Eagles

I don't mind the Eagles for the most part. I know the Dude is a CCR fan. Take it Easy, Witchy Woman, and Peaceful Easy Feeling are the well known ones. Turn on any "classic" rock radio station for more than 20 minutes and you would probably hear one of them today. Other than those 3, the rest of the album is OK with some toe-tappers and nice harmonies. Overall, this album lands solidly and squarely in boomer/dad rock territory. It would be a strong candidate for being the picture next to their definitions.

I quite enjoy some songs by the Eagles, however this album left my wanting as I was thoroughly unimpressed by all but the most well known songs featuring here.

Some obvious standouts, but obviously a freshman effort in other places.

7/10. Fun rock/country/blues type stuff, easy to listen and I enjoyed it. slight whiff of guitar solos which I knew they had in them because of hotel California. Not much else to say but I liked it.

4/5

Kedvenc/Favourite: Witchy Woman Megvan a bája és vannak kiemelkedően jó számok rajta. Könnyen hallgatható, kikapcsoló, kis groovy ez az album. Olyan apu-rockos, de nincs ezzel baj, én egész megkedveltem. It has charm and there are some outstandingly good songs on it. Easy listening, laid back, a groovy little album. It's sort of dad-rock, but there's nothing wrong with that, I quite like it.

The first two tracks are great, then from there it's mostly okay. Peaceful Easy Feeling isn't bad either. It's largely forgettable though. The Eagles best albums were with Joe Walsh, though they had some good songs and their solo albums were pretty good.

Boring with all the songs sounding the same

É um rockzinho bom viu.. Gostei de Chug All Night, Nightingale e Take the Devil

That was dull, I don't think I want to listen to it again, willingly I mean

Nuria: mola Jaime: 3

Nice rocking sounds.

Pretty cozy at times otherwise pretty nice.

Quite average country rock, not a huge fan in general although I do like a couple of songs.

Вроде стильно

It’s a nice start.

This album is chock full of hits. For a debut album, this album is stellar. The problem is I can’t review this album unbiasedly, because this is one of those albums where it contains songs that were played over and over throughout my life. So despite how catchy and memorable the songs on this album are, I am just sick to death of them. I can appreciate how solid this album is and I found a few songs on it that I didn’t know and I liked. However this album is really hurt by the radio effect, so many of these songs are just so over exposed that it makes the album tiresome.

I basically only know 'Hotel California' by the Eagles. And that one is not on this album. What is here though is fine, but feels very middle of the road country rock. And maybe that's because this is some of what defined the genre, but I still didn't find a ton that I was excited about here Standouts Witchy Woman Nightingale Tryin' 3/5

Starts off brilliant but becomes too dimilar

A pretty good album, I liked Take It Easy, Train Leaves Here This Morning and Take The Devil.

classical

Take it Easy is a classic, but this one is all over the map after that. The low point for me was 'Most of Us Are Sad', which feels like a SNL parody song.

Who makes this fucking list?!

Most of us are sad 🤮🤮.

The Fucken' Eagles, Man! Genuinely good rock n roll that I dig, unfortunately how ubiquitous and overplayed some of these songs are dilutes their true value and the listening experience of this album.

This pre-Hotel California Eagles is my favorite kind of Eagles - when the focus was more towards performing country-rock with tight harmonies and not towards kicking each others asses. From everything I’ve read about them, Glenn Frey seems like the biggest dickhead to ever walk the planet. I like the story of founding member Bernie Leadon quitting the band by pouring a beer on Glenn’s head. As for this album, the 3 songs that are already radio staples are the best songs, with the deep cuts ranging from adequate to stoinkers. Everything would sound better if the Screaming Man Chorus was yelling along the whole time. The fucking Eagles definitely had some chemistry though. Their version of “Take It Easy” is infinitely more enjoyable than the song’s co-writer Jackson Browne’s version.

I know it’s fashionable to hate on the Eagles, but there’s not really much to hate. The production is too slick and the band members are twats, but that could be said about any number of 70s artists full of cocaine. This is still pretty good music, and the fusion of country music with LA sheen was probably pretty novel and exciting at the time. There are a couple of stone cold classics on this record and a bunch of serviceable rock. Good enough for a summer day, but lemme choose the tracks for a good listen.

Fantastic background music when you're hanging out with a bunch of people over 40. As active listening goes, meh. I'm unimpressed.

3.5

I had a good night, but the eagles still do suck.

Easy listening with some howling guitars Dad rock to the core. Top: “Take It Easy” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling”

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

A bit flat?

Some pretty iconic songs on here.

Nette Platte für die Berieselung

Better than I thought it would be but also that is not saying a ton

Glyn Johns also thought these guys were pussies

Jesus Chug All Night took this down an entire star what the fuck was that. Take it Easy being written by a totally different guy not in the band makes so much sense because it’s MILES better than the rest of the album.

I like the eagles and these songs have helped myself and other musicians around the world make a living and bring joy to the masses. We are all the eagles

Enjoyable debut from the Eagles. Sees the Country rock group in its infancy, it’s an easy (ironic, given two of the best songs on the album have "easy" in the title), appealing listen on the whole. The best songs on this album are the hits, keeping things safest cuts: "take it easy," "Peaceful easy feeling" But I found myself enjoying songs like "Take the Devil" and "Most of Us are Sad" which were a bit different sonically than what I typically associate with the band.

Witchy Woman saves this from absolute scorn

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 do NOT hate the Eagles. Par for a debut album. But they did get better.

More success than talent.

