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Concord
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Rocky's
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I saw the show in
Concord CA. Chronicle Pavilion 8-20-03, as always the
band was tight, I did have mix-feelings about Don
Felder's exit, but I must say Steuart Smith was
perfection on guitar. I really enjoyed the Joe Walsh
rockers, Turn to Stone, Rocky Mountain Way, Life's
Been Good So Far, Funk 49...........the horn section
was icing on a band that has the smoothest harmonies,
all around mellow to hard rock jammin', they seemed to
enjoy playing as much as I enjoyed watching, and
listening. My favorite part was the ballads, even
though I'm a rocker. I just can't get enough 4 and 5
part harmonies! Don Felder will be missed but what a
replacement in Steuart Smith, Don Henley still amazes
me singing to perfection and playing drums, Glenn Frey
is still one of the best singers around. Their band is
some of the finest musicians around. Timothy B.
Schmitt is a wonderful songwriter singer, I can't tell
you why is still one of my all time favorite Eagle
songs. Eagles still put on the finest show around.
Don't miss them!
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Lizanne's Review |
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I saw
the show in Concord
My favorite
part was the whole thing
My least
favorite part was intermission
The band
members were fantastic
The show made
me feel nostalgic
One thing I'll
never forget is how it was the best concert I've ever
been too!
Other comments
...Just wish Don Henley sang more and told a couple
of jokes he seems quiet..... |
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KKaneko's Review |
I arrived to the show a bit
late. Parking was all backed up and I ended up
getting out of the car before the lot and sprinting
to the gates. The show must have been sold out, or
very close to it. I walked in as the "Technology of
the Show" thing was playing. This was my seventh
time seeing them; 1994 (3), 1995 (2), 2002 (1), so I
knew what to expect.
This show ended up being VERY
different though. The volume was a bit lower than
most shows in Concord, but the SOUND QUALITY was THE
BEST I've ever heard in the 200+ shows I've seen.
All of the instruments seemed to be miked perfectly,
and the mix was also perfect. The guitars in
Tequila Sunrise sounded perfect. The sound of the
drums had a crisp tone I've never heard before.
During Sunset Grill, the keyboards really stood
out. There is a point where they have a close-up of
the keyboard on the screens, and you hear the notes
so clear. Has anyone caught the number Walsh says
during Life's Been Good? I only remember "My
Maserati does Nine hundred fifty
million..........." I was cracking up when he
crammed it into a short space. Hole In The World,
Turn to Stone and James Dean were nice additions to
the set, but I'm holding out for Ol'55!!!
This was
definitely my favorite Eagles show I've seen, if not
my favorite show ever. I'm glad I saw this show
instead of the SJ show. Every time I go there, the
venue has problems with echoing. Since quality is
so important to them, I don't understand why most of
the shows are in arenas. It also raises the
question to me, "Why don't all bands have the same
quality of sound when you see them live?"
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Ronda's Review |
Back to back
concerts – Sacramento on Tuesday, and Concord on
Wednesday. The Concord crowd was ROCKIN’ and SMOKIN’
the whole night. This was an outdoor concert and a Bay
Area crowd – it was definitely looser than in
Sacramento, with a party atmosphere going on from the
front rows all the way back to the lawn. The warm
smell of colitis could have made this night easily
pass for a concert from the late seventies! The
weather and the band were literally perfect – a great
summer evening with a great group. The band really
responded to the crowd throughout the night. I was in
the 3rd row closer to Timothy at this show and moved
up to the front row for the encores. Glenn, Timothy,
Don and Joe were really getting the vibe from this
crowd and responding musically. Joe made his
distortion on Rocky Mountain Way dirtier than usual,
and even took a couple of timing liberties with his
solos that I hadn’t heard in Sacramento or St. Louis.
Glenn spent a bit more time with the Lyin’ Eyes
“Plaintiff” joke, saying, “Naw, it’s okay. I met Mrs.
Right. I just didn’t know her first name was “Always!”
He laughed and apologized, and said, “These are just
the jokes. I help around the house. I do things… to
make up for 20 years of bad living.” Then he finished
with, “I don’t know why I’m talking so much, I don’t
usually say all this!” The band was cracking up, and
Glenn turned to Don on the drums, and they laughed
together as they kicked off the song.
I was reminded throughout the night how completely
competent and dependable these guys are as musicians.
Everyone performed their craft, and for the nay-sayers
who think they are passé or predictable, forget about
it. These guys are still doing what it takes to
entertain.
The bummer on this show was that the parking situation
in Concord totally stinks – the lots filled quickly,
and we were diverted from the show to park a few miles
away to ride a shuttle in. I actually picked a side
street and walked A REALLY LONG WAY and missed most of
the first set. Thank God I’d seen the Sacramento show
the night before. I decided to have a really large
beer and “Get Over It!” It wasn’t a problem, and the
Eagles made it well worth the effort.
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