Poll--The Weakest Link: The Eagles 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975' 1st Round

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,960
    edited April 2019
    Best Of My Love
    mrussel1 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    rgambs said:
    Nothing in the entire catalogues of the Eagles and each member's side work equals some of the cringey crud that Joel did.
    Uptown Girl?
    Keeping the Faith?
    The Longest Time?
    Yuck lol

    80's Joel doo-wop sucks!  Play something from Strangers, man!

    This is horrific


    Also not on the album.  
    Yes, correct.  Gambs mentioned the entire catalogues of the Eagles and each member's side work....


    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,981
    Best Of My Love
    F Me In The Brain said:
    mrussel1 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    rgambs said:
    Nothing in the entire catalogues of the Eagles and each member's side work equals some of the cringey crud that Joel did.
    Uptown Girl?
    Keeping the Faith?
    The Longest Time?
    Yuck lol

    80's Joel doo-wop sucks!  Play something from Strangers, man!

    This is horrific


    Also not on the album.  
    Yes, correct.  Gambs mentioned the entire catalogues of the Eagles and each member's side work....


    I see.  I enjoy some Eagles, as I like country rock (Neil, the Dead, CSNY, etc.).  The Eagles definitely meet that threshold.  But I definitely don't go deep into the catalog.  The two greatest hits and then strong parts of Hotel California are plenty.  
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,551
    Already Gone
    What a difficult choice!  I like every song on this record.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    edited April 2019
    Lyin' Eyes
    Oh man, I dislike so many of these songs, it is very difficult to choose which one I dislike the most! I mean, I could practically close my eyes and pick one blindly and be okay with the result... I actually kind of like Desperado though.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,634
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I only voted to see the results but I don't like the song so that is a fair assessment from me.
    you can view the results without voting you know, right?
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,502
    Take It To The Limit
    Haters gonna hate, but you still suck :tongue:
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    Best Of My Love
    I know all the songs and listening to the album, I really didn't know which to vote off ... and then the last song played. I love Don Henley but the beginning of the song alone just reminds me of it coming on the easy listening station while being driven to the doctor's office by my parents.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Take It Easy
    PJ_Soul said:
    Oh man, I dislike so many of these songs, it is very difficult to choose which one I dislike the most! I mean, I could practically close my eyes and pick one blindly and be okay with the result... I actually kind of like Desperado though.
    I am forever trapped in dismissal of your subjective opinions since you passionately defended Bugs and FoxyMop lol
    I'm always just in the back of my head wanting to respond to all your opinions with, "yeah, but you like Bugs, so what do you know" lol

    I don't think I will ever be able to forward from it. ::i_dunno:
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    Best Of My Love
    eeriepadave said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I only voted to see the results but I don't like the song so that is a fair assessment from me.
    you can view the results without voting you know, right?
    Didn't know that?  How?
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    Best Of My Love
    rgambs said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Oh man, I dislike so many of these songs, it is very difficult to choose which one I dislike the most! I mean, I could practically close my eyes and pick one blindly and be okay with the result... I actually kind of like Desperado though.
    I am forever trapped in dismissal of your subjective opinions since you passionately defended Bugs and FoxyMop lol
    I'm always just in the back of my head wanting to respond to all your opinions with, "yeah, but you like Bugs, so what do you know" lol

    I don't think I will ever be able to forward from it. ::i_dunno:
    I'm guilty of loving Bugs too...
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Best Of My Love


    Desperado not making out of round 1
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    edited April 2019
    One Of These Nights
    Curious as to why so much hate for The Eagles, I looked around and found this article that explains some of the dislike:


    Personally, I don't hate The Eagles.  For a time, I really liked some of their songs back in the 70's when they came out.   But there are somethings that have left me cold to their music-

    -Radio overplay.  Yes some of the songs are very good, but to me they are not great enough to hear for the 10,000th time.  Typical of the way FM radio (not including college radio) got sold out to corporate media, the same hits get played to death.  DJ's (or robotic DJ's) are not willing to play anything but the same handful of a popular bands songs.

    -Talkin' 'bout my generation.  So many of my peers became stuck musically at around the middle of the 70's and seem quite satisfied with that.  The Eagles are about as contemporary as it gets for so many my age.  Kind of like my parents getting stuck at around the time of Glen Miller, as if any music after a certain period became irrelevant.  I always found that strange.

    -To me, The Eagles are a kind of California  cliché- all palm trees, sunshine and blonde babes.  Truth is, this state has a much broader palate that that.  And you're not likely to spot an eagle in southern California.  It would make more sense to call a band from Alaska "The Eagles".

