Don Henley - Very Best of
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Artist: Don HenleyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2009-06-16
Music Label: Geffen Records
Product features:
- HENLEY DON THE VERY BEST OF DON HENLEY
- Dirty Laundry
- The Boys Of Summer
- All She Wants To Do Is Dance
- Not Enough Love In The World
- Sunset Grill
- The End Of The Innocence
- The Last Worthless Evening
- New York Minute
- I Will Not Go Quietly
- The Heart Of The Matter
- Everybody Knows
- For My Wedding
- Everything Is Different Now
- Taking You Home
Music reviews of Very Best of
Music Review: Heart Of The Henley
Rating: 4 Stars
There is no question about the lack of great artists right now in the music industry. But back in the 80's, there were a lot of greats whom really told the stories of what Americana was like for those who had struggled from Bruce Hornsby, John Mellencamp, the definitive Bruce Springsteen, and the biggest writer of them all, the Thoreau of the 80's, Don Henley. While he had left The Eagles due to creative differences, his strongest suits were from his solo works, which told the dark stories of those who've dealt with opression, and also those who had sought a better life. Yet, while Don had only released 4 solo albums over the years, his songs actually still tell the stories that last, even in these economic times for the unemployed, and for those who had loved his music. Now a new hits collection comes out of the shadows, and reintroduces Don's music to a whole new generation of fans.
The 2009 Very Best Of Don Henley, is released, and showcases the best of his works from his solo works, Inside Job, Building The Perfect Beast, I Can Stand Still, and his landmark 1989 album The End Of The Innocence. The songs here at first doesn't seperate itself from his other dynamic hits record, 1995's Actual Miles by the track listing (the first 10 tracks are in the same order as was Actual Miles), but still does the job nicely at showcasing his solo works. The collection includes all of his strongest songs from Heart Of The Matter, the deep and sobering New York Minute, to classics like The Boys Of Summer, which later on was covered by The Ataris, and Dirty Laundry. The collection does showcase Don's 2000 album Inside Job nicely though, by his biggest hits from that record, Taking You Home where he sung about being a first-time father and Everything Is Different Now. Sadly though, there are a couple of disadvantages to the record. The first one though is that a few of his solo works could've been highlighted here including Workin' It, and his deep sequel to Hotel California, The Garden Of Allah which was on Actual Miles. The seocnd one is that I also thought there could've been some of his classic duets here on the album as well like Leather & Lace with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac and Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough with Patty Smyth.
All in all, despite a few flaws, The Very Best Of Don Henley is still a strong reflection of his music, a great buy for those who've loved his works over the years, as well as for anyone who had recently enjoyed the reunion album he did recently with The Eagles, Long Road Out Of Eden. Still, if you haven't yet heard any of Don Henley's solo works before, than The Very Best Of Don Henley is a great buy for you, and that is still the heart of the Henley.
Album Cover: B+
Songs: B 1/2+
Price: B
Remastering: B
Overall: B 1/2+
Description of Very Best of
"Don's albums were like State of the Union addresses delivered with the perception and sharpness he had honed in theEagles during the 1970s. He could be relied on to comment on what was going wrong in his country in ways that wereentertaining as well as thought-provoking."Out of all of the Eagles, Don Henley had the most successful solo career. 1984's Building The Perfect Beast sold over two million copies and stayed on the charts for over a year and 1989's The End Of The Innocence sold over three million copies and stayed on the charts for nearly three years. The Very Best Of Don Henley is the first career-spanning collection of all his classic hits, covering his tenures at Elektra, Geffen and Warner Bros Records.
The collection features some of the most enduring songs in recent pop/rock history, such as "Dirty Laundry," "The Boys Of Summer," "The End Of The Innocence" and "The Heart Of The Matter." These classic songs feature the talents of a veritable `who's who' of writers and musicians including most members of Eagles, Tom Petty's Heartbreakers and Toto, as well as Danny Kortchmar, Martha Davis, Patty Smyth, Axl Rose, Bruce Hornsby, Wayne Shorter, Take 6, Larry Klein, J.D. Souther and Sheryl Crow.
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