And from me too. (Congratulations on 1500).
And from me too. (Congratulations on 1500).
-Austin-
Resident Guitar Slinger
Fan of the Eagles from 1972-2016 #NOGLENNNOEAGLES
RIP Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key..."
Congratulations from me too Austin!
~Carole~
There is no more new frontier - we have got to make it here
Nope---Check out my list...The Long Run s right there at the very top, by a landslide for me!!!
You had me pretty much in total agreement....up till your last paragraph!Originally Posted by WalshFan88
I have to admit I'm surprised to see this coming from you. You've been so adamant about disliking country and to me Desperado and Tequila Sunrise are 2 that are about as close as you can come to country. For some reason, I just kind of figured you to be more Hotel California or Long Run also.Originally Posted by MikeA
I'm afraid I am also in the mold of one that just doesn't see where Desperado was one of their best. It has always been my least favorite.
He sings it high, he plays it low
You are definitely in the majority Willie. Didn't do well on the charts and neither of the singles released from it did well (21 and Tequila Sunrise). Desperado was popular from the concerts.Originally Posted by timothybfan
Eventually the album sold well, but not at first.
I think of Desperado more as Bluegrass than Country....maybe Grass-Rock? I handle Bluegrass better than Country. All that flat-pickin'....chicken-pickin'. It's sort of the equivalent of Shredding in Electric playing but on an acoustic.
Maybe it is because the Dalton Gang was so prominent here in Kansas and I knew quite a bit about them and the album loosely documents their misadventures.
Or maybe it is the string work that Leadon came up with for the album.
Or I thought of the lyrics sort of spoke of my own feelings and situations a bit as a young person. I just don't know.
Tequila Sunrise even pleases me. Can't justify it Willie. Just one of them left-field thangs I guess.
Just ain't no explaining the musical tastes of an eccentric!
MikeA
TBF - Would it make you feel better if I told you that TLR lineup is a close 2nd fav for me? I would have quoted you but I'm on my phone and its too hard!
-Austin-
Resident Guitar Slinger
Fan of the Eagles from 1972-2016 #NOGLENNNOEAGLES
RIP Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key..."
As we always say, whether or not someone likes something is a matter of personal preference and I would never question that. But I would have to take issue with anyone who said that any Eagles album is a bad album. However, when disagreeing with one another, let's refrain from name-calling. Not only does it come across as a bit sophomoric, but it's hard for some of us to tell whether folks are joking or serious.
Mike - I feel exactly the same way. As I said earlier, my two favorite Eagles albums are Hotel California and Desperado. I guess it may be somewhat of a dichotomy, but that's the very thing I loved and still love about this band. You don't get the same music over and over - different styles, different singers, different themes - I'm in heaven!
With regard to Desperado, I don't hear a pure country sound. In my mind, it is country rock. Overall, it may lean a bit more towards country, but only silightly. As FP said, there are some songs on it that are more of a rock sound, too. As I said before - I think part of the reason that it was not an immediate commercial success is because it suffered from an identity crisis - too country for rock and too rock for country. But no matter what you call it, the songs are still REALLY good and that's why it has stood the test of time, IMHO.
"People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
Don't forget Mr Frey's classic line 'they made a f&*@n' cowboy record, man'!
Desperado is a very mature sounding work for such young men. In fact Bernie emphasises their youth in Twenty-One. Of all their albums this is the one which has grown on me the most.
I always loved Desperado, but then I've always been fascination by the 'Outlaws & Cowboys' thing which we used to see a lot of on TV here when I was growing up. My favourite show was Alias Smith & Jones & even though I was fairly young I liked Pete Duel who played Joshua Smith. I was sad when I heard he had committed suiside.
The songs on the album just bring to mind images of the Wild West & the guys looked great in their cowboy gear.
Now I love LROOE so much, possibly more than Desperado.
Although these are my fave albums they don't contain my favourite singles(Take it Easy, Lyin' Eyes & Peaceful Easy Feeling).
p.s to my previous post...
I've just remembered that by strange coincidence Pete Duel came from the same city as my darling Will Hollis, Rochester NY.
They produce good looking guys in that city!!!