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Eagles' Albums Survivor
Time for the Eagles Albums Survivor, where we vote off the each Eagles album until we get to the last one standing!
If you're new, for a basic overview of the game, see this post: Survivor Overview
I'm going to list all of the Eagles albums in the competition here. Vote for the album that you feel should be eliminated from the list. The album that gets the most votes will be taken off of the list (or, in the language of Survivor, "voted off of the island.") Each round, one more album will get axed, until there's only one left. Remember: you're voting for the one you think should GO, not the one you think should stay.
Note: Do not criticize how/why other people vote. Their reasons are their own and they are free to vote however they like. Also, never attack a fellow poster. You can disagree without making it personal. Sometimes these games can get heated, but remember... it's still just a game.
Each round will last 48 hours after posting to give people a chance to vote who don't post every day. That means that the first round will end at 8:00 Eastern time the day after tomorrow. If you miss a round, don't think you can't play. It's all good!
Since there may be discussion posts, be sure to make it clear when you are casting your vote. Once the board clock strikes 8:00 pm Eastern on the second day, no more votes will be counted for that round - even if it's only seconds after. Your votes also cannot be changed once you have voted, even if you change your mind or make a mistake. Once it's on the record, that's it - so be careful!
If you get confused about what round we are in, look at this post. I'll always update it to reflect the current round. Also feel free to post any questions if you don't understand what's going on.
If there is a tiebreaker, then ALL votes from ALL previous rounds are tallied and whoever has the most prior votes is eliminated. That’s the way it’s done on the real show, that’s the way it’s done here. If there is a complete tie with prior votes (Murphy’s Law), then I'll have a sudden-death trivia question ready. The tie-breaker question will be asked one hour after results are in, if there is need for it. The first person who answers it correctly gets to break the tie. The odds of that happening are slim, but you never know, and it's good to be prepared. The exception is the last round. If the tiebreaker does not resolve the last round, then the tie will be allowed to stand.
In order to avoid voter fraud and trolling, we require that you must be "a member in good standing" as defined by the Terms of Service for at least two weeks before the start of the game in order to cast a vote.
GAME OVER!
The winner of the Eagles' Album Survivor is ...
DESPERADO
Albums Eliminated:
Hell Freezes Over 11/21
Eagles Live 11/23
Long Road Out of Eden 11/25
The Long Run 11/27
Eagles 12/01
One of These Nights 12/03
On the Border 12/05
Hotel California 12/07
Hope everyone enjoyed the game.
Thanks for playing!
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IMPORTANT!
Hey everyone – I went ahead and posted the opening post for the Survivor game because I have to go out tonight unexpectedly. So even though the post is here to begin the game, please withhold your vote until after 8:00 p.m. EST. Any votes cast before the official starting time will be invalid and, therefore, you will have to vote again to be counted. Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience.
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I'll start.
I cast my vote for Hell Freezes Over.
It's great that it got the band back together, but otherwise, it's not really the greatest live album in terms of representing the band's catalog. Too short and too much solo work. I also think that live albums are more expendable in this game but that's JMHO.
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HELL FREEZES OVER. The four new songs are not the band's best work although I could probably make a case for "Get Over It." Everything else is live and familiar.
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While I don't care for the heavy amount of DH material on HFO, I can't vote for it yet. Get Over It and Love Will Keep Us Alive are Eagles staples.
I know this will disappoint some, but this album just doesn't do it for me.
Long Road Out Of Eden
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I’m voting for Eagles album. Not my favorite album.
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This is so hard.....but if I had to pick, I will go with the album I play the least...my vote Long Road Out of Eden...this was a difficult choice!! It has great stuff on there, but I don't play it straight through as much as the others.
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I vote for the their first album. "Eagles" was a good first one for them but IMHO is by far the weakest, although it did have the "big three" - TIE, PEF & WW - which gave them their big break.
Dreamer, thanks for doing this. I know it can be time consuming. These are always fun and always interesting to see everyone's choices.
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You're welcome, NKIT. I enjoy the games, too.
For this round, I'll join Soda and scottside. I love the significance of HFO and, of course, love the album too. But, since we have to make such hard choices in this game, I'm going to first vote to eliminate the live albums. So ...
I cast my vote for Hell Freezes Over.
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I'm voting for the Eagles Live album...there are no new songs on it (unless you count Seven Bridges Road).
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I vote for Hell Freezes Over too.
I really love that it meant their resumption and I was so thrilled that it happened, but it's mostly the old stuff done over. I do love Get Over It though!
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I don't really feel any connection to their last 3 albums, so I guess I will vote with the majority so far. My choice is Hell Freezes Over.
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I vote for Eagles Live. Nothing new and I hate the idea that it was substantially "fixed" in the studio.
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I've never participated in these games, my favorites change with my mood at the moment. But I decided to give it a go and join the fun!
I cast my first vote for "Hell Freezes Over". The mixture of live and studio cuts has always seemed a little jarring to me.
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Eagles Live gets my vote, nothing new and studio created.
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I vote off Eagles Live - rather than being a studio/themed album its just a mish mash of live songs to fulfil a contract after the band had split
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Re: Eagles' Albums Survivor: Results of Round One
The first album to be eliminated in Eagles’ Album Survivor is Hell Freezes Over. “Hell Freezes Over”, the tribe has spoken and love did not keep you alive. Now, you are the one from yesterday. No need for you to learn to be still because you must leave the island quicker than a New York minute. Get over it!
