When we say Eagles, we mean Hotel California. And vice versa. For the authors, the song became the most fatal, pushing other merits so far away that there was a conviction that the group had created absolutely nothing more. Meanwhile, it is extremely unfair to rank them in the second echelon. Moreover: even before "Hotel California" it was believed that the group had passed its peak and it would be time for her to retire. But the imperishable composition overturned all ideas about the rock hierarchy. It not only symbolizes the seventies - it is called the swan song of rock in general. Not in the sense that then there were no good songs. There was nothing fundamentally new, milestone - and forecasts for the future are also disappointing. A masterpiece for that and a masterpiece to bulge coolly from the Procrustean bed of stable quality factor.
The group started in the right place at the right time. By the end of the sixties, people got tired of abstruse psychedelia and conceptual polyphony, and the "flower revolution" began to fade. I wanted something simpler, more comfortable. On the other hand, the largest state of America imposes a kind of magical seal (and Randy California from Spirit, and a pretty namesake band, and, finally, the world's most famous hotel - this is not a set of letters). Everything from rockabilly to bluegrass is fused in the musical palette here. The future "eagles" managed to gain experience in different teams professing folk traditions. The most famous were The Flying Burrito Brothers and Poco, where guitarist-banjoist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner played respectively. At the same time, here you can see how inscrutable the paths in rock are. Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, which Leadon joined back in high school, was founded by Chris Hillman, now of Byrds fame, and in Four Of Us, along with Glen Frey, plucked Ace Frehley in anticipation of the coming of KISS. Most importantly, at these crossroads, those who brought the frisco sound to a new round, without much discussion dubbed west coast rock - rock of the west coast, converged.
The group owes its birth to Los Angeles - the same capital of everything progressive as San Francisco. The City of Angels, with its contrasts, Hollywood luxury and hippie communes, attracted desperate seekers of happiness like a magnet. (By the way, Jackson Browne started there at the same time as our heroes). Perhaps the Eagles became his main paradox: none of the group that best sang California was not a Californian. Leadon was from Minnesota, Meisner was from Nebraska, and Glenn Frey and drummer Don Henley came from Michigan and Texas, dropping out of college to earn a meager income in amateur bands for nothing, which is several at once). Frey was the most active and successful: he was the first to write songs and released an album at the tiny Amos studio in a duet with Jay Sather (who would occasionally co-write it during the Eagles). He was lucky enough to meet David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young), and through him with his manager David Geffen. In general, Frey was counting on a solo career, but Geffen advised not to rush. The latter had his own ideas: he was going to promote the country singer Linda Ronstadt and he needed talented and not yet arrogant accompanists. At the local club "Troubadour" Frey came across Henley, whose next band Shilon had just collapsed. Then Lidon met with Meisner. They were already quite famous session musicians, and Geffen bombarded both of them for Linda's recordings. Thus, the "Queen of Country" can be considered their unwitting godmother. They worked for a year as an escort group and, feeling that they had grown to independence, honestly warned about leaving. By mid-1971, a quartet called the Eagles appeared in sunny California. One of many thousands.
The team needs a leader. Although everyone could sing, the indefatigable Frey acted as the frontman. His songs brought initial success - in particular, Take it easy, written together with the aforementioned Brownie. The song was included in the debut album "The Eagles" (1972), which Geffen released at the newly created studio "Esaylum" (he soon became its president). The disc was recorded in England under the production of Glynn Jones, who worked with rollers, zeppelins and the like. Despite strong support, the vinyl pancake fell under the first pancake rule. Listeners agreed that the group looks better at concerts. The reception was more cordial in the South - the inhabitants there fell in love with Lydon's Witchy woman and the famous Jack Tempchin's Peaceful easy feeling. Critics unanimously called the quartet "another typical country band". This prompted the creation of something epic, like a country opera.
