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They're quite good at making music for mass consumption. Less good at making music for interesting listening, though.
Better than I expected :)
Good album. The tital track is amazing as expected and all the other songs were decent enough.
Yeah it's a classic. Highlights being Try and Love Again and New Kids in Town. Don Henley is so recognisable it hurts
I liked some of this, some of it felt too poppy?
Hotel California - 8/10 New Kid In Town - 7/10 Life In The Fast Lane - 7/10 Wasted time - 7/10 Victim of love - 7/10 Pretty Maids All In A Row - 8/10 Try And love again - 8/10 The Last Resort - 7.5/10 74/100
Is this the AM radio in my parent's kitchen when I was growing up? No, it's just this Eagles album. I swear I knew every song before I ever heard the album. The Last Resort is an underratedly epic song.
I know there are Eagles haters out there, and I'm not going to die on that hill, but they could write a catchy song and, when they had a mind to, a good guitar riff.
Très générique, mais c'est les eagles lol Hotel California c'est un all time tho
Weird dernière chanson lol
Скажу чесно - вперше послухав цей альбом повністю. Не знаю що й сказати, дефолтна музика, пару пісень окей, все інше абсолютно фоном пройшло. Головна пісня звісно супер хіт, але сприймати її якось об'єктивно доволі важко.
war cool
Hotel california carries this album, life in the fast lane and New kid in town are classics, but then the last 6 tracks are all disposable.
Not my cup of tea u.u
Good: The guy "the Dude" from The Big Lebowski is based on was in town for a film festival and I got asked to take him out to a bar, where he did actually order White Russians and he dropped enough hints about who he was that people around us kept putting the Eagles on the jukebox to troll him into doing the "I fucking hate the Eagles" bit over and over. Indecisive: Eagles greatest hits is the only CD my dad ever bought. Not sure if he ever played it, or if he did, what in. Bad: Listen to the drums and rhythm guitar on "Hotel California" closely and realize in horror that they invented white reggae while inventing soft rock.
It's the Eagles. *shrug*. They're fine. They perfected 70s FM soft rock. 2 stars + 1 bonus star for finally leveraging Joe Walsh. But will I listen to this album ever again? No. Probably not.
It’s the Eagles. Love it. Love that 70s California Rock
Good rock, hotel california is iconic, everything else is pretty good
was just okay / bit too american
I came in wanting to be a hater, but I can't complain much.
Best dad rock
I remember when I listened to Hotel California a lot but not the album. I like the song and album too it is good more or less but nothing special in my opinion.
First time listening through this album. Made impressions were a clear lead vocal, simple clean instrumentation, with the very memorable hooks along with good storytelling throughout most of the songs. At times instrumentation felt thin, though I'm not used to listening to a lot of music from this period. Lots of songs saved for later listening, most notably wasted time, New kid in town, and lost resort. Favorite song was try and love again.
Hard to listen to with open ears after 50 years of overplay, but Hotel California is actually a pretty good tune. The album, though, is frequently lightweight in other places, almost unlistenably simplistic lyrically and musically.
It’s undeniably an influential album and Hotel California is a stunning track. A timeless classic. I quite enjoyed life in the fast lane and new kid in town. Most of these I remember from the first time around. I know as a child we had an Eagles album but I’m sure it was not this one. So they’ve kind of hanging around me a long time and I knew most of the songs but I wouldn’t say it was mind blowing. A cool listen.
People seem to have extreme reactions to the Eagles. I've never cared one way or the other. So much so that this was the first time I'd ever listened to this album (although it turns out I'd heard most of these songs before). The title track... I'm not even sure if I like it, but this time around, I absolutely gawked at its construction and their performances. That bassline! Those guitar solos! Even the damn drum fills were perfect. It's simply a marvel of a song, even though I can't say I exactly like it. The rest of the tunes can't hold a candle to that one. Life in the Fast Lane has always bored me. New Kid In Town is fine. The last track was fine, I guess, though I wasn't in a situation to give it as much attention as I wanted. I did like the Joe Walsh tune, but that makes sense. He's a cool cat. So yeah, I don't know. Right down the middle. I can't really understand why people love this band so much, nor can I understand why it's hip to hate on them. (For good measure, I read that "Case Against the Eagles" article that came out a few years ago. I guess they're assholes, and lots of their songs are about putting down women. By that criteria, we'd have to toss out 40% of all modern music.) I don't know. As far as I'm concerned, having extreme feelings about the Eagles only makes them seem more important than they are. They're fine. Next.
It was fine. Standouts were the title track and life in the fast lane. Album was rather repetitive with the basic pattern being more upbeat song followed by a slower song.
3.75. This was pretty good! I've only ever listend to the title track (an all time classic).
Liked hotel California, and the wasted time reprise, rest wasn’t bad just felt like easy listening. Can see myself coming back as a study album
Day 32 First listen- A good album! Some tracks were a bit boring however. (3.5/5)
Solid
So I'm going with a three. Too dull in places. I own the album, and listened to it quite a bit back in the day. Not sure why now, aside from 3-4 more obvious songs.
I don’t hate the Eagles as much I wished I do. I just can’t. There are some, well, not ‘bangers’, that’s too strong, but ‘agreeable head-nodders’ here. Most bands are full of assholes; the Eagles’ problem is they got too popular, so the assholes stank more.
Peaceful easy feelings abound.
The opener is, of course, awesome. Everything after sounds a bit dull in comparison. Not bad, it’s like a 3.5 stars. Unfortunately, I’ll be rounding down.
Good but it's going to be way overrated
One of my favorite things about this 1001 albums project is getting a legendary album I’ve never listened to that stands so clearly head & shoulders above the rest of this list. Like whoa, I see why this one blew the entire music industry away as well as the average listener!! This is not one of those albums. 🤣 Maybe I don’t “get” The Eagles or something, I don’t know. They feel like the blandest possible blend of country + rock, somehow *losing* the standout qualities of both genres. Other than the title track, the songs are boring and samey. Though I did think Last Resort was a pretty song.
