Long Road Out of Eden
|
List Price: Our Price: $10.59 You Save: $8.40 (44%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $0.21 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Long Road Out of Eden
Free Music Review: Still ' Busy Being Fabulous '
Hit: 5 Stars
It's been nearly three decades since The Eagles released a studio album of brand new material, and the loooooooong wait was definitley worth it. The band have toured over the years and had the ocassional new song here and there, but nothing compares to an entire new CD. And what a new CD it is!. Upon first listen, it's as if the years in between never happened. The guys have picked up where they left off and continue making music together as if they never stopped. The familiarity of the sound and tone is refreshing. They aren't trying to be what's "new" or trying to connect with what the youngsters would like. They just make music. Straight forward, unapologetic, and simple. Just good music.
The CD is a sprawling 2 discs that runs for nearly an hour and a half. Out of these two disc, disc 1 is easily the best. Disc 2 is great, but the first one is definitley 'The Eagles'. "How Long", a JD Souther song, is a classic tune for the band. It has a very easy going, charming vibe to it like "Take It Easy". "What Do I Do With My Heart" is a beautiful ballad sung by Glen Frey, with a little assistance at the end by Henley. Lovely song. "Waiting In The Weeds", sung by Henley, has a late 80's/early 90's sound to it that wouldn't be out of place during his "End Of The Innocence" period. Joe Walsh gets in on the action with the rocking "Guilty Of The Crime", a up tempo tune that harkens back to their late 70's/early 80's rock. Timothy B. Schmidt knocks it out of the park with two songs, "I Don't Want To Hear Anymore" and "Do Something". Each one, especially the latter, match his previous singles with the band. Henley gets a little old school rocking done on "Fast Company", and Frey ends the first disc with the short, but pretty, "You Are Not Alone". My favorite track, however, would be the Henley sung "Busy Being Fabulous". An absolutely great and charming ditty that is currently the second single.
Disc 2 is where things get a bit more rock and roll, and sound much more like their edgier sound once Joe Walsh had joined the band. The epic 10 minute "Long Road Out Of Eden" starts things off in classic Eagles tradition. This is a song that could of come out of any of their earlier albums. "Somebody" is a great little rocker from Glen Frey that sounds as if it would belong with his mid 80's solo stuff. Walsh contributes the cool "Last Good Time In Town", while Henley delivers three knock-out songs. "Frail Grasp Of The Big Picture" and "Business As Business", are vintage Henley tracks that also wouldn't be out of place from his own solo career. "Center Of The Universe" is a beautiful little song that features those great Eagles harmonies. The disc ends with Frey singing "It's Your World Now". The lyrics are meaningful. Is this it?. Is this the end of the road for the band?. Let's hope not.
"Long Road Out Of Eden" is a superb CD filled with wonderful music. There are a lot of great artists and bands who deliver wonderful harmonies, but there is just something special about these 4 guys. Nobody sounds like them, and this CD sounds as if time has stood still. There is so much good stuff here. They are already on their second single, but there are at least another 3-5 tracks here that belong on the radio. It's just good music. Henley and Frey are usually the most with the vocals, but Walsh and Schmidt's contributions are wonderful. They all do their part. It should satisfy fans and, hopefully, gain new ones. I can't stop listening to it.
Free Music Review: Long Road well worth the wait
Hit: 5 Stars
28 years after their last studio album, four remaining Eagles release a new album. Long Road out of Eden features 2 discs and 20 new tracks. Disc 1 is described as being a re-introduction to the band with the opening track a post nuclear vision of Seven Bridges Rd, followed by a song they forgot to record 35 years ago "How Long" by long time friend JD Souther. This stamps Eagles all over it and just gets better each time you hear it. Harmonies and all the little things which most bands would overlook, make this a classic already in the Take it Easy, Already Gone genre. Next up is Busy Being Fabulous which is an update of Those Shoes with a killer chorus and typically cynical Henley lyric. Has the Eagles sound. Next is a weepie with a countrified Frey vocal. Quite nice, Walsh steps up next with Guilyy of the Crime, whilst being pleasant is a little removed from the other material on this disc. Next up is the first of Tim Schmit's spots with a brilliant (single written all over it)I Don't want to Hear Anymore, is simply brilliant. Won't fit on contemporary radio but anyone reading this won't care anyway. Disc 1's highlight follows with Waiting in the Weeds. How to describe this song? It starts of as an acoustic, black, Henley vocal and shifts into an epic from 1st Chorus/Bridge on when Schmit/Frey's harmonies kick in. Its low fi, acoustic guitars and mandolin, but segues into something much more, the lyrics tell so many stories with multi dimensions and layers. By the end of the 7 minutes its a totally different beast, with an undeniable stamp of class. This track makes the 28 year wait all worth it.
