I Confronted the People That BLOCKED My Video (Rant)

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2020
  • What happened when I confronted the people that blocked my recent Top 20 video.
    BEATO BUNDLE SALE:
    30% OFF The Ear Training Program. Coupon Code: RB100
    ⇢ Get It Here: beatoeartraining.com/
    50% OFF The Beato Book Bundle Coupon Code: RB100
    ⇢ Get It Here: rickbeato.com/
    BEATO EAR TRAINING → beatoeartraining.com
    THE BEATO CLUB → bit.ly/322AGO1
    BUY THE BEATO BOOK HERE → bit.ly/2UsvaTD
    MY HELIX PRESETS →flatfiv.co/products/rick-beat...
    KEMPER PROFILES → bit.ly/34mF3EY
    SUBSCRIBE HERE → bit.ly/2eEs9gX
    --------------------------------------
    My Links to Follow:
    RUclips - / rickbeato
    Follow my Instagram - / rickbeato1
    Personal Facebook - / rick.beato.1
    Follow On Twitter - / rickbeato
    ------------------------------
    Special Thanks to My Supporters:
    Joe Armstrong
    Brian Smith
    Brandon Combs
    Robert Hickerty
    comboy
    Alan Nance
    Peter DeVault
    Bill Grubbs
    Phil Mingin
    Tal Harber
    Rick Taylor
    Bill Miller
    Gabriel Karaffa
    Brett Bottomley
    Matthew Porter
    Frederick Humphrey
    Paul Noonan
    Scott Thompson
    Todd Geisler
    Harry Brocious
    Jaime Villescas
    Jeff Peters
    Jared Vogt
    Todd Geisler
    Kaeordic Industries LLC
    Duane Blake
    Terry Van Belle
    Ilya Kravchenko
    Nathan Hanna
    Thom Theriault
    Kai Ellis
    Zack Kirkorian
    Joe Ansaldi
    Jonathan Wentworth-Linton
    Pzz
    Marc Alan
    Rob Kline
    Calvin Wells
    David Trapani
    Will Elrics
    Chris Defendorf
    Debbie Valle
    JP Rosato
    Dave Hawkey
    Orion Letizi
    Mike Voloshen
    Ashley Thompson
    Peter Pillitteri
    Jeremy Hickerson
    Travis Ahrenholtz
  • ВидеоклипыВидеоклипы

Комментарии • 16 тыс.

  • @WhistlingGary
    @WhistlingGary 4 года назад +721

    "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 4 года назад +45

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

    • @hawaiianstarman
      @hawaiianstarman 4 года назад +32

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

    • @trafficking2596
      @trafficking2596 4 года назад +14

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

    • @crazyinguiguitar42
      @crazyinguiguitar42 4 года назад +5

      Smartest comment I’ve read on RUclips. EVER

    • @jeff2235
      @jeff2235 4 года назад +8

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

  • @markgerrard383
    @markgerrard383 3 года назад +701

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

    • @tracyavent-costanza346
      @tracyavent-costanza346 3 года назад +50

      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 года назад +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 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +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.

  • @funfilmsforfamily142
    @funfilmsforfamily142 Год назад +74

    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 Год назад +100

    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 Год назад +6

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

    • @14caz68
      @14caz68 Год назад +3

      And me !!!

    • @bluebonnetbunny4813
      @bluebonnetbunny4813 Год назад +4

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

    • @carlaeskelsen
      @carlaeskelsen Год назад +4

      ​@@bluebonnetbunny4813Same.

  • @MarioCipollina
    @MarioCipollina 2 года назад +1229

    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 года назад +97

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

    • @EvolutionWendy
      @EvolutionWendy 2 года назад

      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 года назад +71

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

    • @larrykelley6739
      @larrykelley6739 2 года назад +121

      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 2 года назад +20

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

  • @sina-drums
    @sina-drums 4 года назад +2031

    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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +60

      @@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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +15

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

    • @dooshnukem32
      @dooshnukem32 4 года назад +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.

  • @hellotheregeneralkenobi365
    @hellotheregeneralkenobi365 2 года назад +50

    People like Henley don't understand that RUclips 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.