As much as I love a "Big Lebowski" quote, I am going to try to give my actual thoughts on this album. Growing up, my options for radio stations were country, R&B and classic rock. The small city whose radio stations reached the small town I lived in the country next to got an alternative station in the 90's but that was pretty late in the game for me. So, I ended up listening to classic rock radio in the American South for most of my young adulthood, and other than 70's Southern Rock, bland popular country-tinged folk rock was right in line with what the station thought its listeners wanted to hear. Every fifth song, constantly, every day, all the time. It’s not really that the Eagles are bad (I mean, they are kind of bad), it’s that the gulf between their quality and their popularity is about as vast as any in popular music. I like country and folk-flavored rock. I like the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds, CSN&Y, CCR, and a ton of 90's alt-country bands that owe a lot to the 70's country/folk rock scene. I think that if the Eagles Greatest Hits wasn't the best selling album of all time that I would like them just as much as I do those other 70's country/folk-rock bands. But instead I grew up listening to three of the songs on this album multiple times a day, every day, for years. And they aren’t bad songs. But they are also not songs so good that you want to listen to them multiple times a day, every day, for years. And as a consequence of having these pretty-okay-but-not-that-great songs shoved down my throat for most of my young adulthood, I kind of hate the fuckin' Eagles, man.

Love the cover and the music is surprisingly alright. Especially enjoyed the sexually frustrated opening track. An incredibly common theme in classic rock that is conspicuously absent in modern music. Otherwise a bit too much of inane lyrics and bland blues rock too be anywhere near higher marks.

"Man, I had rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!" -The Dude (The Big Lebowski, 1998)

It shocks me that a band can write absolute classics like Take It Easy and Witchy Woman, and on the same album also write absolute garbage like Chug All Night, Most of Us Are Sad, and Earlybird. The lyrics in Most of Us Are Sad are unforgivable. Even the last single, Peaceful Easy Feeling is pretty mediocre. I almost was super generous and about to give it a 3 purely on the backs of the first two songs, but yeesh Earlybird. The sampled bird noises and the banjo are awful. I never understood the hate for the Eagles, but that was before I heard their non-singles. I get it now.

Except for Take it Easy, this is a pretty middle-of-the-road album

Good album, probably the one I’ve known the most of so far!

Is this the birth of dad rock? God, this has got some dumb songs on it. Chug All Night? But the seeds are there. I can see how this was successful in 1972. Imagine calling up your downstairs neighbor for songwriting help, who happens to be Jackson Browne.

i do have to begrudgingly give it up for take it easy, and the rest is more pleasant and country than the later eagles I'm more familiar with

yawnnnnnn

Pretty solid even though it's not really my forte.

Not knowing the Eagles much, I'm surprised by the country rock here. The 2 first singles are pretty solid but the rest just isn't very interesting to me.

i hate the fucking eagles

Take it Easy was good... Witchy Woman, Chug All Night... this all strikes me as cliched. Some of the music is a bit too bluesy for my taste, but it's catchy, I can see why it was a hit.

Great! Enjoyed the tranquillity of this music

Take It Easy and Witchy Woman are perfect hits.

This ain't it. It's so adequate that it's essentially no good. And we already have an excellent country/roots rock act from California (see Creedence). This isn't that mastery, or close to it. 'Most of us are sad / No one let's it show' is about as good as it gets. At least that has a sincerity to boot, not an inauthenticity to bear. But truthfully, this album has no haunting power, and no quiet successes. An all-around blah.

Starts off solid with a couple pretty big hits then slowly dies down until its almost a country album. Or was it a country album all along?… 5/10

Love the country influenced guitar. Always loved this album. Favorites Eagles album actually.

No doubt there is some sleepy filler here. What makes this a strong 3 for me is the three stone cold classics that cemented themselves into their live setlist and never budged. For those to remain staples while climbing as a successful band with a deepening and growing catalogue is quite an accomplishment from a debut album. 3.5/5

There’s no doubt that these guys wrote some pretty timeless hits, three of which appear here. And while this is a pretty strong debut for a band not together very long, the other seven tracks although average were pretty forgettable. Maybe if I dropped some peyote like they did during these sessions it might change my mind. Their 3 and 4-part harmonies should be recognized mostly here, along with their influence on the industry in general with helping to solidify that Laurel Canyon movement.

Well I was gonna make a reference to the Dude getting tossed from that cab, until I saw that basically EVERYONE made that reference. And rightly so. Far from my fave band and there’s no chance this is the last we hear from these soft ass country rockers, sadly.

Eagles are so hit or miss for me. Some good songs but some other absolute snoozers. I prob have as much hate as other middle aged long hair bearded bros but still not my fav. 2.75

The Dude is to Eagles as Sideways is to Merlot. Not my favorite band but think they get shat on too much. I’m rounding up cuz eff the haters. Has several hits I enjoy. Other tracks aren’t as top notch but still enough to get me over the hump. I’d gladly agree to Which-eh Woman being me and Elaine Benes’s song… 3.75/5

Joo kyllä kiitos rekallajyrräämismusiikkia! Pidin erityisesti a-puolesta, sitten aloin saada Jenkkilästä tarpeeksi juuri sopivasti just ennen kuin levy loppui. Tuntuu, ettei tää kovin syvälliseksi mene, tai ainakaan en niin tätä kuunnellut. Fiilistelin.

Tässä on häiritsevää pehmeyttä, jota ei ole kompensoitu erityisen hyvillä kappaleilla. Parhaimmillaan perinteisimmän kantreimmillaan. Heikoin: Earlybird...

Good album, couple of classic songs.

There are certain bands where you know exactly what you're going to get, and The Eagles are one of those bands. And it was all very pleasant and nice. Easy on the ears a nothing to get upset about. They are one of those bands that I will probably buy something by them one day. Because I feel that everyone's music collection should have something by them in it. Yes I liked it, would I have about it, no. But they are a solid, high 3.

It’s ok, just so beige. Hated the birdie tweeting business and I’m not planning any chug based action anyday soon by the way.

