Eagles

It was okay. Very medium overall. Nothing really popped up but also nothing necessarily bad.

A strong start with both Take it Easy and Witchy Woman being incredible tone setters for the rest of the album. Surprised by how solid this was as it's their first album. Real good country rock. Easy listening.

Not my favorite Eagles album (I love the Eagles, I will not be ashamed!). Solid first two tracks, then meanders a bit, but the material is in there.

This album made me want to go put on socks and sandals.

Eh.

Meh

Quite a soothing and restful experience. A wee bit corny in places but that's alright.

#1052. Fun enough easy listening yact rock. 4/5: good

Good time, great songs. Fun album. The Dude and I have differing opinions.

Much like Belle and Sebastian, an outsize cultural hatred for them stems from one little line in a movie. Yes, they were ubiquitous in my youth and there will be holograms of them playing in future space colonies, are a favorite band of people who don't really care about music, but truthfully, I generally like or at least don't mind their music. Anytime I start to make fun of one of their songs, I come around to realize "Peaceful Easy Feeling" is kinda good. The non-hits here are on par. Not a glowing review but also not a pan. No one needs to hear this album though. You don't seek out Eagles; they will find you in the most pedestrian of settings into which you dare to venture like the circling predators they are.

Very much what I would expect of a band shaped by producers with dollar signs in their eyes. It’s a mushy, limp-dicked stab at country rock with bad lyrics, and I sure as fuck hope there are no more Eagles releases on this list. I’ve got seven women on my mind!

Not as bad as I thought it would be.

Ugggggh... insert the Lebowski quote here.

Sure, it's a lesser version of the Byrds or Flying Burrito Brothers, but both those bands are great, so the lesser version is fun sometimes too! Can't argue with "Take it Easy" or "Lyin' Eyes", obviously.

Boring american AOR.

Take it Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling are bangers

I have listened to the Eagles greatest hits way too many times to count. While prior to this list I had never listened to an Eagles album in its entirety or any songs that were on one of their many greatest hits compilations. This is good. The hits do the work but you can see a kind of road not taken that was less pop and more country. 3/5

Completely solid debut album which spawned three big hits. Add in the fact that the harmonies are tight and the musicianship is really good. Oh and look at the fact that the Eagles still sell out concerts in Las Vegas over 50 years after this album came out and I think it's worthy of a four-star rating.

Pretty run of the mill stuff but an enjoyable listen nonetheless

great

Someone once said (I'm paraphrasing here) that the Eagles had a great album buried somewhere through all of their other albums. It's true: The Eagles (like Queen or the Buzzcocks) are a band that really get screwed by the choice to disqualify compilations from the list. Their Greatest Hits album is not only their best album, but one of the best-selling albums of all time. Their debut, while a well-realized representation of their sound, is simply fine. It has a couple good tracks on it, but a whole lot of uninteresting drivel. Its inclusion is good evidence for this list's overrating of debuts by great bands. I'm inclined to punish this album with a 2/5, but I don't think that's quite fair—it certainly isn't bad. It's just not great.

Outside of the Hits its just alright but those hits carry the weight of the world on their shoulders

Repeat listen

eh

Not quite as good as Hotel California, but a respectable group of songs with a few hits sprinkled in. I enjoyed it.

What a shot out of the gate. One of the best bands of all time, with multiple timeless classics. What else is there to say?

2 massive hits and a 3rd pretty big hit. Rest is kind of average.

Heard some before; 3; This is one of the okayest albums so far on this list. Perfectly sweet harmonies, guitar riffs that seem to resolve just the right way, drumming that moves things along and is punchy at times. While there's nothing on here that's bad, there's also nothing that really stands out. Favorite Track: Chug All Night

3.5/5

This one gets rounded up for nostalgia sake.

pleasant 8/10

Hate the Eagles

One of the best songs ever penned opens the album and it’s all downhill from there.

Whatever dude.

Apparently I like the eagles

Thoughts before listening: Eagles are perfectly fine. In fact they might be the most perfectly fine band of all time. Its good songwriting, strong playing, and they released some of the most recognizable hit songs of all time...yet its also kind of lame. Maybe I've been influenced by the Big Lebowski, but its just hard to get excited about listening to this band. Review: Man, the Eagles write some cheesy, sappy music. Sure sometimes the sappy music coalesces into a banger (i.e. "Take it Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling"), but often its embarrassing (i.e. "Most of Us Are Sad"). There are some decent album cuts here that lean a little more into the country rock sound typically thought of with the Eagles...I'm thinking "Nightingale" and "Take the Devil". However, for the most part, I just can't get past the overly polished lameness of much of this album. 3-stars for the hits.

The reviews on this album definitely confirm my opinion from my previous (Hotel California) Eagles review that it's just popular to hate on the Eagles because of the Big Lebowski. The top 5 highest-rated reviews are all just the Big Lebowski quote... how original. Personally, I don't love or hate the Eagles, I think they're ... fine. They're safe, easy listening, dad rock. They have a knack for writing extremely catchy hooks. Their lyrics range from cheesy to slightly cringe, but no more so than any other typical country music. The vocals are honestly quite decent, and the harmonies are like velvet. The banjo nicely ties in the country aspect without being overbearing, and it blends in really well with the guitar. It's honestly a pretty good vibe. I could do without the bird sound in "Earlybird", though. I think as a debut album this is actually pretty good, and it has been undeniably influential. There's enough variation in the sound that I didn't get bored (though sometimes the tonal shifts could probably give you whiplash - "Peaceful Easy Feeling" into "Tryin'", and "Witchy Woman" into "Chug All Night" being prime examples). 4/5, would foot-tap again.