Polished, easy to listen to rock, and you can see why this has mass appeal. It's a strong start going from the big title track and its ending solos, to the poignancy of New Kid in Town, and then the hard-driving riff and thudding bass on Life in the Fast Lane. Wasted Time is a bit of a limp ballad, but after the somewhat out of place string reprise, Victim of Love is a decent start to the second side. Slow but purposeful. Pretty Maids is another ballad, and it works better than Wasted Time did. The last two tracks are slow again and not unpleasant, but I'm looking for more variety, or just more bite. As it stands this is middle of the road stuff, sales figures be damned.
Hotel California is a 5-star song, but for the rest of the album I'm out riding fences.
I know its quality, but I don't like it.
three stars for three great songs and none for the rest
I enjoyed the non-ballads immensely but holy shit it’s HALF BALLADS. Would be excellent with 2 more rockers in lieu of the (well-made) slow jams. Yes I’m aware I’m talking about EAGLES.
"Hotel California" is the PEAK of dad rock and I will never get tired of it no matter how overplayed it is. Favorite track: Hotel California 3.5/5
Hotel California: classico. New kid in town: sonorità troppo country per i miei gusti Life in the fast lane: ora si ragiona. Bel riff, ritornello memorabile. Wasted time: ballatona carina, ma un po' lunga Victim of love: di nuovo un bel riff rock, intervallato da un ritornello molto più morbido. Il resto continua senza infamia e senza lode. Non un album molto coeso. Un paio di bei pezzi, gli altri... meh
1-9/10 2-5/10 3-5/10 4-6/10 5-7/10 6-6/10 7-6/10 8-5/10 9-
Klassikko setti. Hyvänkuuloset rummut.
Listened to it on the car with my mom while coming back from my grandparents’
I wasn’t expecting much from this. Enjoyed the listen whilst reading the back stories to each song. Mexican Reggae through to environmental concerns and planet destruction.
point8.
Album was good but nothing holds a candle to the masterpiece title song. Fave song: You know which one Honorable Mentions: Wasted Time, Victim of Love
Legendary. As for the rest of the album, it was good but not great. If only every song was as great as the first. Favourite Song: Hotel California Honourable Mention: Life in the Fast Lane
enjoyed it. hotel california obv a classic but the rest of the album was also good
The Eagles have some lovers and some haters. You can't deny the power of the title track. There's other good stuff on that album too though. All in all, a solid listen.
sweet but meh. 3,5
Not for me.
It’s fine.
It gets 3 stars for Hotel California alone. The rest of the songs were easy to listen to as well.
Cover 8 Iconic album. A strong album. At least a good start. Dies a bit toward the end even though those are still good songs.
This one was not new to me, and relistening was mostly familiar. Sorry, Dude, I actually kinda like the Eagles.
The Eagles should find a church, get on their knees, and offer solemn thanks to God for sending them Joe Walsh. On the way there they may run into David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash arriving to give thanks for Neil Young.
Most of this is trash, but even I won’t deny the greatness of track one. All these points are for that song alone
Perhaps the most amazing part of this album is going from something as awesome as hotel California (even though I’ve heard it way too many times) to new kid in town which I thought was super lame. 3.5 and part of my wants to round up but my gut says it isn’t a 4 for me.
2.5
Had some stand outs but otherwise pretty easy listening tbh
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. I generally think hotel California is over played. But I listened to it with an open mind and quite enjoyed it.
I don’t like it
the last two songs stink and wasted time doesn’t need a reprise, but face it: everything else is tight, hooky, and cohesive. this is low hanging hater fruit. kneejerk hate. easy hate. yeah, i’ve heard these songs too many times too, and it ain’t my favorite either, even as a JOE WALSH GUY, but there are waaay worse albums on this list.
The best thing to come from the Eagles is Gypsy Kings flamenco HOTEL CALIFORNIA cover. Liam and me, we're gonna fuck. you. up. NEW KID IN TOWN is easy listening that is just too easy. So are the Eagles. I'm hoping it gets remotely weird. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE is a ZZ Top song for nerds. HOTEL CALIFORNIA + NEW KID IN TOWN = we are easy going driving around band LIFE IN THE FAST LANE = no no we also drive fast and have an edge WASTED TIME = jk we are sappy and sentimental. okay here's your ballad laaaayyydies! Laaaaaydies!!! some strings on the end for the ballad for the laaaaydies WASTED TIME (Reprise) = what the fuck why VICTIM OF LOVE = how about some rock n roll for the feellllllaaas. We're back fellas!!!
The opening three-track run is staggering, even for a blockbuster album like this: the title track is mythologizing and more than a bit self-serious (an Eagles trait), but it’s so immaculately arranged and performed that I get into it anyways whenever I hear it; “New Kid in Town” is bitter (another Eagles trait), breezy, and lovely; and “Life in the Fast Lane” just straight up slaps. The rest of it is alright. “Wasted Time” was not good enough to warrant the orchestral reprise. The closing track “The Last Resort” is this overwrought dirge about California (well, L.A.) as a colonized promised land, and that’s where the self-seriousness finally edges into being silly.
pretty enjoyable classic. Knew a handful of songs, found a few new additions, the rest just feel like filler songs in my life
downloaded 1,3,4,6 and 8. aside from hotel california, victim of love was my favourite from the project
As good as the one before it, it's fine and good background.
Nice. A little cheesy but nice
7/10 The song Hotel California is perfect but other than that there's nothing too standout here. It's not bad but it's fairly average.
Alright, fell asleep listening. But a classic ig
It was fine. Edit: I actually listened a bit more and really enjoyed what I heard.
True classic some great harmony
meh, other than Hotel California and this other one that had some nice strings in it, it's meh. A little to soft core for me. 3 stars.
Definitely defined by the three singles from it, the other songs weren’t anything to write home about, but they were at least unique to the three more popular songs on it
Classic album but the eagles still just don’t do it for me.
The title song is, of course, a banger, but I should relisten the rest of the album, not sure how much i like it
“I hate the fucking Eagles, Man” — Jeff Lebowski
Can't stream the full album on YouTube music or Spotify or Amazon Prime Music
I can appreciate the eagles and there was a time in my life where I enjoyed them but I don’t listen to them much these days. This album is solid and some great songwriting but a bit middle of the road for me.
God
I went into this album with curiousity as the only song I had heard before was the titular Hotel California which I received very well. Overall the album, was pretty much without fault in terms of the music however I was hoping for more songs that really hit. It happened once during Wasted Time, however afterwards the songs were mostly comfortable but nothing too special. I would listen to the album again but would likely find myself skipping more towards Hotel California and Wasted Time with the rest being more of a filler listen. This will receive a 3.5/5 and be bumped to a 3 as it did not quite hit the height of being able to bump it to a 4, which might have been different with one or two more "standout" songs.
