Eagles Albums Ranked

[@elievans5065]

Finally someone who shares my love for The Long Run! Disco Strangler is one of my favorites. In all seriousness, awesome video!

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Thanks Eli

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

Nice that you surpassed 500.. awesome ! Have a great day Rob..Don Felder just played 4 blocks from my work Saturday night.. my work partner opened for Don.. " The Blues Monsters"

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Thanks. I cant believe 500 people want to listen to me ramble about records. And it happened in 4 months. Im astounded and thankful. That’s cool about Felder. Ive always liked him and I think he got a raw deal from Henley and Fry.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

@@NorthernRevolutions Yeah.. Bernie, and Randy too ! It's cool... they ( Don and Glen ).." Eat their young".. once their band became a corporation, they had tunnel vision.. I get it.. its all business to them.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@jtsrecordroom3963 I have a friend that opened for the Eagles once at a festival up here. Said they were a-h--s.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

@@NorthernRevolutions Figures.. seemed to have forgotten where they came from.. either way, they are great !

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@jtsrecordroom3963 they are indeed. I even really enjoy the current lineup with Vince Gill.

[@StylusMeetsVinyl]

Nicely done Rob. I'd heard that Meisner had a crippling fear of singing Take It To The Limit live. He had trouble hitting the high notes and Glenn Frey told him he could quit the band if he didn't want to perform it anymore. Also fun fact- Frey was having problems coming up with a chorus for Heartache Tonight. He called up his friend Bob Seger and played the song for him over the phone- right then and there Seger came up with the now-famous chorus and the rest is history.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

I had heard that story about Meisner. Fry and Henley are were/are such assholes. I did not know about Seger.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

Hey Rob ! Right.. your number #7 I totally agree with.. Desperado would be my #2.. its strait-up country rock before the slick AOR meant to make lots of money, self admittedly by Don in interviews. On The Border #3.. " Already Gone" written by Jack Tempchin.. met him in LA, he wrote " Smugglers Blues, and Peaceful Easy Feeling, and Bernie's guitar work is copied by whoever performs it after him.. I like your ranking, mine is different, and I've been burned out on the song Hotel California since 1976 ! Great song, just a little cheesy, and I like your pick for "The Long Run " Cool video, always good to hear different thoughts on great bands ! Cheers.. JT

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Ya I could do without hearing the song Hotel California anytime soon. Why does everyone talk about AOR like its a bad thing? Ive never understood that?

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

@@NorthernRevolutions Your right.. AOR is just excellent songwriting, I just prefer the homegrown country rock vibe of the first 3 LP's... for me, the rest of the albums.. half of the material is outstanding! And stuff like " New Kid In Town", and Life In The Fast Lane" are annoying to me... well written, and I respect that. My opinion, and music is personal, so I respect other people's likes, as well.. Countdowns/ Rankings are tough for me, but I like to take a try at them..

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@jtsrecordroom3963 ya I had never done a ranking before. They are so subjective. Ive been in several Eagles conversations lately so I figured give ranking a try. They dont have a ton of albums and Im very familiar with the material. If the response is good I might do another, likely The Beatles or maybe U2.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

@@NorthernRevolutions You did good, and I enjoyed your opinion on the band !

[@sharonevans6864]

Enjoyed your review. I have only the first six studio albums and none of the live ones but I have to admit that H.C. was played so much that I can barely listen to it today. All of the albums are great to my ears definitely a very talented band for the most part. Take care!

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Even though I like H a lot, I hardly listen to it as well. Just so tired of it.

[@pc31thevinylpoliceman]

Really enjoyed this ranking video Rob. I learnt a lot about The Eagles and their studio albums. I only have HC, One of these Nights and On the Border. I must get the Long Run and I also love Heartbreak Tonight. Also, must say I love the way you did the graphics with the album covers appearing at the bottom of the screen, inspired! Thanks for doing this Rob, oh and I’m really with you regarding Joe Walsh. Mike

[@NorthernRevolutions]

I wasnt sure if the graphics at the bottom detracted from the video or not. So I figured give it a shot.

