Reviews (page 10 of 10)
Never actually listened to anything from the Eagles before this (depsite hearing Hotel California too many times). Pretty disappointing. First sign was alright, but then quickly got terrible. Chug All Night was embarrassing to listen to. Rest of it pretty terrible except for Take the Devil. Country needs to be resigned to the bin.
I don’t really enjoy the Eagles, and the hits on here were some of my least favorite of their hits. I was very pleased that this album did not contain Hotel California, because I assumed that with the amount of air play that song still gets 50 years later, it must be on every single one of their albums. They have a song called Chug All Night that I thought was probably the least interesting song in the album until I heard the next track, Most of Us are Sad. I like songs about sadness, the sadder the better honestly, I really like to feel the emotions of a sad song. This song didn’t move me and I nearly nodded off a minute. One more song of note would be early bird, which opens with the trilling of a songbird which is a little too cutesy for me, then the song starts and I keep finding myself thinking that the songwriter must have been very pleased with the toddler who helped conceive the lyrics. I’m giving this album 2 stars rather than one because it wasn’t so awful that I couldn’t listen to the entire thing and also because Hotel California wasn’t on it. So TL;DR This album left me wanting a whole lot more, and my expectations were pretty low to begin with because I’m not typically a fan. I’m going to listen to the album I missed yesterday now, Green by REM, as a reward for making it through this album.
Maybe could've been 3. I thought it was going to be better at the start but by the last few tracks I wanted the album to end. Aggressively mid dad rock. Witchy Woman and Nightingale were pretty good though. Listened 6/11/23
Take It Easy is great. Tryin was ok. Everything else was verryyyyy boring and repetitive and same. So disappointed, I hate the fucking eagles man.
This has some of the stupidest lyrics I’ve ever heard Whole album sounds like it drives a truck and drinks 26 cans of bud light a day
Eagles
I sort of like the Eagles for nostalgia reasons, but this one wasn't so great. To be honest, I was never a huge fan, really just a Greatest Hits and radio songs sort of listener. There's some to like here. But then there were some really low parts too like Witchy Woman and especially Most of us are Sad.. Earlybird was my favorite; great intro with the plucky banjo and then nope. Sigh.
Very middle of the range, nothing to really get excited or angry about. Got a feeling it's on heavy rotation in Hard Rock cafes. I like hotel California so it was annoying not to find it here. Peak meh, more of a 2 than a 3.
it's easy to like this record... and that's the problem
Little of value outside the decent singles at the start.
Pretty chill of course. I mean, it's the Eagles. Nice to relax to on a sunny summer afternoon as a random thing. For me, not as a dedicated "ahh, let me choose to listen to this right now". Just decent background music for a BBQ or something
Good musicians but boring dad music. My suspicion of them being overrated seems valid.
meh
Highlights: "Take It Easy" The thing about this Eagles album is they have a couple decent singles but just look at 1972. What a year. Talking Book. Can't Buy A Thrill. Pink Moon. Let's Stay Together. Close to the Edge. Machine Head. Even stuff in Eagles' own ostensible subgenre like Harvest and Can't Buy A Thrill blows them out of the water. That just leaves them the sellout of Laurel Canyon, the boyband parasite of The Grateful Dead, the well-produced gang of real musicians who refuse to be more than mediocre. The Eagles grew over time. Their songwriting got stronger and more varied. They had far better ballads and far better rockers. Meaning this is also probably their worst album. Mere professionalism in production and performance, no less, no more.
Boring and bland.
I'm not a big Eagles fan.
Lost all my notes. Hate the eagles. Some of the production on this was beautiful but most of these songs are still really dumb.
It's the Eagles, man. I hate the fucking Eagles.
OKish.
As a teenager, I hated The Eagles. They were boring dad rock and the local Rock station played Hotel California constantly, which gave me a passionate hatred of that song. Now as a much more mellow adult, I have decided to give them a real chance. It was off to a good start with Take it Easy and Witchy Woman. Witchy Woman really is a fantastic song and will probably be the only thing to really save this album for me because after that, it was kind of downhill. Nothing really grabbed me. Honestly when you compare it to many of the other albums that came out around this timeframe, this just seems watered down and uninspired. I can't put my finger on why, but it sounds like it is lacking any kind of emotions.
Yeah nah, boring and uneventful. <<add Big Lebowski joke>>
This album cannot chug all night
mira vos
This is full on beige - Take It Easy is a decent enough song, but not particularly memorable, but the rest of it really doesn't inspire much of anything. Perfectly pleasant to listen to in the most part (Chug All Night feels very weird and out of character for them), but it's pretty unambitious given how good their voices are. Should be doing a lot more (and did so with some later albums, much better than this). 2/5.
