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April 04, 2005
Eagles greatest hits, 1971-1975
This CD has been in the collection for a while. Must've been cheap. The surface of the CD had small scratches that made it skip in the car, so I made a copy. The copy doesn't skip.
I remember hearing the Eagles on the radio when we lived in Ann Arbor. I didn't remember how tame and pop those songs were. True, there are not many songs in 3/4 time like Take It to the Limit on pop radio now. But most of it almost makes you embarrassed it's so slick and 70s. If you don't believe me, listen to One of these Nights.
That said, they had polished their act. Don Henley had a voice that fit the target perfectly. Joe Walsh was effective as a pop guitarist. A few of the lyrics were nifty the first couple of times around. They were poised to do something like Hotel California.
Some Stockhausen should eliminate all the pop in my system.
Posted by Mark at April 4, 2005 08:45 PM