After Weeds, all the other would seem insubstantial but in true Eagles tradition the material all stands up. No More Cloudy Days will have its fans, followed by Henley doing his best Bee Gee's impression on Fast Company. This has a killer chorus and will grow on you. Next up is a piece of Schmit brilliance with Do Something, more like his Poco work & Frey closes with another highlight You Are Not Alone.
If that wasn't enough we still have another whole disc, with the title track starting it off. This track will need some play to make it accessible but already the biting lyrics, killer Walsh guitar and atmospherics make it a dramatic, masterful tune. Long time collaborater, Jack Tempchin pitches in with a Frey lead vocal, Somebody which is a foot stomper. Henley next with Frail Grasp of the Big Picture, very Inside Job-like. Walsh with a JD Souther assist comes up with the Steely Dan like Last Good Time in Town. Frey with I like to watch a Woman Dance, is low-fi and voyeuristic, but pleasant, Three songs left, all good especially Centre of the Universe which is a modern update of the whole sound. I'm still trying to decide what the lyrics mean but I'm sure George W Bush won't download it. Business as Usual is another which could be a Henley single but has the superb Eagles harmony support. Slightly rocky, confrontational, another winner. Then the closer which if its the last song ever from the Eagles then its a fitting epitaph, lets hope its not, as this album has proved that the Eagles biggest fear is unfounded and that they are still important, vibrant, and quite simply America's greatest ever rock band.
Free Music Review: Long Road Out of Eden Is Spectacular
Hit: 5 Stars
I want to rave about the Eagles album LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN. In fact, I want to thank Glenn, Don, Joe, and Timothy B. for this spectacular work. Guys, I know that sometimes you don't get along, or so the celeb rumors go, but when it counts, you gather together and create great music. I think this one is on a par with HOTEL CALIFORNIA.
You don't have to be an Eagles fan to like this album. Let me tell you why I think the music and the lyrics make it great. I'm no music critic, but this is how I see it as someone who listens to a LOT of music of every variety.
The strength of the music is in the layering of instrumentation, the melody, the counter melody, and the foot-tapping beat.
The lyrics? The specific words chosen, the ideas they represent, the internal rhythm, the poetic meter, the expressed emotion, the emotional response evoked in the listener.
The arrangements? Eagles to the max. The same elements that make HOTEL CALIFORNIA songs recognizable as an Eagles product are present in these songs too. I'm so glad they know what their strengths are and haven't tried to "modernize" or suddenly incorporate hip hop as certain others have. I'm glad they realize their style or "sound" is as good today as it was when they first joined forces.
Put all that together, and you get songs that make you think as you're listening and think about their ideas even when the song isn't playing.
Another thing you get? Singable songs. These are the kinds of songs that you can sing, and that is a rarity in today's music world. Oh, they're also songs you can dance too. That's important, at least to me.
EDEN is so good that I'm hard pressed to pick one or two favorite songs. But I'll try.
How Long - nice rocking song -- love the line, "How long, how long, woman will you weep? Rock yourself to sleep." Also love, "wish I lived in the land of fools and no one knew my name." (Sometimes I think I do live in the land of fools.)
Busy Being Fabulous - "You were just too busy being fabulous, too busy to think about us." This song makes me think of too many men and women I know who got enthralled by the whole fame/power/money thing. They didn't have time for their children's school activities, for their kids' problems and needs. I guess they just didn't have time for kids period. Hard to think about PTA meetings, Little League, or Sunday school class in the climb up the corporate ladder or the rush to write a bigger book for a bigger contract. Now these people who "made it" can't understand why their kids are such problems or why their kids are too busy to visit during the holidays. Too many self-absorbed people bewildered by their adult children's indifference.
What Do I Do With My Heart - Oh! The ultimate breakup song question. Its lyrics say what we've all wondered at some point in our lives.
Fast Company - Everyone wishes their kids heeded them when they warned of this.
Do Something - Utterly love it and the meaning behind it!
Long Road Out of Eden was worth waiting for.
Free Music Review: Frail Grasp of the Big Picture Is A Profound Truth!