I could feel myself struggling to stay awake during this. Witchy Woman was musically alright I suppose

1. eazy - 3 2. uuitchy - 2 3. night - 1 4. zad - 2 5. night - 1 6. train - 2 7. devil - 1 8. bird - 1 9. peaceful - 2 10. tryin - 1

I think the thing with the Eagles is, they can write some absolutely killer tracks to go out as singles but I don’t know if they always have a full good album in them. It feels like part of why their Greatest Hits did so well (even past the regular success level of “here’s all the best songs!”). But here specifically, they’ve got a very Canyon Scenes recipe down for their country rock (to me it’s very CSB, to other people I’m sure it’s very something more specifically accurate) as it goes from “harder” rocking tracks to soft and soulful, all with the dusty folk flavour in there, and it hits the recipe pretty spot on. They’re cooks who can do that, but they lack the something to push it past that (probably the songwriting, let’s be honest) in the way that the best could. Maybe it’s one I’ll come back to for the hire and reassess, maybe not, who knows with Eagles.

Take it Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling are standouts. was not a fan of that bird song

This was a decent country and folk rock debut album. Sounded a lot like CSNY but they didn't get into what the Eagles sound was just yet. It wasn't too long but I'd listen to their other 70s albums before I'd listen to this again.

That rug really tied the room together.

5/5 Favorite Song: Witchy Woman

Talk about easy listening

I wish there was a quote from a movie to use here to explain my disliking of The Eagles

This was a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. Like Donnie and Marie I guess. I don’t typically like straight country, but fuse it with rock and I apparently like it quite a bit.

Another day, another Dad Rock album

Not as developed as zheir later stuff.

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…

take it easy is so awesome but some of the sad songs here were bores

Shoutout to the Eagles, real pioneers of producing AI-generated bland slop, 50 years ahead of their time! 😍

Not bad, not great.

ya lo había escuchado jejejje pero lo escucho de vuelta //demuestran en su álbum debut su sonido característico

Wow! Wasnt expecting the enjoyment i had listening to this! Felt like a cowboy. Great listen!

🙂

It's passable, but a bit generic and boring and I dislike the random country guitar bits in the background that add nothing. Not an important album deserving of critical acclaim whatsoever, as with many albums on this challenge, which is getting a little boring.

I’ve had two Eagles albums and that’s two too many. It’s honestly fascinating to listen to a band try to be Steely Dan but have no musical talent, and then simultaneously try to be Crosby Stills Nash and Young without having a single decent singer in the entire group. The songwriting is terrible, the execution is worse, The Eagles’ success at anything resembling a recording career is absolutely baffling. This may be my least favorite band in music history.

7/10

why do people not like the eagles? i love the eagles? they bring me peace

Somehow, fairly nondescript. Take it Easy is a jam. The first half is fairly strong but it just drifts off for me.

An ok record. Nothing really special here however it was sunny and quiet yesterday and that sums up what this is about. Music to relax you.

Strong opening again. Not much setting it apart after that

Meh

Man, I hate the Eagles. ...a white russian sounds particularly good right about now.

Uneventful, in my eyes, sadly, they are one of those flat one-hit wonders... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Eh bah c’est vraiment bien en fait Eagles ?? Chug all night a un super riff, take the devil aussi. Je connais pas le terme technique mais ce sont des rifs un peu grattés et courts Après c’est pas non plus mon genre préféré et je pense que ça pourrait finir par me lasser 7/10

I grew up on this stuff so it’s hard for me to say I don’t love it, feels like coming home Playlist add: "Take It Easy"

To me the Eagles are a defining "classic rock" band. Easy listening. Couple of very well known tunes. Rest in the same vein. Feeling generous today.

It sounds like music I might like, but there is something missing. It's listless and the most average country/rock/americana imaginable.

An all-time classic inaugural entry by the group that put country-rock into the mainstream.

Re para tocar en la guitarra me gustaron muy yankee lo q si es lo q me imagino cuando dicen música americana literalmente esa es la gracia

Eagles are such a vibe Fave track: Take It Easy

Greatest hits band. 3/5

Pretty strong debut album. Could’ve used less country stuff, but still a good listen.

B+

Per me è 5 stelle alla prima pennata dell'album. Come si fa a iniziare con "Take it easy" e non essere già nella top 10 album di sempre?

Catchy songs, clean and crisp production, make this a fine example of 70s folk-rock Americana. Liked.

I was worried this was going to get very samey but in the end quite a few track I really like.

This was so much better than I expected.

Why is it that the Eagles suck? It all sounds good and the songs are pretty solid. Like if they weren’t the Eagles and they were just a country band I might like them. And yet. Take it Easy is so so good. Earlybird’s birdsong opening is so grating I almost quit the album. The rest did not penetrate my memory.

Nothing standouts here, just some easy listening 70s pop/folk rock.

Gubbtråk, men ändå bland det bättre i gubbtråk-väg.

Härligt sound och Take It Easy höjer det lite över mängden ändå.

Alldeles för lättsmält o trött. Kanske hade kunnat bli ett högre betyg men blir provocerad av deras popularitet.

Bra budskap med "take it easy" men annars klickade det inte riiktigt.