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 Год назад +25

    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 Год назад +4

      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 3 месяца назад

      OMG 😮

    • @nostromo7928
      @nostromo7928 Месяц назад

      No $hit! 💯% agree.

  • @sixtyninetele
    @sixtyninetele 4 года назад +657

    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.

    • @WellnessRosterHQ
      @WellnessRosterHQ 4 года назад +18

      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 4 года назад +9

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

    • @kennethlambert
      @kennethlambert 4 года назад +7

      @@WellnessRosterHQ 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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +22

      Henley is talented, but a dickhead

  • @JonPienaar
    @JonPienaar 4 года назад +81

    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 года назад +2

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

    • @jimmoulton9878
      @jimmoulton9878 3 года назад +2

      Did they take your guitar?

    • @jcreature11
      @jcreature11 4 месяца назад

      Lies

    • @tedhall7670
      @tedhall7670 11 дней назад

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @stewcoe8126
      @stewcoe8126 9 дней назад

      Learn something more challenging. That song sucks

  • @Gibgraf
    @Gibgraf Год назад +46

    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.

  • @algreaves4515
    @algreaves4515 Год назад +11

    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.

  • @immanuelcan3310
    @immanuelcan3310 4 года назад +161

    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 4 года назад +2

      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 4 года назад +2

      @@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.

  • @JustSomeGuy
    @JustSomeGuy 4 года назад +2660

    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 4 года назад +88

      This. Precisely this!

    • @justinkennedy4768
      @justinkennedy4768 4 года назад +5

      Agreed

    • @stephenrochester6309
      @stephenrochester6309 4 года назад +4

      Well said.

    • @bryangirod6457
      @bryangirod6457 4 года назад +20

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

    • @pedrobarnez5502
      @pedrobarnez5502 4 года назад +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

  • @JanLandy
    @JanLandy 2 года назад +83

    One thing you’ve left out, before RUclips 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 Год назад +2

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

    • @txmetalhead82xk
      @txmetalhead82xk Год назад +1

      That is awesome

  • @jjrotogeek
    @jjrotogeek 11 месяцев назад +10

    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

  • @chrisduncan6600
    @chrisduncan6600 2 года назад +336

    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 Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +5

      FDH

    • @christinecantrell7950
      @christinecantrell7950 Год назад +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.

  • @tomleah2682
    @tomleah2682 4 года назад +287

    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 4 года назад +6

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

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 4 года назад +11

      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 Год назад

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

  • @gtrdaveg
    @gtrdaveg Год назад +25

    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 Год назад +6

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

    • @flashwashington2735
      @flashwashington2735 10 месяцев назад

      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!

  • @shortpom6
    @shortpom6 Год назад +3

    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.

  • @mlitt27
    @mlitt27 4 года назад +210

    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 4 года назад +2

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

    • @johndrowe5281
      @johndrowe5281 4 года назад +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/RUclips 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…?🙄😉😎. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💟✝️✌🏻💜🎸👨🏼‍⚕️🎸

  • @stevesmith3033
    @stevesmith3033 4 года назад +273

    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 4 года назад +19

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

    • @SteamvilleQuintet
      @SteamvilleQuintet 4 года назад +14

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

    • @scarborosasquatchstation1403
      @scarborosasquatchstation1403 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +2

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

  • @mikeabeyta1183
    @mikeabeyta1183 Год назад +6

    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 Год назад +14

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

  • @brennanpatrick
    @brennanpatrick 4 года назад +122

    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 RUclips, period. Keep doing what you’re doing and people will keep discovering you and following. THANK YOU for being YOU!

  • @AnnBurgess00
    @AnnBurgess00 4 года назад +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 года назад +7

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

    • @humpadumpaa
      @humpadumpaa 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

    • @refuge42
      @refuge42 3 года назад +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 года назад +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 RUclips 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?

  • @johnnydogg746
    @johnnydogg746 Год назад +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

  • @henryvillarreal6668
    @henryvillarreal6668 Год назад +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.

  • @RickydeCamargo
    @RickydeCamargo 4 года назад +454

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

    • @KNURKonesur
      @KNURKonesur 4 года назад +17

      Best idea ever!