Hit: 5 Stars
The very first time I listened to this CD, I found it very enjoyable. Waiting in the Weeds, No More Cloudy Days and Last Good Time in Town were a few of the tracks that immediately got my attention. These are the type of songs that will grow on you and give you something to really think about. It's a shame that some people, who have written poor reviews of this CD, are too immature to appreciate both the evolution of individual band members and the real message behind their music. Songs like Frail Grasp of the Big Picture, Business As Usual or Center of the Universe are truth telling comments on the ignorance and bliss of our corporate laden, consumer driven American society where "we pray to our Lord, who we know is an American, he reigns from on high, he speaks to us through middlemen". This is a much deserved attack on the phony parade of the religious right. In the song "Business as Usual", Don Henley makes the Gnostic observation that it's a "soul-sucking, soul-sucking, soul-sucking, soul-sucking, soul-sucking, soul-sucking world". While most of these songs will pass way over the head of those looking to simply be thrilled by a beat or guitar riff, which they want to download onto their IPOD, I'm grateful that the Eagles have still found reason to comment on what some of us know is obviously wrong in America. Thankfully, this CD is available for those who still appreciate good music with a strong message. Afterall, even the band's name, The Eagles, is a patriotic acknowledgement and those who truly love this country are aware of the far reaching damage done by Bush after he was appointed by the Supreme Court. President Gore would have kept the nation proud, while raising environmental consciousness. Instead, Clown Bush has served the interest of Big Oil, by occuping Iraq, while hopelessly trying to save face for Daddy Bush who got him into the National Guard. War-worshipping Republicans best reason to oppose abortion is so poor, low-income, children can grow up to serve in the next war they devise and I feel confident that The Eagles would agree with most of my remarks. Just like Glenn Frey's instrumental, on this CD, "I Dreamed There Was No War", we must think before we vote.
But, as I see it, The Eagles really took off in the mid-70's, after Joe Walsh joined the band, allowing him to contribute the electric edge of songs like Life in the Fast Lane on Hotel California or Those Shoes on The Long Run. As a long time fan of The James Gang and Barnstorm, I don't believe I would have followed the Eagles, if Joe Walsh hadn't joined the group after convincing Bill Szymczyk that the Eagles were really trying to sound like a rock band instead of being labeled country. Over the years, Joe Walsh continued to churn out some great solo efforts, while also helping the Eagles build that image as a rock band. This new CD makes me happy to think the Eagles are still flying and I also hope it's possible that Joe Walsh will treat us to a new solo CD with the welcome assistance of Joe Vitale.
Free Music Review: If It's The End Of The Road, It's A Great End
Hit: 5 Stars
Perhaps more than any other single band in rock and roll history, even the Beatles, the Eagles have been through some very cataclysmic changes--not unlike the L.A. landscape that gave them their start and their inspiration. In the 70s, they were both a fans' favorite and a favorite whipping boy for the critics (especially those at Rolling Stone). In 1980, long-simmering dissensions exploded out and caused the group to dissolve (or so drummer and lead vocalist Don Henley thought, when he commented the only way the band would get back together would be "when Hell freezes over."). In 1994-95, hell indeed did freeze over, and the Eagles got back together. But it still took an enormous amount of time before they released another collection of all-new material; and in that time, they canned longtime guitarist Don Felder, who had been with the band since 1974. Finally in 2007, after twenty-eight years, they finally gave us LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN.
And much like what had happened with Elvis in 1969, the Eagles each individually had so much they wanted to get out there in front of the public that LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN became a 2-CD, 90-minute epic. Everything the band and its individual members were known for is encompassed here, with Joe Walsh's laconic attitude taking flight on "Guilty Of The Crime" and "Last Good Time In Town"; bassist Timothy Schmit doing his thing on "I Don't Want To Hear Anymore" and "Do Something"; Glenn Frey's emotional heat dominating on "No More Cloudy Days" and "What Do I Do With My Heart?"; and Henley's sociological force being kicked up a notch on the ten-and-a-half minute epic title track, and "Business As Usual." The band does go back into its distant past with "How Long", written by their close compatriot J.D. Souther in 1972, but only ever done onstage by the band up until this point. Longtime session man Steuart Smith steps in for Felder on LONG ROAD; and the band's country-rock roots are also accentuated by the occasional pedal steel work of Greg Leisz, whose credits include, among others, the 1999 Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris collaboration WESTERN WALL. And on the closing "It's Your World Now", the band not only pauses to pass on what they've learned to another generation, but, in its Mariachi-tinged arrangement, they seem to pay homage to Linda and her Mexican-American roots, given that they originally formed around the Arizona-born songstress in 1971.
If indeed this 2-CD opus is the absolute final word on this group of Desperados, then it really has been a most interesting, albeit also turbulent, ride. Much like the Beatles and the Beach Boys, the Eagles are a band that has often been duplicated in musical style, but never matched in terms of emotional impact; and LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN may very well seal the deal for keeps now.