Welcome to Docn’, a new podcast of rock doc’ straight talk from old friends Andrew Basile, Carolyn Cunningham, and Adam Schragin.  For this first round of rockumentary discussion (or second, as the first attempt to record was destroyed by what we can only assume was an Act of God and/or a preemptive strike from the Henley camp), our trio inexplicably begin with 2013’s History of the Eagles, a more than three-hour exploration into the many ups, downs, and sideways stories that constitute the career and post-career of the inescapable country-rock California band that so defined the seventies. 

After some brief introductions into Our Life with the Eagles and a bit of stumbling over the band’s origin story, the feathers really start flying as we amateur ornithologists dig into the personalities (or lack thereof) behind the music, including of course "Mr." Don Felder, Timothy “Gacked” Schmit, and a close examination of Glenn Frey's overarching smug doucheness and the unblinking robot anti-magnetism that defines Don Henley. 

While the final verdict on the documentary (and band) remains passionately mixed, we enjoyed rethinking The Eagles and hope you'll enjoy listening to us hash it out as much as Joe Walsh used to enjoy taking a chainsaw to a hotel room.

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