First sight, three great tracks, with the high play numbers. Gotta be at least a 3, without having heard a note yet. Played it, enjoyed much of the rest, pleasantly taken by ‘Train leaves….’ and ‘Tryin’. Even the less good tracks have some good musicianship. Up to a 4. Look at the reviews to see what other folk think. The best comment is surely from the guy that said ‘I love The Big Lebowski, but it sure turned a lot of sheep into willingly stupid people without an opinion of their own.’ Still a 4.

Perfectly enjoyable listen but not especially life changing.

Pretty decent dad rock.

Classic, what’s not to like?

super chill album, gives me a summer vibe, couple bangers i kept and knew previously

I’ve no intention of dedicating much of my valuable time to this album beyond the 35 min run time I’ve already committed. Eagles and I are not a good mix. ‘Hotel California’ earned itself a less than coveted spot in my exclusive 1⭐️club (only 5 albums so far). This album annoyed me slightly less.

Kinda surprising how long before they realized Don Henley should just sing every song. The height of anti-drummer bias. The Eagles documentary is awesome if you haven’t seen it.

2.9 ohhh Witch-a women

Solide!

I thought this was going to be a five out of five but then there was only three good songs.

I liked this one better than the last one we listened to

I've always enjoyed The Eagles. My mum used to play their albums in the car and round the house. Listening to this was a blast from the past. As debut albums go this is a very good offering.

Pseudo country rock from th’eagles

Take it easy listening.

Too country for me

Incredible debut.

Great debut album - songs are great, musicianship and production are great, but the vocals are incredible - songs many great singers in this band, and the harmony arrangements are superb.

Schließe mich meinen Vorrednern an

I hate the fucking eagles, man...

I didn't used to believe in guilty pleasures but then this project made me listen to a couple of Eagles albums.

Another blast from the 70's... early Eagles with Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner were definitely more country-leaning than the Joe Walsh/Tim Schmidt version. But they were and still are part of the soundtrack of my life.

I definitely liked it. I'm not quite The Dude about it. But it's a lesser work than Hotel California and struggles to find its own identity (which I suppose is pretty normal for a debut album). Fav tracks: Witchy Woman, Take the Devil,

Not a big fan of this band. I really only love two songs of theirs — I Can’t Tell You Why, with a lovely vocal from Timothy B. Schmidt, and Already Gone, a rocker that boogies/swings with great three man guitar work. I bought this album at the same time with another of this ilk in 1972 (Poco, Jackson Browne solo album?). It’s decent enough, and Take it Easy is probably my 3rd favorite track of theirs.

Yeah not a great album.

It’s funny how much this band is universally despised in the rock critic world (not you mention by the Dude). See Christgau for good/ eloquent explanations why. By god, they did write some catchy country-rock jingles, though. 4 stars for the tunes here, 2 stars for the baggage liking this band carries.

Thought this might be a 4 star based off the singles alone but I’m not sure - will revisit!

Muy buen disco, a esta banda solo la conozco por Hotel California, pero este disco es mas roquero, un estilo a Creedance Clearwater Revival.

Ehhhh outside of Take it Easy, not a fan. Just not huge on the Eagles. Still just feels SO safe and like eating unsweetend vanilla ice cream: inoffensive, but why when there are much better options.

My parents would turn to The Eagles 1976 best of release for their dinner parties. It was a compilation of their 1971-1975 hits which seems kinda strange but it did coincidentally open with the same two tracks. I suppose I have a soft spot for the Eagles because of those memories, it was comforting background music when my parents had friends over and those friends would bring their kids. My Brother and I would hang out with their kids as the adults drank until SNL came on. Take it Easy is still a great track but overall this album is a bit bland. It’s fine though. 3 stars

With the exception of "Take it Easy" (Even though Jackson Browne and I don't always see eye to eye, I generally enjoy this songwriting chops). I can hear why their country rock might appeal to others, but I don't enjoy HOTEL CALIFORNIA (nor Linda Ronstadt for that matter), so there was little chance I was going to dig this. I prefer the solo careers of everyone in The Eagles, especially Don Henley, to the work that they did together. Favorites: "Take it Easy", and occasionally I can bear "Witchy Woman"

This album features one of my late dad's favourite songs. (Take It Easy). I also liked that song, but not as much as my dad did. "Self-Titled" has a ton of great tracks. My favourites include "Most of Us Are Sad" and "Take the Devil". "As for "Earlybird", it felt like it was made to make the album longer. 4 stars for "Self-Titled".

This was fine, and the more popular songs on here definitely bring it to a higher level than it would be without them. The plant store I worked at basically had this on repeat, so I feel a bit of nostalgia listening to this too. It certainly envelops you into this specific '70s vibe, which is not really for me in such a large quantity. Favorites: Take It Easy, Train Leaves Here This Morning, Peaceful Easy Feeling

The Eagles are not an album band, but a heck of a greatest hits band. The hits are good! The deep cuts range from forgettable to embarrassing. Chug All Night suuuucks. I think a lot of problems people have with this band (aside from them being a band of assholes) is that they came out of the gate so pristine. There's absolutely no grit or rawness. It's almost too polished. But is that their fault? May not be to your taste but a weird reason to hate the band. But yeah, this album isn't great outside of the three singles.

