. Sorry for the loss of your mother, Lorrie. ❤

@oldermusiclover

11 ай бұрын

I can understand that one was sitting next to my late mom after she had started cancer treatments and we were singing along with George Strait. she was singing You Look So Good In Love and thinking to my self that isn't my moms voice God bless

@ynotttt

11 ай бұрын

You just made me cry….instantly:)

High note or no, it doesn't get much better than Take It To The Limit! Bar none, it's my favorite track by The Eagles. RIP Randy Mesiner.

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

It's such a classic song!

@stevenleslie8557

11 ай бұрын

​@@ProfessorofRock I like Randy's contribution in Hotel California .

@onetravdown

11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@TheShadowKarl

11 ай бұрын

Right there with you! I love this song.

@mariskacandice890

11 ай бұрын

Glenn said that on One of These Nights Randy hit notes that only a dog could hear! 🤣

I worked at the Sheraton Universal while Randy Meissner did a long-term stay. He would get bored and come down to chat with front desk staff, primarily me. He was so sweet. He told me that he would have been happy in a moderately successful band. He really loved being a studio musician. Hotel California launched the Eagles into the stratosphere. He was suddenly in a very hot band and the stress made him snap. He was shy. He was private. He wasn't really built for the cameras, the constant interviews and the pressure. As the Eagles became more and more successful, the stress ended his marriage and wrecked his spirit. My favorite of his songs was "Try and Love Again." His marriage was over and he was afraid to look for someone else. I really liked him. He acted like a big brother. All of Eagles came to visit him, but he warned me not to accept a date from Don Henley. He said Don was trouble.😊

@lensnart1303

3 ай бұрын

Henley is still trouble in his own way.

@beenaplumber8379

3 ай бұрын

Thanks - that's a cool story. It's easy for us fans to forget how human our music heroes are. They're just like us and the people we know, for better or for worse. It sounds like he was generally the nice guy in the Eagles, but he never knew he was bipolar in those days, so he had to be unpredictable. Punching a bandmate is a possible sign of a manic episode. So is indulging all night. But it sounds like the nice guy was who he really was - his genuine self. I'm glad he eventually got his diagnosis with enough time to enjoy a few years without that hanging over him. And I'm glad you got to know him when he was his true, gentle self. What a gift! If you're interested, I've got experience with another bipolar musician (no one famous, though he deserved to be - an extraordinary songwriter and musician). He was a former bandmate. He jumped off the stage and beat the crap out of a guy at a small bar gig. He was a really gentle person and a good friend. It was shocking and incredibly out of character for him. He spent the night cooling off in jail, and over the next few days he told each of us (by phone) he had a gun and he was going to kill us, including my wife. Obviously the band was done, and I never saw him after that. He was never diagnosed, but he wrote in his songs about his pattern of getting a good thing going then messing it up. I didn't connect the dots until a few years later when I bumped into his close friend, and he told me how awful the guy felt about what he'd done, and that he'd done things like that many times before and didn't know why. Five years later he took his own life, never knowing it was (in my opinion) a simple illness with a simple treatment. I really miss him. He was a good friend and an extraordinary artist.

@jackflash5659

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing @jaenn3.

@misstury606

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your post. I love Randy. A very humble and beautiful soul.

@jaenn3

2 ай бұрын

I talked about only his good side. A room service waiter came back from delivering food to Randy. He looked astonished. He told me Randy offered him a tip OR his choice of drug. The long dresser was covered in drugs that were neatly categorized and in their own section. A doorman told me Randy was driving his car in the parking structure - backwards. It was 2am. He went up and down every level over and over again. Doormen were freaked out because there were some extremely expensive cars in the valet parking. He never hit a car. But he was good and generous to employees there. Everyone loved him.

No one can sing Take it to the Limit like Randy...it gives me chills every time I hear it. It is such a shame he left the group when he did. Rest in Peace, Randy.

@KaraLey98

10 ай бұрын

But it has gotten unpleasant for him plus he was there for the BEST years and involved in the BEST songs, don’t you think? I loved Randy-wish he were still here and life was good for him-cause I think it got difficult at the end. I’ll never forget him and his contributions to rock music 👍

@ethanweeter2732

9 ай бұрын

Randy wrote it too, so makes sense he sings the best version with his vocal talent.

@rachelgarcia4301

8 ай бұрын

What was the high note ?? The words I mean?

@raynic1173

6 ай бұрын

@@rachelgarcia4301 6:43, "wo-oh"......while the rest of the band sings, take it to the limit

I think that The Eagles lost their magic with the departure of Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner, and Don Felder. You can hear the seeetness and humility in Randy's voice. RIP Randy, thanks for the music.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

They made up the magic of the band.