    • @bhabenchandrasarma4645
      @bhabenchandrasarma4645 4 года назад +9

      Best dude, I love you

    • @SteveJones172pilot
      @SteveJones172pilot 4 года назад +23

      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 4 года назад +7

      Yup. I'd like to see that.

    • @maninthecrowd5076
      @maninthecrowd5076 4 года назад +12

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

  • @bryanbuff
    @bryanbuff 4 года назад +152

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

    • @doncasteel8587
      @doncasteel8587 4 года назад +9

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

    • @fixedgearfever69
      @fixedgearfever69 4 года назад +5

      He’s always been like that.

    • @bryanbuff
      @bryanbuff 4 года назад +1

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

    • @sdemosi
      @sdemosi 4 года назад +2

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

    • @ImageProMultimedia
      @ImageProMultimedia 3 года назад

      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.

  • @boburso8193
    @boburso8193 Год назад +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 RUclips. There is not another channel like yours !

    • @andu1854
      @andu1854 Год назад +1

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

  • @kernalsanders6538
    @kernalsanders6538 Год назад +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 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @drjhale9801
      @drjhale9801 11 месяцев назад

      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 !

  • @jimsannerud6254
    @jimsannerud6254 4 года назад +1572

    These artists should be paying Rick for the publicity.

    • @UDLXXL
      @UDLXXL 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +12

      yeah especially the washed up ones lol

    • @AzaDio
      @AzaDio 4 года назад +17

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

    • @danalogue
      @danalogue 4 года назад +16

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

    • @dctbass
      @dctbass 4 года назад +6

      EXACTLY!!!!

  • @johnkratz2476
    @johnkratz2476 4 года назад +200

    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 4 года назад +9

      🤣

    • @Squirrelconga
      @Squirrelconga 4 года назад +6

      How dare you!!!!!

    • @Algo1
      @Algo1 4 года назад +16

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

    • @RC-dj8rp
      @RC-dj8rp 4 года назад +7

      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 4 года назад

      🤗

  • @CaptainKirk007
    @CaptainKirk007 Год назад

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

  • @janiceparnell8707
    @janiceparnell8707 5 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @VictorAndradeGuitar
    @VictorAndradeGuitar 4 года назад +425

    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 4 года назад +29

      While watching this, I was thinking, "These RUclipsrs 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 4 года назад +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 RUclips.

    • @stephenw2992
      @stephenw2992 4 года назад +15

      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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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" 🤦‍♂️

  • @chrisbarton6760
    @chrisbarton6760 2 года назад +378

    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 года назад +7

      Exactly what I was going to post !

    • @jaymusic9039
      @jaymusic9039 2 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

    • @jamiegagnon6390
      @jamiegagnon6390 2 года назад +3

      @@jaymusic9039 No just not an idiot.

    • @jaymusic9039
      @jaymusic9039 2 года назад

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

  • @bobcat409
    @bobcat409 Год назад +1

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

  • @craignelsen3740
    @craignelsen3740 Год назад

    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

  • @imCurveee
    @imCurveee 4 года назад +757

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

  • @escaton74
    @escaton74 4 года назад +145

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

    • @danielamourose6361
      @danielamourose6361 4 года назад +8

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

    • @LordDragon1965
      @LordDragon1965 4 года назад +5

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

    • @tdward23
      @tdward23 4 года назад

      You owe him $8

    • @ThemFuzzyMonsters
      @ThemFuzzyMonsters 4 года назад +2

      Air Warden
      Actually by RUclips standards, only $0.00008
      LOL

    • @windnchgo
      @windnchgo 4 года назад +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?

  • @laurencehastings7473
    @laurencehastings7473 Год назад +6

    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.

  • @fionawebster9902
    @fionawebster9902 Год назад +11

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

  • @seriously6654
    @seriously6654 4 года назад +236

    Was Don doing a KFC commercial immediately after his testimony?

  • @jeff2235
    @jeff2235 4 года назад +74

    Rick, I have a fly speck of a RUclips 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 4 года назад

      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 4 года назад +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 RUclips (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.

  • @digitalemotionfilms
    @digitalemotionfilms Год назад

    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

  • @teddinardo8944
    @teddinardo8944 2 года назад

    rick,i enjoy your RUclips 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

  • @shcoopsarasota
    @shcoopsarasota 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

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

    • @sdubon7800
      @sdubon7800 4 года назад +1

      Scott Cooper Just ask the Dead!