The dude was right.
Good, but I don't think I would listen to again
Like a rubbish Fleetwood Mac with more country.
Well
I was waiting for this album to be over for most of its run time. I felt like blowing my brains out while listening to this. That feeling wasn't really related to the fact that I was listening to this album, but it sure didn't help. It wasn't bad, but it was boring. The first two songs were okay, but there's not much going on after that. My favourite song was Earlybird.
This album appears to have been released 1 year before I myself was born. You look at a record in the seventies stocked with at least 3 bonafied hits (Take it Easy, Witchy Woman, Peaceful Easy Feeling), and, like me, you may be lulled into thinking you have landed upon a masterpiece. [sound of record player coming to screaming halt, e.g. when Animal House misfits walk into blues & soul bar..] Unfortunately for the sons of Linda Ronstadt, it did not play out that way on this record, yet they lived to more than survive. Mostly dribble here, but again, they grew & succeeded. Sometimes the delay of dominant success is the best thing a worthy band can ask for, particularly in the musical landscape which existed in the early/mid-70s. Artists who were resilient enough and had the support structure to lick their wounds, bounce back, find and gain a lasting audience based on their raw talent, like the Eagles had, were given the chance to come to the table and slay the American AOR populace once again. And this band and its principal songwrtiting core clearly did not think twice when it recieved further opportunities to deliver some of the greatest songs and records in American rock and roll history.
not for me
I mean, it has a couple good songs that I never want to hear again and also whatever, man.
MOR shite
Pues aparte del "Take it easy" me ha gustado bastante "Earlybird". Pero vamos a pesar de gustarme la Americana music más reciente algunos de estos grupos más históricos no termino de disfrutarlos. Se va a quedar en 2 estrellas.
"I hate the fucking eagles, man." I never really understood that line because I always like their hits like "Hotel California" and "Take It Easy" but Jesus Christ when you get a whole album of it they just really get under your skin. Couldn't make it more than 3 or 4 songs before turning it off.
Vad exceptionellt tråkigt detta är
Vaguely interesting with a few known hits. Now I’m not the kind of guy who goes after “hits” but the deep tracks on this album are unknown for a good reason. 2/5
It’s not hotel California. Not deserving of this list. Probably a 3 but downgrading it.
Not my style. Country is reaally boring
weak
I usually don't like to repeat a joke, but I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man.
It’s hard to see what makes Eagles distinctive. Much of the album is dull and tiresome with little to excite the listener.
i hate country, even in the form of rock
Love Take it Easy. Hate Witchy Woman. Rest of the album did nothing for me. Eagles remain high on my list of overrated 70's bands.
The singles are all pretty great, and there are a couple of other good songs on here such as Train Leaves Here This Morning, but any album with Chug All Night can't get any higher than a 2
Aggressively mediocre music. Also Don Henley is a prick.
The kind of easy-listening, desert highway bar, car shop garage rock that's incredibly cliched and boring.
2.6 - Bland! Eagles have suffered considerable popular backlash thanks in no small part to the Big Lebowski. Having never heard this album, I thought some of that flack was unfairly directed, similar to how that one line in Sideways torpedoed Merlot wine sales. But now that I've heard this album I think that Eagles hate is fully justified.
Disappointing.
Meh
Over the last five decades, we've made a lot of societal progress. We've recognized human rights for marginalized groups, developed language to describe differing experiences, and expanded communication on a global scale. We've also come to realize that the Eagles suck ass. By blending the instrumentation of rock with the crossover country singer-songwriter stylings of guys like John Denver, Jim Croce, and Gordon Lightfoot, the Eagles watered down both genres to audio diarrhea. Lacking the punch of the former or the songwriting chops of the latter, these guys produced music with all the personality of a faded denim jacket. It's pretty sad, because a number of members of this band have produced much better music in their solo careers. I guess they brought out the worst in each other.
Not much here beyond the singles, and as I don't like Witchy Woman that is two tracks. Two stars is generous. The stars aligned as a singles band got it together for one terrific album. This is not that album.
