5/10/2023 0 Comments Eagles long road out of eden![]() But overall this is an album played with verve, filled with lyrical incisiveness and still retaining the warm smell of colitas, whatever they are. It’s a pale shadow of "Life In The Fast Lane”. Released 30 October 2007 on Eagles (catalog no. Only the falsetto funk of "Fast Company" resorts to TOO many automotive metaphors. Long Road Out of Eden, an Album by Eagles. "Center Of the Universe" may be one of the best things they’ve EVER done and for real fans there’s also a bona fide treat with the J D Souther–penned "How Long" which dates from their early 70s repertoire.īrimming with lush harmonising that still epitomises the partyed-out mellowness of the Sunshine State (cf: the opening eco-lament "No More Walks In The Wood"), Long Road… is far better than it deserves to be. Even without the sleevenotes you’ll have fun spotting the cynical digs of Don Henley ("Frail Grasp On The Big Picture" is a brutally dark look at the ignorance of Middle America when it comes to politics and culture beyond the back yard), the gonzoid wonkiness of Joe Walsh ("Guilty Of The Crime" and the hilarious ode to growing up and staying in, "The Last Good Time In Town") and the sensitive, country-tinged tracks owned by Glenn Frey ("No More Cloudy Days" and the companion to "Tequila Sunrise" that is the mariachi-flavoured "It's Your World Now" ). Point taken.īut Long Road… is no miserable trudge through worthy protest songs, it’s also a (predictably) sleek vehicle for all the things Eagles fans love. It’s also beautifully rounded off by a short guitar instrumental called "I Dreamed There Was No War". It’s their "Hotel California" for the new age a surreal nightmare of excess in foreign parts. ![]() A doomy, weary drag through Bush’s Iraq, painting an impressionistic portrait of homesick soldiers lost in the desert and blind to the region’s historical significance, while their commanders try to keep the spirit of the States alive with barbeques and pecan pie: 'bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda'. The title track – a ten-minute centrepiece – is the key text here. Walsh's guitar stings like a bee, and you’d be hard-pushed to date this as an album that comes a full 28 years after their last studio effort were it not for its subject matter. Both strengths seem utterly undiminished. While to many the Eagles - and their reputation of a somewhat hedonistic heyday - represent all that went wrong with the Californian dream, it’s also undeniable that not only were these guys players of the highest calibre, they also were not bad at critiquing their own peer group: sniping at coke-fuelled egos from the heart of the white powder maelstrom. Luckily it's all been just about worth it… Based on your geographical location US we, on request of our licencer. The difference of course is that Bruce and Shakey have been churning out work on a regular annual basis throughout the 21st century, whereas it took Henley, Frey, Schmit and Walsh a whole SIX years in the studio to get this double album on the shelves. But now I have to wonder - what are we doing here. With the Boss and Old Neil back on form, here comes the real West Coast contingency also fired up about war in the Middle East and reflecting on the ageing process in fine style. Phonographic Copyright (p) Eagles Recording Co.This is proving to be a big year for elder statesmen of yankee 'Legacy Rock'. I Dreamed There Was No War (Instrumental) 1:37 (ASCAP)ġ-5: Brigton Music/Menace Music Limited (PRS)/Songs Of Stage Three (ASCAP)/His Majesty Jerr Music (ASCAP)ġ-7: Privet Songs (BMI)/Ratshoes Music (ASCAP)ġ-10: Privet Songs (BMI)/Jeddrah Music/Ratshoes Music (ASCAP)Ģ-1: Privet Songs/Red Cloud Music (BMI)/Jeddrah Music (ASCAP)Ģ-3: Night River Publishing (ASCAP)/Savannah Son Music (SESAC)Ģ-7: Privet Songs (BMI)/Ratshoes Music (ASCAP)Ģ-8: Privet Songs/Red Cloud Music (BMI)/Ratshoes Music (ASCAP)Ģ-9: Red Cloud Music (BMI)/Night River Publishing (ASCAP)Ģ-2. Knopfġ-1: Privet Sings (BMI)/Ratshoes Music/Johnho Lied (ASCAP)ġ-2: EMI-April Music, Inc./WB Music Corp. Track 1-1 Incorporates the poem "An Old Fashioned Song" by John Hollander © 1993 John Hollander, published in the collection "Tesserae: And Other Poems" by Alfred A. Recorded at The Doghouse, Los Angeles and Samhain Sound, MalibuĪdditional Studios: O'Henry Studios, Burbank Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood Mooselodge, Calabasas The Panhandle House, Denton Luminous Sound, Dallas from virgin fiber from FSC-certified forests, controlled sources and/or recycled wood or fiber). Textured gatefold includes 20 page booklet containing lyrics, credits, photos.įSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certified - Mixed sources (mfd. Scarborough Pressing variant of these Richmond and Olyphant discs by same catalog #. Only condition of inserts and/or included booklet. Does not include condition of jewel case. Style: Blues Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Soft RockĪll media is visually graded.
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