Fun listen, but not sure it’s something I’d return to regularly.
Overplayed. Not my favs. But they were good at their time.
Love the title track, but all I've ever heard about this album is that besides that there are no other stand-outs. Let's see if that statement rings true. Haven't heard that first song in a while, but damn is it good. Great storytelling. Love singing along. I wasn't sure about this second track, but the quiet moment with the lines "You look in her eyes/ the music begins to play" has me sold. Lovely! Life in the Fast Lane is fun and fine but nothing that really moves me. Wasted Time is well made and all, but New Kid in Town explored the same mood in a better way. Victim of Love, while very simple, is a welcome change in mood. Like the guitar riffs throughout! The vocals in this next track remind me of Bowie. It's a nice enough song, I could see myself moving a lighter at a live concert to it. Despite being very similar to some past tracks, Try And Love Again actually hit a chord with me! The Last Resort is a great closing track and it seems to be in support of native americans and anti colonialism? Yeah, it's a great song. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I was expecting one good opener followed by some boring 70's dad rock, but that was not the case! Good experience, and while the high of the first track was never again matched, there are still some gems here. Bye-bye
Very easy listening....solid 3
First song is good but overall pretty mid
This accommodation holds only solid (dad rock-) numbers. Simply noone can escape the all-time-megahit "Hotel California" and the two other rock standards "New Kid In Town" and "Life In The Fast Lane". But the B-side can't hold this level. And of course it must be said: "I hate the fucking Eagles" ;) Not easy for me to decide between three and four stars. 3,5
Decadent rock and roll with a country music echo, a different take on all things America and the disaffected masses!
Not as bad as I thought it would be. There are some nice melodies here, but maybe a little too soft all the way through
Ok. It is Hotel California.
The title track pulls the album up from a two, just too Easy Listening for me
I think the first three tracks are the high water mark and HC itself is undeniably a classic, but then this gets more and more overindulgent for my liking. The quality of the music is great but it all feels middle of the road, which is what they were clearly aiming for!
I thought I knew this album and had extremely high expectations. I am a little sad as it turns out my view of Eagles is built based on their "A" game titles. Hotel California is a great. Nothing wrong with the album its good but many songs are just bland. Not in a shit bland kind of way. Like a VW they are extremly solid and reliable and often arguably the best choice but sensible doesnt always mean best. VW can make some amazing sports / luxury cars but at their core they are a sensible mans car. I am going to go get into my VW group car and cry now.
What an album of two halves. Kicking off with one of the best tracks ever recorded, the first few songs assure you are in for a banger of an album. Unfortunately the album falls off into some generic slow county rock, finishing with an unenjoyable dirge. The balance on this as an album is too much towards the the uninspiring which is a shame given it includes such an iconic and culturally significant track.
I really wanted to hate this - the eagles represent so much I hate in self-satisfied, bloodless soft rock...but, it's pretty good? There's a reason the title track is a classic, and New Kid and Life in the Fast Lane are also pretty great driving rock songs. It tails off a little towards the end, and I can't morally give it a 4, but definitely a high 3.
Title track aside, it’s mid tier yacht rock.
Is this really in the running for greatest album? It has one good side and then just duds except Victim for Love. Nah. It's just a fine album.
1. Hotel California is amazing of course. May be the only song I have heard on this album. 2. New Kid in Town - Don't love this one. When guitar gets going I really like the guitar part and the chorus is okay. Don't love the verse structure. 3. Life in the FastLane - Oh of course I have heard this one also. Great song. Best guitar licks on the album. 4. Wasted Time - This one is pretty great too. Almost like a good love ballad. Interesting classical bit at the end of it. I'm not mad at it. 5. I missed the title of the last song. Victim of love maybe? It was fine, forgettable. 6. Pretty Maids All in a Row - Don't love it. Not sure it fits well with the album. Too slow and mellow. It was fine. 7. Try and Love Again - I miss the amazing guitars from earlier in the album. Where did that go? This one is ok. Pretty forgettable though. I feel like you would love this one if you are a Mega Eagles fan but that's it. Oh there is some guitar but not close to earlier in the album, not as good. 8. The Last Resort - I think at this point I'm ready for the album to be over. Great songs at the beginning but the beginning but I haven't loved anything since track 4. Album was fine. Just feel like the band wasn't consistent. If I didn't know who the Eagles were I would have thought this was an album with a few different bands on it.
Other than the hits on the album, felt a little underwhelmed.
Scrapes a 3 as I lost interest at points despite how good it is.
Good, known and expected. 3/5
It’s not a bad album but I understand why people are like warm on the Eagles
Eneste grunn til at dette albumet får en treer, er tittelsporet og til en viss grad de roligere sporene (Wasted time og Pretty maids...). Håpet siste spor skulle følge denne trenden, men den gang ei. Resten av albumet var dørgende kjedelig. Forstår The Dude enda bedre nå.
Never been much of a fan of this album, but it has been some time since I've listened to it... I reluctantly listened to it again today... I'm still right, this album doesn't resonate with me. Its ok, but in my mind, its over hyped.
Who knew the eagles were so divisive?! Not me. A bit drab in the middle but overall it was an enjoyable album
Better than Coldplay.
Decent 70s rock album
Ah, the Eagles. I was a big fan back when I was a kid. Been a long time since I’ve listened to this one, so it was interesting to revisit. I’d say “Life in the Fast Lane” still holds up, as does the classic title track, though I’ve heard that one so many times I don’t really need to hear it again. Everything else on the album is a bit too mainstream 70s yacht rock for my current taste. Well written and immaculately produced, but not what I’d listen to today.
Yeah, it's all right.
I kind of hate the song Hotel California, but these guys know what they want to do and they're good at it. 3.5
So, it starts off strongly and I was pleasantly surprised but it is all downhill from there as it descends into boring MOR ballads. Someone once ghosted me with the parting line ‘we are all prisoners here of our own device. Thanks Micah, I hope you are doing well. 2.5. Swithering over which way to round…
high 3. Similar but all super listenable.
