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| Allmusic Biography : With five number one singles, 14 Top 40 hits, and four number one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of those albums -- Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) and Hotel California -- ranked among the ten best-selling albums ever, and the popularity of 2007s Long Road Out of Eden proved the Eagles staying power in the new millennium. Though most of its members came from outside California, the group was closely identified with a country- and folk-tinged sound that initially found favor in Los Angeles during the late 60s, as championed by such bands as the Flying Burrito Brothers and Poco (both of which contributed members to the Eagles). But the band also drew upon traditional rock & roll styles and, in its later work, helped define the broadly popular rock sound that became known as classic rock. As a result, the Eagles achieved a perennial appeal among generations of music fans who continued to buy their records many years after they had split up and helped inspire the first of the Eagles reunions in the mid-90s. The band was formed by four Los Angeles-based musicians who had migrated to the West Coast from other parts of the country. Singer/bassist Randy Meisner (born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on March 8, 1946) moved to L.A. in 1964 as part of a band originally called the Soul Survivors (not to be confused with the East Coast-based Soul Survivors, who scored a Top Five hit with "Expressway to Your Heart" in 1967) and later renamed the Poor. He became a founding member of Poco in 1968, but left the band prior to the release of its debut album in order to join the Stone Canyon Band, the backup group for Rick Nelson. Meanwhile, singer/guitarist/banjoist/mandolinist Bernie Leadon (born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 19, 1947) arrived in L.A. in 1967 as a member of Hearts and Flowers, later joining Dillard & Clark and then the Flying Burrito Brothers. Singer/drummer Don Henley (born in Gilmer, Texas, on July 22, 1947) moved to L.A. in June 1970 with his band Shiloh, which made one self-titled album for Amos Records before breaking up. Finally, Glenn Frey (born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 6, 1948) performed in his hometown and served as a backup musician for Bob Seger before moving to L.A. in the summer of 1968. He formed the duo Longbranch Pennywhistle with J.D. Souther, and the two musicians signed to Amos Records, which released their self-titled album in 1969. In the spring of 1971, Frey and Henley were hired to play in Linda Ronstadts backup band. Meisner and Leadon also played backup for Ronstadt during her summer tour, though the four only did one gig together: a July show at Disneyland. They did, however, all appear on Ronstadts next album, Linda Ronstadt. In September 1971, Frey, Henley, Leadon, and Meisner signed with manager David Geffen, agreeing to record for his soon-to-be-launched label, Asylum Records; soon after, they adopted the name the Eagles. In February 1972, they flew to England and spent two weeks recording their debut album, Eagles, with producer Glyn Johns. It was released in June, reaching the Top 20 and going gold in a little over a year and a half on the strength of two Top Ten hits -- "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman" -- and one Top 20 hit, "Peaceful Easy Feeling." The Eagles toured as an opening act throughout 1972 and into early 1973, when they returned to England to record their second LP, Desperado, a concept album about outlaws. Produced by Glyn Johns and released in April 1973, it reached the Top 40 and went gold in a little less than a year and a half, spawning the Top 40 single "Tequila Sunrise" in the process. The title track, though never released as a single, became one of the bands better-known songs and was included on the Eagles first hits collection. After touring to support Desperados release, the Eagles again convened a recording session with Glyn Johns for their third album. Their desire to make harder rock music clashed with Johns sense of them as a country-rock band, however, and they split from the producer after recording two tracks, "You Never Cry Like a Lover" and "The Best of My Love." After an early 1974 tour opened by singer/guitarist Joe Walsh, the band decided to hire Walshs producer, Bill Szymczyk, who handled the rest of the sessions for On the Border. Szymczyk brought in a session guitarist, Don Felder (born in Gainesville, Florida, on September 21, 1947), an old friend of Bernie Leadons who so impressed the rest of the band that he was recruited to join the group. On the Border was released in March 1974. It went gold and reached the Top Ten in June, the Eagles fastest-selling album yet. The first single, "Already Gone," reached the Top 20 the same month. But the most successful song on the LP -- the one that broke them through to a much larger audience -- was "The Best of My Love," which was released as a single in November. It hit number one on the easy listening charts in February 1975 and topped the pop charts a month later. The Eagles fourth album, One of These Nights, was an out-of-the-box smash. Released in June 1975, it went gold the same month and hit number one in July. Moreover, it featured three singles that hit the Top Five: the chart-topping title song, "Lyin Eyes," and "Take It to the Limit." "Lyin Eyes" won the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus, and the Eagles also earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year (One of These Nights) and Record of the Year ("Lyin Eyes"). The group went on a headlining world tour, beginning with the U.S. and expanding into Europe. But on December 20, 1975, it was announced that Bernie Leadon had quit the band, and Joe Walsh (born in Wichita, Kansas, on November 20, 1947) was brought in as his replacement. He immediately joined the tour, which continued to the Far East in early 1976. The Eagles extensive touring kept them out of the studio, and with no immediate plans for a new album; they agreed to release a compilation, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), in February 1976. The albums success proved to be surprisingly meteoric. It topped the charts and became a phenomenal success, eventually selling upwards of 25,000,000 copies and dueling with Michael Jacksons Thriller for the title of the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. It took the Eagles 18 months to follow One of These Nights with their fifth album, Hotel California. Released in December 1976, the record was certified platinum in one week, hit number one in January 1977, and eventually sold over 10,000,000 copies. The singles "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" hit number one, and "Life in the Fast Lane" made the Top 20. Meanwhile, "Hotel California" won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year and was nominated for Song of the Year; the album itself was nominated for Album of the Year and for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus. The Eagles embarked on a world tour in March 1977 that began with a month in the U.S., followed by a month in Europe and the Far East, then returned to the U.S. in May for stadium dates. At the end of the tour in September, Randy Meisner left the band; he was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit (born in Sacramento, California, November 20, 1947), formerly of Poco, in which he had also replaced Meisner. The Eagles began working on a new album in March 1978 and took nearly a year and a half to complete it. The Long Run was released in September 1979. It hit number one and was certified platinum after four months, eventually earning multi-platinum certifications. "Heartache Tonight," its leadoff single, hit number one, and "I Cant Tell You Why" and "The Long Run" became Top Ten hits. "Heartache Tonight" won the 