Do you like the Eagles?

I was just indifferent to them. Didn’t see what the big deal was about them. Still don’t.

They did make some good albums in the 1970s. They capture and popularized the country rock rock vibe that predecessors Flying Burrito Brothers, Rick Nelson Stone Canyon Bank & Poco were already making, but they managed to break it into the mainstream music culture. Randy Meisner was the best singer among them. I wouldn't go to an Eagles concerts today even if you gave me free tickets to their absurdly priced shows. It's basically Glen Frey and accompanying musicians playing mover a taped soundtrack with Glen mostly lip-syncing or singing over prepared music.

When I’ve looked at their performances they looked so full of themselves.

[R2] Glen Frey has been dead for years. Are you thinking of Don Henley?

I like bald eagles.

They were like sonic wallpaper during my high school years.

Both.

I never understood why everyone, particularly white straight men and boys, loved the Eagles.

I just figured it was yet another white straight male thing.

I think Hotel California and Desperado are pretty high on my list of sing-along songs.

Their more famous songs are well written and showcase great playing and songwriting. But they have been played so much and for so long, they've become banal.

My roommate in college played them nonstop (along with Dan fucking Fogelberg). I hated them and my roommate!

I was kind of vaguely aware of them and then saw them in concert for Hotel California tour. At the time it felt like a revelation. Brilliant song but ultimately way overplayed.

Yes.

LIfe in the Fast Lane and Heartache Tonight are great songs, but I never got the hype.

Same for Steely Dan - which makes me instantly unpopular. They just sounded interchangeable to me.

I think it was just maybe a bit too early for me - but I do really like Yacht Rock in general.

I hate the fucking Eagles man!

I love the Eagles man. Yes, they are overplayed. This one, I never get tired of...

[quote]Got those pretty little straps around your ankles/Got those shiny little chains around your heart/You got to have your independence/But you don't know just where to start/Desperation in the singles bars/An' all those jerkoffs in their fancy cars/You can't believe your reviews/Oh no, you can't do that/Once you started wearing those shoes

Yeah, I do. My favorite song is probably "One of These Nights."

Funny how I used to think they were Rock and now they're considered Adult Contemporary (a.k.a. Lite)

Have never quite understand why they were so popular. Very mid songs to me. Like a better Maroon Five.

Oh, I HATE Hotel California with a passion. So maybe they're just not made for me.

However, I do like Desperado.

*understood.

"Very mid songs to me."

If you use "mid" as a stand-alone adjective, this music is not for you.

Sure, I liked conglomrock. Only doofuses and nerds didn’t.

I call them 1970's Pot Rock.

They are of their time - it's easy listening.

I can't imagine anyone 'getting down' or pumped by their music, save maybe one song or two.

Just seems like what you'd have on in the background while a lot of people with long hair and flaired jeans passing a joint around. Post-hippie Pot Rock.

The like them more now than when I was younger. But I really like Steely Dan.

R4 Sorry. I had meant Don Henley. The Eagles pretty much lost their identity after Glen Frey died.

They wrote some great songs and they were great musicians. The Capitol Cities concert tape occasionally shows up on Youtube and it's just a perfect live performance.

great song and perfect performance

another, and the guitar riffs of Walsh and Felder are ridic good

Not at all

I loved the Eagles!!!

IMO, Henley was more central to the group than Frey.