It's a good album, it has good classics, like Hotel California itself, but I had the feeling that at the end of the album I was very tired, as if I was listening to the same song.
The only worthwhile song on this album is Hotel California. The rest are terrible. Since the song after which the album is named would easily be 5 stars by itself, that bumps its rating up. If the entire album was just that one song I would be way happier.
*Insert Big Lebowski quote here* 6/10
Enjoyed. Would buy on vinyl if found second hand
Ive never been a big Eagles fan. This album definitely has some hits (understatement) and strong moments. It also has a lot of sentimentality that doesnt really gel with me. Overall- good album
Fine. Better than I thought, but boring.
Enjoyable but basic radio rock music
I suppose I understand the hype, good vibes, American Wedding still better honestly
Beginning and end of this album were solid. Maybe I lost interest part of the way through and picked back up towards the end, but the first three tracks (Hotel California, New Kid in Town, and Life in the Fast Lane) felt solid, and the final two (Try and Love Again, The Last Resort) felt similarly. Of songs I have not heard before, my favorite was probably The Last Resort.
very nostalgic for me, reminded me of riding in my dads mercedes when i was little
Some great songs
I wish I could unhear all of the times I had ever listened to "Hotel California" to listen to it for the first time now. When you've heard a song a million times throughout your whole life, it's easy to not really appreciate all of the little intricate details that go into it, and there are many of these in its six and a half minute run time. I tried to listen to it as if I never had before and I reached the conclusion this song is something of a masterpiece that I never really appreciated before. That being said, I think it was a mistake to open this album with the title track. After "Hotel California", the remaining tracks on the album just seem kinda... unremarkable. Flat. Phoned in. "Life in the Fast Lane" is alright, and "Wasted Time" I like, but basically none of side 2 stands out to me. Maybe I would've liked the album better if it started with the other songs and finished with a stroke of genius rather than starting at its best and going downhill from there.
Eagles are alright sorta boring at times to me. Hotel California feels so separate from everything else but it’s not bad background music though I have a visceral hatred for life in the fast lane for some reason and maybe that’s biasing me towards the whole thing
Sappy synth pop meets crunchy guitar riffs in a clash of unremarkable and unforgettable ballads. This album was all over the place. I appreciate that the songs had an undercurrent stitching them all together. A little overdone at times, but an enjoyable listen nonetheless. I left happy to have heard it.
Ah it's pretty good
The Eagles are NOT yacht rock. And that's all I have to say about that. Hotel California is nonetheless an all-time great song apparently about California.
Excellent musicianship and songwriting, just not my style.
Est-ce que c'était pas un tout petit peu chiant en fait ?
Another not great album to cap off a week of not great albums. Only 3 stars cos of the title track.
Rating: 6/10 Hard carried by Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane. Everything else is pretty boring and unremarkable.
Classic song(s). Sound of an era. But yeah, like my dad said to me growing up, “after 30 years of hearing the same songs every night at work, I’d be fine if I never hear them again.”
Giving some credit where due i suppose, these guys had a bunch of hits and a bunch of them are on this album
Vinyl: Yes Fav Song: New Girl in Town Notes: I get it but I'm over it.
Potentially hot take but as a whole it didn’t do everything it needed to to be one of the most celebrated albums out there
Good songs but also not my jam or vibes. Great opening few tracks but everything else was a little underwhelming.
Hotel California is so good… and the rest of the album is so mediocre.
Eagles are so great, I had never listened to this album, and im glad I did. Rating it a three, but really enjoyed the singles.
Not my cup of tea
The title track is a classic, great intro, dark lyrics and memorable solo. The rest is at times OK or sometimes, for me uninteresting, not my thing , AOR or soft rock.. whatever.. The last songs I couldn't finish them
It doesn't do much for me personally.
WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA!!!!! SUCH A LOVELY PLACE!!!! SUCH A LOVELY FACE!!!! Resten av låtarna är också bra I guess, jag gillar att många av dem är som små historier man kan lyssna på.
The title track is amazing. "Life in the Fast Lane" is decent. The rest of the album is OK, but I'm surprised the album did as well as it did.
really fun album!
Pixie looks like he enjoys the first song! Me and Nata chicken are high enjoying icecream vanilla\! And we watched the Minecraft Movie today 2025, it was a really fun chaotic time, the children yearn for the mines!!!
Starts off hot with the ubiquitous title track, then shifts gears through blues rock, ballads, and country rock. They’re at their best when they hit that classic rock groove. Everything else is forgettable.
Haven’t finished but nevertheless liked it 50/50
I've heard the title track about 10,000 times, but always as background music never on a good system sitting in the sweet spot. It's an impressive performance. So I'm grateful that this exercise pushed me to do something I otherwise would not have. 3 stars
Good album, definitely not my favourite. I was probably frustrated a bit too because I signed up for this project to broaden my horizons, but I get this one as first (again, not that I don’t like it, but i’ve heard it named “greatest” and recommended everywhere) and it was underwhelming to see it once again.
hasn't aged well.
It was actually pretty solid but also forgettable. Hotel California is (too) well known and it’s a classic but no other song really stood out for me
Fav: Hotel California Least Fav: Life In The Fast Line A lil better than the other Eagles album on here, but at the end of the day it’s sadly still just the same old Eagles
Solid fun listen. I dont think i was blown away by most of the tracks, but glad i listened!
First Eagles album, already enjoyed the title track and listening to this through twice gave me 2/3 more tracks I enjoyed. I did find a few too many of the tracks a little uninspiring though. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
classic
The first side of this album is great with four very strong Top 40 hits. Turn the record over and it just (imo) peters out. I guess that's the reason I was never a huge fan of the Eagles. I always felt their output to be very inconsistent.
Hotel California - 4/5 New Kid in Town - 4/5 Life in the Fast Lane - 5/5 Wasted Time - 2/5 Wasted Time (Reprise) - excluded from rating Victim of Love - 4/5 Pretty Maids All in a Row - 2/5 Try and Love Again - 4/5 The Last Resort - 2/5 Average score: 3.4/5 (rounding down) honestly thought i'd find this a complete snoozer, i've only ever heard Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane in the past. i was pleasantly surprised at how many tracks i did like, most were at least a 4 the album started strong, but definitely lost a lot of momentum once you reached the middle onward. Wasted Time and The Last Resort were definitely my least favorite of the songs, which likely dropped my rating significantly
The great songs are great. The title track is an all timer. But man, there aren't too many songs here and half of them really drag. Wasted time with the reprise right in the middle is a downer.
title track and fast lane are bangers… the rest is ehhh..
title track great, the rest I can take or leave
Didn’t really listen actively but some decent songs on it 7/10
Not my type of music really. But it's not bad. It's something I could listen to once in a while.
