Always A RISK TO TALK About THIS Band...WATCH It BEFORE it Gets Taken Away! | Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST song and artist from the SINGER SONGWRITER Movement?

[@christineml1476]

Christopher Cross "Sailing"

[@surlechapeau]

Stevie Wonder - tie "Sir Duke" and "For Once In My Life". Honorable mentions: pick your favorite from Carole King, James Taylor; Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen

[@freezer8530]

I'll nominate ... "Taxi" by Harry Chapin ... and its "Sequel".

[@TB6791]

Piano Man - Billy Joel

[@Whisper_292]

Gordon Lightfoot--Sundown Dan Fogelberg--Longer Stevie Nicks--Edge of Seventeen Christine McVie--Songbird Harry Chapin--Cats in the Cradle James Taylor--Fire and Rain Carly Simon--You're So Vain

[@redneckcoder]

I once went to an Eagles concert, but my brain was wiped afterward because my memory of the music violated copyright.

[@michael-weiss-cct]

You should see a doctor about that!

[@tstaab1]

Dr. said he's comin ...

[@DP-qb2to]

The Don Henley effect

[@redneckcoder]

@@michael-weiss-cct I did, but to reconstruct my memory he had to see & hear it all. Don Henley showed up and wiped the poor doctors mind too!

[@colorfulfamily]

Touché!!! Ha ha ha ha!

[@chrishobson6431]

I'm a 43 year old man from leeds England. In the late 80s my dad would run up to Scotland in his "semi" truck to Bells whisky. And collect his load. On both the way there and back we would listen to his various tapes of tom petty....e.l.o and (the) Eagles..... I was on 6/7 years old and this is going to sound strange but ever time I hear the eagles in my minds eye .... I see America....the deserts and the rockies Et Al..... they represent your country so well professor.... they really do....

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@chrishobson6431]

@@marktait2371 cheers mark I'm from bramley

[@notmyrealname2592]

😊

[@tristramcoffin926]

check out Calexico. You would probably like them. The song Quatro is a good start.

[@danjohnson2104]

It doesn’t sound strange at all. That’s what The Eagles were writing about - life in America.

[@jakeoncall]

One of the best concerts I ever attended was 1975 at Anaheim stadium. Linda Ronstadt, followed by Jackson Browne, followed by the Eagles. Unforgettable.

[@chrishampton8842]

Awesome

[@Zues64]

I am jealous :-) I bet that was a great concert.

[@AllMenAreBrothers.D]

Wow, doesn't get better.

[@SueKay-rq1lr]

Love Randy Meisner in Take It To The Limit. No one can sing it better. Thanks for sharing Randy. He was awesome. Randy seemed like a kind, gentle man. ❤

[@ProfessorofRock]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robertcuratolo5339]

🙁 So they got into fight because Randy couldn't deliver the high note?🎵🎶Frey certainly has a temper. 😟

[@SueKay-rq1lr]

@@robertcuratolo5339 Frey and Henley were egotistical asses. Henley still is.🙄 Look what they did to Don Felder. He was a great guitarist. Also, Randy Meisner was cofounder of the Eagles.

[@sandrabugler9813]

Randy Saud after he threw that punch he was iced out by the other members of the band. It was difficult for him playig with them when they didn't speak to him. I lost all respect for every one of them at that point.

[@ColleenRiese]

Love Randy Meisner ❤ he should've been treated better. Frey and Henley were such assholes.

[@kennethreed8888]

I’ll never understand how Don Henley is so resistant to others simply paying tribute to his music. If someone is making money recording your music, take action. But if someone is simply paying tribute, just say “Thank you”.

[@juanito714ok]

It doesn't jibe with the sometimes sanctimonious lyrics.

[@ALong-fo5so]

Many KZbinrs avoid reacting to Eagles songs to avoid being banned or demonetised. These reactions help keep the story of the Eagles and spread their musical genius to the younger generation. Try telling that to Don Henley

[@nighthawkde4522]

Back in the day when Joe Walsh was on Howard Stern show, he sang Desperado. It was an amazing acoustic version but In a later interview he said Don gave him hell for singing it.

[@a2ndopynyn]

Don Henley is simply a total d-bag. That's it - end of story. Oh, and he lip-synchs his $300/ticket shows now.

[@ahha6304]

and yet I still wonder why Don still ain't work for Disney, everytime you sing Disney tune, you hit licence fee, they're basically the same entity

[@jdtravels5140]

Took my wife and daughter to an Eagles concert. It was over two hours of great music and stories. Four band members swapped lead vocals. One of the great things about living outside LA was the concert venues. I devoted at least $4,000 a year taking my daughter to see every living legend from the 60s to the 80s. I remember one week seeing three concerts, two bands at the Hollywood Bowl and one band at the Greek. I really bonded with my daughter at concerts.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I took my daughter to see Billy Strings at the Forum in Inglewood last month. Her first concert

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

and back when live shows were still affordable!

[@billschwenke790]

Better to hear than see uncomfortable parents at a Taylor Swift....or worse... Modern music thing 😆

[@elvisjordan5137]

I did the same taking my daughter to see countless 1960's to 80's groups multople times like KISS, STYX, Reo Speedwagon, 38 Special, Beach Boys, The Zombies just to name a few. Only group she really wanted to see we never made it to was Fleetwood Mac which wouldn't be the same without Christine McVie or Lindsey Buckingham anyway now. Growing up listening to my music she loves "retro" music back when music was actually good.

