New Billboard Story (with info on New Album!)

There's an interview with Joe in today's Billboard. (thanks Janice!)

Here's what he says about the new album:

The Eagles are planning to take flight with a long-awaited new album and a tour. Guitarist Joe Walsh tells Billboard.com that the album -- the Eagles' first full-length studio set since "The Long Run" in 1979 -- is "almost out. We're just finishing vocals and mixing it. We're all finally signing off on it."

Walsh says that all of the band members -- himself, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Timothy B. Schmit -- wrote songs for the album, which he says "go in some really, really new, different directions. It's hard to compare to anything that I hear out there now." For his songs, however, Walsh "went rock'n’roll," including one "extended" track with "a middle full of guitar statement" and another that's "full-on rock'n'roll. I didn't want us to be too ballad-y here. We need some stuff we can play live, so I made sure there was that element in the record."

Walsh says the band, which took this year off the road to hunker down on the album, plans to tour extensively in 2008.

Joe also says: "I don't think I would cancel being an Eagle and resurface with a solo career. I love being in the Eagles, and we're not really done yet."

Comments

[Vince]

Man I love that guy

[L&M]

Wini--

I have no idea what you are talking about. I was merely assuring you that the album is almost finished. BTW, I think you are confusing irony and sarcasm, but that's another issue for another day.

[wini]

ah, come on L &M - there is no law against combining "irony" with "The Eagles" - you are taking those little stitches way (and I mean WAY) too serious ...

It's been almost 30 years, we have a right to fool around about this ...

[L&M]

Wini..."We're all finally signing off on it" means it's just about finished.

[zermie]

Sounds like our collective prayer has been answered and ODAAT has been euthanized.

[J Wilder]

You cant rush these things
It takes alot of time to get it right.

Brilliant news by the way.
Cant wait for the new album.

[wini]

Oops - seems they wanna prove me wrong, and Irving Azoff made Joe the band's press agent. But if it's true what he says (and we have learned lately that Eagles never lie) then we really should be in for something good with that album. If they would only finish it ...

[DenverFan56]

This is excellent. Best news on the new album so far. Diversity of material, rock and roll with Joe Walsh contributions (and songs from everyone). Specifics on what they are finishing up. I know there is hesitency to get too excited but this really has me looking forward to it.