1979 Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The Eagles toured the U.S. in 1980, and at a weeklong series of shows at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, they recorded Eagles Live. (Also included were some tracks recorded in 1976.) Released in November 1980, the double LP (since reissued as a single CD) reached the Top Five and went multi-platinum, with the single "Seven Bridges Road" reaching the Top 40. The Eagles were inactive after the end of their 1980 tour, but their breakup was not officially announced until May 1982. All five released solo recordings. (Walsh, of course, maintained a solo career before, during, and after the Eagles.) During the rest of the 80s, the bandmembers received several lucrative offers to reunite, but they declined. In 1990, Frey and Henley began writing together again, and they performed along with Schmit and Walsh at benefit concerts that spring. A full-scale reunion was rumored, but did not take place. Four years later, however, the Eagles did reunite. In the spring of 1994, they taped an MTV concert special and then launched a tour that ended up running through August 1996. The MTV show aired in October, followed in November by an audio version of it, the album Hell Freezes Over, which topped the charts and became a multi-million seller, spawning the Top 40 pop hit "Get Over It" and the number one adult contemporary hit "Love Will Keep Us Alive." The Eagles next appeared together in January 1998 for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, when the five present members performed alongside past members Leadon and Meisner. On December 31, 1999, they played a millennium concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles that was recorded and included on the box set retrospective Selected Works: 1972-1999 in November 2000. All was not well within the band, however, and Felder was expelled from the lineup in February 2001. A protracted legal battle ensued as the Eagles soldiered on as a quartet, releasing The Very Best of the Eagles in 2003 and achieving minor success with the single "Hole in the World." Felders case was settled out of court in 2007; that same year, the Eagles returned with the bands seventh studio album, Long Road Out of Eden, a double-disc album that quickly went multi-platinum. In 2013, the band made the documentary History of the Eagles, and toured behind it until mid-2015. Six months later, Glenn Frey became ill and passed away on January 18, 2016. He was 67. Just over a year after Freys death, the Eagles were revived with Glenns son Deacon taking his place; Vince Gill also joined on guitars and vocals. The group played the Classic West and Classic East festivals in July of 2017, then set out on the road in 2018. At the end of the year, the groups entire discography was boxed up as the Legacy set. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 25 Title: The Magic Collection: Hits of the Eagles Released: Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:09:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Life in the Fast Lane (04:34) 2 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 3 One of These Nights (03:46) 4 Hotel California (06:30) 5 New Kid in Town (04:43) 6 Take It to the Limit (03:45) 7 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 8 Take It Easy (03:08) 9 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 10 Witchy Woman (04:08) 11 The Long Run (03:17) 12 Desperado (03:34) 13 I Cant Tell You Why (03:15) 14 My Man (03:29) 15 Tequila Sunrise (02:42) 16 Best of My Love (03:45) 17 James Dean (03:18) |
 | Album: 2 of 25 Title: Best Selection Released: Tracks: 16 Duration: 1:09:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 3 Desperado (03:34) 4 Already Gone (04:15) 5 On the Border (04:25) 6 One of These Nights (04:50) 7 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 8 Hotel California (06:30) 9 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 10 Wasted Time (01:23) 11 Victim of Love (04:09) 12 Pretty Maids All in a Row (03:59) 13 Try and Love Again (05:10) 14 Is It True (03:14) 15 Good Day in Hell (04:26) 16 After the Thrill Is Gone (04:40) |
 | Album: 3 of 25 Title: Eagles Released: 1972-06-01 Tracks: 10 Duration: 37:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Witchy Woman (04:13) 3 Chug All Night (03:17) 4 Most of Us Are Sad (03:37) 5 Nightingale (04:08) 6 Train Leaves Here This Morning (04:12) 7 Take the Devil (04:02) 8 Earlybird (03:01) 9 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 10 Tryin’ (02:54) |
| Eagles : Allmusic album Review : Balance is the key element of the Eagles self-titled debut album, a collection that contains elements of rock & roll, folk, and country, overlaid by vocal harmonies alternately suggestive of doo wop, the Beach Boys, and the Everly Brothers. If the group kicks up its heels on rockers like "Chug All Night," "Nightingale," and "Tryin," it is equally convincing on ballads like "Most of Us Are Sad" and "Train Leaves Here This Morning." The album is also balanced among its members, who trade off on lead vocal chores and divide the songwriting such that Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner all get three writing or co-writing credits. (Fourth member Don Henley, with only one co-writing credit and two lead vocals, falls a little behind, while Jackson Browne, Gene Clark, and Jack Tempchin also figure in the writing credits.) The albums overall balance is worth keeping in mind because it produced three Top 40 hit singles (all of which turned up on the massively popular Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975) that do not reflect that balance. "Take It Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" are similar-sounding mid-tempo folk-rock tunes sung by Frey that express the same sort of laid-back philosophy, as indicated by the word "easy" in both titles, while "Witchy Woman," a Henley vocal and co-composition, initiates the bands career-long examination of supernaturally evil females. These are the songs one remembers from Eagles, and they look forward to the eventual dominance of the band by Frey and Henley. But the complete album from which they come belongs as much to Leadons country-steeped playing and singing and to Meisners melodic rock & roll feel, which, on the release date, made it seem a more varied and consistent effort than it did later, when the singles had become overly familiar. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 25 Title: On the Border Released: 1974-03-22 Tracks: 10 Duration: 40:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Already Gone (04:15) 2 You Never Cry Like a Lover (04:00) 3 Midnight Flyer (03:58) 4 My Man (03:30) 5 On the Border (04:23) 6 James Dean (03:38) 7 Ol’ 55 (04:21) 8 Is It True? (03:14) 9 Good Day in Hell (04:26) 10 The Best of My Love (04:34) |
| On the Border : Allmusic album Review : The Eagles began recording their third album in England with producer Glyn Johns, as they had their first two albums, but abandoned the sessions after completing two acceptable tracks. Johns, it is said, tended to emphasize the groups country elements and its harmonies, while the band, in particular Glenn Frey and Don Henley, wanted to take more of a hard rock direction. They reconvened with a new producer, Bill Szymczyk, who had produced artists like B.B. King and, more significantly, Joe Walsh. But the resulting album is not an outright rock effort by any means. Certainly, Frey and Henley got what they wanted with "Already Gone," the lead-off track, which introduces new bandmember Don Felder as one part of the twin guitar solo that recalls the Allman Brothers Band; "James Dean," a rock & roll song on the order of "Your Mama Dont Dance," and "Good Day in Hell," which is strongly reminiscent of Joe Walsh songs like "Rocky Mountain Way." But the album also features the usual mixture of styles typical of an Eagles album. For example, "Midnight Flyer," sung by Randy Meisner, is modern bluegrass; "My Man" is Bernie Leadons country-rock tribute to the recently deceased Gram Parsons; and "Ol 55" is one of the groups well-done covers of a tune by a singer/songwriter labelmate, in this case Tom Waits. The title track, meanwhile, points the band in a new R&B direction that was later pursued more fully. Like most successful groups, the Eagles combined many different elements, and their third album, which looked back to their earlier work and anticipated their later work, was a transitional effort that combined even more styles than most of their records did. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 25 Title: One of These Nights Released: 1975-06-10 Tracks: 9 Duration: 42:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 One of These Nights (04:50) 2 Too Many Hands (04:41) 3 Hollywood Waltz (04:01) 4 Journey of the Sorcerer (06:37) 5 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 6 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 7 Visions (03:56) 8 After the Thrill Is Gone (03:56) 9 I Wish You Peace (03:43) |