@jojospeechy4848

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@TheSjuris

11 ай бұрын

Bernie hated them going to a more rock based sound, Randy hated singing this song live and got into a heated argument with Frey about it and Felder sued the band because his name wasn’t first in a song.

@lylecampbell9036

11 ай бұрын

@TheSjuris No Felder sued Eagles LTD because he was illegally fired. He was an officer of the corporation who couldn't be fired. Fry & Henley also cheated him from royalties he was entitled too.

@TheSjuris

11 ай бұрын

@@lylecampbell9036 everyone can be fired. Royalties were from 2 items released in the late nineties. Felder is nothing without the Eagles. He probably lost more money by suing then by touring. He also failed to understand that rock groups aren’t democracies they are usually run by one or in this case 2 members who contribute most of the songs. The Eagles were established by Henley and Frey. Felder shouldn’t have been a corporate member either. Drugs and alcohol brought the band down in the 70’s.

RIP Randy. Hard to see so many musicians of your youth passing away. Hits you in the gut each time

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

Right? It's so sad. We lived through the greatest time in music history!

@thetitleisours1

11 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock We did indeed

@2352anne

11 ай бұрын

​@@ProfessorofRock... yes!!! 👍👍👍

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

First Sinead O’Connor, then Randy, and now Pee Wee. Part of my childhood just went away with the latter. 😢

@LlyleHunter

11 ай бұрын

Sometimes when I watch the news and these announcements come on I find it hard to breathe and it doesn’t go away for a few minutes. I guess I’m learning to deal with mortality. I keep trying to remind myself that Jung said that to let fear of mortality allow you to fear living is to forget the purpose of living the second half of life.

Thank you for the tribute to Randy Meisner...a gentle man...i'm 62 years old... Take it to the limit is my favorite Eagles song....excellent job as always....greetings from Caracas, Venezuela

@GenxJul

10 ай бұрын

My fav also ❤

@Swansong-recorders

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm 63 and no one could sing that song like Randy, he was a great bassist and singer. I hate to think of his passing but we all walk the same trail when comes to the end

As soon as I heard the sad news of Randy's passing, I KNEW WITH 100% certainty our Great Professor of Rock was going to feature HIM AND "Take it to the Limit" on an episode. This channel is more than trivia and music nostalgia. It gives ALL of us music lovers a place to congregate and grieve when we lose a legend like Randy or Gordan. You're doing GREAT WORK PROFESSOR! Keep up the wonderful work and touching eulogies of our fallen music legends! (you'll hit 1 million subs soon I'm sure)❤

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

I hope we’ll get a feature on “Nothing Compares 2 U” soon. R.I.P. Sinead 😢

@damienhenning3298

11 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I'm sure it's in the works :)

@chrisbenson6683

9 ай бұрын

When I first encountered this channel, I thought that claiming the label "Professor of Rock" might be audacious, but after watching dozens of the videos, I don't object.

It’s June 2024, and I still believe that having the absolute pleasure as a teenager to see and hear Randy Meisner sing Take it to the Limit will be the song that I will love to the day I die. The absolute perfection of Randy’s voice still gives me goosebumps. His shy smile, and that voice that created harmonies that almost seem unbelievable in this day and age of what passes for music. Yes, I still love The Eagles, but once Randy left it was just never the same for me. I thank God that I witnessed and heard octaves that have inspired my own singing and song writing. RIP beautiful soul Randy Meisner ❤

There's a reason The Eagles greatest hits is one of the best selling albums of all time. Some of the finest songs ever crafted. Absolutely timeless.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

Some classics on that one.

"Take It To The Limit" will always be Randy Meisner's song. Just an outstanding vocal performance which will stand for all of time. Saw him sing this song live back in 1977. Just perfect and without in - ear monitoring! Thank you Randy. You have made your mark in what we call music, and you will not be forgotten. May you Rest In Peace sir.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

I bet it sounded just as great live.

@juliethompson8685

11 ай бұрын

Loved him. ❤

@tryithere

11 ай бұрын

It’s tough when a guy doesn’t want to be out front but can so easily be out there.

@MrDRUID27

10 ай бұрын

1977,LUCKY you!!!

@scottwilliams8334

10 ай бұрын

I too saw the Eagles do this in person,twice in one weekend.

Take it to the limit wasn't my favorite Eagles song growing up, but as I've grown older and lived through the heartaches of life along the way it's the one that speaks the loudest. RIP Randy Meissner

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

It's so true. Thanks for sharing!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

It’s a treasure, isn’t it?

