I Confronted the People That BLOCKED My Video (Rant)

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  • What happened when I confronted the people that blocked my recent Top 20 video.
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  • @MarioCipollina
    @MarioCipollina 2 роки тому +1167

    Hey Rick - I was the bassist with Huey Lewis and the News for the first 20 years (the guy with the shades and cig) and Don Henley opened up for us in Japan one year. He was the MOSTnegative, pessimistic person I had ever met....example: q - "hey Don, do you want to go around the corner for Kobe beef. A - oh, they're probably closed" That seemed to be the attitude with everything. LOVE your channel.

    • @hellotheregeneralkenobi365
      @hellotheregeneralkenobi365 2 роки тому +87

      Surprised Don didn't try to file a copyright notice on behalf of Japan against the Kobe beef cows.

    • @EvolutionWendy
      @EvolutionWendy 2 роки тому

      I made a video to activate people on reducing emissions for climate change. 3 seconds of Arlo Guthrie protest song to introduce my acapella singing of chorus. 3 seconds. THEY put up an unauthorized content basket and monetized MY video. That protest song against the machine doesn't belong to the machine, Arlo Guthrie gave it to the world. and I only use 3 seconds just one bar to introduce my acapella version. BASTARDS.

    • @amberfoster3285
      @amberfoster3285 2 роки тому +62

      No wonder Stevie Nicks dumped him with an attitude like that.

    • @larrykelley6739
      @larrykelley6739 Рік тому +117

      Mario your bands early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think the band really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

    • @larrykelley6739
      @larrykelley6739 Рік тому +20

      thank you Mario for being a good sport I only posted that for fun ! it was there so I took it !!

  • @funfilmsforfamily142
    @funfilmsforfamily142 10 місяців тому +48

    Rick Beato is correct! He's trying to inform the public about 50-year-old music (i.e. Eagles), and the artists and/or management are so stupid that they block it. "Life in the Dumb Lane"

  • @paulineerwin7685
    @paulineerwin7685 10 місяців тому +92

    I’m only coming across this video now , in June of ‘23 … and this is OUTRAGEOUS !!! You are actually providing free advertising to these artists !! Bringing music through the generations and ensuring that it’s never lost in time .. WE thankyou Rick !!!

    • @dianneboatwright1410
      @dianneboatwright1410 10 місяців тому +6

      Also seeing this in June '23. And I was just thinking the very same thing.

    • @14caz68
      @14caz68 10 місяців тому +3

      And me !!!

    • @bluebonnetbunny4813
      @bluebonnetbunny4813 9 місяців тому +4

      Seeing it July 2, 2023. I follow this channel and haven’t seen this video before.

    • @carlaeskelsen
      @carlaeskelsen 9 місяців тому +4

      ​@@bluebonnetbunny4813Same.

  • @hellotheregeneralkenobi365
    @hellotheregeneralkenobi365 2 роки тому +38

    People like Henley don't understand that UA-cam is a new form radio, where kids discover new songs and genres that they like. If they banish their own music from the public eye then they're destined to fade into obscurity.

  • @sixtyninetele
    @sixtyninetele 3 роки тому +642

    I’m convinced if Don Henley walked into a restaurant or a pub and heard a starving artist play an Eagles tune he would sue them.

    • @josephbradley907
      @josephbradley907 3 роки тому +19

      If that pub or restaurant is doing it right, that is paid for. They are supposed to pay for the privilege of having live or even recorded music being played and that money is supposed to make it to the rights holders. Same as here on youtube, when it is demonetized that just means the money is supposed to be going to the rights holders. but hey whatever.

    • @goodcommentman1512
      @goodcommentman1512 3 роки тому +9

      OK, this wins the ‘Good Comment Man’ seal of approval.

    • @kennethlambert
      @kennethlambert 3 роки тому +7

      @@josephbradley907 yeah, bars and such pay thousands per year for live and recorded music use to BMI/ASCAP and bitch about that cost all the time but usually wind up paying it. But that formula is usually based on seating capacity not how much music is actually played there.

    • @youngprofessor
      @youngprofessor 3 роки тому +6

      When an artist performs someone's song it's generally already covered. Restaurants and pubs are supposed to be paying performing rights organizations annually, in order to cover that. That's how those performances get paid for.

    • @RobMLyon
      @RobMLyon 3 роки тому +22

      Henley is talented, but a dickhead

  • @markgerrard383
    @markgerrard383 3 роки тому +685

    "No-one can suck the fun out of a room like Don Henley" - Glenn Frey

    • @tracyavent-costanza346
      @tracyavent-costanza346 3 роки тому +48

      LOL... yeah that might be part of the reason why the band broke up. Oh, excuse me..."took a 15 year vacation" as the "hell freezes over" statement went. DON HENLEY, get this:
      1) you are amazingly talented as a song writer, musician and arranger as well as performer.
      2) that does not make you an legal expert
      3) that does not make you automatically a genius about social-networking nor music streaming
      4) it does not make your lawyers into geniuses about either of the above either
      5) maybe you should have spent your money on hiring people who HELP YOU TO MARKET TO SOCIAL NETWORKING instead of a sweatshop of sixty people to try to shut it down.
      6) in general the music labels are resisting the change in their industry because they are incompetent to adapt
      7) and that refusal to adapt is simply indicative of a larger problem in corporate america, which is hardly news to those who actually pay attention

    • @buddywilliams5650
      @buddywilliams5650 3 роки тому +29

      Don Felder would know. And, Joe Walsh gets clean from drugs and drinking. And then turns his back on Don Felder the best guitar player of the Eagles. Joe Walsh Dose music for the money not for the love unfortunately. ALot of people are only in music for the money. Just like Metallica a band I can't stand with their Meet and Greets that are a few thousand dollars. I would never ever pay for someone's autograph. I got Pat Travers Autograph and talked to him for 15 minutes. Very nice guy and, one of my favorite guitar players.

    • @tracyavent-costanza346
      @tracyavent-costanza346 2 роки тому +3

      @@buddywilliams5650
      I have to assume that the intrusion of corporate america into the art of music, has a variety of consequences. one of which is that some artists are quite wealthy but the downside is that there is probably a lot of pressure to "make money" and a variety of marketing ploys to do that- among which are appearances for money, which do not involve actually performing.

    • @broeheem2804
      @broeheem2804 2 роки тому +24

      @@tracyavent-costanza346 The two major reasons that both Don Henley and Glenn Frey were world-class dicks are: Cocaine and Irving Azoff. Azoff - from day one as their manager - represented the interests of only Henley and Frey at the expense of the rest of the band. He purposely created friction - then hate - between the two sides, fed their egos. Cocaine magnified the hate, as it does. For Azoff, it was all about money, since Henley/Frey had the most songwriting credits. Look at Azoff now, posing on his $100M stretch-yacht. No band manager deserves more of the profits than the musicians. Don Felder doesn't have a stretch-yacht.

    • @tracyavent-costanza346
      @tracyavent-costanza346 2 роки тому +3

      @@broeheem2804
      thank you for that background. I did not know that story but I see little doubt that they were two sides being played by the middle for the middle's own benefit and at everyone else's expense. The economist in me, looks at phenomena like this and wonders how it became capitalistically a-moral. It is certainly unethical.

  • @Gibgraf
    @Gibgraf 11 місяців тому +41

    The world is becoming a negative place…. You are trying to fix it. You Rick are a hero. Thank you for being an incredibly talented and caring individual.

  • @michaeljosephmusic9977
    @michaeljosephmusic9977 9 місяців тому +9

    Rick, you are a national treasure, and I don't mean that sarcastically. Your channel has helped me appreciate music in a whole new way, and become a much better (and more aware) musician. We need more Rick Beatos in this world, and no amount of bed-wetting rich crybabies or overbearing bureaucrats are going to ruin the love of music for your 1.5 million followers.

  • @WhistlingGary
    @WhistlingGary 3 роки тому +704

    "What makes this song great" is an opportunity to create a new audience, not a drain, Don. Fire your 60 henchmen, and move into the 21st century.

    • @joeshmoe7967
      @joeshmoe7967 3 роки тому +44

      Exactly! How many youngsters have never even heard of the Eagles, he could be blowing a chance to gain new fans.

    • @hawaiianstarman
      @hawaiianstarman 3 роки тому +29

      Don Henley has developed money deaf-ear. Eagles RIP. Short-sighted greed, right there. Missing the big picture.

    • @trafficking2596
      @trafficking2596 3 роки тому +14

      9 seconds is clearly under fair use laws. Suck a fat dong DMCA strikers.

    • @crazyinguiguitar42
      @crazyinguiguitar42 3 роки тому +5

      Smartest comment I’ve read on UA-cam. EVER

    • @jeff2235
      @jeff2235 3 роки тому +7

      Why do you understand this, and I understand you, but they don't?