I wanted this to be amazing but it was mid

ja havia ouvido o album anteriormente, e foi uma boa revisitada. essa vibe de viagem a carro dos anos 70/80 me pega demais. gostei demais do album, principalmente de peaceful easy feeling e take it easy. no entando tem alguns baixos que caem a experiencia do album pra mim. esse tipo de musica é muito 8/80 pra mim, ou é muito boa, ou os instrumentos e as letras sao muito repetitivos. nota 7,2

The Eagles are one of those classic rock bands that I have mixed feelings about. On the one hand, they were cool to listen to in high school, and are sort of iconic. Yet, on the other hand, they are really pretty cheesy. I’ve always liked Don Henley’s voice, but not so much Glenn Frye. And this dichotomy of like/don’t really like, is kinda how I feel about this record. Take it Easy, and Peaceful Easy Feeling are really great listens, but Chug All Night is kind of a piece of shit.

It’s Father’s Day weekend here in the UK, so boom! Have some Eagles! I enjoyed this probably more than I should have to be fair, but maybe it’s just because it is #dadrock weekend!

Light 3,5

Solid rock record

This is just baseline classic rock. Really hard to have strong feelings one way or the other on it for me. 6/10

Don’t know why there’s so many haters, I’m not with the Dude on this one, I like it!

A couple of strong tracks save this from a 1

Croyez-le ou pas mais pour le show des premières années de ma cohorte de pharmacie j'ai joué en duo piano-guitare Hotel California. Haha! C'était pas mon choix. J'ai aussi aussi joué par contre en trio de guitares acoustiques du WD-40 et du Eric's Trip. On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas Rising up through the air

J'ai un petit faible pour Glyn Johns à la console. Petite réflexion toute personnelle: c'est spécial qu'on parle de soft rock alors que beaucoup des codes du hard rock sont repris (riff de guit distorsionnée, solo avec des gros bends et/ou du wah wah). Est-ce que le seul critère est qu'il ne faut pas s'arracher les oreilles? Je ne connaissais pas beaucoup les Eagles mais on a fait beaucoup de route cette semaine et c'est un excellent band de roadtrip!

Première initiation aux Eagles, outre les grands succès connus de tous. J'ai vraiment aimé ça, quoique c'était pas mal plus "soft rock" que ce que je m'attendais d'eux. Vraiment de l'écoute facile. Take it easy et Witchy Woman c'est vraiment un bon début d'album.

I'm no music historian or whatever but surely Eagles were the progenitors of several decades of pop rock. That's fine and their harmonies are fun, but they've never been my thing. Highlights: "Take it Easy"

This album is like sailing in to Schoolhouse Bay off Kawau Island and dropping anchor to settle in for the night. The weather is a bit blustery, so you have found a sheltered spot, before calling your friends Wayne and Helen who are most definitely white people, and telling them to sail around and meet you for a glass of Pinot Noir. Wayne and Helen have told you their friends Barry and Catherine who are also definitely white people are up at Vivian Bay and were looking for a spot to stay the night. Barry has been diving for scallops and pulled in quite a haul. You jokingly say that he and Catherine are more than welcome to join for drinks, but only because they are bringing today's catch. Sheltered from the wind, it is quite pleasant outside and you seem to have the bay to yourselves. You sit out in the cockpit, and share stories about your children who are all at university training to be doctors and lawyers. Catherine tells you that they have a house in Wanaka and you simply must go and stay with them in ski season.

Was surprising good easy listening.

Lo amo, mi infancia

Not a big Eagles fan but who doesn’t know Hotel California. Got to be one of the most famous rock/pop songs ever. I also recently discovered their album Long Road Out Of Eden having bought it cheap on a punt but was really impressed by the guitar solos particularly the title track. So I was very receptive to giving this a listen and hopefully like Eden learn something new. Unfortunately I didn’t. Their Country roots and influence spoilt it for me. Inoffensive enough but nothing here to suggest that they were capable of the massive albums they were yet to make. If I knew my Eagles history I guess that the transformation from Country came in later albums. So this is only of interest to the most committed Eagles aficionado. 3/5 15/6/26

5/10

My favorite birds!

A few good tracks here, a taste of better things to come

Eagles entrega nesse álbum uma mistura de country, rock e pop muito bem executada. Disco muito prazeroso de ouvir. CVJ Aria.

Just some good ole classic rock bangers

No está mal, take it easy, country music Para la Carretera

Good variety

I’d spent years hearing Eagles through the lens of Hotel California. That’s probably inevitable. The trouble is that it encourages you to listen for the beginnings of the institution rather than the reality of the band. The reality is more interesting. What surprised me most was how much of the album still belongs to the late 1960s. The counterculture hasn’t entirely packed up and gone home. There are traces of Gram Parsons throughout, particularly in Bernie Leadon’s contributions. There are moments that feel closer to The Band than to the Eagles stereotype. There is even the occasional whiff of the Grateful Dead. This is not yet a machine built for FM radio domination. It is a coalition of musicians drawing from a shared American musical ecosystem before the genre boundaries harden. That matters because the album’s strengths are often misidentified. The Eagles are commonly praised as songwriters, but what impressed me most here was their ability to realise material. Some of the songs are genuinely strong. Others are merely decent. What elevates them is the band’s judgement. They know when to add harmonies and when to hold them back. They understand dynamics. They understand endings. They understand that arrangement is composition by other means. The best example is probably “Take the Devil”. The song itself is good, but the real pleasure comes from the extended instrumental passage where the guitars nag at each other rather than solo. The conversation is more interesting than virtuosity would have been. Likewise, the ending of “Train Leaves Here This Morning” contains a beautiful block-harmony flourish that functions almost like a stage bow. It isn’t necessary. It’s there because somebody cared about how the song left the room. Again and again, I found myself thinking less about songwriting than about presentation. This is a band that understands entertainment in the best sense of the word. Not pandering. Not spectacle. Simply knowing how to hold an audience’s attention. The sequencing reflects it. The variety reflects it. Even the daftness of “Earlybird” reflects it. What initially sounds like lightweight whimsy gradually reveals itself as a playful attack on the work-and-consume treadmill, complete with mocking birdsong and a hero who just wants to lie in the sun reading books and playing music. The central tracks remain the obvious entry points. “Take It Easy” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” have survived because they provide a form of emotional regulation. Yet both are more fragile than their reputations suggest. The former is a song about coping with overload. The latter is built on hope rather than certainty. Neither is quite the Californian confidence trick I once assumed. What ultimately won me over was not the songwriting, nor the genre, but the craftsmanship. This is not really my music. Yet I found myself admiring the care that had gone into every corner of it. The record never feels desperate to impress. It simply presents itself with confidence and competence. In the end, I found myself preferring it to Hotel California for much the same reason that I prefer Off the Wall to Thriller. Before the institution arrives, you can still hear the band.

