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Rather short album that is a bit more than just Hotel California. 6/10
When your uncle says that music is not what it used to be anymore.
The most easy of easy listening. The only hard part is staying awake. Still, I can't in good conscience give it lower than 3 because it's well produced and those solos at the end of Hotel California are still so slick.
I prefer Hilton
3 good songs and boredom after those.
The song 'Hotel California' is a personal favorite and really the only great song in the album. Most go on too long with bland lyrics. A couple are ok, but nothing worth relistening.
Hotel California Amazing. Loved the intro and the riff of Life in the Fast Line. Victim of Love: iconic
Ok
Hotel California ist ein Riesensong und strahlt weit über das Album. Auch New Kid in Town ist ein Klassiker, der Rest kann man anhören aber ist nichts zum Erinnern.
Good.
No strong feelings
Some classic songs
Another musical masterpiece ruined by FM radio playing it to death. It is musically and technically brilliant but WAY over played.
I don't even know what to say... it had a unique 70s vibe that I couldn't hear from any other album, but it was such a drab aspect of 70s music. I think some of the songs were nice, and some of the others were really annoying, boring, and just plain dull. And 'Life in the Fast Lane' is one of the most annoying songs to have ever hit my eardrums. God how I want it to disappear off the face of the Earth.
maybe would give this a 4 but i didn’t listen to the whole thing
I hate the fuckin Eagles man! Honestly, they aren't all that bad - the title track is obviously amazing. Life in the Fast Lane is kinda dull and the rest is fine music. The title track bumps it up another star just for that closing harmonizing of guitars.
Some absolute classics, but for the most part the tempo is too low for me to thoroughly enjoy. Nice background music, but doesn't have the special feeling like 'Hotel California' gives you across the whole album
Def not one of my fav, their first album was far superior and very original.
pretty good best song ‘try and love again’ might revisit
Title track is a classic but I honestly found it all quite boring. Nothing caught my ear
It was pretty crappy and exactly what I expected but the instruments and background music was good which gives a few extra points. It was a mix of like upbeat and also sad which is kinda weird but it was meh.
Nothing bad to say, only negative is that it generally feels a bit middle dated. Undoubtedly in a few years it will come back around and seemingly age gracefully, just the current tastes place it in a different spot.
Classic. All solid tunes with a couple standouts. Not overly interesting though. "THE" Pop Rock band?
Meh. The title track is a legitimately good song, but the rest of the album (including the two other songs I had heard before) can't hold a candle to it. This is the sort of thing I thought I would like, but I will stick to the one good song for now. The intro to Victim of Love is a bop though.
- high quality vibes - exactly what I want to listen to on a warm summer night
Well of course Hotel California (the song) is a classic. Dope guitar solo yada yada etc it's a classic song. The next few tracks also stand out to me, I like them quite a lot. But after Wasted Time I sort of lost interest a little. But overall a good album, would listen to again. Fav songs: - Hotel California - New Kid in Town - Life in the Fast Lane - Wasted Time
El contraste entre el tema que da el título del álbum y el resto es demasiado marcado. igual suena muy bien, obvio, pero hace que sea un almbun que no está tan arriba como pareciera en principio
Aika leppoisaa ja hyväntuulista rockia. Hotel California vähän intensiivisempi. Parhaat: Hotel California, Life In The Fast Lane
They really caught lightening in a bottle with Hotel California. This album struggles to follow its namesake and opener. Still, though, the eagles maintain tight grooves and perfect harmonies. I especially liked “Try and Love Again”, a personal thing to write about that is no doubt hard to do. Could have done without send off of The Last Resort. 3 stars.
Classic dad rock
underwhelming corporate rock. I have never listened to the full album before and likely won't again. the title track is good, but overexposed at this point.
5/10 For the title track, you get 3 stars. Now put down your mics and leave my office before I change my mind. 5-27-2024
Decent but this is all 9.71 the river played growing up
Meh.
If you know, you know. It's perceived as a classic.
I used to hate The Eagles but in the dotage of my thirties I am coming around on them. The Eagles are the crisp light beer of rock. Pleasant enough, and that’s what most people are probably looking for in music. I don’t love it but I’m glad this album makes people happy.
Strong opening 3 songs.
Entiendo la magnitud, un clásico, blah blah . Es dad rock pero no del tipo que me gusta taaaanto. Creo que el single hace el trabajo pesado, agradecida con no ser de USA y tener que escucharlos en todos lados como dicen acá en otras reseñas
Min far bliver så skuffet hvis han hører, at jeg kun rater den her 3, men jeg synes ærlig talt det er generøst. Synes de fleste numre er ret corny, selvom de er glimrende musikere og jeg syntes ikke, at orkesterelementerne blev for meget
Hotel California er en banger. Det var sjovt at høre dem jamme på de fleste af numrene
One of the best sounding records I've ever heard. But it's just that. I just don't like the crying rockerman ballads. Sorry dads
it was fine. i dunno. i've heard the eagles like a million times and they're kinda boring to me. however i can see why such an album might be considered important or some shit.
- Irgendwann mal vor Ewigkeit das letzte mal komplett gehört. - Ich fand und finde den Titel-Track und absoluten Welthit "Hotel California" überbewertet. Ist ein guter Song und hat auch seinen Wiedererkennungswert, aber darüber hinaus macht der leider relativ wenig mit mir. - Die Balladen auf dem Album (Hälfte der Platte) finde ich überwiegend leider eher schwächer und langweilig. Da fehlt mir einfach die Schwere, Emotionen und musikalische Finesse um die nach vorne zu bringen. - New Kid in Town, Life in The Fast Lane, Victim of Love dafür aber bockstarke Songs und richtige Banger. - Bin mit den Eagles nie so richtig warm geworden. War für mich irgendwie immer etwas zu generisch und vorhersehbar. 3/5
- Solides, entspanntes Album - Hotel California ist am Ehesten im Kopf geblieben - Als komplettes 3-4/5
A couple of the biggest songs in rock history, but they’re so overplayed they almost blot out the rest of the album. It’s hard to check in when the lobby soundtrack’s been looping since 1976.