  • @JonPienaar
    @JonPienaar 3 роки тому +63

    I was in my guitar lesson the other day, learning 'Hotel California'. Suddenly Don Henley and 40 lawyers came into the room, grabbed the fee away from my guitar teacher, and left without a word.

    • @VmShpman82
      @VmShpman82 3 роки тому +1

      That's really sad. Thanks for your honesty & exposing complete idoits.

    • @jimmoulton9878
      @jimmoulton9878 3 роки тому

      Did they take your guitar?

    • @jcreature11
      @jcreature11 2 місяці тому

      Lies

  • @JanLandy
    @JanLandy 2 роки тому +80

    One thing you’ve left out, before UA-cam the Grateful Dead encouraged their fans to record their live concerts and to spread an amazing underground compilation of their music. The reason is because it built up a Grateful Dead family and their concerts sold out wherever they went.

    • @andu1854
      @andu1854 Рік тому +2

      Metallica used to encourage fans to record their music as well (before Napster

    • @txmetalhead82xk
      @txmetalhead82xk 10 місяців тому +1

      That is awesome

  • @jjrotogeek
    @jjrotogeek 9 місяців тому +8

    Cracks me up. Back in the day, all the artists went nuts about censorship and the parental advisory crap, now they’ve flipped. Because it’s not in their favor. Do they not get that these videos make them even more popular and their music heard more? Shallow as a wading pool. Great content as always brother

  • @JustSomeGuy
    @JustSomeGuy 3 роки тому +2656

    The part that gets me about this is that all these videos do is promote the music. I watch Razorfist's Metal Mythos videos. Because of his videos, I went from 4 metal albums to 67. I spent hundreds of dollars on music I'd otherwise have never bought. Because of Rick's Toto video about Rosanna, I finally got that album and it's one of my favorites. I don't see how a few seconds of a song being played is this massive violation when the end result will likely be someone buying that song, the album, or, if they're a completionist like me, the musician's entire catalogue. They're hurting their own cause by blocking content.

    • @mariodriessen9740
      @mariodriessen9740 3 роки тому +88

      This. Precisely this!

    • @justinkennedy4768
      @justinkennedy4768 3 роки тому +5

      Agreed

    • @stephenrochester6309
      @stephenrochester6309 3 роки тому +4

      Well said.

    • @bryangirod6457
      @bryangirod6457 3 роки тому +20

      Exactly. Short sighted. Get with the times or get out of the way.

    • @pedrobarnez5502
      @pedrobarnez5502 3 роки тому +4

      just some guy,... i am subscribed to you!,..cool to see you in beato's comments.. do you do music at all? i would love to hear it if you do

  • @immanuelcan3310
    @immanuelcan3310 3 роки тому +156

    Rick: I discovered you by accident. But I have friends in "the industry" who tell me you're "the real deal." I agree. I enjoy what you do. You're not only a musician, but you're a natural teacher as well. People should leave you alone to do what you do. Keep doing it.

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 3 роки тому +1

      Immanuel Can Rick does this very difficult thing of appealing to both the layperson and the expert at the same time, while boring neither. For the layperson, one of his videos might be like a music appreciation course, giving the viewer a next level of understanding of what makes a song great. The very same video provides deeper analysis that gives insights to the trained musician exploring her or his craft. A lot of Rick’s analysis goes over my head when he gets into musical theory, yet he’s never boring. I suspect that Rick’s ability to engage and appeal to all levels comes from decades of teaching experience.

    • @immanuelcan3310
      @immanuelcan3310 3 роки тому +1

      @@MarcosElMalo2 Well, he just also seems a very nice, personable guy. He genuinely likes what he's doing, and makes it impossible for watchers not to like it too.

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 11 місяців тому +14

    Don Henley is 75 years old and he has $250 Million. I would THINK that time is more valuable to him now than money. He should certainly stop stressing about copyright problems and enjoy his remaining 15 years or so. Go buy an island, Don. Relax. Chill, and at the very least, pay someone else to worry about this. Good video, Rick! I'm sorry I missed that top 20. That sounded like it was awesome.

    • @PAlex-us4ov
      @PAlex-us4ov 11 місяців тому +1

      Miserable people don't know how to find inner peace.
      He is also a greedy individual.
      I used to like the Eagles, but as I learnt more about Don Henley and Glenn Frey I realized that this was not a band for me.

    • @070707SAM
      @070707SAM Місяць тому

      OMG 😮

  • @algreaves4515
    @algreaves4515 Рік тому +10

    You're a damn fine human being, Rick. And an upstanding, unselfish, incredibly gifted musician and you have helped me to move my own guitar playing towards a much more pleasing experience for myself. And I thank you from the depths of my heart.

  • @chrisduncan6600
    @chrisduncan6600 2 роки тому +330

    The shitty thing is Rick, you are promoting THEIR music, you are educating the public about THEM, you are bringing THEIR music to people who would otherwise not know about it. And you do it brilliantly! If they watched your videos they would change their minds. And for Don Henley to be bitching about not making money, how many millions does he have as an Eagle and solo artist!!! Pathetic. Don’t stop Rick. Your videos are superb and sorely needed. Thank you!!!

    • @jf11111
      @jf11111 11 місяців тому +12

      His team are out there swatting down tribute band videos. I have friends in 2 different Eagles tribute bands and they get hit all the time. Like you said, they are out there bring the Eagles music to the people. They are keeping the name and the legacy alive. Henley is looking at this all the wrong way. His team should be out there just monetizing everything they can. He cold make money off this instead of pissing an moaning that others are.

    • @chrisduncan6600
      @chrisduncan6600 11 місяців тому +15

      @@jf11111 absolutely. I admit there are a lot of dicks trying to make money off the backs of great artists, but Rick is an absolute professional who serves the music community in every way. Watch any one of his videos and you will learn a TON. some people just don’t know a good thing when they see it. Compare the eagles response to Joni Mitchells. She invited him to dinner after seeing one of his videos about her!!!!!!

    • @MD-ou7yr
      @MD-ou7yr 11 місяців тому +1

      It didn't cause me to what to listen, just confirmed what I already thought about those so called hit songs. Bits and pieces can be somewhat interesting, but overall the songs are repetitive and sort of primary.

    • @nathanbannister8502
      @nathanbannister8502 11 місяців тому +5

      FDH

    • @christinecantrell7950
      @christinecantrell7950 11 місяців тому +5

      Watching this, you mentioned King Crimson... I haven't listened to them in many decades... often you do this and remind me of an artist and music that I want to go find and listen to. You support artists and should be encouraged, not blocked. You give so much good info on music. I learn lots.

  • @FranciscoFernandez-kg9ho
    @FranciscoFernandez-kg9ho 3 роки тому +81

    I just have to comment on this again. This is directly to Rick: Don't let these idiots kill your inner fire, you are a great musician, transcriber, interpreter. People LOVE what you do. Keep it up, we'll keep subscribing and supporting. These fools blocking your videos want to keep their music alive but have no clue how to go about it.

  • @mikeabeyta1183
    @mikeabeyta1183 11 місяців тому +5

    Big Rick I feel your frustration brotha, I 100% love your purpose, your content, and your passion for what you do. Music touches our hearts and your videos have brought joy to my soul, your take aways on Music shows decades of priceless experienced interpretations. An amazing very indepth breakdown of the song and artist . Your a genius in your own way, Rick . thank you Rick for taking the time to share your knowledge , wisdom and passion. You have many people on your side than you know brotha. God bless you and will keep supporting a real and genuine craftsman of your art. Love your content..

  • @jeffgerndt2813
    @jeffgerndt2813 11 місяців тому +14

    In many ways, you help promote the music they are "protecting ". Keep up the good fight. We support you.

  • @VictorAndradeGuitar
    @VictorAndradeGuitar 3 роки тому +424

    I sincerely just don't understand why and how these bands can't see how their content being shared on YT is a WIN for them. They get paid for the views, they get talked about, they get pushed buy the algorithm and they get exposed a LOT more than they would only through apple music, spotify or even their YT channel. Instead of employing 60 people to block videos, they could use that power to claim videos, get the monetization and maybe collabing with creators they would jugde good for them. I don't know man, these people are weird haha. Like they haven't got a 2x DIAMOND album. F them, really. You're great, Rick, just for the record!

    • @ffggddss
      @ffggddss 3 роки тому +29

      While watching this, I was thinking, "These UA-camrs are kinda like today's version of the old radio DJs, back when Top-40 radio was how you heard about new music."
      The record companies would send tons of records to the Top-40 stations, hoping that their records would be the ones selected by the DJs to be played. There were even "payola" schemes where they'd bribe DJs to select their music.
      So now, what? we (artists/labels) want to make the "DJ's" pay *us* for playing our music? It may be old music, but there's a whole vast world of youngsters (& even some not so young) out there for whom it's new, because they've never heard of a lot of this stuff. These are potential fans, who might not be satisfied with a 9-second clip of a song that they'd be willing to pay Apple Music or the like, a buck to get the whole thing. But if some fool who thinks he's being robbed by a YT vid touting it, has the vid taken down, then those YT watchers aren't gonna get the chance to buy it, because they'll never even find out it exists.
      There's an old proverb about a goose that laid golden eggs, that these dunderheads might do well to look into...
      Fred

    • @erotomaniac51
      @erotomaniac51 3 роки тому +4

      Man, you are right bro! It’s not like every album you make is a diamond album, it’s called just keep your fucking videos on UA-cam.

