Artist Survey #14: The Eagles

[Dawn]

Today’s featured artist is:

The Eagles



Favorite group member: Glenn Frey

Most underrated group member: Don Felder

Best vocalist: Timothy B. Schmidt

Best musician: Joe Walsh

Favorite Eagles songs:
1. One of These Nights
2. I Can’t Tell You Why
3. Best of My Love
4. Lyin’ Eyes
5. Take It to the Limit
6. Hotel California
7. New Kid in Town
8. Take It Easy
9. Witchy Woman
10. Life in the Fast Lane
11. In the City
12. The Long Run
13. Already Gone
14. Desperado
15. On the Border

Most underrated song: In the City

Any songs you feel are overrated? Hole in the World

Best vocals: I Can’t Tell You Why

Best instrumentation: One of These Nights

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: Witchy Woman

Favorite album(s): The Long Run and Hotel California

Favorite album cover: Hotel California

First 45 you owned: One of These Nights
First LP: Greatest Hits Vol. 1
First cassette: Greatest Hits Vol. 2
First CD: Very Best of

Favorite Glenn Frey solo: The One You Love

Favorite Don Henley solo: Dirty Laundry

Favorite Joe Walsh solo(s): All Night Long, A Life of Illusion

[Ken]

Hey Dawn:)

Great pic!

Favorite group member: Don Henley / Glenn Frey

Most underrated group member: Bernie Leadon / Don Felder

Best vocalist: Timothy B. Schmidt / Randy Meisner

Best musician: Joe Walsh / Don Felder

Favorite Eagles songs:
1.Take It Easy
2.Peaceful Easy Feeling
3.Try and Love Again
4.Hotel California
5. Is it True ?
6.Trying
7.In The City
8.Pretty Maids all In a Row
9.Already Gone
10.Chug All Night
11.Tequila Sunrise
12.Outlaw Man
13.Heartache Tonight
14.Seven Bridges Road
15.Life In The Fast Lane
16.Out Of Control
17.Desperado
18.Twenty - One
19.Best Of My Love
20.Take It To The Limit
21.I Wish You Peace
22.I Can't Tell You Why
23.Ol '55
24.Those Shoes

Most underrated song: I Wish You Peace

Any songs you feel are overrated? No ,not really

Best vocals: I Can’t Tell You Why -would have to agree

Best instrumentation: Hotel California

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: Peaceful Easy Feeling

Favorite album(s): Hotel California , Desperado , One Of These Nights

Favorite album cover: Hotel California

First 45 you owned: One of These Nights
First LP: Hotel California
First cassette: none
First CD: Hotel California

Favorite Glenn Frey solo: I Found Somebody

Favorite Don Henley solo: Sunset Grill

Favorite Joe Walsh solo(s):Rocky Mountain Way , At The Station, All Night Long, A Life of Illusion , Waffle Stomp , I Can Play That Rock "N" Roll , Life's Been Good.

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Ken said:

Hey Dawn:)

Favorite Eagles songs:
1.Take It Easy
2.Peaceful Easy Feeling
3.Try and Love Again
4.Hotel California
5. Is it True ?
6.Trying
7.In The City
8.Pretty Maids all In a Row
9.Already Gone
10.Chug All Night
11.Tequila Sunrise
12.Outlaw Man
13.Heartache Tonight
14.Seven Bridges Road
15.Life In The Fast Lane
16.Out Of Control
17.Desperado
18.Twenty - One
19.Best Of My Love
20.Take It To The Limit
21.I Wish You Peace
22.I Can't Tell You Why
23.Ol '55

Favorite Glenn Frey solo: Not Enough Love in The world

No Those Shoes, Ken?

Actually, that's Henley solo buddy!

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Cool pic, cool lineup!

Group member-Timothy B.

Underrated-Timothy B.

Vocalist-Timothy B.

Musician-Joe Walsh

15. Life in the Fast Lane
14. Lyin’ Eyes
13. James Dean
12. Witchy Woman
11. Victim of Love
10. Best of My Love
9. New Kid in Town
8. In the City
7. Take it to the Limit
6. Sad Café
5. On the Border
4. I Can’t Tell You Why
3. One of These Nights
2. Ol’ 55
1. Those Shoes

Underrated-Ol' 55

Overrated-HOTEL CALIFORNIA!!!

