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I still remember buying this album as a bootleg in the backroom of music store in the Jeddah souk... not because I was trying to save money, but because in Saudi Arabia (where I was living at the time), rock music was literally contraband and I could not obtain it legally. It was in a cassette tape in a heatproof case with a cover that had been photocopied, and it cost 10 riyals. I told this story in much greater detail in this thread already, so I'm just giving the Cliff Notes version here, but I remember it each time the anniversary rolls around.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY END OF THE INNOCENCE!
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Interesting story, Soda. I've never heard that story. I did go back and read it early in the post.
Last Worthless Evening always makes me melt especially the music video (hot late 80s Don. I wonder who came up with the long hair. LOL) and I Will Not Go Quietly:fainted:
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I love this album, my favorite of Henley's (and in my opinion, his best)! I remember my mom had it on cassette when I was a kid, when I got into the eagles and their solo careers much later I remembered seeing the album cover, with Henley with the long hair and cigarette.
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groupie2686
I love this album, my favorite of Henley's (and in my opinion, his best)! I remember my mom had it on cassette when I was a kid, when I got into the eagles and their solo careers much later I remembered seeing the album cover, with Henley with the long hair and cigarette.
It's not his best look, but he makes it work!
http://www.donhenleyonline.com/images/eoticover.jpg
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IMO. I love it when it was down. Not in a ponytail. Why grow your hair long and have it in a ponytail that year and few months.
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Once again, we have a discrepancy about the release date of an album. We have traditionally celebrated the release date as June 20, 1989 here; however, Amazon and Wikipedia both have it listed as June 27, 1989. In any event, it's hard to believe the album is 30 years old. I adore the album - it's my very favorite of Don's solo albums by far and my second favorite of all the band members solo albums. However, as much as I love the album, I am definitely not a fan of long-haired Don. This was not his best era as a fashionista, IMHO. :shock:
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY THE END OF THE INNOCENCE!!!
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A great album and solo effort by Don. It went 6x Platinum in the U.S. and ranked #389 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. My favorite song is “Heart of the Matter.”
I agree he makes the long hair work, even though I prefer him with short hair.
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sodascouts
I still remember buying this album as a bootleg in the backroom of music store in the Jeddah souk... not because I was trying to save money, but because in Saudi Arabia (where I was living at the time), rock music was literally contraband and I could not obtain it legally. It was in a cassette tape in a heatproof case with a cover that had been photocopied, and it cost 10 riyals. I told this story in much greater detail in this thread already, so I'm just giving the Cliff Notes version here, but I remember it each time the anniversary rolls around.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY END OF THE INNOCENCE!
What a cool memory tied to the purchase of this album. Almost sounds dangerous. :fear:
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What a cool memory tied to the purchase of this album. Almost sounds dangerous. :fear:
I'm thinking those backrooms must have been an open secret with the amount of people going in and out of there in broad daylight. The right palms getting greased... but yeah, I guess technically, I was in possession illegal goods! They also made an effort to appease the Mutawa - I have a Madonna cassette tape where they colored over her outfit with a permanent marker to make sure no skin was showing LOL.
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I'm a date late, but I wanted to mention that yesterday, Feb. 21, marks the 20th anniversary of Don winning the best male rock vocal grammy for The End of the Innocence. It was definitely well-deserved. I love the song and Don's mournful, yearning vocals.
http://www.donhenleyonline.com/image...rammys90-3.jpg
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This Grammy show was on YouTube and I got the whole show in my collection. I need to find it.
Poor, Don. It almost wasn't his night.