Fdmenetero? (man I wish people would sign their names so I know who I am talking to)

Sorry I guess I missed that part of the thread. I try to read all these but they go on for a while, and I might miss some.

The Eagles, The Beatles, Stones, etc most supergroups, usually have multiple very talented people involved. But the real place the "rubber hits the road": is what they do separately as well as together. In the case of Henley, Frey, Timothy B. Schmidt, they ALL had successful solo careers as well as a group. The really huge ones were Henley and Frey, who not only had enormous solo careers AFTER the Eagles, but kept the Brand alive during their 14 years of Hiatus. Joe Walsh was tremendously successful before the Eagles in his own right and Schmidt was a member of POCO, which was one of the founders of country rock music.
Felder was successful in his own right but never matched his output with the Eagles, which is a part of the bone of contention that came up after the reunion and subsequent successes, leading to his firing.

So I think all of these things come into play, not to mention their manager, IRV AZOFF, who is one of the most ruthless managers in the history of rock music. His guidance really kept them in everyone's face their entire career.

Creative people can burn out or fall apart easily. You can look at so many of them, most notably to me, would be BRIAN WILSON of the BEACH BOYS. He most assuredly was the brain behind almost everything of theirs, yet, fell apart due to his own personal demons. Without him, they never achieved what they did with him.

So, yes everyone plays a part, but creativity can take different pathways with different people.

MAB