The second longplay Desperado (1973) told about the historical gangster Doolin Delton and his gang operating in the Wild West. The recording was made in the same place and the same. Apparently because everyone wrote the songs, the whole record did not work out. But Henley's hatched composer's gift drew attention to himself, he owned the title track. Hits can also be called Tequila sunrize and Doolin Dalton - they have forever entered their shock arsenal. The main thing is that the author's tandem Frey-Henley has developed. There remained a mere trifle - to find your own, one of the millions of sounds.
The new album On the border (1974) became a turning point in his biography. Several factors came into play. The musicians changed their manager and producer - Irving Azoff and Billy Zhimchik came. Keyboards included. Guitarist Don Felder also took part in the recording. The whole four were so bewitched by his double neck Gibson that they offered to become a permanent member of the group (by the way, he was not Californian either - he came from Florida). The new sound blended into the old, crystallizing a much-needed identity. The record brought the first "gold" and three No. 1 hits in the "Billboard" - James Dean, Best of my love and One of these night (the third directly replaced the second). It is noteworthy that at this stage they did not abandon the borrowed material, interpreting the Tom Waits ballad Ol "55. The audience flocked to the concerts. The uncompromising Old World submitted. Elementary logic demanded a new hit disc, which was brilliantly carried out the following year.
The album One of these nights went platinum and is still called the best collection of pop songs of the seventies. If it wasn't for the Hotel California, it would have remained the crown of the Eagles. The song Lyin "eyes received a Grammy, Jorney of sorcerer became the screensaver of the super popular television series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (based on the novel by Douglas Adams). The "hot five" included three songs, including Meissner's first hit Take it to the limit. By the end of the year, this was not so noticeable, because to consolidate their success, the team undertook a world tour, recording a Live in Sidney live album in Australia along the way (the visit to Japan, where the audience sang along with the original language, turned out to be the most gratifying! ) But it has long been known that success has a downside in the form of the question "Who is the boss in the group?" Tired of concert marathons and tensions within the band, Leadon left his comrades. donkey in the role of a seishman (for those who are especially inquisitive, one can add that around the same time his affair with the daughter of Ronald Reagan, who was just about to run for president, ended) .
In place of Lydon, Azof brought another of his wards - Joe Walsh. Having proven himself in the James Gang, having great solo records, he agreed to share his talent with other talents. With his arrival, the Eagles felt a roll towards hard rock. This was especially evident again at concerts, because the group has moved away from studio work for almost a year - not to miss the avalanche of commercial fees. However, enough material has accumulated for the collection Their greatest hits, which became three times "platinum" and recognized by the National Recording Association as the disc of the year. It is possible that a long break allowed the release of a reference album, where you-know-what-song sounded.
Hotel California was recorded for more than six months in several studios. Practically all songs became hits - New kid in town (again "Grammy"), Life in the fast lane, Victim of love, The last resort ... But the joint creation of Frey - Felder - Henley was singled out by everyone. Hanley personally wrote five songs - and the reins of leadership passed to him. The singing drummer is that rare and time-consuming phenomenon (Phil Collins, for example, calls on a stand-in drummer during the tour), which added an extra original facet to the band. As for the megahit, the whole environment was refracted here. 1976 was a jubilee year - 200 years of the United States. The musicians compared their country to an international comfortable hotel, where any emigrant can find shelter, but not a home. Some will find similarities with Angie, released by the Rolling Stones three years earlier. Really, how many remember Angie and by how many millions has the number of Eagles fans increased? Does the first one have cover versions and how many of them does the second one have? In short, winners are not judged. Throughout the year, the song was in the lead in every conceivable chart, and there was not a moment on earth when it would not sound somewhere on the air. It is not surprising that it was chosen as the final chord of the golden era of rock: the crisis of the genre has already been identified, and in the structure of the song, text, vocals, in the final dialogue of the guitars, one can hear longing for something that has gone forever ... In the end, someone has to complete the performance . The group was lucky with a place in history - they grabbed the bandwagon of the outgoing train. Remember the first and last.
