Press and Disussion about Don Henley's new album Cass County available Sept. 25, 2015

[maryc2130]

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.

[DivineDon]

Oh I hope it is VA! Fingers crossed!

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!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

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.

[DivineDon]

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.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

TAPOI 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 does.

And that, as Glenn has said, is what makes for a song that stands the test of time, and makes for an excellent songwriter.

[DivineDon]

Good for Glenn

[AlreadyGone95]

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?

[VAisForEagleLovers]

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.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

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.

[AlreadyGone95]

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).