Category Archives: Old Album New Review

Where I review a classic or “should-be classic” album/songs

Hotel California the Album
This post's featured album, Hotel California. "Eagles - Hotel California" Flickr photo by MrBlueGenes shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Ranking the Eagles: Album #5 of 6: Hotel California (1976) A Dark Desert Highway of Too-Many-Ballads, But Has Its Moments o' Greatness

Not Your Everyday Eagles ‘Best-of’ List

The ‘Hotel California’-era Eagles lineup was hands down, the GREATEST.

Welcome back to “Ranking the Eagles”! It has been a while since my last post on this topic. Here, I will rank all 6 Eagles albums from the 1970s, as well as the songs on each album. Rankings are based on my opinions only, with no sales figures, chart positions, or mainstream popularity holding weight. This week features my fifth favorite album of their 1970s output- good ol’ Hotel California.

Say WHAT? Hotel California only ranks at number FIVE?

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The Long Run Album
"Eagles - The Long Run" Flickr photo by MrBlueGenes

Ranking the Eagles: Album #6 of 6: The Long Run (1979) Their Final Album of the 70s, Their Weakest Album of the 70s

Not Your Everyday Eagles ‘Best-of’ Lists

Welcome to “Ranking the Eagles,” a six-part blog series o’ mine. Here, I will rank all 6 Eagles albums from the 1970s from worst to best, as well as the songs on said albums. All rankings are based on my opinions only! Don’t expect my lists to mirror Rolling Stone Magazine or the like, as I have VERY different tastes than the mainstream. Which makes writing (and hopefully reading) these posts much more fun, amirite?

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Above: My Favorite Eagles lineup (1976-1977), L-R: Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder

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Rick Nelson, In Concert: The Troubadour, 1969 Old Album, New Review #1

Today, I am pleased to debut my new segment called “Old Album, New Review.” In these posts, for your listening pleasure, I plan to review my favorite classic rock and roll albums of all time. Today’s review focuses on the album Rick Nelson In Concert: The Troubadour, 1969. Continue reading →