Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast MFSL [FLAC]

Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 705, released 1997

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Lossless (EAC+FLAC) | Soft Rock, Pop/Rock | 1984, 1997 | 304 MB | Artwork



Tracks

1. Boys of Summer

2. You Can't Make Love

3. Man With a Mission

4. You're Not Drinking Enough

5. Not Enough Love in the World

6. Building the Perfect Beast

7. All She Wants to Do Is Dance

8. Month of Sundays

9. Sunset Grill

10. Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed

11. Land of the Living 





After experimenting with synthesizers and a pop sound on his solo debut, Don Henley hits the mark on his sophomore release,

Building the Perfect Beast. This album established Henley as an artist in his own right after many successful years with the Eagles,

as it spawned numerous hits. While the songs seem crafted for pop radio, it's hard to fault him for choosing arrangements that

would get his messages to the masses. Unlike most pop in the 1980s, however, Henley had deep intellectual themes layered

beneath the synthesizer sounds and crisp production. In the opening song "Boys of Summer," he talks about trying to recapture

the past while knowing that things will never be the same. Henley has a gift for writing about the heart and soul of America and for

mixing his love for the country and small-town life ("Sunset Grill") with cynicism about government ("All She Wants to Do Is Dance")

and modernization ("Month of Sundays"). Although the politics and the sound of the album make the decade of release easy to

place, Henley's earnest delivery and universal messages give many of the tracks a timeless feel, which is no small feat.

This is Henley's most consistent album, and it is the place to start for those wanting to sample his solo work.