The Eagles - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 poll

i really wanted to vote for something other than "Hotel California" but can't.

oh here is part one for those who missed it: the biggest seling album of all time is now officially 'the eagles- their greatest hits' why?

lol, wrong thread, here is the thread i meant to post: The best-selling album of all time in the United States: The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) poll

In The Book Of Rock Lists (1981), the end section is basically the authors' (Dave Marsh and Kevin Stein) ranking of each year's top 40 singles. "Life In The Fast Lane" makes the 1977 list, but with an asterisk: "penalized 10 spots for rancid ideology."

"Seven Bridges Road" is awesome

"The Long Run" cuz I love the harmonies and because it reminds me of Elton's "Sad Songs Say So Much." If Timothy B. Schmitt didn't sing so high I might like "I Can't Tell You Why."

Happened to notice last night that on Amazon both vols. 1 and 2 digital are going for like $2.99.

nahhhh "I Can't Tell You Why" is one of the finest female vocal performances ever done by a man (xp)

the "B" stands for "Bitch."

i love the whole dynamic of the new guy joining a band full of established hitmakers, for what turned out to be the last album of their original run, totally knocked it out of the park with a huge song that sounded nothing like the band's other songs.

haha apparently The Long Run was the last #1 album of the 1970s, narrowly edging out In Through The Out Door

if ever there was a guy whose brother was a Shetland pony it's Schmitt.

(xpost) If that was the last 1-2 of the decade, that's as perfect as it gets. (A symbolic rather than aesthetic judgement.) The decade came in with either Led Zeppelin II (12/27/69 issue) or Abbey Road (1/3/70 issue), depending upon how you look at it.

fortunately the Eagles reunited so that Schmitt could sing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tfTJ4I31g

lol, i really do love "I Can't Tell you Why."

and feel like i shouldn't

Like I sad in the other thread, "New Kid In Town," mostly for the guitars and that silly key change. "The Long Run" a close second.

When I saw them live in '03 Frey made Guitar Player Face while playing the keyboard thru I Can't Tell You Why.

"The Long Run" cuz I love the harmonies and because it reminds me of Elton's "Sad Songs Say So Much."

oh my god thank you alfred for justifying how when i remember one song it runs into the other

leadon meisner and felder needs to happen

Yeah -- during the IT'S A STRONG ONE part I imagine Elton imterjecting WHEN ALL HOPE IS GONE...

what the....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oIH8bNsRpU

Poor Cheech.

Really detested "Heartache Tonight" when it came out. Now I'm not so sure why since it doesn't sound all that different from other parts of their catalog. Probably just sick of them being all over the radio. I'd go greatest hits '71-'75 >> vol 2.

Just watched the creatively-titled 3 hour documentary "History Of The Eagles" currently playing on Showtime. They come off exactly as you'd imagine they would, kinda smug, very rich. Don Henley comes off as much more of a tortured artist than Glenn Frey.

The best part of the doc by far is some captured audio of a fight onstage between Felder and Frey the night Felder left/quit got fired. They didn't like each other very much.

I don't really care for their music, although I have a soft spot for Building The Perfect Beast.

I'd take The Boys Of Summer over everything the Eagles ever recorded, but out of these, it's Hotel California.

And that's what I have to say about that.

"New Kid In Town," mostly for the guitars and that silly key change.

That key change is my favorite thing by them!

I'd go greatest hits '71-'75 >> vol 2.

^^^ me too, by miles.

I don't mind Building The Perfect Beast at all.

jesus christ that Felder song.

We should poll Glenn Frey's greatest hits:

1. The Heat Is On
2. Smuggler's Blues
3. You Belong To The City
4. Sexy Girl
5. Love In The 21st Century
6. True Love
7. The Allnighter
8. The One You Love (Live)
9. Strange Weather
10. I've Got Mine
11. Soul Searchin'
12. Part Of Me, Part Of You

The best part of the doc by far is some captured audio of a fight onstage between Felder and Frey the night Felder left/quit got fired. They didn't like each other very much.

"Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal," Frey recalls Felder telling him near the end of the band's set.[26]

Most entertaining Eagles show ever.

Voted "Life in the Fast Line," but would have voted "In the City" if it was on here.

Went with "Life In The Fast Lane" because I like its rancid ideology.

To me it's sort of the ur-'70s sleaze song. Sleazy song about sleazy people, with a sleazy riff, by a sleazy band.

xp You're a hard-headed man. But you're brutally handsome.

I can't find much to like about this band even if one of their songs was pinched by Douglas Adams to serve as the theme song to the original BBC Radio series version of 'Hitchhiker's Guide' and therefore affectionately burned into my memory, but:

http://www.discogs.com/XperXr-Because-Im-Worth-It/release/3031448

^^ absolutely incredible concept pop album of techno / disco / R&B loops where every other track concludes with the guitar solo from 'Hotel California' performed in its entirety, regardless of the loop's key. I can't think of a single person posting to this thread who doesn't need to hear this album all the way through.

