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It has taken 20 years and a much-repeated viewing of the
DVD Eagles: Hell Freezes Over to realise what a complete
bunch of duffers we were to get sick of such a great band
and can only put it down to teenage idiocy or tall-poppy syndrome.
Mind you, from the introduction scenes from the DVD, the
internal pressures of success clearly created problems within
the group and their split in 1980 was devastating.
Getting back into the "Eagles pressure cooker" was a bit
of work for the guys who hadn't played together for well over
a decade but you can see an eagerness to rekindle the creative
flame that took them to the top of the charts.
The nerves before the concert are plainly there, as shown
in the excellent doco-style intro, and it builds a sense of
excitement in viewers as to how they will go first up. As
Glenn Frey says just as the lights are about to get lit: "For
the record, we never broke up, just took a 14-year vacation."
The acoustic concert starts with a mesmerising piece of
guitar work from Don Felder as the lead-in to Hotel California.
It has a very Mexican flavour and I've never heard such a
terrific version of the classic before.
The Eagles begin the show seated in a row, almost as if to
quell the nerves by being close together again on stage, and
it gives off an informal feeling that is added to by little
intros to the songs the band members give.
Don Henley's vocals give a real passion to the tracks he
takes the lead on. They are so precise and clear it's almost
as if you are listening to a CD and drag you in a time warp
back to '70s.
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