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Conversely, ACL has relied on the Internet for all its promotions this year so far, getting the tete- out via e-mail blasts and music blogs in the indie spectrum. The strategy has paid off so far; when the fest announced an online pre-traffic of three-day passes, they sold out before bands had been announced.

But last night's lineup pronouncement, which hit fans' e-mail inboxes at midnight medial time, was topped by jam-band snoozers Phish, British synth-rockers Muse, and... The Eagles.

"The Eagles?!" I yelled at a bar while checking my cubicle phone—first after seeing a music blog's Twitter post, then again when I got the official e-mail.

I can't stand The Eagles. Can't stomach their lyrics. Can't bear their songs. Can't stomach Don Henley's super-smooth voice over super-smooth instrumentation, all filtered through wonderful-smooth production. I know The Eagles rose to radio dominance before bands were more likely to wrap the blues in people or combine rock with

Source: The Atlantic