Posts Tagged ‘eagles’
1 Farewell Eagles Tour talk
Just got finished watching this, and I came away once again very impressed with the pure muscianship and attention to production. These guys are known perfectionists and it shows. Some say their live performances sound too much like the records, but on this one they spice it up a little more than on Hell Freezes Over, though there aren’t many cool acoustic ones like on that DVD. This one is less stiff than HFO too. Don Felder is missing on this one (out of the band since ‘01), but the guy filling in does a OK job, though it’s just not the same on Hotel California. I thought the best performance was Walsh’s Funk #49. It demands to be rocked LOUD in DTS. As with HFO, the recording quality is superb with DTS as the only surround option (just as HFO & Henley’s DVD). The Eagles do this as DTS is better than Dolby as it uses less compression, and they can increase the video resolution when the Dolby track is left off. In fact, I think this DVD sets the standard in sound quality for live mixes. I have the Hotel California DVD-Audio, and the mix and realism sounds better here due to more available tracks to mix from and it utilizes higher resolution digital recording (though nothing can touch the resolution on a DVD-Audio or SACD). Overall, there’s more songs, and it’s more of a rockin’ set than HFO. Frey & Schmit look great while Henley, and especially Walsh, are starting to show their age (was that Hermes pajama bottoms Walsh was wearing?). Though Walsh’s voice sounds the freshest. If you like great music, buy this. If you have a great sound system, buy this, as it will really show it off and make you glad you spent the big bucks. As a last note, the Eagles share my passion for wine. When their manager, Irving Azoff, shared some Lafite Rothschild with them in 1974, they began putting in their tour contracts that first growth Bordeaux would be in their dressing rooms. Some may say that this is a primadona request, but I can’t think of a better perk.