Classic country rock.

Heat

Take it easy is great and there's a couple other cool songs here but mostly pretty boring

really good

dadya govno dobro slav dobro lyb

"We're gonna do little chugging. We're gonna do a little hugging." True lyrical genius right there! I quite enjoyed the two songs written by Jackson Browne (Take it Easy, Nightingale). The rest is an inconsistent bag of fairly generic country adjacent 70s rock with predictable lyrics, a unpleasantly squeaky bird and guitar solos that go on for too long. A mixed bag which might sound fitting coming out of a busted car speaker on some dusty road in the middle of nowhere. Harmonies are cool I guess. The vibe is generally good I suppose. Just sort of uninspiring. 2.5/5

70s rock. Country rock. Very middle of the road.

A little more natural, grounded sounding Eagles. Not as many hefty electric guitar solos or suspenseful ballads, just simplistic country and rock sounds sharpened into pop structures. That being said, this thing doesn’t retain its edge for long. Maybe this was during a time when the eagles were growing tired of their more acoustic, country sound, but some of this seems intentionally lethargic. “Most Of Us Are Sad” and “Train Leaves Here This Morning” being the prime suspects. “Early Bird” had an awesome stylistic changeup. The banjo, the song subject, the unique vocals - needed some more of that. It feels like an actually convicted track bunched between a lot of songs that meddle around a bit too much. 3/5 “Desperado” would’ve saved this, but that was on the album that follows this one.

I really don’t get the Eagles hate in all of the reviews - Take It Easy everyone! I thought this album was really solid. A couple of songs I had to skip but overall I enjoyed this. (4)

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Unfortunately (or not) I am truly a 70s divorced dad (re: slut) at heart and this genre will always do it for me. I wish most of this album was more like Witchy Woman because IMO the Eagles are best when they’re bluesy. Not my fav album of theirs, alas. Fav song: Witchy Woman

disregarding the Big Lebowski legacy, this music probably hits way too many millennials in the region of "my abusive dad's albums" to give it a lasting MUSICAL legacy. would rather listen to linda ronstadt

Classic rock is hit or miss for me, and this album is no different. Witchy Woman and Take the Devil are standouts, the rest are a little generic. Chug All Night is one of the most off-putting euphemisms for sex I've ever heard. fav song: Witchy Woman

"Jesus, man, could you change the channel? ... I had a rough night and I hate the f***in' Eagles, man!".

I liked most tracks on this album. Needs another listen, I think. 4/5

⭐⭐ Otroligt mellanmjölk. Inte mycket som sticker ut förrutom Take it rasy som är bra. Det blir en 2a. Bäst är Take it easy,

Jesus, man, can you change the channel?

I hate the fuckin eagles man. In all seriousness it’s cheesy but not that bad.

It’s funny that country and rap are really two sides of the same coin, where authenticity matters so much but ironically almost everything is written by someone else. Anyhow, fuck the Eagles.

3.8

Eaglesin debyyttilevy tarjoaa kivaa ja rentoa country rockia. En lukeudu bändin vihaajiin, vaikka olenkin nähnyt The Big Lebowskin. Kaksi ensimmäistä biisiä olivat parhaat.

Most one hit wonder band ever. 1/5 album, 2/5 for production value

Listened Before? N This is really good considering the time period. Nice rock/country album with some overplayed classics too. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Chug All Night

siempre bueno

yesssaa

The Eagles are played ad nauseam on classic rock stations for a reason. They’re good. Songs are well written, they can sing, harmonize, excellent musicians, etc. It’s nice to listen to their songs that don’t make the constant corporate oldies churn, such as “Nightingale” and “Train Leaves Here This Morning.” “Most of Us Are Sad” isn’t my thing, but it’s well crafted. I could have done without the chirping on “Earlybird.” Overall, a solid an album.

Good stuff, mid stuff, but it’s the Eagles

3.5

3.0

Was a good accompaniment album to my early morning dog walk. Mid 50’s, strolling along, and this album was just chill enough to make it a great soundtrack to it all.

one of my all time favs!

this was the perfect Playlist to go driving with the windows down woot woot

Sind paar nice Klassiker dabei, kann man mal anmachen - aber auch einige Songs die dann eher lahm sind.

some songs were good others were blah typical no real cohesiveness 3.5/5 4/5 probs

Eagles - Eagles (1972) Very enjoyable. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's a nice listen in small doses, in your car or with buddies. I guess that's the kind of album that makes a good soundtrack for every day life, for a number of people. ⭐⭐⭐ 7/10 [This album was listened to and reviewed on November the 4th, 2026.]

