Artist Survey #14: The Eagles

[Pete70s]

SAT-Laney's said:

Thanks! Although you never tried Martina


LOL!!! Kidding!

You never know... Someday I may be in the mood for modern country...

[H2IZCOOL]

Favorite group member: Don Henley
Most underrated group member: Don Felder

Best vocalist: Timothy B. Schmidt

Best musician: Joe Walsh

Favorite Eagles songs:
1. Desperado
2. Best of My Love
3. Hotel California
4. The Last Resort
5. New Kid In Town
6. Lyin' Eyes
7. Take It To The Limit
8. Peaceful easy Feeling
9. Tequila Sunrise
10. Already Gone
11. Witchy Woman
12. Take It Easy
13. Life InThe Fast Lane
14. Sad Cafe
15. James Dean
16. The Girl From Yesterday
17. Please Come Home for Christmas
18. Victim of Love
19. One of these Nights
20. Get Over It


Most underrated song: New York Minute

Any songs you feel are overrated? Seven Bridges Road

Best vocals: New Kid In Town

Best instrumentation: Hotel California

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: Take It Easy

Favorite album(s): On the Border


First 45 you owned: Take It Easy
First LP: Greatest Hits Vol. 1

First CD: Best of My Eagles (Self Mix)

Favorite Don Henley solo: Heart of the Matter

Favorite Joe Walsh solo: Life's Been Good

[Triple J]

I don't know their songs very well, just the familar bits, but I'll give this a whirl...

Favorite group member: Glenn Frey

Most underrated group member: Timothy B. Schmidt

Best vocalist: Don Henley

Best musician: Glenn Frey

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

Most underrated song: Peaceful Easy Feeling

Any songs you feel are overrated? "Hotel California." I don't hate it, just tired of it.

Best vocals: Heartache Tonight

Best instrumentation: Life In The Fast Lane

First Eagles song you can remember hearing: Probably "Hotel California"

Favorite album(s): I don't know

Favorite album cover: ditto

First 45 you owned: none
First LP: Mom had Greatest Hits Vol. 1
First cassette: none
First CD: none. Thinking about getting "Very Best Of." I do have Frey's & Henley's "greatest" though.

Favorite Glenn Frey solos:
1. You Belong To The City
2. The Heat Is On
3. Smuggler's Blues
4. Sexy Girl
5. True Love

Favorite Don Henley solos:
1. All She Wants To Do Is Dance
2. The Boys Of Summer
3. The End Of The Innocence
4. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (with Patty Smyth)
5. Dirty Laundry
6. Sunset Grill
7. The Heart Of The Matter
8. The Last Worthless Evening
9. In A New York Minute
10. Not Enough Love In The World

Favorite Joe Walsh solos:
1. Life of Illusion
2. Rocky Mountain Way

[Dawn]

Ken said:

Hey Dawn:)

Most underrated group member: Bernie Leadon / Don Felder

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

First 45 you owned: One of These Nights

Hi Ken!

I agree that Bernie is underrated - it was a close choice between him and Don for me also. Great musicians!

I Can't Tell You Why is such a great tune - Timothy does an excellent job with the vocal. I love to sing along with it.

One of These Nights brings back so many memories of summer '75 for me. Absolutely love it!

[Dawn]

SAT-Laney's said:

Group member-Timothy B.

Underrated-Ol' 55

I'd like to check out more of Timothy's material - he has an incredible voice. I've read that he does a wonderful version of Caroline, No on the Beach Boys' Nashville Sounds DVD - I need to get that!

You're right about Ol' 55 being underrated - I should have included that one in my list of favorites! Great song.

[Dawn]

DJ said:

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

Favorites Joe Walsh solo: (James Gang not included)
5. Space age whiz kid
6. Turn to stone

It looks like we have many top Eagles faves in common!

Space Age Whiz Kids - Wow, I haven't heard that one in years! Cool song, though - I remember hearing it a few times on the radio back in '83. Turn to Stone is excellent - I just discovered that one in recent years.

[Dawn]

55dodger said:

Songs:
1. Best of My Love

Vocals: Best of My Love

Best of My Love is wonderful, I agree. I've always liked it, but it's become even more of a favorite in recent years. The vocals are excellent - I think I'd put it right behind I Can't Tell You Why.

[Dawn]

Pete70s said:

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

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.)

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

I agree that those two Greatest Hits volumes are very solid all the way through.

I didn't know that about the 45 re-issue - cool! It seems like there was a tendency for re-issue 45s from the late '70s and '80s to be edits, but it's great that they used the full version with this one.

I'm surprised the classic rock stations aren't playing more of Joe's material. I usually only hear Rocky Mountain Way, Life's Been Good, and a couple of the James Gang cuts.

[Dawn]

H2IZCOOL:LIVE said:

Most underrated song: New York Minute

Any songs you feel are overrated? Seven Bridges Road

New York Minute is a great song!

I remember when I got the Greatest Hits Vol. 2 cassette, Seven Bridges Road took a while to grow on me. It's still not one of my top faves, but it does have some very good vocals.

[Dawn]

TripleJ said:

First CD: none. Thinking about getting "Very Best Of." I do have Frey's & Henley's "greatest" though.

Very Best Of is a great collection - it has all the hits, plus many of the best album cuts. I should look into the Frey and Henley collections - I have most of their singles on various cassettes.