    -Playing it safe.  This is a personal issue for me and I have to try not to criticize others for liking "safe" music.  I like music and art that is more adventurous and/or challenging.  The Eagles are like a sweet smoothy and for those who want their music to go down easy, that's fine.  It's just not for me.




    Post edited by brianlux on
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    Desperado
    brianlux said:
    Curious as to why so much hate for The Eagles, I looked around and found this article that explains some of the dislike:


    Personally, I don't hate The Eagles.  For a time, I really liked some of their songs back in the 70's when they came out.   But there are somethings that have left me cold to their music-

    -Radio overplay.  Yes some of the songs are very good, but to me they are not great enough to hear for the 10,000th time.  Typical of the way FM radio (not including college radio) got sold out to corporate media, the same hits get played to death.  DJ's (or robotic DJ's) are not willing to play anything but the same handful of a popular bands songs.

    -Talkin' 'bout my generation.  So many of my peers became stuck musically at around the middle of the 70's and seem quite satisfied with that.  The Eagles are about as contemporary as it gets for so many my age.  Kind of like my parents getting stuck at around the time of Glen Miller, as if any music after a certain period became irrelevant.  I always found that strange.

    -To me, The Eagles are a kind of California  cliché- all palm trees, sunshine and blonde babes.  Truth is, this state has a much broader palate that that.  And you're not likely to spot an eagle in southern California.  It would make more sense to call a band from Alaska "The Eagles".

    -Playing it safe.  This is a personal issue for me and I have to try not to criticize others for liking "safe" music.  I like music and art that is more adventurous and/or challenging.  The Eagles are like a sweet smoothy and for those who want their music to go down easy, that's fine.  It's just not for me.
    That one is funny because none of the original Eagles are even from California, they're all from the midwest.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    One Of These Nights
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    Curious as to why so much hate for The Eagles, I looked around and found this article that explains some of the dislike:


    Personally, I don't hate The Eagles.  For a time, I really liked some of their songs back in the 70's when they came out.   But there are somethings that have left me cold to their music-

    -Radio overplay.  Yes some of the songs are very good, but to me they are not great enough to hear for the 10,000th time.  Typical of the way FM radio (not including college radio) got sold out to corporate media, the same hits get played to death.  DJ's (or robotic DJ's) are not willing to play anything but the same handful of a popular bands songs.

    -Talkin' 'bout my generation.  So many of my peers became stuck musically at around the middle of the 70's and seem quite satisfied with that.  The Eagles are about as contemporary as it gets for so many my age.  Kind of like my parents getting stuck at around the time of Glen Miller, as if any music after a certain period became irrelevant.  I always found that strange.

    -To me, The Eagles are a kind of California  cliché- all palm trees, sunshine and blonde babes.  Truth is, this state has a much broader palate that that.  And you're not likely to spot an eagle in southern California.  It would make more sense to call a band from Alaska "The Eagles".

    -Playing it safe.  This is a personal issue for me and I have to try not to criticize others for liking "safe" music.  I like music and art that is more adventurous and/or challenging.  The Eagles are like a sweet smoothy and for those who want their music to go down easy, that's fine.  It's just not for me.
    That one is funny because none of the original Eagles are even from California, they're all from the midwest.
    No shit?  I didn't know that!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    The nicest thing I can say about the Eagles is that they were a good backing band for Linda Ronstadt.

    Oh, and I like some of Joe Walsh's solo material and the James Gang. Too bad he had to soften it up for Henley, Frey and the rest of the vanilla douchelords that comprise this band. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    One Of These Nights
    dankind said:
    The nicest thing I can say about the Eagles is that they were a good backing band for Linda Ronstadt.

    Oh, and I like some of Joe Walsh's solo material and the James Gang. Too bad he had to soften it up for Henley, Frey and the rest of the vanilla douchelords that comprise this band. 
    Agreed, Walsh and James Gang did some good work.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    Desperado
    brianlux said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    Curious as to why so much hate for The Eagles, I looked around and found this article that explains some of the dislike:


    Personally, I don't hate The Eagles.  For a time, I really liked some of their songs back in the 70's when they came out.   But there are somethings that have left me cold to their music-

    -Radio overplay.  Yes some of the songs are very good, but to me they are not great enough to hear for the 10,000th time.  Typical of the way FM radio (not including college radio) got sold out to corporate media, the same hits get played to death.  DJ's (or robotic DJ's) are not willing to play anything but the same handful of a popular bands songs.

    -Talkin' 'bout my generation.  So many of my peers became stuck musically at around the middle of the 70's and seem quite satisfied with that.  The Eagles are about as contemporary as it gets for so many my age.  Kind of like my parents getting stuck at around the time of Glen Miller, as if any music after a certain period became irrelevant.  I always found that strange.

