Sameer gifted me Long Road Out of Eden, the Eagles studio album after nearly 3 decades, on my birthday. I've already heard it 2 times over on my drive to work & back, over the last few days.
Though its nowhere close to the Vintage Eagles, I really enjoyed the easy pace, the acoustics and the moderate variations through the 2 discs. Guess Don Henley's voice brings back memories of some classics and incuding his album End of Innocence, which at one point was my favourite album.
Another thing is that few songs are really long. The title track is nearly 10 mins. Thats long but the nice part is that its paced well enough for you and you don't realize its a long song. Eagles seem to do that pretty well. Remember Pretty maids in a row from the HFO disc?
Overall I think this album is going to appeal to folks who have grown up on Eagles, not for someone who's buying their music for the first time. Having said that, it also directly reveals that I am indeed safely placed in the "middle aged" category now.
Cheers!
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