Glenn Frey caused a furore as a singer with The Eagles, but he also achieved great successes on his own in the eighties. After that his solo career came to a dead end, with his flopped album Strange Weather in 1992 as the low point. Twenty years later Frey dares it again and dives into the studio without his Eagles mates to come up with this atmospheric After Hours. The work and the concept are
… certainly not new. Frey elaborates on what Rod Stewart and Michael Buble have been doing for years, namely giving old American swingers and jazz records a new look. However, the fact that After Hours is far from original does not detract from the fact that the warm voice of Frey comes into its own within these genres. Opener For Sentimental Reasons is a song that has already been suggested by many artists, but Frey's version is extremely tasteful. The same goes for the rest of the record, which confirms what a gifted singer he is. (BvdV)more