I really dislike this band. People seem to love them for reasons that are entirely unclear to me. They are fine. Their music is fine. Their lyrics are fine. That's it. There are a thousand bands that deserved the radio airplay that the Eagles got more than the Eagles did, and that's what bothers me about this band. This album starts off with Take It Easy, which is an okay song, and then it gets progressively stupider from there. Chug All Night sounds like a song I would write and play for my friends as a stupid joke. Most of Us Are Sad is so on-the-nose that it knocked my glasses off my face. Every song after that is essentially indistinguishable to me because the Eagles are hacks. Peaceful, Easy Feeling is an okay song, I guess because it's basically Take It Easy without the banjo. Fuck the Eagles, I'm out 2/5
Too country to actually be good.
eagles var mykje meir plagsomt enn eg trudde
Unmemorable. Im sure people like it, but itsrather dated now
One of the top-tier dad rock albums of all time, if that's your thing. Notable track "Peaceful Easy Feeling".
Not much going on
Begins well but songs soon become fairly tepid
A classic I already loved
I always thought the Eagles were kind of bland. Some dinosaur band grown ups would babble to me about when I was in High School. This album did nothing to change my mind. I guess Witchy Woman is ok. 2 Stars for that.
Apparently obligatory Big Lebowski reference. With that out of the way, I can't really argue with Take It Easy, oh well, until the banjo kicks in, fuck off man. This album came up early and I skipped it for months because it's The Eagles. Came back to give it a fair crack now. If Witchy Woman is representative of the better songs, then this isn't going to be fun. Shite. I didn't have high hopes for a song called 'Chug all night' and those expectations were realised. Following that with Most of us Are Sad is actually hilarious. The vocal harmonies are very nice. There are some songs I can tolerate... (Train leaves...) And heck, these obviously influenced Midlake and other stuff I like. But, well - Ok I'm just going to say, it's not for me. 1 star for an imagined version of Take it Easy with no superfluous banjo, and 1 star for being in some way responsible for Van Occupanther.
Strum strum strummmm strum woo aaaah babyyy Earlybird's okay.
Twangling guitars mid tempo tracks. Easy listening and inoffensive. Bit boring tho. Not my type of music.
A fraction of what they would become.
A couple of noteworthy tracks kick this album off big time and then, there's a sameness to it all that makes this a bit of a slog.
I know people love this but not me hombre
Before they figured out how annoying they could be, they were less annoying. Who knew? This is somewhere between Buffalo Springfield and an empty biscuit tin.
Pleasant country rock. Nothing I especially want to revisit
The only worthwhile track here is "Take It Easy". The rest is very boring and forgettable. It's a bold move to start an album with one of your best songs. Doesn't quite deserve a 1, so a 2 is fitting.
Middling at best
Bit dull. Couple of catchy songs. Needed more Walsh.
Seule toune intéressante est Take It Easy, le reste c'est un snooze fest.
Wasn't that great
*shrugs*
Wasn’t really a surprise when I looked at the Eagles wiki page and discovered the band originated from Los Angeles. The music they make is what I like to call Corporate Country, totally divorced from its original working class and black roots and we end up getting songs like Chug All Night. I don’t even wanna talk about that song, it was such a cringefest and sadly a vision of what mainstream country would become. The album doesn’t help itself by having the two best tracks first. It all goes downhill after Witchy Woman. The lyrics are pretty surface level. There’s a lot of lyrics pertaining to loving a woman but they way it’s written doesn’t come across as a genuine emotion. Rather that they’ve written about loving a woman because they think it will sell well. It takes the aesthetic of country and wears it like a poorly fitted costume. Best tracks: Take It Easy/Witchy Woman Worst Tracks: Chug All Night
Like low fat vanilla icecream with vanilla topping. Production quality is good, but that only makes hearing the boringness even easier.
Insert lebowski reference here
Country + classic rock is just a recipe for me to hate an album. I've never enjoyed them at all unfortunately.
Say what you like about this album, you can't argue with its duration
meh 2,5
Ihan okei vaikken Eaglesii oo ikinä varsinaisesti fanitellu. Onneks se puhkisoitettu ei ollu tällä levyllä
meh. old man music
Okay, little boring in some spots.
Fucking hate The Eagles
While I wouldn't go out of my way, I wouldn't be mad to listen to this on vinyl. The vocal harmonies really are what keeps the songs interesting.
Ok
I like this twice as much as Hotel California. I find the hits more palatable, possible due to the fact that I wasn’t already fed up with the Eagles at the time they came out. The supporting songs are stronger and I prefer the country flavor over commercial rock.
This album has not aged well. Everything about it just reeks of Americana and is clichéd.