  • @bobgarrison9974
    @bobgarrison9974 4 года назад +65

    Zappa had it right about Henley a long time ago-he was the death of rock & roll

    • @quinosonic82
      @quinosonic82 4 года назад +4

      oh, when did he say that? is it available anywhere?

    • @sealisa1398
      @sealisa1398 4 года назад +3

      Frank had something negative and snarky to say about so many “musicians”. He was the best.

    • @colico14
      @colico14 4 года назад +6

      I believe Gram Parsons called the Eagles a "plastic dry fuck."

    • @magmasunburst9331
      @magmasunburst9331 4 года назад

      I wish lol

  • @mysixstringtheory8337
    @mysixstringtheory8337 Год назад

    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?

  • @lolainma3218
    @lolainma3218 Год назад +3

    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.

  • @JohnDisque
    @JohnDisque 4 года назад +63

    "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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +1

      Down at the sunset grill? Haha

    • @JohnDisque
      @JohnDisque 4 года назад +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.

  • @bushwhakked
    @bushwhakked 3 года назад +455

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

    • @nutster9000
      @nutster9000 3 года назад +4

      Oh yes please, I'd love to see that!

    • @Annamarie-eq9vw
      @Annamarie-eq9vw 3 года назад +4

      😂

    • @jeffreese1828
      @jeffreese1828 3 года назад +1

      Lmao ! Right on , right on !

    • @antward353
      @antward353 3 года назад +4

      Classic!

    • @endezeichengrimm
      @endezeichengrimm 3 года назад +10

      You stab it with those plastic knives, but you just can't cut the chicken.

  • @growinginportland
    @growinginportland Год назад

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

  • @danielmasih7731
    @danielmasih7731 Год назад +3

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

  • @jasonrflash
    @jasonrflash 4 года назад +82

    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 4 года назад +1

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

  • @johnbaker9227
    @johnbaker9227 3 года назад +66

    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 !!

  • @terrylongthorne
    @terrylongthorne 3 месяца назад

    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.

  • @The5Leeses
    @The5Leeses 2 года назад +28

    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.

  • @fredgarvin716
    @fredgarvin716 4 года назад +66

    I can't tell you how many times I've "re-discovered" a song from the past while watching RUclips 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 4 года назад +1

      There you go!

    • @juliact
      @juliact 4 года назад +2

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

    • @Sunshineandhydrangeas
      @Sunshineandhydrangeas 4 года назад

      I’ve done the same thing many times myself.

    • @IgnorancEnArrogance
      @IgnorancEnArrogance 4 года назад

      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.

  • @Silverbugle2005
    @Silverbugle2005 4 года назад +228

    Rick, your "What Makes This Song Great" is some of the best content on RUclips. 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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +4

      Agreed ! Rick does top quality education.

  • @chrisharding5447
    @chrisharding5447 Год назад

    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.

  • @groovjam
    @groovjam Год назад

    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😂

  • @clovenwizard
    @clovenwizard 4 года назад +115

    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 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

      Yup

  • @kevincollins6897
    @kevincollins6897 3 года назад +420

    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 года назад +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 года назад +13

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

    • @daraious-simulations1007
      @daraious-simulations1007 3 года назад +1

      Hilarious!

    • @trevormcmanis
      @trevormcmanis 3 года назад +1

      Kevin Collins Excellent point

    • @southerncharity7928
      @southerncharity7928 3 года назад +8

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

  • @paulbonaduce5977
    @paulbonaduce5977 Год назад

    We love what you do! Keep on keeping on !

  • @tomcollins3649
    @tomcollins3649 Год назад

    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

  • @severoon
    @severoon 4 года назад +129

    You can tell Rick really is all about the music. He's so upset, frothing at the mouth, but when it comes to music history, songwriting, etc., as angry as he is, he still gives Henley his props.
    Think about that, kids. That's how politics used to be, too.

    • @Slenderman629
      @Slenderman629 4 года назад +3

      Don DOES have a Bad Drum Sound lol

    • @dougg1075
      @dougg1075 4 года назад +3

      It’s called class.

