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The Eagles did not strike gold with every record. On April 17, 1973, exactly 53 years ago today, the band released Desperado, their ambitious Old West concept album. It debuted at a lowly No. 145 on ...

It wasn’t for the money. At least, it didn’t start that way, sings Randy Meisner, opening side two of the Eagles’ sophomore album, Desperado. Meisner had the first half of his acoustic-heavy tale of a ...

Classic rock could get a little historically minded from time to time. For example, Desperado by The Eagles was inspired by Old West outlaws. A member of The Eagles said that the overall point of the ...

In 1973, one of the most iconic soft rock ballads ever recorded was released, and 53 years later, the Eagles' "Desperado" is hailed as a near-perfect classic, even though its singer admitted he "could ...