No other band embodies "classic rock" more than The Eagles. Overplayed to hell, every human on the planet knows at least a few songs by The Eagles. And three of those tracks are right here. Great production, but most huge pop bands could claim that. What The Eagles have going for them is their great songwriting. If you just listen to the lyrics to even the lesser songs on this album, you'll see potential if only their sound took off the same way. Their most famous track "Hotel California" is the perfect example of what could have been to most of the songs they write. This album is supposed to be country rock, but it mostly sounds like they're trying the copy the sound of others that came before them, like the Byrds or Neil Young. I can't give them any points for innovation, except maybe the song "Earlybird." There's little else I could say for most of the tracks. For the three radio staples, I don't find them annoying despite how overplayed they are. In fact, I find them relaxing. "Witchy Woman" is the best song on the album but like the others it doesn't take off anywhere exciting. Overall, it's a disappointing effort by a band that could have been so much more than an over-commercialized product.
Two good songs, one of which was written by Jackson Browne and not the Eagles.
its not offensive but I'm also not rushing out to buy it
I am definitely not into country!
background
Pretty boring radio rock
Criminally generic and boring.
Early Eagles, I guess. Turned it off after about 4 songs. All sounds a bit dated, and not in a good way.
There were moments when they sounded pretty good, but overall finding this bland, which is generally my reaction to The Eagles.
I just really don't like The Eagles. I tried
Ho iniziato ad ascoltare quest'album in macchina, venerdì, dopo aver staccato da una lunga giornata di merda a lavoro ed è stata un'esperienza quasi mistico-curativa con Take It easy, mi è sembrato di stare in un film. Purtroppo poi le altre canzoni non hanno avuto lo stesso effetto: le canzoni più rock, sono tipiche anni '70, niente di sconvolgente, mentre quelle più tranquille sono tipo ballad country, che balls! Dopo Take It easy solo Earlybird mi è sembrata all'altezza delle mie aspettative. Poi basta.
Questo è forse il tipico disco da 3, uno di quelli che non ti schifano però poi te lo scordi dopo poco. Quindi per questo dopo oltre 50 dischi gli do 2, sarebbe un 2.5 ma non sento di premiarli.
"Chug" is a decent tune and "Early Bird" is a twangy little stomper with a banjo lick that caught me by surprise. However, their popular songs have been played to death so bury this album in the desert and call it a day. 2 stars.
I feel like if you asked an AI what a road trip across America sounded like, this is what it would come up with and I don't mean that as a compliment. 2 stars.
Agradable, muy folk para el trip
MOR af.
Not really my thing
Very boomer & country vibes
Now we're talking. Actually, with the exception of the two hits, I found it a bit dull
Was okay - not for me tho
Nääeeee inte country... Och det var inte ens den med hotel california:( Asså 1/2 av 5
the eagles are so fucking bland and boring.
Me cagan los eagles pero pues no estuvo mal. easy listening shit, no le hace daño a nadie. un par de rolas chidas.
Ze hebben mooie nummers, maar en heel album van The eagles heb ik eigenlijk nooit kunnen luisteren.
Nooit veel aan gevonden
Paar wel aardige nummers maar verder ook wel slappe hap.
They got the voices, the sound, the expertise, the harmonies... But I didn’t find the songs.
Not a fan of their harmonies, but 'Take the Devil' is almost a redeeming song. 3/10, whyyyyyyyyyyy
Take it easy
Meh. “Most of Us Are Sad” ain’t bad.
Great first track but otherwise middle of the road and tedious.
Singles are great but everything else is very mediocre and forgettable. 4/10
well, it's over, and that's a plus. three hits everyone of a certain age has heard a million times over, plus a bunch of filler that just kinda sits there. not for me, but someone must love this album.
Boring
Boring.
bleurgh. just want hotel california😩 so close to giving this a 1 😡😡😡
per the dude...
Never understood why people like the Eagles. Not for me.
I like some of the hits and more rocky tracks, but a lot of the record is too country for me.
Schmaltzy and forgettable
Only like their hits
Bom disco, mas não chega a impressionar. Os banjos, que aparecem de vez em quando, são lindos. Joe Walsh fez falta, aqui, mas só chegaria anos depois no Eagles. Canção preferida: "Take the Devil".
it's ok. not something i would ever listen to otherwise though
The Big Lebowski quote is funny but exaggerated: the Eagles' debut is forgettable but not horrible. The best tracks are at the end, almost tricking you into liking it. But it's paint-by-numbers, and the whistling fails to jazz things up. The band's definitely better with this instrumentation than not, but they desperately needed to drop the melodrama. Higher lows and lower highs than Hotel California; Better project but not by a lot.
I also hate the eagles
Simply the worst. This record should be buried in a lead barrel for 1000 years in the New Mexico desert. You could torture my deepest darkest secret out of me if I had to listen to this garbage twice.
Ugggggh... insert the Lebowski quote here.