More beige than my teddy bear. Paint by numbers rock. I think you get it

Take It Easy as song one on their debut was sure to get them notice. Though most of the album is not hits of the same caliber this is a great start for an important band

Forever a favorite

Mediocre album with some decent singles. Did the Eagles ever make a good album??? Liked Songs Added: Take It Easy

I had a rough night and I hate the fucking eagles man

I like Hotel California better but this was a very good debut album.

Ok. Much of a muchness.

Kind of boring.

got the hits - an enjoyable listen

I'm admittedly not well-versed in the Eagles outside of Hotel California, but I found this smooth and enjoyable.

The three good tracks that resulted in singles are easily 5 star in quality, but the rest of the album drags this back down to 3 stars I'm afraid.

I'm with the Dude on the merits of The Eagles but this was better than I expected and I enjoyed the banjo on some of the tracks.

Three all time classic tunes on this album are worth the price of admission. The rest of it is solid as well. Considering the mountains of blow these guys did, it's a wonder any of them made it out of the 70's. The Eagles were killer.

I don’t know if I like or dislike the eagles. The one thing I do know is that they bore me. Witchy Woman is a terrible song. I hate that. I need to hear more of them, i do want to see them live. I think the dude from big Lebowski influenced me into not liking them.

Got a little samey in places

Fav: Most Of Us Are Sad Least Fav: Nightingale I had a normal night and I’m indifferent about the fuckin Eagles man

Huh. Well, my expectations were low and I wasn't crazy for Hotel California. But this album is actually straight heat? Was not expecting that. 3.5/5

Soft as a down pillow and smooth as all get out, this is not for me.

I'm not going to snark about the Big Lebowski quote but it's really overplayed. Otherwise, so many people do hate the Eagles. I have been to three Eagles concerts and understand why people don't like them. This is probably pretty low on my totem pole of favorite Eagles albums (4th, maybe?) but it is a very important album for country rock and how the Eagles developed that sound (and then removed themselves from it). Does it deserve a spot in the book? Probably, just because it is country rock going mainstream and there are three big hits on here.

I think I'm supposed to quote El Duderino and call it a day, but I actually gave this one a chance. This felt like they wanted to make a safe 70s rock album, realized it was boring and looked for a new slant. There's these little country feels coming through, but it's all so polished it doesn't feel authentic to that style. I love the harmonies, but not really enough The hits are fine, just massively overplayed, but that's not really The Eagles fault. It's probably a good thing if you were looking at it from the bands perspective. For the amount of people that say they Hate the fuckin' Eagles, this should be bad. I'm indifferent to the Eagles... maybe that's worse?

This album was fine, the hits are hits. I hadn’t heard Earlybird before and I did like that. It was hard to objectively listen to it though. On Christmas Day during the Beyoncé half time performance my maga uncle was complaining the whole time, saying the marching band was fake (what does that even mean?) and why didn’t they get the Eagles to play instead and I have been thinking about that ever since. So then I looked it up this morning and it seems like all the current members are pretty progressive and Joe Walsh doesn’t seem to like Trump at all. And I bet my maga uncle doesn’t know that. Kinda want to post about it on Facebook so he will see it. I also read that Walsh ran for president in 1980 on a platform of “free gas for everybody” and was only 33 at the time not even old enough to be elected.

Ehh, it’s fine. Not a big Eagles guy, and I don’t get what Elaine sees in Witchy Woman. Take It Easy is a banger, tho. 3.5 ⭐️

I'll never forgive The Big Lebowski for making me think I shouldn't like this band. I have grown to appreciate their country rock and their harmonies are solid fucking gold. "Train Leaves Here" is a perfect example of those harmonies in action. Love the banjo on "Earlybird" but were the sound effects really necessary? Too many weak points to be five stars - "Chug All Night" does nothing for me. "Witchy Woman" really doesn't fit in.

Kako mi je dobro sjeo ovaj album danas ❤️ baš lijepo, lagana peglica, ugodni zvukovi i vokal. Jedan od onih albuma za koje želiš da i duže traju. Ma znaš šta, bit će 5/5, 9/10!

Trebalo je malo nagovaranja, ali ovo je baš jebeno. Early bird I take the devil favoriti albuma Na momente malo bacaju na CCR, steely Dan i grateful dead, zato ide ovako visoka ocjena. Tipa, uskoro si dodajemo ovu ploču u kolekciju, sve jasno

9/10 Koji album! Ovih dana mi baš dosta muzike ne paše previše zbog puno partijanja i blagdanske strke ali ovo me pogodilo taman gdje treba. Odličan spoj countrya, rocka i folka na baš ležeran način i vokal koji mi je super. Ovaj put moram izdvojit tri favorita - Take It Easy, Chug All Night (lol, been there lately) i Nightingale. Šta reći, album koji ću vrtit narednih dana sigurno, a i Eaglesi su mi sad definitivno porasli u očima.

pleasant listening from the hits to everything inbetween

Its fine I guess. Worse than Hotel California. Still the definition of 'meh'.

3.5

Was a few weeks back I listened to this when I was at golf but decent enough, very of it's time is the best I can say. Low 3.

I'm afraid I'm with The Dude on this one.

Not quite as lame as Hotel California, but the Eagles might be the poster child for inoffensive middle-of-the-road blandness. Even when they try and amp up the proceedings by adding distorted guitars or a “heavy” riff it just feels safe and falls flat. They’re just not a very exciting band.

A handful of good songs but most of the songs were *almost* good. Seems like they were still trying to find their footing. Pleasant enough but doesn't really belong on this list. 3.5 stars

Honestly, I don't really get the Eagles thing. It's not bad but it's not something I ever really want to listen to.

Relentlessly mediocre

eagles init worth a 3 star

It's Decent

You know, if you take out all the cultural baggage of this band, it's a decent album

It’s whatever, 70s rock… the singles/hits are fine.

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.

It's the eagles, you know what you're gonna get

Occasionally great, mostly average

A lovely debut album from a general powerhouse that has been divided over the years after strong personalities and movie quotes.