[@pc31thevinylpoliceman]

@@NorthernRevolutions graphics worked really well! Clever chap!

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@pc31thevinylpoliceman well thank you

[@arminzink1925]

Great Video, Rob, thanks a lot. I love the Eagles but otherwise to the Beatles I never did a ranking for my own of their records. I am sure, my ranking would be different. The Long Run at No. 7, Hotel California surely in No. 1 and Desperado also higher... For the live albums I did an audio rip of the Farewell Tour 1 - Live from Melbourne DVD and this is my "to go" live album. Also a full show and including Glenn Frey still. Unfortunately I never managed to see this lineup live in concert. But I have seen the last line up with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill in Munich in 2017 ..or was it 2018?? ... one of the best concerts I have ever been. Such a terrific band and so many unbelievable good songs...

[@NorthernRevolutions]

I saw them on the Long Road Out of Eden tour. It was amazing!

[@SuperStrik9]

I love The Eagles especially when Joe Walsh joined the band. Don Felder and Joe Walsh are one of the greatest guitar duos of all time. My Top 5 Eagles albums are: 1. Hotel California 2. The Long Run 3. Eagles Live 4. One Of These Nights 5. Eagles

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Cant argue with that top 5. I agree about Walsh and Felder. Walsh is my guitar hero. I wish Henley and Felder would end their feud because it would be awesome to see him back. Wont happen though.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@NorthernRevolutions Joe is one of my guitar heroes as well. I was a James Gang, Barnstorm and Joe Walsh solo fan before I was an Eagles fan. Joe being in The Eagles made me check them out. I'd love for the Henley/Felder feud to end. I agree with you that it won't happen unfortunately. I'd LOVE to see Felder and Walsh play together again in any capacity. A Joe Walsh and Don Felder solo show/tour would be incredible. I'd be shocked if it ever happened unfortunately.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@SuperStrik9 I love that Walsh has got James Gang back together. I hope to tour. Doubt they will come up here to Toronto but if they ever did I would be there for sure.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@NorthernRevolutions I live in the GTA as well. Unfortunate if they don't come here but like you said, if they did I'd be there. I've never seen Joe live. It'd be amazing to see The James Gang.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@SuperStrik9 when I saw Joe on the Long Road of Eden tour I was blown away! I was just in awe! One of my top concert experiences ever.

[@primeanalogrecords]

Congrats at getting to 500 subs! Thats quite a feat my friend!!!

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Thanks. Cant believe that many people want to hear me ramble on about records.

[@primeanalogrecords]

@@NorthernRevolutions Hahaha good one!!!

[@Craig_KCfan]

Hey Rob… I enjoyed this video a lot.. I only own three albums of The Eagles ( I have the 1980’s live album, Hotel California, and the 1975 greatest hits ‘Their Greatest Hits’) I plan on getting all of their studio albums and some of their live albums ( Not all) I mean how many live albums does one need right? I would really love to get my hands on the live album they put out a couple of Years ago that was live at the Forum, it has Deacon Frye and Vince Gill with the Eagles, I really want that album I stream it quite a bit. Thank you for doing this video and giving the spot light to one of the best bands to be formed in the last 50yrs🤗 I hope all is well and God bless

[@NorthernRevolutions]

I love that Live at The Forum 2018 album. Thats why I ranked it the best of their live albums. I have the 4lp box but the 2lp is good too

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

Eagles "live" gotta be my favourite live album if only it had One Of These Nights , Already Gone and Good Day In Hell on it Good Day In Hell gets really over looked imo I love that track

[@NicholasPayne-uq2rt]

