"Fifth and best studio album. Just as with Dark Side of the Moon and Beethoven's 5th, this is a piece of work that fits together as a whole and is better than any mishmashed greatest hits album."
"If you really want to start with a Best Of, go for this one. But note that it's pre-Hell, so no Hell or Eden. I'd go for the originals if I were you..."
"Second best "proper" album Desparado (2nd album). Country-flavoured with a Wild West theme underlying everything. Not as good as Hotel but clearly better than all that follows."
"It's very tight for the next spot but Nights (4th album) snatches it. By now, the Eagles have more of a FM Rock sound to compliment the country sound."
"The new one. I currently rank it just below Nights. Some brilliant tracks but the odd bit of filler (to be expected on a double album). Contrary to rumour, this album isn't copy protected (hooray!)"
"This live outing is a non-essential purchase. Problem is that (unlike HFO) it's all too similar to the studio versions. Go for all six studio albums before thinking about this one."
