In high school, I bought a four pack of CDs from Costco, featuring four of the Eagles best albums. The set included The Eagles, Desperado, The Long Run and Hotel California. Costco had been packaging four packs of CDs like this for some iconic artists like Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. It was a great doorway drug for a young kid, discovering a classic artist for the first time. I purchased the Eagles because I was growing up in a small town where country music was the mainstream while I preferred rock music. I believed it was a nice alternative to have in my car in case someone found one of my Depeche Mode or Cure CDs lying around. What instantly struck me about the Eagles was their flawless ability to teeter back and forth between two lead singers with strong success. Both of them had similar styles that blended into beautiful melodies and harmonies. Only the Grateful Dead and Fleetwood Mac can brag about having multiple lead singers. But when Weir sang over Garcia or Buckingham over Nicks, there were distinct differences in the songs. The Henley-Frey combo was a needle in a haystack. A perfect union that has forever ended.
Glenn Frey’s legacy is unmatched except only by his brother in arms, Don Henley.
RIP Glenn…Take it easy…
Here are the 11 Best Songs Sung By Glenn Frey:
- Take It Easy (The Eagles – The Eagles)
- Lyin’ Eyes (The Eagles – One Of These Nights)
- Tequila Sunrise (The Eagles – Desperado)
- Already Gone (The Eagles – On the Border)
- Don’t Give Up (No Fun Aloud)
- You Belong To The City (Miami Vice Soundtrack)
- New Kid In Town (The Eagles – Hotel California)
- Outlaw Man (The Eagles – Desperado)
- Somebody (The Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden)
- The Allnighter (The Allnighter)
- King Of Hollywood with Don Henley (The Eagles – The Long Run)