"Eagles! The Eagles are coming!"
Peregrin (Pippin) Took (from J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings)
They formed a huge portion of my life's soundtrack in the 1970s and 80s, and now the Eagles are back with a superb new album, Long Road Out of Eden. The link goes to the band's website where you can hear one complete song and several samples from the album, plus a collection of old hits.
60 Minutes did a very nice segment on the group's decision to return to the studio. It's trimmed into multiple segments on the CBS News website:
Eagles Dark Days
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3538308n
Eagles: the Pressure Cooker
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3538306n
Eagles back in the studio
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3538304n
For me, Long Road Out of Eden demonstrates Don Henley, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, and Timothy Schmidt still possess their musical chops. This album may not surpass sales of their multi-platinium Hotel California, but it has all the the creative energy of their earlier work.