@firewfire

9 ай бұрын

The 77 version is far superior to the recorded version

What a great loss!!! Randy was one of the very few who invited fans into his home; his late wife, Lana, would make sure all the fan mail was answered by Randy. He took the time to personally address each letter / envelope himself, adding his personal touches. Such a down-to-earth gentle, kind, lover of nature, humble human. His contributions to the music world will live on forever! Thank you Professor of Rock for this great clip!!! You did Randy justice!

In that performance, Randy got a standing ovation.

I’ve always adored Randy. He’s been my favorite Eagle since I can remember. I never knew he started writing Desperado! That’s awesome! Thank you for giving him the credit he deserves for that and also for being the amazing vocalist and musician he was! I appreciate you taking the time to remember him and explain all that he accomplished. He was an amazing part of music history. RIP Randy Meisner! You are missed!

@lynstanford6010

6 ай бұрын

Love you randy

RIP Randy nobody will ever sing Take It To The Limit like you 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

Take It To the Limit is my favorite Eagles song. I saw Randy Meisner in the 80s at a little Houston club, Fitzgerald’s. It was intimate and simply perfect. Thank you, Randy, for a happy memory. RIP.

Another great voice silenced. I remember my mom buying the Eagles Greatest hits album and her singing along to this song. I was always amazed at Randy's falsetto and how it really was the icing on those great Eagles harmonies. Although Timothy is a great dual threat in his own right, there's something about Randy's voice that can't be touched. Rest easy, Randy.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

Randy was no doubt such a great vocalist.

Although Try and Love Again is my favourite Randy Meisner song (and should've been a single!), Take It to the Limit still gives goosebumps. The look of satisfaction on his face when finishing the falsetto in that Washington DC concert video is priceless, esp. when you think of how hard it would've been for Randy to rise above his stage fright night after night. Rest easy, Randy, thank you.

@laurarominger2073

10 ай бұрын

Try and love again is my fav too. Read my autobiography above. Hana

@bennnnu380

10 ай бұрын

@@laurarominger2073mine too. As another eagles biography put it” it’s the sleeping gem of the hotel California album”. Indeed it is my favorite eagles song. It’s haunting, sad, but hopeful. The ending of a love while looking forward to a new one resonated with me strongly. The harmonies, the clashing guitars, Randy’s wine like voice. Perfect song. Rest easy randy 😢

@pamsam8933

10 ай бұрын

And Glenn was grinning like a proud Dad. Awesome moment. ❤

@Rless45

10 ай бұрын

Amen to that! I love that song as well!

@laurarominger2073

10 ай бұрын

@@bennnnu380 I’ll tell you my story. Had a break up and was still reeling. Driving home one day and this song came on. I’d been down awhile. This song made me feel like everything was gonna be okay. That transforming. I called the radio station and asked what band was this? The eagles. I felt like a dumbass but I’d never heard it before. Weeks later went on a road trip with my bestie to the ocean. Of course it was on my mixed travel tape (haha) but also listened to a lot walking on the beach. Music can turn your thoughts around. Powerful.

Im so happy you honoured Randy like this. Words can never say enough how great of a musician he was and his huge contribution to the 70s.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

Absolute legend.

Even as a man in his 50’s,many times I hear this song and when he says “you can spend all your time making money, you can spend all your love making time”…..I cry! Thank you Randy for reminding me I’m human.

Take it to the Limit makes me remember summer vacation, swimming at the city pool all day, day camp, winter at the ice rink skating all day and choosing the song on a booth juke box at my favorite diner in my hometown. That song means happiness, childhood joy and freedom from worry. RIP Randy. ❤

My favourite Eagles song and a monumental vocal performance from such a gentle soul. R.I.P.

I'm shocked this hadn't been blocked yet, but I'm thrilled it hasn't. My favourite Eagles song bar-none; I was heartbroken when Randy passed. What a gorgeous tribute.

Back when I was around 19 years old, I wasn't much of an Eagles fan. When Hotel California came out, I thought it was overplayed on the radio. The Eagles came to play at the college campus where I live, a friend and I got in free after the concert started and when Randy sang Take it to the Limit, I was stunned. Rest in Peace, Randy. You did it right.

That was a very respectful nod from Timothy B! In my opinion, both he and Randy had the best voices in The Eagles.

IMO the best harmony The Eagles ever had was Seven Bridges Road. I love all of their music but Seven Bridges Road gives me chills every time I hear it. Also The Sad Cafe is severely underrated! A beautiful song in its own right. ❤

Every time that pause and start again in Take It To The Limit plays I just get goosebumps. Played it for my kids and they just loved it. Saw the documentary and I just wanted to jump inside the tv and hug him. What a voice, what a talent.

