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. AllMusic
    80
    The album is savvier still, crafted to evoke the spirit and feel of the Eagles' biggest hits.
  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. 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.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Sprawling, but pristinely produced, animated by righteous indignation and regret, this double album offers everything fans want and detractors scorn.
  7. 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.
  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. Rolling Stone
    70
    The Eagles' original studio albums were all models of clenched-gleam detail, and Long Road suffers from sprawl.
  10. The New York Times
    70
    They could have made most of the album back in 1979.
  11. Sputnikmusic
    60
    For better or worse, it's the most predictable album of the year.
  12. Blender
    40
    The best songs here are the least ambitious: love laments that coleader Glenn Frey and bassist Timothy B. Schmit both sing the hell out of.
  13. Slant Magazine
    40
    They're proving that they're still commercially relevant, but the calculated, tepid Long Road Out of Eden isn't likely to influence another generation of musicians.
  14. Mojo
    40
    There are some very bad lyrics on this album. [Dec 2007, p.99]
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  15. Q Magazine
    40
    Eagles may be victims of a world in which their signature sound has been distilled into oblivion. [Dec 2007, p.110]
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  16. Austin Chronicle
    40
    Fitting that the Eagles' first studio gathering since 1979's The Long Run should be a Wal-Mart exclusive, since the entire 2-CD affair is a generic sprawl aimed for the largest (read: lowest) common denominator.
  17. The Guardian
    20
    Disc one sounds like the band's Desperado years left out in the rain--damp, shrunken and fetid, with songs such as Guilty of the Crime and Fast Company giving out as much spark as a dying novelty lighter.

Awards & Rankings

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#59 Most Discussed Album of 2007
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#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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