I mean, not offensive, tap your foot, etc. Do not rate in the top ever though.
I was hoping for more depth and different sounds. I love Hotel California but the rest was just music. Good for the background, but nothing that would headline a playlist.
It’s honestly just boring country rock, although, title song is so good it drags it up to a 3
A lot of people have strong feelings about this band. I do not. This is fine.
nothing comes close to the title track
It was nice to listen to a whole album. Lovely voices, I can see why they have so many fans.
Though I'm definitely NOT an Eagles fan, on Hotel California they moved away from their flat, bland country-rock sound and made a rock record that is the only Eagle's album I can listen to. It opens with three staple songs on classic rock radio rotation including the always insufferable, title track, Hotle California, New Kid In Town, recalls their earlier country-ish sound and Life In The Fast Lane, the satisfying rocker. The remainder of the album edges towards schmaltzy and MOR mediocrity, that was the blueprint for the rest of the Eagles discography, but it remains (in my opinion) their finest moment, if there ever was one. I never bought into the whole Eagles thing and I would certainly not waste my money seeing these over-the-hill "rockers" live.
There’s no denying The Eagles wrote some great songs. There’s also no denying they wrote some average songs, and there’s also some of those here. Lastly, there’s no denying that Henley and Frey are greedy pricks and I should bump them down on the sole basis of karma. 3/5 you insufferable pricks.
Overrated band playing overrated music.
A classic
who can hate the Eagles?
meer country dan ik had verwacht
6/10. Not my favorite. Mostly pretty basic. I did put the title song on the 5 ⭐️ list though. It deserves that for sure.
2.9
Absolute classic and I agree that this should be on here. Doesn't mean it's a great record in my book. Aside from the title track and maybe "Life in the fast lane" there is a lot of boring filler tracks and while the musicianship is impressive it is definitely missing some sort of edge to make it interesting instead of just smooth and bland.
The best part about the Eagles is, that every time I hear/read their name, I imagine JD from Scrubs going "Eagleeee!". The second-best part (with still considerable room in between) is probably this album.
I can't tell if I love or hate this album. Hotel California is an iconic song that you would think sets the tone for the album. It doesn't. Instead, the album focuses back on chill Cali-country rock. I was left disappointed at first, but ended up enjoying a handful of songs at the end. While I don't this this album did anything revolutionary, it accurately reflects popular music of the 70s. Best Songs: Hotel California, Wasted Time, Try and Love Again Worst Songs: Pretty Maids All in a Row, Try and Love Again
Coole Songs, vielseitig, bleibt aber nicht wirklich immer im Kopf
Solid singles, but their albums are a bit snoozy. "Hotel California" is no exception (and perhaps even a bit moreso than others -- "One of These Nights" I return to far more often). I suppose that's a big reason why their GH is so zenith-selling...
Hotel California is great, but after that I don't know there were too many other songs that I was into.
“Ugh”, I reacted to seeing this album as today’s selection. Yeah, there’s some decent songs on here, but for me this is one of those bands that has been played to death. Random factoid: I read somewhere that at their peak there was a 12 or 18 month span where they were selling over a million albums a month.
Slick, easy listening. I sometimes think The Eagles unfairly get shit on. Sure, they’re not doing anything exciting or innovative, but they were one of the best at what they did do and made some songs that I like. Hotel California is played out, like a lot of their songs. I think they’re a 3 band that made a 3 album. If other people love it, that’s cool.
This album is very safe, and takes hardly any risks. While there is nothing inherently wrong with that, it can feel a bit boring. It's pleasant, and makes for good background music, but nothing here is mind blowing.
Hotel California is my #1 all-time song. The rest of the album is okay. I feel like it should be better.
Pop country rock. Pretty mixed feelings about this album. I liked the big songs I already knew and then one or two others, but everything else just didn't do anything for me. Like I recognize the talents behind the songs, good singing/harmonies, great guitar work, etc. However, I didn't really get anything out of them. Especially the ballads, my god we're they boring. I wish I liked it more, but for a first listen I was not impressed. Might revisit some songs. 3/5
I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. The title track is a banger, the following 2 tracks are solid. The rest however, well the best word I can think to describe them is bland.
I know most of these songs well, but I have to admit listening in one sitting to this album diminished my enjoyment. Title track is wonderful of course and the dreamy New Kid in Town recording sounds perfect. What kind of studio was that recorded in? Surprise surprise Greatest Hits is better.
Decent album. Love Hotel California and like New Kid in Town.
Iconic couple of songs. The rest of the album didn't really do anything for me.
A couple of these songs are all time classics, a couple are absolutely boring as hell. Overall worth a listen, but generally overrated.
Hotel California
Meh
Well known big hits and very grown up adult rock. Highly polished and slickly produced but the sound is a bit too.country influenced at times for my taste. Meh x
It's OK. Hotel California is great, but a lot of rock that's just a little too standard, slick, and polished for my liking. Better than I thought, last song and 2nd song kind of heat. Should you listen to this album before you die: Maybe
I'm a bit shocked that this album is featured so highly on Top 100 albums of all time lists. Hotel California, the obvious standout single, is the saving grace of the album and the rest of the album is a little lacklustre for me. The Last Resort at the end is quite good, but the album never reaches very interesting heights for me. 3/5, saved by HC.
While the Eagles are one of the best selling bands of all time, it's notable that they aren't really loved by the younger generations. Certainly not at all the way Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin or of course The Beatles are They do almost everything very well; they all are very strong instrumentalists, the harmonies are on point, they have good musical chemistry and occasionally can churn out a strong lyric. Morever if the rest of the album was as strong as the first two songs the album would merit a really high rating, but the album decreases in quality (mostly songwritingwise) after that. And exposes the fact that The Eagles can be cheesy and boring at times. Still "New kid in town" and particularly Hotel California are fantastic songs fully deserving of being classics. Try and love are alright as well. Would give it 3.5 stars , because the album starts out so strong. But can't bring myself to give it 4
Typical Eagles album, has some good singles
Eh.