The Eagles is one of those bands thst have a great song you discover on Guitar Hero and think "man, I should listen to more of these guys", only to discover that Guitar Hero chose their one good song and everything else pales in comparison. Hotel California is a great song. Unfortunately, nothing else on the album is as interesting sonically, lyrically, or thematically. Great album cover though.
Nah
Classic yacht rock
'Hotel California' is undoubtedly one of the tracks of all time. But I'm not sure it's good enough to make up for what is an otherwise pretty bland album in my opinion. Standouts Hotel California 3/5
The Eagles are one of those bands that I feel have been pushed on me for so many years, but for some reason I never quite connect with. This album is actually very good, both as a concept album and with its individual songs - the first 4 alone are true classics. But this will never go on my mecca of albums. There is nothing that jumps out at me anymore, which would make sense considering I've heard all these songs so many times. I'll never understand the pure hatred of certain songs either. They were popular at a time for a reason. Maybe Hotel California is to some what Mr. Brightside is to others? Who knows.
Probably the best Eagles album (it's basically their greatest hits). But, it's still the Eagles.
Thoughts before listening: One of the first albums I ever owned (bought for me by my aunt when she took me to the mall) and it holds a special place in my heart. The songs range from the all-time classic title track to rockers to sappy soft rock cheese...so basically the full range of the Eagles sound. It's been a long time since I've heard this. Review: This is a classic for a reason. These hits are ubiquitous with American pop culture, and the Eagles are truly one of the most important bands this country has produced. They can also be a complete bore at times. This album came out at the end of 1976 and is the antithesis of the punk rock movement that was happening in rock music at the same time...but that doesn't mean it's bad. Despite the sentiment pushed by the Big Lebowski, the Eagles are a perfectly fine band that put out some great songs (the title track, "Life in the Fast Lane"). The guitar work on this album is especially strong. 3-stars
This was fine.
Maybe my opinion of Eagles is skewed, but I've never fully understood why they're on such a pedestal. There are some really great tracks in their discography, Life in the Fast Lane, Try and Love Again, and Hotel California being a few of those, but everything else is soooo stale. This is a super talented group of musicians, produced exceptionally well, refusing to push the letter at all. It is incredibly straight-forward pop music, and I guess that's enough sometimes. I see the novelty in this, I get why people enjoy it - I'm just not one of them. 7/10
It’s very easy to listen to and I do like a few of the songs, it does seem to lack a bit of edge though. I think it’s the vocals I’m not that into, some songs feel like karaoke
Elements of country, 3 incredible songs and the rest are competent, but nothing overwhelming
This sort of thing doesnt really excite me; however it's very accomplished, and easy to listen to. I enjoyed the harmonies, guitar, and bass. The title track and its cracking guitar work has stood the test of time.
The Eagles seem to be among the most popular bands ever in the United States, but they haven’t quite had the success (outside of this album’s title track) across the Atlantic. I guess they just seem to appeal to local FM radio stations in Kansas, or something. I don’t really associate this with California, funnily enough. None of these tracks, even the title track, do anything very spectacular, they’re more just background listening for a road trip somewhere down I-70. It’s more of a ‘famous’ album than a ‘good’ album. I also unfortunately can’t shake that the likely listeners of this are also the ones voting for a certain orange-faced buffoon. But that’s just me, nothing to do with the album. In all, this’d work on a road trip like I’ve mentioned. Only in deepest America though. Not here in Britain (and you’d probably be surprised by just how many American country albums translate their sound to the British countryside. It’s odd.)
Great easy rock/ listening album
Decent. 3/5
good 7/10 tbh
For me the Eagles will always be a greatest hits kind of band. Album starts out really strongly and finishes well. A bit of nonsense in the middle.
The highs on this album are really high. Unfortunately, most of the album feels forgettable and just okay. Overall it averages out to a bland listen with a few tracks I'll hear in the wild and think "oh yea that's a good song."
The title track has been overplayed to the point where it's hard to judge. Life in the Fast Lane is great, New Kid in Town is ok, the rest weren't bad but were a bit boring.
I really was going in with negative expectations on this one given how overplayed the title track is, but it really wasn't all that bad. Catchy songs, some good themes... Not bad. 3/5
Nice bit of Americana.
Pretty cool! A few classics (Hotel california really is good), nothing STUNNING though. Would've put 3.5 stars if it was an option
acoustic live version of hotel California song is better
Listen to most of it (was homesick with the baby yesterday) and it was very fine.
Title track is one of the best ever. Didn't care for the rest of the album.
Classic
This was probably super hip, young and fresh for Grandma and Grandpa, but its just ok for my modern music ears.
I expected to not like this that much, but I mostly enjoyed it. Probably will listen again sometime
Hotel California is popular for a reason, but it doesn't speaks to me wholly. The singles bang, victim of love verses are alright, but the chorus falters. The rest were okish but without a low light. 7/10
This shit is trash. Always has been trash, always will be trash. How about they go extinct instead of Bald Eagles? please and thanks. I ALSO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BURN THIS CD AND GIVE IT TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOMER FOR FREE. 0 out of 5
this album is like learning a villain's origin story and then you feel bad for them
Hotel California by Eagles is an album carried almost entirely by its iconic title track. While the song "Hotel California" is a masterpiece of storytelling, musicianship, and atmosphere, the rest of the album feels disappointingly average by comparison. It’s not that the other songs are bad, but they simply don’t reach the same level of greatness, leaving the album feeling uneven. There’s no denying that the song “Hotel California” is the star of the show. From the haunting opening acoustic riff to the legendary dual guitar solo at the end, it’s a masterclass in rock composition. The lyrics are mysterious and evocative, painting a vivid picture of a surreal, almost purgatorial place. Don Henley’s vocals carry just the right mix of detachment and longing, making it an unforgettable track. It’s one of those rare songs that transcends its genre, becoming a cultural touchstone. Musically, the album as a whole is polished and well-produced. The Eagles are undeniably talented, and their blend of rock, country, and soft rock is smooth and accessible. Tracks like “Life in the Fast Lane” have energy and attitude, and “New Kid in Town” is a pleasant listen with its warm harmonies and polished arrangement. Even the more energetic tracks, like “Life in the Fast Lane,” feel like they’re trying too hard to be edgy, without achieving the same depth or intrigue as “Hotel California.” By the time you reach the second half of the album, the songs begin to blur together, leaving little to truly grab your attention. Hotel California is an album that peaks too early. The title track is so good—so iconic—that it overshadows everything else on the record. While there are moments of solid musicianship and a few enjoyable tracks, the majority of the album feels like filler in comparison. For me, it’s hard to recommend the entire album when “Hotel California” alone delivers everything you need. It’s a must-hear track on an otherwise average album. If you’re a die-hard Eagles fan or love classic rock, you might appreciate the album more, but for me, it’s a 3.2/5 at best. Great opener, forgettable rest.
