Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

Don Henley - Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
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Artist: Don Henley
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1995-11-20
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Dirty Laundry
  2. The Boys Of Summer
  3. All She Wants To Do Is Dance
  4. Not Enough Love In The World
  5. Sunset Grill
  6. The End Of The Innocence
  7. The Last Worthless Evening
  8. New York Minute
  9. I Will Not Go Quietly
  10. The Heart Of The Matter
  11. The Garden Of Allah
  12. You Don't Know Me At All
  13. Everybody Knows

Music reviews of Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

Music Review: All He Wants to Do is Prance........ ;)
Rating: 4 Stars

Well, my dragon escaped. Yes he did. This is what happens when your Metamorpho is called away to do publicity shots. I tell ya, that David Hemmings sure knows his way around a camera. Anyway, when I arrived home from London, I went to feed the dragon and found that he wasn't there. To my total chagrin, I realized he had pulled a Shawshank Redemption stunt on me. The evidence was there. Looks like he breathed fire on the stone to weaken it, and used his claws to create an escape hatch. Of course, I did not suspect anything. But what a clever dragon! Hiding the hole with a big poster of Playdragon of the Month over it!

Anyway, I had a private investigator get on his tail immediately. I found out that he took the chunnel to France. From there, he puchased a used car from a salesman that looked like Don Henley. The authorities then contacted me and said they had him cornered in the Cave of Lascaux. Of course, by this time, the car salesman was looking for him too. I guess he didn't like being paid in Drachmas. But, I ask you folks, what other currency would a dragon carry?

Anyway, on my trip through the Chunnel to fetch that snakey, surreptitious serpent (3 X fast people!), I started on this review of Don Henley's Greatest Hits called "Actual Miles". I wonder where that idea came from? Mental note to self: massive mental meditation (3 X fast again) needed.

Mr. Henley, as we know, is no stranger to the pop-rock arena. And with all the hooks he employs here, he solidifies his status as a true craftsman. Well, what do you want people? If I had been an Eagle instead of a Seer, you'd be buying my music instead of me giving away free reviews! So have some respect, please!

But, back to the point, this is a fine collection of music. Mind you, it is not perfect, but for the most part, it is well done. Most of the tunes here are taken from his first 3 solo albums, with the bulk of the material coming from "The End of the Innocence". As with Henley, and a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you'll get. He can give you social commentary with the looping organ parade in "Dirty Laundry", the mild suggestion of reconnection in "The Last Worthless Evening", the somber and sobering reality of "New York Minute". But, take heart! He also gives you many deadhead stickers on a cadillac (I have one!)in his megahit "The Boys of Summer" (listen for that almost imperceptible echo of the word "Crazy" on this). Also, a camraderie of good feelings down at the "Sunset Grill".

The thing about his music is how effectively he marries the mood with the message. The hop-jump sound of "All She Wants to Do is Dance", totally makes sense, even as they drive poor Mr. Henley out of town. The semi-sweet piano of Bruce Hornsby is perfect for the breaking of fragile glass reality in "The End of the Innocence." Digging even deeper in the dust, Henley pulls out the crown jewel of all his songs with "The Heart of the Matter." What makes this such a remarkable achievement is that he sheds off all the illusionary garb that we all possess, and goes not only into the heart, but the soul of the matter. Knowing his own imperfection, and his own part in the matter, he reveals what is essential for any human failing. Forgiveness. But, not necessarily for her, but himself. That is the true value and insight this song brings to people who need to hear it.

Unfortunately, I could have thought of a lot of other, worthy songs to fill out this c.d. He includes 3 new recordings, which, although interesting, somehow don't seem to gel. I am sure some social commentary is behind "The Garden of Allah", but it has never intrigued me enough to find out just what. The sarcasm and bitterness of his composition "You Don't Know Me At All", and the defeatism of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" is just too blunt and doesn't let you leave with a good feeling.
Henley's forte is to write a balance between wit, irony, lyrics and music to make the journey worthwhile, or somewhat relevant on many levels. For me, unfortunately, the songs sound dark and whining.

In conclusion, a fine collection with a few drawbacks - thus the 4 star rating. Now, I better get back to business here. I am now outside the cave with the Henley look alike. He is lurking, leering, lambasting me (3 X fast people!) as I am trying to lure the dragon out of the cave. He's not happy, I'm not happy, and the dragon's not happy. But, be honest people. You're happy because I finally wrote this review! Don't be shy - admit it!

Stop dragon my heart of the matter around --------- Metamorpho ;)
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Description of Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

13 hits including DIRTY LAUNDRY, END OF INNOCENCE and EVERYBODY KNOWS. Col House version. Still sealed.
Just as Don Henley's work with the Eagles in the 1970s chronicled a culture that was rapidly spinning out of control, his '80s output cataloged and criticized a decade of greed, cruelty, and prurient interest in the misfortune of others. But this is music, not journalism, and despite the overt seriousness of such songs as "Dirty Laundry," "All She Wants to Do Is Dance," "The Boys of Summer," and especially the somber, elegiac "The End of the Innocence," Henley's field reports were tuneful in the extreme. The two new tracks on Actual Miles--"The Garden of Allah" and "You Don't Know Me at All"--didn't quite click, but otherwise this greatest-hits package couldn't be more solid. --Daniel Durchholz

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