| One of These Nights : Allmusic album Review : The Eagles recorded their albums relatively quickly in their first years of existence, their LPs succeeding each other by less than a year. One of These Nights, their fourth album, was released in June 1975, more than 14 months after its predecessor. Anticipation had been heightened by the belated chart-topping success of the third albums "The Best of My Love"; taking a little more time, the band generated more original material, and that material was more polished. More than ever, the Eagles seemed to be a vehicle for Don Henley (six co-writing credits) and Glenn Frey (five), but at the same time, Randy Meisner was more audible than ever, his two lead vocals including one of the albums three hit singles, "Take It to the Limit," and Bernie Leadon had two showcases, among them the cosmic-cowboy instrumental "Journey of the Sorcerer" (later used as the theme music for the British television series The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy). Nevertheless, it was the team of Henley and Frey that stood out, starting with the title track, a number one single, which had more of an R&B -- even a disco -- sound than anything the band had attempted previously, and continuing through the ersatz Western swing of "Hollywood Waltz" to "Lyin Eyes," one of Freys patented folk-rock shuffles, which became another major hit. One of These Nights was the culmination of the blend of rock, country, and folk styles the Eagles had been making since their start; there wasnt much that was new, just the same sorts of things done better than they had been before. In particular, a lyrical stance -- knowing and disillusioned, but desperately hopeful -- had evolved, and the musical arrangements were tighter and more purposeful. The result was the Eagles best-realized and most popular album so far. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 25 Title: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 Released: 1976-02-17 Tracks: 10 Duration: 43:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:29) 2 Witchy Woman (04:10) 3 Lyin’ Eyes (06:21) 4 Already Gone (04:13) 5 Desperado (03:33) 6 One of These Nights (04:50) 7 Tequila Sunrise (02:52) 8 Take It to the Limit (04:48) 9 Peaceful, Easy Feeling (04:16) 10 Best of My Love (04:35) |
| Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 : Allmusic album Review : On their first four albums, the Eagles were at pains to demonstrate that they were a group of at least near-equals, each getting a share of the songwriting credits and lead vocals. But this compilation drawn from those albums, comprising the groups nine Top 40 hits plus "Desperado," demonstrates that this evenhandedness did not extend to singles -- as far as those go, the Eagles belong to Glenn Frey and Don Henley. The tunes are melodic, and the arrangements -- full of strummed acoustic guitars over a rock rhythm section often playing a shuffle beat, topped by tenor-dominated harmonies -- are immediately engaging. There is also a lyrical consistency to the songs, which often concern romantic uncertainties in an atmosphere soaked in intoxicants. The narrators of the songs usually seem exhausted, if not satiated, and the loping rhythms are appropriate to these impressions. All of which means that, unlike the albums from which they come, these songs make up a collection consistent in mood and identity, which may help explain why Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) works so much better than the bands previous discs and practically makes them redundant. No wonder it was such a big hit out of the box, topping the charts and becoming the first album ever certified platinum. Still, there must be more to it, since the album wasnt just a big hit, but one of the biggest ever, becoming one of the very few discs to cross the threshold of 20 million copies and competing for the title of best-selling album of all time. There may be no explaining that, really, except to note that this was the pervasive music of the first half of the 1970s, and somehow it never went away. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 25 Title: Hotel California Released: 1976-12-08 Tracks: 9 Duration: 43:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hotel California (06:30) 2 New Kid in Town (05:03) 3 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 4 Wasted Time (04:56) 5 Wasted Time (reprise) (01:23) 6 Victim of Love (04:09) 7 Pretty Maids All in a Row (03:58) 8 Try and Love Again (05:10) 9 The Last Resort (07:28) |
| Hotel California : Allmusic album Review : The Eagles took 18 months between their fourth and fifth albums, reportedly spending eight months in the studio recording Hotel California. The album was also their first to be made without Bernie Leadon, who had given the band much of its country flavor, and with rock guitarist Joe Walsh. As a result, the album marks a major leap for the Eagles from their earlier work, as well as a stylistic shift toward mainstream rock. An even more important aspect, however, is the emergence of Don Henley as the bands dominant voice, both as a singer and a lyricist. On the six songs to which he contributes, Henley sketches a thematic statement that begins by using California as a metaphor for a dark, surreal world of dissipation; comments on the ephemeral nature of success and the attraction of excess; branches out into romantic disappointment; and finally sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America that borders on nihilism. Of course, the lyrics kick in some time after one has appreciated the albums music, which marks a peak in the Eagles playing. Early on, the group couldnt rock convincingly, but the rhythm section of Henley and Meisner has finally solidified, and the electric guitar work of Don Felder and Joe Walsh has arena-rock heft. In the early part of their career, the Eagles never seemed to get a sound big enough for their ambitions; after changes in producer and personnel, as well as a noticeable growth in creativity, Hotel California unveiled what seemed almost like a whole new band. It was a band that could be bombastic, but also one that made music worthy of the later tag of "classic rock," music appropriate for the arenas and stadiums the band was playing. The result was the Eagles biggest-selling regular album release, and one of the most successful rock albums ever. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 25 Title: The Long Run Released: 1979-09-24 Tracks: 10 Duration: 42:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Long Run (03:42) 2 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 3 In the City (03:46) 4 The Disco Strangler (02:46) 5 King of Hollywood (06:30) 6 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 7 Those Shoes (04:56) 8 Teenage Jail (03:46) 9 The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks (02:22) 10 The Sad Café (05:33) |
