Originally Posted by
Freypower
Even if there wasn't such heavyweight competition from certain bands mentioned above, the relatively small size of the Eagles' catalogue would make it very hard for them to be considered in a 'greatest band of all time' category. It could be argued they only qualify as the gretest American band through lack of meaningful competition. If you are only looking at in terms of popularity & record sales, perhaps, but that is not what the question is about.
It could also be argued that they were primarily a singles band & that their albums contained too much filler material. I know that statement will horrify some. For me PERSONALLY, the older I get, the less I like some of the Eagles' album tracks. A lot of them just do not stand comparison with the almighty three, which, for the record, are the Beatles, the Rolling Stones & Led Zeppelin. I am also bored with some of the Eagles' big hits as well, but I stress again, that is ME.
After that you get to personal preference, which for me is Dire Straits & Genesis, and I would never claim either of those to be the 'greatest'.