Track Listing

1. Take It Easy
2. Witchy Woman
3. Lyin' Eyes
4. Already Gone
5. Desperado
6. One Of These Nights
7. Tequila Sunrise
8. Take It To The Limit
9. Peaceful Easy Feeling
10. Best Of My Love

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4523 in Music
• Released on: 2001-01-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

CD Description
The Eagles are, without a doubt, one of the most influential American bands of all time. Direct from L.A., these musicians brought together various influences and melded them intoa sound that established a new musical direction in both rock and country.
The songs on this "best of" compilation cover the Eagles' early years (pre-HOTEL CALIFORNIA) and theypack a wallop. From the spooky, Native American-influenced "Witchy Woman" to the mournful folk-rock gem "Desperado", the collection is almost a primer on how to write a country-rock song. Whether it's the opening guitars driving the beat of "Take It Easy" or the lilting melody of "Best Of My Love",the Eagles' tight harmonies, smooth lead vocals and masterful musicianship enable THEIR GREATEST HITS to play like a jukebox in country-rock heaven.
The songs are also stylistically diverse: The Grammy-winning "Lyin' Eyes" is pure Eagles pop; "One Of These Nights", with its slippery bass line, is a Steely Dan-like rock-jazz track; "Tequila Sunrise" has asteel guitar and Latin beat subtle enough to lull any hangover. The songs' themes range from anger to bliss, with longing in the forefront and an outlaw sensibility in the shadows. Not too traditional to turn off rock and folk fans, and not so slick that country aficionados would bolt, the Eagles' repertoire is solid, memorable and expertly produced. Lyrically ("...don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy."..) and musically, these are songs that have become a vital part of the musical lexicon.

Customer Reviews

A very well chosen set of representative songs.
This is the Eagles in all moods - from the driving beat of "Take It Easy" to the lament "Desperado". The atmospheric track "One Of These Nights" give us a preview of later numbers such as "Hotel California" and the whole album is very melodic. Even non-devotees will recognise at least one track on the disc because it is such a good all round sample of the best Eagles' music.

Still a great compilation
With the new double-disc Eagles compilation out, "Their Greatest Hits 1971-75" may be pushed into the background a little bit, but it is still a great introduction to the pre-Hotel California Eagles.

The first record ever to be certified platinum, "Their Greatest Hits" gathers the cream of the crop from the band's first four albums. The tunes are superbly melodic, and the arrangements - full of strummed acoustic guitars playing over a rock rhythm section - are immediately engaging.

Sure, "The Very Best Of The Eagles" is much more comprehensive, but this compilation pulled off a nifty trick by concentrating on big hits and substituting album track "Desperado" for "Outlaw Man", a single that didn't go anywhere, thus providing a compulsively enjoyable listen. And if you get this album and its sister volume "Their Greatest Hits vol. II", you'll have an Eagles retrospective which includes virtually all of their very best songs, and not a single weak track.

The serious Eagles fan will need to own all of the group's original albums, of course, and "Their Greatest Hits" certainly doesn't include every good song the Eagles recorded between 1971 and 1975, but their two original compilation albums remain the best purchase for the casual fan, as well as providing a terrific introduction for the curious.

One thing to say.....
The best ever selling album of all time, need I say more?