Songwriting vs production

[Freypower]

I'm surprised to see that a lot of the Eagles songs that are mentioned as going on too long are the tracks that really let their harmony vocals soar.

The harmonies at the end of Take It To The Limit, Try And Love Again, Ol' 55 etc are my favourite parts of the songs. The Eagles soaring harmonies is a wonderful sound. I don't think they soar so high on the Long Road Out Of Eden album. The key change is my favourite part of New Kid In Town.

This is a valid point in that yes, you do hear the harmonies emphasised in these songs after the lead vocal has finished except for adlibbing.

I would add though that in my opinion a couple of songs where the vocal ad libs are overemphasised & go on for too long so that they overshadow the harmonies. These songs, as I mentioned before, are The Long Run, Hole In The World & I'm afraid, Take It To The Limit.