Eagles Self-Titled LP Survivor

[GlennLover]

And how could anyone not love Take the Devil?! It's Witchy Woman's tormented twin.

We have no control over what we like. A lot of the song just doesn't appeal to me. I do love Witchy Woman though.

[Glennsallnighter]

I listened to the cd last night just to get a flavour of it again before I voted. I think that of all the lesser known songs 'Tryin' appealed to me least so I will vote that off. For a debut album it was excellent.

[Scarlet Sun]

1. Peaceful Easy Feeling
2. Take It Easy
3. Most of Us are Sad
4. Train Leaves Here This Morning
5. Nightingale
6. Take the Devil
7. Earlybird
8. Witchy Woman
9. Tryin'
10. Chug All Night

[Jonny Come Lately]

Jonny, did you say the lyrics of Tryin' are vague, or did I misunderstand? To me, it's a straightforward tale of pursuing one's music dreams in the big city - it's very autobiographical for Randy (and all the guys in the band probably).

I like the slightly dissonant banjo and harmonies on Earlybird, and the way the electric guitar kicks in near the end.

And how could anyone not love Take the Devil?! It's Witchy Woman's tormented twin.

Looking back, I think it was probably a bit harsh of me to describe the lyrics as vague. I think what I was trying to getting as is that I feel that when I listen to Earlybird, all the lyrics come together as part of the song's overall message. With Tryin' I like the lyrics to the first verse, which I agree is effective at describing the pursuit of musical dreams. However, I feel it slips a bit in the second verse, which seem to me to be about 'trying' in general for the most part rather than necessarily about being a musician so I guess I think it slightly loses sight of the original focus. Just hope that makes sense... I should say that I don't mind the lyrics at all, and I do like the song, it's just not one of my favourites from this album and I prefer the music and lyrics on Earlybird.

I agree with your points about Earlybird, and I couldn't agree more with you about Take The Devil... I love, love, love that song! Everything about it is just awesome, IMO, and I'm glad to hear that other people love it as well. It was never likely to be a hit, but I really dig the atmosphere, music, vocals and lyrics of the song. Part of the reason I waited before voting was that I wanted to ensure my vote wasn't going to needed to attempt to save it.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well - Quite simply, Earlybird is one of my least favorite Eagles songs. I don't dislike any of the band's songs, but the tweeting does nothing for me and too much of a bluegrass flavor for my tastes. So ...

I cast my vote for Earlybird.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

In a close round, the first song to be eliminated in the Eagles Album Survivor is Earlybird. “Earlybird”, the tribe has spoken and your time is gone. It looks like the day has come where you’re gonna fade away, so please leave the island immediately.

Votes
Earlybird – 8
Tryin' – 7
Chug All Night – 3
Nightingale – 2
Take the Devil – 2
Most of Us Are Sad – 1
Train Leaves Here This Morning – 1

Vote Breakdown
Earlybird – scottside
Earlybird – RudieCantFail
Earlybird – UndertheWire
Earlybird– SoaringRockyMountainWay
Earlybird – L101
Earlybird – LuvTim
Earlybird – shunlvswx
Earktbird – Ive always been a dreamer
Tryin' – sodascouts
Tryin' – Freypower
Tryin’ – WalshFan88
Tryin’ – Brooke
Tryin’ – AlreadyGone95
Tryin’ – Jonny Come Lately
Tryin’ – Glennsallnighter
Chug All Night – mimi g
Chug All Night – Scarlet Sun
Chug All Night – Annoying Twit
Nightingale – WS82Clasics
Nightingale – travlman2
Take the Devil – GlennLover
Take the Devil – FWIW
Most of Us Are Sad – ktdids
Train Leaves Here This Morning – NightMistBlue

Songs Eliminated:
Earlybird 7/08

Songs Remaining:
Take It Easy
Witchy Woman
Chug All Night
Most of Us Are Sad
Nightingale
Train Leaves Here This Morning
Take the Devil
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Tryin'


Voting for Round Two begins now.

[Freypower]

Tryin'

[sodascouts]

OK - let's take it out this time -

I cast my vote for Tryin'.

[WS82Classics]

I vote "Nightingale."

[scottside]

I vote for "Nightingale."