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Very nice summation, Soda. Thank you!
I really liked the preview songs. Don's voice sounds wonderful, as does Martina McBride's. I love the lines:
Is it really me you miss or just your long-lost youth?
and
You can get burnt trying to rekindle that old flame.
Can't wait for the album and tour. Nothing in New England so far, though. Maybe he'll do a Walden Woods fundraiser here.
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Originally Posted by Houston Baby
Well, I went slightly mad on Friday and plumped for the Delux vinyl though I can't remember for the life of me if it said that the first 100 copies were sold! My excuse is I was also buying car insurance at the time :-( so now I'm broke but at least I may have a surprise come September! :)
I didn't order until 7am EDT, and I think the link went up around midnight EDT? I just assumed when I ordered that 100 of the things would have been sold out already. I doubt grndctrl would have put up the 'sold out' info until around noon, or the beginning of the work day on the west coast.
Well I ordered about 3pm GMT which is about five hours ahead of Eastern time over in the US, so I still don't know if they were sold out. Still, it's done now and as I said it'll be a very nice surprise 'though I'm not holding my breath.
Just had another listen to the two songs and as with all of Don's songs they really get better the more you listen. TOF is a real good rocker and he and Martina combine really well - LUV it.
TAPOT is a real grower though. It starts off a little like Busy Being Fabulous but then he changes key at ..'running with the crowd...' and I'm sucked in to the whole narrative. I'm a very visual person (being an artist obviously) and I find that Don's lyrics are very visual - I see the story unfolding and can almost 'take a picture of it' :) as it develops.
And that, as Glenn has said, is what makes for a song that stands the test of time, and makes for an excellent songwriter.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivineDon
Good for Glenn :thumbsup:
It looks like I'll have to get the only the cd. My budget for August won't allow more than that. I wonder if I should preorder then or wait until the first week of September and take a chance. I wonder how long the pre-order will be available?
It'll probably be available until the 24th of September, maybe a few days before. In some cases, with some preorders, they ship them in the order the order comes in. So if you wait until just before, you might not receive it on the release date. Another option, if money is an issue, wait until the afternoon of the release date and go to a store that would sell it, although most Walmarts get them on release date, they are bad about stocking the shelves until later in the day or the next day, so sometimes you have to be firm and demand someone go find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
Normally, you can pre-order fairly close to the release date - which reminds me to caution that just because you pre-order doesn't mean that you will get the album any sooner. As a matter of fact, sometimes you don't get it until after the release date. That's why I usually just wait and go to Walmart or Best Buy to purchase albums on the day of their release.
ETA: VA - you and I were replying at the same time. FYI - I've pre-ordered albums early before and still didn't receive them until a week after the release date.
I'll just wait until September then. I'll be able to preorder it on the 4th, so it should still be available. If not, I can try Amazon or FYE. I'd rather go ahead and have it preordered because since it's being released on the 25th, it'll be October before I'm anywhere near a Walmart again. (Nearest Walmart is almost 30 miles away).
I've always gotten them either ahead of time or on the date itself if ordering from the Eagles website (or Joe's). Glenn's was delayed because the vinyl was backordered, and it was drop-shipped from the manufacturer later. It's only been when ordering through Amazon or Walmart that it was after the release date. Of course, I've always ordered the very moment a pre-order could be done. This has been true of other artists who use LiveNation as well, on the release date.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer
Like Soda said, as a caution, grndctrl doesn't always have their act together and can screw up an order regardless of release status.
I must admit that I've never preordered anything myself. The closest I've come to doing that was ordering something from the UK because it came out a month earlier there than here in the states. (Bad Company's limited edition 40th anniversary collector's pack. I got it the day before the US release, took 4 weeks to get here).
Anyway, like I said above, I wanna preorder it so that I know that I'll have it eventually. Surely, it'll arrive before October 4th! (which is I'd be able to buy it from Walmart). Plus, I want the t-shirt bundle! (Which I know that I can afford to buy in September).
I hope that Don (or his record company) will release the album on Spotify (usually that's done the same day as the release). That way, I can still listen to it, even if the order is delayed or late.
I think the album will be release on Spotify because TAPOT and TOF is on Spotify.
I looked on YouTube just now. TAPOT had over 20,000 hits and TOF had over 17,000 hits. That may not be a lot, but that's not bad for two songs that only been out for 2 days.
Well, that makes me feel better. At least I'll be able to listen to it one way or another! :)
And 2 years Shun? :rofl: :p
I changed it. I always do that. I would type 2 years and I meant 2 days or 2 weeks. :hilarious:
I make that mistake myself, lol. Plus, since I'm on my phone 90% of the time, autocorrect likes to "correct" things that shouldn't be corrected.Quote:
Originally Posted by shunlvswx
Thank you very much for posting this VA. As the author is a big fan of both the Eagles and Pink Floyd (sounds somewhat familiar...) I can relate to him quite easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by VAisForEagleLovers
I haven't heard David's new song or either of Don's new songs (will get around to doing this though!) although his review of David's track sounds similar to the kind of reaction I've read elsewhere and the reaction to Don's new material on here makes me feel optimistic.
Check it out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Funk 50
http://donhenley.com/store/product/s...ok-shirt-print
Tweet from a rock music critic:
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#DonHenley is about to be the hottest thing in music all over again:
Agreed! :thumbsup:
Wow, you have quite an eye for detail! I totally missed that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Houston Baby
Yes, I still wear the pajamas I got there. A real bargain!