Alas, the peak is not only a peak, but also the beginning of a descent. It looks like the Eagles have made up their minds that they can do it. The next disc had to wait two years. During this time, Meisner left the band, returning to Poco. Interestingly, Timothy Schmidt, who replaced him at Poco for six years, came to replace him. Following the tastes of fashion, the musicians began to experiment with might and main. High-timbral guitars, synthesizers and saxophones appeared. The quintessence of this can be considered the song Sad cafe, recorded together with David Sanborn. But ... either personal age affected, or time itself. Something important is missing. Well, yes, on the crest of Hotel California, the album was doomed to "platinum". Although in itself he did not disgrace his reputation. Schmidt did not let us down either, containing the hit I can tell you why. At concerts, however, the audience frantically demanded their beloved. It is not superfluous to say that the Eagles never saved the signature number for dessert, but often opened the program for them. Maybe this also played a role - great is the joy of turning into a group of one song? As a result, the group gave the last grand tour of the States, released a double Eagles live, which acquired the traditional "platinum" (Hotel California again topped the charts "live" version) and dispersed peacefully. Pragmatic managers officially announced the breakup only in May 1982. Hotel "California" finally turned into a myth.
The life of musicians did not end there. They took up solo projects, sometimes played along and even produced each other. Henley's activity turned out to be the most fruitful, he worked with colleagues, both eminent and different. Its pinnacle can be considered the song Heart of the matter, dedicated to the Eagles (as their album was supposed to be called, which was never recorded). Meisner, who unexpectedly emerged from oblivion, who left Poco long ago, joined the World classic rockers - a team of half-forgotten "stars", along with Danny Lane and Spencer Davis. True, their music bears little resemblance to the classical Eagles, which is entirely consistent with the general change in the degree of perception.
More or less, Walsh has remained true to his hard-core funkyness - take his last album, Little Did He Know (1997), for example. It is no coincidence that he was invited to the inauguration of Bill Clinton - this is another confirmation of the status of a symbol of America. As often happens, individual work is much inferior to the work done together. As happens even more often, after many years, the "eagles" were drawn to their native nest. In 1994, the quintet met as part of 1978. A full-length album and the same tour were planned. But as always, hopes were not justified. The disc Hell freezes over (at the studio "Geffen" - the same one) presented only four new songs, and the tour was reduced to almost a few concerts. You can't defy the laws of nature, you can't bring back youth. As a human being, you can understand: this is the last thing that aged rockers can get from life. But since time is inexorable - is it worth it to engage in self-destruction? Who will understand these complexities ... One thing is certain: we say Eagles - we mean Hotel California. And vice versa.
In 2007, the Frey-Henley-Walsh-Schmidt group recorded a full-length studio double album Long Road Out Of Eden with new songs....
Discography
Eagles ____________1972
Desperado_________ 1973
On the Border_______1974
One of These Nights__1975
Hotel California______1976
The Long Run_______1979
Eagles Live_________1980
Hell Freezes Over____1994
Live In The Fast Lane_1994
Little did he know____1997
Glenn Frey(Glenn Frey, 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016) - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bernie Leadon(Bernie Leadon, born July 19, 1947) - guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals
Randy Meisner(Randy Meisner, b. 03/08/1946) - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Don Henley(Don Henley, born July 22, 1947) - drums, vocals
The group owes its birth to Los Angeles. The Eagles became his paradox: no one in the group who sang California the best was Californian. Leadon was from Minnesota, Meisner was from Nebraska, and Frey and drummer Don Henley were from Michigan and Texas, dropping out of college to earn a meager income in amateur bands.
The future "eagles" managed to gain experience in different teams professing folk traditions. The most famous were the Flying Burrito brothers and Poco, where guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner played respectively. Frey turned out to be the most active and successful: he was the first to write songs and released an album at the tiny studio "Emos" in a duet with Jay Sather. He was lucky enough to meet David Crosby ("Crossby, Stills, Nash and Young"), and through him with his manager David Geffen. At the local club "Troubadour" Frey came across Henley, whose next group "Shilon" had just collapsed. Then Lidon met with Meisner. They were already quite well-known session musicians, and Geffen enlisted both of them to record country singer Linda Ronstad.