Classic rock is classic. Those high-flying harmonies just need to be bottled and sold as pick-me-ups.

Tight rhythm and great songwriting. Creative melodies and vocal harmonies. Great album

I enjoyed it.

Yeah, it's easy listening classic/dad rock, but in the year of our lord 2024 where music is increasingly curated for 30-second TikTok reels and our ever-shortening attention spans, I still can't help but respect the hell out of this classic record. That said - I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man.

Not the best eagles album, but a solid one, I know you’ll do better when I get to hotel California

It's the eagles. Strong start to the album. The middle was just alright and then another string finish. I do not know what is going on in the beginning of earlybird. But I like it.

Didn't listen but it's The Eagles so like, probably pretty good

hef aldrei fílað ernina. mjúkt köntrí sem ég kann ekki við og svo eru auðvitað áhrif frá keilaranum mikla.

No es mejor que el otro

Es un lindo disco, pero a primera escucha no tiene mucho memorable

I dig Eagles. I don't go out of my way to listen to them but when they come on I enjoy them thoroughly. Never sat down to listen to one album, I do know of their music.

Boomer rock. Let the Eagles die already.

Starts out with such a banger

Classic tune, Take It Easy. Song 5/5. Witchy Woman, 5/5. Peaceful Easy Feeling 5/5. I didn’t know they only formed in 1971 and this was their first. Had the Desperado album, of course. So sad that Glenn Frey is gone, he was hilarious in Miami Vice. Album 4/5 for bangers. The Laurel Canyon documentary was so good about the formation of all these seminal rockers. For me, my music awakening so makes this album 5/5.

I really wanted to give the eagles a chance, but this album was disappointing even with low expectations. The musicianship and instrumentals were laughably basic at most points, and the songs were mostly forgettable. The lyrics were the worst part, cheesy and cringe, especially when talking about women. "Chug All Night" and "Most of Us Are Sad" were the clear low points. The some of the songs did have a pleasant vibe when I turned out the lyrics. 2/5

2.5/5

Listening to the Eagles is like eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with Skippy, Welch's, and white bread. They're so easy to like but you don't necessarily feel that good (or mature) about it.

A few great songs here and plenty of wonderful harmonies. Peaceful and easy.

2.5⭐️/5 [11.24.2024] 01.06.2026

Fuckin' Eagles, man

Crazy that this is a debut album. But as the Dude says, "Fuck the fucking Eagles, man."

Fine vokalharmonier og bra miksa, men det er så platt musikk og så hjernedøde tekster at jeg må skru hjernen ganske mye av får å nyte noe som helst i det. Favoritt: Train leaves here this morning

Similar but not as good CSN&Y

Oh. No thanks. I'm with the dude on this one.

Enjoyable album, a few tracks didn’t quite do it for me but there was nothing bad on here.

Smooth. Mellow country rock.

Hmm I don’t really k ow what to say to this record. It had some good songs but I am not convinced that it’s a really good record you must listen to before you die.

It's fascinating they are more a country rock band and a lot more stripped down then the album I know -hotel California. I think I can actually hate this and not be so conflicted. Just general 70's rock. Can't stand who they are and who likes them so I'm ok giving them a lower score.

Certainly not their best album, but two of their best songs in Take It Easy and Peaceful, Easy Feeling. Witchy Woman is no slouch either.

Easy listening? Yeah.

4.5/5 Really nice! Highlights: Train Leaves Here This Morning, Most of Us Are Sad, Earlybird

Really not into the 1970s California sound and production - and this Band is probably the epitome of that era...

A marginal 4. I thought 3 was a bit mean. Why only integers? Some classic tracks on there but it gets a bit soft and uninspiring in parts. Defo heard some guitars towards the end which sounded like Bernard Butler was playing

Great classic rock.

Your archetypical country rock. Well made, not my thing. Too well-behaved.

Correcto

Congratulations. You are the most boring rock band of all time.

The sound of summer road trips.

It's OK. Some hits - Take It Easy, Witchy Woman, Peaceful Easy Feeling - but some deep cuts that were meh. Solid 2.5 - I will give it a 3. Witchy Woman > Desperado

Really great.

BIRD UP!

Pretty impressive debut. These guys were pretty good. Take it Easy is an all time classic.

Boring. Nicely done. Not for me tho'.

This surprised me with its listenability. I thought it would be a slog considering my general dislike of the Eagles outside of a few songs. Shows me what I know. Guess it makes sense why they are are huge as they have been for the last 50 years.

Country rock ιδανικη για road trips. Οτι θα περιμενε κανεις απο ενα τετοιο αλμπουμ Εχει καποια πολυ καλα κομματια αλλα δεν μου κεντριζει εξ ολοκληρου το ενδιαφερον Rating:B-

The radio songs are great. The other songs are just meh. If I was going to add an Eagles album to my collection, I’d probably go with a best of.

boring album

Fine but muh

This album has a laid-back, open-road vibe that feels a little like early Neil Young. The sound is simple, steady, and leans on warm guitar and smooth harmonies. Nothing too flashy or overdone, just a calm, easy listen. It’s music for a long drive or a lazy afternoon.

