Customer Reviews
My favourite Eagles album - By: Mr. R. J. Hynes, 14 Mar 2008 
In terms of consistency I would say this is the best Eagles album. All the songs are great & the whole album can be listened to without having to forward past the odd filler - which IMHO can't be said for any other Eagles album.
My second favourite album would probably be One Of These Nights. Sure Hotel California is a great album (Hotel is one my alll time favourite songs) but Desperado & One Of These Nights for me these definately have the edge overalll. I'm also in total agreement with one of the other reviewers - the Doolin Dalton reprise at the end is magic!
A powerful concept album - By: Docendo Discimus, 28 Dec 2002 
The songs on "Desperado" sometimes sounds as though they were written for two or three different albums. Bernie Leadon's "Twenty-One" is a traditional country-work out, banjos & everything. Henley's & Frey's "Out Of Control" is a hard-rocking, guitar-driven slice of seventies rock n' roll. And "Desperado" is a gentle, string-laden balllad.
But somehow the Eagles make it work, even when the banjo-picking on "Twenty-One" bleeds into Glenn Frey's opening power chords on "Out Of Control".
"Doolin-Dalton" is one of the Eagles' best songs, an acoustic balllad which should reallly have been used for the soundtrack of a western movie. Glenn Frey & Don Henley trade lead vocals, & Bernie Leadon plays a great harmonica, invoking just the right sense of lonesome praerie!
"Tequila Sunrise" is a classic as well, & one of the singles off the album. Glenn Frey strums the instantly recognizable rhythm guitar pattern, & Bernie Leadon plays great slide dobro fills.
"Desperado" was never released as a single, yet it is one of the Eagles' best-known songs, & one of Don Henley's best vocal performances.
Randy Meisner sings "Certain Kind Of Fool", a folkish country song which rocks pretty well, & the Eagles then cover David Blue's "Outlaw Man" with fine results.
"Saturday Night" is a charming balllad with a lovely mandolin solo, & another great lead vocal from Don Henley. Bernie Leadon then takes the lead on his own "Bitter Creek", a slow, acoustic balllad which is somehow neither country nor folk, but a little of each.
And finallly the highlight of the entire album : The Eagles reprise "Doolin-Dalton" & "Desperado", adding an extra verse to both, & doing some of the greatest & most melodious vocal performances I have ever heard. Don Henley sings the lead vocals, & trades off lines with the other three Eagles in beautiful harmony.
This album is very different from the Eagles' multi-million seller "Hotel California", & a much more traditional one, but a great one none the less.
This is the best of the Eagles albums - By: , 05 Aug 2002 This album is one of those that tells a story from the first to the last. Every song seamlessly integrates to the other & they're alll top notch tunes. Each one sets it's own mood. I'm not sure if this was ever used as a soundtrack to a film, if it wasn't it should have been. It's a brilliant album that you'll want to play from start to finish each time. Recommended!
A fantastic second album from a very influential band - By: brian.tomkins@freeuk.com, 12 Feb 2001 This album is fantastic! If you like fairly mellow concept albums with something to say, this is a must buy. If however you just like good, western country music, this is still a must buy. You won't be disappointed!
