PROGRAMMED TO RECEIVE – Eagles & HOTEL CALIFORNIA
HOTEL CALIFORNIA (1976): The defining album of 70s mainstream rock, like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Close Encounters’ it has become a cultural artefact of the era.
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BROWNE JEWELS – Jackson Browne & FOR EVERYMAN
‘FOR EVERYMAN’ (1973) is an assured collection that builds steadily toward the momentous title-track that closes the set.
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…….
AN EAGLE TAKES OFF – Don Henley & ‘I CAN’T STAND STILL’ (1982)
‘Dirty Laundry’ is an indignant critique of an increasingly intrusive media and one of the most important rock songs of the 1980s.
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.
‘THE SOUND OF MY VOICE’ Linda Ronstadt documentary review
Linda Ronstadt is among the handful of artists blessed with the creative integrity to match her raw talent.
THE WRONG ONE – Eagles fall to earth with ‘The Long Run’
If ever an album cover reflected the state of a group the tombstone sleeve of ‘THE LONG RUN’ could not have been more appropriate.
BUT SERIOUSLY – The good and bad times of JOE WALSH
THE SMOKER YOU DRINK THE PLAYER YOU GET (1973) – Joe Walsh invents mellow-metal…………