Hate the Eagles
I wish there was a lower score than one star. Less than zero. As a great philosopher once’s said, “I hate the fucking Eagles man!” We all do Dude, we all do…
Shoutout to the Eagles, real pioneers of producing AI-generated bland slop, 50 years ahead of their time! 😍
Alldeles för lättsmält o trött. Kanske hade kunnat bli ett högre betyg men blir provocerad av deras popularitet.
Pseudo country rock from th’eagles
dadya govno dobro slav dobro lyb
i'd rather hear a don henley album
I hate the fucking Eagles, man
So boring. People confuse nostalgia with quality.
I hate the fucking eagles, man
1 1/2
I grew up hearing the singles on the radio all the time and can’t stand them. The rest of the album isn’t any better. I really don’t like the country sounding ones.
From the Apple Music write up of this album: [Bernie] Leadon [credited with vocals, guitar, and banjo on this album], reflecting decades later [on the success of the album], believed it was because the band offered hope after the dark 1960s: “I really think that part of the reason that the Eagles succeeded the way they did was because the country and people and young people needed to feel like things were OK.” There are generous and less generous interpretations of that statement, but given the light country-rock of the album, I can’t understand it as anything but reactionary, that the Eagles would rather have nothing to do with the “darkness” of civil rights, women’s liberation, the anti-Vietnam war movement, the emergence of countercultures, etc. Of course this reaction doesn’t stop them from sexually desiring hippie women on songs like “Witchy Woman”. Which somehow, almost inexplicably, is still less cringeworthy than “Chug All Night”. An absolute atrocity of an album.
Awful.
Mojo Nixon was right
The eagles are The Grateful Dead for people who have jobs and shower.
mais um pra evocar a gigantesca americana, a vontade de dirigir uma banheira com motor v8 por um desertão cabuloso sem ter nenhum rumo tendo em mente que: 1. eu não sou estadounidense 2. americana é pra otários 3. prefiro motores 6 em linha de forma geral 4. eagles é uma bela bosta 1 estrela lisa
The Eagles (band only, not the team, GO BIRDS!) are sellouts! The Dude had it right. Fuck the Eagles. CCR all the way!
I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man! c
I hate the fucking eagles, man...
Come on man, I hate the fuckin Eagles!
Nah
I have established precedent of giving an Eagles album one star for each bop on it. In this case there is one (Take It Easy). So, one star it is!
Boooooooo Fuck off Don Henley* *Take The Devil and Tryin' were find
I put this album on. It played. It finished. I did some admin, but at no point did it offer anything to explain why it’s on this list. Yes, some lovely harmonies at points, and a very capable bunch of musicians, but, and this is the thing, it feels manufactured, and that there’s no heart to it. The production doesn’t feel coherent from one song to the next, and lacks a sense of authenticity which follows through to the lyrics which are frequently cliched, or worse, insincere. It doesn’t feel like the product of a band who honed their skills gigging and building a sound. It doesn’t sound like the debut of a band trying to prove themselves, more it sounds like the debut of a band who were into shifting units more than expressing their art. So it’s not a case of “I hate the fucking Eagles, man” because there’s really nothing to hate. There’s nothing to give a fuck about. And that’s worse.
No
most overrated band of all time, fuck these guys Will I listen to again: 0%
Track 1 - Take It Easy Ah it's the Winslow Arizona song, really like the backing vocals, really like this one, banjo fits if a bit cliché Track 2 - Witchy Woman Bit boring, like the guitar solo, not aged brilliantly Track 3 - Chug All Night Really like Glenn's vocals on this, quite like the 'vibe', subtle references to death, feels pretty standard Track 4 - Most of Us Are Sad Not really subtle, drags on, I like the message and see what they're going for, feels really disingenuous after 'Chug All Night' Track 5 - Nightingale Felt like a chore to listen to, the 'ooos' get pretty annoying, unimaginative, cool bit of bass about 3 mins in, most excitement I felt throughout Track 6 - Train Leaves Here This Morning Quite like the harmonies, once again putting me to sleep a bit, simple as it gets Track 7 - Take the Devil I like the instrumentals, not too keen on the vocals or the lyrics, outro feels too long Track 8 - what the fuck is this intro please shut that bird up it sounds like a car alarm, I quite like the ,rest of this one, cool themes and lyrics, doesn't overstay its welcome, best drums on the album, why is the bird back Track 9 - Peaceful Easy Feeling More love, nice vocals, dull lyrics, dull instrumentals, I literally yawned during this Track 10 - Tryin' Not much to write home about, once again not brill vocals Eagles self titled album released in 1972 is soulless and drab. I had hopes after quite a first track but those quickly dwindled as the album felt quite simple in themes and instrumentals. For an album so focused on freedom as a core aspect it feels like they refused to really experiment. It is a shame because there are moments of greatness particularly in the harmonies, drums and bass. The best way I can describe this album is cookie cutter. 2/10
I thought the Eagles were ok man. But this album is just shit. Not exactly a great album cover. In fact, its also shit. After listening to this, I'm with the dude; I fucking hate the Eagles.