Meh

Eagles Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona / Such a fine sight to see / It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford / Slowin' down to take a look at me. Easily one of the most evocative lyrics in all American rock music, such simple but brilliant imagery - I’m right there on that dusty American street corner. I’m a big fan of The Eagles, although I’ve always tended to prefer the cowboy cosplay of Desperado over this of their early albums. And there's probably a reason their Greatest Hits records have sold in such gargantuan numbers compared to most of their albums, as outside of Hotel California they never quite nailed it I don’t think. I think this one suffers a little from front loading the album with the two best songs, and it feels like it never quite recaptures the momentum after the superlative Take it Easy and the chugging atmospheric brilliance of Witchy Woman. The difference between those two and Chug All Night is stark, it’s prosaic country rock lacks any of the things that make them great, and it all just feels banal and insipid. Most of Us Are Sad is ok, but seems like a forerunner of songs like this they would do later that are actually really good. Some lovely harmonies and backing vocals though. Nightingale is good though, perhaps a bit throwaway but a very pleasant bit of laid back West Coast country rock. You can hear Gene Clark in Train Leaves Here This Morning, I don’t think there’s anyone that can write non mainstream delicately bruised and melancholy country ballads they way he can. Really lovely track. Take the Devil is similar to Most of Us Are Sad, in that it has the building blocks of some of their great songs, but it hasn’t been pieced together the way some of their later songs would be. Earlybird is again similar, I like a lot of the elements, the banjo, the backing vocals and harmonies, but it doesn’t seem to come together as a whole. Peaceful Easy Feeling though is of course another of their Greatest Hits and an excellent song, the laid back rhythm, the slide, the acoustic, the harmonies all serving the feel and idea of the song. Tryin’ is the kind of straight ahead rocker that they don’t always do that well, but its decent, if a little unconvincing. It’s definitely uneven, a bit like LA Woman, buts it’s never a tough listen, and although its probably a 3, the presence of Take It Easy, Witchy Woman, Train Leaves Here This Morning and Peaceful Easy Feeling just tip it over to 4. 🦅🦅🦅🦅 Playlist submission: Take It Easy

11/1/24. Very solid rock and roll here, great vocals and songwriting. Would be a perfect album for a car ride! Can't really skip any of the tracks here.

A Milestone of Rock

Клевая группа, хороший альбом, приятное настроение

Solid

I love that rock hippie vibe. Although it does not hold this for the entire album, some songs are a bit folky and slow.

The Eagles have a special place in my heart. I was lucky to see them this year with my fiance. This album is solid and didn't mind listening to it again on my headphone. Would normally put up the vinyl record. Take it easy, Witchy Woman and Peaceful Easy Feeling are the standouts of the album and those songs never gets old. Well produced album so 5 stars.

Felt very middle of the road, mostly enjoyed it as background music but nothing stood out and I didn’t find it memorable.

One or two good tracks but overall pretty mediocre - 'easy listening' at best. Nothing like as good as Hotel California (the album).

Love the harmonies and the guitar tone but I think I’m more of a ‘The Best of The Eagles’ kinda guy

I was expecting to like this more but it really wasn’t for me. I liked some of the songs in a sort of ‘easy listening’ kind of way. My body had a physical response to ‘chug all night’ which was just bad. I think having just listened to fleetwood, the harmonies in these songs sounded cheesy rather than beautiful/heart wrenching. Black magic woman bumped it to a three.

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"

In the initial listen I not enjoy this album. This probably wasn’t helped following on from fleetwoodmac. But I lightened up and the album is grand easy listening country rock. “Train leaves here this morning” is pretty catchy stuff.

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.

Such a strong start and a very strong finish. What happened in the middle? The only song I liked that I didn't know was Early Bird. Chug All Night? Really?

Pass

But I'm already standing, on the ground ....one of the most beautiful songs ever.

I dig the eagles. Especially Don Henley. Their music is well constructed, impeccably performed, and wildly popular. This album is just ok. 3.5 stars for me.

Awful, bland, soulless.

can i get something good now

It's kind of hard for the Eagles to top "Hotel California", and while this is a solid debut album, it's definitely not as consistently good or as interesting as their much later album (which I had the (mis)fortune of already hearing in this collection); I guess Joe Walsh helped them create a more distinctive sound? Either way, their radio hits on this album are all nice to revisit, although I'd kind of forgotten how subdued everything was from their early years (even "Witchy woman" is pretty mellow); it kind of reminds me of how different earlier Fleetwood Mac was than with "Rumours". And the new-to-me songs are fine but nothing spectacular; "Chug all night" is a particularly odd song, although a bit heavier than most of the other tracks, which is a nice change of pace, if only they could have chosen more interesting lyrics, and "Earlybird" is an interesting direction that they (perhaps wisely) didn't pursue long-term. I know this has been a popular album over the years, but I kind of wonder whether Gleen Fry really achieved his goal that "We just didn’t want to make another limp-wristed L.A. country-rock record"?

First time I ever listened to this album--impressive debut. Not all the songs will stick with me but to have three huge hits from one debut is exceptional. Their style and sound isn't one of my favorites but they're really good at what they do.

Thought this would be interesting… I like a lot of music that is unmistakeably either influenced by, or an influence on, Eagles. Who are a band I instinctively dislike. But I thought I should give the album a go, as I’ve not heard it before. It turns out… I like them even less than I thought. Horrible lyrics, ponderous tunes. I maintain that it is American road music that sounds better on a European road trip than an American one. If you don’t have any better albums…

Classic.

Was pretty mid honestly. Take it Easy is a banger but the rest disappointed. Oh also I hate the f'kin' eagles, man.

Very polished but very boring. Take it Easy is good.

“I hate the fuckin’ eagles, man!’ I used to kind of like the eagles until I saw the big Lebowski. It had never occurred to me to hate them until I heard lebowski’s opinion. Since then, all I hear is brainless, soulless schlock where I used to hear anodyne but well-made pop rock. I guess I’m saying this is sort of an arbitrary reaction - but when I tried to give this album a fair shot, I couldn’t tune out the lebowski in my head, and so turned it off halfway through the truly execrable ‘chug all night’

A great “look back” for big fans. 3 major hits. No filler, but quite a bit of odd material (Chug All Night and Train Leaves Here This Mornin). Harmonies all over the place - sounds very CSNY from the decade before I cant believe that Bernie Leadon was from the Flying Burrito Brothers. Also, how the fuck did they get Glyn Johns to produce this??? I liked Take The Devil because its sounds like the eagles didnt know who they were and scrambled to make a neil young song

Grew up listening to Eagles. Have seen Eagles. Thought I liked Eagles. I think I still enjoy the hits, despite them being objectively soft, but man I was surprised that this just did not hit. Made me want to go blast some Skynard.