No one wants to admit it anymore because this is one of the most popular selling albums of all time by one of the most boring rock groups of all time, but it's honestly not bad at all. Hotel California the song will always be impressive and Life in the Fast Lane is a banger fuck all y'all. New Kid in Town was fun and the secret best track is actually Try to Love Again. Oh yeah fuck the Eagles for the copyright BS . 6/10 maybe almost a 7.
This album definitely made me remember how much I loved when they would play The Eagles on 106.7 Lite FM growing up. It was easy listening, something to bop along to, songs I could belt out to while driving around suburban NJ. And alas...the older version of me enjoyed this music just the same - for what it is and what it's not. Did I expect to be blown away by this album? Absolutely not. Did I find myself tapping my foot to the beat while listening and genuinely enjoying myself? You bet. I'm giving this a 3. There weren't any songs I really disliked, but in the same vein, no songs on this album will have staying power with me (and Hotel California is just too overplayed).
Love the title track. A couple of others are strong. But this is the dad rock album to rule all and I became bored by the end. 3/5
One of the best opening tracks there has ever been in my opinion. Magic from the first second to the last. Then New Kid in Town - a beautiful, brilliant, subtle song. And then the album starts to go downhill. Life in the Fast Lane is decent - good riff, good hook, but not a top Eagles song like the two tracks before it. The rest of the album I find practically soporific. Pleasant enough sometimes (Try to Love Again) and absolutely dire at others (the embarrassingly tacky orchestral reprise to Wasted Time). I know not everyone will agree but for me the real failure of the album is The Last Resort. A huge chunk of running time is dedicated to this self-regarding dirge and it just isn’t good enough to justify its place. It beats you over the head with that same stupid snippet of melody for an absolute age and the lyrics are rotten. Those two opening tracks though….
Alright - sentimental value
Yeah, The title track is obviously iconic. The whole album is filled with great songs. With Life in the Fast Lane and New Kid in town pulling the peloton ahead.
Hotel California is one of the all time classic songs. The rest of the album is pretty middle of the road. I'm going to give this 3/5 and one of those stars is solely for the title track.
The Eagles are shitty, but there are a few good songs here. "Last Resort" was surprisingly so. Too much Henley lead vocals.
Το μεγκα χιτ ,3 ωραια catchy κομματια, 4 βαρετες folk rock μπαλαντες. Ο ορισμος του mid αλμπουμ αλλα valid.
mediocre dad rock at his best. Huge L for them for sabotage american wedding by frank ocean... few songs were pretty likeable but on full album length there is also ah bunch of crap hiding.
who HASNT heard this fucking album what the hell.
The 3 piano ballads put my ass to sleep…. bitch
Some absolute classics on the album and some great guitar but the not well known songs feel a bit slow
This is funny. Of course I know the title track. One of the most famous rock songs ever. Couldn’t name a single Eagles song outside of that. Let’s see. It’s interesting that the album opens with the title track and its most famous song. It then goes into “New Kid in Town” which is also quite a hit in its own right. I have to say it drops off pretty quickly then. I mean, the songs are still fine, and the playing is great and everything, but it’s not like there are ten hidden Hotel California’s here. There isn’t even one. The title track alone is enough to merit inclusion on this list, but I wish the album tracks were stronger.
I don't see why it's so well received, but not bad either. Most songs are forgettable.
3 out of 5. Other than the hits there are some good songs on this album.
First 3 songs are bangers Wasted time and victims of love are good Pretty maids all in a row weakest song so far Try and love again good The last resort fine Another album I would actually give a 7 More consistent than led Zeppelin 4, but not the same high points Easy listening
My mom once told me that this was a great make-out album, and it ruined both the album and the song "Hotel California" for me. Regardless of it's alleged impact on my parents' sex life, this is a fairly underwhelming album. The singles off it ("Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane") are definitely the best part. There are a lot more slow songs than I expected on it, and they're mostly unmemorable. I generally think most Eagles songs should be on average at least 2 minutes shorter than they actually are. I don't hate it, I don't love it, it's fine.
This record reminds me of my father, who introduced me to this album, and The Eagles, at a very early age. "Hotel California", for as outplayed as it is, it's a timeless piece in music history. This is a band I typically hear played by white people that don't know anything about music, but all in all, it's not that bad of an album.
Hotel California is the fifth studio album by Eagles, originally released in 1976. Ah, the band everyone loves to hate. They're honestly not bad. Very poppy, yes. But this is not a bad album. It's produced very well and that title track is so damn catchy. Sure there may be some fluff but this album does its job in being easy listening 70s soft rock.
Nice memories...
Dad rock at its finest
I guess this is a classic but for me is a bit dull. And yes, I'm biased by the Dude.
3/5
Hotel California is still an unbelievably good song. Like really, really great. Going into this, that was the only Eagles song I really knew. The rest of this album really suffers from not being Hotel California. It's also tonally all over the place. New Kid In Town is actually quite good as well, but then there's the disco Life in the Fast Lane and the (dad) rocking Victim of Love and I don't think they make the album greater than the sum of its parts. And the largest part is undoubtedly the Hotel itself.
I didn’t hate this, but it’s the first Eagles album I’m listened to and the orchestral elements took me by surprise. Obviously there’s two or three songs I knew, and those are pretty solid. But nothing else really grabbed me and I doubt I’d listen to this again as an album.
