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221 of 236 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A long but very enjoyable road out of Eden..., 11 Oct 2007
When you think of the Eagles, you think of classic rock, you think of the open highway, and of course you think about 'Hotel California'. Add to these thoughts, 120 million album sales worldwide, four #1 U.S. singles and four Grammy Awards. These guys really are the stuff legends are made of.
Returning to the airwaves with their first full studio album in 28 years, Glen, Don, Joe and Timothy are offering their fans a taste of refreshing experimentation. While the group continue to belt out records full of emotion, with a power ballad-esque edge, they also take the opportunity to play with instruments and subject matters that they perhaps wouldn't have done before.
Other than greatest hits collections, the history of 2-disc sets has never been that solid - due mainly to the spreading of the album's better cuts amongst a mass of fillers. But with `Long Road Out Of Eden' there's no trouble of this happening. It's a solid effort from start to finish.
While disc one offers some atmospherically supple tracks with delicate instrumentation, it is in fact disc two that will hit the heads and hearts of Eagles fans everywhere. The album's title track offers a ten minute journey through some tantalizing woodwind and guitar playing, merged with an Arabic backdrop. Still on a softly -tinged tip, `Center Of The Universe' is a relaxing answer to a hard day at the office. Light vocals combined with some on-point production make the track a definite `one to watch'.
On the opening disc, tracks like `No More Walks In The Wood' and `I Don't Want To Hear Any More' continue to walk the same path as the other lightly-baked Eagles songs, but it's the upbeat energy heard on `Fast Company' and `Guilty Of The Crime' that lift the tempo of the album for a moment. With no reason to use the skip button, disc one is a good representation of where the Eagles and rock music in general should be.
While some of it sounds country and other parts play with the contemporary rock sound, `Long Road Out Of Eden' is a slice of good old fashion rock designed to get you up, lay you down and most certainly rekindle your love of feel-good music.
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133 of 145 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Wait Is Over, 12 Oct 2007
So,28 years,has it been worth the wait?Most definately yes.In their first return to the studio since 1979's the 'The Long Run',Don Henley,Glenn Frey,Joe Walsh & Timothy B. Schmit deliver an album that is epic in both it's scope & ambition.Across 21 tracks all the things that I loved about them are here.
From the classic accapella harmonies of the opener 'No More Walks In The Wood' to Joe Walsh's blistering guitar solo on the 10 minute title track you realise that it's the contributions of the four individuals that make them the band that they are.
Highlights are numerous - the aforementioned 'Long Road Out Of Eden' (which wouldn't have sounded out of place on Don Henley's last solo album 'Inside Job),'Lately (Last Good Time In Town) which is a showcase for Joe Walsh & grooves like Steely Dan, to the classic vocal interplay between Don & Glenn on 'How Long'.Not to be overshadowed Timothy B.Schmit delivers a gorgeous vocal on 'I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore.
Welcome back guys
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Half of this is brilliant - half is very average!, 18 Nov 2007
I made my own compilation from this 2-CD set - and the 11 tracks I took are simply amazing. They have that typical 'Eagles' feel to them which feels reassuringly familiar.
The 10-minute title track itself is brilliant, with some great guitar and vocals by Henley.
I took 11 tracks for my compilation, 53 minutes worth. The other songs didn't make it onto the CD I made, not because they're actually bad - but the change of style was jarring. There are a couple of songs that I thought were Crosby Stills & Nash, which is fine if I wanted to hear them on an Eagles album, but I didn't! Some songs were just too 'twee', average, and forgettable, but the list below (for me) makes one excellent disc.
It's worth noting that the Amazon track listing is incorrect. They've left out Track 11, one of the best tracks: "You are not alone" sung by Glen Frey.
Each track below is a 10/10 for me. When I make a CD from another disc, I normally put the tracks in order of preference - but they're ALL good so they went on the disc as they were.
Disc 1.
2. How Long
4. What Do I Do With My Heart
6. I Don't Want To Hear Any More
7. Waiting In The Weeds
10. Do Something
11. YOU ARE NOT ALONE (unlisted on Amazon)
Disc 2
1. Long Road Out Of Eden
2. I Dreamed There Was No War
3. Somebody
7. Business As Usual
10. Hole In The World
I knocked off one star because I only liked half the album, but the half I liked was well worth the purchase of the disc.
It's like discovering a whole new Eagles album of personalised favourite tracks.
I can almost guarantee that Eagles and non-Eagles fans would find enough gems on here for an entire disc.
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