I PURCHASED THIS CD BECAUSE OF BERNIES MUSICAL PEDIGREE. NOT SO MUCH RE: HIS WORK AS A MEMBER OF THE EAGLES, BUT MORE TO DO WITH HIM BEING AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BURRITOS, HIS WORK ON HIS ALBUM WITH MICHAEL GEORGIADES, WHICH I STILL RATE HIGHLY, AND IN THE 80s AS ANN ALL TOO BRIEF MEMBER OF THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND ( CHECK OUT HIS SONG CORDAROY ROAD FROM THE WORKING BAND ALBUM )"EAT YOU HEART OUT STEVE EARLE"."MIRROR" DIDN'T LEAVE ME WANTING AT ALL!FROM THE VERY GET GO, OF "I'M A VILE AND PROFANE MAN" THIS ALBUM WAS CLEARLY GOING TO BE A CLASSIC. THE PRODUCTION AND STRIPPED DOWN APPROACH ARE SPOT ON. THIS MUSIC IS REAL, AS OPPOSED TO ANYTHING THE EAGLES HAVE DONE FOR A LONG LONG TIME, IN FACT SINCE BERNIE DEPARTED.THIS ALBUM SHOWS SO MUCH MUSICAL INTEGRITY THROUOUT AND GIVES BOTH A HEALTHY NOD TO HIS PAST AS WELL AS REAL AWARENESS AND FOCUS UPON WHAT'S GREAT IN PRESENT.BUY THIS ALBUM WITH CONFIDENCE.