Don Henley and Glenn Frey made it pretty clear that they’ve reunited The Eagles for the money. They obviously don’t enjoy each other’s company and all that they’ve done recently seemed to have been motivated by the almighty dollar. From the jacked-up prices of their concert tickets to the exclusive deal with wal-mart, it’s all just to pad their bulging retirement fund. and who suffers from all this greed? the fans at large obviously. we’re the ones that have to listen to their inferior product that they’re trying to pass off as an Eagles album. They should have left their legacy well enough alone. Now all is tarnished by their long-awaited double-album called Long Road Out Of Eden. I guess it’s sort of fitting that it’s only sold at Wal-mart and Sam’s Club alongside discount televisions, cheap shoes and frozen pizzas. the new album is nothing more than a corporate product. there’s absolutely no creativity to be found here. the album just feels overly-calculated and sterile. this is where you can find the death of popular music. recycled ideas, themes and chord progressions abound in this tired sounding set of songs. They spent the last couple years in the studio to come up with lyrics like: It’s too late for saving face / Don’t just stand there takin’ up space / Why don’t you do something (the Henley penned “Do Something).
yikes. and come on, it just doesn’t seem right for fifty year old men singing lame-ass lines like.. I believe in second chances / I believe in angels too / I believe in new romances / Baby I believe in you (No More Cloudy Days).
geez. it’s simply sad to hear these 70′s country/rock legends going through the motions with songs like “Fast Company” (with ol’ man Henley singing in falsetto. ouch!), “What Do I Do With My Heart” (cliche-city) and “I Love to Watch a Woman Dance” (snooze-fest). yeah, these guys will earn millions for their retirement fund but sadly they sold their souls to do it.