This album is so goated. Literally every song except Most of Us are Sad were absolute bangers. Makes me super excited for the Eagles concert I’m going to

This ain’t no Hotel California…

There is just 2-3 songs that’s actually good, with some kind of originality or something felling different. But, in general, it’s so generic, I listened to it and felt nothing, just link drinking regular warm water

i'd rather hear a don henley album

Excellent! Great debut album!

The safest rock n roll bet. The banker

Pretty run of the mill stuff but an enjoyable listen nonetheless

The Eagles are such an "I guess this is successful" band. It sounds fine and tight and I can get why people want to listen to it but it doesn't sound like there's much behind any of it. This is a solid debut album and I understand how they took off.

Take it easy is a solid song. Chug All Night had me so upset on first listen that I put off listening to the rest of the album for 12 hours. 24 hours later on a re-listen I still hate it. The rest of the album has some songs that could even grow on me given time. Like Take the Devil. Anyway I probably won't find the time.

I fuckin' hate the Eagles, man. Gotta agree with the Dude on this one. Not wholeheartedly, but I really didn't get much from this album. Take It Easy is a nice opener though. The bird sounds on Earlybird annoyed me a huge amount. Favourites: Take It Easy Peaceful Easy Feeling

I honestly enjoyed this more than I thought that I would. I knew it would be nostalgic because my late, beloved Dad was a huge fan of Dad/Classic rock including the Eagles. I had never heard the song, Train Leaves Here This Morning, and I thought it was really sweet. I'm under no illusion that the Eagles are some amazingly complex musicians but this album is better than a lot of the absolute trash that made it onto this list, haha! PS- everyone already made The Big Lebowski quote joke, try harder.

Love me some Eagles, very solid album.

Klassískt rokk. Reyndar lítið sem að situr eftir.

I hate the fuckin Eagles man. At least this one has their good Yacht Rock songs.

Truly one of the greatest albums to ever exist! It combines acoustic folk and country with rock n roll to get this sound that not many other people could replicate. Insanely good!

The band has not figured out who they are yet, has a weird mix of easy listening rock and country. There are a couple songs where they hit their stride, Train Leaves Here This Morning was one that I wasn't familiar with but really liked. The rest is too disjointed and kind of boring

sin mas 7

I've only heard Take It Easy, Witchy Woman, and Peaceful Easy Feeling before. They're all great. So now I can listen to the rest ... and they're all crap. I guess that's why I haven't heard them before. Well maybe they're not crap. They're safe and boring and a few are mildly annoying. 3.5

I hate the fucking Eagles, man

A nice album to listen to. Witchy woman and take it easy were standouts. Some of the songs did sound quite samey to me personally. Can definitely tell this is a debut studio album.

Good overall

Альбом ровнее чем Бостон, но первая половина Бостона наааамного лучше

Excited for this one. Crazy because I was literally listening to songs off of this album on my drive to work. Going into this, I obviously love the songs "Take it Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling", and I am hoping for more of that style. The fact that this is the Eagles first album they released is impressive to say the least. After finishing this album I immediately want to relisten to it, it is so enjoyable. There's a reason the Eagles made such an impact and after listening to this it makes perfect sense. Easy 5/5 for me.

So boring. People confuse nostalgia with quality.

Shout out Big Lebowski

Good but not their best

I felt happy after listening to this

dad type music. i like 👍

The album is okay. I listened to some of it when I was younger. But it never really got me excited, and it still doesn't. 3/6

Take it easy was a great start to this album!! It was upbeat, fun, and had a great twang to it. Witchy woman had a really cool vibe and Chug all Night was awesome! Such a great track, and one that I’ve added to a playlist. It was just simple silly fun. Most of us are sad was just beautiful. The lyrics were great and the background vocals, guitar, and simple drumbeat made it work. Nightingale was another great bird themed track on this list. Train leaves here this morning was narratively great. Take the Devil had a nice sound to it. That pounding guitar in the back gave it a heavy feel even with a slower track. The whistling in Earlybird was unfortunately really annoying. Peaceful easy feeling was as advertised. Tryin was a great way to close, and I liked how they played with the tempo slightly. 4/5 ⭐️ 131/1089

I know a lot of people here are saying they don't like Eagles, but it's fine. Pretty generic to me, but I don't mind it too much.

The Eagles are definitely a singles band. Their hits are by far their best songs. The other songs are decent but nothing noteworthy

Such a good album! A few classic songs but over great album!

Tienen gran mérito, pero también están sobrevalorados

478/1089 - Wtf this is so much better than Hotel California was. There's some great energy and motion in the playing and vocal harmonies. Kinda reminds me of early Doobie Brothers.

