The Eagles-Desperado (1973)

For their second album, The Eagles' then-members (Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner) decided to take things a step further, crafting a concept album about the outlaws and gunmen of the Old West. To do this, the band drew inspiration from old American stories recounting the experiences of outlaws captured and killed in the 1890s. The result was "Desperado", the album where they best showcase their country roots with absolute clarity. From the title track, one of their most emblematic songs, a velvety country ballad, to the aggressive "Out of Control", The Eagles demonstrate their diverse range of sounds and intensities with an admirable and surprising work. But the album isn't just about these two songs; it also features outstanding tracks like the elegant "Tequila Sunrise", the spirited "Out Man", the heartfelt "Saturday Night", and the folk-infused "Twenty One" and "Certain Kind of Fool". Although the album was initially met with some lukewarm reception from fans, it gradually achieved well-deserved success, earning several platinum records and attaining cult status as one of the Californian group's best works and a true gem of American country music.

The Eagles-Eagles (1972)

The Eagles' beginnings were, to say the least, curious. They started in 1971 when producer John Boylan was looking for a backing band for country singer Linda Ronstadt. Almost overnight, Boylan assembled a group of folk and country musicians from the American West Coast. These musicians were Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, and Glenn Frey. Glenn Frey had been in a band called Longbranch Pennywhistle with Jackson Browne and J.D. Souther, who would later play a very important role in the Eagles. Don Henley, for his part, had been in a jazz band called Felicity, while Bernie Leadon was a member of several of the most important country bands of the late 1960s, such as The Flying Burrito Brothers and Dillard & Clark, with whom he recorded the albums "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark" (1968) and "Through the Morning, Through the Night" (1969). Randy Meisner, for his part, belonged to Poco, with whom he recorded their first and fantastic album, "Picking Up the Pieces", in addition to playing in Ricky Nelson's band, with whom he also recorded several albums. Once in the recording studios for what would be Ronstadt's third album, producer Boylan began to realize that these four musicians had enough talent to start a joint career as an independent group. And so, on Boylan's own advice, they were approached by David Geffen, who had founded the Asylum label dedicated exclusively to country and folk-rock artists. He offered them a contract, and they recorded their first album at Olympia Studios in London, self-titled "Eagles" (1972), which they also named the group. It was produced by Glyn Johns, who would also produce the band's next album. The Eagles' mix of styles on this debut album ranged from soul influences to country and roots folk, but with a marked rock accent a sound that would be the group's constant in all their subsequent work. The album contains Jackson Browne's "Take It Easy", which would become one of the band's classics, as well as the intense "Take the Devil", the rocker "Chug All Night", the vigorous "Tryin' ",  the folk-tinged "Early Bird", and the elegant, soulful "Witchy Woman". Although it initially failed to climb the charts, this debut album would eventually sell a million copies, reaching the top ten on the Billboard charts, and simultaneously launching the brilliant career of one of the most important groups in the history of rock music.

The Eagles-Long Road Out Of Eden (2007)

In 2007, almost thirty years after their last album, "The Long Run" (1979), The Eagles returned with a double album titled "Long Road Out of Eden". With a collection of brilliant new songs, they successfully attempted to recapture the glory of their mid-seventies era. Featuring virtually the same lineup as that album three decades earlier, with the exception of the departed Don Felder, the band included the ever-present Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Timothy B. Schmit. For this seventh album, they enlisted the help of a large group of session musicians, including guitarist Stuart Smith, percussionists Lenny Castro and Luis Conti, keyboardists Richard Davis and Michael Thompson, and drummer Scott Crago, as well as a substantial horn section. “Long Road Out Of Eden” presents a brilliant collection of country rock fused with soft rock, featuring standout tracks like the country-rock anthem “How Long”, which evokes the band’s unmistakable style, the shimmering “Busy Being Fabulous” and “Guilty Of The Crime”, the lucid and rhythmic “Somebody”, the borderland-tinged “Center Of The Universe”, the vintage “Last Good Time In Town”, and the funky rock anthem “Frail Grasp On The Big Picture”. The subsequent reception was as triumphant as it was astonishing, released at a time when illegal internet downloads were commonplace in the music world. However, this didn’t prevent the album from achieving sales exceeding ten million copies worldwide and twenty platinum records.

The Eagles-One Of These Nights (1975)

The Eagles' first great masterpiece, a year before the billionaire in sales and masterpiece "Hotel California" hit the market, the Californian band invoiced this superb album that was partly the prelude to their radical turn in terms of sound which was endorsed a year later.
It is also the first work where the Frey-Henley duo consolidates its leadership by signing half of the album's songs, to the detriment of Bernie Leadon and Don Felder, both authors of only several songs.
Subjects like the song that gives title to the album, the rocker "Too Many Hands", the exciting "Alter The Thrill is Gone" and "I Wish You Peace", the instrumental "Journey of the Sorcerer" or the fantastic "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take it to the Limit", form a spectacular preview of what would soon come.