[@cherylreichardt]

A band with multi talented musicians who left an impression on a kid's ears and became a favorite for life! The Eagles will always soar! Love them!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

We are on the same track

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@cherylreichardt]

@@AnnaTrail-xp8pr 😊👍

[@cherylreichardt]

@@marktait2371 Nothing better than music education! Learned more about the bands I liked than the stuff they tried to teach!

[@edscott4729]

Henley is a fraud.

[@michaelsorchantte3857]

So lucky to have lived through this period.Nothing compates to those years now

[@Dan-dg9pi]

About 20 years ago, I stayed at the Hotel California just off Champs Elysses. The lifts in the hotel were glass cages in an open space. As I was coming down one time, the lift just stopped for no apparent reason between floors. I was just hanging there in my glass cage and I thought to myself, Oh my God, they were right: I am never going to be able to leave!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That is crazy! I knew there would be a real life hotel just like the one in the song out there.

[@cden409]

Lmbo

[@scottzimmerle6990]

Yes, I’ve been there too. Nice hotel, great location, but one day when we were there, the power went out for about half a day. Luckily I wasn’t in the elevator at the time.

[@billschwenke790]

The Steely knives story related to Steely Dan still makes me wonder, the fantastic line needed a lyric sheet for Mercedes Bends...as Henley's play on words is subtle

[@cden409]

@@Dan-dg9pi Lol 😂

[@rwpestocatt6000]

I could always count on hearing “Take it easy” on my half hour commute to college in 1972. The line “Don’t let your own wheels make you crazy” recalls for me the stress of driving with a front wheel bearing whining all the way to school. That's my #1 Eagles song.

[@playnicechannel]

Not only were the Eagles part of Linda Ronstadt’s world, there were a huge number of musicians that were part of the “Linda Ronstadt underground”. Living in the canyons around and above LA. She was supportive of many musicians and lots of them met each other because of Linda. I am unabashedly an Eagles devotee. Though I love a wide variety of music, the Eagles, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Bob Seger,CSN(Y), Joni, Linda, Carole and Carli Simon were the soundtrack of my 20’s

[@kevindittler6524]

@@playnicechannel if I remember correctly JD Souther was dating Linda & kind of put the opening act ideas together. Not sure how serious they were just know they had a relationship prior to it all getting started. Linda was originally from Tucson & Stevie Nicks from Phoenix really gave That era some great music!

[@xpose5309]

I saw Neil Young in 72 in OKC. Linda Ronstadt and her back up band, Eagles opened for Neil. They all came back out and played together at the end. While they were playing, they lit and passed around a few joints on stage, offering hits to the police, almost daring them to bust them. Tension was high but nothing happened. In an incredible coincidence, I got to try the ganga for the very first time in my life on the way home to Tulsa with the people I was riding with. One of my favorite concert experiences.

[@GregoryKeithe]

Lots of good concert memories for me between OKC and Tulsa 🤎

[@GregoryKeithe]

1. Take It Easy is a must. It quite possibly has the best or most recognized 2nd verse of the 20th century. It established the Eagles sound. I don't need Peaceful Easy Feeling to remind me who Eagles are even though it was a song my band chose to play at our very first performance ever. 2. Desperado - for all the reasons you stated.The ultimate pop/county album track Eagles had a big part inventing that sound! 3. .Take it To The Limit ok, I get it. Randy Meisner deserves his credit and shows how diverse Eagles quickly became. But it's the title track from that album... 4. One Of These Nights, that is a must! All those guitar parts woven together, falsetto on par with the Bee Gees. You can't talk Eagles without this one. Flawless production, it was No. 1 for a reason.They had popularized Country/Rock/Pop now how would they grow? Disco was gaining steam, where would it, how could it merge? It all happens in the 4 minutes of this song. 5. Hotel California Just because it IS! New Kid in Town was a new kind of ballad that really rocks at the end! But if we can fudge even more, number 7 would likely be Life In The Fast Lane to me, because that song doesn't happen without Joe Walsh and he changed the Eagles sound just by being there. 6. Heartache Tonight. You can use any song from The Long Run and it works here, that album was so massive. Even I Can't Tell You Why was just as representative of the evolution of the Eagles sound, smoothest vocals around and a fantastic outro solo which resembled NKIT. This still leaves out so many of my personal favorites: Victim of Love, Already Gone, James Dean, Those Shoes, Seven Bridges Road, On The Border, The Disco Strangler.... If you had to go back to a true 5 song list, you could still leave out Take It to the Limit and have a grand slam (+1).

[@playnicechannel]

@@GregoryKeithe It’s a crime those guys couldn’t get along better. So much talent, at so many positions. Not the least of it was Glen’s chops at arrangements

[@eileensmith05]

Heartache Tonight (with Bob Segar) is my memory of Roller Skating school parties

[@janetaldrich7747]

Timothy B. Schmit never gets the credit he deserves. He sang backup for some great groups when he wasn't with the Eagles.

[@BobLoblawbob]

Miesner had a better voice. He took it to the limit!

[@janetaldrich7747]

@@BobLoblawbob Not looking down on Randy. I just like Tim better.

[@karenjones1848]

Timothy was in Poco

[@June-d5q]

My favorite song of Poco is "Rose of Cimarron". I love the music and vocalization.

[@justsomeguy1074]

Randy was in Poco first and Tim took his place in Poco and later the Eagles.

[@Doug-h2z]

The best vocal ensemble band of all time where any member could step in and sing a classic...amazing.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@June-d5q]

​@@ProfessorofRock"Try And Love Again" is one of many of their songs that I really like but it doesn't get mentioned as much as l think it should. Thanks, POR. Love what you do.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Indeed!

