Love all of you Eagles haters. But lets see, the Kinks are where? And Slade, who? Pretty much lost to the dust bin of history. The Kinks having broken up in 1997 after a massive 5 singles hitting the top 10 over their career in the US. And Slade, while very successful in the UK in the 70's, and influential to other groups, never made it in the US, and while Slade II is still around, they largely faded out by the early 1990's. Meanwhile, 50 years later, the Eagles are still touring to full stadiums. So hate all you want, they are still playing what for MANY of us, is great music. And as a parting shot, this from Wikipedia:
The Eagles are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records,[3] including 100 million sold in US alone.[4] They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[5]