I'm going to see The Eagles in concert for the first time next Friday in San Jose. I thought it would be great to see them live once, especially since they don't come to the Bay Area often. Has anybody seen The Eagles live? What can I expect? Who's seeing them on this tour?

Fave band tracks:

Best of My Love
I Can't Tell You Why
Hotel California
One of These Nights
How Long

Solo:
Sunset Grill
Boys of Summer
All She Wants to Do Is Dance
You Belong to the City

Back in the day I was a huge fan of 70s soft-rock and AOR, but not anymore...

Nowadays, Hotel California and a compilation is all I need of The Eagles...

I'm a huge fan of the Eagles! My favorite songs are "I Can't Tell You Why","One Of These Nights","Best Of My Love" and "Take It To The Limit".

I've not seen them in concert.

I favor:
"Wasted Time"
"I Can't Tell You Why"
"Heartache Tonight"
"Hotel California"
"How Long"

"I Can't Tell You Why" is one of the greatest songs EVER!

"You bet your sweet bippy!"

Doolin-Dalton
Desperado
Certain Kind Of Fool
Take It Easy
Witchy Women
Take The Devil, I dig the Music, I'm too keen on the vocals
Chug All Night
Most Of Us Are Sad
On The Boader
The Best Of My Love
One Of These Nights
Take It To The Limit
Too Many Hands
Journey Of The Sorcerer
After The Thrill Is Gone
I Wish You Peace
Best of My Love
Hotel California
Life In The Fast Lane
New Kid In Town
Wasted Time
Victim Of Love
Pretty Maids All In A Row
Try And Love Again
In The City
The Long Run
I Can't Tell You Why
The Disco Strangler
King Of Hollywood
Heartache Tonight
Those Shoes
Teenage Jail
How Long

I saw them last Year in Cologne, you're in for a treat !

Especially the stuff they played from their last Album was amazing, Long Road out of Eden rocked hard!
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I got thru a lot of dark days and nites and shed a lot of tears listenin 2 The Eagles...

Band Favorites:
I Can't Tell You Why
Take It To The Limit
King Of Hollywood
Pretty Maids All In A Row
Desperado
Witchy Woman
Taking It Easy
Lying Eyes
Life In The Fast Lane
In The City

Solo:
Smuggler's Blues
New York Minute
End Of The Innocence
Heart Of The Matter
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
I Will Not Go Quietly
Rocky Mountian Way
All She Wants To Do Is Dance
You Belong To The City
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I'm grooving top Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" right now. I'm going to put it in my solo act. What a great song.

As far as the band, I just never totally clicked with them. They made some great music but I never think of them when I think of my favorite bands. I wish I could put my finger on why, but I can't.

I do like "Train Leaves Here This Morning" a whole lot. Great chord progression and harmonies.

And of course, "Life in the Fast Lane" is a classic.

I saw the Eagles in 1994 at Shoreline Ampitheatre and they were great. The setlist was incredible.
I also saw Don Henley solo in 1991 at the same venue.
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funkyslsistah said:

Did they do "The End of the Innocence"?

Doalwa said:

I recently downloaded the Long Road Out of Eden and I'm trying to take in as much as I can in less than a week. It's good so far, and a real treat for a double cd.

maria1999 said:

Don Henley recorded it.

Never seen them live though...be sure to give us a review.

funkyslsistah said:

Are you kidding--was a huge fan, still love to play their songs once in a while--I know all the words!

funkyslsistah said:

I may have to find a ticket and go to this show,too

SoulAlive said:

babynoz said:

I'll try my best to write one.

Have fun at the show tonight

Thanks, I will.

Ok, I promise a review. Hopefully it's ok for the fans who really want to read it. Actually it's more like a mini-review.

This was my first time seeing The Eagles live. By the end of the concert, I felt like it was worth it for a one-time deal. They performed for about three hours with an intermission and one encore. The setlist is below. About 3/4 of the set were the classics and the rest were from their latest release "Out of Eden." I can't compare this performance to anything, but I thought for early 60-something rockers, they still got it. The show was introduced by Glenn Frey as the 'assisted-living tour'. The HP Pavilion was either sold out, or really close to it. I figured the baby boomers would be out in full force, and I was right. The crowd was mostly mellow, except for the radio hits; but by the last six songs or so, the crowd on the floor were mostly out of their seats dancing. I recorded some of the hits on my phone. The recording turned out really loud. I'll probably use them for ringtones.

Highlights: Watching the guys alternate instruments throughout the concert, like Don Henley would play drums for a couple of songs and leading like "Hotel California", then switch back to guitar. Glenn Frey would switch from guitar to keyboards and back. I don't know why I was so taken by that, but that stood out for me. Also, the acoustics in the venue was great and the songs sounded like the recordings, with some minor vocal or nuance changes. Joe Walsh, who I've never paid much attention to was clowning alot and showed alot of personality. He led three songs I think, and he showed off awesome guitar work, which riled up the crowd. At least "I Can't Tell You Why" was included in the set, which Timothy led. I walked out recognizing the individual band members better. "Dirty Laundry" was another crowd-rousing song.

