Last school year I did a report on Hotel California. Thanks to everyone's help, I did really well on it. This year I'm doing a compare/contrast essay about Eagles Music vs Today's Pop Music. I want to get another A+ for the Eagles. I'd appreciate your help again since we did well last time. Thank you so much! Here's the report:

Eagles Music vs. Today’s Pop Music

Don Henley, who is one of the founding members of the Eagles, suggests, “Time passes things change.” As the trends of a decade change, so does the music. The Eagles are a band that started in the 1970s when the style was country rock with long lyrics. Today’s pop music was written 40 years later when the style has changed to all rhythm and beat and no superior lyrics. That time difference between the Eagles music and Today’s pop music, brings differences in the way the music is made and the style of lyrics but both types are famous.

The two types of music are made differently. Real people play each note on an Eagles song. They have real guitars and real pianos. In today’s pop music, premade notes are built up on a computer to make a song. Nobody played on it; there is no human interaction that creates an unexplainable sensation in a song. Eagles albums were made on records while today’s pop music is made onto a CD. A CD may sound clearer, but a record gives the song a rugged feel that makes the song sharper. The Eagles put time and effort into their songs. The practice and the thought shines into the song which makes it last a life time. Today’s pop music is commercialized to sell so that everyone involved in the song makes money. They don’t care about their song like the Eagles do.

The lyrics of the songs in both types of music are drastically different. In Eagles songs, the lyrics are meaningful. The lyrics boost you up when you’re sad, comfort you when you’re scared, and rally you when you’re excited. They surround you and lift your mood. Today’s songs in pop music don’t have that many words in them. The lyrics are repetitive or just speak of partying. They aren’t meaningful. Flowing is a great word to describe Eagles song lyrics. The words go from one to the next and keep the song moving. The lyrics in today’s pop music are unclear. In some cases, the words are completely inaudible because they are so slurred. Too many times, an artist’s song is written by someone else. Then, the song has no personal meaning. If it has no meaning to the artist, it won’t have meaning to the people who hear it. The Eagles wrote their songs from the heart. It makes the song more complete and understandable.

Lastly, both types of music are famous. They are well-known for different reasons but you can hear them on the radio or watch the music video on T.V. Both types have fans and that’s why they thrive. Everyone becomes a fan of the music they like. Fans are the ones who listen to their favorite type of music and support it.

Time makes a difference in style which creates differences. Even though there are major differences due to the trends of the time, there still are similarities. Eagles music and today’s pop music are the same in that they are both famous but they differ in lyrics and the way the music is made.