Very inconsistent for me, goes right in the middle overall. 'Hotel California' is great, a truly classic song, 'Life in a Fast Lane' and 'Victim of Love' are the other highlights for me, but the rest of the album is unfortunately not too strong.
better than i expected, but i probably won’t come back to it that often 3.5
Title song is great, the rest is pretty enjoyable. 3.5
Mostly overrated !
A few classic gems mixed in with some real bad songs.
Sweet, soft country rock. Easy to see how it's one of the biggest selling albums of all time, in all it's unchallenging, safe, inoffensive and well made glory. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Hotel California Date listened: 07/03/24
not something i'll revisit anytime soon, but it's a classic and I enjoyed it
Nice
It was fine but just relatively uneventful. Did not grab me since I have listened to it so much since my teen years.
Eagles(NFL) suck. The band is ok, solid album
Not a huge fan of the song itself but I did enjoy a few other tracks in this album!
I dont like Queen
This one reminds me of my childhood. Hotel California will never get old.
Iconic title track, plus Life in the Fast Lane.
Hotel California is a great song obviously, and the album starts off quite strong but then it gets just more boring, overproduced middle-of-the-road rock. I'm a bit disappointed considering how famous this album it. The Last Resort is a good ending, though so I'll give it a 3.
Title track is so good they've never were able to reach that level again. Rest of the album is some decent but forgettable classic rock, lost resort is another highlight, however the lyrics aren't as profound or clever as they think they are
First song slams! Rest of The songs kind if dissapoints. 3
Disappointed. I had high hopes for this one, since I’ve never actually listened to the whole album. It started out strong, obviously, with the title track, “new kid in town,” and “life in the fast lane.” But then it just turns into sappy, overproduced, hallmark card ballads. Great harmonies, yes, but it’s simply too shiny. The album starts with these themes of fame and the perils/vices of stardom. Then they suddenly abandon those themes halfway through. I see now why the Eagles “Greatest Hits” compilation sold more than any of their albums.
Is wasted time on here twice? Talk about wasted time am I rite The album? Pretty good. Couple snoozers but hotel California is fire
I've listened to the When Hell Freezes Over a few times before, and I would recommend that album over this one. The live version of songs helps them sound even better for whatever reason.
A solid three stars
it's like a bi-polar album, alternating between rockin hits and Michael Bolton type fluff. Hotel California - rocking New kid in Town - fluff Life in the fast lane - rocking wasted time - fluff victim of love - rocking rest of album - fluff
Redelijk saai sorry
yep, its the eagles.
Really wanted to like this because I found the first two songs pretty great. Unfortunately it didn’t last
Joe Walsh is so fucking good at guitar. Obviously Hotel California is great, but Life in the Fast Lane (it’s the bass grove for me) is the GOAT track of the record. That Wasted Time string arrangement is sick, considering the song sucks otherwise. Half the album is killer, half is filler. It’s the Eagles, you get great harmonies and some solid easy-rock tunes. Probably a 1/10 on the booty-shakability standard and a 6/10 on the CORN scale.
It's well made but I could take it or leave it
Overplayed, overrated.
More melodic than expected
Genuinely don't enjoy them too much, some good songs here though
Nothing really jumps out, aside from the singles. Standout Tracks: Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane
It's too perfect. It's boring for the most part with a few highlights. The lead guitars on the title track are amazing and my favorite song off the album: life in the fast lane.
Good music. Probably wouldnt go out of my way to listen to again, but I get the appeal. Favorite song was Try and Love again.
Not much of an Eagles fan. Hotel Californianis a good song ut I’ve heard it 8 trillion times. New Kid in Town is ok but Life In The Fast Lane irritates the hell out of me .
Outside of like 2 songs, not sure what makes this album stand out more than others to be considered in the top 1001... I was disappointed
life in fast line, victom of love
Give me a break.
Turns out Eagles have better songs than Hotel California.
Given that the title track has 1.5 billion plays on Spotify this record definitely deserves to be on the list, but overall I didn't love it. Good vocal harmonies, and the music is fine, but nothing else really stood out to me.
Another album that I would enjoy more if it was instrumental, or maybe a singer other than Don Henley, perhaps.
Classic
I know it’s iconic and it’s a nice enough listen. But it’s maybe just a bit too middle of the road nice for me.
The title track is a great piece of art and probably among one of the best rock songs. I didn't care for the other tracks.
I don't think this is one of the best albums by The Eagles, but it is a good listen. Does seem to fade with the middle tracks. Do appreciate the way they can tell a story with lyrics-like The Last Resort.
I will always have nostalgia for these guys since my dad loved them. He always played their greatest hits/hell freezes over. Otherwise, this is some nice/easy breezy soft rock with good singing.
Great album, standard.
Goood
Tough one. They're great songs, they just don't grab me too much. I supposed it's telling that I had this in my collection and sold it. 3.5 stars.
The 2nd wasted time track was an odd song for the album. Overall I do like this album and the hits are great. I would give it 3.5 stars
Not as good as their first album. Barely a 3 here.
Hotel Califronia is a jam that I thought at one point I would get sick of, but I still never have. This album seems all over the place with high-pace and slow songs alternating which I do not really enjoy. Made it tough to get hooked into the album. There were only 3 songs that really did anything for me (Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane, Victim of Love) and the rest were just total filler.
Somewhere between mid and fine. A couple hight points, one absolute stinker, and a lot of extremely polished, unexceptional pop rock. Joe Walsh is a great guitar player.