They worked for a year as an escort group and, feeling that they had grown to independence, honestly warned about leaving. By mid-1971, a quartet called the Eagles appeared in California. Although everyone could sing, the indefatigable Frey acted as the frontman. His songs and brought initial success - in particular, "Take it easy". The song was included in the debut album "The Eagles" (1972), which Geffen released at the newly created studio "Asylum". 
The CD was recorded in England with producer Glynn Jones, who worked with the Rolling Stones and Led zeppelin. Despite strong support, the record was a commercial failure. Listeners agreed that the group looks better at concerts. Critics unanimously called the quartet "another typical country band".
The second album, "Desperado" (1973), told about the gangster Doolin Delton and his gang operating in the Wild West. Apparently because everyone wrote the songs, the whole record did not work out. But the composer's gift of Henley, who owned the title track, drew attention to himself. Hits can also be called "Tequila sunrize" and "Doolin Dalton" - they have forever entered their percussion arsenal. The main thing is that the author's tandem Frey - Henley has developed. The new album, "On the border" (1974), became a turning point in their biography. The musicians changed their manager and producer - Irving Azoff and Billy Zhimchik came. Keyboards included. Also, guitarist Don Felder (born September 21, 1947) took part in the recording, remaining in the band after the recording. The new sound blended into the old, crystallizing a much-needed identity. The record brought the first "gold" and three No. 1 hits on the Billboard charts - "James Dean", "Best of my love" and "One of these night".
The audience flocked to the concerts. Elementary logic demanded a new hit disc, which was carried out with brilliance the following year. The album "One of these nights" (1975) collected "platinum", topped the American charts for five weeks (in England, the record rose to 8th place). If it weren't for the Hotel California, it would have remained the crown of the Eagles. "Lyin' eyes" won a Grammy and "Jorney of sorcerer" was the opening theme song for the hit TV series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with three Top 5 hits including Meisner's first hit "Take it to the limit". success, the team undertook a world tour.But tired of concert marathons and tensions within the team, Bernie Leadon left his colleagues in 1975. 
In place of Lydon, Azoff brought another of his wards - Joe Walsh (Joe Walsh, born 11/20/1947). His appearance in the composition coincided with the triumphant success of the group's compilation "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975", which again led the American hit parade (2nd place in the UK), collected triple platinum and in 1976 was recognized by the National Association of Recording Companies America's best album of the year. With the arrival of Walshaw "Eagles" there was a tilt towards hard rock. This was especially evident again at concerts, because. The band took a break from studio work for almost a year. "Hotel California" (1976) was recorded over six months in several studios. Almost all songs became hits - "New kid in town", "Life in the fast lane", "Victim of love", "The last resort". But the joint creation of Frey - Felder - Henley overshadowed everything. Henley wrote five songs - and the reins of leadership passed to him. Throughout the year, the song "Hotel California" was in the lead in every conceivable chart (in England - 8th place), and there was not a moment on earth when it would not sound somewhere on the air. Alas, the peak is not only a peak, but also the beginning of a descent. It looks like the Eagles have made up their minds that they can do it. The next disc had to wait two years, during which time, in 1977, Randy Meisner left the group, returning to Poco. Instead, Timothy Schmidt (Timothy B. Schmit, b. 10/30/1947) came. Following the tastes of fashion, the musicians began to experiment with might and main. High-timbral guitars, synthesizers and saxophones appeared. The song "Sad cafe" can be considered the quintessence of this. But something important was missing. Well, yes, on the crest of "Hotel California" the album was doomed to "platinum", although in itself it was not bad. At concerts, however, the audience frantically demanded their beloved.
The band's next studio album, The Long Ron (1979), took even longer to record than its predecessor, and even before its release, the Eagles released the 1978 Christmas single "Please Come Home For Christmas", a signature version of Charles Brown's blues classic. the single was not included in "The Long Run"). The first official single from the new album "Heartache Tonight", like most of the previous ones, became a "millionaire", topped the national charts (in England it reached only 40th place) and received a Grammy, "The Long Ron" also took first place in the album charts (in England - 4th place), and the title track and "I Can" t Tell You Why " entered the American Top 10. 