    • @stephenw2992
      @stephenw2992 3 роки тому +16

      Rick should be charging them for promotion since he is an influencer who can bring a new audience to old farts like Don.

    • @kaisersoze5236
      @kaisersoze5236 3 роки тому +3

      exactly proper music being promoted i forget so many and then see these so i go look them up or buy them to build my library 🤷‍♂️

    • @VictorAndradeGuitar
      @VictorAndradeGuitar 3 роки тому +2

      @@ffggddss yes! Things are getting inverted now. But it's a lost battle Don is fighting. As he said, by the time he would have had the blocking job done there would be another bilion videos. But for me its really weird the mindset they have. Like "I dont want to get promoted (and paid by it) because then I remain a mistery and people buy my record at apple music" 🤦‍♂️

  • @sina-drums
    @sina-drums 3 роки тому +2025

    I did a drum cover of Hotel California which was manually removed after 9M views and 4K comments. So I tried a collaboration, recording only the guitar intro and outro of the same song from scratch. That one was blocked too. Ok, I learnt my lesson, no more tribute to one of my favorite bands then. Well... Last week, I bought your ear training course, it's great, Rick :)

    • @dooshnukem32
      @dooshnukem32 3 роки тому +182

      It's a shame that these guys don't understand how micromanaging the consumption of their music is alienating actual fans, not just cleaning up some fractional transactions that missed the bank. For instance (though I was never a huge fan), after the whole Napster thing happened, I lost all respect for Metallica and it never came back. I realize everyone has bills and they gotta eat etc, but once you make a clear stance that the money is the only thing you care about, I'm out. Protect yourself, it makes sense and we all get it. But don't throw away the most important part of music: *community.*

    • @billstock3663
      @billstock3663 3 роки тому +58

      @@dooshnukem32 problem is Don Henley is from the pre internet generation and has not toured in recent years at least to my knowledge of which is how artists make their living in the You tube age
      I guess in his eyes he foresaw the advent of the internet as the end of the innocence..

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 3 роки тому +14

      I'm about to post a video of myself dancing to "Heartbreak Hotel," which is basically Michael Jackson's reaction to "Hotel California." I was so sure it would get blocked that I uploaded a second copy with altered tempo and muffled audio.
      Both videos were immediately demonetized, but not blocked at least. 😅

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 3 роки тому +15

      @@billstock3663 "end of the innocence" 👀😁 (we need a "rimshot" emoji)

    • @dooshnukem32
      @dooshnukem32 3 роки тому +54

      @@billstock3663 then he took the paranoid coward's viewpoint instead of realizing the ability to capitalize on his own terms. It's fine to protect your assets, in fact I encourage it. My point is that his approach is not only out of touch with the times, it goes against a cornerstone of art: it's for everyone. The fact that he has hired 60 people to hunt down arbitrary infractions and bully fans into submission is disturbing enough to begin with, but it's also incredibly disingenuous and disrespectful to the entire art community. He would be no one without us. The people he's attacking are the last chance at gaining a new audience. But I suppose if he wants to go out looking like an entitled, pompous, indignant has-been, that's his choice. He might be able to censor some of his own content, but he can't censor the reactions and the lasting effects.

  • @henryvillarreal6668
    @henryvillarreal6668 11 місяців тому +1

    I’m glad I found your channel. Really like your interviews… so informative. Usually after I watch one of your videos I will go to Spotify and listen to the artists that you have on. I’m sure that the artist makes money from that. You should post what artist are keeping your work from getting out and let the public do the rest.

  • @boburso8193
    @boburso8193 Рік тому +15

    Hey Rick for starters your top 20 debut video was great. I thought about it all day today. I can’t believe that artists get upset over these things. In so many cases your promoting their work and talent.
    The idea of paying people to watch content just to block it is a absolute oxymoron. Please don’t stop what you do. Your channel better than great. You have carved out your own space on UA-cam. There is not another channel like yours !

    • @andu1854
      @andu1854 Рік тому +1

      I enjoyed the list too and made some suggestions to debut albums that I think are good to great

  • @tomleah2682
    @tomleah2682 3 роки тому +284

    Side note: Ricks channel reaches non musicians. Hell my 83 year old father has watched it and he is not remotely musical. Keep it up Rick. You're educating the masses. Now my pa is being exposed to this young Van Halen kid. ;)

    • @sekamdex5402
      @sekamdex5402 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah totally agree... not only about age but even from around the globe. Keep it up Rick!

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 3 роки тому +10

      I know nothing about music, technically, but I subscribe to Rick's channel and Jacob Collier because they speak so passionately about the subject and so I want to listen and maybe learn something.

    • @SuperPinklady08
      @SuperPinklady08 10 місяців тому

      Absolutely, I enjoy music but am not a bit myself - really enjoy his chat.

  • @jeff2235
    @jeff2235 3 роки тому +70

    Rick, I have a fly speck of a UA-cam channel and they took my cover of 'New Kid in Town' down soon after I uploaded it
    I asked myself how my singing their song was taking any money out of the pockets of any Eagles band members and couldn't come up with anything.
    It wasn't a big deal to me because I just did it for fun, but your videos have considerable value in the realm of teaching.
    I consider myself a reasonably intelligent person, but I can think of no way that your videos do anything besides put money INTO THE POCKETS of artists.
    It was hard to watch this video because I really respect your work and think I have an inkling of the tremendous effort that goes into what you give all of us for nothing.
    All I can do is say thanks and I'll try to do what I can to support.
    As a fan, I'm behind you.

    • @kennethschultz4910
      @kennethschultz4910 3 роки тому

      I like to karaoke and a lot of the artists who block r some of the songs i like to sing. Just waiting for them to start blocking the programs.

    • @MattBradshaw
      @MattBradshaw 3 роки тому +2

      With the hit of COVID, I went from 8 (covers) gigs a week to 0, overnight. I’m now doing Live-streams from home on FB.
      If there’s an Eagles or Don Henley song in the two- (or sometimes three-) hour stream, within /moments/ of being uploaded to UA-cam (not monetised, because SOME of the songs I do are covers) I get an email to say the vid’s been blocked. Such a silly, pointless shame.

  • @johnnydogg746
    @johnnydogg746 10 місяців тому +6

    You would think they would appreciate you teaching and keeping their music alive.....i appreciate you, and thank you for all you do in the community brother

  • @shortpom6
    @shortpom6 11 місяців тому +2

    Channels like this one bring music to a new generation of listeners and enhances the experience of those of us who have loved the music for years. I have downloaded so much music from iTunes based on being turned on to music that was new to me or songs I have all but forgotten about, but are great. Your videos are a commercial for their product. It is insane.

  • @bushwhakked
    @bushwhakked 3 роки тому +452

    And KFC should block Don Henley for stealing the Colonel's look.

  • @jimsannerud6254
    @jimsannerud6254 3 роки тому +1569

    These artists should be paying Rick for the publicity.

    • @UDLXXL
      @UDLXXL 3 роки тому +57

      Sadly it's not even the artists but the corporations that own the rights to music which they didn't even create ... most artists would probably be cool with it ...

    • @semtex6412
      @semtex6412 3 роки тому +12

      yeah especially the washed up ones lol

    • @AzaDio
      @AzaDio 3 роки тому +17

      @@UDLXXL however, in this case, we just heard from an artist.

    • @danalogue
      @danalogue 3 роки тому +16

      Most artists but not the extremely greedy ones like Whiny Mr. Hotel Dirty

    • @dctbass
      @dctbass 3 роки тому +6

      EXACTLY!!!!

  • @craignelsen3740
    @craignelsen3740 10 місяців тому

    everything about the music industry has always been corrupt and sadly always will be. thank you so much for what you do Rick ! i am also 58, lol, i have learned more about phrasing, theory & lyrical styles just watching your free videos, all while you are promoting their music. priceless, thank you for all that you do & your sacrifices to continue to help us understand. god bless you - moose in michigan

  • @CaptainKirk007
    @CaptainKirk007 11 місяців тому

    We need more people like you Rick. ❤Keep it up! I’ll buy your book one of these days.

  • @AnnBurgess00
    @AnnBurgess00 3 роки тому +301

    So let’s get this straight: you have given me 9 seconds of their album free of charge? That’s brilliant! I don’t have to buy the album any more because I can just keep playing my free 9 seconds of it on your channel! Yay!

    • @VynxeVainglory
      @VynxeVainglory 3 роки тому +7

      @Buck The Banjo Player So people go and listen to the rest of it.