Juvenile lyrics and a deaf banjo player who seemed to forget he was pt of a band.
So hits on here but even those I can't stand because they've been overplayed. Also my resposibility to hate on the Eagles in all ways possible
Cheese rock. Hyper-produced, hyper-processed to be so perfect it’s devoid of any soul. There was a brief moment where memories of childhood car journeys being brought back by the singles (dad had the greatest hits compilation that everyone has) might have earned it a second star for sentimental reasons, but any lingering goodwill was destroyed by Earlybird.
Ugh
This sucks I hate to go along with the sort of hipster music critic, consensus about eagles, but it’s just soulless and too perfect I just can’t with this stuff
Vapid, soulless dreck.
The Eagles accomplish a rare feat on their debut. Despite being among the early figures in L.A. country-rock, they somehow managed to create its most generic iteration right out of the gate. Chapeau. You’ve got to give it to them. While not everything here is actually bad (if you’re under the impression that the “better” parts sound a lot like Jackson Browne, it’s because he (co-)wrote two songs and seemingly was a strong influence), all in all it’s just boilerplate, utterly boring songwriting and downright awful lyrics. A well-deserved 1.
So bland and devoid of any feeling, it actually made me angry.
Come on man! I had a rough night and I FUCKING HATE THE EAGLES MAN!
Better than Eminem, at least
"Man, come on. I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!"
Californian ezy-rock my least favourite musical form!
I see everyone else has made the Lebowski joke, so I'll leave it this time. But I find this to be terribly bland.
like poison to me
Fuck the Eagles.
Ooof. I don’t think I can do it. I’ve pretty much loathed the Eagles for as long as I can remember. Can’t say exactly why either. I’ve heard a ton of their songs over the years, and I can’t get to a place where I can enjoy them. I think Joe Walsh is a great player, some of their riffs are crazy memorable, the band is obviously talented, but I don’t like them at all. I even know the lyrics to a lot of their songs. I don’t really mind when other bands cover their stuff. But, they do nothing for me. But I’m a sport, and I’ll see how far I can get. First, the positives: I kinda like the lead guitars. The rest of it is a slog. The lyrics are mostly inane. I hate the breezy country hippie vibes. I’m normally a sucker for harmonies, but theirs are grating on me. I feel anger, and I don’t know why. Don Henley bugs me. 1.4—rounding down, obviously. Nothing has changed for me in my opinions about the Eagles by having listened to more of this than I thought I’d be able to. Still, I’ll listen to this before I touch Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” again. I hate the Eagles, but I can at least respect them.
I’ve already listened to an Eagles album on here and didn’t think much of it. This is no different. So, so, so beige and pedestrian.
These guys suck
Um dos sete círculos do inferno do dad rock
not dumpster fire but its getting there
I’m trying not to let the sound of the Eagles drive me crazy.
muy aburrido
awful
Oh, for the love of God, please shut the fuck up. ⭐1/2
It’s a cliché to say you hate the Eagles, but I hate the Eagles
hate the fuckin eagles man
Making me listen to Hotel California was bad enough, but making me listen to a second one? Eurgh. I fucking hate The Eagles, man.
Went into it expecting a forgettable album with a few good tracks. After 3 listens trying to find a track to save to the playlist, i'm not sure I want to hear this ever again... 1.5
I don't like this song because it's too much country. I would not recommend this song I didn't like the song because it was sad
da 1st song is not cool its bad the second song started off weird the voice is alr the last song is okay the background music is good
not m style.
Most of us are sad 🤮🤮.
I've tried to like the Eagles numerous times but I find them boring. Joe Walsh's solo stuff is fun though
Album - Eagles Band - The Eagles Release - 1972 Genre - Country Rock/Folk Rock/Rock and Roll Heard it before? - N Heard OF it before? - Y Another one I couldn't finish. Just as the album art and logo would have you believe, it's boring country rock. Given the benefit of the doubt, it's not mindless. Of course "Take it Easy" is the only thing to salvage from this album. But other than that, I just can't see this being a "required listen" from people who weren't there or didn't grow up with it. I am starting to learn that this list is really incoherent and doesn't always catalog the albums that have properly stood the test of time and are actually worth hearing before you die. 1/10
Take it Easy really brings me back to being a kid. My parents loved the eagles, and I did too as a kid. I still like this one. Witchy Woman sucks. The rest of this is just so milquetoast - they need to lean into the folky/softer side more or lean into the rock side more but they try to find the middle and it just doesn't work. except to maybe sell a billion records to normies.
i hate the fucking eagles
Soft as a down pillow and smooth as all get out, this is not for me.