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

Indeed!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

One of the finest moments in rock.

I believe that The Eagles 71-75 is as good as it gets in rock and roll. The chemistry is evident and unmatched. Their live album runs a close second on my list. Randy was an integral part of that chemistry. Not to take anything away from any other members.

As a boomer..the Eagles quickly became one of my top five bands of all time. The songs have gotten me through a few mri's so I will forever be indebted to them. 😊 Will miss Randy and his music. Will always hum his songs. RIP RM

I hope Randy knew how much he was loved and appreciated for his amazing voice and gentle personality, by his many devoted fans. Rest easy sir. Thank you for your wonderful legacy.❤

Ah, Randy. What a voice, what a legacy. May his memory be a blessing.

Randy was amazing on Take It to the Limit. He was also fantastic on Try and Love Again and Midnight Flyer.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

I agree.

@tigrrtom

11 ай бұрын

Midnight Flyer is my go-to for the Eagles harmonies and Randy's voice...

@paulcarr5918

11 ай бұрын

Try and Love Again has always been one of my favorite Eagles songs.

@stevieporter3843

11 ай бұрын

Too Many Hands is a rocker

@midnightflyer7510

10 ай бұрын

Midnight flyer is my KZread name for a reason!😉

I'm 18 and have loved classic music my whole life. Randy's death was the first one that hit hard for me. I listened to Take It to the Limit the day after he died and I found a new meaning to that song.

Another piece of my childhood gone. Randy Meisner, his beautiful voice and his touching music will forever be part of the fabric of my life. Thank you Randy. What a great and fitting tribute, Adam.

I love his voice. He was definitely instrumental to the Eagles. I felt something died when he left. The Eagles were never the same again.

Randy, what a gentle soul talented, and appreciated beyond measure. RIP.

This might just be my favorite episode ever. Love, love, love Randy and especially this song.

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

THanks for watching! Any request for a for future videos?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

That’s a high honor!

Take it to the limit was always my favorite song from the Eagles 🦅 R.I.P. Randy 🤙🏻

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

A truly beautiful song!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

It’s a classic for sure. 👍

That live video of Take It to the Limit is one of my all time favorite live performances. His voice is flawless, this was the music of my teens. I feel blessed to have been there and be part of that time in America. This country is unhinged today, I feel for kids in their teens.

RIP Randy Meisner, another under appreciated singer who deserves the title of "The Voice".

Loved Randy Meisner, beautiful, beautiful voice!!! I could listen to him sing all day!!! RIP 🙏

Always thank😊 Ricky Nelson for his career because he hired him for the stone canyon band in 1969. He was featured on Ricky Nelson’s very last hit before garden party, she belongs to me, the Bob Dylan cover. I even met the sons of Ricky Nelson, gunner and Matthew who said that Randy Meisner always wanted to thank their dad for getting him his career

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

The Nelson Twins were featured on POR’s show before too I remember.

@ronfowlermusic

11 ай бұрын

That's Rick Nelson, country rock pioneer, not Ricky Nelson, teen idol.

@dsoule4902

10 ай бұрын

@@ronfowlermusic😂😂 I was just going to say.... Rick. It's "Rick".

I love Randy and Take It To The Limit is a favorite of mine. He had such an amazing voice and his last performance of that song was beyond amazing. I guess in that sense he left the Eagles "on a good note". 😉 😎 🫡

@kayakutah

11 ай бұрын

On a high note!

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

That's right.

@suryadas6987

11 ай бұрын

@@kayakutah 😂😂😂 Even better! 😃💯🫡

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

On a good high note no doubt!

One of the most underrated singers imo. RIP Randy!

It's a deep cut, but Try and Love Again is one of my favorite Eagles songs. RIP Randy.

@c.e.anderson558

11 ай бұрын

Not so deep in my book. 'Wasted Time" is my favorite Eagles time. Hotel came out my senior year high school. EVERYBODY played it. The whole album was on jukebox at the foosball hall.

@lisachauvin

11 ай бұрын

I love that song as well ❤️

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

Great song.

I saw the Eagles in July 1977 in Savannah, Georgia along with Andrew Gold. The Eagles opened with Hotel California and Take it to the Limit was the last song before they walked off stage. And when they came back on stage for the encore, they did Take it Easy. When Randy hit the unbelievable notes at the end of Take it to the Limit, the crowd in the Civic Center came unglued. I could have sworn that glass shattered all the way to Tybee.