Title track and Life in the Fast Lane are great. The rest is soft dad rock schlock.
hotel california single is great, the rest is meh
Not as cringe as I thought. "Hotel California" is a great song, it turns out. "Life in the Fast Lane" is harder to focus on, because of how cliche it is at this point in time. It does have a lot of cool production elements. "Victim of Love" sounds like a generic rock song. "Pretty Maids in a Row" is kinda eh. "Try and Love Again" is kinda eh, but has nice harmonies and cool guitar playing. Not as cringe of an album as I thought
Multiple solid tracks here, and especially the title track (obviously) is fantastic and just so vivid. These tracks are absolutely not to be ignored but on the whole though, I dunno, it just comes across a bit too milquetoast to grab my attention.
3.5 maar kan daar niet voor kiezen. Hotel California is natuurlijk iconic. Paar andere goede nummers zoals New Kid In Town en Wasted Time. Life in the Fast Lane beetje overrated.
Besides the titular song I thought it was okay but not really my taste
I remember seeing this record when I was eight years old. I did not know what the buzz around it was back then. As I grew up, I listened to many albums from different genres; I still haven't figured out the thing around the Eagles. Yes, they have classic rock songs, like Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane -both from this album,- but I might be tempted to think this band is overrated. The album is fine, but, in my opinion, this is not the album that took rock and roll to the next step.
The album is pretty but bland. This album lacks a unified character. It is more like a compilation of different artists. If the rest were as good as "Hotel California", it would get a 5/5.
So it really is one hit wonder. Pity.
I’ve never listened to this in its entirety and I probably haven’t heard anything but a snippet of hotel California on the radio in a store or something in years. I think it’s one of those songs that younger people just sort of take on faith as being an all timer but it is exactly as good as your dad says it is. The rest of it is decent 70s rock ranging from listenable to pretty good. Also it’s weirdly fun to listen to good music when you know the people making it utterly despise one another. But then less so when you know what a bunch of assholes they are.
I don't know what I thought an Eagles album sounded like but.. It wasn't this? The atmospheric noodling tracks felt very modern.
Life in the Fast Lane slaps and I am fine with never hearing the rest again. It slaps enough to give this a 3 I guess.
A classical rock album that sometimes feels monotone. It's a product of the past and it shows, though it has its good moments. For my taste it lacks complexity and punch. Best song: Victim of Love
I liked the music a lot, but the lyrics were on the dark side
7.5/10 ok so first things first, the titular track is a masterpiece. it’s hard for me to fathom that it’s nearly 50 years old because of how timeless it sounds. genuinely convinced it doesn’t age (and i’m saying this as a frank ocean fan) however when you create something so great, it’s often hard to top it and that’s the problem i had with the other tracks. they’re by no means bad, i just think they feel mundane in comparison. i liked the switch up between hard and soft rock here, especially the ballads. but half the tracks just feel like run of the mill country rock songs, it’s not really that special to me. one thing i like to note is that i enjoyed the contrast between the opening and closing, instrumental and lyrical wise! found that very cool :)
The Eagles are a little too boring and lightweight for my taste, some highlights aside. Said highlights include biggest hits like the title track and “Life in the Fast Lane”, which deserve their overplayed nature. C+
3 Sterne vor allem für das wunderbare "Hotel California". Nach hinten raus wird's allerdings immer schwächer.
Unremarkable. I'll never get over the fact my ex had never heard the song Hotel California. Should have broken up on the spot.
One of the best songs ever recorded???? The rest of the album is very up and down though. Very nice to listen to. Really nicely produced. Some of the slower love songs are a bit sappy and or boring. Overall a great album though
'Hotel California' mi è sempre piaciuta tantissimo, ma mi ha sempre anche dato una sensazione strana. Vediamo il resto! In pratica la title song c'entra poco o nulla con il resto, che non mi pare rock "decadente malinconico", ma tipo opera rock, poco rock
Not a Eagles fan. Its all a bit too American. I can see why they were massive but it doesn't tick my boxes. Cheese. 2.8
Это база Отель калифорния - само собой кайф Еще зацепила Victim of Love Классное музло, хорошая пластинка в коллекцию, но не более для современности, извините
Just easy listening
A classic - i grew up on this album. Not my favorite these days, but always fun.
3.5
Solid eagles
Hot take, this album is okay. Eagles have great hits and this album has some for sure.
I expected to hate this album because of my hatred of the title track, but the rest of the album is surprisingly competent, if a bit forgettable
Flies very high when it does but sinks equally as low when it doesn't fly high.
Was an okay album, a lot of average songs for me. Obviously it’s led by the title track but apart from that it’s another sort of background album for me.
Didn't mind this, a little bit sappy at times, but a tenderness that shone through. Can't see myself coming back to it, but it had it's moments. Fav track: Try and love again 2.5
Only really knowing Hotel California, I was pleasantly surprised to find this having a lot more going on than that track. Some quite tender, laid back grooves, especially on the back end. Hey, I'd say I liked it! Fave track: Try and Love Again
I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Its definitely classic rock at its finest, and the Eagles at one point were definitely one of the biggest classic rock bands so yeah I thought this would be snoozeville for me, but I definitley enjoyed their deep tracks a lot more than I thought I would and a lot more than their popular ones. I really enjoyed 'Wasted Time' and 'Victim of Love' on this thing. Least favorite track is probably 'Hotel California' honestly.. Overall: 3.1/5
The good songs are good and the not so good songs are just....ugh. If it was all like side A it would've been so much better as the trio of songs that start are great but the lame ballads easy listening 70s over production of side B brings this down.
Better than I thought
Really hard to objectively review this due to its massive status of the title track of the same name. Enjoyed but a bit middle of the road for me….. think I’d enjoy more if I was in the middle of the road, driving down a large American highway with this blasting out of the radio. A true slice of Americana.
