THE EAGLES - stub review added 3rd November 2008
Album Review: The Long Road Out Of Eden (2007)
For fans of: country rock... and long gaps between albums
After well over twenty years of not producing any original music under the Eagles moniker, this album could have ended up a horrendous stain on the band's underpants. For a band with more 'greatest hits' release than actual studio albums, anything new is something of a miracle.
Thankfully, bad is not a word that applies to this release. The Long Road Out Of Eden is simply stunning, especially when you consider there are two discs of golden material here. Disc one has plenty of proper Eagles tracks on it; many of them could have been left over from the seventies. The vibe is so faithful it hurts your kneecaps.
Disc two is more of the same, although a few tracks ('Business As Usual' the obvious example) veer towards the members' solo recordings.
The Long Road Out Of Eden is a blinding record which, against all odds, is way better than expected. Lets hope they don't wait another 28 years for the next release, as they'll all be a hundred years old by then.
Check out... This album. You no longer need that greatest hits package. Hooray!
Track List:
Disc: 1
1. No More Walks In The Wood
2. How Long
3. Busy Being Fabulous
4. What Do I Do With My Heart
5. Guilty Of The Crime
6. I Don't Want To Hear Any More
7. Waiting In The Weeds
8. No More Cloudy Days
9. Fast Company
10. Do Something
11. You Are Not Alone
Disc: 2
1. Long Road Out Of Eden
2. I Dreamed There Was No War
3. Somebody
4. Frail Grasp On The Big Picture
5. Last Good Time In Town
6. I Love To Watch A Woman Dance
7. Business As Usual
8. Center Of The Universe
9. It's Your World Now
10. Hole In The World
Band websites: The Eagles , MySpace
