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Summary: Seamless country and rock tunes
Comment: Since we've all heard bad music we know its difficult to produce good listening tunes with the right arrangement, lyrics, and singers. The Eagles hit their stride with this album which defined their signature sound. They blend rock rhythms with a bit of country style lyrics and beats. The guitars are the heart of many of the songs giving many of the tunes a more country sounding edge. It's easy to listen to one song after another as there are so many great tunes.
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Summary: A nice surprise
Comment: I bought this just to get the full length Journey of the Sorcerer, but ended up liking the whole album. I approve, though Lebowski does not.
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Summary: Eagles, One Of These Nights
Comment: Another great album from the Eagles. I strongly suggest that if you like the Eagles, this is one of their better Albums
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Summary: TIMELESS CLASSIC
Comment: ONE OF THOSE ALBUMS THAT BRINGS YOU BACK FOR MORE. FROM THE MOMENT YOU HEAR "ONE OF THESE NIGHTS" YOU REALIZE YOUR LISTENING TO A DIFFERENT EAGLES ALBUM FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE. THAT IS GOOD BECAUSE THIS ALBUM BEGAN TO SHOW HOW TALENTED THESE GUYS REALLY WERE. THEIR WORDS & MUSIC DEFINE THAT. "TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT" IS MY FAVORITE SONG FROM THE ALBUM. CAN'T HELP BUT LIKE THE VOCAL RANGE OF RANDY MEISNER ON THIS ONE. THE OTHER TWO HITS OFF THIS ALBUM-WELL WHAT CAN I SAY--"LOVE TO HAVE HAD THE ROYALTIES ON THOSE SONGS". IF YOUR AN EAGLES FAN, THIS ONE IS A MUST FOR YOUR COLLECTION. BY THE WAY-A FRIEND OF MINE COMMENTED TO ME THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THE NEWLY RELEASED EAGLES ALBUM AND HOW IT SOUNDED SO MUCH LIKE TODAYS COUNTRY MUSIC LIKE SUCH GROUPS AS KIETH URBAN. I REMINDED HIM THAT IT WAS THE EAGLES WHO PUT THAT SOUND OUT SOME THIRTY YEARS AGO.
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Summary: The Eagles' first US #1 album 32 years later
Comment: The Eagles' fourth album One Of These Nights was released in June of 1975.
Like its predecessor, was produced by Bill Szymczyk and has the same band lineup as the previous album.
The opening title track, which was a #1 hit for the band, is a rock song with a funk/soul feel which was described as disco-like but it's not a disco number and featured a dynamic vocal from Don Henley whom sang normal in the first two verses and at the end goes into Barry Gibb mode with the falsetto at the end of the track. Next is bass player Randy Meisner's "Too Many Hands", written by himself along with guitarist Don Felder (a bit of an odd couple, but it's a superb mid-tempo rocker with killer guitar solos from Felder and guitarist/keyboardist Glenn Frey). The countryish "Hollywood Waltz", which was the only song written by Frey, Henley and guitarist Bernie Leadon and was, bless them, a real waltz. Don's vocal was great and has more superb falsetto work from Henley at the end of the track and the song was the first Eagles track to have a synthesizer. The first half ends with Bernie's first of two contributions, the wild but stately 7-minute instrumental "Journey Of The Sorcerer" which was a superb piece of music.
The second half of the album starts with the second single "Lyin' Eyes", which was one of Glenn's best songs and one of few 6 minute tracks to top the charts and is a great country-rocker. Next was "Take It To The Limit", a grand and melodious stop-and-go ballad, sung by Meisner whom gave his best vocal performance on this track. The album's hardest rock song "Visions" had guitarist Felder's sole lead vocal which was co-written with Henley. Next, was "After the Thrill is Gone" which was sung by Frey and Henley and was a superb ballad about breaking up. The album closes with Leadon's second of two contributions, the ballad "I Wish You Peace", which ironically was his last song with the band as he would leave in late 1975.
This album was the band's first #1 album here in the States.
I first got this classic on cassette when I was nine and have the remastered CD and this remastered CD buries the original album!
Highly recommended!
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