    • @humpadumpaa
      @humpadumpaa 3 роки тому +4

      ​@Buck The Banjo Player What do you mean with "if it means nothing"? That makes no sense. If you're saying that showing a 9 second part of a song for the sake of a review doesn't have a point, then you don't seem to know how reviewing things work. The fact is that it is legal to show minor parts of a copyrighted work if you're talking about it. News channels do that all the time. It's called fair use. And of course it "means something" to show a part of what you're talking about lol.

    • @davidking2835
      @davidking2835 3 роки тому +1

      Buck The Banjo Player oh you got us there.
      😂😂😂 WTF?

    • @refuge42
      @refuge42 3 роки тому +1

      Ann,...if you playHenkeys 9 seconds and don't buy the tune he'll go bankrupt! And it will be YOUR fault! I wrote ' Henkey'so he doesn't sue me for "definition of character". Or is it Defamation Don? Douchebag!

    • @conniethesconnie
      @conniethesconnie 3 роки тому +5

      I have never heard of King Crimson before.
      There is a lot of music and acts that I discover thanks to people like Rick who put out videos. If something catches my ear, I will try to find more on Spotify or UA-cam to listen to. But, if these 9 second snippets are not played how will people discover their music?
      How is it that Kidz Bop and Alvin and The Chipmunks can cover just about any song they want to yet there is not outlet to allow honest music reviews on the internet?

  • @RickydeCamargo
    @RickydeCamargo 3 роки тому +450

    I have a Suggestion Rick:
    "Top 20 Blockers Record Label'''. That will be AWESOME to watch !!!

    • @KNURKonesur
      @KNURKonesur 3 роки тому +16

      Best idea ever!

    • @bhabenchandrasarma4645
      @bhabenchandrasarma4645 3 роки тому +8

      Best dude, I love you

    • @SteveJones172pilot
      @SteveJones172pilot 3 роки тому +21

      Agree.. this will help me determine which artists to particularly avoid streaming. I already own much of this on CD.. no reason to give them more money if they're going to be like this..

    • @bobbyrutz9402
      @bobbyrutz9402 3 роки тому +6

      Yup. I'd like to see that.

    • @maninthecrowd5076
      @maninthecrowd5076 3 роки тому +11

      The record labels will be like, "Aargh, we can't block this, someone else already did. WE FEEL ANGRY."

  • @bobcat409
    @bobcat409 11 місяців тому +1

    I sincerely appreciate this video clearly explaining a very frustrating situation for all of us.

  • @kernalsanders6538
    @kernalsanders6538 11 місяців тому +77

    The odd thing here Rick is Don should be sending you gratuities and promoting your website, based on your efforts towards making whoever is watching your videos aware of other artists and groups, songs, and all that goes with it. I like pretty much everyone on here derives value and appreciates your efforts.

    • @SB-ne1se
      @SB-ne1se 9 місяців тому

      Many of the crybabies have no problem biting the hand that feeds them.

    • @drjhale9801
      @drjhale9801 8 місяців тому

      No he should at all. Fan listen if you use the artists work you pay for use of the license. We will always strike anything that the talent did not ask for because the views = money so pay the up sucker !

  • @zakkwyldesdmf13
    @zakkwyldesdmf13 3 роки тому +430

    Playing 9 seconds of a song AND RECOMMENDING IT is free advertisement for the artist.

    • @charlesfranks1902
      @charlesfranks1902 3 роки тому +33

      Exactly how many people even know about King Crimson? Utter stupidity to block it.

    • @EugeneVerster
      @EugeneVerster 3 роки тому +11

      That is an interesting but true way to look at this, maybe all these UA-camrs should start sending the labels bills for the promotion

    • @touchcircle22
      @touchcircle22 3 роки тому +6

      what gets me is if you made fun of the song for 9 seconds your good......the whole parody law makes this look so stupid.

    • @Ricardo-cl3vs
      @Ricardo-cl3vs 3 роки тому +4

      And telling the world how great it is would be a "tribute" so it's absolutely "fair use"!

    • @ilikeyourname4807
      @ilikeyourname4807 3 роки тому

      @@touchcircle22 Nope, parodies aren't fair use

  • @jasonrflash
    @jasonrflash 3 роки тому +83

    In the History Of The Eagles, Glenn pointed out how their popularity grew when they broke up in 1980 because of the popularity of classic rock radio, you would think that the idea of introducing new generations of people to old music via a new format would be something they would all understand.

    • @edsphone6952
      @edsphone6952 3 роки тому +1

      """"the long run """,,,,,my intro to the eagles..... 1980

  • @janiceparnell8707
    @janiceparnell8707 3 місяці тому

    Had never heard of King Crimson before. Love the bands and singers I discover through this channel. Keep rocking!

  • @teddinardo8944
    @teddinardo8944 Рік тому

    rick,i enjoy your UA-cam channel , there is always one in every crowd they say, because you are cool ,and have the chops ,also great interviews, keep up the great work

  • @brennanpatrick
    @brennanpatrick 3 роки тому +120

    Rick, literally EVERYBODY that watches even one of your videos, loves you. I hope you know that. I’m a forever subscriber. You make the most entertaining, educational videos for musicians (and music fans) on UA-cam, period. Keep doing what you’re doing and people will keep discovering you and following. THANK YOU for being YOU!

  • @shcoopsarasota
    @shcoopsarasota 3 роки тому +72

    When Radio was young almost 100 years ago NO musician wanted their records played on the radio. They thought it would stop record sales and no one would come see them in concert if their music was available for free on the radio. Turned out to be completely wrong: The more people heard the song on the radio the more they wanted to buy it and own it, AND the more people wanted to go hear those musicians play it live, and concert ticket sales went UP! Promotion of music is a funny thing.

    • @jhasapop
      @jhasapop 3 роки тому

      I listened to the latest Eagles Redoux the other day and I’ll have to say iô

    • @sdubon7800
      @sdubon7800 3 роки тому +1

      Scott Cooper Just ask the Dead!

  • @digitalemotionfilms
    @digitalemotionfilms 11 місяців тому

    Hey Rick…. I found your videos by chance. Love it…. You’re doing amazing work…. Please don’t give up. Many of us appreciate the your effort

  • @gtrdaveg
    @gtrdaveg 11 місяців тому +23

    Fun fact: Don Henley is probably the reason why I play the guitar. When I heard The Boys Of Summer as a kid, I didn't even know that what I was listening to was an electric guitar (I'm talking very young kid, here), but I knew it was the coolest sounding instrument I'd ever heard. I gravitated to the electric guitar because of that tune... and it turns out he's a w***er... Great...

    • @buckfiden2594
      @buckfiden2594 10 місяців тому +5

      That is actually Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that wrote that riff and plays on the record.

    • @flashwashington2735
      @flashwashington2735 8 місяців тому

      A delrived and depraved childhood and now adult. Where is the 'FUN' in reading this? If it's fun because you picture yourself a sadist torturing readers, well we just move on. But seriously, get out in the world with people and fund some genuine fun. I'm pulling and rooting for you guy cause I know when I read this that you're trying very hard. Relax a little and the fun will be there. Have a great day! I'm on your side!

  • @bryanbuff
    @bryanbuff 3 роки тому +151

    Don Henley has become that old man yelling at the clouds.

    • @doncasteel8587
      @doncasteel8587 3 роки тому +9

      Henley’s become everything he used to hate hasn’t he...

    • @fixedgearfever69
      @fixedgearfever69 3 роки тому +5

      He’s always been like that.

    • @bryanbuff
      @bryanbuff 3 роки тому +1

      James Smith He hasn’t always been old, lol.

    • @sdemosi
      @sdemosi 3 роки тому +2

      @@fixedgearfever69 exactly what I was thinking. He didn't just discover greed.

    • @ImageProMultimedia
      @ImageProMultimedia 3 роки тому

      Who are you to say how much is 'enough' for Don Henley? This kind of crap always comes from people who have never created a damn thing for the marketplace.

  • @scottwb4213
    @scottwb4213 3 роки тому +208

    Rick, you should have titled this “Don Henley employees 60 people to monitor UA-cam for copyright claims”. This was a great video.

    • @Primus54
      @Primus54 3 роки тому +22

      Scott WB: I wonder if Henley has any notion of a cost-benefits analysis? Let’s say 60 employees @$15/hr x 40 hrs = $36,000/wk PLUS payroll taxes of at least 7.65% = $38,754/wk x 52 weeks = $2,015,208/yr. Now, does he honestly believe he’s losing out $2+ million per year in royalties because of pirated music on UA-cam videos? All I can say is it’s a good thing he was a supremely talented writer/musician because he’d suck as a business man.

    • @scottwb4213
      @scottwb4213 3 роки тому

      Primus54 I have no idea of the value of Eagles songs. Maybe Rick can comment. Based on what you read about the Beatles, that catalog pulls in tens of millions annually in rights fees.