The group gave a grand tour of the States and by the end of 1980 released a double live album "Eagles Live", received the traditional "platinum", but the musicians decided to disband the group. In early 1981, the last single "Eagles" from the live album "Seven Bridges Road" also hit the US charts. Pragmatic managers officially announced the breakup only in May 1982.
The musicians took up solo projects. The most fruitful was the activity of Henley. Its pinnacle can be considered the song "Heart of the matter", dedicated to the "Eagles" (as their album was supposed to be called, which was never recorded). Meisner, who unexpectedly emerged from oblivion, who left Poco long ago, joined the World classic rockers - a team of half-forgotten "stars", along with Danny Lane and Spencer Davis. One Walsh remained true to the hard funky - take at least his album "Little did he know".
In 1994, the quintet met with the 1978 line-up to record a commercial video clip, and then gave several concerts, eventually recording the album "Hell freezes over" (1994). The released live DVD "Hell Freezes Over" (which finished on the Billboard 200 at number three) tops the list of the best-selling DVDs in the world today. In 1998, the Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the very end of the 90s - with the transition to the new millennium - the Eagles undertook a world tour (with visits to Russia, 2001), as a result of which the group again took a leading position in its league (two collections of the group "Greatest Hits" and " Eagles Selected Works 1972-1999", firmly established themselves in the Top 100 best-selling albums "of all times and peoples", while the first collection is the most replicated record of the 20th century).
In 2001, guitarist Don Felder left the band. In 2003, the band released the single "Hole In The World", dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The band is heading to Australia (Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena), performances on November 14, 15 and 17, 2004 formed the basis of a video released in 2005 under the title "Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne", the concert includes all Eagles Greatest Hits. 
In November 2007, Eagles released their new studio album, Long Road Out Of Eden, the first full-length album since 1979. Fans did not regret the long wait, the two-disc album included 20 brand new tracks, which the band had been working on for almost six years. “Long Road Out Of Eden” debuted at number one in the US, became one of the best-selling albums of the year, went triple platinum, and earned the band 2 Grammy Awards for “How Long” and “I Dreamed There Was No War” ".
Today the band performs live with Don Henley, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt, inviting session musicians. Over four decades of concert and studio activity around the world, the Eagles have managed to maintain the public's interest in their work, thanks to a high level of professionalism, which has earned them special respect from their fans.
Based on the materials of "Rock encyclopedias"
THE EAGLES - EAGLE ROCK NEST
The group is considered the most "American" of all American bands, as well as the third in popularity and the number of records sold after Led Zeppelin.
Isn't this enough to leave for a well-deserved rest after more than forty years? But no, they are not going to leave the stage and put the instruments in a corner. They still (albeit rarely) successfully tour, gathering halls of fans.
California is the cradle of The Eagles
They went through all the stages on the way to their success - uncertainty, playing on small venues, the appearance of the first hit single, album. Then fame came, and with it money, alcohol, drugs ... They had it all. “I don’t know exactly how we will remain in people’s memory. But, probably, someday people will say that we had very good songs. We are proud of ourselves only because all the members of our band are still alive, unlike many musicians of our generation,” said Don Henley.
Connoisseurs of the history of rock music are unanimous in their opinion - the members of the future group were lucky to get together at the right time and in the right place. It was the city of Los Angeles, it was the end in the yard 
1960s. Music lovers are already tired of psychedelics, they are fed up with other popular trends, they are drawn to simpler rock, which will be understandable without a "degree" or "dope".
At this time, fate brought guitarists Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey and drummer Don Henley to the capital of California. It is noteworthy that each of them had strong vocal abilities and by this time already had musical experience in other groups.
Eaglets learn to fly
At first, they positioned themselves only as accompanists and performed with Linda Ronstadt. But already in the first year of their joint work, ambitions took over, and the future "eagles" left the nest in search of their own path. And so, in 1971, a new rock band appeared in California, one of many. History has left us no name 
who exactly came up with the name of the group, apparently the musicians were overwhelmed with the desire to take off and soar, watching how other bands unsuccessfully try to reach their top.