Re: that Glenn Frey best of

No "Party Town", no cred

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54NWWRGLPA4

^^^ photo next to Webster def of "smug"

Joe Walsh used to drop by a Chicago radio show every so often in the 80s (Steve & Garry, for anyone who remembers). He told a story about recording "Hotel California," and how he and Felder were sitting in the control room listening to the playback of the guitar solo, pretty happy with what they'd done. Henley walks in, barks, "What is this shit?! This is awful! Do the solo again!" and storms off. Joe and Don smirk at each other, and do no re-recording whatsoever. Henley comes back, higher than shit, hears the playback again -- of the same solo -- and says, "Now this is more like it! Thanks for re-doing it, guys!"

I couldn't vote in the other poll because all the songs were dull but I can at least kinda dig "Hotel California" and "The Long Run." dunno which one I'm gonna vote for just yet.

and then there's this:

http://www.mefeedia.com/video/19645780

Probably the only only time outside ilx you'll see Frey, Sleater-Kinney, and Ben Stiller come together.

xxp lol. there should be a sitcom based on joe walsh's experiences in the eagles.

pretty excited to watch this new documentary!

i don't even like the eagles!

The reality says otherwise, of course, but Henley's humorless mien and drill sergeant attitude strike me as too straight; it's hard – for me – to imagine he doing coke.

In Southern California in the late 70s it was more plentiful than water. Single-celled organisms were doing coke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1mG0feiEc0

"I Can't Tell You Why" is the only one of their songs I enjoy listening to

^ oh yeah I didn't even notice that one. that's one I would listen to too.

Randy Newman at 3:54 in that Felder "Bad Girls" video?

A far more boring set of songs than the previous collection. Went with "Heartache Tonight" cause I kinda dig its charming clunkiness.

Ha, for me this poll is much harder than Vol. 1. "Heartache Tonight" the only one I don't care for.
Forgot about Victim Of Love, that one's pretty good.

The documentary is Sooooooooo long 3+ hours, but I watched it all. Glenn is such a dick, seems way worse than Don.

Timothy B Schmidt seems like the nicest guy ever.

Weird fact: Frey is from Detroit and super tight bros with Seger way back in the pre Bullet era! Frey sings and plays on Ramblin Gamblin Man!

Beverly Hills Cop producers made note of that and replaced Glenn Frey theme song in the first movie with Bob Seger in the second.

Quote of the movie:

David Geffen: ”I told Irving, ”I'll die before I let you fuck me so you better win this case'”

Or Frey threatening to kill Don Felder onstage during the last show in '80

I didn't know the Eagles did a cover of "Seven Bridges Road." Voted that. Steve Young rules.

It's a live cut. It does rule!

heard "Those Shoes" on the radio today and was reminded of what a jam that is, maybe their best song and it isn't on either Greatest Hits!

Inevitable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSf9yfBs6js

eagles lifted seven bridges arrangement from ian matthews
they were big fairport fans

get over it!

^^ things don henley says to teenage prostitutes who are mad he stole their drugs

Those Shoes loop rules Paul's Boutique

hell yeah, love the drums on "those shoes". "In the city" is classic too, of course. Didn't know it was originally recorded by Joe for The Warriors soundtrack.

Yeah that's their reward for surviving and reaching the beach

Ultimately though this band was a real graceless and cheaper version of so many awesome things going on in music in california in the early 70s

ICTYW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXT1h3Ags94

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSBAPMQEctg

Can't stand Seven Bridges Road. Bad enough this cassette was in every tape deck in the bowling alley parking lot, but just hearing THERE ARE STARS and the drunken sing-a-long that would possibly follow permenantly soured me on that cut.

Haven't seen this Eagles doc yet. Was told that they go into detail about how Meisner brought in Victim of Love, only to have the lead vocals and songwriting credit taken from him. These dudes were cold. Make you wanna go take a big shit inside Walden's Pond.

Schmitt thing is weird. Speaking of Meisner, funny how both bassists had one fucking huge song... And that was about it.

Might have to go with Hotel California. I'm honest enough to say if that final three minutes comes on the radio, I won't turn it off.

Shakedown was Bob Seger's only US No. 1 hit. That's weird too.

Probably the only only time outside ilx you'll see Frey, Sleater-Kinney, and Ben Stiller come together.

― Vol. 3: The Life & Times of E. "Boom" Carter (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:05 PM (2 days ago)

and Luna!

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Haha, "The Sad Cafe" really sucks.

watch Henley turn "Walk Away" into a plodding bore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXtg9zg1ggc

glad all my fellow schmitheads were out in full force

the album cover for vol 2 is way better than the cover for vol 1, just occurred to me

eh vol 1 isn't great but vol 2 looks like clipart

i don't know i like that it's kind of "off-brand" for the eagles? looks like a new wave cover or something, i kinda like it for some reason

long run and new kid are pretty good. but yeah, the right one won this

that solo is ICTYW is one smoooooth piece of work

I could never figure out from the cassette what was on the cover of Vol. 1.