After the Eagles broke up for the first time, they all went their separate ways. After a slow selling first album, this Don’s second solo release and went mega huge thanks to two singles: The Boys Of Summer, which was very Eagles sounding and co-written with Mike Campbell, and Building The Perfect Beast which was so not the Eagles, but was a stunning track utilizing all the modern electronic sounds of the time.
My favourite track though is All She Wants To Do Is Dance, which was written solely by Danny Kortchner and transformed Donny boy from someone who your parents liked into a pop idol. Of course there are still moments of pure Eagles like Your Not Drinking Enough, which could have been on any of their records. An album very much of it’s time, but still a great album and it proved that there was life after the Eagles – especially for Don.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