Almost exactly what happened. Linda Ronstadt's manager took the rockers under his wing. He signed a contract with them and already in early 1972 he sent them to England to record an album. The debut was amazing. Three songs from the disc were in the top twenty hits at once - "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Witchy Woman". Such success could not be dreamed of.
This victory could not be called accidental. Yes, their work coincided with the demands of the audience and the spirit of the times, the producer also tried, but the musicians themselves made every effort to break out into people. Their rehearsals are held away from prying eyes and ears. During this time, the band members practiced every movement, every chord and vocal intonation, bringing their own sound to perfection. There are no improvisations at their concerts, and nothing can make the musicians deviate from the notes. They have been following this rule for more than forty years. 
There can be no amateur performances on the stage, everything is learned and rehearsed in advance, brought almost to automatism. From this, the music does not lose its liveliness at all, on the contrary, it is the highest level of professionalism - none of the band members allows themselves liberties on stage, unexpected turns, disrupted concerts or false sound. Perhaps that is why, long before the legendary Hotel California, they became an iconic American band.
In search of color
After the debut album, music critics considered the Eagles to be another typical country band, of which there were already enough of them in the vastness of America. But the guys did not give up and decided to try themselves in a more serious direction of country opera. In the work on the second album, the author's duet of Glenn Frey and Don Henley was formed. The new record gave the world such hits as "Tequila Sunrise" and "Desperado", losing in popularity to the debut record. 
The team was in dire need of exclusivity, especially music, in order to become the first, and not one of the many.
A new manager and producer helped in this matter, as well as the 1974 album "On the border", which became life-changing. To record this record, the Eagles invited guitarist Don Felder, who brought a double-necked instrument made with his own hands, and impressed the musicians with his mastery of performance. This is how Felder's fresh blood and golden hands helped to find that very missing unique sound and become an original band.
The colorful album became “gold” in three months, visited the Top 10 and sent three compositions “The best of my love”, “James Dean” and “One of these night” to the top of the charts at once. Even skeptical 
tuned Europe opened its arms to, let alone the Americans themselves. Concert halls were filled to capacity and demanded a "hit" continuation.
The new album proved to be the crowning achievement of their success. The disc "One of these nights" became "platinum" and deservedly won the title of the best collection of the 1970s. The popular TV series took the song "Jorney of sorcerer" as the opening theme, the hit "Lyin' eyes" won a Grammy Award, and guitarist Randy Meisner was considered a hitmaker after the song "Take it to the limit". One Bernie Leadon was, as it were, out of work, and after a world tour he left the group.
The golden era of The Eagles
The band members wanted to see in their ranks not just a talented performer, but a creative creator of such things that would be a new word in music. Such a productive member of the group was the musician Joe Walsh, who had several solo albums and work in popular bands behind him. It is not known for what reasons he decided to join, however, such a connection 
gave unsurpassed results. For a whole year, the group went on tour, abandoning studio recordings. The commercial success of the concerts delighted not only musicians, but also managers.
During the year of concerts, the sound of which, according to critics, began to resemble hard rock more, the group had accumulated a lot of material. Gathering all the best together, the Eagles recorded the legendary album "Their Greatest Hits", which became the disc of the year. Just imagine, this record went platinum three times and to this day holds the lead among the best-selling albums, ahead of even Thriller.
And then there was 1976 and the album, which became a hallmark for all times and for all continents. After the release of Hotel California, the group was no longer associated with anything else, although almost all the songs from this album became hits. Five songs were written by drummer Don Henley and became the unofficial leader of the band. This rare case where the drummer is also a great vocalist, 
and besides, he writes songs, added originality to the group.
