*squeals like a schoolgirl* I’ve got the new Eagles album, and I am having a great time.
That fantastic vocal harmony, and some of the songs harken back (I’ve always wanted to use that phrase) to the Eagles early days (gotta love songs written by J.D. Souther, in my opinion, and no, he’s not an official member of the Eagles, but he’s been closely associated with them since the beginning and has written or co-written a lot of their songs).
Got some cynical social commentary (thank you, Don Henley), got some sentimental love songish things (note: The Eagles almost never do proper love songs; they always do bitter ones, or sad ones, or about-to-break-up ones, or co-dependent ones, and so forth), and a couple that strike me as being surprisingly spiritual, or at least insightful.
This is a damned GOOD album. Do not hesitate to buy it if you’re at all interested!
Oh, happy, happy SIGH. Imagine me with an expression that’s a combination of bliss and excitement.
Damn. They definitely still have it. I knew that when I saw them live at Rod Laver Arena (yes, I was there one of the nights they were filming for the “Farewell I” tour DVD), but this album so totally confirms it.
Hey, this might be enough to break the Beatles kick I’ve been on lately (maybe)…
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