[@davidadams5280]

Now they are the greatest ensemble of lip syncing

[@Doug-h2z]

@@davidadams5280 A scandal....what folks will do for money. We live in the age of fake.

[@kd2mill]

The song that turned me on to the Eagles was a lesser known hit called "James Dean". After that, I couldn't get enough of the band. The next song from them that hooked me was "One Of These Nights", with the high end vocals. Just amazing.

[@GregoryKeithe]

2 of my favorites as well ❤

[@poetsdreamsatc]

The Eagles are one of my favorite bands. Have have so many favorite songs but Randy’s song Try and Love Again is on top. Randy’s vocals and bass guitar is the highlight but I can FEEL Randy’s emotions on that song. Thanks Prof. I’ve been waiting YEARS for you to do The Eagles. 🙏

[@Gregory_Laborde]

I agree. ‘Try and Love Agai’n is my _absolute_favorite_ Eagles’ song. I think Randy Meisner was shortchanged because he did not have the titanic ego of his bamdmates. He certainly had the best voice, hands down. In the end they will all be equally dead.

[@kathycuster1714]

My favorite also! Also like One of These Nights

[@atrain670]

My Eagles 5: “Already Gone”, “Hotel California”, “Life in the Fast Lane”, “Those Shoes”, and the song that 10 yr. old me first heard in the final credits of “The Warriors” movie, back in 1980.. “In the City”! In fact, “City” had such a profound impact on me, that when I finished my nypd career in 2013, I had that song cued up in my car as I left my final shift, driving past my friends who had lined up to applaud my final end of tour, making “In the City” my own personal closing credit scene! 😊🎸✌🏼

[@billschwenke790]

Joe Walsh apparently didn't write the song and Heavy Metal by Don Felder suggested to him by his record label iirc

[@Trollificusv2]

Glad somebody appreciates "Those Shoes". A really dark, really harsh song, telling a story these guys saw happen a lot, in the LA scene.

[@Carol_in_SLC]

Nice list. Already gone is still one of my very favorite songs of all time.

[@ronaldlebeck9577]

The Eagles (I still listen to their music today) was among my cruising music back in high school in the '70s, along with Kansas.

[@jerryoxley1827]

The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-75 and Hotel California were my first vinyl albums back in the 70's. My parents gave them to me as Christmas gifts. I'd already inherited a lot of records from them, but these were brand spanking new. I played them constantly. We all knew these guys were special. So many great songs from one act.

[@ProfessorofRock]

What great memories!

[@jamiepike6909]

If you ever went to an Eagles concert, but don’t remember going you’ll love this channel❤

[@peterd.9978]

Who?

[@RBS_]

...HELL, that coulda been ANYBODY in the 70's! ...ha-HAAA!!

[@donwarrington4916]

Does Steely Dan count ? 😆

[@jamiepike6909]

@@donwarrington4916 not If you remember it🤣

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@kathyjaissle6791]

“Take It Easy” is my favorite Eagles song!!! It’s just a fun song!!! It’s one of those songs that can get you in trouble if you’re driving because you can’t help but put the gas pedal down 😄. Great song, uplifting beat. “Take It To The Limit” is another favorite!! Love this song! “Desperado”, “Tequila Sunrise”, both melancholy and beautiful. “I Can’t tell You Why” is very emotional for me because I LIVED that song. I experienced that song first hand as if it was written about my life. Can’t listen to it without crying, but love it just the same. These are my top 5. The Eagles are just amazing!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Take it Easy makes you smile.

[@kathyjaissle6791]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yes!

[@adotintheshark4848]

"Take It To The Limit", my favorite Eagles tune, and that was their only hit with a vocal by Randy Meissner.

[@Papparratzi]

Those are some amazing and insightful backstories. Well done and thanks

[@ProfessorofRock]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timothya2742]

Way back in the day. A close friend and I ordered some record's from Columbia House. I was into ELO he was into the Eagles. After a couple weeks we exchanged some albums. We both ended up loving both bands. Good times

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it!

[@LaManteca76]

That's awesome! ELO & The Eagles are my top 2 favorite bands.

[@josephalexander5161]

The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac are my two favorite bands, both ubiquitous throughout my life. To create songs that you never stop listening to is a greater achievement than even huge initial sales to me. I LOVE this video, Adam. Thank you.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@universerover1]

I thought I read one time that one of the Eagles was dating Stevie Nicks. Another singer went to go visit, and saw Stevie kicking out the soon to be ex boyfriend. The visiting singer I thought wrote a song about what he seen.

[@LaManteca76]

​@@universerover1She was dating Don Henley but I heard she also dated Joe Walsh. I don't remember the singer but I think he was invited to Stevie's for a party & she dumped Joe, telling him "Don't come around here no more." Apparently that became the inspiration for Tom Petty's song.

[@jacquesstrapp3219]

Two of the most egregious bands for blocking videos.

[@kbjerke]

In 2005, on a company road trip, I actually *WAS* standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. Thanks, Adam!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Really? Did you see the statue?

[@LaManteca76]

I would LOVE to go to Winslow, Arizona. I've never been outside of Tx & I want to see the statue. I'm adding this to my bucket list along with riding in a hot air balloon! 😄

[@kbjerke]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 NO, darnit!! Didn't see the trompe l'oeil, either - I was at the WRONG CORNER LOL!!

[@kateherman2254]

Lots of people still stop there! It will be a bad day when no one remembers.