    • @auntjenifer7774
      @auntjenifer7774 4 года назад

      @@killaken2000 you could have just stopped at " kids don't think" and would have been even more correct !

  • @FranciscoFernandez-kg9ho
    @FranciscoFernandez-kg9ho 4 года назад +82

    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.

  • @rudyrodriguez2693
    @rudyrodriguez2693 Год назад +1

    .
    Love your vids.
    Keep on keeping on Rick!

  • @ricardoaguirre5653
    @ricardoaguirre5653 Год назад

    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!

  • @zakkwyldesdmf13
    @zakkwyldesdmf13 3 года назад +430

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

    • @charlesfranks1902
      @charlesfranks1902 3 года назад +33

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

    • @EugeneVerster
      @EugeneVerster 3 года назад +11

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

    • @touchcircle22
      @touchcircle22 3 года назад +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 года назад +4

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

    • @ilikeyourname4807
      @ilikeyourname4807 3 года назад

      @@touchcircle22 Nope, parodies aren't fair use

  • @SteveSilverActor
    @SteveSilverActor 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +6

      Damn, that was inspiring! Well said too!

    • @cracked_walnut
      @cracked_walnut 4 года назад +3

      Rick, hope you take this to heart.

    • @no_peaches_8085
      @no_peaches_8085 4 года назад +5

      hope rick sees this

    • @semaj_5022
      @semaj_5022 4 года назад +5

      100% Agree with this

    • @briteppr62
      @briteppr62 4 года назад +3

      Where is Don Henley getting those numbers, indeed!

  • @deandake9041
    @deandake9041 Год назад

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

  • @atsfandy
    @atsfandy Год назад +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 RUclips. Thank you Rick for all your advice and teaching me to be a better bassist

  • @JFferenzik
    @JFferenzik 4 года назад +118

    I think the point missed is that when you see a clip here, you might actually go and check out, and then go ahead and purchase music by the original artist, and thereby *contribute* to the original creator.

    • @ppeterson9359
      @ppeterson9359 4 года назад +11

      I bought some Boston music after listening to one of Rick’s ‘Why is this Song Great’ videos.

    • @larrycashion752
      @larrycashion752 4 года назад +5

      I've done so many times myself, My friend

    • @Elienguitar
      @Elienguitar 4 года назад +6

      NOt anymore. From this day forward I will Pirate and share with all my friends and family the full eagles discography. Linux, VPN, Tor and proxy.

    • @embee5557
      @embee5557 4 года назад

      J F I have bought Boston, Yes, Peter Gabriel, then I remembered Been Caught Stealing was on a cassette single, remember those? so that is some of what I bought all bc of what makes this song great or it reminded me, oh yeah, I should replace xyz too. I was big into industrial club and found DJ Flax on here which has been awesome since back in the day you had to wait to ask the dj what he was playing song before last. From him I’ve updated front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, etc. Maybe they should invest in seeing what triggers buying spikes of old material. Or maybe they should think about those of us that have purchased the same album in multiple formats that have helped them out? And ppl taped off the radio way back. I get that he has a right to be paid but what platform would would promote his old stuff?

    • @bcdrummer1962
      @bcdrummer1962 4 года назад +3

      Thats exactly what I wrote in my mail to Aviator a few minutes ago.

  • @gregsaltis1661
    @gregsaltis1661 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +3

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

    • @1999bmwm3baby
      @1999bmwm3baby 4 года назад +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 года назад

      I am really laughing. Good one!

  • @GL5429GL
    @GL5429GL 7 часов назад

    Don Henley had an advertisement removed from a store catalog because they were selling a Henley shirt and they used the tag line "Take It Easy"

  • @fabienbourgeais1573
    @fabienbourgeais1573 Год назад +1

    Rick, tu es une personne merveilleuse. Cela met arrivé aussi sur une vidéo pédagogique de me faire bloqué, cela m'a rendu très énervé. Je te regarde et te suis car tu incarnes LE musicien, celui que je respect et qu'il fait des critiques impartials. Parfois certaine chose négative et toxique apporte de belles choses. Laissons Don à ses démons. même si hier j'ai racheté en numérique le morceau" NY minutes" avec Jeff P. à la drums. Je te souhaite le meilleurs. Prends soin de toi et des personnes que tu aimes. fabien

  • @scottwb4213
    @scottwb4213 4 года назад +208

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

    • @Primus54
      @Primus54 4 года назад +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 RUclips 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 4 года назад

      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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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.