I've only recently collected the Eagles back catalogue after only having Desperado and The Complete Greatest Hits the last sixteen years. Desperado is so drilled into my brain it's hard to hear the other albums in the same way. However I am particularly fond of the debut as it is a pure sound. In third place One Of These Nights primarily for the singles but especially for Journey Of The Sorcerer. The Long Run seemed to make more of an impact on me than Hotel California as the latter had a lot of its tracks spread across the last compilation. Which puts On The Border at the bottom of the classics. I find it hard to rank Long Road Out Of Eden as it is too far long after the other six but good in its own right. For the live albums I enjoyed the Millennium Concert the best followed by the 2018 Forum show. I think cos Hell Freezes Over isn't a complete live experience I would place it bottom with Eagles Live and Forum 76 at three and four respectively. If I were to rank the compilations I would most probably put the originals at one and two. Complete Greatest Hits at three and Collected Works at four.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

That’s a pretty solid ranking. Cant argue with it at all. Mine changes slightly form time to time. Thanks for watching

[@jollyroger3095]

Nice video Rob. Glad you explained the reasoning for the order. Also nice job on the live lps as well. Eagles are my favorite band and have thought about doing a ranking video, but by net week my order would change. Any order of the first six would do for me. I agree "...Eden" should be last. It never grabbed ahold of me like the others did. yes...Henley can be such a nut head. As the song said " get over it" already Don H.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Best answer ever! Haha. Yep get over it Donny. And I agree my ranking changes on the studio albums frequently too. Live albums pretty much always the same.

[@hitcharide1971]

I really enjoyed your Eagles ranking video! As a result, I added The Long Run in my vinyl wish list. A Japanese pressing of that one would be so cool to own! I have the C.D. but realized I needed that one on wax! Very nice that you also ranked the live stuff. “Hell Freezes Over” is amazing, and I’m sure your #1 pick is killer! -Bernard

[@NorthernRevolutions]

The 2lp version of the Live at Forum 2018 is a must I think.

[@raphaelchalhub]

a lot of overlap between my rankings and yours, i definitely think you've placed Desperado where it should be, the only people seem to like and I cannot wrap my head around is On the Border.. I also agree the Long Run is very, very underrated

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Glad I'm not too wong on my picks. Thanks for watching.

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

Learn To Be Still is so underrated

[@Craig_KCfan]

Do you think the current Eagles line up since Deacon left will ever do a new material studio album??

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Nope. Don Henley is just in it for the money and the easiest way is tour the the hits.

[@Craig_KCfan]

That’s too bad, that would be something to hear… I think Glen was still alive they would be writing new material.. It must be hard not to have that now.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@Craig_KCfan even more than the Eagles I would LOVE a new studio album from the current Fleetwood Mac line. That would be something!!!!

[@Craig_KCfan]

Yeah I guess🤔

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@Craig_KCfan Neil Finn or Mike Campbell writing a FWM song, yes please!!!!

[@merlinman7300]

On the Border is the third album, One of These Nights is the fourth.

[@thomaswery3087]

Nice video Rob for myself don't care for the Eagles that much love the first album and The Long Run.The song Hotel California really sounds like I Used To Know by Jethro Tull.I did see the Eagles in 1972 for $2.50 they were the third band that night backing up Gentle Giant and Yes and at the end of the evening they still were the third best band.They do have some good songs just not my cup of tea

[@NorthernRevolutions]

All good. To each their own. Cool that you got to seem them back then. I disnt see them until they were a big commercial machine (2007ish)

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

One Of These Nights album and he doesn't even mention the track One Of These Nights DUH! and On The Border wasnt the follow up to One Of These Nights On The Border was 1974 One Of These Nights was 1975

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Ya I know. Realized that after I'd already shot and edited the video. I don't script anything. So mistakes happen. This ain't network tv.

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

@@NorthernRevolutions point taken👍

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

Its Randys own fault ,I mean he shouldnt have got into an industry where you are going to be expected to perform the hits live if he has that kind of personality

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Fair point.

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

@@NorthernRevolutions I kind of do so I wouldn't lol. Not knocking Randy his one of my favourite members of Eagles and I prefer him to Timothy B Schmit no disrespect to Timothy.