| The Long Run : Allmusic album Review : Three years in the making (which was considered an eternity in the 70s), the Eagles follow-up to the massively successful, critically acclaimed Hotel California was a major disappointment, even though it sold several million copies and threw off three hit singles. Those singles, in fact, provide some insight into the record. "Heartache Tonight" was an old-fashioned rock & roll song sung by Glenn Frey, while "I Cant Tell You Why" was a delicate ballad by Timothy B. Schmit, the bands newest member. Only "The Long Run," a conventional pop/rock tune with a Stax Records R&B flavor, bore the stamp and vocal signature of Don Henley, who had largely taken the reins of the band on Hotel California. Henley also dominated The Long Run, getting co-writing credits on nine of the ten songs, singing five lead vocals, and sharing another two with Frey. This time around, however, Henleys contributions were for the most part painfully slight. Only "The Long Run" and the regret-filled closing song, "The Sad Café," showed any of his usual craftsmanship. The album was dominated by second-rank songs like "The Disco Strangler," "King of Hollywood," and "Teenage Jail" that sounded like they couldnt have taken three hours much less three years to come up with. (Joe Walshs "In the City" was up to his usual standard, but it may not even have been an Eagles recording, having appeared months earlier on the soundtrack to The Warriors, where it was credited as a Walsh solo track.) Amazingly, The Long Run reportedly was planned as a double album before being truncated to a single disc. If these were the keepers, what could the rejects have sounded like? | ||
 | Album: 9 of 25 Title: Eagles Live Released: 1980-11-07 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:17:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hotel California (07:01) 2 Heartache Tonight (04:34) 3 I Can’t Tell You Why (05:18) 4 The Long Run (05:56) 5 New Kid in Town (05:23) 6 Lifes Been Good (09:37) 1 Seven Bridges Road (03:38) 2 Wasted Time (05:36) 3 Take It to the Limit (05:14) 4 Doolin‐Dalton (reprise II) (00:42) 5 Desperado (04:01) 6 Saturday Night (04:07) 7 All Night Long (05:34) 8 Life in the Fast Lane (05:09) 9 Take It Easy (05:22) |
| Eagles Live : Allmusic album Review : Although Eagles Live includes four tracks recorded in the fall of 1976 (thus allowing for the inclusion of departed singer Randy Meisner on "Take It to the Limit"), the bulk of the album comes from the end of the Eagles 1980 tour, just before they broke up, and it reflects their late concert repertoire, largely drawn from Hotel California and The Long Run. The occasional early song such as "Desperado" and "Take It Easy" turn up, but many of the major hits from the middle of the bands career -- "The Best of My Love," "One of These Nights," "Lyin Eyes" -- are missing, replaced by such curiosities as two extended selections from Joe Walshs solo career, "Lifes Been Good" and "All Night Long." At least Walsh introduces some live variations to his material; the rest of the Eagles seem determined to re-create the studio versions of their songs in concert, which may work for them live but almost makes a live recording superfluous. The previously unrecorded rendition of Steve Youngs "Seven Bridges Road" is welcome, and the album would have benefited from more surprises as well as a livelier approach to a live recording. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 25 Title: The Eagles / Desperado Released: 1982 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:13:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Witchy Woman (04:13) 3 Chug All Night (03:17) 4 Most of Us Are Sad (03:37) 5 Nightingale (04:08) 6 Train Leaves Here This Morning (04:12) 7 Take the Devil (04:02) 8 Earlybird (03:01) 9 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 10 Tryin’ (02:54) 11 Doolin‐Dalton (03:29) 12 Twenty‐One (02:10) 13 Out of Control (03:05) 14 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 15 Desperado (03:34) 16 Certain Kind of Fool (03:01) 17 Doolin‐Dalton (instrumental) (00:47) 18 Outlaw Man (03:34) 19 Saturday Night (03:20) 20 Bitter Creek (05:03) 21 Doolin‐Dalton / Desperado (reprise) (04:50) |
| The Eagles / Desperado : Allmusic album Review : Asylum Records compilation Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 turned out to be a financial bonanza, selling many millions of copies. But the downside of that equation was that the albums success cut the legs out from under the four regular LPs the collection had drawn from. Why should people buy those records when the best tracks from them were all on the hits album? In the early 1980s, Warner Communications, Asylums parent company, instituted a program to stimulate sales of cassettes. "Two on One" put two albums on one cassette. Here was a way to sell some more copies of those early Eagles albums; the first four LPs were included in the program. And as it happened, the Eagles catalog did break down neatly into groups of two. Eagles and Desperado were more country-oriented sets; On the Border and One of These Nights found them adding an extra guitarist and turning more to rock; Hotel California and The Long Run (a twofer released later in the series) were the groups superstar, arena rock sets. Balance is the key element of the Eagles self-titled debut album, a collection that contains elements of rock & roll, folk, and country, overlaid by vocal harmonies alternately suggestive of doo-wop, the Beach Boys, and the Everly Brothers. If the group kicks up its heels on rockers like "Chug All Night," "Nightingale," and "Tryin," it is equally convincing on ballads like "Most of Us Are Sad" and "Train Leaves Here This Morning." The album is also balanced among its members, who trade off on lead vocal chores and divide the songwriting such that Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner all get three writing or co-writing credits. (Fourth member Don Henley, with only one co-writing credit and two lead vocals, falls a little behind, while Jackson Browne, Gene Clark, and Jack Tempchin also figure in the writing credits.) The albums overall balance is worth keeping in mind because it produced three Top 40 hit singles that do not reflect that balance. "Take It Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" are similar-sounding midtempo folk-rock tunes sung by Frey that express the same sort of laid-back philosophy, as indicated by the word "easy" in both titles, while "Witchy Woman," a Henley vocal and co-composition, initiates the bands career-long examination of supernaturally evil females. These are the songs one remembers from Eagles, and they look forward to the eventual dominance of the band by Frey and Henley. But the complete album from which they come belongs as much to Leadons country-steeped playing and singing and to Meisners melodic rock & roll feel, which, on the release date, made it seem a more varied and consistent effort than it did later, when the singles had become overly familiar. If Henley was the sole member of the Eagles underrepresented on their debut album, he made up for it on their second, the "concept" album Desperado. The concept had to do with Old West outlaws, but it had no specific narrative. On Eagles, the group had already begun to marry itself to a Southwest sound and lyrical references, from the Indian-style introduction of "Witchy Woman" to the Winslow, AZ, address in "Take It Easy." All of this became more overt on Desperado, and it may be that Henley, who hailed from Northeast Texas, had the greatest affinity for the subject matter. In any case, he had co-writing credits on eight of the 11 selections and sang such key tracks as "Doolin-Dalton" and the title song. What would become recognizable as Henleys lyrical touch was apparent on those songs, which bore a serious, world-weary tone. Henley had begun co-writing with Frey, and they contributed the albums strongest material, which included the first single, "Tequila Sunrise," and "Desperado" (strangely, never released as a single). But where Eagles seemed deliberately to balance the bands many musical styles and the talents of the bands members, Desperado, despite its overarching theme, often seemed a collection of disparate tracks -- "Out of Control" was a raucous rocker, while "Desperado" was a painfully slow ballad backed by strings -- with other band members contributions tacked on rather than integrated. Meisner was down to two co-writing credits and one lead vocal ("Certain Kind of Fool"), while Leadons two songs, "Twenty-One" and "Bitter Creek," seemed to come from a different record entirely. The result was an album that was simultaneously more ambitious and serious-minded than its predecessor and also slighter and less consistent. