The Eagles

"Hotel California" performers

The Eagles is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971, known for country-inflected rock songs like "Hotel California" and "Take It Easy." The definite article is part of the official name: I'm going to see The Eagles in concert.

In casual speech, people often drop "The": Eagles is my favorite band.

Context distinguishes the band from the Philadelphia Eagles football team or eagles as birds.

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Philadelphia · nest · feathers · soaring · touchdown · talons · wings · spread wings · Don Henley · Joe Walsh · NFL · prey · beak · bird of prey · majestic · Super Bowl · flight · seventies

Categories
Opposites
musical style/aesthetic

The EaglesSex Pistols

Seminal British punk band

The Ramones · Black Flag · Dead Kennedys · The Stooges · hardcore punk

band structure vs. solo artist

The Eaglessolo act

solo artist · Bob Dylan · one-man band · Bruce Springsteen · Neil Young

cultural identity/regional sound

The EaglesThe Velvet Underground

Ramones · Talking Heads · Patti Smith · Lou Reed · The Strokes

Family

eagle, eagles, eaglet, eaglets

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G