The only time I preordered anything it was from Amazon and It was several days after the release date that I got it.
Their shipping prices are a bit high to suit me. I will wait and get it at the store!
That's been my experience as well on more than one occasion. Usually it arrives a couple days after release if it's a service like Amazon. For most releases, that's acceptable... But not for my faves like Don! Groundctrl has been very unpredictable as to when you will receive your order (to put it mildly), but I want the bundle, so.... I'll just hope for the best.
I saw dollar general after you guys brought it up. I guess General Dollar everywhere. I saw a few in other states. We have a lot here in Jackson.
I really want the $99.00 package just to get the book. I'm just don't know. I might get it from ITunes and also hope WalMart has it. I know they have a lot of the Eagles albums there and I also found The End Of The Innocence CD there too.
I usually don't preordered stuff. I did preordered a CD from Amazon and I don't remember when I got it. Than again. I had to order it from Amazon UK because Amazon US wasn't selling it yet.
I think it's required by law that every Texas town with a population over 100 has a Dollar General. It might be an ordinance in Mississippi too. ;)
I love the tasteful way Don is emphasizing his roots without going overboard. I was a bit worried he would be repeating he was from a small town in Texas every other sentence to prove he's got "country cred" to those who think of him as an Eagle from California.
I didn't know that. Thanks for that info, Soda. Probably so, Soda. But with Jackson being the capital, we've way over that. lol We have about 10 in my city and then a lot of Family Dollars too.
Count Georgia in as well. We have them all over the place here! (I'm still hoping that one day my small town will get one, though. Population of 600 should be enough to keep it in business, especially when the nearest one is over 14 miles away in a neighboring town). Lately, though, they've been popping up everywhere. There's at least 9, maybe 10 in Albany, Ga and that's just Dollar Generals. If you count the Family Dollars, make it at least 15. :hilarious:
I'm also glad that Don is addressing his roots in a bit of subdued way.
I kinda enjoyed hearing Don talking about his hometown and roots. Being a Southerner myself(accent and all, but I don't have a deep one), Don made me a country girl for a second. But I'm still a city girl at heart. I maybe from the south, but you can't take the city out of this girl. :hilarious:
Lol, I'm the opposite. It's kind of hard to be "citified"(as we call it) when you're from a town less than 1/3 the size of Linden, Texas :lol:. My accent is probably a bit on the strong side. I have a feeling that this album will make me even happier to be "southern bred in a smal town" lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by shunlvswx
Dollar Generals are every where in Missouri too! And I know of at least 2 in the closest city to me in Illinois!
I found this link on Don Henley Appreciation Group facebook page.
A great review on TOF. Earlier I predicted Don to be nominated for many awards, they also predicting, but for this song.
http://m.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/...article/438897
After multiple (meaning a dozen at least) listens to both songs, TOF is still my favorite. It's more upbeat musically (which is my kind of country). Plus, I love Don's and Martina's harmonies on the chorus. Lyrically, I really can't relate to either TOF or TAPOT. I'm young, don't have an old flame (have yet to even have a boyfriend), and haven't experienced any of the events in TAPOT yet.
I can see both songs being nominated for awards. I'm still coming to terms with the fact that there's 14 more songs that we haven't heard yet!
Thanks Shun, excellent review :thumbsup:
I am hoping Cass County pushes Don into the digital era but I doubt it. I PAID to downlaod the 2 songs from itunes BEFORE they were released to youtube & I will PAY for the new full record on September 25th. As much as I would love a cd I have all of my music on my phone.
I prefer Take a Picture to Old Flame.
I get CDs and upload to my computer. I convert to mp3 for the mp3 player, but still have CD for the CD players.
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Originally Posted by shunlvswx
The only difference from Taking You Home/For My Wedding are these 2 he is happy & in love, Take A Picture is totally the opposite; it's more like I am DONE! Anyone who was in a long term "difficult" marriage knows that sentiment. Mine passed away though & I seldom bring out the old photo albums. I am NOT inferring there is any problems in his marriage either!
When I listen I hear a story about a couple who've taken a lot of pictures of the good times, as we all do, and how they (and we) don't tend to take pictures to capture the rough times, which do happen. No one is going to take a picture of that suitcase and/or ticket, you know. I lost my mother years ago and my father recently after a long illness and all our old family pictures were there at the house. I'm still going through a lot of his stuff and he was a picture taker. Sometimes a five hour trip turned into a seven hour trip b/c he was taking so many pictures. Maybe a broader interpretation would be how people spend more time commemorating moments we forget about the in-the-moment relationships. Can't say if it's personal for Don (or if he's just taking on the voice of someone else) but I guess it kinda got personal for me. I lost Daddy in January right after the holidays.
After listening to these two songs several times now, it seems like TOF is growing on me the most so far. I love how Don's and Martina's voices blend together - very beautiful!
A review of That Old Flame!
http://onestopcountry.com/index.php/...that-old-flame
I like that review, especially this part:Quote:
Originally Posted by VAisForEagleLovers
My feelings exactly!Quote:
The instrumentation soars when it needs to, but also picks the spots to sit back and give us a tap-a-long with beat while allowing the lyrics and voices to shine; voices that are distinctly different from one another, but come together flawlessly in harmony elevating this song to another level.