On The Border (studio album) by Eagles

On The Border by Eagles
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 4,780th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 157 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1974 (80th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (801st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,780th)
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Eagles bestography

On The Border is ranked 7th best out of 19 albums by Eagles on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Eagles is Hotel California which is ranked number 273 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,275.

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Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975On The BorderLong Road Out Of Eden

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80/100
From 07/13/2020 15:23
An excellent Eagles album and unlike later efforts which were dominated by Henley this is a group recording. Glenn Fry provides some excellent guitar here with Felder only contributing to a couple tracks. Highlights.. On the Border, Ol 55, James Dean, and Already Gone. Best of My Love is a good one but overplayed.
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From 01/09/2019 17:51
Not quite as good as the first two, or the two that would follow it, but still perfectly pleasing to early Eagles fans.
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From 11/09/2017 18:31
Very underrated album, and in my opinion, second best by the Eagles after Hotel California. From the funky On the Border, to the bouncy Midnight Flyer, to the slide guitar-infused Good Day to Hell, to the sweet tribute My Man, everything on this album just works. Any fan of the Eagles or Eagles-like sound needs to listen to this one.
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From 02/11/2017 08:02
This to me should be right up there with Hotel California & Desperado as one of their best albums Already Gone, My Man a cover of Ol' 55 & Is It True are great tracks and Best Of My Love finishes of a really good collection of songs the only weakness the throw away Midnight Flyer.
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From 06/14/2016 23:29
Possibly my favourite Eagles album. On the border, features some excellent tracks. Already gone, is a great opener, the Gram Parsons tribute, my man, is utterly beautiful, and there's a nice cover of Tom Waits' ol'55. James Dean, is probably the weakest song, a generic rocker, but the rest is fine. Enjoyable record.
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From 02/04/2016 23:12
This is believe their weakest record. A few good tracks but generally uninspired.
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From 02/03/2015 04:14
Already Gone is the best song ever made with cheesy lyrics. Best of My Love, Ol' 55, and the title track are all classics as well.
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From 03/18/2013 22:43
Very good album.
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From 01/06/2012 05:04
Eagles never made a great album but this one still belongs on the bottom half of their catalog. They had some good songs but were always a tad dull and On the Border may be the highpoint of that dullness. The cover of Ol' 55 is incredibly pale compared to the original. Listenable, but definitely skippable.
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