This was a very nice tribute to Randy Meisner. All bands have their ups and downs and disputes. It's unfortunate when some of those members are incapable of forgiving and moving forward. Randy helped the eagles sound really special just as the his band mates helped him along the way as well. RIP Randy

The song, Gonna Try to Love Again, was my favorite Randy Meisner song. It should have gotten more recognition than it did.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

It is such a great song.

Nice tribute, Prof! Thanks. I knew Randy very well in HS, and played keys for several years in Randy's first band, the Drivin' Dynamics out of Scottsbluff, NE. We toured a 4-State area with a really good following, in part due to our ads on 50,000 watt KOMA out of Oklahoma City. Kids all over the Midwest with no access to R&R music on the radio, tuned in to A.M. 1520 when it got dark and the signal spread out. Randy was very funny, always joking around, and a real showman on stage. Great memories. It is true Randy was humble, a typical friendly farm kid, and very talented, indeed. So sorry to know of his passing. RIP.

@whocares5830

23 күн бұрын

I’m 65 and from Kimball and wow did you bring me back to listening to KOMA at night with my headphones on under my covers so my parents wouldn’t see how late I was up. Is there any kind of tribute to Randy in Scottsbluff? If there isn’t, there should be!!! Thanks @Steve09865 for your post, did your band play at NE county fairs? I have a memory of watching Drivin’ Dynamics at the Scottsbluff County Fair in Mitchell.

@Steve09865

22 күн бұрын

@@whocares5830 Great to hear from another Panhandle guy. Those were the days. KOMA was all we had back then, and that station was very important to the success of the Dynamics. As far as a tribute to Randy in Scottsbluff, there used to be a display on the wall of the local restaurant (Chili's), and Randy is buried in the family plot in the Gering cemetery. I visited the grave a few months ago and it appears that someone stole the metal plate embedded in the ground. As far as a real tribute, there is an amazing, very complete website called Randy Meisner, A Retrospective that you can Google. Complete history of his life, including a ton on the Dynamics. Highly recommended.

I guess if I wait for people to be perfect to enjoy their talents, my life will be pretty barren. The Eagles music has brought a lot of joy into my life and I still (at 71) crank up their tunes and get lost in the music. Thank you for sharing their stories.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

To quote the Human League, “I’m only human, born to make mistakes”

Long Time Eagles fan. Take it to the Limit was the best. Randy Meisner’s voice was like an Angel

That Randy Meisner voice of immense talent…..just jumps out at you on that song.

Well done, Professor. Randy Meissner is much more than a footnote in rock history, and was much more than a fine musician.

@LlyleHunter

11 ай бұрын

He was a spectacular vocalist in his own right. His voice had color, and subtly and he had great breath control. He was accomplished and overlooked because he made it look easy and didn’t draw much attention to himself while he performed both of his well honed skills.

Really having a hard time with this loss. Growing up in the 70s..not much was better than the Eagles. I was fortunate to see them perform at ASU in that era. Such a loss of an amazing tallent. Thanks for sharing your heart with us Randy. 😢

Loved your presentation on Randy Meisner. I live here in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Was so neat to have a local boy make it to the heights Randy did with all the bands he played with. I used to sing right along with Randy, me in my '69 Mustang Fastback, Randy on a cassette, over and over again. Thanks for the show, you honored him well. Appreciate it. My condolences to Randy's family. Jesus saves.

Take It To The Limit has always been and always will be my absolute favorite Eagles song!

@lisamh9037

10 ай бұрын

"Try and Love Again" is also one of my favorites... shame on me for not realizing he wrote that one, too. 😢❤

I think I’ve watched the live Capital Center performance on KZread about a gazzillion times. I love the smiles from the rest of the band as Randy killed it. A few months later - Knoxville.

@pjsav8226

11 ай бұрын

Walsh looking at the camera like "You hearing this?"

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

I’ll head over to look at it!

@julieglover3684

9 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980It’s an amazing iconic performance

@mikeakers3453

3 ай бұрын

And Glenn Frey obviously having a great time. He was clearly proud of the sound that they were making. I wonder if Don Henley was coming close to a grin. Probably not.

I live in western Nebraska and often sing karaoke in bars in Scottsbluff and in Mitchell were Randy owned a house. Unfortunately, I never met him as he did not spend a lot of time there in the last decade. Despite this, Randy's connection to his birthplace was never in doubt. Many of the iconic images of the Eagles feature Randy wearing his Frank Implement T-shirt. This yellow shirt with a green John Deere logo was from a hometown business. He certainly had the means to dress fancier, but that just wasn't Randy. A simple soul with an amazing voice.

Randy had that special voice that very few have such as Roy Orbison, Marty Robbins, etc. There was a soothing magic that occured when you heard their voice. It's like it takes you to a special place in your mind.

