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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1979 - August: The Eagles ”The Long Run”
Description: The pressure on the Eagles to create an album to follow up their 1976 masterpiece "Hotel California" was intense, and it took 18 months and five different studios to produce The Long Run. This was their sixth studio album, and their last album before thier 14-year hiatus. It would mark the introduction of Timothy B. Schmit to the band, who took over bass and high vocal duties from the departing founder, Randy Meisner.
The Long Run was originally intended to be a double album, but the band just didn't have enough songs in their creative arsenal for that. In fac...