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I think there's a difference between liking and respect. For example, I cannot abide the Beatles (to the point where I refuse to be in the same room if their music is being played), however I respect what they did for music and just how huge they were. Ditto Led Zepp, ditto the Stones, ditto Metallica etc. I think it is very shallow to judge a whole band's discography on the behavior or personalities of its prominent members - you can't have success to the level the Eagles, Beatles, Who, Pink Floyd etc had without being some degree of an arrogant ar*ehole. But it's the strong, headlong determination of Glenn and Don H. and their not so pleasant (at times) actions that have made them into one of the biggest bands of all time (arguably the biggest American band ever) with nine figure sales numbers who still sell out 99%+ of every gig they do in huge arenas. In all fairness to the others they wouldn't, I don't think, have left such a huge legacy if it had been the sweet TBS, timid Randy or nonchalant Joe at the forefront of the band.

You could argue until the dawn that the Eagles made music irrelevant (which I think they admit themselves), they were money-grabbing greedy corporates or that Henley, Frey or whoever else is a monumental such-and-such but at the end of the day, as much you may detest them you cannot deny them their success. I think the Big Lebowski-esque attitude sums up a lot of it: I do wonder if a lot of the 'I hate the f***ing Eagles, man' sentiments are because they can't stand slow, country rambling like Lyin' Eyes, or because they genuinely hate them as an entity.