    • @dsolosan
      @dsolosan 3 роки тому +3

      @@scottwb4213 That's assuming everyone using an Eagles song would license it, if they had to. I'm guessing they'd just leave it out, so his royalties wouldn't go up. And @Primus54, those employees weren't working exclusively for Henley, they work for the record company. So the cost is spread out over numerous acts.

    • @HaleysTusk
      @HaleysTusk 3 роки тому +6

      @@Primus54 You assume he's hiring from within the US at the $15 you're using. Knowing what a sour puss/miser Henley is, I wouldn't be surprised if he used overseas labor, thus no ability to separate the types of infringements. 9 seconds Educational is the same as posting a whole album or song. See "Eagles" press claim :P

    • @kassemir
      @kassemir 3 роки тому +3

      That shocked me to, and he even has them work 6 day work weeks, 'cause god forbid that more than two days passes before they get back to claiming and blocking.
      Fuck me. So stupid.

  • @growinginportland
    @growinginportland Рік тому

    May the force be with you Rick Merry Christmas and happy new year.

  • @mysixstringtheory8337
    @mysixstringtheory8337 11 місяців тому

    You're a Champ brother!
    I love all I've seen and heard from you!
    Some people, just goes to show when you have it all, it's never enough?

  • @fredgarvin716
    @fredgarvin716 3 роки тому +63

    I can't tell you how many times I've "re-discovered" a song from the past while watching UA-cam videos and then purchased that song from iTunes so I can add it to my phone's play list. I have some really obscure stuff from the 70s and 80s, but It's funny because I don't have a single Eagles song in my digital collection.

    • @TheChadPad
      @TheChadPad 3 роки тому +1

      There you go!

    • @juliact
      @juliact 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly. It's free publicity. What is wrong with these people??

    • @Sunshineandhydrangeas
      @Sunshineandhydrangeas 3 роки тому

      I’ve done the same thing many times myself.

    • @IgnorancEnArrogance
      @IgnorancEnArrogance 3 роки тому

      For me personally, it's because every good Eagles song is already played to death on the radio. They have been one of the best selling rock acts for decades, they don't need constant new revenue.

  • @imCurveee
    @imCurveee 3 роки тому +754

    Rick, I think its time to make a "Top 20 most notorious blockers" list.

  • @chrisharding5447
    @chrisharding5447 11 місяців тому

    Keep at it, Rick, its hood learning from a very talented musician, engineer and of course, lover of many types of music. Thankyou from N.Z.

  • @lyndafoster9437
    @lyndafoster9437 9 місяців тому

    And you are a great teacher. A very generous giver of your talent your knowledge of theory. OF ALL THINGS MUSIC!!!

  • @johnkratz2476
    @johnkratz2476 3 роки тому +197

    I would like Don Henley to know that I attended his concert in Philly in '89, but I didn't pay to get in.

    • @sdemosi
      @sdemosi 3 роки тому +9

      🤣

    • @Squirrelconga
      @Squirrelconga 3 роки тому +6

      How dare you!!!!!

    • @Algo1
      @Algo1 3 роки тому +16

      he'll hunt you down and make you pay...inflation and all

    • @RC-dj8rp
      @RC-dj8rp 3 роки тому +5

      I would thumbs up but you are at 42. The answer to the question of the meaning of life, the universe, and everything....

    • @charleshoernemann8661
      @charleshoernemann8661 3 роки тому

      🤗

  • @Silverbugle2005
    @Silverbugle2005 3 роки тому +227

    Rick, your "What Makes This Song Great" is some of the best content on UA-cam. Period!
    These idiots should be paying YOU for free advertising for their music that is NO LONGER RELEVANT!
    They should be thankful to you for introducing a younger generation to some great music from years gone by.
    Are kids today really going out and purchasing any of the Eagles music anymore? I think probable not!
    But they would certainly be more inclined to give it a try after watching you break it down on "What Makes This Song Great"!

    • @kennethschultz4910
      @kennethschultz4910 3 роки тому +12

      King Crimson only true fans know who they r. They should be happy that 2 generations after their debut Rick is reintroducing them to the youth of today.

    • @Fix_It_Again_Tony
      @Fix_It_Again_Tony 3 роки тому +7

      Exactly. What Rick does is free promotion. He is here literally telling the world about how GREAT this music is. You think people are only going to listen to the excerpts in his videos if they like the music. Hell no. They are going to jump on Amazon and buy the album and them check tour dates. This is what the record companies can't understand. They all freaked out after Napster and now all digital content is bad.

    • @Garfild666s
      @Garfild666s 3 роки тому +3

      Agreed mate!!! Some of the music that I love to listen now-a-days I found in the "what makes this song great"....

    • @alexfont
      @alexfont 3 роки тому +4

      Agreed ! Rick does top quality education.

  • @danielmasih7731
    @danielmasih7731 11 місяців тому +3

    We support you Rick!!! Thank you for everything you’re doing 🙏

  • @tomcollins3649
    @tomcollins3649 10 місяців тому

    I agree with you Rick!!! I love your channel!! Please, definitely TESTIFY!! Although, those stuffed shirts won’t get it, your voice will be heard, and needs to be heard on that platform!! Please keep making your videos

  • @mlitt27
    @mlitt27 3 роки тому +209

    The behavior of the people that “protect” these acts such as: The Eagles, Black Sabbath, G n’ R, etc...does a lot to diminish the legacy of these bands. I find myself living my life just fine without these acts. In the words from the 90’s....Don Henley, your ponytail is too tight.

    • @graciegolding9508
      @graciegolding9508 3 роки тому +2

      Henley's afro has made his head too big. Dementia, maybe

    • @johndrowe5281
      @johndrowe5281 3 роки тому +9

      What Beato does is HELP old bands - and some new bands - sell records! They ought to put the 60 people in the smoke-filled room in Don Henley’s offices to work on checking out the Bump in sales that follows a Beato/UA-cam performance/mention!!!
      This is Entertainment we’re talking about here, folks! Does Don H. kneel during the playing of his songs on Sirius radio?! 😂Do I care…?🙄😉😎. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💟✝️✌🏻💜🎸👨🏼‍⚕️🎸

  • @kevincollins6897
    @kevincollins6897 3 роки тому +419

    I was in my car listening to Hotel California. My windows were down and I was cranking it pretty loud. All of a sudden a representative for Henley approached the driver's side and handed me a notice to turn it down so passers by could not hear it.

    • @theramblers69
      @theramblers69 3 роки тому +18

      hahahahahahahahahahahaha fuck that's funny, dude, you should write humour, i wish i could come up with stuff like that, awesome

    • @jjfromthebigland781
      @jjfromthebigland781 3 роки тому +13

      Lol that's something right out of the Simpsons...

    • @daraious-simulations1007
      @daraious-simulations1007 3 роки тому +1

      Hilarious!

    • @trevormcmanis
      @trevormcmanis 3 роки тому +1

      Kevin Collins Excellent point

    • @southerncharity7928
      @southerncharity7928 3 роки тому +8

      Makes one think if the actual _Hotel California_ should make a claim against Henley

  • @rudyrodriguez2693
    @rudyrodriguez2693 Рік тому +1

    .
    Love your vids.
    Keep on keeping on Rick!

  • @atsfandy
    @atsfandy 9 місяців тому +1

    Rick, I can't afford money to support but I do support your experience and love hearing your opinions, honestly when these artists drop ticket prices for their concerts I might feel bad that I listen to their song for free. I do absolutely buy music lots of music but when the little guy, (me) can't afford to see my heroes well I guess I will watch and listen to UA-cam. Thank you Rick for all your advice and teaching me to be a better bassist

  • @chrisbarton6760
    @chrisbarton6760 2 роки тому +377

    Don Henley has no idea how much money people like me have spent on albums and singles PURELY off the back of videos like Ricks, which bring so much music to people who otherwise wouldn’t know it exists.
    By my reckoning, Don owes Rick.

    • @trueguinnessking
      @trueguinnessking 2 роки тому +7

      Exactly what I was going to post !

    • @jaymusic9039
      @jaymusic9039 2 роки тому +4

      So if not for Rick you wouldn't' know about Don Henley's music? I guarantee and I mean I guarantee if you wrote music and someone wanted to use that bit of music for their purpose without compensating you you would be outraged as anyone should.

    • @jaymusic9039
      @jaymusic9039 2 роки тому +1

      @@trueguinnessking
      That's because I guarantee you're not a musician

    • @jamiegagnon6390
      @jamiegagnon6390 2 роки тому +3

      @@jaymusic9039 No just not an idiot.

    • @jaymusic9039
      @jaymusic9039 2 роки тому

      @@jamiegagnon6390 don't you have anything better to do then to interject in someone else's dialogue

  • @johnbaker9227
    @johnbaker9227 3 роки тому +65

    What the music industry fails to realise is that videos like Rick's introduce artists that many may not have heard about or have forgotten them. The music industry should look at it as free advertising for their artists. I have been listening to Rock music for over 55 years and I find it sad that many of my favourite bands block their music being heard. Keep going Rick - may not always agree with your choices, but boy it is great to watch your videos !!