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 25 Title: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Released: 1982 Tracks: 10 Duration: 46:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hotel California (06:30) 2 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 3 Seven Bridges Road (02:57) 4 Victim of Love (04:09) 5 The Sad Café (05:33) 6 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 7 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 8 New Kid in Town (05:03) 9 The Long Run (03:42) 10 After the Thrill Is Gone (04:40) |
| Greatest Hits, Volume 2 : Allmusic album Review : With the Eagles having officially disbanded in May 1982, leaving behind eight Top 40 hits that followed the release of the spectacularly successful Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Asylum Records naturally compiled a second hits collection for fall 1982 release. Seven of those hits were included (the exception being the seasonal "Please Come Home for Christmas"), along with three LP tracks, one each from One of These Nights, Hotel California, and The Long Run. Disdained by longtime fans and by the Eagles themselves, the collection was perfect for listeners who knew the band through number one radio hits like "New Kid in Town," "Hotel California," and "Heartache Tonight." It also spared them having to buy mediocre albums like The Long Run and Eagles Live just to have copies of the best-known songs from those releases. No wonder, then, that over the years, Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 achieved multi-platinum status. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 25 Title: The Best of Eagles Released: 1985-01-01 Tracks: 13 Duration: 59:20 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 3 Desperado (03:34) 4 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 5 The Best of My Love (04:34) 6 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 7 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 8 One of These Nights (04:50) 9 Hotel California (06:30) 10 New Kid in Town (05:03) 11 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 12 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 13 The Long Run (03:42) |
 | Album: 13 of 25 Title: The Legend of Eagles Released: 1987 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:04:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 3 Desperado (03:34) 4 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 5 The Best of My Love (04:34) 6 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 7 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 8 The Long Run (03:42) 9 One of These Nights (04:50) 10 Hotel California (06:31) 11 New Kid in Town (05:03) 12 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 13 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 14 Heartache Tonight (04:26) |
 | Album: 14 of 25 Title: Alive Released: 1994 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:19:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Hotel California (07:05) 2 The Heart of the Matter (05:38) 3 New York Minute (06:16) 4 Pretty Maids All in a Row (04:19) 5 Tequila Sunrise (02:58) 6 Life in the Fast Lane (05:12) 7 Take It Easy (04:25) 8 Wasted Time (05:06) 9 Help Me Through the Night (03:54) 10 Get Over It (03:27) 11 The Last Resort (07:02) 12 Love Will Keep Us Alive (04:07) 13 The Girl From Yesterday (03:27) 14 I Cant Tell You Why (04:52) 15 In the City (03:55) 16 Lean to Be Still (04:17) 17 Desperado (03:41) |
 | Album: 15 of 25 Title: The Very Best of the Eagles Released: 1994-06-24 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:15:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Witchy Woman (04:13) 3 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 4 Doolin‐Dalton (03:29) 5 Desperado (03:34) 6 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 7 The Best of My Love (04:34) 8 James Dean (03:38) 9 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 10 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 11 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 12 One of These Nights (04:50) 13 Hotel California (06:30) 14 New Kid in Town (05:03) 15 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 16 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 17 The Long Run (03:42) |
| The Very Best of the Eagles : Allmusic album Review : Despite being a rather inconsistent act, the Eagles were one of the most successful rock bands of the 70s. Made up of five fine musicians (each with unquestionably superb vocal talent), the band blended impressive but often simple music with melodious vocal harmonies. This 1994 release attempts to collect the best tracks from the Eagles catalog. While it does succeed in compiling many of the finer songs, the need for certain tracks is questionable. On the whole, however, The Very Best Of retains the Eagles magic that typified their finer moments. For those unfamiliar with the Eagles music, this release will open eyes as to why the band is so revered. The album goes from strength to strength and only takes a small drop in quality in various places. Being slightly overlong at 71 minutes, this is as complete a best-of as one will find, but includes a few unnecessary tracks. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 25 Title: Hell Freezes Over Released: 1994-11-07 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:14:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Get Over It (03:31) 2 Love Will Keep Us Alive (04:03) 3 The Girl From Yesterday (03:24) 4 Learn to Be Still (04:28) 5 Tequila Sunrise (03:28) 6 Hotel California (07:12) 7 Wasted Time (05:19) 8 Pretty Maids All in a Row (04:26) 9 I Can’t Tell You Why (05:11) 10 New York Minute (06:37) 11 The Last Resort (07:24) 12 Take It Easy (04:36) 13 In the City (04:07) 14 Life in the Fast Lane (06:01) 15 Desperado (04:15) |
| Hell Freezes Over : Allmusic album Review : The Eagles first newly recorded album in 14 years gets off to a good start with the rocker "Get Over It," a timely piece of advice about accepting responsibility, followed by the tender ballad "Love Will Keep Us Alive," the country-styled "The Girl from Yesterday," and "Learn to Be Still," one of Don Henleys more thoughtful statements. Unfortunately, thats the extent of the albums new material. Essentially, Hell Freezes Over contains an EPs worth of new material followed by a live album. The Eagles, known for meticulously re-creating their studio recordings in concert, nevertheless released an earlier concert recording, Eagles Live, in 1980. Six songs from that set reappear here, and only one is in a noticeably different arrangement, with "Hotel California" receiving the acoustic treatment. As was true on Eagles Live, the group remains most interested in their later material, redoing five songs from the Hotel California LP and two from its follow-up, The Long Run, but finding space for only three songs from their early days: "Tequila Sunrise," "Take It Easy," and "Desperado," the last two of which were also on Eagles Live. As such, Hell Freezes Over is hard to justify as anything other than a souvenir for the Eagles reunion tour. That, however, did not keep it from topping the charts and selling in the millions. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 25 Title: Best Ballads Released: 1996 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:12:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Hotel California (07:23) 2 Take It Easy (03:31) 3 Sad Café (05:32) 4 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 5 New York Minute (06:35) 6 New Kid in Town (05:03) 7 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:54) 8 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 9 Wasted Time (05:16) 10 One of These Nights (04:52) 11 The Best of My Love (04:34) 12 The Girl From Yesterday (03:24) 13 Desperado (03:34) 14 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 15 Doolin‐Dalton (03:27) |