Like a lovingly awkward embrace from your hippy uncle
The eponymous track, "Hotel California," remains an atmospheric journey, with its haunting guitar riff and evocative storytelling. The album's diversity showcases the Eagles' musical range, shifting from the laid-back vibes of "New Kid in Town" to the energetic tones of "Life in the Fast Lane." Instrumentally, "Hotel California" boasts impeccable craftsmanship. Joe Walsh's guitar work is a standout feature, adding depth to the compositions. My favorite, though, is the under appreciated "The Last Resort".
Decent album but no wonder titular song became THE Eagles hit.
Skítfínn single! Þrjú fyrstu lögin hefðu alveg dugað. Þetta er ágætis tónlist bara!
Classis rock album, first few songs are very classic but the album fades a bit half way through. Good, not great album.
норм! от классического рока 70х ожидала почему-то большей скукотищи
Talk about starting off with a bang, Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane are some of the Eagles best. Unfortunately, this album quickly lost pace with me. The second half really felt like stereotypical love songs that could have been written by anybody. But man those other two songs are real good. Highlight: Life in the Fast Lane Lowlight: Pretty Maids All in a Row
Menee osastoon maailman tylsin rock, mutta toisaalta kun kuuntelin tätä motarilla maalaismaisemissa ja näin lava-auton, oli tunnelma just kuunteluhetkellä kohdillaan. Automatkamusiikkia - sieltä löytyy tälle levylle erinomainen paikka. Koska onhan nämä hyvin mukanalaulettavia biisejä. Pitkin hampain siitä yksi lisätähti.
Enjoyed it. I liked the songs that were a little harder rock than what made them most famous.
Ok boomer
good
I found it difficult to form an objective opinion on "Hotel California" after a lifetime of involuntary subjection to "Hotel California." Great harmonies, tight music, well-written ballads, excellent production... I could pick it apart, but in the end, this music is not for me. 3.45
3. Leans a bit too country for me, but I didn't dislike it.
Wow.. the title track is obviously great but the emotion and cinematic feel to some of the later tracks is incredible, try and love again has been a great discovery for me from this
Ehhhh its .... Its fine...
Classic dad rock music
try and love again was a song i never heard before that was pretty. then u got the classics from this album that are pretty solid. standard dad rock album.
Sweet
Meh. The hits are great. The rest not so much. There’s nothing wrong with the Eagles. They aren’t pushing anything forward and maybe that’s why they are so popular.
What’s with all of the orchestral stuff on side two??
A nice Hotel with friendly staff and a solid offering in California, not really groundbreaking.
Classic rock. Alcuni pezzi brillano nell'album, che però pare troppo conforme ai canoni, in un certo senso. Non nego che gli assoli di chitarra siano però molto vibranti e fluidi.
Eagles are yacht rock royalty and Hotel California is their edict.
I can understand why this album is on the Top 1001 list, as it has had a huge impact on people and music for half a century, but it has always been a very bland record and music to me (the entire Eagles discography). Hotel California isn't as annoying to me, at this point, as it used to be. It did just kind of fade to the background as I was doing other things, and it didn't irritate me. I'd totally put The Eagles in a movie about people wasting their lives doing drugs on a beach or a "coming of age" where someone snaps out of it and eventually starts doing something with their life. And, it is impressive that, reading the Wiki page and quotes from Henley, that is pretty spot on for what the concept was.
I understand why it's popular. There are some catchy songs but I feel this band is best experienced live, in their prime. The songs on the album feel flat.
Hotel California-of course! Spent my childhood avoiding this song because it was playing during a trauma for my mom. I like it but definitely a song of mixed ties. New Kid in Town is chill. Gets a bit slow at the end. Lost interest around min 4. The second version of Wasted Time that is all orchestral is A+. Pretty Maids all in a row-boring balad. Overall a solid album. Chill listening. Good crowd pleaser.
I've heard Hotel California (the song) one million times. I think it's a bit overrated. Reminds me of Guitar Hero. There's a couple other hits here that I've heard before but nothing really speaks to me. Actually, I kinda like the string interlude after Wasted Time. The album is fine but 70's just isn't my favorite genre.
I came in ready to hate this album since I cannot stand the song Hotel California after hearing it a million times (Spotify has it at almost 1.5 billion plays), but enjoyed a few of the other tracks: New Kid In Town, Wasted Time, Victim Of Love
There's no denying the success and timeless status of that title track. Most of the rest is defiantly mediocre. Classic Eagles, I suppose.
Big Lebowski
Average dad rock
As the archetypal "dad rock" band, Eagles, has crazy defenders and snobby detractors. The music itself is just fine. Most of this record is easy listening; well performed, pleasantly produced country-tinged folk rock that doesn't really leave much of an impression at all on me. However, it's hard to deny the quality of the two most iconic songs on this record: "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane."
overrated. maybe due to constant radio play, side b is a drop off. last song bad.
Really good yatch rock. Only issue is I don't own a yatch. The music isn't bad but for some reason I just don't love the sounds. It's missing that edge, the x factor that the ioenening track makes you think the rest of the album has.
3,5*, er staan mega goede nummers op dit album (hotel california bijvoorbeeld), maar het album in zn geheel is okay
Favorite Tracks - Hotel California - New Kid In Town - Victim of Love
Good album. After hotel California, I think I like the second half of the album better than the first. 3.3
Hotel California - a classic. Not much to hate New Kid in Town - John Mulaney moment. Pretty solid song Life in the Fast Lane - pretty sure this was in Cars. 10/10 Wasted Time - erm... I'm not too sure on this one. Very ballad-y, but not a big fan Victim of Love - rock song about a woman killing a dude. Probably. It's aight Pretty Maids All in a Row - cool little blues song. Not bad, not great Try and Love Again - too many ooh's. One of the weaker songs of the album Last Resort - feels patriotic, but isn't. Not my cup of tea, a bit too slow
Best song was new kid in town. Good album.
