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500 Greatest Albums of All Time

368

The Eagles, 'The Eagles'


The Eagles, 'The Eagles'
368/500

Asylum, 1972

This debut created a new template for laid-back L.A. country rock. Behind the band's mellow message – "Take It Easy," "Peaceful Easy Feeling" – was a relentless drive. "Everybody had to look good, sing good, play good and write good," Glenn Frey told Cameron Crowe in Rolling Stone.


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