This year the United States of America celebrated its 200th anniversary, and the musicians compared their homeland to a large comfortable hotel where anyone can stay, but not everyone can be at home here. The song "Hotel California" sounded on all musical airs, became a symbol of the 1970s and visited all charts in a year. But sadly, it was she who became the swan song of the great rock era. This is how the group happened to stand at the origins of the rock movement and close the door to it.
Paying for popularity
The sunset of the golden age in rock music also affected the work of the Eagles. Randy Meisner flew out of their nest, creating a vacancy for Timothy Schmidt. A wave of experiments began, the use of new instruments and the search for fresh sounds. Many years of tension, constant concerts, exhausting rehearsals made themselves felt, and the second one was certainly manifested - not the best side of fame and popularity.
The group, like many others, was not spared problems with the law and addiction 
from drugs and alcohol. At the same time, the "eagles" did not deny themselves anything and lived, as they say, in a big way. Sometimes the musicians used a private plane for such trifles as if it were a taxi car.
Fights, illnesses, clashes with law enforcement officers - all this was commonplace for the participants. Glenn Frey was nicknamed "The Joint" for his love of marijuana. Don Henley was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine. He was fined, given two years of probation and ordered to visit a narcologist. At a certain point, the musicians of the group simply began to hate each other.
After a new "platinum" album and a tour of the United States, the musicians made, perhaps the only right decision for themselves and announced in 1982 that they would cease to exist. This prompted each of them to take up their own solo projects, but none of them could achieve overwhelming success.
New century
Having rested from each other for several years, while never losing touch, in 1994 the "eagles" flocked again 
with its golden composition. During this time, they managed to get rid of destructive habits, rethink a lot and correctly prioritize. It must be admitted that the recorded album "Hell freezes over" did not become a breakthrough, although it was commercially successful. The next disc called "Long road out of eden" had to wait as long as 15 years. In parallel, the musicians continued to work on their solo albums and perform solo.
Their last tour ended in 2011 and was recognized by Forbes magazine as the second largest in terms of financial collections. And here the musicians have something to think about. If the audience still goes to their concerts, it means that they are still waiting for something grandiose and worthwhile from their idols.
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In the city of Winslow (Arizona), a statue was erected in honor of the group. The city authorities decided to pay tribute to the musicians for immortalizing the name 
town in one of his hits - "Take it easy". A bronze statue of a man with a guitar adorns one of the central streets of the city.
The album "Hotel California" was ranked 37th in the list of the greatest collections according to Rolling Stone magazine. The song of the same name kept on the top line of the Billboard hit parade and was awarded the Grammy award, but the musicians did not go to the award only because Don Henley is convinced of the opacity of the award itself.
Updated: April 9, 2019 by: Helena
The Eagles are an American world-class band. The Eagles followed the direction of country rock in their work. The Eagles were at the peak of their popularity between 1971 and 1981. At this time, the group's songs occupied a leading position in the top charts. The collection of the best songs of the group was released with a total circulation of 30 million copies. Periodically, the recording studio releases additional editions. The total circulation of the group's albums is 65 million copies. With such results, The Eagles may well compete with the iconic The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
The founders of the group were Don Henley and Glenn Fry, other members of the team came from already fairly promoted rock bands. Since all the Eagles musicians used to work in different directions, this was naturally reflected in the overall work of the group, in which the influence of Bob Dylan and Neil Young was felt. Desperado" (1973) cowboy motifs are heard. The combination of various styles bore fruit with the release of the third album "On the Border" (1974), which reached the first lines of the charts. A successful synthesis of rock, country and folk music became a hallmark of the Eagles' music.
The band's fourth album "One of These Nights" follows the same trends, but with a slightly different twist - their music became harder, which attracted new fans. In addition to music, the Eagles have always carefully worked out song tests. The group's songs have never been distinguished by meaninglessness and vacuity.
In 1976, the most significant song in the work of the rock band "Hotel California" appeared. She became part of the album of the same name and brought the authors an unprecedented commercial success. All over the world this song is recognized from the first notes. The end of the 70s was the heyday of the group, which, unfortunately, did not benefit the human relations of the team members.
