Raised.

jmkate wrote: 

Okay, all of you Lebowski wannabes, get over it.

The Eagles were a pretty damn good band. Popular, yes. Overplayed, yes. But they made 70's rock much more interesting, their musicianship and vocal harmonies were first-rate, and they made a seminal album in Hotel California, a great piece of work.

Too bad hatin' and being smugly superior can get you everywhere, in your own head.

Everyone singing along raise your hand!

Looking at Eagles' song ratings.... Survey says... RP listeners hate The Eagles... Come on. This song isn't that bad.

Yegods those boys could harmonize when they get their act together.  And I wish I could fingerpick half that smoothly.

kommt gut  dachte erst an CSN&Y   schön

7, that's Numberwang!

 gemtag wrote:  ...where???.....

Not into this myself, but I'm giving it a 7 for you Randall, RIP.

 gypsyman wrote: 
Let's not forget Gram Parsons!
"Sweetheart of the Rodeo" is generally the album that is credited with bringing "Country Rock" into the mainstream.

Pretty much copied Iain Matthews' version.

This song destroyed the Eagles. I remember when this came out. On the eagerly waited follow album up to Hotel California. All of us who heard it were shocked and disgusted. So sad. Amazing what hubris can do to a great band.

 WonderLizard wrote: 
My, my. How soon we forget Rusty Young and Poco. And others. (Jim Messina, Richie Furay, come to mind.)

 WonderLizard wrote: 
This explains why I love this song so much.

 cc_rider wrote: 
The road is (or at least was) 'Old Woodley Road'. The song was written by Steve Young in the late 60's.

I remember that road, this song still evokes the image of that little road, with trees right up to the shoulder, their limbs making a tunnel. And big clumps of spanish moss hanging down. Beautiful during the day, slightly creepy at night.

 Cynaera wrote: 
I love The Dude, but he was just wrong about the Eagles. What the Eagles crystalized—indeed, epitomized in this song—was the import of bluegrass-based vocal harmonies (often called the "high lonesome sound"—a term coined by John Cohen of The New Lost City Ramblers) into mainstream rock'n'roll. Each vocal part is well defined and assigned to the appropriate voice: high tenor, tenor, baritone, bass, and occasionally falsetto. The Eagles were IMHO a great rock'n'roll band who could sing their asses off, in may ways up there with The Beatles and The Beachboys for their vocal agility.

I actually like a lot of Eagles songs but sympathize with those that hate them and fully understand why there are millions and millions of people who feel that they should be banned from every being played on any public airwaves......period. Except for Pretty Maids all in a Row.

I have to downvote this one to Hell. 
It has nothing to do with you guys, enjoy the song all you want, it just makes me think of this local cover band (yuppie attorneys) who try, and I emphasize the word "try" to perform this song live.
These guys are the biggest bunch of douches ever, trust me. 

Love the harmonies.  This is one of my favorite songs to sing very loudly while hiking through the woods — as an 'early warning' bear repellent.

Wow, a good Eagles song!

Please NO!!!

I don't care what anyone says - those a cappella harmonies are so exquisite that I will always love this song. Eagles are in my top ten group because they rocked, they harmonized, they wrote wicked-snarky lyrics, they fought, and they always produced music that made me grin, dance, scowl, cry, and bow down in praise.

I love Eagles. Let the lambasting begin.

It's a great party song, if you get five or more people singing this.  

 CamLwalk wrote: 

, MAN!!!

I agree Dude !!

 CamLwalk wrote: 

All these years without having heard this song have not made me miss it or want to hear it ever again. Not my cup of tea.

It's been a long night and I hate the f#*king Eagles.

Love them Eagles ! 

Does anyone have the Ian Matthews version of this song?  I enjoy it so much more.  Especially the vocals

 rjewyo wrote: 
If I like a musical act, I want to see them sell millions of records at Walmart and millions of downloads from iTunes.  If their artistry brings joy to me and my fellow citizens, shouldn't the artists be compensated for that?  I call that making an honest living.