Teleurstellend saai

Solid

Fine

Good dad rock, easy listening

aaaaaaahhh hogy nem csak az agyonkoptatott hotel californiát csinálták ők? hatalmas és nagyon kellemes csalódás, imádom ezt a country hangzást ❤️

Not bad, would like to listen to more of the eagles

Great album

American country shite

Why does every Eagles song sound exactly the same? Why is every song by the Eagles a fucking love or heartbreak song? Jesus Christ, give it a rest. This was still an enjoyable listen. They have such a recognisable sound, something you'd hear on K-ROSE while you're flying a Regina at max speed at dusk. The Eagles put you into a very sombre mood, shame the sombre mood is always the same fucking thing and you just think about some girl that broke your heart. One of These Nights is such a better album than this. Probably not something I'd come rushing back to outside of the lead track.

Come on man, I feel mostly indifferent towards the fuckin Eagles. It's easy to put on in the back and isn't really bad by any means. It just gets bogged down for me with how similar a lot of it sounds, as well as just not really being something I would see myself listening to regularly. Shoutout to the abundance of banjo in this, goofy ass instrument

Recipe for a successful rock band Ingredients: Broad range of harmonies Extremely competent instrumentals Much less well known female musician Eye watering ticket prices Handful of disputes with recording label 5 or so of the biggest cunts to ever live 2 prostitutes (Age to taste) Method: Combine above ingredients starting with the woman no one knows or cares about, take her out once you’ve got the cunts in. Get really greedy with those ticket prices but make sure you add the royalties in equally with the cunts or the whole thing might fall apart prematurely. Toss in everything else as you go and don’t worry too much about overall quality, as long as each slice ends up with a few hits that people will remember. Season with prostitutes but make sure you check they’re old enough otherwise you may permanently tarnish the legacy of part of the recipe. The whole thing should disintegrate in the oven after about 5 minutes but don’t worry, fan it with an overdue tax bill and it should miraculously reform.

I guess the opening track was okay 3/10 Fav tracks - none Least Fav - n/a

Yeah, good ass album. Listened to take it east for years so I had some idea what to expect with the album. Whole lot of great guitar use and sound from acoustic guitar to electric. I don't have a lot of notes for this one, just a super pleasant album to listen to. 4/5.

Anti-shoutout to Robert Christgau for giving this album a poor review because he doubted how legit the country roots of the Eagles were. Kris Kristofferson (Rest in peace) is one of the most acclaimed country artists of all time and that guy was a Rhodes scholar, hardly a hard knock country battler. He certainly didn't let the 'authenticity' of music influence his judgement of artists like 2pac who went to fucking Juilliard. Evil scummy music critics aside, this album absolutely slaps. I listened to Hotel California and was a bit bummed that it was very frontloaded. Mainly it was buyer's remorse because I bought the thing on vinyl because I liked the title track and New Kid In Town so much. This is not true for this album. Every song on this album is listenable and there are some real deep cuts that I'm surprised I haven't heard them before. Specifically a huge shoutout to Most of Us Are Sad and Train Leaves Here This Morning. The harmonies here are great, the instrumentation is great, this is peak easy listening music. This isn't some bullshit that sophists can get together and glaze, and it really shows in this albums critical reception both historically and on this website. The negative reviews on here generally are crybabies who are mad the music here isn't Bob Dylan butchering bible verses and putting a leaf blower into a harmonica or it's not some factory produced Britpop from the 90s (the music that plays in the eighth circle of hell). The band have a reputation for being a bunch of scumbags (Don Henley is a paedo), but fuck man if this was my debut album I think I would have earned the right to be a piece of shit too. Fun fact, the bassist Randy Meisner's grandparents are all Volga Germans. Joe Exotic is also descended from Volga Germans. Also the later drummer's sister-in-law has been a missing person since 1996.

3.5

Pretty chill

chill record 3.5 stars

I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles or something.

Easy on the ear background music. I didn’t hate it.

