The new double album "Long Road Out of Eden," which contains 20 songs in two discs, is a dream come true for longtime fans of this superstars band.

"We worried for a while about how to fit in with what's happening on radio," says Don Henley, one of the members, who has ducked into an office after rehearsals on a soundstage at Sony Pictures Studios. "Finally we decided we just need to be who we are."

Early on, the group dealt with "whether we were going to use modern stuff like hip-hop drum-machine beats," says Glenn Frey, who shares chief songwriting duties with Henley. "We ultimately concluded that what people like about the Eagles is our singing. So the criteria became: Can we sing this? Does it sound like the Eagles?

The 20-song collection won praise for many of the Eagles' hallmarks - solid song writing and spot-on musicianship.

The music on "Eden" sounds crisp, clean and reminiscent of all those Eagles classics that have stitched their way into the Americana fabric. Those that have spent time and money seeing the group in concert through the years and following the solo careers of all four members won't be disappointed.

The Eagles are comprised of Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit and Don Henley. Henley, and Frey, the sole remaining founders, played together in Linda Ronstadt's band in 1971 before forming the Eagles and releasing a 1972 self-titled debut with the hits "Take It Easy," "Witchy Woman" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling." Walsh came aboard after Bernie Leadon quit in 1975, and Schmit replaced Randy Meisner, who left in 1977. The band split in 1980 and reformed for 1994's No. 1 "Hell Freezes" Over album and lucrative reunion tour.