EASY PICKINGS – EAGLES and their 1972 self-titled debut album
Already the Eagles sound ahead of the country-rock game, not necessarily for having better songs but through superior songcraft…….
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Borderline sublime: Eagles & ‘ON THE BORDER’
‘ON THE BORDER’ (1974) dispelled any notion of the Eagles losing their early momentum and became an immediate best-seller.
NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME – Eagles & ‘ONE OF THESE NIGHTS’
‘ONE OF THESE NIGHTS’ (1975) emphasised how much the Eagles were developing as writers and performers, but also the isolation of Bernie Leadon within the band.
WAY OUT WEST – the EAGLES & ‘DESPERADO’
With ‘Desperado’ the Eagles took the biggest chance of their career, recording a cowboy-concept album with no obvious hit singles.