In 1979, the situation within the group escalated and the conflict ended with the fact that in 1980 the group went on tour. Two years later, one of the founders of the group, Don Henley, announced the breakup of the Eagles. To all questions about reconciliation, Henley said only one thing: “when hell freezes over.” In a sense, these words have become prophetic. In 1994, the musicians got back together and went on tour in America. During the reunion, the band recorded the album "Hell Freezes Over", which means "hell freezes over".
The album, like the previous ones, took the first lines in the charts. In November 2007, The Eagles released the long-awaited album The Long Road Out of Eden. Made in the traditional style of the group, it was significantly different from fashionable music and still overtook the album of the scandalous Britney Spears in sales. The circulation of her album was half that of The Eagles.
Eagles(read Eagles, in the lane with The Eagles) is an American rock band that performs melodic country rock guitar and soft rock. During the ten years of its existence (1971-81), it topped the American pop singles chart five times (Billboard Hot 100) and four times the album chart (Billboard Top 200).
Their greatest hits compilation, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, released in 1976, sold 29 million copies (certified diamond by the RIAA) and is still the best-selling album in US history, slightly ahead of Michael's. Jackson Thriller. In total, 65,000,000 copies of their albums have been sold in America, making them the third most popular act of all time in the US, after the British The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
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History
The band was formed by Don Henley and Glenn Fry in Los Angeles in 1971. The producer of Linda Ronstadt stood at the origins of the team, and the members were recruited from rock teams of various musical orientations. For this reason, they organically absorbed and reworked many musical influences, not least Bob Dylan and Neil Young. In the first major hit of the Eagles - "Witchy Woman" (1972) - blues motives prevailed; second album Desperado(1973) paid tribute to cowboy themes, and only with the third disc On the Border(1974) they were able to enter the fight for the very top lines of the sales charts.
Classic rock with a touch of country and folk music continued to be at the heart of the Eagles' signature sound well into the recording of their fourth album. One of These Nights(1975). During this period, they began to play more energetic, "muscular" rock, greatly expanding their audience. The fans were especially admired by the thoughtful texts of key compositions, not alien to symbolism. In 1976, one of the most commercially successful albums in the history of rock music was released - Hotel California with the hit of the same name, which became the hallmark of "the most American of rock bands" outside the States.
The Eagles toured extensively in the late 1970s. By the time their long-awaited sixth album (1979) was released, significant disagreements had accumulated between the members. Since 1980 they stopped recording together, and in 1982 Don Henley officially announced the breakup of the legendary team. To questions about the possibility of reuniting the participants, he answered briefly: "only when the underworld freezes." However, in 1994, to the delight of fans, the Eagles temporarily reunited to tour the United States and record a new album. Hell Freeze Over(literally - "the underworld freezes"), which became one of the best-selling discs of the year and confirmed that the group is in brilliant creative shape. In 2003, rock veterans released the single "Hole in the World", dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Eagles first studio album in 28 years The Long Road Out of Eden, entered the shelves of music stores in November 2007. Despite being a two-disc CD and far from current music trends, it debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at number one. The closest pursuer - Britney Spears' first disc in five years - was sold in a circulation that was more than half as large.
Composition
Current line-up
- Glenn Fry - vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica (1971-1980, 1994-present)
- Don Henley - vocals, drums, guitar (1971-1980, 1994-present)
- Joe Walsh - guitar, vocals, keyboards (1975-1980, 1994-present)
- Timothy Schmit - bass guitar, vocals, guitar (1977-1980, 1994-present)
Former members
- Randy Meisner - bass guitar, vocals, guitar, guitarron (1971-1977)
- Bernie Ledon - guitar, vocals, banjo, mandolin (1971-1975)
- Don Felder - guitar, mandolin, vocals, keyboards (1974-1980, 1994-2001)
Timeline
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Discography
- Eagles (1972)
- Desperado (1973)
- On the Border (1974)
- One of These Nights (1975)
- Hotel California (1976)
- The Long Run (1979)
- Hell Freeze Over (1994)
- The Long Road Out Of Eden (2007)