Just imagine the greatness the Eagles would have sustained with Randy still in the band for years after he unfortunately left. RIP Randy!

@jojospeechy4848

11 ай бұрын

I agree. Shame on Frey & Henley for letting Randy go. They should've fought tooth & nail to keep him. Love their music, but Frey & Henley seemed to be greedy narcissists.

@cougar24

11 ай бұрын

Randy quit the Eagles and the Eagles only lasted one more album before they called it quits back then. He got tired of the constant touring and drama in the band.

@minsterhill

11 ай бұрын

@@cougar24 Not what I was saying...It was a "imagine if" scenario!

"You can spend all your time makin' money. You can spend all your love makin' time. If it all fell to pieces tomorrow, would you still be mine." One of THE greatest lyrics I've ever heard!❤

@119Agent

10 ай бұрын

It really is one of the greatest line in rock music.

I spent about 20 minutes talking to Randy in Dallas back in December of 1993. He didn't talk about The Eagles & I didn't ask..hah..Well, he did tell me about leaving Poco. However, I'm not sure now, how all of this matches up.I'm hearing that he quit Poco??..I'll tell, the best I remember, hearing it from Randy. If I remember correctly,..., One day in the studio, Poco was recording.Through the glass window where the sound engineer sits, he saw Jim Messina & the sound engineer talking, Randy coundn't hear them behind the glass, of course. But he got the impression that thier discussion was about him. Within a week or so after that, he got notice that he was out of the band. Randy told me that he went on for years & years thinking that Messina had him kicked out, especially after that particular conversation in the studio. But then, more recently, long after The Eagles, he had met up with Messina. and that,Messina told him that, it wasn't his idea at all. Instead, it was the managers decision. BTW, I had not asked him about Poco, either. He just started talking about it..hah.Randy seemed to feel relieved to find out that, he had been wrong all along about Messina. I don't know what really happened. Randy was defnitely very humble & nice.

He was no doubt my favourite singer in the group. His voice was just so sweet.

The Eagles - so many iconic hits in the 70s growing up ! Hotel California New Kid In Town Best Of My Love Lying Eyes Take It To The Limit Take it Easy Life in the Fast Lane One Of These Nights Desperado Heartache Tonight My boyhood gems ! Especially with my dad playing the AM radio at home and in his car ! That list is a Greatest Hits Album! 5 songs on the A side and 5 songs on the B side !

@stinkypinkeee5085

11 ай бұрын

Yo, their Greatest Hits album is the greatest selling album of all time...Inthink they have it coveted hahahaaa...good list, though...

@suryadas6987

11 ай бұрын

70's AM radio did rock! Here in Chicago we had WLS AM 89! 😎👍

@Whisper_292

11 ай бұрын

Don't forget In the City.

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

No joke!

@DC8091

11 ай бұрын

I’da put Doolin/Dalton (all 3 versions) on there!

Thank you for the tribute to Randy, I'm still in shock hearing of his passing. I seldom watch TV and didn't know he had died. I remember his beautiful voice and know the chorus in Heaven has been blessed with his arrival! Thanks Professor and thank you Randy for the beautiful music! RIP.

Let's see, Bernie Leadon leaves the Eagles after an altercation with Glen Frey, Randy Meisner leaves the Eagles after an altercation with Glen Frey, Don Felder leaves the Eagles after an altercation with Glen Frey. There is a common thread there, I just can't put my finger on it.

@nohandle1028

12 күн бұрын

After watching their 4-hour documentary, the thing I couldn't get over was Frey's ego towards his bandmates except Don Henley.

@leroyraatz5650

10 күн бұрын

Glenn Frey was an a-hole. thats the common thread

@jonathanzoellick8602

3 күн бұрын

😂😅😂

Thanks, Professor, I've been waiting for this since I heard about Randy's passing. My favorite Eagle's song, and Randy is my favorite. Frankly, I think he was too good for them. God bless Randy, Heaven sounds just a little bit better now.

Randy was my favorite of The Eagles. Great voice & bass playing....and a real sweetheart he truly was.

Thanks so much for your wonderful tribute to the incomparable Randy Meisner, who was by far my favorite member of The Eagles. There was something other worldly and ethereal about his voice that brought you to a place that few others could when you heard him sing. I was fortunate enough to see him perform with The Eagles in the 70s and his voice as he sang that signature song sent you soaring. When he left The Eagles, I was sad enough to note it in my diary, and I always felt that a lot of the heart and soul left the band after he did. When I heard about Randy's troubles over the years, it was very disheartening, especially the tragic situation regarding the death of his wife. His recent passing makes me very sad, but at least he is at peace now. Although he did not seek the limelight as much as some others might, he just wanted to play good music, I hope he left this world with the knowledge that he did make a difference in this world and many of us are thankful that he did. 20:51

What a sad story. Randy was incredibly talented, but sadly had some demons. So much tragedy in his life. Thanks for telling his story. Have an excellent day, Adam.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

He treaded rough waters but made it out with some classic tunes. Rock on Jill 🤘

@MultiEviscerator

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, several of his demons went by the name of Frey & Henley.

