The Eagles' greatest hits were just that - greatest hits. I've lost count of just how many different "best of" or "greatest hits" compilations I've seen from the band - for the most part, bar one or two songs, all the songs were the same, from "Hotel California", "Take It Easy", "Lyin' Eyes", and so on. Even the track listings were nearly identical, but that of course could be explained by the chronological ordering of them. Listening to 1976's acclaimed "Hotel California", frankly I would be much better off myself sticking to the compilations. It's not a terrible album as such - you've got the staple hits, "Hotel California", "New Kid in Town" and "Life in the Fast Lane" to back it up, but the rest of the album is replete with slow, mellowed out ditties that motivate nothing and otherwise live out their lives as better-built fillers, not quite outright boring but then again, unlikely to pick you up and invigorate you when the Sandman starts pulling violently at your eyelids. Apart from the staples I would probably recommend listening to "Victim of Love", and that's about it. Otherwise, you're not really missing out on much. Worth listening to now and again, but it won't compel you to get up and start running in any direction, be it for the best or the worst reasons. Meh. B
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