The Eagles
 One of the most commercially
successful bands of the past three decades, the Eagles had a modest
beginning as a California studio band.
Gathered by producer John Boylan in 1970, Glenn Frey (guitar),
Bernie Leadon (banjo, mandolin), Randy Meisner (bass) and Don Henley
(drums) served as Linda Rondstadt's back-up band. After attracting
the attention of Rondstadt's label Asylum, they recorded their self-titled
debut album, which went gold and produced several Top 40 hits.
Their 1973 follow-up Desperado, wasn't as commercially
viable, but is notable for its melancholy title track that
has been covered by numerous artists, including Rondstadt herself.
1.desperado: n. 暴徒, (尤指早期美国西部的)亡命之徒
2.melancholy: n. 忧郁 adj. 忧郁
1974's On The Border, however, was a bona fide hit,
producing the No. 1 single "Best of My Love." The Eagles capitalized
on this newfound success with the quick release of One of These
Nights, an album that topped the charts immediately and won
the band the first of its four Grammy Awards for the Top 10 single
"Lyin' Eyes."
1.bona: adj. good好之意的
Now certified rock stars, the Eagles saw fit to release a greatest
hits album in 1976, which remains rock 'n' roll's best-selling hits
album to date. Leadon was replaced by Joe Walsh of the James Gang
and the band recorded the Grammy Award-winning Hotel California
in 1977. The album produced several hits, including the title track
with the infamously long guitar solo.
1.infamous:adj. 声名狼籍的
After a brief hiatus and further lineup changes (the replacement
of Meisner with Timothy B. Schmidt), the Eagles released The
Long Run in 1979, a solid success featuring the chart-topping
single "Heartache Tonight."
The Eagles celebrated the new decade with the release of a live
album, but the band split up in 1981. Throughout the '80s, each
band member embarked on his own solo career, of which Henley's
was the most successful. The former drummer earned critical acclaim
as a serious singer/songwriter, winning a Grammy Award for the wistful
composition The End of the Innocence.
1.embark: v. 上船, 上飞机, 着手, 从事, 装于船上, 登上
The Eagles reunited in 1994 for a hugely successful stadium tour
and released the No. 1 album Hell Freezes Over.
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