Eagles Album Survivor

[Freypower]

There you are, Mike, you see. I think the title track of LROOE is comparable with the title track of HC. I know that is a large claim but there you go. I think Waiting In The Weeds comes very close to being a 'transcendent, standard' song.

[Glennsallnighter]

I'm with FP on the 'Head and the Heart' thing! There are many arguments for either album to win. On the Head thing I would go for Hotel California, for the reason that it contains probably one of the biggest hits the band ever had. If I say to people that I like the Eagles, one of the usual responses is 'Didn't they sing 'Hotel California?'' Even people who DON'T know the Eagles as a band know HC as a song. Also in enduring over 30 years, the album itself is indeed a classic and a great, and it often features in 100 all time top albums etc......
BUT, Glenn only takes one lead, ie NKIT To the objective reviewer, that wouldn't matter a whole lot, but to me it does.....

Now the heart (and what do I do with it here) tells me to go for LROOE! It may be newer, its songs may not be as universally well known as those on HC, but it is every bit as fine an album. The songs on it are as relevant today as those on HC were in the late 70s. AND Glenn takes lead vocals on far more songs than he does on HC.

So......if I had to pick one of them to accompany me on a long trip in the car.......?
I'd probably pick for LROOE, so for that reason, I vote for

LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN

for the win.

I'm sure too that in time it will become every bit as much of a classic as HC

[sodascouts]

Well, they're both strong albums, but in the end I gotta go with the one that has the historical, iconic aspect.

Hotel California for the win!

[melrose]

Hotel California is, by far, one of my favorite Eagles albums. However, LROOE is taking advantage of its every opportunity to wiggle its way in. I think everyday I grow more and more fond of it. Like some of you have said, this is a Heart vs. Head situation, but I think I'm going to have to go with heart in this scenario. Hotel California has already earned its place as an amazing album, and I believe, with time, that LROOE will be considered just as great.

I am voting for Long Road Out of Eden for the win.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I was very interested in the “head vs. heart” discussion here. I remember Soda and I were discussing this Survivor game a few weeks ago before we actually started it. At first we said that it was a sure thing that Hotel California would win the game. But then we talked about the fact that a lot of the members here may feel a closer connection to Long Road Out of Eden, and for that reason it could possibly pull off an upset win. I have already said several times throughout the game that I think LROOE stands up well against the band’s other albums, and I personally love it pretty much from start to finish. BUT ,,, I am one of those that usually votes my head instead of my heart in these games. And my head tells me that as good as LROOE is, it will probably never be considered as great of an album as HC even as time passes. There are only a few other albums ever that have achieved the same degree of relevance. As one of us that was “there” in the 70’s, I witnessed the universal impact of Hotel California on social culture. Because of the elite status that the album has sustained for more than 3 decades …

I cast my vote for Hotel California for the win.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Okay – the tribe has spoken and the results of the Eagles Albums Survivor are in. “Long Road Out of Eden” was waiting in the weeds, but in the end, with 14 votes, the victim of our love is …

Hotel California.

Votes
Hotel California – 14
Long Road Out of Eden – 8

Vote Breakdown
Hotel California – EagleLady
Hotel California – Prettymaid
Hotel California – Freypower
Hotel California – GlennLover
Hotel California – MikeA
Hotel California – ticky
Hotel California – Wildthyme
Hotel California – AzEaglesFan
Hotel California – Koala
Hotel California – Brooke
Hotel California – Lisa
Hotel California – Peekaboo
Hotel California – SodaScouts
Hotel California – Ive always been a dreamer
Long Road Out of Eden – Mrs. Frey
Long Road Out of Eden – TimothyBFan
Long Road Out of Eden – timfan
Long Road Out of Eden – LWKUA
Long Road Out of Eden – Stars
Long Road Out of Eden – eaglesvet
Long Road Out of Eden – Glennsallnighter
Long Road Out of Eden – melrose

Albums eliminated:
Hell Freezes Over 2/18
Eagles Live 2/20
The Long Run 2/22
One of These Nights 2/24
Eagles 2/26
On the Border 2/28
Desperado 3/02
Long Road Out of Eden 3/04


Congrats, Hotel California!

To celebrate, here is a “Hotel California 6-pack” of live audio and video:

Wasted Time – Houston 1976

http://www.donhenleyonline.com/multi...eHouston76.mpg

New Kid In Town – Pittsburgh 1994

http://www.glennfreyonline.com/multi...ttsburgh94.mpg

Pretty Maids All In a Row – Christchurch 1995

http://www.joewalshonline.com/multim...stchurch95.mpg

Life In the Fast Lane – Gothenburg, Sweden 1977



Hotel California – Chicago 1979



Victim of Love – East Rutherford 1994




Thanks to everyone who played and hope you enjoyed the game!

[EagleLady]

way to go Hotel California

[MikeA]

I'm afraid that I didn't see it the way you and Soda saw it ILBAD. I really thought there would be more "loyalty" votes for LROE simply because it is the Eagles latest, and probably last, recording.

To that end, I really am surprised that "Hotel California" maintained its Survival skills against a formidable opponent.

But you have to look at it from the Eagles point of view:

It was a WIN-WIN situation!

Man, I STILL have flashes when I hear "Hotel California".

[Koala]

I hear currently the winner album! HOTEL CALIFORNIA!
Afterwards I hear the second winner LROOE!

I had a lot of Fun with the Game,
even if some decisions were completely heavy, especially the final decision!

[eaglesvet]

Mike is right, this is a Win-Win situation! The Border is a special subset of the music-loving community...in this case, we all know all the songs on both the final 2 albums. But in listening to Dreamer's monologue, as well as those of others such as FP and GA, I was reminded of a point I had made to Mike some time ago. It actually concerns the more general music-listening public nowadays; and may explain why LROOE may never achieve the iconic historic status that HC did. It's simply that the young people I know don't buy albums when they download music! They download the latest singles from this artist and that artist, little realizing what hidden gems are lying elsewhere on those albums because they never get radio airplay. To me, nothing beats buying a favorite artist's CD for a few songs that I know I like, and then playing it to death for the 'unknown' songs that I discover I like even better! In the case of LROOE, where only a couple of songs actually got radio airplay around here, my first real listen to that CD uncovered a WITW that actually brought me to tears, a Spanish-flavored It's Your World Now by Glenn that really caught my ear, and an I Love to Watch a Woman Dance that sent me dreaming away. The new casual Eagles fan today might never download those from this album, instead sticking to BBF or How Long, simply due to familiarity. That being the case, it would be very difficult for this album today to achieve the kind of recognition and popularity that HC did 'back in the day.' Just some thoughts. Love them both!