I find it fascinating that the one song on here that isn't abhorrent is "Take It Easy" and that's the one that Jackson Browne had already been working on and Glenn Frey helped finish. The song writing overall really feels like amateur hour - lots of trite, sentimental crap. Some of it was so bad I laughed out loud in the car. Now, I'll give them credit for the vocals. The blend of voices really does sound good. That's the one positive thing I'll take away from this album. But it's not enough to get me to give this one a good rating. I know it's the Eagles, some folks really love them and I just can't stand them. Overrated band, overrated genre.
Before: Jeez, the downers just keep on coming this week. Maybe this album will be better than I remember. After: Just a couple songs that I kinda like just because I have heard them a million times throughout my life (but would absolutely never choose to listen to myself) and a couple of snooze fest soft "country" rock.
Oh. No thanks. I'm with the dude on this one.
Really not into the 1970s California sound and production - and this Band is probably the epitome of that era...
This list's bias towards UK/US, male classic rock from 60s/70s really starting to show. Feel like this is taking the place of a much more interesting album from the past 25 years. Eagles get a lot of criticism for being bland/middle-of-the road. I don't think that's entirely fair - sometimes they can be truly awful too. Case in point... "I believe we could chug all night I believe we could hug all night The band is loose and the groove is right You're so much woman I believe we could chug all night"
Err, no not for me I’m afraid. Wouldn’t dispute their global success over the years…a band that can sell out a Vegas venue in 2024 on successive nights after over 50 years in the business suggests that they’ve done something right. I must admit I have got and do like the MTV live version of Hotel California though- just for the crowd reaction to it alone does make it a great listen. But a listen of this album in its entirety is a little bit much for me.
Pass
Awful, bland, soulless.
0/5. I hate The Eagles.
fuck the eagles
Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Artwork: 🦅🌵🏜️ Mix (2013 Remaster): 😲🙂👌 Musik: 🎳🧔👎 Wertung: 🦅/5
Boring. So boring
ive never been an eagles fan but listening to this album has helped me to appreciate how much they really do suck
I really hate the fuckin' Eagles.
One of my least favorite American bands. And this album helps prove my point for me.
Not my thing.
The greatest album of all time...according to your uncle who calls waitstaff Honey.
One minute into Take It Easy and I'm wondering if this album qualifies as yacht rock. I'm trying not to let The Dude's opinion of the Eagles impact my evaluation, but all I can think is that I hate the fucking Eagles, man! This is like a weird middle ground between lite rock and pop-rock. I think you either love the Eagles or hate the Eagles...there doesn't seem like a lot of middle ground. I think of Don Henley's solo career being the definition of "adult rock" but his music isn't any different than this. Witchy Woman is like they listened to Santana's Black Magic Woman and he wouldn't let them cover it so they wrote their own terrible song. The Eagles begat Bon Jovi with their fake cowboy nonsense, Thin Lizzy are more realistic cowboys than these guys. Come on with the banjo! The sad thing is the faux-country songs are far better than the easy listening garbage that were the hits on this album (Take It Easy, Witchy Woman and Peaceful Easy Feeling). If the song Peaceful Easy Feeling does give you a peaceful easy feeling, you have bad taste in music. There is almost nothing redeeming about this album and it baffles me that with a debut like this they became one of the most successful bands ever.
oh no.... they do fucking suck
Absolutely terrible. The Dude was correct.
I honestly don't get the hype around this album or Eagles. Maybe their sound was innovative and interesting in the 70s, but I feel like other bands have taken their music and just do it better. Ironic that I consider this album derivative, but I feel like that just means it didn't stand the test of time in my opinion.
I have never really like the eagles but I never knew why. Now I do. Every song on this album sounds like someone else. First track-pure praise league, track 2 witchy woman- stardust by csny. This album just doesn’t sound original at all and the lyrics are trash. The musicianship doesn’t save since nothing is really astounding.
This easy listening, banjo-pickin’, boring ass, elevator music is not for me. This is one of the biggest bands of all time? The early 70s were a cesspool of shit music. The very best thing I can say about this album is that it’s only 37 minutes.