 | Album: 18 of 25 Title: Desperado Released: 1999 Tracks: 11 Duration: 35:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Doolin‐Dalton (03:29) 2 Twenty‐One (02:10) 3 Out of Control (03:05) 4 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 5 Desperado (03:34) 6 Certain Kind of Fool (03:01) 7 Doolin‐Dalton (instrumental) (00:47) 8 Outlaw Man (03:34) 9 Saturday Night (03:20) 10 Bitter Creek (05:03) 11 Doolin‐Dalton / Desperado (reprise) (04:50) |
| Desperado : Allmusic album Review : If Don Henley was the sole member of the Eagles underrepresented on their debut album, Eagles, with only two lead vocals and one co-songwriting credit, he made up for it on their follow-up, the "concept" album Desperado. The concept had to do with Old West outlaws, but it had no specific narrative. On Eagles, the group had already begun to marry itself to a Southwest sound and lyrical references, from the Indian-style introduction of "Witchy Woman" to the Winslow, AZ, address in "Take It Easy." All of this became more overt on Desperado, and it may be that Henley, who hailed from Northeast Texas, had the greatest affinity for the subject matter. In any case, he had co-writing credits on eight of the 11 selections and sang such key tracks as "Doolin-Dalton" and the title song. What would become recognizable as Henleys lyrical touch was apparent on those songs, which bore a serious, world-weary tone. Henley had begun co-writing with Glenn Frey, and they contributed the albums strongest material, which included the first single, "Tequila Sunrise," and "Desperado" (strangely never released as a single). But where Eagles seemed deliberately to balance the bands many musical styles and the talents of the bands members, Desperado, despite its overarching theme, often seemed a collection of disparate tracks -- "Out of Control" was a raucous rocker, while "Desperado" was a painfully slow ballad backed by strings -- with other bandmembers contributions tacked on rather than integrated. Randy Meisner was down to two co-writing credits and one lead vocal ("Certain Kind of Fool"), while Bernie Leadons two songs, "Twenty-One" and "Bitter Creek," seemed to come from a different record entirely. The result was an album that was simultaneously more ambitious and serious-minded than its predecessor and also slighter and less consistent. | ||
 | Album: 19 of 25 Title: Selected Works 1972–1999 Released: 2000-11-14 Tracks: 53 Duration: 3:59:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Hollywood Waltz (04:01) 3 Already Gone (04:15) 4 Doolin‐Dalton (03:29) 5 Midnight Flyer (03:58) 6 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 7 Witchy Woman (04:13) 8 Train Leaves Here This Morning (04:12) 9 Outlaw Man (03:34) 10 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 11 James Dean (03:38) 12 Saturday Night (03:20) 13 On the Border (05:14) 1 Wasted Time (reprise) (01:23) 2 Wasted Time (04:56) 3 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 4 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 5 Pretty Maids All in a Row (03:58) 6 Desperado (03:34) 7 Try and Love Again (05:10) 8 The Best of My Love (04:34) 9 New Kid in Town (05:03) 10 Love Will Keep Us Alive (04:02) 11 The Sad Café (05:33) 12 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 13 After the Thrill Is Gone (04:49) 1 One of These Nights (intro) (01:59) 2 One of These Nights (04:50) 3 Disco Strangler (02:45) 4 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 5 Hotel California (06:30) 6 Born to Boogie (02:16) 7 In the City (03:46) 8 Get Over It (03:30) 9 King of Hollywood (06:25) 10 Too Many Hands (04:41) 11 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 12 The Long Run (03:42) 13 Long Run Leftovers (03:02) 14 The Last Resort (07:28) 15 Random Victims, Part 3 (09:42) 1 Hotel California (06:57) 2 Victim of Love (05:01) 3 Peaceful Easy Feeling (05:23) 4 Please Come Home for Christmas (03:00) 5 Ol 55 (05:20) 6 Take It to the Limit (04:02) 7 Those Shoes (06:12) 8 Funky New Year (03:45) 9 Dirty Laundry (05:54) 10 Funk #49 (03:47) 11 All She Wants to Do Is Dance (05:20) 12 The Best of My Love (05:06) |
| Selected Works 1972–1999 : Allmusic album Review : The relative sonic neglect suffered by the Eagles catalog was the fault of the bands consistent success -- with the original albums and hits collections still selling year after year, why bother to upgrade? Finally, however, longtime Eagles producer Bill Szymczyk remastered their albums in 1999, and the band put together a box set. Including most of their hits (the exception is "Seven Bridges Road") and lots of album tracks, the four-CD set regroups the Eagles material into three categories: "The Early Days," which consists of 13 tracks from their first four albums; "The Ballads"; and "The Fast Lane," i.e., rhythm songs. The fourth disc is drawn from their millennium concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. While their early albums balanced the contributions of their members, "The Early Days" is dominated by Glenn Frey and Don Henley; that means a few worthy efforts are missing, but the selection is generally good. "The Ballads" is a straightforward collection of popular slow songs. Along with their more uptempo hits, "The Fast Lane" contains what little unreleased material there is, but anyone hoping for greatness is going to be disappointed. The Eagles have gone out of their way in "The Millennium Concert" to perform songs out of their usual repertoire, including several solo hits and both sides of their 1978 seasonal single, "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Funky New Year." Much of this is minor or atypical material, but at least the unusually animated band members were trying (though it sounds like there was plenty of studio overdubbing). The overall result is a nearly four-hour collection that is something of a hodgepodge. There are enough rarities to bait the hook for hardcore Eagles fans, but not really satisfy them, and casual fans will probably be better off with the two single-disc hits collections. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 25 Title: The Very Best Of / The Complete Greatest Hits Released: 2003-10-20 Tracks: 33 Duration: 2:25:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Witchy Woman (04:13) 3 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 4 Desperado (03:34) 5 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 6 Doolin‐Dalton (03:29) 7 Already Gone (04:15) 8 The Best of My Love (04:34) 9 James Dean (03:38) 10 Ol’ 55 (04:21) 11 Midnight Flyer (03:58) 12 On the Border (04:23) 13 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 14 One of These Nights (04:50) 15 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 16 After the Thrill Is Gone (03:56) 17 Hotel California (06:30) 1 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 2 Wasted Time (04:56) 3 Victim of Love (04:09) 4 The Last Resort (07:28) 5 New Kid in Town (05:03) 6 Please Come Home for Christmas (03:00) 7 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 8 The Sad Café (05:33) 9 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 10 The Long Run (03:42) 11 In the City (03:46) 12 Those Shoes (04:56) 13 Seven Bridges Road (live) (03:04) 14 Love Will Keep Us Alive (04:02) 15 Get Over It (03:30) 16 Hole in the World (04:19) |