  • @iG34RH34D
    @iG34RH34D 4 года назад +63

    This is a hold over from the fact that the industry never got off their heels from the invention of the MP3.

    • @dougstill6517
      @dougstill6517 4 года назад +12

      Don needs to point his lawyer crosshairs at the streaming services paying fractions of a cent per play to artists. He was fortunate enough to build his career and music empire in a pre-streaming world. He can't stop technology but he can put his influence and financial muscle behind changing the rules for properly compensating younger artists on streaming services. Instead he goes after the soft targets like Rick Beato who is simply teaching a skill set to inspire future musicians.

    • @waynemontpetit8181
      @waynemontpetit8181 4 года назад +5

      Oh, the days of Limewire!!! 😃😃

    • @Tacko14
      @Tacko14 4 года назад +2

      The Corporate Machine will thrash about like a cat in a tight corner, but it will eventually, inevitably, lose out and give up

    • @Rudromukherjeenerv
      @Rudromukherjeenerv 4 года назад +1

      @@dougstill6517 Yes! I love this!

    • @EclecticHillbilly
      @EclecticHillbilly 4 года назад +1

      @@dougstill6517 You make a very good point

  • @jmehawk1988
    @jmehawk1988 2 года назад +1

    I just found you and you are awesome. What is up with these musicians? Greedy. You keep on keeping on.

  • @lyndafoster9437
    @lyndafoster9437 Год назад

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

  • @pablumpicasso9207
    @pablumpicasso9207 3 года назад +393

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

    • @marcussparkman7530
      @marcussparkman7530 3 года назад +3

      Wow..!

    • @garymartin9777
      @garymartin9777 3 года назад +8

      Welcome to Hotel DMCA !!

    • @luckyfamilyman
      @luckyfamilyman 3 года назад +6

      Careful you’ll be blocked🤣

    • @runrabbitrun4342
      @runrabbitrun4342 3 года назад +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 года назад +3

      Watch out you might get a copy strike

  • @engurland
    @engurland 3 года назад +366

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

    • @Acekorv
      @Acekorv 3 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @hootbutler
      @hootbutler 3 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @notanotherguitarchannel
      @notanotherguitarchannel 3 года назад +32

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

    • @michaeljanapin9528
      @michaeljanapin9528 3 года назад +6

      @@ChuckBoris3 yeah 9 seconds of pure delight

    • @MrJdsenior
      @MrJdsenior 3 года назад +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.

  • @nickmastro6870
    @nickmastro6870 Год назад +3

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

  • @Irridia
    @Irridia 8 месяцев назад

    I know of smallish groups that have had their own music blocked on their channel. One in particular was the producer for Beats Antique, Zoe Jakes. She's a belly dancer as well and the video was her teaching a choreography to one of their songs. She ended up putting a statement on her channel along with a video that Beats Antique was free to use for dancers to either perform to or to use in classroom situations.

  • @RichardDicksondlyrch68
    @RichardDicksondlyrch68 4 года назад +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."

  • @sean6506
    @sean6506 4 года назад +793

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

    • @migueldiazcuervo8669
      @migueldiazcuervo8669 4 года назад +18

      Real hero

    • @Rudromukherjeenerv
      @Rudromukherjeenerv 4 года назад +15

      Same

    • @thomasmeyer8798
      @thomasmeyer8798 4 года назад +13

      Did that long ago...

    • @MobiusVideo
      @MobiusVideo 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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.

  • @samweston6272
    @samweston6272 Год назад

    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).

  • @vandalorian8777
    @vandalorian8777 Год назад +2

    He didn’t say he had 60 people, he said Universal music group with over 8000 employees and a market cap of $34 billion had 60 people.

  • @herbcraven7146
    @herbcraven7146 4 года назад +64

    Somehow, I can just imagine Don Henley in the seventies rolling up on a fan in the next lane with an Eagles 8-track blaring out of his car stereo, and taking his tape because people in the other cars weren't personally paying Don Henley to hear his music.
    I hope all the classic rock stations take the Eagles off their playlists so Don can watch those sweet royalty checks dry up, all because he wouldn't let people like you teach young folks about his music.
    The word is "douchebag", Rick. Call him what he is.