@jillwklausen

11 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980, you too, Lilly 🤘🏻

@jillwklausen

11 ай бұрын

@@MultiEviscerator, I guess so.

@LlyleHunter

11 ай бұрын

Huge personalities on small discs

Thank you so much for this beautiful tribute to Randy💞. Brilliantly, compassionately done, and well deserved.

A fascinating yet sad demise of one gifted musical artist. "Take it to the Limit" will always touch our hearts as it helps us keep those precious memories of Randy and the Eagles alive!❤

Thank you for this testament to a good and honest humble man. Randy was a Nebraskan and to me he was and always be the Eagles 🦅

This song at the Capital Centre is the best pop rock vocal by a male singer ever IMO. Randy is just sublime. Even Joe seems to realize at around 3:43 of the song when he looks at the camera and is like “Can you believe this? I can’t either.” Even though they broke up shortly after, during this show they hit heights very very few others have ever hit.

Oh my goodness, this is my favorite video you’ve ever made. I’m 45, so Eagles were almost at their end when I was born. But I have a sister 10 years older than me, another 20 years older, and my mother was 40 years older. I was lucky to have all of their music in our house all the time. Records were always playing. And my sister (the oldest, 20 years older than me) loved Eagles. Take It to the Limit was one her favorites, and it was one of those that broke my sensitive child heart. I still cry when I hear it. I’ve recently revisited Eagles and now they are one of my favorites. I love them, but I hate losing these legends, because I know we will never hear this kind of artistry in music again. My biggest wish now is to see those who remain in their farewell tour. Thank you again, Adam. You paid beautiful tribute to a wonderful artist and song in a way only you could.

My dad had The Eagles playing a lot in the 70s when I was a kid, especially Hotel California but Take It To The Limit was his fave song by far. He passed in December 2021 and my sisters spread his ashes over the part of the Sonoran desert that he roamed as a kid playing Take It To The Limit as his ashes spread in the breeze. Whenever I am having a bad day or I miss him something fierce, an Eagles song will play on the radio or on my playlist and it brings me comfort every time. I feel that is his way of letting me know he is still looking out over me. Thank you very much for this video.

I miss him. Terribly. He sang like an Angel Rest Dear Randy

Oh wow - Randy Meisner was NOT a “backup singer” …! He began his singing and bass-playing career at age 15, and had several singles released while he was still a teenager - with The Drivin Dynamics, and with The Poor. He also sang lead on several Poco tracks before he left Poco - and the remaining Poco band members replaced his lead vocals yet kept his backing vocals. In Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band Randy WAS a backing singer - and in a clip of the track It Ain’t Easy we see Randy’s voice eclipsing Rick Nelson’s! In Eagles, Randy was one of the four 1971 co-founders - he and Bernie Leadon were the co-founders who brought the experience and expertise to the table, whereas Frey and Henley were relative rookies. In early videos we see all four co-founders sharing the limelight, but eventually giving way to “The Glenn and Don Show”, as Bernie put it in an interview. Randy became accustomed to standing in the shadows, almost as a session musician, because of the power plays by the Egoes - yet, Randy said in an interview after he quit Eagles that he wanted to sing lead MORE, not less. Randy composed and sang lead on a number of Eagles songs, including Midnight Flyer, Early Bird, Certain Kind of Fool, Tryin’ (a forerunner to Take It To The Limit, if you listen to the words, - and check out Randy’s swagger in this one!), Gotta Get Away, Try And Love Again. As a solo artist he wrote and sang other great songs too - such as One More Song, and made an uncharacteristic growling-howling rendition of Too Many Hands (co-written with Don Felder).

@Madysonx7x

11 ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you. I came looking for your comment the minute he said TITTL was his only lead vocal. Midnight Flyer is my favourite Eagles song after TITTL 77 and Last Resort.

Great episode of Randy's helping to shape the music, a fantastic singer and songwriter. I loved Hearts on Fire and of course take it to the limit. Rest In Peace Randy and thank you for your music❤

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

Thanks My Name!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

Hearts on Fire was a great song as well.