[@billschwenke790]

It's a tourist's Selfie 🤳 spot for sure

[@fatima01917]

I love the Eagles songs and Hotel California is one song that really gives me the chills when I listen to it. I don't know but it makes me think it's about Hell and eternity. "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave".

[@kevindittler6524]

@@fatima01917 They cut it with their steely knives but just can’t kill the beast was a great allusion to the exploding Cocaine use in that era. Several artists were starting to put it into their lyrics I.e. Eric Clapton

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I bought one of those hotel key holders from temu that says hotel California. I'm small writing it says, you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. It's so cool.

[@ColleenRiese]

Randy Meisner ❤ and Take it to the Limit... a real classic. No one can sing this song like him!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

No kidding!

[@bobdavis4848]

I think you mean "No one could..." right? Rest In Peace to Randy Meisner and Glenn Frey. I saw them in separate solo concerts.

[@ColleenRiese]

@@bobdavis4848 yes I met could, sorry ❤️❤️

[@bobdavis4848]

@@ColleenRiese Thank you, no need for a fan like you to apologize. :-)

[@Waterfalls2016]

My newly wedded husband and I stopped and bought this 8 Track (Lol) when we started on our honeymoon. ❤

[@mudhens4ever]

I’ll add two more honorable mentions, Professor: One of These Nights and Try and Love Again. The vocals are superb, and the guitar solos melodic and fitting so well into the fabric of each song. Thank you for this very entertaining video, Professor!

[@kathycuster1714]

My favorite top two songs!

[@lovelyreen9936]

As kids, we always sang Desperado as “Nosferatu… why don’t you come to your senses/the church’s defences, they keep you outside/Woah, you’re a demon/but I know that you got your reasons/your blood-thirsty tendencies will hurt you somehow.” We were weird kids.

[@LaManteca76]

That's so awesome! 😆

[@aprilsongstress]

I love this!

[@ceciliajones7816]

My friends did a spoof on Lights by Journey! Glad weirdness is still around!

[@Trollificusv2]

That is excellent!

[@shmoogie31]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tomnuss7396]

Great work on this show...loved it...brought so many memories back. Your channel is deserving of the likes of Casey Kasem

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow, thank you!

[@gGnomeo]

So many great songs. If I had only one band to listen to the rest of my life it would be them. The harmony on 7 bridges row, the rocking James Dean and life in the fast lane. And wasted time gets me every time

[@jakeoncall]

James Dean is a great song!

[@komitkazi]

@@gGnomeoFor What It's Worth, listening to (the) Eagles was never Wasted Time, This much is True. I know I know I know this much is true.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Witchy Woman!

[@cathyshaw-kalloo237]

7 Bridges Road is my favorite..... it's still on my regular playlist and it's breathtaking every.single.time.

[@scottmv1847]

My favorite surprise stop on a cross-country trip was Winslow, Arizona, driven by my love of the song. For those who haven't, GO and find THE CORNER. Awesome tribute to life imitates art imitates life...

[@shanewoods1980]

Randy was the least likely to hog the spotlight in my opinion but when he starts singing, people shut up and listen and jaws hit the ground at what they were hearing. He had the best and most stand out voice of all in my personal opinion

[@aaronrogers1971]

I've been beyond blessed by working for Eagles twice (2004, 2010), running the spotlights for Don Henley first then Glenn Frey. In a bizarre twist, I'm also an ordained Dudeist minister but will sing Desperado at karaoke. They defined my upbringing without me ever having owned a single album of theirs.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool! Tell us more!

[@aaronrogers1971]

@@ProfessorofRock I used be a non-union stagehand in Reno (1998-2011) and have lived a life many dream of, but they'd prefer it without all of the illicit drugs I consumed. I'm actually planning on trying to join I.A.T.S.E very soon and getting back into doing all the shows that I've dearly missed out on for 13 years. I love being above all of the action and doing things nobody else gets to do. Don't get me started on my WWE backstage presence. You rock hard, Adam! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼 Thanks for responding.

[@LadyAspenHaven]

​@@aaronrogers1971 May I, please, get you started on your WWE stories?!?

[@lawrencelarson8707]

All their songs are # 1's in my mind...the memories come flooding back!!!

[@brucevidito4923]

The Eagles was one of my favorite concerts ever. I saw them at the TD Garden in Boston. They did FOUR encores. So much talent in one group.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow! So cooL!

[@stevecrescini2081]

Randy’s “Try and Love Again” is my favorite from HC. I don’t listen to the album that much anymore but I do come back to “Try And Love Again”

[@babywah3290]

Glenn Frey playing the lead guitar fits perfectly.

[@scottburton9701]

Love The Eagles-They certainly released a plethora of unforgettable classics.

[@terryanderson2450]

In 1977, having just released Hotel California, Eagles headlined a concert billing along with The Steve Miller Band and Pablo Cruise. How great was that!

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@shiroibasketshoes]

How much I like those bands is in reverse order! But I saw two solo Eagles' concerts but never saw the others live.

[@jwgmoore6797]

I seen them in Toronto in 78 on the Hotel Califorina tour. Opening acts were Eddie Money and The Little River Band.

[@chrishampton8842]

Awesome

[@joegutzwiller5309]

This was my first concert in 1977. It was Eddie money Steve Miller and the Eagles Hotel California tour 55,000 in Riverfront Stadium great memories

[@57WillysCJ]

The thing that is gone is the collaboration of those days. Jackson Browne, JD Souther and a quick call to Bob Seger. All legends in their own right. Eagles had a lot of talent and a lot available to them.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So many artists were friendly with each other across genres!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Eagles are in my top 3 favorite groups. I love them and never get tired of them.Eagles soar high!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen Anna! How was your weekend?