  • @The5Leeses
    @The5Leeses Рік тому +27

    Have heard nasty things about Don Henley over the years. My husband and his brothers were all stagehands. Mostly setting up concerts, working them, then taking them down, loading trucks, ect. It’s very sad to know that most of these things they heard were very likely the truth.

    • @Mataylor17
      @Mataylor17 10 місяців тому

      It really is a bummer that he’s such a douche.

  • @ricardoaguirre5653
    @ricardoaguirre5653 Рік тому

    Rick thank you for all you do man, we all appreciate what you do, In the words of Dime bag Derrel R.I.P...Keep on keeping on!

  • @parachutejjs
    @parachutejjs 3 роки тому +174

    Last time I checked Dire Straits weren’t blockers. Sounds like a “WMTSG” is a win for everybody. All the virtuosity. None of the shenanigans. I’m just saying....
    Ok. Now to be serious. Every time we hear one of your treatments of a song you help us find things that we didn’t hear before. It makes the song better. Makes us appreciate it more. How can that not be a good thing for the artist?...
    Thanks for what you do.

    • @jagster59
      @jagster59 3 роки тому +2

      Those that block are analogous to the goon squad mentality, "Shoot first and don't ask any questions". 😑😑😑

  • @escaton74
    @escaton74 3 роки тому +145

    Don Henley... he likes to kick you when you're up, kick you when you're down

    • @danielamourose6361
      @danielamourose6361 3 роки тому +8

      Don't air your dirty laundry here, babe. Lol

    • @LordDragon1965
      @LordDragon1965 3 роки тому +5

      Think I'd like to find HIS little child and kick it's little ass.
      He needs to Get Over It.

    • @tdward23
      @tdward23 3 роки тому

      You owe him $8

    • @ThemFuzzyMonsters
      @ThemFuzzyMonsters 3 роки тому +2

      Air Warden
      Actually by UA-cam standards, only $0.00008
      LOL

    • @windnchgo
      @windnchgo 3 роки тому +4

      Through the years it has become abundantly clear to me who was the main cause of friction and subsequent breakup of the Eagles. Mr. Henley, care to comment?

  • @nickmastro6870
    @nickmastro6870 10 місяців тому +3

    King crimson is one of the most ridiculous copyright censors. They removed an entire music review channel from UA-cam they didn’t like, and he never used a second of their music in his videos

  • @paulbonaduce5977
    @paulbonaduce5977 Рік тому

    We love what you do! Keep on keeping on !

  • @sean6506
    @sean6506 3 роки тому +792

    I'm going to pirate the whole Eagles/Don Henley collection right now, just out of spite.

    • @migueldiazcuervo8669
      @migueldiazcuervo8669 3 роки тому +18

      Real hero

    • @Rudromukherjeenerv
      @Rudromukherjeenerv 3 роки тому +15

      Same

    • @thomasmeyer8798
      @thomasmeyer8798 3 роки тому +13

      Did that long ago...

    • @MobiusVideo
      @MobiusVideo 3 роки тому +16

      Why? He’s protecting the stuff he wrote. That’s his right. The moral backflips you need to do to feel justified in stealing is astounding.

    • @Vivi_9
      @Vivi_9 3 роки тому +47

      @@MobiusVideo he's not protecting it he's hiding it. Also this is all the record labels' fault so there's really nothing wrong with pirating music in retaliation.

  • @stevesmith3033
    @stevesmith3033 3 роки тому +271

    He is paying the wages of 60 people to actively prevent people from hearing his music from decades ago. If that isn't the epitome of self defeating behavior... Not to mention the hatred he garners from people who were fans. He's missing the big picture while he's bending over picking up pennies

    • @ralphshaw9758
      @ralphshaw9758 3 роки тому +19

      And to think of that payroll. 60 people to pay? How could that be worth it?

    • @SteamvilleQuintet
      @SteamvilleQuintet 3 роки тому +14

      I'll help Henley for free - never listen to anything he played on again.

    • @scarborosasquatchstation1403
      @scarborosasquatchstation1403 3 роки тому +6

      @Dean Green : Maybe Don Henley is acting like this due to losing a couple lawsuits against Geffen ...then stupidly signs back with the same label ....lol

    • @G53X0Y0Z0
      @G53X0Y0Z0 3 роки тому +4

      The Eagles music is some of my favorite, but with Henley having the personality of a cactus I'm not proud of it. There are so many nicer people in the industry.

    • @PaulWilliamsIE
      @PaulWilliamsIE 3 роки тому +2

      Picking up pennies on the railway track as the (super fast) train approached.

  • @fionawebster9902
    @fionawebster9902 11 місяців тому +10

    I am not a musician. But I loooove music. Rick is a passionate genius and a terrific teacher.

    • @Gene-XL
      @Gene-XL 10 місяців тому

      Same

  • @wayneswitzer3890
    @wayneswitzer3890 10 місяців тому

    I really enjoy your videos and I just to Thank You for the work that you put into videos.

  • @gregsaltis1661
    @gregsaltis1661 3 роки тому +70

    I can't believe this. I was playing Desperado on the piano at home and Don Henley showed up at my door and wanted a buck. Screw this!!

    • @scandmaster
      @scandmaster 3 роки тому +2

      I watched the movie Desperado some days ago back home in Denmark. I couldn't believe what I saw. Some minutes after the film ended Don Henley showed up on my Skype, trying to scam some money from me. 😁🤔

    • @Classic_DM
      @Classic_DM 3 роки тому +3

      Same thing when we rented a cadillac once.
      "...deadhead sticker on a cadillac"

    • @1999bmwm3baby
      @1999bmwm3baby 3 роки тому +2

      I have always disliked the Eagles/ Don Henley. Apparently Don's dickishness was evident to me when they were in their heyday. Hotel California the song and the album sucked bigtime. This is $7.00 I will never get back!

    • @angel794
      @angel794 2 роки тому

      I am really laughing. Good one!

  • @Unibabble
    @Unibabble 3 роки тому +281

    THe irony here is that Rick’s videos give all credit and respect to the artist whose music is featured. Rick’s insights make their music even more enjoyable after the fact. Thanks to Rick, some people may buy those albums who otherwise wouldn’t even have heard of them. RIck, I think you should try to get a ‘Beato Exception” written into copyright law which would lay somewhere between education, analysis and promotion, An artist should be delighted to have you mention them as far as I’m concerned.

    • @glaus8741
      @glaus8741 3 роки тому +2

      So true, I recently started listening to Korn - who i never cared about before - because of one of Ricks videos.

    • @VeerMaharaj
      @VeerMaharaj 3 роки тому +2

      And because of rick's insights, they will have an even better story to tell when they are listening to it with friends.

    • @ashishlykegurung7002
      @ashishlykegurung7002 3 роки тому

      The "Beato Exception" is a great idea!!

    • @MM-td1hp
      @MM-td1hp 3 роки тому +2

      You are correct, people are always seeking insight and knowledge. Rick delivers those nuggets of insight as an inspiration to broaden your understanding of music. Much like we need people to provide insight to sculpture and paintings, music is no different. Sadly there are those who wish to close down debate and knowledge. Time and history has forgotten those people of the past and Don Henley, Black Sabbath, and Guns & Rose will be on the ash heap of forgotten history. When Don Henley is on his death bed he will not be saying “If I just could of banned one more music lover”. To Rick keep on dong what you do, because you are appreciated far more than you know.

  • @apodis4900
    @apodis4900 8 місяців тому +1

    Additional to the free use policy there should be an education policy. If you are teaching, and only using snips of songs, then that should be allowed. Even if you’re selling your own products on the same video, the education clause should cover it. Also the big companies should reassess what they allow as the publicity itself leads new fans to their music. Communication between all the parties involved seems flawed, they really could help each other.

  • @terrylongthorne
    @terrylongthorne Місяць тому

    Just catching up as a new subscriber. You seemed to be going through a rough time here and it’s so inspiring retrospectively to see how much happier you are now.

  • @pablumpicasso9207
    @pablumpicasso9207 3 роки тому +393

    They stab UA-cam with their steely knives but they just can’t kill the beast.

    • @marcussparkman7530
      @marcussparkman7530 3 роки тому +3

      Wow..!

    • @garymartin9777
      @garymartin9777 3 роки тому +8

      Welcome to Hotel DMCA !!