It’s ok although not really that interesting, except for the title track. I never knew these guys are so hated among music nerds, I’m not American. I guess the hate these guys get is due to them being so popular while there’s plenty of other much better artists and I think I get that. Still it’s not that bad. A perfect 3
Classic, but I realize now is an adult that every single song is kind of sad.
Kokonaisuudessaan oikeinkin kiva albumi. Mukavata kuunneltavaa. Tykkäsin chilleistä viboista.
A hotel you can't check out of isn't a hotel, dude. That's like some other thing.
Hotel California carries this album.
It contains my favorite eagles song Pretty Maids. But outside of that just ‘classic’ Eagles *IF* you’re into them. I had heard it all before. Solid album.
It’s okay actually. Definitely a few duds but also a couple cool songs
3.3, Hotel California saves it
I can't deny that the title track, though overplayed, is a very good song and probably the highlight of the album along with 'Try and Love Again'. 'Life In The Fast Lane' is a catchy song with a really cool riff. A proper toe tapping driving song. 'Pretty Maids All In A Row' is quite a nice ballad. It's not all good though. 'Wasted Time' dragged a bit and the reprise directly after it seemed unnecessary. The next track 'Victim of Love' is thumping with its verses, but the chorus brings it down to be quite forgettable. Overall I would say that it's better than the previous Eagles album I reviewed. It's just better songwriting. But I'm still not an Eagles fan by any means.
Hotel California is one of the most overplayed songs ever, in my opinion. It is well written though. I always found something a bit lame about New Kid In Town. Not a fan of The Last Resort. I think the melody is a bit too predictable. The rest is decent.
This album has maybe 3 great songs and the rest are not even as good as the time period’s other AOR that the band was trying to emulate.
‘You can check out any time you like but you can never leave’ just makes me happy every time I hear it
The title track meant a lot to me when I was younger, like Stairway to Heaven and Comfortably Numb. Gave me all the feels. Listening to it now, I still like it but probably wouldn’t reach for it very often. The rest of the tracks are ok, I prefer the mellow ones. It has that warm sunset or early evening feel, somewhere near a beach, when I have it all.
A great start to any album and life in the fast lane a classic
equvilent to white noise, good for working too!
The titular first song Hotel California is a classic: over 1.7 *billion* streams on Spotify alone. That being said, I've never listened to the whole album, and I'm excited to do so When Life in the Fast Lane's opening riff came on, I let out an audible "Yes...". The song before, New Kid In Town, was a little slower, calmer, but when the "Wolf mother's Black Betty"-esc sorta-country riff came on, man it was good. After listening to the rest, classic album, bit slow and chill for me at the time. I got pretty bored. Pretty much exclusively held up by Life in the Fast Lane and Hotel California for me. Glad I've heard it though
Another band where I don't understand the extremity of the reactions to them. It's OK. Maybe if I'd had to hear everywhere all the time growing up I'd feel different.
Nowhere near as good as their self titled debut in my opinion, but also still mid. The only song I really resonated with and enjoyed was Try and Love again. I get the hype behind this album, but honestly I think there's better Eagles records out there. This just feels like it blew up because of the lead track (which is a banger, let's be honest here). If Eagle's debut was a 3.5, this is just a 3. Pretty generic country-dadrock.
A competently made album that just ain't for me. 5/10 Fav tracks - none really Least Fav - none really
Hotel California the song is a classic, but the rest of this album is rather unspectacular, moderately enjoyable radio-tier soft rock. I'm not feeling very eager to explore this album further than once, aside from maybe touching some more on a single someday, which is very interesting as a sentimental piece about California and perhaps the American dream, something I feel they are definitely qualified to talk about as people not originally from California. It has a rather fascinating personal tinge to it.
Último viernes de octubre con Hotel California de Eagles, otra banda que se suma a aquellas que sólo ubico por sus hits, en éste caso, por la canción homónima al disco: clasicazo eterno que he escuchado hasta el hartazgo por la radio y por compilados en casettes y CDs y que me recuerda a mi mamá, subiéndole el volumen y cantándolo en el inglés que todos inventamos por fonética. El disco arranca con la canción que le da nombre, de la cual está de más entrar en detalles: imposible no conmoverse por la guitarra y no recordar con gracia el odio de The Dude por los Eagles. Luego, va intercalando entre pistas más relajadas, tipo baladas, y otras más rockeras, sin ser ninguna tan explosiva como el tema que da inicio a todo. ¿Es algo de las bandas de esa época? ¿O tal vez la dificultad para mantener algo arriba y cerrarlo bien es propio de lo humano? Hasta el lunes.
Great first three songs. Next two were average and bloated. Three maids in a row was great, rest of the album ok. 3 out of 5 stars
it's ok i guess
Of course the title track is a classic and pretty great - the rest is just fine.
Good
Couple of good songs, others not so bad but a bit whiny
The first 3 songs are blistering good and the rest of it just falls by the wayside. On the second listen I had more appreciation for Victim of Love and The Last Resort.
fav track: hotel california (obv)
58
Classic rock. A few good songs and no real bad ones but it just started to sound too generic at the end.
Honestly not as good as I was expecting.
Getting burnout from music around this time and genre but not a bad listen. Decent vocals and the band has a political statement that’s not too cringey. Mid/10
Proper easy listen. Was happy to chuck this on in the background and get on with some bits about the house. Hotel California is a banger of a first song and the rest were okay. A fairly nice range of chill songs but wouldn't go out my way to put the album back on.
Starts of really strong with a classic. Proper dad rock. I really love the vocals with the Eagles, but my god most of the songs are just boring. 2nd half of this album is so lacklustre, it's really driven my review down, because a few songs here were really great, beautiful even. Quite disappointed, I liked it ebougb, nothing special aside from a couple of tracks. Middle of the road
Very nice album. Who doesn't like the Eagles? Easy listening is how to best describe these songs. It's the kind of album I would play if I ever got to drive along Route 66. Everyone knows the first 3 songs and that won't change for a few decades to come. Needs more than one listen to fully appreciate how good this album is...
2.5
"The Last Resort" is great, but overall too smooth and with not enough edge for me. 3.5 stars
3.5
Loved some of it, hated some of it, mostly I’m just glad it exists.