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@@ProfessorofRock Good and extremely busy and yours?

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They really do fly like an eagle!

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Eagles Fly Sammy Hagar is in my top 3 favorites ha!

[@kathycuster1714]

When I was in better health, Eagles were my go to yard mowing music!

[@markelliott8231]

The eagles were never the same after Randy Meisner left! Randy had the best voice! RIP Randy! ❤❤❤

[@ALong-fo5so]

Heartily agree. I stopped listening to the Eagles for some time after Meisner left. After I learnt how badly he was treated by the two members who I won’t bother to name, I couldn’t believe how anyone could be that nasty to a gentle soul like Meisner.

[@Krunch2020]

@@ALong-fo5so He had a hidden dark and violent side.

[@ceciliajones7816]

@@Krunch2020where did you get that info?

[@jacquesstrapp3219]

@@Krunch2020 Randy was tired of getting pushed around by Don and Glenn. When Glenn got in his face, he took a swing at him. Rumors of him being violent are bogus. Even Don had this to say about him. "Randy Meisner was the nicest guy I have ever played with in a band. No matter what went down, you could hang with Meis and have a laugh."

[@dianefontaine7204]

One of my school mates is one of Randy Meisner’s cousins. She told me he told her there was a VERY interesting woman that inspired the song Witchy Woman and that all the guys in the band said they’d never met any woman quite like her. He didn’t really go into detail, but that’s probably because my school mate was still in junior high. Thanks for another great video, Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Really? Wonder who?

[@garydare2238]

@@ProfessorofRock Well, you found Rikki from the Steely Dan song ... this may be a bigger challenge! :)

[@dianefontaine7204]

@@ProfessorofRock I don't know. He wouldn't give her the woman's name or any specific details, but I've been wondering who it was since junior high! She must have been quite the woman.

[@donnahilton471]

suppose to be Stevie, n'est pas?

[@DDKaraokeOutlaw]

I absolutely love "Witchy Woman."

[@kennethhall289]

“City girls just seem to find out early how to open doors with just a smile” Still my favorite intro lyrics to an Eagles song

[@adotintheshark4848]

"a rich old man, and she won't have to worry"

[@xpose5309]

"She thinks about a boy she knew in school."

[@tutortle1820]

"Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things. You're still the same old girl you used to be."

[@billschwenke790]

Also came about observing girls they wished they could pick up, a girl with her Sugar Daddy haha

[@janlesperance8053]

Took my husband to an Eagles concert for his 60th birthday. They were his favorite group and it was a magical night. Sadly a few months later Glen Frey died.

[@susansecrestshields1126]

Thank you Professor! Love your channel. I'm 63, and grateful to have grown up listening to the greatest bands, ever. All my friends and I, are still listening to this fabulous music. It still seems new. As exciting now, as it was then. Keep up the great work, Adam!

[@mattwilson5092]

Best concert I ever saw. Two years ago. Three hours long, ALL the hits and sounded as good as any studio recording. And the icing on the cake was the final encore song. Eagles performing Boys of Summer. Wow. Even my wife who isn't really into music was amazed and still talks about it.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

From what other commenters have said, maybe they were studio recordings

[@mattwilson5092]

@@jeffalbillar7625 While that is possible, I prefer to think it wasn't. But if it was, they did a good job of pulling it off. Much more believable than Milli Vanilli. I bought it.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@mattwilson5092 🎼🎵🎶Girl you know it's true. Ooh, ooh , ooh-ooh, I love you -ooh🎶🎵🎼😁

[@melanieshaw3210]

​​@@jeffalbillar7625oh they were absolutely NOT recordings. I've heard their music enough i recognize the slightest deviation immediately. The concert was fantastic.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@melanieshaw3210 nice 👍. Have a good day

[@1111boone]

Saw Jackson Browne last summer in Midland, Texas. According to him, Glenn Frey’s second line in “Take It Easy” was the most important part of the song. Nothing generous about sharing the writing credits, they were well deserved! Going in 2 weeks to see the Eagles at the Sphere in Las Vegas!! Can’t wait!!!!

[@mikeschager3267]

Will the singing be live, or a recording that has been pitch corrected?

[@1111boone]

@@mikeschager3267 Since I’m not privy to what goes on behind the scenes, I can’t answer that question. As long as the show is good,, I couldn’t care less!

[@jimmaule1388]

Oh MY God talk about bring back memories. I never realized just how much Eagles played in my life.

[@cathyshaw-kalloo237]

funny, I just had the same realization. The Hell Freezes Over concert aired on TV recently, and I noticed that while I never considered myself a big Eagles fan, I still knew every word to every song and could sing all the harmonies, just like I was 17 again... It was on PBS so it repeated several times and I just HAD to watch it every time and turn it up loud and sing. 😂 It made me realize what a huge part of my music life they really were, although if you asked me at the time I woulda said naaah. 😂

[@jimmaule1388]

@@cathyshaw-kalloo237 I was at the Hell Freezes Over concert in Detroit.We had seats just behind 1st base. To quote another song " Memories"!

[@NeversurrenderMM66]

My favorite band! I was lucky enough to see them a few times in 1994, their Hell Freezes Over tour and a few times after. I also saw all of them perform their solo acts. Glenn is my favorite singer and love his solo stuff. My heart broke when he passed. I'll never see them in concert again, as it just isn't the same. At least I have all their albums to listen to whenever I want. Which is weekly. ❤

[@surferdude4487]

There's this guy that pays people to monitor the internet, looking for people that have the nerve to talk about his music. Then he has the nerve to complain to congress about how much it costs him. Great artist or not, perhaps it is best that we all ignore him until he either learns his lesson or leaves us for good.

