Schmit on the sweeping, rhythmic Paul Carrack ballad “I Don’t Want To Hear Anymore.” Frey’s “No More Cloudy Days,” a melancholy but ultimately optimistic midtempo, is already familiar to concertgoers, and Frey’s “You Are Not Alone” closes out the side.īut the showstoppers are “Fast Company,” which has a “Those Shoes” feel and some killer horns, the call-to-action ballad “Do Something,” with steel guitar and loads of harmony, and “Waiting in the Weeds,” an acoustic-based ballad featuring a brilliant Henley lyric, vibrant imagery, haunting instrumentation and well-crafted vocal arrangements.ĭisc two begins with the 10-plus minute epic title cut, an apocalyptic cautionary tale that blends desert imagery, spiritual overtones and wry observations on consumerism. Joe Walsh is the featured vocalist on the piano-driven, chugging boogie “Guilty of the Crime,” followed by Timothy B. “Busy Being Fabulous” is a mid-tempo twanger featuring the familiar Henley vitriol, and the percussive “What Do I Do with my Heart” boasts an earnest Frey vocal and a gorgeous, swirling bridge. Souther original, maintains an easy-rolling “Already Gone” vibe, but gives little indication of the strength of the material to follow. The set, which opens with the gentle but foreboding harmony-fest “No More Walks in the Wood,” is part social commentary, part examination of the human condition and part re-introduction of the band via new and powerful songs.ĭisc one primarily serves as the latter. The album features a wealth of Don Henley/Glenn Frey co-writes and a broad palette of musical styles most representative of the band’s “Hotel California” and “The Long Run” eras, a mix of lengthy set pieces and more Cali-rock, radio-oriented gems. The two-disc set, which will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart in North America, bears the Eagles Recording Co. Fans who have waited since 1979 for a new studio album from the Eagles surely won’t be disappointed with “Long Road Out of Eden,” which arrives Oct.
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