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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Eagles' "Greatest Hits 1971-1975" may be the single greatest compliation ever made. It is by far the most famous and biggest-selling 'Best Of' ever released, and contains most of the influential American band's greatest songs. It is one of the biggest selling albums of all time, alongside with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon". It was an essential part of any music collection, and still really is.
"The Very Best Of The Eagles", the most recently-released Eagles compliation, features pretty much all these singles with more added ("Hotel California" for instance), but I didn't get the same feel to it as I did with this one. This one is to much of a legend to be replaced. It really is.
"Take It Easy" is probably The Eagles finest track. I think it defines the beauty of the open road fantastically. It is a real Gem. "Lyin' Eyes", "Take It To The Limit" and the tragic "Desperado" are other highlights. "Desperado" is a favourite of mine, after "Take It Easy" and "The New Kid In Town", but I think it is certainly the Eagles most moving and tear-jerking single. Probably their most famous hit single. "One Of These Nights" contains some of the greatest guitar licks ever recorded, "Witchy Woman" is one of their most iconic numbers, and "Already Gone" is one of their most underrated. "The Greatest Hits 1971-1975" is, literally, a collection of greatest hits.
"The Very Best Of The Eagles", the most recently-released Eagles compliation, features pretty much all these singles with more added ("Hotel California" for instance), but I didn't get the same feel to it as I did with this one. This one is to much of a legend to be replaced. It really is.
"Take It Easy" is probably The Eagles finest track. I think it defines the beauty of the open road fantastically. It is a real Gem. "Lyin' Eyes", "Take It To The Limit" and the tragic "Desperado" are other highlights. "Desperado" is a favourite of mine, after "Take It Easy" and "The New Kid In Town", but I think it is certainly the Eagles most moving and tear-jerking single. Probably their most famous hit single. "One Of These Nights" contains some of the greatest guitar licks ever recorded, "Witchy Woman" is one of their most iconic numbers, and "Already Gone" is one of their most underrated. "The Greatest Hits 1971-1975" is, literally, a collection of greatest hits.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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With the new double-disc Eagles compilation out, "Their Greatest Hits 1971-75" may be pushed into the background a little bit, but it is still a great introduction to the pre-Hotel California Eagles.
The first record ever to be certified platinum, "Their Greatest Hits" gathers the cream of the crop from the band's first four albums. The tunes are superbly melodic, and the arrangements - full of strummed acoustic guitars playing over a rock rhythm section - are immediately engaging.
Sure, "The Very Best Of The Eagles" is much more comprehensive, but this compilation pulled off a nifty trick by concentrating on big hits and substituting album track "Desperado" for "Outlaw Man", a single that didn't go anywhere, thus providing a compulsively enjoyable listen. And if you get this album and its sister volume "Their Greatest Hits vol. II", you'll have an Eagles retrospective which includes virtually all of their very best songs, and not a single weak track.
The serious Eagles fan will need to own all of the group's original albums, of course, and "Their Greatest Hits" certainly doesn't include every good song the Eagles recorded between 1971 and 1975, but their two original compilation albums remain the best purchase for the casual fan, as well as providing a terrific introduction for the curious.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is the Eagles in all moods - from the driving beat of "Take It Easy" to the lament "Desperado". The atmospheric track "One Of These Nights" give us a preview of later numbers such as "Hotel California" and the whole album is very melodic. Even non-devotees will recognise at least one track on the disc because it is such a good all round sample of the best Eagles' music.
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Good content but overpriced now (2010)
The content of the CD is excellent, but all the songs on here plus another 23 songs (around 100 minutes extra) are available on the Eagles Complete Greatest Hits double CD, which... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Peter Lanky
One thing to say.....
The best ever selling album of all time, need I say more?
Published on 1 Nov 2004 by gurdeep
Excellent
Outstanding selection from the country rock band, these songs have stood the test of time and will never fade away....
Published on 30 Mar 2004
The best-selling record of all time
How about that, eh? This album, which only includes tracks from the Eagles' first four albums (so no "Hotel California"), is just that. The single best-selling record of all time. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2003 by Docendo Discimus
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