[@SMac-bq8sk]

So many Eagles hits over the years; but, I think "Life In The Fast Lane" should've at least deserved an honorable mention.

[@peterb2400]

Like he said, picking five was so tough that he had to add one. My personal favorite of theirs is One Of These Nights. The rhythm guitars panned hard left and right bouncing off each other is so amazingly subtle yet powerful and the lead just cuts through while still being silky smooth. The vocals are soothing yet powerful as they sail over the top and it’s all EQ’d about as perfectly as it gets. In a world of incredible songs it’s one of my all time favorites from any band ever.

[@SMac-bq8sk]

@@peterb2400 : Absolutely, that one definitely would've made my list as well!

[@robertwright5647]

One song that I think should be added is Seven Bridges Road. It was sung a cappella and demonstrates their wonderful harmonies.

[@ROGER2095]

The Eagles backed Linda Ronstadt in 1971 at a folk club in Chicago called "The Quiet Knight" and in the middle of the show she let them play two songs without her. The one I remember was "Chug All Night" which ended up on their first album. I never forgot it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@normanshute7162]

I guess we should be thankful that Adam has been able to post videos about the Eagles without incurring any of Don’s lawyers screaming for his head!

[@wyatthowell2315]

Give it time.

[@normanshute7162]

@@wyatthowell2315 I just recently saw a video where Don was bragging about having 30 lawyers scanning the net looking for someone to sue.

[@fjp3305]

Why is that?

[@wyatthowell2315]

I heard about the issue after they’d gone after You Tuber Charles Berthoud for covering Hotel CA on bass. Never would have thought somebody could make Kiss look like a charitable organization in comparison.

[@donnahilton471]

​@@normanshute7162Disposable little troll, isn't he?

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

When I was having my wisdom teeth removed the surgeon had the radio going and "Stairway to Heaven" was playing as I went under. While I was coming to, I heard "Hotel California" playing. My dad tells me I asked if I was in hell... My fave Eagles song is "Already Gone" It was my mantra/theme song when I escaped North Carolina almost 9 years ago now.

[@billschwenke790]

Good Day in Hell is probably not a Dentist's chair hahahaha

[@Huscar80]

It wasn't until about 1992 or 1993 when I fell in love with the Eagles. I feel like I can almost remember the moment I first time I heard Desperado -- I knew it was Don Henley. who I was familiar with from Boys of Summer...then my dad told me about the Eagles, and of course having a band member from Nebraska (where I am from) sealed the deal -- Fan for Life.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing! Love it.

[@eddiecarter3944]

I saw their “Long Run” tour in Memphis in 1980. They were amazing. No fancy light show or pyrotechnics - just great music.

[@mariamcmahon8249]

Take it to the Limit, Hotel California, Desperado, Wasted Time, Pretty Maids all in a Row, Seven Bridges Road, New Kid in Town. No particular order, love them all for different reasons.

[@dianeclayton6063]

Omg, Wasted Time! ❤

[@paulsmith9198]

I was listening to this and there was a sudden ad break. The brief quiet made me think, "Gee, Don is up early hitting the copyright infringement button".

[@jerryhampton7221]

My picks for 'Evolution': 1 - Take it Easy 2 - Desperado 3 - One of These Nights (just the contrast in the sounds between 2 and 3 are crazy!) 4 - Take it to the Limit 5 - Hotel California 6 - I Can't Tell You Why Honorable Mention between 5/6 - In the City and/or Pretty Maids All in a Row - I feel like Joe Walsh needs some love. Even though everybody loves Joe Walsh! Personal Note on my history with the Eagles: Growing up, I didn't really know who the Eagles were - until I was at a bonfire the summer before my freshman year of high school - 1991... One of the older guys at the party asked for the Eagles - and I blurted 'Who the f*** are the Eagles?!?!' Once the songs started playing, I was like, I had no idea... I love all these songs! It was quite the turnaround in the matter of minutes hahaha. Thanks, again Professor! Love this channel!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great list. Love In the City!

[@komitkazi]

@@jerryhampton7221 Joe is just an Ordinary Average Guy.

[@komitkazi]

@@ProfessorofRock Professor loves The Confessor!!!

[@chrishampton8842]

I also would have included One of these Nights, well done

[@tristramcoffin926]

Take It Easy is my favorite, too. I know Hotel California is their best but Take It Easy is my favorite.

[@ObiPleasant]

I'd change #6 to Life in the Fast Lane giving Joe props for the intro and I actually think it was life in the fast lane that tore them apart.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It really was.

[@Mikey67-lb6bw]

1 one of these nights 2 I can’t tell you why. 3. Hotel California 4 Take it to the limit 5 Lying eyes

[@toocat2000000]

Finally someone mentions " One of these nights" , Their best song by far .

[@7LightWarrior7]

Schmit as vocalist on “Love Will Keep Us Alive”. His voice was pure butter on that one.

[@CheeseWyrm]

Vale JD Souther .... you wrote beautiful songs. "You're Only Lonely" is one of the best!