    • @luckyfamilyman
      @luckyfamilyman 3 роки тому +6

      Careful you’ll be blocked🤣

    • @runrabbitrun4342
      @runrabbitrun4342 3 роки тому +3

      ha ha you think so , go on to a topic page with a political heading then say anything against it and youre comment will be removed faster that you can refresh the page. shadow banning is alive and well

    • @thejudgefrom69
      @thejudgefrom69 3 роки тому +3

      Watch out you might get a copy strike

  • @JoshMobleyMusic
    @JoshMobleyMusic 3 роки тому +145

    I’m a composer who makes a living writing music. I’ve heard my music ripped off so many times I can’t even tell you.
    That being said, there needs to be a special exemption for educators on UA-cam. They provide content and services that add to the public good and enrich society in general. This needs to be written into law so people like Rick can keep teaching and adding to the public good.

    • @willsteele793
      @willsteele793 3 роки тому +14

      And if you’re a composer and a commentator on UA-cam plays 15 seconds of a song or piece to show how great is, why wouldn’t you be grateful. Playing the whole piece is obviously wrong but let’s have some common sense.

    • @FirstLast-il6ok
      @FirstLast-il6ok 3 роки тому +13

      Right. There is an exception I law. Fair use. It’s the owners that are abusing the weakness of the platforms in defending legal fair use.

    • @benjamininkorea7016
      @benjamininkorea7016 3 роки тому +18

      I don't understand. You have 200 million dollars, and might make $1000 more here or there from UA-cam. On the other hand, you have a SUPER popular UA-camr essentially immortalizing the band, bringing it to younger audiences, explaining WHY the band is so great, and WHAT the band did that deserves to be remembered.
      How much would I PAY RICK to talk about anything I've ever done musically? How much credibility and value would it add to my existence of a human being if I was ever promoted by him by being included on a list?
      Can we all make a "Don Henley go F#*k yourself" petition?

    • @olivierclasse
      @olivierclasse 3 роки тому +2

      You re absolutely right josh. That would make sense.

    • @Coaching-is3pz
      @Coaching-is3pz 3 роки тому +5

      I agree that educators should be exempted. But I thought fair use was supposed to cover that.

  • @samweston6272
    @samweston6272 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for this video Rick. Very informative. A friend of mine runs an acoustic channel that has released a top notch guitar demo every day for about 18 months. Not a huge channel but people seem to enjoy it. I do. About 1500 videos on it last I looked. Earlier this year, Henley’s goons blocked two of their videos within 5 minutes of each other (for 24 seconds ‘Hotel California’ and a bit of ‘Boys Of Summer’). They removed all related videos immediately (about 27 Eagles/Henley vids) to avoid the whole channel being lost and all the hundreds of hours of work being for nothing. In the 70s it was all live shows, LPs and mystery - now it’s the social media microscope, and the Eagles’ legacy is withering by the day. Music is traditionally taught and handed down through generations, that’s how longevity is acheived. Henley is not only ebbing that crucial process for the Eagles, but losing fans like us through their greed (and more than a splash of narcissism I expect).

  • @groovjam
    @groovjam 10 місяців тому

    Rick, carry on doing what you do. I love your break downs and insights into why songs are written in such a way. I was a reasonably successful bassist in South Africa before emigrating to the Uk . I wish we had the internet when I was a teenager…. Instead it was a tape deck and rewind to learn the song😂

  • @opiegonebad58
    @opiegonebad58 3 роки тому +159

    Ya know, for every one Don Henley or "The Eagles" out there, there are hundreds of unknown highly talented musicians out there who would be thrilled to be mentioned or critiqued by you. Maybe start helping these guys out by introducing them to your audience and toss the big names into the trash bin.

    • @TYFLOL
      @TYFLOL 3 роки тому +7

      less people would watch I think

    • @ShawnErroneous
      @ShawnErroneous 3 роки тому +1

      thousands, 10s of thousands if not 100s

    • @theend9494
      @theend9494 3 роки тому

      name me a great band that has surfaced in say the last 2 years, music today is poop, cant write a song to save themselves, so called writers couldn't even write a decent memorable song for the new Mary Poppins whereas the original everysong a coconut, you may wonder why I say this, the day indie music took over the music business was the day it ended

    • @TYFLOL
      @TYFLOL 3 роки тому +11

      @@theend9494 this comment is based on nothing bro... There is so much amazing modern music out there

    • @stewartlee8858
      @stewartlee8858 3 роки тому

      @@theend9494 Viagra Boys

  • @clovenwizard
    @clovenwizard 3 роки тому +114

    Unbelievable!.. I can’t tell you how many albums and dvds I’ve bought because of reviews from people like you Rick. Free advertising for these artists.

    • @johnathanasiou9284
      @johnathanasiou9284 3 роки тому +3

      Same, even with COVID lockdowns I've bought CDs & MP3s of these songs from Rick's WMTSG videos even though my old cassette tapes had got mangled in tape players from when I was a kid

    • @jyee2217
      @jyee2217 3 роки тому +1

      Yup

  • @laurencehastings7473
    @laurencehastings7473 11 місяців тому +3

    It's been 2 years and I've thought about this issue a lot. Like many here I'm old and I'm old school. I know who King Crimson are and what they sound like. There are however many more out there who've never heard of them. You and your channel provide an opportunity for these artists to be remembered and heard. You do it for free when in reality someone should be paying you for presenting the artist/album/song. You don't ask for that. All you want to do is be left alone to get on with your great work. Those people on the other end of the phone probably don't even know who King Crimson are.

    • @Mataylor17
      @Mataylor17 10 місяців тому

      I’m 41 and I have no clue who they are. I’ve probably heard their songs and just not know who the artist is.

  • @deandake9041
    @deandake9041 11 місяців тому

    You’re awesome. You’re helping me to appreciate music again. Thank you for the content.

  • @kayakutah
    @kayakutah 3 роки тому +44

    Amazingly enough, I just finished listening to "21st Century Schizoid Man" here - on UA-cam - in its entirety.
    Now why in the world would they block 9 seconds of the song and not over 7 minutes. It's as thought they are, dare I say it? Schizoid!
    This channel is the best free advertising the owners of the song could hope for.

    • @ronaldbharvey
      @ronaldbharvey 3 роки тому +2

      I'd bet you were watching a demonetized version - meaning KC is getting the money for plays.

    • @dumpygoodness4086
      @dumpygoodness4086 3 роки тому

      @@gammaraygem I know! ARGH! EX: I argue that LIZARD by KC is not only their best album (ex: not one second of waste or wank) (ex: TWO great lead singers!) (ex: 3 of their best insane POP songs!)...but may be the BEST musical album EVER (b/c it covers so much ground in so many genres!) (though i always call it "MEDIEVAL JAZZ"!)
      BUT I CAN'T SEND LIZARD (via YT video) to all my friends etc, to PROMOTE it! ARGH! (Would Fripp have been angry if a KC song was on the radio all the time? "People can tape it off the airwaves free!")

    • @thebones
      @thebones 3 роки тому

      @@dumpygoodness4086 nobody uses tape now, I think that you meant to say 'record it off..........'

    • @jorgearias8573
      @jorgearias8573 3 роки тому +1

      Check the date of upload, Fripp finally decided to upload the song to UA-cam just this year, before that it was pretty hard to find.

    • @jorgearias8573
      @jorgearias8573 3 роки тому +1

      @@gammaraygem yeah I discovered KC last year so I was glad to see their early work uploaded to UA-cam, and for the record your schizoid comment was pretty clever :)

  • @DrumNut927
    @DrumNut927 2 роки тому +488

    What Henley fails to recognize or acknowledge is that when someone like Rick makes a video about an Eagles song, the Eagles get more publicity and get more airtime on Spotify/Pandora etc and income.

    • @markruehrmund45
      @markruehrmund45 2 роки тому +44

      I think he realizes that,he's just an ass...lol

    • @steelyman08
      @steelyman08 2 роки тому +5

      Exactly! New followers ~ the lot. Roger Hodgson behaves in a similar way about "his" Supertramp songs.

    • @jimspencer4413
      @jimspencer4413 2 роки тому +16

      Not sure it’s a rational thing with most blockers, they’re typically just throwing hissy, pissy fits because they can- Henley’s tilting at windmills, a very, very rich buggy builder whining about them damn cars. Royalties & musicians getting fairly paid for their songs/work/copyrights, etc., are huge, important issues that seriously need new ideas, and legislation, but Henley’s angrily anachronistic take on things is just steering in the rearview mirror.

    • @darrell20741
      @darrell20741 2 роки тому +4

      The Eagles need little or no advertising! That is why all of you want to do covers of them.

    • @tomarikawa
      @tomarikawa 2 роки тому +21

      This is the point indeed. Recording a gig (secretly, without asking allowance) and uploading it to youtube or to it's likes is a crime, not Rick telling facts and praising artists' legacy with a few seconds clips. Also, ripping a just released movie and publishing it is a crime.
      Rick, instead, is PROMOTING artists, new, old and dead, enriching clips with background infromation as well as deep-diving into their music. Rick should paid by them, not punished. How crazy has the world gone!

