Long Road Out Of Eden
by The Eagles
  • Record Label: Polydor
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Bitter or sweet, the Eagles sidestep self-parody, serving up the rarest of musical blends: freshly brewed nostalgia you'll actually want to savor.
  2. Billboard
    80
    It's all a testament to the durable Eagles footprint on the pop landscape.
  3. Uncut
    80
    That band’s ambition is intact is remarkable--that they’ve made an album that captures the zeitgeist is maybe even more so.
  5. AllMusic
    80
    The album is savvier still, crafted to evoke the spirit and feel of the Eagles' biggest hits.
  6. Rolling Stone
    70
    The Eagles' original studio albums were all models of clenched-gleam detail, and Long Road suffers from sprawl.
  7. The New York Times
    70
    They could have made most of the album back in 1979.
  8. Boston Globe
    70
    It is an auspicious beginning for a double album so strong it's almost irritating that it took so long to release it.
  9. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Sprawling, but pristinely produced, animated by righteous indignation and regret, this double album offers everything fans want and detractors scorn.
  10. Hot Press
    75
    There is more than nostalgia at work here. Lyrically at least, the cocaine cowboys of yore strive to engage with the modern world’s ills and idiosyncrasies.

Awards & Rankings

59
#59 Most Discussed Album of 2007
24
#24 Most Shared Album of 2007

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 77
  3. Negative: 22 out of 77
  1. morrow8454
    Oct 11, 2010
    7
    The album starts off very strong, with 6 "quality songs" in the first 10 songs. However, disc 2 was terrible. Out of the 9 songs on disc 2,The album starts off very strong, with 6 "quality songs" in the first 10 songs. However, disc 2 was terrible. Out of the 9 songs on disc 2, none of them were a "quality song". In my mind, a quality song is a song that is worth listening to. My rating for this album would be much lower had the first disc not been so good. The songs I recommend listening to are: 2. How Long
    3. Busy Being Fabulous
    5. Guilty of the Crime
    6. I Don't Want to Hear Any More
    9. Fast Company
    10. Do Something    … Full Review »
  2. ClayK
    Sep 21, 2009
    8
    Randy Meisner (Take It To The Limit), Bernie Leadon (Earlybird, Train Leaves Here This Morning) and Don Felder (Hotel California) were also Randy Meisner (Take It To The Limit), Bernie Leadon (Earlybird, Train Leaves Here This Morning) and Don Felder (Hotel California) were also Eagles and I hope someday they will play together again for us. I'll be buying the CD after listening on YouTube, will cruise with it.… Full Review »
  3. MartinD.
    Aug 25, 2009
    10
    A fantastic double CD that warrants and rewards frequent playing. As good as anything they did 30+ years ago.
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