Randy sounds so very ADHD in his behavior, very creative, struggles to finish things, impulsive to leave things unfinished and explosive with emotion dysregulation. Probably many musicians fall into this category. Love his voice!!

@halweiss8671

10 ай бұрын

A lot of drummers for sure.

Awesome Job Professor of Rock. You told the story of Randy Meisner so well. Thanks.

This is my all time favorite Eagles song… every time I hear it I am taken aback to when I was young and healthy and times were so simple and fun… I love your channel so much. Thank you for all of your hard work I want you to know that I appreciate it…

Thank you for this wonderful tribute to Randy! I feel like he’s never received the credit due him throughout his career! Rest in peace, Randy Meisner, you will never be forgotten but will live in our hearts forever ❤

arguably one of the best American bands ever

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

America's band? We could probably call them that! Don't you think?

@maestroaxeman

11 ай бұрын

I'll argue that🤔 Randy Meisner was a musical genuis🎶 Glen Frey & Don Henley RUINED that band🙄😒 Look at how they sue EVERYBODY for COVER SONGS these days🙄😒 They are the equivalent of Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley of KISS🙄😒 Songs after Meisner's departure are weak. 🎶when we're huuuungry; love will keep us aliiiive🎶 Such a WEAK song🙄😒 I always mockingly sing that like a wimp ON PURPOSE...just before changing the radio. I'm with the "boycott" because Henley is such an unprofessional "bitch"🤔 But I am NOT a bandwagoner.

@ozonebaby5161

11 ай бұрын

It’s either the Eagles or Aerosmith You decide??!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

Not the biggest fan, but I cannot deny them as music icons.

@joycemiller1393

11 ай бұрын

Randy Meisner grew up in Scottsbluff Nebraska, our hometown. He would come back and visit on occasion. His wife had a small gift store in town for awhile. We enjoyed the Eagles music when Randy was in the band.

Randy was always one of my favorite Eagles. He had such a beautiful voice.

@ProfessorofRock

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

11 ай бұрын

One of the greatest singers.

Randy had a amazing voice. Take it to the limit is still one of my all time favorite songs. Rest in peace Randy.

The heart of a bluesman is represented in this song. Bassists tend to be laid-back supportive souls. God bless the lonely troubled soul of Mr Meisner. Peace brother..

This song and especially Randy’s vocals are always in my constantly evolving top 5. His performance takes the listener to another place, one we mortals can only visit through the talent such as Randy.

Don and Glen(RIP) are no doubt 2 of the greatest artists of their era but also seem like 2 of the biggest jerks as well. I bet it felt great to Randy when he cracked Glenn. Rest in peace gentlemen and thank you for the music

"Take It to the Limit" is probably my favorite Eagles' song. R.I.P. Randy Meisner 💔

What a talented man, what a heart stopping song.

One of my Meisner favs, is a song from the "Desperado" album called, "A Certain Kind of Fool". With "Desperado" being a semi-concept album about American Wild West folklore, there are parallels between being a gun fighter and a guitar slinger in that song. I'd highly recommend anyone who is not familiar, to give it a listen. Such a GREAT tune! :)

I took my mom to an Eagles show at the Forum in LA once. She got to meet Don Henley after the show and it was one of the great "nights to remember." When she passed at 90 in 2016, I found among her things the little black evening bag she had carried that night - with the ticket stub still inside. So grateful to have been gifted with the love of music by Mom and her mother. Eagles were Mom's favorite. If Dad tried to talk while she was listening and singing along with her lovely voice - boy, look out! NOTHING anyone has to say is more important than feeling the goosebumps from Take It To the Limit - one more time. RIP Randy. 🙏🏻

Great tribute! The version of Take it to the Limit that's on "Eagles Live" is just incredible. Couldn't begin to tell you how many times I've listened to that sone - that entire album - in the last 40+ years. RIP Randy.

I appreciated this video. Randy was a very underrated musician. Coming from a bass player I always appreciated his bass lines.

Thank you Adam - for your truly heart felt and in depth tribute to Randy Meisner. Always loved his (On The Border album) contribution "Is It True?" Thankfully, musicians leave behind their work for fans to listen to, remember and carry with us on our own journeys. We are fortunate to know Eagles music and especially Randy.

My mom has always been madly in love with him. I was at her house when she said “oh no Randy died’”- I knew exactly who she meant. Sorry to hear about it RIP Randy

My first memory of the Eagles was Take It To The Limit. The second was Witchy Woman. I was hooked when I was just a grad schooler. The Eagles were my first favorite band. I was fortunate to see them in their farewell concert. I was mesmerized. They are one of the greatest classic bands of all time . And each of the band members voices were so unique. I think that is what really made them so special.