Don Henley (ex. Eagles) - Building The Perfect Beast (1984/2015) Hi-Res

"Henley--arguably the most talented member of the Eagles--had toyed with playful pop hooks on his I Can't Stand Still solo bow in 1982. Two years later he got down to business on this brainy, politics-themed sophomore disc, which indicted his native Hollywood as venomously as 'Hotel California' once did. Surfaces were still somewhat glossy--there's no denying the foot-tapping elan of 'Boys of Summer' or 'All She Wants to Do Is Dance.' But the vitriol roiling just beneath those surfaces was deep, intellectual stuff. Henley, as he continued to prove with the more eloquent The End of the Innocence a few years later, is someone his fans can neither underestimate nor predict. Can we say the same of Glenn Frey or Randy Meisner?" — AllMusic

Tracks:

01. The Boys Of Summer (4:50)
02. You Can't Make Love (3:33)
03. Man With A Mission (2:45)
04. You're Not Drinking Enough (4:41)
05. Not Enough Love In The World (3:54)
06. Building The Perfect Beast (5:01)
07. All She Wants To Do Is Dance (4:30)
08. A Month Of Sundays (4:29)
09. Sunset Grill (6:20)
10. Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed (3:37)
11. Land Of The Living (3:23)

Personnel:

Don Henley – Lead vocals, percussion, drums, keyboards, chant, harmony vocals
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar – Organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer guitar, chant, omnichord

Additional musicians
Lindsey Buckingham – Guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals
Mike Campbell – Synthesizer, guitar, percussion
Charlie Sexton – Guitar
Tim Drummond – Bass guitar
Pino Palladino – Bass guitar
Larry Klein – Bass guitar
Jim Keltner – Drums
Ian Wallace – Drums
Kevin McCormick – African drums
Randy Newman – Synthesizer
David Paich – Synthesizer, piano, keyboards
Steve Porcaro – Synthesizer
Benmont Tench – Synthesizer, piano, keyboards
Albhy Galuten – Synthesizer, synclavier
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Bill Cuomo – synthesizer, percussion
Jerry Hey – Horns
Belinda Carlisle – Backing vocals, harmony vocals
Michael O'Donahue – Backing vocals, chant
Patty Smyth – Backing vocals, chant, harmony vocals
Waddy Wachtel – Backing vocals, chant
J.D. Souther – Backing vocals, chant
Martha Davis – Backing vocals, chant, harmony vocals
Marie-Pascale Elfman – Backing vocals, ensemble
Carla Olson – Backing vocals, chant
Dominique Mancinelli – Backing vocals, ensemble
Sam Moore – harmony vocals