Like a lot of high schoolers in the ‘90s, I listened to the Eagles. It’s weird to think about some of the old bands whose careers were given new life during that time. The Beatles were unsurprisingly back in vogue because of the Beatles Anthology, but who would’ve guessed that Aerosmith would be churning out hits, or that Billy Joel would be cool again thanks to River of Dreams, or that hell would freeze over and the Eagles would return? Weird times. And also like a lot of record collectors my age, I started buying albums in the ‘90s because they were much cheaper than CDs. (Plus the covers are so much cooler.) You could find records for a quarter at yard sales and for a buck or two at thrift stores; if you were lucky you might even get a bunch for free from an older relative who had upgraded to CD or just didn’t care that much about music anymore. Can’t remember if I bought this one or got it from my aunt’s collection, but I listened to Hotel California a lot in the late ‘90s. I loooooved the melody and guitar solos on the title track. I’m almost embarrassed to admit I also thought Life in the Fast Lane was a cool song. I wrote the above before actually listening to the record again, and it’s funny how much my memory differs from reality. First, I thought I’d listened to this entire album a whole lot, but that must not have been the case because I only recognized a handful of songs. I must’ve only listened to my favorite tracks and skipped the rest. Second, I could’ve sworn this album rocked a lot more heavily than it does. I remember attributing this to the addition of Joe Walsh, who I had thought gave the band a much edgier sound than their peaceful easy feelin’ early days. This isn’t really the case. It’s about half rockers and half classic Eagles MOR. A lot of the songs aren’t all that memorable. Even New Kid in Town, the only other song title I recognized, isn’t all that great. Nothing on Side 2 jumped out until the closing track, Last Resort. Finally another song I remember listening to a lot. I still really like it, even if it’s a bit schmaltzy. (Was that a key change? I think so? Nice falsetto at the end there, Don.) Also, Don Henley was the drummer. How did I not remember that?
I've always liked the first 3 tracks on this album. After a listen through the whole album nothing's changed there; there's some fun slide guitar on Victim of Love but everything else is forgettable for me.
Hotel California song is obviously amazing, didn’t really like any of the other ones, but didn’t hate them either They’re quite long rock songs
title track genuinely a standout. childhood singing memories.
Hotel California the song is a classic. Life in the Fast Lane might be my favorite from the album. Rest of the album is good, but not my taste. I liked how short and compact the album was.
1 banger song and the rest were just ok
6/10
Favourite songs: Hotel California, New Kid In Town & The Last Resort. I liked the lyrics and the storytelling, but with the exception of the above songs, their melodies were lost on me. Overall: 6,5/10
6/9 needs more
Qué lindo tema New Kid in Town!
Ran into more rights BS with this one, a surprise, with most of the album unavailable to stream. Some exclusive deal with another service? Fallout of the chronic lawsuit issues the band and its members are embroiled in? I cobbled a playlist together out of live tracks and near misses and called it sufficient. It's, you know, Eagles. I'm not too sophisticated to enjoy these classics among classic rock, but don't find much to say about it.
2 or 3 great tracks, but peaks too early and devolves into some pretty MOR rock
Starts off really strong, Joe Walsh is a great addition to the Eagles to give them some balls. It doesn't keep up, and by the end you can barely hear the tracks over your own boredom.
Fuckin hate the eagles man
Never really heard any Eagles except Hotel California. Not bad.
Titelspåret är ju en klassiker. Gillade låt 2 också och det gör att skivan får ett medelbetyg.
Anyone on here using The Dude quotes in please of an actual review, you know, that’s just like, your opinion man. I mean let’s be real. Are you gonna tell me that Don, Glenn and Joe were a bad group? That’s a tough argument friend. Now are these songs overplayed and over discussed by every Reebok-strapped dad in the country? Sure. But that doesn’t mean they’re bad. Classics get that way for a reason man. But fine. After listening to Hotel California for the 18599276544th time, I’m more sympathetic with The Dude.
5-star hotel (try the pink champagne), 3-star record (you can never leave, nor escape it).
The eagles 🤷♂️
Love the title song, but the rest is quite unremarkable.
Certified dad music. Solid but all a bit too much on the safe side
Another album that's a victim of its own success. It's been overplayed and it is somewhat overrated. That said, it's still pretty good. The musicianship is there and the songwriting is on point. But it's also kind of depressing and at closer look it's a rather sad album.
It's dad rock, but it's pretty good dad rock. The title track is an iconic 5/5, but the final track, 'The Last Resort', is way too sentimental.
Good rock music few nice classics In there like the title track and life in the fast lane. First time listening to this album and was surprised how good it was.
Nostalgic (memories from car journeys as a kid), and it's listenable, but just not fully my thing
Handful of good songs on this album but they are front loaded to the first few songs. Really peters out after that so I can't give this a great rating. Still, not going to give them a knee jerk crappy rating that seems to be in vogue ever since The Big Lebowski came out. 3.5 stars
It always surprises me listening to eagles songs that aren't Hotel California. It feels so distinctive to their sound, yet is so very unlike most of what they do - which is just very different. But despite some great songs overall, there are some much weaker songs later on the album.
bland
It's ok, not my cup of tea
Jesus, man… could you change the channel? Man, c’mon, I had a rough night and I hate the fucking Eagles, man.
la canción que vendió millones de discos. el rock corporativo donde vino a morir la música de los byrds y los flying burritos. un par de canciones bonitas y un punteo de guitarra.
The Eagles were some of the 70s best composers and music producers, and while this album is polished to perfection, it still maintains some semblance of having a soul. I want to believe that the band believes what they're singing, but I have a feeling they're ultimately just good actors. This is the best of 70s consumer pop-rock. And that isn't to say that it's GOOD, per se, but you can see why it's on this list.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be
Good but not great. The familiar tracks were catchy but it never made me pause for thought.
