Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

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Pick three

Take It Easy
11
16%
Witchy Woman
2
3%
Lyin’ Eyes
10
14%
Already Gone
7
10%
Desperado
9
13%
One Of These Nights
8
11%
Tequila Sunrise
5
7%
Take It To The Limit
10
14%
Peaceful Easy Feeling
3
4%
Best Of My Love
5
7%
 
Total votes: 70

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Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby clive gash » 24 Aug 2018, 16:22

As Chiggers points out, this is now the biggest selling record of all time.

Which three tracks stand out for you? Ur-Eagles?

I’ve not posted links, most of these are pretty well known (I had remind myself of Already Gone, Witchy Woman and One Of These Nights).

Take It Easy is the standout, most of the others blur into a beige, knotless professionalism.

Sometimes that’s enough though.
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby naughty boy » 24 Aug 2018, 16:28

the gorton gollum wrote:Take It Easy is the standout...


Yeah, I suppose so. I like 'Lyin' Eyes' quite a bit, too.

The rest can eff off.
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Sneelock » 24 Aug 2018, 16:31

I lived in L.A. in the seventies. My theory is that, if you lived in L.A. in the seventies and you weren't DEAF, you either Love or Hate the Eagles.
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Bent Fabric » 24 Aug 2018, 16:38

Most of these songs are bullshit, but...yeah, there's a couple I can't deny.

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby robertff » 24 Aug 2018, 16:46

Don't have a problem with any of them.



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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Quaco » 24 Aug 2018, 16:48

I'm going to go with "Tequila Sunrise" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" for easygoing mellowness. I've played both of these at afternoon block parties when the sun is going down, and you know, in that context, they're absolutely perfect. My third will be "Take It to the Limit" because I think it's a genuinely moving song. It helps it's sung by the other guy, with the reedy voice, and the repeat at the end is both self-referential and powerful. I've played that one too, and it's a good one too. That '50s rhythm, can't go wrong.

The ones I would definitely skip on here would be the annoying faux-Bee Gees "One of These Nights" and the just kinda boring "Best of My Love".
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Bent Fabric » 24 Aug 2018, 16:52

Quaco wrote:Fuck a cow.


I hope this won't be the beginning of any sort of lifelong rift between you and I, Jim, but...what you and I each voted for and against is pretty much completely reversed.

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Quaco » 24 Aug 2018, 16:56

Bent Fabric wrote:
Quaco wrote:Fuck a cow.


I hope this won't be the beginning of any sort of lifelong rift between you and I, Jim, but...what you and I each voted for and against is pretty much completely reversed.

Well, you're a couple years younger than me. You'll mature in time ...

Wouldn't it be a cool feature if you could vote against things as well? Oh the fun!
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Twang » 24 Aug 2018, 17:05

I like the way "One of These Nights" begins, that creeping bass line sets a nice mood, like when you're dreaming and you hear music in your head and it seems like you've just composed something great subconsciously, and then the guitar punches in, contaminating it, and something starts to seem not quite right and maybe it's going to slip away from you, and then the guitar closes it off and the verse starts and you snap out of it and remember you're The Eagles and the song must devolve into an awful, awful mess from there.

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Matt Wilson » 24 Aug 2018, 17:14

I like 'em all. ALL, I tell you!!

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby The Red Heifer » 24 Aug 2018, 23:21

Take It Easy
Already Gone
Take It To The Limit

My dad loves the fucking Eagles so I've heard all of this about 48 billion times.
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 24 Aug 2018, 23:35

I really love ‘Best of My Love’ without any qualifications. It is damned-near perfect.

I also took ‘Tequila Sunrise’ and ‘Lyin’ Eyes’ as both are really strong songs. If I had a fourth, I’d go with ‘Take It To The Limit’ - which is a pretty great record by any measure. After that, I’m fine with ‘Take it Easy’ and ‘Peaceful Easy Feeling.’

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby ChrisB » 24 Aug 2018, 23:47

Desperado is a lovely song, "One of these nights" has such an imaginative intro (although the rest of song is fairly straight forward), and "Take it easy" is a classic."Witchy woman" is, by far, the worst track present.

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Bent Fabric » 24 Aug 2018, 23:53

Davey the Fat Boy wrote:I really love ‘Best of My Love’ without any qualifications. It is damned-near perfect.


I concur heartily.

Super lush and creamy mid 1970s soft rock, beautifully recorded open tuned acoustic instruments and harmonies, with an evocative and moody harmonic text.

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby never/ever » 24 Aug 2018, 23:59

Went for Tequila Sunrise, Lyin' Eyes and Take It Easy. One Of These Nights close behind.
Desperado is good too but I prefer Linda Ronstadt's version.
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Jimbo » 27 Aug 2018, 20:03

I used to liked "Take It To The Limit" until my friend fucked it for me up by singing "Take it up the hooter" and now his is the only version I can think of. It's even funnier when that really high singing part kicks in near the end.
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby pcqgod » 27 Aug 2018, 21:30

I love "Already Gone."

"One of these nights" is another favorite and I I have a soft spot for "Best of My Love" because I had the 45 rpm single (a hand-me-down from my oldest brother).
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Muskrat » 28 Aug 2018, 02:19

Take it to the Limit
Lyin' Eyes
Desperado

next in line (from this selection): Best of My Love
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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby trans-chigley express » 28 Aug 2018, 05:20

Lyin' Eyes never seems to end. It's only 6 minutes long but it always seems an awful lot longer. Bores me rigid.

I love the intro to One of These Nights and the general Bee Gees vibe of the song itself so that'll be one I vote for.

I can't remember what a couple of them sound like so I'll have to re-acquaint myself with some of this before voting.

There's nothing here as good as Journey to the Sorcerer. Whatever happened to Bernie Leadon?

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Re: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 28 Aug 2018, 05:34

trans-chigley express wrote:There's nothing here as good as Journey to the Sorcerer.


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