Es ehestuhnlich erfrischendes und gmüetlichs Rotmilan album. Das hed mir de start in Mentig nach 4 Tög ligurischen strand versüesst

For the good of the order, could everyone read a few reviews before you submit yours? Everybody uses the same Big Lebowski quote in their Eagles reviews. I could never bring myself to hate the Eagles, even if I don’t love them. I think the formula makes sense and brings happiness to a lot of people who drift somewhere out there between country, rock, and easy listening. I sing along with the hits like everyone else. . My one knock on them is that they can seem somewhat insincere. I just don’t believe there was a girl my lord in a flatbed Ford, even if we all like the image. That’s my take on Eagles the band, what about Eagles the album? Honestly I don’t think it should be in the book. As much as I enjoyed the hits and the harmonies, the songwriting overall just wasn’t there yet on this debut album. There were moments I thought I might give it as high as a 4, but in ending with 2. Hotel California is probably sufficient — I’d like to see this dropped in favor of some young upstart with an album full of ideas, not just a few hits

Glenn Frey: "We just didn't want to make another limp-wristed L.A. country-rock record." Oops! Need some Joe Walsh up in this heezy!

I hate the fucking eagles, man!

Probably would be more stars if they wouldn't have been so overplayed throughout my childhood.

I actually love the eagles but some of these songs were just a bit boring I guess. However, take it easy and peaceful easy feeling deserve their 4 stars cause they’re amazing

Iconic, legendary

I hate the fucking eagles, man

1 1/2

Unlike the Dude, I don't hate the Eagles. But radio has sooooo overplayed their songs -- including three from this album -- so that now it pains me to listen to them anymore.

This album was grand. Not too long and a few good songs to nod one's head to. But nothing I'll remember or that you HAVE TO HEAR. 12 of my last 13 albums including this, have been 3 stars. Is this what I am destined to - a lifetime of mediocre rock, pop and hip hop? Testing my patience, this list is.

a lot of banjo. easy feelin. dad vibes. but i respect it

When to listen: Chilling at a BBQ. I was excited to hear this full album because songs 1 and 2 are total bangers, but the rest just fell flat for me. The Eagles are getting a lot of flack on here, I don't think they're as bad as the rest of y'all, but there was a significant drop in interest post Witchy Woman

sonically competent, musically inept

Mooie plaat!

goed ma beetje saai

noice ma 1 nummer is vf gewoon met stukjes vals gezang dus geen 5 sterren… helaas pindakaas

The singles are great songs, but the rest of the album is pretty weak.

Its a historical album that exemplifies the feeling of being in an american biker documentary. Its not bad perse but not good. Its a style love it or hate it.

it's just kinda meh

It is very much an album from the 70s. It also really defines how rock was back in those days, with much more influences still from blues than today. I feel like more than anything it gives the spirit of a certain time, in that it is an interesting and cool album to have listened to.

Le son mythique des Eagles, entre influences country et soft rock, nice trip down the lane !

Highlights: Take It Easy, Witchy Woman, Peaceful Easy Feeling and Tryin’. 3.8

the eagles

Again meh

Tal como ha entrado, ha salido.

A nice, chilled country album. Nothing special and not as good as expected from such a well-known band. But nice nonetheless.

some nice songs, I lalways only think of hotel california which I dread hearing for the 1000th time but this stuff is pretty nice, especially the first song of which I can't remember the name

Surprised to see another Eagles album after "Hotel California" appeared, but I understand it is the last on this list. The country rock feel of "Take it Easy" was a fun and light way to start an album, with positive set of lyrics which is always refreshing to hear when it's so easy to write lyrically about something sad and depressing. The turn to a more sinister riff and raspy vocals was a great switch up in "Witchy Woman" straight after that opening track. The reverbed guitars cupping the chorus was especially enjoyable. "Chug All Night" took the evil reverb guitars even further than Witchy Woman, and with a bass supporting that the guitar riffs nearly matched in tone was something I didn't know I'd always wanted to listen to; really cool. Despite all this praise, 3 tracks in, the lyrics all allude to relationships with mention of women on every one. This never sits right with me. "Train Leaves Here This Morning" was, as I understand, sung by a different vocalist in Bernie Leadon, which seems a shame to come as 'a big surprise' because this tells me he doesn't sing on many, if any, other tracks. This track had all the feeling of simple living joy, thanks in large part to Leadon's voice. Beautiful track. Tracks also enjoyed were "Take the Devil", "Earlybird", "Tryin'". Overall, though I really enjoyed the album and don't have much to gripe about, it still lacked something for me that makes me question how often I will return to these songs. With that said though, I don't think I've ever heard a bad Eagles song across the two albums on 1001.

got some killers on this one

Kinda lost me with Chug All Night, lol. Some of these lyrics are pretty hilarious. Goes down easy but cannot relate to it overall!

My second Eagles album on this list. Perfectly good for what it is, but so very unadventurous and vanilla. Not really for me.

This album and I go way back, I've been listening to this for as long as I've been able to use a record player

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People seem to dog on the Eagles these days. I don't know why. This is beautiful country rock with wonderful harmonies. I was lucky enough to see them in 2013

It’s the Eagles!

I, too, have seen The Big Lebowski. The Eagles are okay.

los eagles fueron el primer concierto grande que fui de chiquita, mi mamá tenía un disco quemado de los greatest hits y lo oíamos en el coche. en el concierto empezaron con take it easy, como en el disco que teníamos, como empezaron su discografía. me acuerdo estar oyendo el disco con mi mamá dando la vuelta en reforma para llegar al auditorio y pensar que no me gustaba tanto take it easy, a lo mejor xq no rockeaba como hotel california. pero hoy es mi favorita. qué inicio.

Good classic rock music and a singer with a great voice. I had only heard Hotel California before but this was a great time.

My hot take is that the Eagles (the band) went from being overrated to overhated; then you listen to the Eagles (the album) and maybe it's justified.