I think this was the best selling album ever for a while - might still be. Must've been being bought by the same people over and over again, because it's okay and that's it
I ended up enjoying this more than I expected. Hotel California is a classic song for a reason, but it's still overplayed. Probably the most boomer album I can think of.
the song "Hotel California" is so overplayed for me it's tough not to skip it. I'll try to grit my teeth and get through it...
Needs more listens gets better each time. Classic!
First impressions, solid melodic and acoustic songs. Hotel California is a classic. Heartfelt at times. Album flows very well. Doesn’t feel like a drag to listen to. First listen 7/10.
I know Hotel California song, not sure about the rest of the album yet. Let's do this! Most of the album is a bit slower, more mellow than I usually prefer. I enjoyed the first 3 songs (Hotel California, New Kid in Town, Life in the Fast Lane).
Fyriframhugmynd: 2 stjörnur, en titillagið er mjög gott lag, þökk sé bassanum. New Kid in town er allt í lagi. Fast lane boring og svo restin blanda af fagmannlega spiluðum sæmilegheitum. Ekki mitt áttundatugarrokk, en þetta er betra en ég átti von á.
Les Eagles sont un peu classiques pour moi, même si on ne peut rien enlever à la chanson Hotel California en soi.
While I don't like the Eagles, this is still their most accessible album.
I wish the whole album had the same vibe as HC. After the first song it gets quite boring
I wanted to dislike this more because the song Hotel California is so played out it’s actually painful to listen to it, but there are some pretty good songs on this album like New Kid in Town, Wasted Time, Victim of Love, and Try and Love Again that this does fit in well as a weaker companion to its late 70s competitor for best harmonized seventies soft rock album via California, Rumours. I still think the Eagles are pretty lame, but this album is alright.
Hotel California is a great song, and has played far too much. I actually like New Kid and Life if the Fast Lane. But Wasted Time and the Reprise completely bore me. Victims is another showcase for Walshes grooves and slides. The album fizzles from there. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could, but rounding down for half the record being more boring than the good half is good.
Very American classic rock tunes for dull dudes who drive a lot
I really underestimated the eagles
pretty awesome
I *really* didn't enjoy the last Eagles album the generator gave me, their debut. Hotel California is much more listenable, with hits that don't get more monster and nothing as deeply awful as "Chug All Night". The album art is worth a star all in itself. Unfortunately I'm still a little scarred from the first album, and find myself unable to like Hotel California as much as I might. 3 stars, acknowledging that I would have given it 4 or 5 when I was 13 years old.
Classic easy listening. Nothing stands out, and also most of this music was ruined by years of working in retail.
For one of the most listened to albums of all time it's quite disappointing tbh. It's fine listening but can't really remember anything too much. Couple of nice songs :)
Sometimes it is immediately obvious why the hits are the hits. This is one of those sometimes.
Didn't know the Eagles were such a bunch of sad saps. Only getting 3 stars because of the guitar solo in Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane.
This is one of the albums I was excited to finally get to when starting this project. Up until recently, my understanding of this album is that people hated it. Even though it is one of the greatest selling albums of all time, the over all consensus these days is that it is middle of the road garbage. It wasn’t until fairly recently that I learned the actual problem people seemingly have with it is that it was so overplayed, particularly the title track, that most people never want to hear it again. I don’t share that experience, I’m too young for it, and I kind of love that song. I don’t really ever seek it out, but when I come across it, I’m probably going to enjoy it. The rest of the album, and the rest of The Eagles catalogue, is mostly unknown to me. I’ve heard New Kid in Town (pretty good song) a few times, as well as Life in the Fast Lane (not a fan), but everything after that was a new experience. I’ve listened to the album a couple times, and I’m a little confused as to why this made such waves back in the da. While it may not be “garbage”, I am sort of back to feeling this is very middle of the road. In fact, I don’t feel like much jumped out at me after those first three songs until the last couple tracks came on. The title track feels like such a high bar compared to the rest of the album. Each time I get to the end, I sort of just feel like giving a big shrug and moving on, because I’m failing to understand the appeal. What were The Eagles doing that made this such a bigger hit compared to some of their contemporaries? Maybe I just had to be there, but currently, I think this is average at best, even if I feel that ends with some interesting high notes.
- Never listened to an Eagles album in full before - The two famous songs were way better than the rest which I thought were just decent - Last track seemed to drag on for ages - Fav songs: Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane, Try and Love Again
Highlights: "Hotel California," "New Kid in Town," "Life in the Fast Lane" Even at their best, you think of something they sound like at that moment, and if you look it up, it's just behind them. Life in the Fast Lane sound a lot like ZZ Top? La Grange was a couple years ago. Getting Elton John vibes from the ballads? There's Yellow Brick Road! Flanged out vocal harmonies? There's Queen, four albums deep. Minstrel reggae in Hotel California? The Wailers had a Best Of release in '71, and Clapton Shot the Sheriff in '74. Just because it's derivative and calculated doesn't make the hits bad. There's inspired and memorable songwriting in the three openers. If you cut the album in half, you have a four-star EP.
Classic, maar stiekem toch best soft voor een band met zo'n rock 'n roll historie
I could not easily review this album via YouTube music like I’ve done with every other one so far. But I do intend on listening to it at some point.
Rock
Hotel California: temazo goooood totalmente increible buena letra y solazo al final. La batería es buenisima. 10/10 New Kid in Town: tema tranqui muy setentoso, suena a algo que sonaría en un restaurante yanqui en el medio de la ruta. me gusta el rhodes, banco. 7/10 Life in the Fast Lane: lindo tema pero para mi no tiene nada para destacar, 5/10 Wasted Time: lento medio balada, buena progresion lindo piano bien cantado y buena letra, 8/10 Wasted Time (de vuelta?): violines, 8/10 Victim of Love: ta bien pero tampoco fuaa 5/10 Pretty Maids All in a Row: no me lo acuerdo asi que tan bueno no fue 4/10 Try and Love Again: tranqui no mucho 6/10 The Last Resort: cut my life into pieces.... u_U ta bueno 7/10
3, it's both great and bad at times. Some good pop-rock songs.