Vocals-I Can't Tell You Why

Instrumentation-Those Shoes (all the way!!)

First heard-Probably Take it Easy

Album-The Long Run, On the Border

Cover-The Long Run

45-Heartache Tonight (hand me down from my mom)
LP-Either Hotel California or The Long Run
Cassette-Borrowed Greatest Hits Volume 2 from someone and never gave it back
CD-Greatest Hits

Glen Frey-Sexy Girl

Don Henley-Not Enough Love in the World

Joe Walsh-At the Station (BIG time!!!)

[Ken]

SAT-Laney's said:

No Those Shoes, Ken?

Actually, that's Henley solo buddy!

Whoops! - That was Henley, thanks Adam! I'll have to fix that.

How could I forget Those Shoes!! , it is excellent - I'm going to add it

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Ken said:

Whoops! - That was Henley, thanks Adam! I'll have to fix that.

Those Shoes is excellent - I'm going to add it

I figured that was just a brain slip.

I kinda figured you liked that tune too.

[Ken]

SAT-Laney's said:

I figured that was just a brain slip.

I kinda figured you liked that tune too.

LOL indeed it was.

Yup , I do.

[djdave]

Favorite group member: Glenn Frey

Most underrated group member: Bernie Leadon

Best vocalist: Glenn Frey

Best musician: Joe Walsh

Favorite Eagles songs:
#1!-HOTEL CALIFORNIA
2. I can't tell you why
3. Heartache tonight
4. One of these nights
5. New kid in town
6.Already gone
7. The long run
8. Take it easy
9. Life in the fast lane
10. Witchy woman
11. Take it to the limit
12. Peaceful easy feeling
13. Victim of love
14. Lyin' eyes
15. In the city
16. Best of my love
17. The sad cafe
18. Please come home for Christmas
19. Wasted time
20. The disco strangler
21. Tequila sunrise
22. Seven bridges road
23. Pretty maids all in a row
24. After the thrill is gone
25. Ol' 55
26. The last resort
27. On the border
28. Good day in hell
29. Outlaw man
30. The Greeks don't want no freaks
31. James Dean
32. Desperado
33. Those shoes
34. Get over it
35. Teenage jail
36. Chug all night
37. Hole in the world
38. Saturday night
39. Try and love again
40. Midnight flyer
41. Doolin' Dalton
42. Hollywood waltz
43. Visions
44. Too many hands
45. Love will keep us alive
46. The train leaves here this morning
47. King of Hollywood
48. I wish you peace
49. Is it true
50. Journey of the sorcerer

Most underrated song: None, actually

Any songs you feel are overrated? Um, not really--maybe "Hell Freezes Over" as an album

Best vocals: I Can’t Tell You Why (Yes! Here, too!)

Best instrumentation: Hotel California

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: Best of my Love

Favorite album(s): Hotel California, then The Long Run

Favorite album cover: Hotel California

First 45 you owned: none
First LP: none
First cassette: none
First CD: Greatest Hits Volume 1

Favorites Glenn Frey solo:
1. The one you love
2. The heat is on
3. The allnighter
4. Smuggler's blues
5. True love
6. Partytown
7. Part of me, part of you
8. I found somebody
9. Livin' right
10. Sexy girl
11. You belong to the city
12. All those lies
13. Love in the 21st century
14. She can't let go
15. Better in the U.S.A.
16. I've got mine
17. It's your life
18. New love
19. Two hearts
20. Sea cruise
21. I got love
22. Working man
23. Living in darkness
24. Let's go home
25. Some kind of blue

Favorites Don Henley solo:
1. Dirty laundry
2. Sunset grill
3. Johnny can't read
4. I can't stand still
5. The boys of summer
6. All she wants to do is dance
7. The end of the innocence
8. Drivin' with your eyes closed
9. Unclouded day
10. How bad do you want it

Favorites Joe Walsh solo: (James Gang not included)
1. Life's been good
2. Rocky mountain way
3. A life of illusion
4. All night long
5. Space age whiz kid
6. Turn to stone
7. Days gone by
8. Help me thru the night
9. Meadows
10. Ordinary average guy
11. The Confessor
12. Alphabetical order
13. Waffle stomp
14. I can play that rock 'n roll
15. The radio song

Favorites Timothy B. Schmit solo:
1. Playin' it cool (VERY unjustly overlooked; have the 45)
2. Boys night out
3. So much in love

Favorite Don Felder solo:
Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)

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DJ said:

First 45 you owned: none
First LP: none
First cassette: none
First CD: Greatest Hits Volume 1

You never owned any of their stuff-how do you know so many deep tracks??

