your 10 most favorite Eagles guitar solos

[Prettymaid]

The Eagles play guitars?

Seriously, I'm no good at the guitar, instruments stuff. I hear them but they don't really register as "wow, that was a great solo!". Does that make sense?

No, absolutely none.

[Shadowland07]

1) Frey/Felder - Already Gone
2) Frey - Witchy Woman
3) Felder - One of These Nights
4) Felder/Walsh - Hotel California
5) Frey - I Can't Tell You Why
6) Frey - Tryin'
7) Frey - Out of Control
Felder - New Kid In Town
9) Walsh - Victim of Love
10) Bernie - You Never Cry Like a Lover

I think people forget that Glenn played some pretty mean solos on the first 3 albums. He's underrated in my opion.

[sodascouts]

I'm still thinking about my list. Good topic!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Okay - This was hard. I went through the band's discography and listed all of my candidates for this list and came up with 20 songs. To narrow it down to a list of 10, I went with the "gotcha" factor - the ones that grab my attention the most. The list is in order of release not favorites, although I do believe the solos in Hotel California may be among the best ever recorded by any band.

1. Take It Easy
2. Peaceful Easy Feeling
3. Already Gone
4. Hotel California
5. Life In the Fast Lane
6. Victim of Love
7. I Can't Tell You Why
8. Heartache Tonight
9. How Long
10. I Dreamed There Was No War


Just for grins, here are the other 10 songs that made my original list ...

1. James Dean
2. One of These Nights
3. After the Thrill Is Gone
4. New Kid In Town
5. Try and Love Again
6. The Long Run
7. King of Hollywood
8. Those Shoes
9. Get Over It
10. Somebody

Even with a list of 20 songs, there are still quite a few glaring omissions.

[Freypower]

Am I really the only person who thinks Joe's playing in LROOE is some of his best ever? I know most people don't love the song as much as I do but I thought they'd at least be impressed by the guitar work.

The three Get Over It solos should probably have been on my list instead of Try & Love Again.

[Brooke]

I do Fp. When reading the lists, I was surprised no one had mentioned it.

[Freypower]

I do Fp. When reading the lists, I was surprised no one had mentioned it.

It's 5th on my list but I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[sodascouts]

The guitar solo is the best thing about that song, IMHO.

[WalshFan88]

Right, but the On The Border liner notes credit Bernie as lead guitarist. I don't think Felder was even in the band yet when it was recorded. Remember, Felder always played the I Can't Tell You why solos

I'm talking about the live version, not the recording.

[Windeagle]

Wow, I love this topic. It's taken me a while to weigh in because most of my favorites are not the obvious choices. I guess I'm just quirky.

Here's my list, in no particular order:

Hotel California - particularly the live versions on Eagles Live and Millenium, and the HFO acoustic version.
I Can't Tell You Why
Long Road out of Eden
I Dreamed There Was No War
Too Many Hands
Bitter Creek
After The Thrill is Gone
Victim of Love
Good Day in Hell
Get Over It

Honorable mentions (or "it was too hard to pick just 10"):

Heartache Tonight
Outlaw Man
Try and Love Again
Visions
Learn To Be Still
Earlybird
Life in the Fast Lane
Take it Easy (the Eagles Live version)
King of Hollywood
Somebody