Votes
Hell Freezes Over – 7
Eagles Live – 5
Eagles – 2
Long Road Out of Eden – 2
Vote Breakdown
Hell Freezes Over – sodascouts
Hell Freezes Over – scottside
Hell Freezes Over – Ive always been a dreamer
Hell Freezes Over – Brooke
Hell Freezes Over – My My
Hell Freezes Over – FreyFollower
Hell Freezes Over – Desperada
Eagles Live – groupie2686
Eagles Live – UndertheWire
Eagles Live – LovinGlennGirl
Eagles Live – thelastresort
Eagles Live – Glennsallnighter
Long Road Out of Eden – WalshFan88
Long Road Out of Eden – KingWalsh
Eagles – shunlvswx
Eagles – New Kid In Town
Albums Eliminated:
Hell Freezes Over 11/21
Albums Remaining:
Eagles
Desperado
On the Border
One of These Night
Hotel California
The Long Run
Eagles Live
Long Road Out of Eden
Voting for Round Two begins now.
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I have to save Eagles Live!!! It's one of my favorite live albums ever.
There has been talk about overdubbing on this album lately, but I'm pretty convinced that was just on SBR. The rest of the songs sound 100 percent live and not edited or added to.
Again, I must vote for Long Road Out Of Eden
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I'm voting for Eagles Live again.
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I'm voting for Eagles album again.
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I second that WalshFan88....as I stated previously, LROOE has some great stuff but it’s not a go to album for me....my vote Long Road Out of Eden
( I repeat hard choice.)
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I really hate to vote for Eagles Live as it used to be my favorite because it had all the greatest songs on it, but....
All this talk lately about Seven Bridges Road......I always absolutely loved that song and to find out it wasn't so perfect just kind of spoiled it for me. I went back to the thread from 2007 "Rank the six studio albums" (before LROOE) https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/foru...ht=rank+albums to see how I voted then but we didn't include the live albums. After reading my thoughts there, I don't think my mind has changed much, if any.
I vote for Eagles Live. But I still love it!
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I vote Long Road Out Of Eden.
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I'm also going to vote for EAGLES LIVE. Again, I think the live albums are more expendable, and as others have pointed out - is this even a "live" album with all of the studio foolery?
I cast my vote for Eagles Live.
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I vote for Hell Freezes Over.
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Its too bad the Live album isn't as "live" as it should be. That being said, it is refreshing to have something live from these guys and it gives them some rock credibility to have a popular live album.
I vote for Long Road Out of Eden.
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Originally Posted by
New Kid In Town
I vote for Hell Freezes Over.
NKIT you must really dislike HFO to vote for it after it's already been eliminated!:hilarious: :smile:
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I'll vote earlier than usual since I am going out to dinner for my birthday. We are going early so I should be back to post this round's results on time. However, if not, I'll post as soon as I get home.
Since it looks like Eagles Live is going down this time, I'm going to join shun. I like the band's debut album and think it was a very impressive first effort for a new band. I've said before that I can only imagine the nervousness and anticipation these guys must have felt wondering how the album would be received. If they had only known how things would turn out for them. Of course, the big three songs are still classics almost 50 years later. I also really like a couple of other songs, but, TBH, I think at least half of the album is just average. To me, LROOE is a stronger album overall and although it is much more mature, I think it stands up well against the band's earlier work. So ...
I cast my vote for Eagles.
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Re: Eagles' Albums Survivor: Results of Round Two
The next album to be eliminated in Eagles’ Album Survivor is Eagles Live. “Eagles Live”, it’s Saturday night and the tribe has spoken. Life’s been good to you so far, but you are going to have a heartache tonight. There’s no room for wasted time so you need to head out to Seven Bridges Road immediately. It may take you all night long to get off the island, but you will make it in the long run.
Votes
Eagles Live – 8
Long Road Out of Eden – 4
Eagles – 2
Vote Breakdown
Eagles Live – LovinGlennGirl
Eagles Live – scottside
Eagles Live – FreyFollower
Eagles Live – UndertheWire
Eagles Live – Brooke
Eagles Live – thelastresort
Eagles Live – groupie2686
Eagles Live – sodascouts
Long Road Out of Eden – WalshFan88
Long Road Out of Eden – KingWalsh
Long Road Out of Eden – My My
Long Road Out of Eden – Delilah
Eagles – shunlvswx
Eagles – Ive always been a dreamer
Albums Eliminated:
Hell Freezes Over 11/21
Eagles Live 11/23
Albums Remaining:
Eagles
Desperado
On the Border
One of These Night
Hotel California
The Long Run
Long Road Out of Eden
Voting for Round Three begins now.
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Long Road Out Of Eden
RE: editing on Live - as far as I'm aware it was only on SBR, no other songs were dubbed. At least I don't remember hearing anything definitive about the rest of the songs.
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LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN. As much as I was glad that this came out and as a two cd set, I still felt a sense of disappointment after hearing the whole thing.
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I'm standing on the firing line. You can see this as a tactical vote, if that makes it easier.
I vote for Hotel California.
Yes, it has sold the most of the non-compilation albums and the title track is the one that people don't know much about the band will recognise. It also marks the point where they became jaded and gave into excess. And I miss Bernie Leadon.
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I'm voting for Long Road Out of Eden. I like this album a lot and absolutely love some of the songs on it, Waiting in the Weeds is perhaps one of my favorite songs ever, but it doesn't seem as cohesive an effort as their earlier work, if that makes sense. Like it's a collection of their solo songs put together, with very few sounding like they came from the entire band.