I was just reminded why I don't like most Eagles songs.

[Archae]

Except for the live version of "Hotel California" and their instrumental works.

Their songs are soap operas that run 3-4 minutes. :puke:

[Fenris]

1. How dare you defame the name of "Doolin' Dalton"!

I hate the fucking Eagles.

[TrustingDog]

4. Take It Easy, Fenris.

[TrustingDog]

2. Argh,... Hotel Cal is the Only Eagles I can't stomach....

hehe. Kinda reminds me of the movie The big Lebowski... while in the taxi cab back from the Porno King he says... the Eagles? Man, I hate the Eagles.....

[freetobegay]

3. Well you know what they say.

Opinions are like assholes, every one has one.

[FredScuttle]

8. Yeah, and the Eagles had six of 'em

EOM

[freetobegay]

9. Talking about their greatest hits?

I think that number is higher. :)

[FredScuttle]

18. No, assholes

[Guaranteed]

28. LOL that's a lot of assholes...

Lots of opinions, too. Too bad there wasn't much musical talent.

[TrustingDog]

10. Opinions

Are like assholes, everyone has one, and everyone else's stinks.

[tridim]

5. I don't like em much either

but you know what? The were better than about 95% of other acts in pop music history.

[koopie57]

6. after their last concert around here

and they "couldn't" do any interviews with the local radio stations, we call them the "egos".

[Mobius]

7. Yeah that, and they all make you wanna kill yourself

also reminds me of a HATED ex-boyfriend :puke:

[Zorra]

11. Yeah. They are great musicians, and have great vocal harmonies,

but most of their lyrics are not world changers.

I like the lead guitar work on some songs, it's tasty and the solos are interestingly constructed.

[PoliticsSportsMusic]

12. What?? Eagles were a great band

but then I doubt any of you would know the difference between a minor pentatonic and a harmonic minor. I was watching the top 25 guitarist of all-time on VH1 and they had Chuck Berry at number 17!?!?!? Anyone who knows anything about rock music and guitar knows that there are only 3 guitar players....CB,Jimi,and Van Halen...everybody else is just a cheap copy of those three. When each of them came out they took rock music to a new level of musicianship that it hadn't seen up to that time...and everybody tried to copy them...the only true inovators of rock guitar were these three. You can probably throw Yngwie in that group but he hasn't had near the influence of the others but his combination of Rock and Classical is astonishing. It never fails to amaze me how people who know nothing about music feel they are experts.

[Tom Kitten]

14. Nonsense

Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, John Cippollina, Steve Howe, Jimmy Page, John Fogerty, Peter Green, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Greg Sage, Carlos Santana, T.S. McPhee, Jerry Garcia, Al DiMeola, Franco,even Johnny Ramone are just cheap copies of Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen?

I don't know the difference between a minor pentatonic and a harmonic minor...can you link me to a source where Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen describes the distinction in detail?

[Unperson 309]

16. ... and SLASH!

Guns 'n' Roses, the one album wonders, were set on self destruct right out of the box, and he has done nothing worth it since, but SLASH RULED!

Briefly.

309

25. I agree to a piont

But I bet Eddie Van Halen could discuss it easily, as he was a classically trained pianist in Holland(?) before he took up guitar.

24. I would have to add to that threesome -

Dick Dale, Brian May, and George Harrison may not be in the top 5 list of guitarists, but they have styles that are 100% original.

[1monster]

13. I love the Eagles!! So There! ;:op

City girls just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a smile...


I like the way your sparkling earrings lie
Against you skin so brown...


It's another Tequila Sunrise...


Well, I'm runnin' down the road
Tryin' to loosen my load
Got seven women on my mind.
Two that wanna own me...

You've made me nostalgic. Think I'll go upstairs and root through all my old LPs...

[TheWizardOfMudd]

17. Eagles are the greatest American rock group ever

Henley and Frey are the closest we have come to Lennon and McCartney.

Some people are just too young and inexperienced to understand, 1monster.

[Donkeyboy75]

20. Ah, the classic argument.

"You disagree with me because you are young and/or naive."

:puke:

[TheWizardOfMudd]

22. What other rock group is/was more American?

See history.

Don't feel bad. ;)

[skooooo]

15. I think they suck too...

..with the exception of a few good songs.

[Nevernose]

19. They're they best country/Western band EVER.

n/t

[TheWizardOfMudd]

21. NO!

Arguably, Buck Owens & The Buckaroos. But then, I might be doing a disservice to the Beatles and Rolling Stones by typing that.

[Nevernose]

23. THEEEYYYYYRRRREEE gonna put me in the MOOvies

They're gonna make a big star out of me...

Did he have any other hits?

My personal way of telling if a song is really country or not:
I'm from Texas, and when I sing or drink, I have a twang. When I sing "Lyin' Eyes," one quickly realizes it for the c/w song that it really is.

The Beatles recorded a few c/w songs; the Eagles recorded a few rock n' roll songs.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

26. Yea Buck Owens had four or five other hits

You don't know what they were?

[Nevernose]

27. Well, shit. How old do you think I AM?

Or maybe the better question is: Just how old ARE you, anyway? I only know about buck Owens because I'm a Bealemaniac (albeit a young one)

[alphafemale]

29. I Love the lyrics and music of "The Last Resort"

So the Eagle's work is not "challenging" or "artsy."

It was mostly fun, memorable songs by guys who could harmonize and solo and none of them were hard to look at.