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Glenn Frey - No Fun Aloud

When Glenn Frey passed away back in 2016 it sort of sucked the fun out pooping on his solo work. There was no doubting his talents as a writer, a singer, and honestly as an under appreciated lead guitar player. However, Glenn also seemed to have a penchant for leaning into the syrupy side of pop.  After the Eagles imploded you knew it was a matter of time before the dynamic duo would start releasing solo albums, and it would be interesting to see who really had the Midas touch when it came to putting out music. Glenn struck first in May of 1982, and released No Fun Aloud , and right off the bat it was like the most insipid and middle of the road elements from The Long Run were being used as the template for what would constitute success. The one two pillowy punch of "I Found Somebody" and "The One That You Love" got some play, but honestly were pretty disappointing. There was a little life in the reworked "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" song "Pa...