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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1989 — June: Don Henley “The End of the Innocence”
Description: The Eagles had been broken up for almost a decade, and it would be another 5 years before their reunion, but Don Henley was still a huge name in the music world. The End of the Innocence, Henley's third solo studio album, would be a more reflective and less synthesizer-heavy album, and would be Henley's best selling album.
After the break-up of the Eagles, Henley put out “I Can't Stand Still” in 1982, from which the hit single Dirty Laundry would arise. 1984 would see the appearance of “Building the Perfect Beast,” from which the best remembered single would be the monste...