The Eagles-Eagles Live (1980)

By the time the double live album "Eagles Live" was released, the band was practically separated, but they still had an unfinished business with their record label, publishing a live album, so both Glenn Frey and Don Henley took it upon themselves to mix with producer Bill Szymczyk live material that belonged to different tours of the United States, to fulfill the contract and be released from Asylum Records.
It was finally released with songs ranging from the "Hotel California" tours in 1976 and "The Long Run" in 1980.
Some time after its publication from certain sectors the band was accused of overloading studio recordings and in fact the magazine "Rolling Stone" itself would rate it as the most overloaded album in history.
In any case, this was the last testimony of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, with an extensive review of their iconic songs like "Hotel California", "New Kind in Town", "Take It to The Limit ", "Desperado", "Take It Easy" or "Life In The Fast Lane".

The Eagles-Hell Freezes Over (1994)

The Eagles had ceased to exist in the early eighties after their album "The Long Run", a worthy successor to their masterpiece "Hotel California".
"Hell Freezes Over" was the first album 14 years later where the band offered four new songs to which they added material from their first albums recorded live during a special concert for MTV.
The new study material contained two songs composed by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, such as the visceral "Get Over It" and the emotional "Learn To Be Still", the other two unreleased songs were the tender ballad "Love Will Keep Us Alive" by Capaldi and Paul Carrack and the country "The Girl From Yesterday" by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin.
The rest was a review of acoustic and rock versions of classics like "Hotel California", "Tequila Sunrise", "Desperado", "Life In The Fast Lane" or "Take It Easy".
The album was taken as a revival by the continuous news about the return of the group that years later would publish their long-awaited new album.
To support the album the band would carry out a tour of the United States which would cause "Hell Freezes Over" to reach number one in the charts and selling more than twelve million copies worldwide.

The Eagles-The Long Run (1979)

Two years after the release of billionaire "Hotel California", The Eagles released the album "The Long Run".
And is that the overwhelming success of "Hotel California" required a thoughtful pause and a great reflection.
This new album would not achieve the success of that one, but nevertheless it reached the fantastic number of more than five million copies sold worldwide.
During the break between "Hotel California" and "The Long Run", the band had undergone a significant change, Randy Meisner had left the formation and had been replaced by the former Poco component; Timothy B. Schmit, who in addition to the role as bassist towards the main voice in some of the songs.
By then all the components were capable of singing as soloists, but it was Don Henley and Glenn Frey who most commonly did so.
As the single from this new album, "Heartache Tonight" would be chosen, sung by Frey, which would reach number one on the charts, other hits were "I Can't Tell You Why", sung by Schmit and "The Long Run" by Don Henley.
At this point The Eagles showed a group of interchangeable solo voices and instrumentalists, which gave them great musical wealth but at the same time very little stability.
An example of this was the exceptional sales figures and that the band suddenly disappeared, dissolving shortly after.

The Eagles-Hotel California (1976)

This is one of the most legendary, amazing and best-selling rock albums. An album product of the logical evolutionary process that the group was experiencing in those years.
Here they reach the peak of their creativity and demonstrate their great mastery as musicians and composers.
However, who really benefited from this album would be its drummer and main vocalist Don Henley, who ends up becoming the leader of a band which already had all its members to some indisputable geniuses.
It is an album where beauty, delicacy and darkness would make it very special.
From the supposed satanic references of the song that gives the album its title, to the exquisite "New Kid in Town", everything in it is at times integrative and attractive.
As for the production and the sound, here they reach almost perfection where the instrumentation is polished to the maximum unimaginable and the style is approaching pop at times, although of course while still sounding completely at its folk and country roots ... in definitive an absolute masterpiece

The Eagles-On The Border (1974)

With their third album, The Eagles wanted to move away from their well-known folk and country influences and delve into more rock-oriented territory; however, the final result was a hybrid of all those styles. While their previous, heavily country-influenced album, "Desperado", showcased their more acoustic side with tracks like the title track, "Twenty-One", "Tequila Sunrise", and "Saturday Night", they also began to show glimpses of their rock side with "Out of Control" and the melodic "Certain Kind of Fool" and "Outlaw Man". For this third album, "On the Border", the band opted for a new producer, replacing the more refined and melodic Glyn Johns with the energetic Bill Szymczyk, although Johns also contributed to the production in a secondary capacity. All of this is evident from the start with the powerful country-rock tracks “Already Gone”, “On The Border”, “James Dean”, and “Good Day in Hell”, which provide the perfect counterpoint and balance to the more melodic and acoustic “Midnight Flyer”, “My Man”, “Ol '55”, and “The Best of My Love”, or the mid-tempo “Is It True” and “You Never Cry Like a Lover”. This progression toward a more rock-oriented sound was further solidified when the album surpassed its predecessor, “Desperado”, on the charts, matching its sales with over two million copies sold in the United States alone.