Customer Reviews
They don't make em' like they used to - By: Mr, 16 Mar 2006 
The 70's was a decade of excellent music, where creativity was at it's peak & for alot of groups good songwriting was at the forefront.
The quality of this group astounds me. The reason I went for this album is because the title track is catchy, but meaningful. My other favourites are Hollywood Waltz (superb lyrics, that really sums up some people), Lyin' Eyes (A superb classic), Visions (great rock song) & After the Thrill is Gone (a beautiful, apt song that instantly struck a chord with me). The whole group write, sing & play such fantastic songs & they all possess decent singing voices.
Unlike some groups the Eagles sing with feeling & you can tell they mean what they sing. It's no wonder Lyin' Eyes won an award "The cheatin' side of town" is such a great lyric.
I highly recommend this to people who like prog rock & music with feeling.
One of those classic must-have albums - By: , 09 Feb 2005 There are some great tracks on this CD. It's a must-have if you're a big Eagles fan, obviously. If you're not so much, one of the best-of albums is probably a better bet; to get the classic Hotel California etc.
But if this one is going cheap, or if you liked some other stuff by them, this will certainly not dissappoint. Played non stopin my CD player for a few months;
a great buy
The first of four straight #1 albums - By: Docendo Discimus, 09 Mar 2003 
Musically, "One Of These Nights" is a little less diverse than its predecessors "Desperado" & particularly "On The Border". Where "On The Border" went from hard rock to bluegrassin the wink of an eye, "One Of These Nights" is a somewhat more focused record.
Sure, Bernie Leadons two contributions, the ballad "I Wish You Peace" & the weird but stately 7-minute instrumental "Journey Of The Sorcerer" don't quite fitin with the rest, but the other seven songs fit reasonably well onto the same album.
The highlights are unquestionably the three singles - Frey & Henley always knew wich songs to pick for single release. "One Of These Nights" the song & "One Of These Nights" the album both hit #1, & "Lyin' Eyes" & "Take It To The Limit" were top 10 hits as well.
The title track is a dance-friendly rock song which is often described as "disco-like". It's not a disco number, though, so don't worry, it's actually more of a funk tune if you want to call it anything other than just plain rock n' roll.
"Lyin' Eyes" is one of Glenn Frey's patented, shuffling country rockers with a great sing-along chorus, & "Take It To The Limit" is a grand, melodious stop-and-go ballad, sung by bassist & co-writer Randy Meisner.
Meisner also takes the lead on "Too Many Hands", written by himself along with guitarist Don Felder (a bit of an odd couple, but it's a fine, mid-tempo country rocker).
And Felder does his only lead vocal with the Eagles, on the album's hardest rock song, "Visions", co-written with Don Henley.
Don Henley takes the lead on "One Of These Nights" & the mellow but thoughtful "Hollywood Waltz" - the only song written by both Frey, Henley & Leadon, and, bless them, a real waltz. (I hate it when people call a song "The something-or-other Waltz" or "This-and-that Blues" & the song is a dime-a-dozen pop song with none of the characteristics of either waltz or blues!)
Glenn Frey's only solo lead vocal is "Lyin' Eyes" (he consciously chose to step back a little & let Henley handle the lead vocals on most of the songs they wrote together), but he shares the lead vocal duties with Don Henley on the fine ballad "After The Thrill Is Gone".
The arrangements & the playing is better than on "On The Border", & although the quality of the songs is not as continually high as on "Hotel California", this is certainly one of the Eagles' two or three best albums. The singles are superb, & although the album tracks may not all be great, none of them are less than good.
"On The Border" is well written, tremendously well played, beautifully sung, & highly recommendable.
Before it all got too big... - By: , 29 Jul 2002 The Eagles are similar to Dire Straitsin that one album (Hotel California / Brothersin Arms)tends to overshadow the rest of their output. In both cases the albums released prior to these landmark albums are an infinitely more interesting listening experience. Should you be considering purchasing this album as a result of liking Hotel California & want to delve further into Eagles then you will not be dissapointed. The album is full of superb songs that cover the full range of rockers, ballads & instrumentals without ever sounding pompous & overblown.
Sensational soft rock - By: danabba@hotmail.com, 05 Jul 2000 The album that started the Eagles epic career, it put them well on course to becoming one of the great rock bands. The haunting lyrics combine with smooth guitar for an incredible album. My favourite is 'I Wish you peace', the slowest track. The cover is also a masterpiece.