[djdave]

SAT-Laney's said:

You never owned any of their stuff-how do you know so many deep tracks??

Played lots of stuff at college.

[55dodger]

Favorite: Joe Walsh
Underrated: Don Felder & Randy Meisner
Vocalist: Randy Meisner
Musician: Joe Walsh
Songs:
1. Best of My Love
2. Hotel California
3. Take it Easy
4. Witchy Woman
5. Lyin’ Eyes
6. One of These Nights
7. New Kid in Town
8. Saturday Night
9. Desparado
10. Take it to the Limit
Underrated Song: Saturday Night
Overrated Song: Can't think of any
Vocals: Best of My Love
Instrumentation: Hotel California
First Song: Take it Easy
Album: Desparado & Hotel California
Album Cover: Hotel California
45: none
LP: Self Titled First Album
Cassette: Desparado
CD: Their Greatest Hits
Glenn Frey: Smuggler's Blues
Don Henley: Sunset Grill
Joe Walsh: Rocky Mountain Way

[Pete70s]

I like the Eagles a lot, but all I really know by them are the two greatest hits albums. I have a feeling I'm missing out here..

Favorite group member: no answer

Most underrated group member: no answer

Best vocalist: Don Henley

Best musician: no answer

Favorite Eagles songs:
Every song on Vol 1 & 2 GH

Most underrated song: Victim Of Love

Any songs you feel are overrated? Hotel California

Best vocals: I Can’t Tell You Why

Best instrumentation: One of These Nights

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: One Of These Nights or Lyin' Eyes (My sister had both singles)

Favorite album(s): Greatest Hits 1 & 2

Favorite album cover:

First 45 you owned: reissue of One of These Nights (Interesting to note is that the re-issue is the FULL album version with the full intro. The original 45 has the first four measures of the intro edited out.)
First LP: none
First cassette: none
First CD: Their Greatest Hits

Favorite Glenn Frey solo: The Heat Is On

Favorite Don Henley solo: The Boys Of Summer, All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Favorite Joe Walsh solo(s): The Confessor (haven't heard it in 19 years!)

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Pete70s said:

I like the Eagles a lot, but all I really know by them are the two greatest hits albums. I have a feeling I'm missing out here..

Favorite group member: no answer

Most underrated group member: no answer

Best vocalist: Don Henley

Best musician: no answer

Favorite Eagles songs:
Every song on Vol 1 & 2 GH

Most underrated song: Victim Of Love

Any songs you feel are overrated? Hotel California

Best vocals: I Can’t Tell You Why

Best instrumentation: One of These Nights

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: One Of These Nights or Lyin' Eyes (My sister had both singles)

Favorite album(s): Greatest Hits 1 & 2

Favorite album cover:

First 45 you owned: reissue of One of These Nights
First LP: none
First cassette: none
First CD: Their Greatest Hits

Favorite Glenn Frey solo: The Heat Is On

Favorite Don Henley solo: The Boys Of Summer, All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Favorite Joe Walsh solo(s): The Confessor (haven't heard it in 19 years!)

Pete, you owe it to yourself to find & listen to Ol' 55, On the Border and Those Shoes! Since you have the 2 GH then you already know The Sad Cafe. But check out those others!

[Pete70s]

SAT-Laney's said:

Pete, you owe it to yourself to find & listen to Ol' 55, On the Border and Those Shoes! Since you have the 2 GH then you already know The Sad Cafe. But check out those others!

Yeah, I probably will! I've always liked the Eagles, just never thought to investigate them further.

Besides, you've never steered me wrong before! ;D

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Pete70s said:

Yeah, I probably will! I've always liked the Eagles, just never thought to investigate them further.

Besides, you've never steered me wrong before! ;D

I was never HUGE on them until I heard those! LOL!

Thanks! Although you never tried Martina


LOL!!! Kidding!