The bird song ruined it :(

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.

no me volo la cabeza, un par de temas safables

My best song is train leaves here this morning. It's a slow folksy song that's a little sad

It's the Eagles. I feel like everyone knows and has an opinion on the Eagles. Personally, I think they're decent, and they have a few songs I do really like, most of which are on this album. Of the tracks I wasn't familiar with, Chug All Night was fun, and the easy-listening country-Americana sound of the album was generally pleasant to listen to.

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.

My mom’s favorite band so I’ve heard it a lot.

Comfortable relaxing country mediocrity. These guys did Hotel California?

This is a pretty ok album. Some songs are better than others and the hits are the hits for a reason. I never understand the hate the eagles get other than over exposure.

Every once in a while - and I do mean rarely- this list actually produces an album that is truly great and your life would be lessened by not experiencing. The Eagles early stuff would all fit that description. Perfect harmonies, solid musicality, and feel good up temp rock n roll. God Bless the Eagles. Needs more than 5.

Este álbum me encantó, se siente como estar en una historia tranquila, donde todo fluye y solo estás disfrutando el momento. Las guitarras y armonías suenan suaves y acogedoras, y todo el disco te deja esa sensación de calma y felicidad simple, como cuando todo está justo donde debe estar

Easy on the ears although a bit MOR for me

a weird mix of iconic and boring songs

Ppppprrrrrrrrrrtttt

Beautiful sounding, legendary singles, and never gets old. So easy to fall in love with their work.

I just really dislike the choices they make. In other words, "I hate the fuckin Eagles man"

good

I love The Big Lebowski, but it sure turned a lot of sheep into willingly stupid people without an opinion of their own.

Love the Eagles. The three singles are definite standouts. The remainder is pleasant and shows potential (yet fully fulfilled at this early stage) for future greatness.

I like the Eagles and this is a good debut album. This contains two or three readily recognisable tracks. This album is not as good as some of their later stuff.

Not really much for me on this one, I get Eagles are a big band, but not for me

Something about a dude and eagles. This was a fun discovery of the non-hit songs.

Yeah, it was ok. Chug All Night sounded weirdly like ZZ Top

They get some flak for being „dad-rock“ these days, but it’s actually some pretty good music!

Accomplished and polished a few good songs but very inoffensive

I really wanted this album to be good. It has every ingredient to be. the harmonies are on point. That’s about it. This sounds AI generated LMAO the lyrics are so surface level. The music is so boring and slow, never deviates in tempo or feeling. Boring.

Some of these tracks are timeless and I wouldn’t skip, but I can’t lie they tend to “Take It Easy” a bit too much, leaving this album feeling somewhat lackluster. I keep wanting them to dial it up a bit more but they never do, both in volume and tempo. Maybe I’m just not used to it, but they have the sound of a great rock band with none of the energy. Disappointed!

This album put me in a great mood. Perfect for a sunny Spring day. The band is tight. The lyrics and song construction, harmonies, all work together. Take It Easy Witchy Woman Peaceful Easy Feeling

I didn’t think I knew enough about the eagles to have an opinion, now I guess I do and as expected it made almost no impression at all.

This was alright

The prevalence of reviews that are just the quoting of a line from the Big Lebowski is emblematic of the mediocrity and lameness of the Eagles. That said, I appreciate that scene because I never cared for them, but felt it was just me. I can’t even put my finger on what I don’t like about them, but a lot of it probably hinges on the fact that they’re just egotistical jagoffs. Grudgingly, I have to admit that Take It Easy is pretty good, and captures that vibe of taking it easy pretty well. I’ll listen to that, but nothing else on this album.

I kinda hate the Eagles. That said, on the whole this was better than I thought it was gonna be. Or less offensively boring. Also Take It Easy and Witchy Woman kinda a great start but Chug It All Night is so bad... I just can't with the Eagles.

Yeah fuck the Eagles

Eagles offers solid songwriting and laid-back vibes, but lacks standout moments, making it feel pleasant yet somewhat forgettable across its full runtime.

YESSSSSSSS

Sorry, Dude, I can't hate the Eagles. It's some damn good music and starts off with one of their best, Take it Easy. Not every song is nearly as good as that one but it's still good easy listening rock.

It is a very mediocre mainstream rock album, made for the masses (that's why The Eagles were so popular). They play well but I find this music uninteresting and boring.

Nada que destacar

This album really surprised me. I was expecting another mediocre 70s rock album but instead it had a bunch of characteristics of music I love, particularly: -yearning men -witchy women -decent guitar solos -consistently portrays women as people and worthy of respect -wanderlust lyrics

Better than I expected honestly Take it eeeeeeasssyy

I’ve had a long day and I fucking hate the Eagles.

I was ready to hate this album. And I actually kind of liked it...what I really found myself enjoying was the deep cuts. Peaceful Easy Feeling, Take It Easy, Witchy Woman...I can do without those, easily. Off the second half of this album, Train Leaves Here This Morning is absolutely fantastic. It's about as pure country as they get, it's great. Take The Devil, awesome. Earlybird, after the stupid bird whistle in the beginning is also really good...that galloping banjo just grooves. The last song, Tryin? Slaps hard. I'm not sure if I'd come back to this album or not. Like I said, I was ready to hate it, but it's somewhere a 3 and a 4 for me.

Don't worry guys, other users have covered the Big Lebowski reference. This is a good album, sorry you're all irony poisioned. Get well soon! Really enjoyed being out on my bike in the sunshine listening to this.

Background Music for me.

yup

Peaceful Easy Feeling music