| The Very Best Of / The Complete Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : While this superfluous compilation does cover some of the Eagles most celebrated songs, it cant hold a candle to the bands best-selling disc, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975). Furthermore, theres nothing truly "complete" about this album, as it leaves off some classic material in favor of such forgettable filler as "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Hole in the World." Of the Eagles many hits collections, live albums, and boxed sets, The Complete Greatest Hits isnt the most poorly constructed disc of the bunch, but it still displays an incomplete picture of a band whose catalog deserves better representation. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 25 Title: Long Road Out of Eden Released: 2007-10-29 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:30:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 No More Walks in the Wood (02:00) 2 How Long (03:16) 3 Busy Being Fabulous (04:20) 4 What Do I Do With My Heart (03:54) 5 Guilty of the Crime (03:43) 6 I Dont Want to Hear Any More (04:21) 7 Waiting in the Weeds (07:46) 8 No More Cloudy Days (04:03) 9 Fast Company (04:00) 10 Do Something (05:12) 11 You Are Not Alone (02:24) 1 Long Road Out of Eden (10:17) 2 I Dreamed There Was No War (01:37) 3 Somebody (04:09) 4 Frail Grasp on the Big Picture (05:46) 5 Last Good Time in Town (07:07) 6 I Love to Watch a Woman Dance (03:16) 7 Business as Usual (05:31) 8 Center of the Universe (03:42) 9 Its Your World Now (04:22) |
| Long Road Out of Eden : Allmusic album Review : Just because it took them 13 years to deliver a studio sequel to their 1994 live album Hell Freezes Over, dont say it took the Eagles a long time to cash in on their reunion. They started cashing in almost immediately, driving up ticket prices into the stratosphere as they played gigs on a semi-regular basis well into the new millennium. So, why did it take them so long to record a new studio album? It could be down to the bands notoriously testy relations -- Don Felder did leave and sue the band in the interim, settling out of court in 2007 -- it could be that they were running out some contractual clause somewhere, it could be that they were waiting for the money to be right, or the music to be right. It doesnt really matter: there was no pressing need for a new album. Fans were satisfied by the oldies, and the band kept raking in the dough, so they could take their time making a new album. And did they ever take their time -- the 13-year gap between Hell Freezes Over and Long Road Out of Eden, their first album since 1979s The Long Run, was nearly as long as that between their 1980 breakup and 1994 reunion. Far from indulging in a saturation campaign for this long-awaited record, the Eagles released the double-disc Long Road Out of Eden with surgical precision, indulging in few interviews and bypassing conventional retail outlets in favor of an exclusive release with Wal-Mart, which is not only the biggest retailer in America but also where a good chunk of the bands contemporary audience -- equal parts aging classic rockers and country listeners -- shops. (The album was also available on the groups official website, eaglesband.com via musictoday.com.) It was a savvy move to release Long Road Out of Eden as a Wal-Mart exclusive, but the album is savvier still, crafted to evoke the spirit and feel of the Eagles biggest hits. Nearly every one of their classic rock radio staples has a doppelgänger here, as the J.D. Souther-written "How Long" recalls "Take It Easy," the stiff funk of "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" echoes back to the clenched riffs of "Life in the Fast Lane," and while perhaps these arent exact replicas, theres no denying its possible to hear echoes of everything from "Lyin Eyes" and "Desperado" to "Life in the Fast Lane," and Timothy B. Schmit turns Paul Carracks "I Dont Want to Hear Anymore" into a soft rock gem to stand alongside his own "I Cant Tell You Why." Its all calculated, all designed to hearken back to their past and keep the customer satisfied, but yet it often manages to avoid sounding crass, as the songs are usually strong and the sound is right, capturing the groups peaceful, easy harmonies and Joe Walshs guitar growl in equal measure. The Eagles burrow so deeply into their classic sound that they sound utterly disconnected from modern times, no matter how hard Don Henley strives to say something, anything about the wretched state of the world on "Long Road Out of Eden," "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture," and "Business as Usual." These tunes are riddled with 21st century imagery, but sonically they play as companions to Henleys brooding end-of-the-80s hit The End of the Innocence, both in their heavy-handed sobriety and deliberate pace and their big-budget production. That trio fits neatly into the second disc of Long Road Out of Eden, which generally feels stuck in the late 80s, as Walsh spends seven minutes grooving on "Last Good Time in Town" as if he were a Southwestern Jimmy Buffett with a worldbeat penchant, Glenn Frey sings Jack Tempchin and John Brannens "Somebody" as if it were a sedated, cheerful "Smugglers Blues," and the whole thing feels polished with outdated synthesizers. None of this is necessarily bad, however, as its all executed well and the doggedly out-of-fashion sonics only make the songs more reminiscent of the Eagles older records, especially if their solo work from the 80s is part of the equation. If that second disc does seem a bit like the Eagles lost album from the Reagan years, the first disc recalls their mellow country-rock records of the 70s -- that is, if Joe Walsh had been around to sing Frankie Millers blues-rocker "Guilty of the Crime" to balance out Henley and Freys "Busy Being Fabulous" and "What Do I Do with My Heart," a counterpoint that serves the band well. That first disc is the stronger of the two, but the two discs do fit together well, as they wind up touching upon all of the bands different eras, from the early days to their solo hits. Its designed to please those fans who have been happy to hear the same songs over and over again, whether its on the radio or in those pricey concerts -- listeners who want new songs that feel old, but not stale. Thats precisely what Long Road Out of Eden provides, as its an album meticulously crafted to fit within the bands legacy without tarnishing it. | ||
 | Album: 22 of 25 Title: The Studio Albums 1972–1979 Released: 2013-10-29 Tracks: 59 Duration: 4:02:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Witchy Woman (04:13) 3 Chug All Night (03:17) 4 Most of Us Are Sad (03:37) 5 Nightingale (04:08) 6 Train Leaves Here This Morning (04:12) 7 Take the Devil (04:02) 8 Earlybird (03:01) 9 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:18) 10 Tryin’ (02:54) 1 Doolin‐Dalton (03:29) 2 Twenty‐One (02:10) 3 Out of Control (03:05) 4 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 5 Desperado (03:34) 6 Certain Kind of Fool (03:01) 7 Doolin‐Dalton (instrumental) (00:47) 8 Outlaw Man (03:34) 9 Saturday Night (03:20) 10 Bitter Creek (05:03) 11 Doolin‐Dalton / Desperado (reprise) (04:50) 1 Already Gone (04:15) 2 You Never Cry Like a Lover (04:00) 3 Midnight Flyer (03:58) 4 My Man (03:30) 5 On the Border (04:23) 6 James Dean (03:38) 7 Ol’ 55 (04:21) 8 Is It True? (03:14) 9 Good Day in Hell (04:26) 10 The Best of My Love (04:34) 1 One of These Nights (04:50) 2 Too Many Hands (04:41) 3 Hollywood Waltz (04:01) 4 Journey of the Sorcerer (06:37) 5 Lyin’ Eyes (06:22) 6 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 7 Visions (03:56) 8 After the Thrill Is Gone (03:56) 9 I Wish You Peace (03:43) 1 Hotel California (06:30) 2 New Kid in Town (05:03) 3 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 4 Wasted Time (04:56) 5 Wasted Time (reprise) (01:23) 6 Victim of Love (04:09) 7 Pretty Maids All in a Row (03:58) 8 Try and Love Again (05:10) 9 The Last Resort (07:28) 1 The Long Run (03:42) 2 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 3 In the City (03:46) 4 The Disco Strangler (02:46) 5 King of Hollywood (06:30) 6 Heartache Tonight (04:26) 7 Those Shoes (04:56) 8 Teenage Jail (03:46) 9 The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks (02:22) 10 The Sad Café (05:33) |