[@CalmCowBell]

"Turn up the Eagles; the neighbors are listening" from "Everything You Did" on the Royal Scam album of Steely Dan. I thought the back story of "Hotel California" is it was written in response to Steely Dan's line about them in "Everything You Did". The Eagles wrote the Steely Dan-styled song, "Hotel California" putting in the line about "steely knives" as a response to "turn up the Eagles the neighbors are listening"

[@komitkazi]

@@CalmCowBell Fly Eagle Fly. The b side from The Silver Convention. Calm and cowbell is incongruent.

[@CalmCowBell]

@@komitkazi When a cow finds lush pastures, her head is down, grazing, and the bell around her neck is calm. "Grazing in the grass is a gas, can you dig it?"

[@komitkazi]

@@CalmCowBell Green grass and high times forever. Grazing on a Sunday afternoon. You're confusing me with Pat Methaney or Jumping Jack Flash, that's a gas gas gas. Keep the Flamethrower at a safe distance, please Mr Please.

[@komitkazi]

@@CalmCowBell Your words paint such a bucolic picture but it reminds me of when Mona Lee Devito is talking about Bambi in My Cousin Vinnie right before she says "BAM, your fuc#in heads blown off, do you think it cares what kind of bullet your using.?" Academy Award winning stuff!.

[@jasonmiller8997]

Just wanna mention - at 21:00 in the video when J.D. Souther is brought up, the person in the photo standing next to Linda Ronstadt and CA Gov. Jerry Brown is Dan Fogelberg. Also, saw Eagles at Hollywood Bowl a couple years before Glenn Frey left us. One of my all-time favorite bands!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@lkj0822g]

Let's see, Leadon left the band after an altercation with Frey. Meisner left the band after an altercation with Frey. Felder left the band after an altercation with Frey. After I watched the Eagles documentary and saw Frey bragging about how he screwed over Felder, I finally understood who the real culprit behind all the Eagles crap actually was - with Henley coming in a close second. Love the Eagles for their music, hate all the ego's and backstabbing.

[@ceciliajones7816]

Yes. Frey was a straight up arrogant asshole.

[@billschwenke790]

Actually Felder in his Reunion phase didn't leave the band voluntarily, it's in his fantastic life story bio (book)

[@billschwenke790]

Don Henley is also in interviews giving the credit to Frey for the Eagles even saying it was over when he passed, yet Deacon Frey was all too willing to 'get the band back together ' When Frey kicked Don Felder out I heard from people fairly quickly that they were becoming ex-fans of the band

[@chestrockwell8328]

I was in the fifth grade in 1979 and lived near and followed around my older cousins who were well into music as I was just beginning to pay attention. Eagles were the favorite of my cousins, therefore I became a fan then as well.

[@michellerobin5461]

Seven Bridges Road is one of my favourite songs ❤️ Thanks Professor! Another great one!

[@eb7713]

When I was 12 years old, I saved up my own money to buy my first album. It was Eagles (with the blue sky and the rocks on the bottom). The second was Hotel California. I still have them today. 😊 -- I have never seen the whole band live, but have seen Don Henley twice, and Glenn Frey with Joe Walsh once. It was great when Joe came out in an Energizer Bunny costume! These were among the best concerts I have seen in my 60+ years! ❤❤❤

[@gb-bp1me]

Best vocal band ever. Take it easy brings me back to when i was young. Just prior to my 6th birthday, and thanks to my Dad i heard it for the first time. He bought the album. I' am transported to 1972 when i here it. Good times.

[@rogertemple7193]

I'm a big Eagles fan especially the early years have a great week Professor.🎶🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎶

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@dianeclayton6063]

@professorofrock Adam, I appreciate you and your channel so much. My own #1 Eagles song will always be Take it to the Limit. I was 9 or 10, with my parents dropping off my 3 y/o nephew from visitation. The turntable was near the apartment door, playing TITTL. I distinctly remember looking down to see what had to be their brand new Eagles album, because it would have been in 1975. For 9 year old me to be so taken with a song I'd never heard before was unusual. I love it still. Also, I'm so glad that you got in such important mentions of JD Souther with his death just days away from this vid's release. Please keep teaching- I'll keep attending class.

[@larrybremer4930]

Professor is right about The Pink Floyd. I had to struggle but the list I came up with that tells the story of the groups movement in composition, lyrics, themes, and commercial accolades is: Astronomy Domine - 1967 Echoes - 1971 Time - 1973 Shine On You Crazy Diamond - 1975 Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) - 1979 If he thinks the Floyd will be hard to trim to 5 (or 6) just wait for The Beatles.

[@surferdude4487]

"Take it Easy" was one of the first songs I learned when I started learning guitar.

[@rgrdesigns]

Saw them at a concert in Ames with some dorm friends. I didn't know Eagles before the concert. But have been a fan since that concert in 1977.

[@ProfessorofRock]

CooL!

[@jasonmedeiros5188]

Eagles always make me think of "Poco" have you/will you ever do a story on them? I always think of them as the original Eagles!

[@bobdavis4848]

That's a great idea. I like Poco better.

[@rebz-wt6bp]

YES, PLEASE!

[@Djaecee]

Love Poco! Rose of Cimarron is probably my favorite of theirs.

[@dianeclayton6063]

Crazy Love ❤

[@sloebone7399]

I used to think Henley hated Eagles fans, but it turns out I was wrong, he hates everybody

[@FrankBall-yf8kx]

😂

[@johnmaynardable]

The Eagles were one of my early favorite bands as I was in my early teens. I have always loved them without any shame. Great group of musicians. Saw them live a couple of times.

[@flamencoprof]

I come from Auckland, NZ. The citizens of West Auckland were called "Westies", known for a culture of cars, denim, leather, rock etc. By the Nineties it was an urban legend that you couldn't buy a used car in West Auckland that didn't have an old Eagles cassette in the glovebox.