Ganska trist. Hotel California kanske skulle vara bra om den inte var sönderspelad. Lika så New Kid in Town. Pretty Maids In a Row var okej. Skivan var okej
Hotellet Kalifornien är ju grym. Vi pratar mästerverk. Även om man hört den en miljard gånger. Därför är det lite märkligt att resten är sisådär. Är Eagles ett one hit wonder... Nja men va fan, lite konstigt är det.
HC är ju en höjdare och jag tycker att skivan börjar bra generellt. Det är genomgående ett väldigt solitt hantverk och ingen låt är dålig, men det är också lite slätstruket och tråkigt (vågar man säga själlöst?), i synnerhet andra halvan. Stark trea ändå.
Famoso country-rock muito bem trabalhado e por isso soa um pouco fabricado, mas é bom
Decent overall, but dominating from those 'big' album tracks.
Totally fine.
The title track is (to me) one of the most overplayed songs on the planet. It's objectively good and quite catchy but how many times can you listen to it? Quite a few, it seems, for some people. Personal opinion aside, I was a bit curious to hear what else The Eagles could do. Frankly, my opinion hasn't changed much. This album is country-tinged cinematic rock and it helps to think of it like a movie. To that end, it reminded me of going to the cinema on a rainy day with nothing else to do. There's nothing in particular I want to see, but I've seen the trailer for 'Hotel California' quite a few times so I decide to give it a shot. It's a good movie, with a fairly predictable storyline and good acting. I'm not unhappy that I watched it but I'm not likely to watch again. Other people are obsessed with it, which is fine, but I don't really get why. Surely there are better movies out there. Maybe I'll try it again one day. Possibly on a long plane ride or something. The most interesting detail of this album on Wikipedia was the fact that Black Sabbath were in the recording booth next to The Eagles and frequently interrupted the recording by being too loud. I feel like that says a lot about 'Hotel California'. Full disclosure, I'd have been pretty annoyed by that too. But I've never had the illusion that I'm cool.
Déjà meilleur que leur éponyme, mais ça reste un album des Eagles : beige, sécure, aucun risque pris, rien de nouveau. S'écoute bien mais c'est grandement sur-évalué. 6/10
Try and love again has some nice harmonies. Other than that, it’s okay. Not my thing.
This is the most overrated album by the most overrated band of all time. What do people see in this? It’s just boring rock music, real boring. It makes me feel bad for people who think this is as good as it gets.
Lots of baggage here. And a lot clever people quoting Lebowski. Try getting your own opinion. If I had to listen to the Smiths, you can listen to the Eagles. Typical 70s MOR easy listening, and MILES better than Fleetwood fucking Mac. There, I said it. Eagles were robbed in '76. I stand by it. So it gets at least a three for that. Can it get one more star for those hits? I'll think about that for a minute... I like it, but I don't think I'd pay for it. That's an easy three.
Stupendous album, rich americana and folk influence, with soft clean guitar melodies and wonderful rythmn and low end sections. I don't know if its the drugs or the member infighting but a lot of this album is forgettable filler. Despite what I said in the previous paragraph. No one ever talks about "New Kid in Town" from this album. The Eagles are a greatest hits band for sure. Tough pill to swallow. But, I still dug the albo.
I won't pretend that the title track or "Life in the Fast Lane" are my favorite songs ever, or even that I ever have the urge to put them on, but I do enjoy them well enough when they're playing. Combined with the overall inoffensiveness of most of the album, they're enough to not sink it below 3 stars. But I just...don't care. It's honestly funny to me that people have such strong opinions about this band, positively or negatively, in the first place. Perhaps this is my privilege talking as a child of the 90's who didn't need to deal with their onslaught of fame in the 70's. Anyway...it's fine. 3/5
first time listening have heard hotel california life in the fast lane
Man, I tolerate The Eagles
It's easygoing and laid-back, like listening to Fleetwood Mac but with a bit more grit. The guitars sound nice, and the songs tell stories without getting too deep. Some tracks kind of blend together, but it keeps a chill vibe. It's not groundbreaking, but it feels good to have on in the background.
I would like to leave now.
I checked out
While I'm not a big fan of the Eagles. This album contains some iconic songs. It's fun to listen to it occasionally but it's not one of my go-to albums. It's ok.
Levyn ykköshitillä enemmän kuuntelukertoja kolme kertaa enemmän kuin muulla levyllä yhteensä. Onhan tuo iso hitti, mutta löytyy tuolta pari muutakin hyvää biisiä. Levyn taso kyllä laskee edetessä, mutta varsin viihdyttävä setti kokonaisuudessaan. Reilu 3*
The title track is eaaasily the best song here, and there isn't really anything special on the rest of the album. Despite that I did quite enjoy listening to this, maybe because I already knew some of the tracks, or because the tracks made for a pretty cohesive whole. Kinda undecided whether it's a 3 or a 4, so I'll say 3,49 and round down.
Ooof. I was super open to the possibilty of discovering something here, as I had never heard the album, only the one song - which, I mean, a terribly overplayed but righteous classic - and "Living in the Fast Lane", but I'm now at "Try and Love Again" and by god, has this veered into Music To Turn the Car Radio Off To. However, it was endurable enough so I will grant an extra point for making me look up - I am today years old - what colitas actually are.
This was sappier than I was expecting.
Very generous 3 due to Hotel California.
relaxing, probably not the best working music. Reminds me of grandpa. Best song was victim of love. Everything else was pretty low key.
An all time classic song filled out with classic rock by the numbers to complete the album.
Fame and fortune, life, love and drugs in L.A.
Ok
Not a bad album, not terribly great either.
3.5
Hotel California is a 5 star song, but the rest of the album is forgettable. I didn’t mind listening, but I don’t think it holds up to a lot of the 4 star albums from the list. 3 stars it is!
I’d use the success of The Eagles as vital evidence that most people in the world are idiots. So middle of the road it’s hard to have any opinion on it 2.5
Some iconic tracks, good vibes songwriting, beautiful production but occasionally schmaltzy. Didnt hear enough in the songs that werent hits to really make me want to come back, but I would never object to anyone playing this.
You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leeeeaaaaaavvveeeeeeeeee
Other than Hotel. California, and a few other tracks, i just couldnt get with this album. Sort of felt out of place, like it was confused on the sort of music it wanted to be. 2.6