| The Studio Albums 1972–1979 : Allmusic album Review : In 2005, Warner/Rhino released a limited-edition box containing all the albums from the Eagles, including their double-live and a bonus disc of their seasonal single "Please Come Home for Christmas." It retailed for $129.98. In 2013, the label put out the Studio Albums 1972-1979 box, which contains everything in the previous box minus the live and bonus disc. It retails for $39.44. The price difference is great enough to forgive the absence of the live material and Christmas track; for as good as they are, theyre not worth about $100. | ||
 | Album: 23 of 25 Title: Unplugged 1994: The Second Night Released: 2016-07-01 Tracks: 24 Duration: 2:11:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Peaceful Easy Feeling (06:11) 2 Best of My Love (05:39) 3 Tequila Sunrise (03:45) 4 Help Me Thru the Night (04:48) 5 The Heart of the Matter (06:38) 6 Love Will Keep Us Alive (05:42) 7 Learn to Be Still (05:01) 8 Hotel California (07:21) 9 Wasted Time (05:24) 10 Wasted Time (reprise) (01:30) 11 Lover’s Moon (04:03) 12 Pretty Maids All in a Row (04:39) 1 I Can’t Tell You Why (07:26) 2 The Girl From Yesterday (05:44) 3 New York Minute (08:15) 4 The Last Resort (07:18) 5 Introductions (01:37) 6 Take It Easy (05:09) 7 One of These Nights (04:47) 8 In the City (05:07) 9 Heartache Tonight (04:59) 10 Life in the Fast Lane (08:31) 11 Get Over It (06:13) 12 Desperado (05:13) |
 | Album: 24 of 25 Title: Legacy Released: 2018-11-02 Tracks: 131 Duration: 9:40:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (03:31) 2 Witchy Woman (04:10) 3 Chug All Night (03:15) 4 Most of Us Are Sad (03:35) 5 Nightingale (04:05) 6 Train Leaves Here This Morning (04:10) 7 Take the Devil (04:00) 8 Earlybird (02:59) 9 Peaceful Easy Feeling (04:17) 10 Tryin’ (02:55) 1 Doolin‐Dalton (03:27) 2 Twenty‐One (02:09) 3 Out of Control (03:04) 4 Tequila Sunrise (02:53) 5 Desperado (03:33) 6 Certain Kind of Fool (03:01) 7 Doolin‐Dalton (instrumental version) (00:47) 8 Outlaw Man (03:33) 9 Saturday Night (03:20) 10 Bitter Creek (05:01) 11 Doolin‐Dalton / Desperado (reprise) (04:51) 1 Already Gone (04:15) 2 You Never Cry Like a Lover (04:00) 3 Midnight Flyer (03:58) 4 My Man (03:29) 5 On the Border (04:23) 6 James Dean (03:38) 7 Ol’ 55 (04:21) 8 Is It True? (03:14) 9 Good Day in Hell (04:25) 10 The Best of My Love (04:34) 1 One of These Nights (04:51) 2 Too Many Hands (04:40) 3 Hollywood Waltz (04:01) 4 Journey of the Sorcerer (06:37) 5 Lyin’ Eyes (06:21) 6 Take It to the Limit (04:47) 7 Visions (03:58) 8 After the Thrill Is Gone (03:56) 9 I Wish You Peace (03:45) 1 Hotel California (06:31) 2 New Kid in Town (05:04) 3 Life in the Fast Lane (04:46) 4 Wasted Time (04:56) 5 Wasted Time (reprise) (01:23) 6 Victim of Love (04:10) 7 Pretty Maids All in a Row (03:59) 8 Try and Love Again (05:11) 9 The Last Resort (07:24) 1 The Long Run (03:41) 2 I Can’t Tell You Why (04:55) 3 In the City (03:44) 4 The Disco Strangler (02:44) 5 King of Hollywood (06:27) 6 Heartache Tonight (04:25) 7 Those Shoes (04:54) 8 Teenage Jail (03:43) 9 The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks (02:18) 10 The Sad Cafe (05:32) 1 No More Walks in the Wood (02:00) 2 How Long (03:16) 3 Busy Being Fabulous (04:20) 4 What Do I Do With My Heart (03:54) 5 Guilty of the Crime (03:43) 6 I Don’t Want to Hear Any More (04:21) 7 Waiting in the Weeds (07:46) 8 No More Cloudy Days (04:03) 9 Fast Company (04:00) 10 Do Something (05:12) 11 You Are Not Alone (02:22) 1 Long Road Out of Eden (10:16) 2 I Dreamed There Was No War (01:37) 3 Somebody (04:09) 4 Frail Grasp on the Big Picture (05:46) 5 Last Good Time in Town (07:07) 6 I Love to Watch a Woman Dance (03:16) 7 Business as Usual (05:31) 8 Center of the Universe (03:42) 9 It’s Your World Now (04:19) 1 Hotel California (live in Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) (07:01) 2 Heartache Tonight (live in Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) (04:34) 3 I Can’t Tell You Why (live in Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) (05:18) 4 The Long Run (live in Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) (05:52) 5 New Kid in Town (live at the Forum, 10/22/1976) (05:54) 6 Life’s Been Good (live at Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) (08:58) 7 Seven Bridges Road (live at Santa Monica, 7/28/1980) (03:40) 8 Wasted Time (live at the Forum, 10/22/1976) (05:21) 9 Take It to the Limit (live at the Forum, 10/20/1976) (05:14) 10 Doolin‐Dalton (reprise II, live at the Forum, 10/21/76) (00:42) 11 Desperado (live at the Forum, 10/21/1976) (03:58) 12 Saturday Night (live at Santa Monica, 7/28/1980) (03:47) 13 All Night Long (live at Santa Monica, 7/27/1980) (05:35) 14 Life in the Fast Lane (live at long Beach, 07/31/1980) (05:10) 15 Take It Easy (live at Santa Monica, 7/27/1980) (05:17) 1 Get Over It (03:31) 2 Love Will Keep Us Alive (04:03) 3 The Girl From Yesterday (03:24) 4 Learn to Be Still (04:28) 5 Tequila Sunrise (live on MTV, 1994) (03:28) 6 Hotel California (live on MTV, 1994) (07:12) 7 Wasted Time (live on MTV, 1994) (05:19) 8 Pretty Maids All in a Row (live on MTV, 1994) (04:26) 9 I Can’t Tell You Why (live on MTV, 1994) (05:11) 10 New York Minute (live on MTV, 1994) (06:37) 11 The Last Resort (live on MTV, 1994) (07:24) 12 Take It Easy (live on MTV, 1994) (04:36) 13 In the City (live on MTV, 1994) (04:07) 14 Life in the Fast Lane (live on MTV, 1994) (06:01) 15 Desperado (live on MTV, 1994) (04:15) 1 Hotel California (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (06:56) 2 Victim of Love (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (05:01) 3 Peaceful Easy Feeling (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (04:32) 4 Please Come Home for Christmas (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (03:53) 5 Ol’ 55 (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (05:19) 6 Take It to the Limit (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (04:02) 7 Those Shoes (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (06:12) 8 Funky New Year (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (03:45) 9 Dirty Laundry (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (05:54) 10 Funk 49 (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (03:47) 11 All She Wants to Do Is Dance (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (05:21) 12 The Best of My Love (live at Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999) (05:04) 1 Take It Easy (single version) (03:25) 2 Get You in the Mood (03:53) 3 Outlaw Man (single version) (03:35) 4 Best of My Love (single edit) (03:32) 5 One of These Nights (single edit) (03:36) 6 Lyin’ Eyes (single edit) (04:16) 7 Take It to the Limit (single edit) (03:49) 8 Please Come Home for Christmas (single version) (02:59) 9 Funky New Year (04:02) 10 Hole in the World (04:16) |
 | Album: 25 of 25 Title: Singles & B‐Sides Released: 2018-11-05 Tracks: 10 Duration: 37:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Take It Easy (single version) (03:25) 2 Get You in the Mood (03:53) 3 Outlaw Man (single version) (03:35) 4 Best of My Love (single edit) (03:32) 5 One of These Nights (single edit) (03:36) 6 Lyin’ Eyes (single edit) (04:16) 7 Take It to the Limit (single edit) (03:49) 8 Please Come Home for Christmas (single version) (02:59) 9 Funky New Year (04:02) 10 Hole in the World (04:19) |