[@ckvon9644]

How about "Little River Band"?

[@flamencoprof]

@@ckvon9644 Nah, bunch of MOR Aussies.

[@siobhancrowley5195]

Yep.. right underneath the Fleetwood Mac Rumors cassette 😂

[@areneesouder]

"I Can't Tell You Why"is my favorite 💜😎✌️💜

[@danrebeiz4598]

That “back-up singer” could out-sing even his own band mates. He was only considered a back-up singer because he was shy and didn’t want the spotlight

[@jonhunt1419]

My wife and I listen to greatest hits 1 and 2 at least once a week. Don Henley Building the Perfect Beast is on my all time top 20 albums. So much talent in one band - unreal.

[@WadeWeaver-q8u]

I have always thought the single, "The Long Run" should be in the mix with the other 6 songs you chose! Ah, the evenings of listening to the 8 track while wasting gas cruising the main drag in Wendell! Thanks for the memories, Professor!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ok!

[@lindablackwell318]

Their voices and music were just excellent together. I still listen to them today so many memories wrapped up in those songs. Too many to tell.

[@jasonbroom7147]

One of the greatest lyrics in rock n' roll history, and something that more or less changed my life, comes from "Already Gone". "So oftentimes it happens, that we live our lives in chains, and we never even know we have the key (but not me)." Obviously, the catalog of Eagles music is in the top 5 of all musical acts, but it's that singular lyric that mattered most to me, from everything they ever performed.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I love it!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Exactly! Great lyric.

[@Zues64]

What a great piece to share. The Eagles were one of my favorite bands growing up in the 70s. I particularly liked Hotel California, one of these nights, take it to the limit, lying eyes, And peacefully easy feeling. No matter, I have all their songs on my iPhone music apps.

[@aprilsongstress]

I love Eagles. I think Don Henley is being rather short-sighted. Channels like yours, Rick Beato, and others are such great educational tools for musicians and fans. On the Border was the first Eagles cassette I bought. Honestly, I chose it because it was released the year I was born. I just love their harmonies so much. I hope the episode gets to stay up. My six songs are - Desperado, Midnight Flyer, One of These Nights, Journey of the Sorcerer, Wasted Time, Seven Bridges Road.

[@Doctortobeang]

I recently found this channel. I have been binge watching the past week. I have a ton of CDs but my vinyl collection, some acquired from my parents is diverse and a bit big. These videos make me want to dig in and just sit like I used to. Just loving the music.

[@riffhammeron]

Henley is watching this with his finger over the "copyright claim" button

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And the button is red. I just know it.

[@juanblondo4163]

Nah, he's too busy counting his money and lip syncing at shows

[@wrapper2]

Ever since you started doing the Evolution series, I've been waiting for the Eagles to pop up. And, if I were to choose five (plus one) songs, I might take Witchy Woman over Peaceful Easy Feeling as my honorable mention, but I can't argue with any of your selections. Thanks!

[@tnrodgers]

Peaceful easy feelin’ out, Sad Cafe’ in. It tells the story of the struggles to gain success and the struggles when you make it. Plenty of winning choices, Thanks Adam!

[@TerrickTerran]

I'm not a big Eagles fan but I do love Hotel California with its mix of wonderful music and haunting vocals.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Why aren't you a fan? I would think a Beach Boys guy would love them?

[@TerrickTerran]

@@ProfessorofRock Perhaps just not enough listening to them. I honestly did not get into 70s music for the most part until KZbin pretty much put all music online.

[@WalkerStalker]

Love this video. Great job. My five honorable mention: Best of My Love, Lying Eyes, One of These Nights, Life in the Fast Lane, & Wasted Time.

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

According to many the night of the punching match between Randy and Glenn, could not have been as described, because Take it to the Limit was one of their most requested songs and was always part of the standard lineup (prior to any encores) "the" Eagles would play in concert (I saw the Eagles twice, once with Meisner and their Hell's Freezes Over tour with Timothy Schmidt and in both cases Take it was part of their normal set. It was definitively been shown that although its probably true Randy was sick and did not want to be part of any encores, he had already sang Take it to the Limit.

[@DGZGSGEGIGKG]

Great band. I discovered them later in my life. I had always heard their music growing up but it felt like it was always in the background and never in the foreground. But as my musical taste matured I’ve come to appreciate what they’ve done for their careers. Incredible music and voices. Their melodies just meld together so perfectly.

[@Slinger43]

If you were an early year teenager from Southern California throughout the 70's, then Love of the Eagles was deeply embedded in you. They were basically the house band of So-Cal! IMHO The Eagles are the greatest American RnR band, with all apologies to Aerosmith & CCR, but The Eagles were simply "The Best"

[@jakeoncall]

I remember it well.

[@Slinger43]

@@jakeoncall I remember 🤔...Well, most of it 😂👍

[@komitkazi]

@@Slinger43 If you were under 30 (Abbie Hoffman) from Northern California then the Grateful Dead was deeply embedded in you They were the house band for The Acid Tests. This is fact! The Dead are the greatest AmericanA R&R band with no apologies necessary. Bound to cover just a little more ground.

[@Slinger43]

@@komitkazi LOL! Novelty band 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@chrishampton8842]

Agree

[@DukesMusic84]

My favorite Eagles song is Outlaw Man, originally recorded by David Blue. Underrated gem. And favorite guitarist Joe Walsh, his solo stuff was amazing too.