The Eagles debut album might already be as overrated as the entirety of their catalogue. Of course most will know Hotel California but seeing them this deep in Country Rock felt somewhat unusual. Still, most of the album is very much below average with just a couple of standout tracks that aren't shallow to the core. I don't think that the Eagles should be as praised as they are especially with albums and songs that don't have the name Hotel California. The album starts with the Country Pop Rock mix of 'Take It Easy' which adds from Folk as well as Bluegrass which actually helps it sounding somewhat alright. The chorus is well made and the songwriting is a pretty decent mix of the influences and except for the fact that it's not the most exciting thing, I don't have anything to say against the track. It's a great song and I don't mean that lightly. 'Witchy Woman' goes a bit into Yacht Rock and adds a little bit of Blues as well. It's a pretty nice Soft Rock track that doesn't harm anyone. It also doesn't excite many. The chorus is pretty good and the verses are passable as well but the bridge tries too hard. It's still a okay-good song but nothing too special. Even for '72 a lot of it feels dated and like it should belong in '68. In comparison, 'Chug All Night' is much more Hard Rock but Country Pop influences are still too strong for it too work. Instead, it results in something that doesn't work at all. The guitar stands oppositinal to the vocals and the rest of the songwriting. It's just stupid and doesn't bring on any value. This is a really, really bad song. Excecution failed on so many levels here. The attempt on making a sentimental Soft Rock song with 'Most of Us Are Sad' goes completely down the drain. The songwriting feels like any average Soft Rock song with a lot of corny passages as well as a very annoying delivery. It's another really bad song. This had nothing of value to begin with and everyone would live the same way without it. 'Nightingale' is the last song on Side A of the album and closes it with a Rock & Roll inspired Country Rock song which is a little bit better. It's not great or anything but I don't mind it as much as previous tracks. It's somewhere between average and slightly below it. On Side B, 'Train Leaves Here This Morning' with a lot of Country and just a tad bit of Rock. That isn't necessarily bad as the result that was made of the song is much, much better and actually has some value to it. The vocals are well made, the songwriting is lovely and it all just comes out to a sombre and sentimental Country track that is actually somewhat good even if it's streched a little bit too long. 'Take the Devil' comes back with a little bit of Hard Rock influences even if it's much, much less prominent. But like before, it doesn't fit at all. The songwriting is absolutely horrible and the vocals differ between listenable and annoying. I don't even wanna get started on the lyrics. This is absolutely terrible. If that wasn't enough, 'Earlybird' comes on with a mix of Bluegrass and Bird sounds that are mixed so loud that the high pitch is ripping apart my ear drums. After that the song actually starts and it's not totally unlistenable but the songwriting choices are just weird. The Bluegrass Banjo isn't needed the whole time... It does not make any sense. It's just annoying to the part that it ruins an okay song. Even if 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' is a pretty peacful track, it actually isn't too boring. It has decent songwriting and a simple but effective chorus. The song is decent and actually really good at many points. If the backing vocals weren't there and the song not as long, this would've been one of the best here. Still, good track. The closer, 'Tryin'' is a Blues inspired Country Rock track that sonically closes the album pretty neatly even if the songwriting is still not really all that great. The vocals are also pretty bad as is the added guitar (mixed on the left ear) that feels very useless. It's not terrible but it's still bad. favourites: Take It Easy, Peaceful Easy Feeling least favourites: Take the Devil, Chug All Night, Most of Us Are Sad Rating: strong 4 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

I’m not a country western fan, but I like my rock leaning on the country sound. I haven’t listened to much of the Eagles other than their Greatest Hits and the Hotel California album, but this album is definitely up my alley. Enjoyed the full, short and sweet record. Fully recommend! High 4

“I hate the fuckin’ Eagles, man!” Okay, that’s not quite true—I don’t necessarily LIKE them, but I can begrudgingly acknowledge the part they played in shaping country rock.

Not a huge fan of this one, almost feels too benign. Maybe that's the point but didn't give me anything to latch on to. Best track: Earlybird

The eagles are a great band and have a mountain of hit songs. Their individual albums by themselves are hit or miss. Their greatest hits album is deservedly one of the best albums of all time.

It's easy to listen to, the songs are all fine and produced very well. But I find it to be a bit too unadventurous and unexciting.

Decent mix of soft rock, country and ballads. Take it Easy far and away the best track, then it tales away a bit

Really boring. No songs registered with me at all except the one I already knew from that one Seinfeld episode. I don't think we need to hear this one, Hotel California would suffice. Key tracks: Witchy Woman

Another debut album with great classics but also non-hits that still hit. A solid 4.5 for me.

I can see why they were popular. They definitely had a huge influence on other artists. There’s some decent work here. I’m just not the target audience.

Very nice album, I would say 3,5 stars but because we can't do halves, we will have to round it down a bit, because most of the songs were nice but there was only one that was really good. I enjoyed listening to it.

So many Lebowski references in the reviews. Other than take it easy, the rest is very bland. Highlights: take it easy

- Favs while listening to the album: Witchy Woman, Most of us are sad, Take the Devil -Take It Easy is perfect for a country drive!! - When I hear this Eagles standard, I can only imagine the excitement of fans when they put the record on for the first time in 1972 - It must have blown their minds for it still astonishes me to this day as to how developed the musicality of the Eagles is on this debut - HOWEVER I do have to say, and they’ve done the eagles song dirty here, its seriously overplayed which unfortunately means I really can’t listen to this too often (same applies to Peaceful Easy Feeling) - MOST OF US ARE SAD: is sensational! the guitar strumming and vocal harmonies are insanely beautiful - the guitar ‘solo‘ at 2:15 is so beautiful, the tone is just perfect so soothing - also I usually do not enjoy country(-ish) music, but this album is a perfect mixture of rock and a few country elements (eg.: Train leaves here this morning) - these vocal harmonies really struck me - the guitar tone and composition is so simple yet so effective which just proves, that sometimes you do not need complicated riffs to touch someone’s heart :) - what this album feels like: a long roadtrip in a VW T3 Westfalia (my dream car) on a sunny day with my dog sitting next to me vibing, the windows are down and the wind is blowing through my hair - TAKE THE DEVIL: can someone speak about the two great and really tasty guitar solos? Again, so simple yet so effective!! The rhythm is seriously addictive - also: the cover is so iconic I just love the album covers in the 1970s - This is a great album overall, although two songs are really bothering me on this album due to being immensely overplayed - it shows a band with a signature sound that normally takes others years to develop - a great album is a piece of music, that is able to transcend my personal preferences and this album was able to do that :D OVERALL: 4/5

Great album!

# Playlist track - Train Leaves Here This Morning # Notes - I like the atmosphere, the laid-back vibe. - The best moments remind me of The Grateful Dead, actually. - +1 star for great cover art. - A mostly peaceful, very enjoyable album. Recommend.

Classic

Very mid tier

Not as good as first listen, but still a fun album. "Train Leaves Here This Morning" and "Most of Us are Sad" are really good deep tracks.

This is #day62 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... strap on your cowboy boots, will you? I've never listened to an Eagles album before, sure, I know "Hotel California" and a few other hits, but this is my first dive into a full album. I was pleasantly surprised as someone who isn't a country fan. It feels like an amplified version of country to me, what they call country rock, with some folk, blues, and hard rock elements. Classic old-school rock, rich in acoustic arrangements and heartfelt vocals. One particularly standout track for me was "Most of Us Are Sad." Plus, the album artwork is beautiful and complements the music nicely. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day63.

couple of good songs, very easy to listen to

I can’t believe I’m typing this but Marcel the shell with shoes on really ruined “peaceful easy feeling” for me

The soundtrack of my teen years. I was never a huge Eagles fan, but these songs worked.