    -To me, The Eagles are a kind of California  cliché- all palm trees, sunshine and blonde babes.  Truth is, this state has a much broader palate that that.  And you're not likely to spot an eagle in southern California.  It would make more sense to call a band from Alaska "The Eagles".

    -Playing it safe.  This is a personal issue for me and I have to try not to criticize others for liking "safe" music.  I like music and art that is more adventurous and/or challenging.  The Eagles are like a sweet smoothy and for those who want their music to go down easy, that's fine.  It's just not for me.
    That one is funny because none of the original Eagles are even from California, they're all from the midwest.
    No shit?  I didn't know that!
    Yep, Timothy Schmit is the only Californian in the band's history.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    Best Of My Love
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    Curious as to why so much hate for The Eagles, I looked around and found this article that explains some of the dislike:


    Personally, I don't hate The Eagles.  For a time, I really liked some of their songs back in the 70's when they came out.   But there are somethings that have left me cold to their music-

    -Radio overplay.  Yes some of the songs are very good, but to me they are not great enough to hear for the 10,000th time.  Typical of the way FM radio (not including college radio) got sold out to corporate media, the same hits get played to death.  DJ's (or robotic DJ's) are not willing to play anything but the same handful of a popular bands songs.

    -Talkin' 'bout my generation.  So many of my peers became stuck musically at around the middle of the 70's and seem quite satisfied with that.  The Eagles are about as contemporary as it gets for so many my age.  Kind of like my parents getting stuck at around the time of Glen Miller, as if any music after a certain period became irrelevant.  I always found that strange.

    -To me, The Eagles are a kind of California  cliché- all palm trees, sunshine and blonde babes.  Truth is, this state has a much broader palate that that.  And you're not likely to spot an eagle in southern California.  It would make more sense to call a band from Alaska "The Eagles".

    -Playing it safe.  This is a personal issue for me and I have to try not to criticize others for liking "safe" music.  I like music and art that is more adventurous and/or challenging.  The Eagles are like a sweet smoothy and for those who want their music to go down easy, that's fine.  It's just not for me.
    That one is funny because none of the original Eagles are even from California, they're all from the midwest.
    No shit?  I didn't know that!
    Yep, Timothy Schmit is the only Californian in the band's history.
    Next you'll tell me that none of them are from Winslow, Arizona?
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,981
    Best Of My Love
    tempo_n_groove said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    Curious as to why so much hate for The Eagles, I looked around and found this article that explains some of the dislike:


    Personally, I don't hate The Eagles.  For a time, I really liked some of their songs back in the 70's when they came out.   But there are somethings that have left me cold to their music-

    -Radio overplay.  Yes some of the songs are very good, but to me they are not great enough to hear for the 10,000th time.  Typical of the way FM radio (not including college radio) got sold out to corporate media, the same hits get played to death.  DJ's (or robotic DJ's) are not willing to play anything but the same handful of a popular bands songs.

    -Talkin' 'bout my generation.  So many of my peers became stuck musically at around the middle of the 70's and seem quite satisfied with that.  The Eagles are about as contemporary as it gets for so many my age.  Kind of like my parents getting stuck at around the time of Glen Miller, as if any music after a certain period became irrelevant.  I always found that strange.

    -To me, The Eagles are a kind of California  cliché- all palm trees, sunshine and blonde babes.  Truth is, this state has a much broader palate that that.  And you're not likely to spot an eagle in southern California.  It would make more sense to call a band from Alaska "The Eagles".

    -Playing it safe.  This is a personal issue for me and I have to try not to criticize others for liking "safe" music.  I like music and art that is more adventurous and/or challenging.  The Eagles are like a sweet smoothy and for those who want their music to go down easy, that's fine.  It's just not for me.
    That one is funny because none of the original Eagles are even from California, they're all from the midwest.
    No shit?  I didn't know that!
    Yep, Timothy Schmit is the only Californian in the band's history.
    Next you'll tell me that none of them are from Winslow, Arizona?
    Ha!  
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    Lyin' Eyes
    rgambs said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Oh man, I dislike so many of these songs, it is very difficult to choose which one I dislike the most! I mean, I could practically close my eyes and pick one blindly and be okay with the result... I actually kind of like Desperado though.
    I am forever trapped in dismissal of your subjective opinions since you passionately defended Bugs and FoxyMop lol
    I'm always just in the back of my head wanting to respond to all your opinions with, "yeah, but you like Bugs, so what do you know" lol

    I don't think I will ever be able to forward from it. ::i_dunno:
    :lol: Just think about all the music that we both agree on - there is a lot of it!! ;)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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