Resurgent Frey Mixes Old and New
Author: Russ DeVault
Publication: Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Date: September 23, 1992
Abstract: Interview which discusses some tracks off of Strange Weather and how, while he embraces his past with the Eagles, he does not see a reunion in their future.
After a four-year hiatus, singer-songwriter Glenn Frey is back with an album and tour intended to "let people know that I'm alive and well."
Just don't ask him about a reunion with other members of the Eagles. It's a dead issue, and it would take a miracle to revive the country-rock band, although Mr. Frey will include Eagles songs when he performs with his 12-piece band, the Mad Dogs, tonight at The Roxy.
"I don't have any problem with my musical past and I think people would be disappointed if I didn't do 'Lying Eyes' or 'Take It Easy,' so I do include songs that I did sing with the Eagles," Mr. Frey says from a tour stop in Orlando, Fla. "We do at least half a dozen."
Mr. Frey, 43, also will sing and play guitar on about as many tunes from "Strange Weather," his fourth solo album and first since 1988's "Soul Searchin'." It's a near-seamless collection of personal/political songs that defines Mr. Frey's present life and beliefs.
"River Of Dreams" explains the urge that caused Mr. Frey and his wife, Cindy, to move from Los Angeles to Aspen, Colo., two years ago. But the happiness found in that idyllic resort town hasn't dulled his powers of observation.
"He Took Advantage (Blues for Ronald Reagan)" is a pointed jab at the former president, while "Love in the 21st Century" mocks 900 love/sex phone lines and video dating.
Sprinkled through the album are instrumental asides intended to give the CD/cassette a cinematic quality and possibly convince Hollywood that Mr. Frey should be scoring movies. "That's high on my wish list - more so than wanting to act," he says. "I've done some songs for movies, but what I want is to score a picture."