Better than I thought. I just remember being sick of hotel California and hating the eagles but I honestly enjoyed this album

Was somewhat looking forward to an Eagles album. That was until I found out they're not quite as revered as I thought they were. I just hope 'Hotel California' is better than this. 'Nightingale' is pretty good and 'Take the Devil' has a cool groove and riff in the middle of the track. Overall it's decent enough background music if you're into country rock, otherwise just a bit bland. Not anything too bad, just nothing that I particularly cared for. Just inoffensive, middle of the road, dad rock. Just meh.

Take it Easy is fun. The rest of the album is dreck.

Pretty standard rock album but did have a few good songs

Goes a bit country. Some classics on here. Solid 4.5 but cant’t give it a 5 for some reason.

It's OK - a little unfairly maligned? Earlybird was my favourite new track

Decent country rock, but nothing stood out for me. It was a pleasant listen and I wouldn't mind it being on, but I'm not actively putting any of this on my own playlist.

Some pretty good stuff on here; some that kinda just fades into the background.

Well, this debut album is strikingly well played. But I don't find it particularly engaging to listen to. It's rather too easy listening and smooth for my taste. Plus I don't like country rock. When I started buying albums, and before I formulated my own tastes, I had at least one Eagles album (Hotel California), but really it was nothing I could relate to in the mid to late 1970s. And I moved on from smooth easy listening country rock.

Nickelback of the 70s

Nice to hear where the Eagles got their start. Take It Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling are classics, but the rest is just okay. 3.5 stars.

Favorite track: Witchy Woman

0/5. I hate The Eagles.

Perfect

Really enjoyed this. Sounded quite fresh 8/10

When I lived in Japan, so many dads would tell me that they learned English by listening to The Eagles. Like, in terms of ranking English-language pop culture that adults referenced to me it went #1 The Eagles, #2 The Beatles, #3 American baseball #4 anything else (Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, various blockbust movie franchises, etc). Anyway, that's my weird Eagles anecdote in lieu of quoting The Big Lebowski for the millionth time. This album was exactly what I expected to hear after only knowing the singles.

3.5/5 stars

This was a surprising listen. I never considered myself an Eagles fan but I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected I would

Awesome album. I didn't appreciate the banjo until I heard it in take it easy.

Good easy listening. Feels very Eagles with that early 70's easy rock sound. Will most likely listen to again.

Okay starts off with some solid country rock. Some initial just hell yea classic rock vibes. But the album goes on I get why people hate the Eagles. Whatever juice it had to start is gone by the end.

3/4

Inoffensive, middle-of-the-road, dad rock. Just meh. 5/10

this had some bops, not as good as hotel california but really solid

So bland I didn’t even notice it was playing in the background.

I was kind of dissappointed with this album because I had high expectations Some of these songs were absolute bangers 10/10 material, and the other half were kinda bland? I wanted more upbeat guitar! This album was a 3.7 rounded up to 4 ⭐️

Some good songs but overall not great

Nice easy listen, also witchy woman

Starts off quite well with "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman" but then it peters out into bland, mostly unmemorable country rock. A bird gets trapped in the album midway through? "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy" is a pretty good line though.

Det är inte dåligt. Det är tråkigt. Extremt meningslös musik. Orkar knappt lyssna klart.

Jaha, nähä. Det har varit ju inte så roligt. Trodde Eagles skulle vara bra. Men meh. Earlybird och tryin är "bäst". Men det är totalt på gränsen till ett sämre betyg än tre.

Tycker de två första och de tre sista låtarna var hyfsat bra. Däremellan rätt trist. På totalen ändå en relativt stabil trea.

Great!

Country vibes meet the California sun in a way that’s supposed to give me some sorta peaceful, easy feeling, but mainly it just has me wishing for tunes that have something more going on. Nothing particularly offensive here, but nothing exciting either.

Classic songs by a classic band.

Eagles are a 5 star band but the first album is weak.

All Eagles albums sound like this to me

4/5

Pretty chill. Low 4.

Prolly cause I’ve heard it the most but take it easy is def the song that I paid most attention to, nice listen overall tho

6/10 - I like the first two songs as I have heard them so many times. But they are also just great songs. The rest was just alright. I wanted to rate this higher before listening but it just did not work.

Boring country rock

fuck the eagles

1 star for the album. 0 stars for the dozens and dozens of reviews that quote the Dude. That movie was like 30 years ago, get over it for god’s sake!!

nice'n'easy early 70s country-rock, several lead singers make it less homogenous

I never got the eagles. Their most famous song “hotel California” is tedious at best. In this album they’ve yet to achieve even that low.

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Boring. So boring

Average album. Not bad, but not very exciting either. Best song according to me was Take the Devil.

Eagles have some songs that are fun to sing around a campfire or while out on the lake. Don't love, don't hate.

Begint heel sterk, vind hem daarna wat afnemen en steeds hetzelfde worden.

It's no Hotel California, is it? Found this to be pretty drab and unremarkable country rock. Never actually offensive but just nothing reached out to me at all after a few listens.

Good stuff

It's no worse than Hotel California

ive never been an eagles fan but listening to this album has helped me to appreciate how much they really do suck

nice easy listening

Classic. LOVE!

No alarms, no surprises

Overplayed and always boring. 2 stars

Kann man anhören. Ziemlich Countrylastig.

starts out strong but loses a lot of steam. favorite track: Take It Easy, obviously

Take It Easy is an absolute classic, no question about it, the opening chord is an iconic start to the album. However, the album as a whole does wane, particularly towards the end. Other standouts are Witchy Woman and Nightingale. 6/10.