    • @jeff2235
      @jeff2235 4 года назад +3

      When I think of this problem, I get confused, because the Eagles were freakishly talented. Don Henley gave so much to music that it's hard to fathom.
      But I hate to see and am mortified to witness what he's doing to Rick and others.
      I am truly confused- and it doesn't happen to me often.

  • @b0son
    @b0son 4 года назад +46

    The great irony is that in their heyday, many of these artists were anti-establishment, now they fight to protect the establishment.

    • @miken.4693
      @miken.4693 4 года назад +6

      They got the money and became the establishment

    • @syntaxlost9239
      @syntaxlost9239 4 года назад +4

      Once upon a time, Boomers voted for politicians that supported labour. Slowly, they shifted the positions to those that favoured capital. Unsurprisingly, this happened as they accumulated assets.

    • @AbandonedMaine
      @AbandonedMaine 4 года назад +2

      BS. Unless it was someone like Pete Seeger or a Paul Robeson, nothing that comes out the organized crime run music industry is anti-establishment.

    • @syntaxlost9239
      @syntaxlost9239 4 года назад

      @@AbandonedMaine Wish You Were Here (album) by Pink Floyd. But guess what if you tried to play on RUclips today...

    • @Dannyk-jh8lv
      @Dannyk-jh8lv 4 года назад +1

      And round and round we go...

  • @ComblessMan
    @ComblessMan 2 дня назад

    I have known of this channel now for a bit over two weeks. I subscribed yesterday. I am not a musician and really enjoy RB's episodes. It's like a class and I feel this is what YT should be.
    The point is, since browsing RB's catalog of videos, I have bought 5 CD's. I am one that needs the product in my hand.

  • @stuartbrickman5105
    @stuartbrickman5105 2 года назад

    Hi Rick, I am so on your side. I can't understand why some of your work gets blocked. You are only honoring the bands that you obviously love while promoting their hard work and talent for us, your viewers. My son (Hayden, 18), turned me on to you. We love your energy, your expertise, your talent, and your content. Hayden got an acoustic guitar last year, and so far, choosing to self teach. He bought a Strat a month ago and is progressing nicely. Keep up the great work. You are incredibly appreciated!

  • @sdgakatbk
    @sdgakatbk 3 года назад +148

    Solution: Take all the Eagles content off youtube and other media. See how popular the Eagles will be then.

    • @conniethesconnie
      @conniethesconnie 3 года назад +7

      From what I understand Joe Walsh and Don Felder are pretty cool. It's Henley who can't get along with anyone.

    • @midi510
      @midi510 3 года назад +6

      @@conniethesconnie
      I was always on Don Felder's side in the whole Eagles law suit. They were a corporation where every band member was an equal partner and Henley and Fry decided they should be getting more money than the rest of the band. They had money withheld from the other members and Felder sued. If they were equal partners and Henley and Fry thought they should have gotten more money, they should have voted on a new share balance and they all should have accepted the outcome of the vote. Going behind the other members' backs was cowardly.

    • @benkleschinsky
      @benkleschinsky 3 года назад +3

      You won't see Randy Meisner or Bernie Leadon at the hearing.

    • @ped7g
      @ped7g 3 года назад +2

      Who's Eagles??

    • @dogpd3
      @dogpd3 3 года назад +1

      ped7g exactly. The eagles will be forgotten if they don’t be careful

  • @DrumNut927
    @DrumNut927 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +44

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

    • @steelyman08
      @steelyman08 2 года назад +5

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

    • @jimspencer4413
      @jimspencer4413 2 года назад +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 года назад +4

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

    • @tomarikawa
      @tomarikawa 2 года назад +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!

  • @dionaddario6583
    @dionaddario6583 Год назад

    I lived in Germany in the 2000s. There was an entity called GEMA who would block most music on RUclips and it drove me nuts . They also had a strange law about playing covers in bars and the publishing costs .

  • @wayneswitzer3890
    @wayneswitzer3890 Год назад

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