Holy this was so boring, literally sounds like the early beatles but shitter
Ambient Country Rock.
The Dude was right, the Eagles suck.
I hate the fucking Eagles, man.
I'm not going to make a Lewbowski reference, but the Eagles just suck. When the album was over Spotify played Steely Dan and what a relief. Steely Dan sucks dog shit, but it was better than this.
EAT SHIT
I hate The Eagles.
What a snooze fest
The dude is right. This shit sucks. I’m scared to look and see how many other Eagles albums are on this list, but I’m not looking forward to Hotel California.
This did not give me a peaceful easy feeling
nope. Proof that sales do not always correlate to quality
Such a boring album. No wonder the Dude doesn’t like the Eagles.
This was awful. Turgid rock posturing. Next.
Not as bad as Hotel California, but it still sucks.
Jesus this album is boring, shame that there is a bunch of good classic rock music but a lot of the popular stuff is just like this. I dont think I have heard a classic rock album thats more of a chore to listen to then this one.
So lame. Boring, cheesy, uninspired dad rock. The dude was right.
Oh, so this is what they meant when they said "the banality of evil" 1/5
Not a fan. Take it easy is alright, the rest is bleh.
god bless anyone who got all the way to Earlybird before giving this a 1 and quoting Lebowski. god help anyone who got all the way to Earlybird and still gave this a 5.
Not a big Eagles fan. I've never really liked their vibe much, especially Don Henley's persona. I think the cover photo is the best thing this album has going for it. Take It Easy is mostly solid as well but that was written by Jackson Browne. Standout Tracks: Take It Easy, Peaceful Easy Feeling
Fuck the eagles. They don't even get a capital letter.
The most overrated band of all time.
I’ve never found the Eagles to stand out much, even in their time. Blah.
"I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man." - The Dude
I believe we can chug all night I believe we could hug all night The band is loose and the groove is right You're so much woman Believe we could chug all night oof - the finger-picky guitars and vocal harmonies are just on the wrong side of whatever sound this record is trying for. Absolutely shitty lyrics throughout. The production does sound great for what its worth. I don't know what I did to deserve two Eagles records in a row followed by Dire Straits of all things. I'm pretty sure my dad owns multiple copies of all of these albums.
Meh
Bird shit.
What a slog.
Awful.
Man, this album was not good at all. Like, Witchy Woman was alright, but the rest was either at best a poor man's America or at worst god awful country rock with no variety or depth. I would give the little bit for the small parts that were okay, but of course they're also obnoxious about music streaming and make it impossible to play the only okay song on the album within the album itself. Nah, fuck this band, I knew all they were good for was Hotel California, and this album doesn't even have that radio fodder.
I had a boss. That played this album every. God damn night.
With this album, Eagles have ruined Country-Rock forever. Nothing makes me feel like raging and punching holes in my furniture more than hearing “Peaceful Easy Feeling”.
Couldn’t wait for this to be over. Country without any heart. Folk without any passion. Rock without any bite. Lynyrd Skynyrd without any sense of fun. The Grateful Drag. Credence Clearwater Revulsion. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Yuck. Should I keep going? Eagles suck man.
boooring
Æji, Eagles. Sama hvað ég reyni get ég ekki fílað þetta. Óþekktu lögin eru jafnvel verri en þau þekktu.
Ohhh... Witch-ay Woman...
Terrible music for terrible people
Awful bland ninsense
This was really just the most boring album I've listened to. So generic it may as well not exist. 1/5
Some things just don’t age very well.
The Dude was right: I hate the fuckin' Eagles. The classic rock equivalent of greige house paint.
Naff. Hillbilly trash.
The atrocity that put country music on the map, this album is not only bland, annoying, and widely overrated; but it managed to popularize the act of taking the same sound someone has done and repeating it into oblivion. This album hurt the music landscape and I will never forgive it for that. The bird song was okay tho. 0.8/10 (wish I could give it a 0 damn this site)
AOR - yuck.
This album is dreadful and knowing that it (per wiki) "played a major role in popularizing the country rock sound", I hate it even more. Where is my option for negative stars??
Sorry, I really don't like the Eagles. At all. Awful.
Ugh. Eagles. No.
Just more crap.
Fuck off.
Obligatory Lebowski
Fana örnarna man...
shite
Hated it. I expected it to sound like the Eagles, which it did, who I hate the sound of. I even listened to it on a train journey which is the highest compliment you can pay an album.
Eagles suck.
Nah...
Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.
This album sucks
Could not find
Not my bag, sorry Eagles, I will not be taking it easy.
Quite nice in the morning but nothing that really pops out 3/5