Lowlights: It was too mellow after intermission. It would have been better to have more uptempo songs like "All She Wants To Do Is Dance." On the other hand, I was thoroughly disappointed that they didn't perform "The Best of My Love." I really really really wanted to hear that song. I know I'll live, and there's always the recordings.

2010 - Long Road to Eden Tour Set List:

Seven Bridges Road
How Long
Busy Being Fabulous
I Don’t Want to Hear Any More
Guilty of the Crime
Hotel California
Peaceful Easy Feeling
I Can’t Tell You Why
Witchy Woman
Lyin' Eyes
Boys of Summer
Long Run

- Intermission -

No More Walks in the Woods
Waiting in the Weeds
No More Cloudy Days
Love Will Keep Us Alive
Take it to the Limit
Long Road Out of Eden
Walk Away
One of these Nights
Life’s Been Good
Dirty Laundry
Funk 49
Heartache Tonight
Life in the Fastlane

- For the Encore -

Take It Easy
Rocky Mountain Way
Desperado

Sounds like a good time...thanks for the review,

Concert review: Eagles fail to soar in San Jose
By Jim Harrington
Oakland Tribune
Posted: 05/01/2010 01:04:48 PM PDT
Updated: 05/02/2010 06:08:57 PM PDT



Maybe it's time for a heat wave in hell.

The Eagles, whose leader Don Henley once famously proclaimed would get back together "when hell freezes over," are still riding the reunion trail they embarked on back in 1994. At this point, the second incarnation of the band has been around longer than the first (1971-1980).

Enough is enough.

The group that flew into San Jose for the first of two shows at HP Pavilion looked and sounded pretty tired during much of its concert, which lasted more than three hours. The spark was especially missing during a half-dozen or so of the band's best-known hits. The result was a mediocre performance that didn't do justice to the Eagles' mighty legacy.

Some of that has to do with age. The Eagles' youngest member, Glenn Frey, will turn 62 in November.

"Check your tickets," Frey quipped to the crowd. "This is the Eagles Assisted Living Tour."

Yet, credit the band for taking a risk. Financially, the Eagles certainly didn't need to put out an album of new material, given that their 29-times-platinum "Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" is essentially tied with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as the biggest-selling album in U.S. history. Still, the group recorded its first full-length studio album in 28 years, 2007's "Long Road Out of Eden," and the album has sold millions of copies across the globe. That's quite an accomplishment — most new studio offerings from such Eagles' peers as Paul McCartney and Elton John don't sniff the upper reaches of the charts.


After opening the show with the concert staple "Seven Bridges Road," the Eagles showcased the newer tracks. Unfortunately, only a handful stood up to the classic '70s cuts. It didn't help that the rough sound mix mucked up the crucial harmonies on "How Long" and distorted the once-compelling dueling guitars at the end of "Hotel California."

The mix wasn't bad enough to disguise the dreadful lyrics, full of heavy-handed social commentary in "Busy Being Fabulous," or the painfully earnest adult contemporary vibe of "I Don't Want To Hear Any More."

The Eagles recovered some momentum as they coasted through a steady succession of hits, including "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Boys of Summer" and — by far, the best of the lot — "Witchy Woman." But even these offerings suffered from subpar lead vocals from all four band members.


The second set was easier on the ears,but that had more to do with an adjusted sound system than anything actually happening onstage. Joe Walsh,who seemed to be on a coffee break for much of the first set,finally showed up and played some real lead guitar. He also was given plenty of turns on the microphone, but his voice — never a strong point — has deteriorated to the point where such former gems as "Walk Away" and "Life's Been Good" felt like wasted efforts.

The strongest moments of the night came from Henley, which wasn't a surprise. The Eagles could lose any of the other three members and probably still fill arenas. Without Henley, they'd be playing county fairs.

Let's hope it never gets to that point.And while we're at it,let's hope for a heat wave in hell.

Read Jim Harrington's Concert Blog at http://blogs.mercurynews..../concerts.

^^^those darn critics

I'm sure it was a great show.I wish I had gone to it.

SoulAlive said:

It's funny when the critics and fans completely disagree with each other. I don't know what he was expecting. Grant it they are up there in age. I kept thinking dang Don Henley looks old, but he's still got it. Fans love him, that's for sure.
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funkyslsistah said:

Yeah,critics can be annoying.I'm sure it was a great show I'm glad you had a good time.

funkyslsistah said:

They should've never let go of Don Felder 'cause they haven't sounded the same since. Their new guitarist doesn't have the same chemistry with Joe Walsh that Felder did and can't nobody pull off the solos on Hotel California, King Of Hollywood, Fast Lane and I Can't Tell You Why better than him.