It was good, it’s been a while since I’ve listened to this album. I just think a lot of this album is overplayed
More than a decade ago, a bunch of us went to a music festival with one of my friend's dads. We abandoned the Eagles headline set after about ten minutes and returned to our tents to drink cider - but seeing the joy in our friend's dad's eyes when he got back from the gig, we were moved to lie and pretend we'd loved it as much as he did. This music is absolutely not for me, but I'll never not respect a band that can inspire that much passion.
I’m not a big fan of the song Hotel California so this didn’t have much for me. Nothing was awful and Wasted Time was pretty good but most of it just felt plastic.
Hotel California the song is God-level, but the album peaks with it as it's opener. The rest was probably awesome in the 70s but feels a bit tired now.
Better than I thought it’d be for sure, title track is undeniably great, New Kid in Town captures a very raw wistfulness and Life in the Fast Lane has a great beat behind it. Wasted Time is condescending to women who don’t settle down young, it doesn’t warrant a reprise to open of the B-side, and Try and Love Again is a boring tribute to men in the same situation. The B-side overall is shades of boring, wistful and judgemental… until the anti-colonial Last Resort finishing up the record, with its acknowledgment of the American Exceptionalism branch of Christianity as a justification used for it smart and very enjoyable. I had a friend in college whose favourite band was the Eagles kept going on about their harmonies, he was right about them. I wish I’d checked it out at the time instead of being too cool for it. So yeah 4 great songs and the rest isn’t worth your time.
3.9
albumi alkaa sellasella bängerillä että ei edes haittaa kuinka ylisoitettu se on... sen jälkeen alkaa alamäki. perus rock ja kantri hulinaa, ei oiikeen nappaa... I fucking have no strong feelings about the eagles one way or the other, man. hotel california... isot AMERIIIKAN KALIFORNIAN HERRAT...heh...
I hadn't heard the song "Hotel California" in a while, and it's one that gets a lot of play at your local hardware store - but it kind of blew me away this time. Good lyrics, great sound. That punchy bassline is a hook for me. Unfortunately, it's the first track and the album peaks there, the rest is just kind of boring.
- inoffensive pop-rock - kinda boring - 2.6/5
Obviously love "Hotel California" but other than that, it was aight.
This is a tough one. A first listen if you never heard seems incredible. But it’s impossible to decontextualize some of the most over played songs ever.
S'ok. Can't say it's turned me into an Eagles fan
Inoffensive classic rock album. Easy to listen to, liked the B side but the top tracks have been played to death 4.5 if I heard it for the first time 3.0 today
Great band - super tight playing and harmonies. I love when everyone in a band can be the lead singer and do really smooth harmonies. The more laid back country rock tunes I think are what they do best. I think this the better version of what Stephen stills was going for on Manassa. Hotel California is a great song . Victim of Love is pretty terrible though.
The Hotel California song has a great sound and motif, but the rest of the album does not inspire me much.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah it’s okay, not groundbreaking or revelations but nice calming rock nonetheless Favourite song: Track 1 - Hotel California
Ok, three stars for the status the album has. But I hate the Eagles.
Good plain rock
good mas nada de transcedente
While the album has maybe 2-3 worthwhile hits the direction of the music seems to be all over the place. With some good guitar and infrequent piano for me it is mostly a sleepy type of music.
Old alright, Has some classics
One big tune. Two if you scratch beneath the camera. Legends they aren't.
If every song was “Hotel California”: a 5. However, every song is not “Hotel California” and the band is just too sleepy and reserved for my liking.
Reading up on this album made me realize that the best selling album of all time is a greatest hits, and yet, doesn’t even include the the single greatest hit of this band! This album, however, it’s just a little bit too sleepy after the title track and life in the fast lane. Although, the latter is almost better than Hotel California!
This will be impossible to grade fairly. I always thought as a kid: "who doesn't hate the Eagles??" meanwhile conveniently ignoring that 32 million people bought this album. Even 10-15 years ago I'd have panned this upon seeing it, but I seem to be more open-minded (and perhaps nostalgic about some) about music and sweeping aside the easy jokes and constant classic rock airplay... I'm ready to give this a new ear. First of all - and easiest to discuss: how can you deny the awesomeness of the title track? Can't be done - it's a great song; the haunting opening, the dramatic lyrical build throughout the song, and of course the fantastic double-guitar solo. Ah nearly everyone on earth knows this - nothing new here. The rest? I mean - I did truly dislike "New Kid In Town" but <ahem> mature ears and really listening to this song for the first time in probably uhh 35 years - wow that transition from verses to chorus is really gorgeous - great songwriting. Dammit I'm finding new things to appreciate in this. Maybe I didn't want to admit this to myself. "Life In The Fast Lane" - the 3rd big hit and another you hear all the time... again it's often hard to separate the cliche and the fact that if you're over 35? you've heard this song 3172 times, mostly unwillingly. It's fine-to-good. It's after that where it starts getting ... Eagle-ish? Syrupy ballads (with the exception of "Victim of Love" which is an average-at-best hard rock song that is completely unmemorable) that maybe don't entirely harken back to their country-rock roots but do a good job of ... boring me. Let's cut to it here: this album is built on the monstrous first 3 cuts, all of which were or/and still are big hits. The rest is kinda wasted time <rimshot> Even though I'll never voluntarily put this on I'll be generous and acknowledge the historic aspect of the album and the enduring quality of those first few songs. 6/10 3 stars
notes - concept album about fame, california, american culture - they decided to move away from their earlier country influences - hotel california, life in the fast lane both from this album - great vocal harmonies - the second half is definitely less enjoyable than the first - gets a bit cheesy in the last few songs - recorded the song victim of love live off the floor to show haters that they can do it fav - hotel california - great song, love the spooky undertones least fav - wasted time - melodramatic
meh
Some bangers