  • @lolainma3218
    @lolainma3218 11 місяців тому +2

    This is disgusting … You are doing a phenomenal service here for us and for the artists!!!!!
    I rarely leave your video without downloading from Apple. I’m sick.

  • @rushbc1
    @rushbc1 10 місяців тому

    Rick, I love your videos. Keep on rocking my friend!

  • @RichardDicksondlyrch68
    @RichardDicksondlyrch68 3 роки тому +42

    "Hey, 1.66M subscribers heard 9 seconds of our song that might get them to buy more of our music."
    "Nah, pull it down."

  • @SteveSilverActor
    @SteveSilverActor 3 роки тому +115

    Thank you for all you do, Rick. A couple of thoughts after watching this:
    -- Where is Don Henley getting those numbers? And out of those "billions" of uploads, does he differentiate those that are fair use and those that are not? Does he even acknowledge the fair use doctrine in copyright law?
    -- I know you think your testimony won't make a difference, but I disagree. You have credentials as a musician, a producer, an educator, and a social media influencer. You have over a million subscribers, something that most senators can't claim. You have over 35 years of experience in the industry. What you say is important -- otherwise, they wouldn't have called you to testify. These are the people who make laws and set policy. If you think those who testify have no influence on politicians, please look up Fred Rogers and his testimony in the late 60's defending public television from proposed budget cuts. He almost singlehandedly was able to convince the chairman to change his mind through his power of persuasion.
    What you have to say is important for the country to hear. It is tempting to be cynical, but I do believe that individuals can bring change given the right circumstances. We are with you.

    • @jeff2235
      @jeff2235 3 роки тому +6

      Damn, that was inspiring! Well said too!

    • @cracked_walnut
      @cracked_walnut 3 роки тому +3

      Rick, hope you take this to heart.

    • @no_peaches_8085
      @no_peaches_8085 3 роки тому +5

      hope rick sees this

    • @semaj_5022
      @semaj_5022 3 роки тому +5

      100% Agree with this

    • @briteppr62
      @briteppr62 3 роки тому +3

      Where is Don Henley getting those numbers, indeed!

  • @user-mp3vy4oj8d
    @user-mp3vy4oj8d 9 місяців тому

    Good work Rick: Enjoyed your FREE SHOW of various musical vibrations and the togetherness (word?] it created… battle on dude!

  • @GearyBellish
    @GearyBellish 11 місяців тому

    I see many creative challenges ahead, thank you. 🙏

  • @engurland
    @engurland 3 роки тому +367

    I've been really enjoying playing those 9 seconds of King Crimson for free over and over again. So fulfilling.

    • @Acekorv
      @Acekorv 3 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @hootbutler
      @hootbutler 3 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @notanotherguitarchannel
      @notanotherguitarchannel 3 роки тому +32

      You would have bought the album, but since the best 9 seconds of it are on UA-cam, you don't have to.

    • @michaeljanapin9528
      @michaeljanapin9528 3 роки тому +6

      @@ChuckBoris3 yeah 9 seconds of pure delight

    • @MrJdsenior
      @MrJdsenior 3 роки тому +5

      Yup, and when someone breaks down an entire song in 50 pieces to talk about it, everyone out there is going to jump on that crap video/audio and stitchi it all together so they can see it uncut! The Henley's of the world are just greedy idiots, and they ALWAYS hide behind "it's for the artist" crap, because otherwise, if they chose not to outright lie, even THEY would be embarrassed about what they are doing. Dinosaurs with half an ounce of functioning brain matter, that's really all it is. I don't think it would be a bad thing if most of the record companies out there disappeared off the face of the Earth, frankly. I see vids all the time of groups doing their own recordings in house and frankly, many times they are better. And you don't need some crap record company that takes all YOUR money, as a musician, to 'promote' you any more...platforms like YT work pretty well, for the most part. After they started suing mom' and pops I don't know why anybody bought any records off them, I didn't, and you know what, if NOBODY had, just watch how quickly they would come around.

  • @randysteele6741
    @randysteele6741 3 роки тому +312

    KFC should be suing Don Henley for swiping Col. Sanders' image.

    • @ikesweat8749
      @ikesweat8749 3 роки тому +8

      HaHAA

    • @ainehennessy7071
      @ainehennessy7071 3 роки тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @andyhair4665
      @andyhair4665 3 роки тому +6

      I thought it was Richard Attenborough at 1st 🤣🤣

    • @jimmy5634
      @jimmy5634 3 роки тому +13

      Randy Steele as much as I love the Eagles and even Don Henley and admire his talent, I can’t stomach him as a human being.
      He’s a hypocrite of the first order and a despicable human being. He buys a huge chunk of land and then isolates himself from the world while he pontificates about the ecology. Typical egomaniacal elitist asshat.

    • @jimmy5634
      @jimmy5634 3 роки тому

      K

  • @1964ilovebears
    @1964ilovebears 11 місяців тому

    I love your work !!!!. Keep it up, Rick !!!

  • @hveguitar
    @hveguitar 11 місяців тому

    Awesome video and you're right on this is completely ridiculous, keep up the great work Rick 👍

  • @JohnDisque
    @JohnDisque 3 роки тому +62

    "Hey - You gotta hear this!" Said millions of powerless "little guys" in 1971, as they exposed the Eagles to a world of listeners.
    If they hadn't done that... Henley would be washing dishes in some biker-bar today and would have something to whine about.

    • @Dilmahkana
      @Dilmahkana 3 роки тому +9

      Friend to friend: "here, borrow my records to listen to it"
      Music creators: "nah you can't share it like that, you both need to pay for it"

    • @pipperoooo
      @pipperoooo 3 роки тому +1

      Down at the sunset grill? Haha

    • @JohnDisque
      @JohnDisque 3 роки тому +1

      @@pipperoooo Ha! There's actually a place with this name on Dauphin Island in Alabama and every night the locals gather there to watch the sunset and the dolphins.
      I'd be honored to see Don washing my shot-glasses.

  • @DanaThurston
    @DanaThurston 2 роки тому +222

    We had a very influential radio station in Boston, WBCN, and they went on an anti Henly campaign...apparently Don Henly (a big advocate for the local Walden Pond Project) sued a local group of learning disabled kids who made a CD to raise money for their cause. The CD was titled EAGLES. Mind you, this was a bunch of severely limited kids selling 2 dollar CDs at bake sales in Medford.... Don the Hen had a bird and took it away from them. The Eagles, Henly in particular lost greater Boston forever, these people don't forget!

    • @DR-nh6oo
      @DR-nh6oo 2 роки тому +14

      Who was that judge!? How can anyone claim ownership of ‘eagles’, that is a total contradiction in terms!

    • @YaYa-lz1zt
      @YaYa-lz1zt 2 роки тому +19

      This is ridiculous, just because he is a member of a band called the Eagles doesn’t mean he owns the word. Am I missing something?

    • @DR-nh6oo
      @DR-nh6oo 2 роки тому +25

      YaYa Um…maybe the fact we are living in a rampant capitalist dystopia?

    • @triggerhappydad65
      @triggerhappydad65 2 роки тому +7

      @@DR-nh6oo
      You must be young and public educated, yes?
      "Dystopia?...... have you heard ANY NEWS at all out of the previously disarmed (1996), truly dystopian nation of Australia???
      For the last two years (and counting), their socialist leaders have created a living hell for their citizens that Hitler would cream over, and doesn't seem to have an end in sight. Engage in knowledge.
      You wouldn't be commenting via the technology you're using without capitalism.
      Do you really believe totalitarian/ socialist/communist countries benefit mankind?
      In the last 100 years, over 100 MILLION PEOPLE (excluding even all war fatality numbers), were murdered by their own totalitarian governments.
      Read a book.
      And btw, not just the last 100 years, but also going back thousands of years, the first thing all totalitarian governments do to enslave their own people, is to DISARM them.
      Without fail, that's the number ONE thing on any list of past our present, "rules for tyrants", and it's easy to understand (from the tyrant's perspective).
      Why do you think the politicians are always, constantly trying to disarm their people?
      It's not for public safety, it's for total control, just ask an Australian in 2022.
      Please be careful in criticizing capitalism, (true capitalism not crony capitalism), which in it's purest form means simply; the ability and right to freely trade without government interference.
      The first time a prehistoric man traded some animal furs for a stone tool, he was practicing Capitalism. It's the most natural and PEACEFUL existence there is, because in capitalism, all transactions must be AGREED upon, or they don't happen! See how easy it is?
      You need to do some soul searching and thank God Almighty for your freedom, because you really don't understand what it would mean to lose it, and I pray you and I never do.

    • @annabambus6572
      @annabambus6572 2 роки тому

      He works for the 👿.

  • @williamlarge69
    @williamlarge69 9 місяців тому

    I think your videos are great esp the interview with brian may who had nothing but praise for you keep it up and long may you keep doing it

  • @christianityoutloud
    @christianityoutloud 2 роки тому

    Long time viewer, recent subscriber. Love your work, and blockers are frustrating.