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Detroit
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Paige's Review |
I attended the concert
in Detriot, and man what a night! I actually found
myself wondering how it was possible that the Eagles
sounded better in concert than the CDs!
I can't pinpoint a favorite part of the show. The band
was so tight, and all the guys hit every note
perfectly. They were all in great spirits and really
ready to rock! I took my young son with me, and really
felt good about it - the Eagles put on a very clean
show. The sound was amazing and crystal clear and
their voices were fabulous!
Don was very upbeat and joking with the crowd. At one
point he even interjected the score of the Cubs
baseball game for the "sports fans in the crowd." His
voice has not weaked at all with time. It is super
strong and beautiful to hear live! The crowd just
loved him!
Glenn was funny, too, as usual. He actually dedicated
"Lyin' Eyes" to his cousins who were in the crowd,
instead of his usual "first wife, Plaintiff." Everyone
roared at that. He also made a few special comments
about Detriot being his hometown and thanking his
mother for making him take piano lessons all those
years. His voice is just as smooth and strong as ever.
His guitar solos were first rate as well.
Timothy was in a great mood as well. He ran over to
the edge of the stage at one point with Steuart Smith
to play for some fans that he apparently knew. At the
end of the concert, he threw a bunch of his guitar
picks out to the audience, which made many people with
floor seats very happy! His singing was superb and
right on with his high notes. Wonderful to listen to!
And Joe . . . well, what can you say about Joe. He's
great! All he had to do was hit one or two notes of
one of his songs, and the crowd went crazy. He just
made that guitar scream! His voice was very strong,
and he held some notes longer than I've heard him hold
them before. He definitely rocked the hardest, and the
band was really into it with him. Glenn laughed a lot
during Joe's songs and performances (as did the
crowd).
The only thing I didn't like had nothing to do with
the Eagles. It was people getting up in the middle of
songs to get a beer, go to the bathroom, whatever. It
would be nice if people could wait until a song is
over for that stuff. Also, like a reviewer for
Toronto, I don't get why people leave before the
encores are over. I find it rude, and quite frankly,
puzzling. Those are the songs most people wait to
hear. But I guess this is just all part of going to a
concert.
I'll never forget that evening for lots of reasons.
The top two being that it was the best concert I've
ever seen and heard. Also, the fact that I could take
my son and not be concerned about trash talking on
stage (there were a few drunks behind us, but they
soon left). He really enjoyed it, and I'm so glad I
could share my love of Eagles' music with him.
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R.J.'s Review |
A great night for a
concert. Stormy weather had brought rain all day and
seemed to delay people from getting to the Palace on
time. Tickets said the show started at 8, the radio
station was saying 8:10, finally at 8:20 the
"Backstage Pass" video clip came on, announcing the
Eagles would be on in 5 minutes. This clip was almost
the same as what is included with the "Hole in the
World" single, with a few more clips. As promised, as
soon as the video ended the house lights went down and
the almost sell-out crowd roared the band on stage.
The set-list was the same as listed on site, which I
had printed off and in my pocket, just so we would
know when to get a drink. This, as we soon saw, was
impossible. My mom and I had 4th row center seats on
the floor, and once you were in, there was no leaving
without making everyone in the row get up. I seemed to
be the youngest person within the first five rows (I'm
17), and this was my first Eagles concert. The show
was unbelievable, and worth every penny. The band was
in a generally good mood throughout the show,
especially Henley and Frey. Frey made a mention of
being from Royal Oak, and that he had cousins in the
audience (whom he dedicated Lyin Eyes to, not his
first wife).
Highlights: "Wasted Time" was great, Henley's voice
really has gotten better, everything he sang sounded
at least as good as the album version. "One of these
Nights" was also very good, but needed that last line,
"An' I wanna say Ahhhhhh!!!!". Frey's voice has
weakened a bit, which he covers up almost perfectly by
kind of singing in a whisper on some songs. Schmidt
needs more than two songs, his voice has not aged at
all. The biggest crowd reaction came from Henley's
extended "love" from "Desperado's" last line. Walsh's
helmet cam was a big hit, as was his destroying of his
guitars strings at the end of "Lifes Been Good".
Lowlights: The horn section is nice on songs that had
horns to begin with, but otherwise they're just
annoying, and what's with the outfits?? The "Tequila"
instrumental is pointless, along with the "Wasted
Time" reprise. The second set has a few too many solo
efforts in a row, these slots could be filled with any
of the bands hits. I can't say too much bad about the
greatest band and the greatest concert ever, except
that I cant wait for Farewell II.
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Gary's Review |
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I attended the
Eagles concert in Auburn Hills on Tuesday night. I
had been lucky enough to have seen them a year
before in Grand Rapids. I felt like this peformance
was not as strong as the one in Grand Rapids.
The sound was too
loud to the point of distoration. I was not the
only one feeling that was. I was an audio engineer
for 13 years and have had concert experience. The
audio was too loud. At the beginning the harmonies
were not together, partly becasuse the aduio
engineer was probably still working on a balance.
I thought that
some of the things that have made the Eagles so
popular over the years is there simplicity of
performance. it seemed like they relied on more
glitz than before. I also thought at times Don's
voice was not as strong as I have heard it in the
past. The group has been thru a lot lately and
maybe some of that emotion is wearing on them. I
just felt the voice quality was lacking in places.
i did enjoy hearing Timithy singing but I wonder
when he will get a greater solo role. He has such a
unique voice and I think we are cheated for not
hearing more of him.
I am looking
forward to see them again, hopefully in a smaller
venue. Maybe the Palace was just not the place to
set up shop. Justr wondering what others of you who
were in attendnace thought.
Gary from Provo
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Chris' Review |
The Detroit show was my
second Eagles' concert after Grand Rapids last
year. Grand Rapids was great. Detroit was even better.
This time
around my favorite performances were actually some of
the solo songs.
The Boys of Summer was fantastic with the whole band
really into it.
Turn to Stone (which wasn't done in Grand Rapids) left
me saying nothing
but wow and feeling numb. The first set was solid but
the second set was
incredible. It just kept building and building with
the mix of solo
songs, highlighted by Joe's efforts, and band songs
culminating in Life
in the Fast Lane. Hotel California was suburbly
performed including the
subtle horn intro to settle the crowd down and allow
everyone to hear the
opening bars.
My least favorite parts were the lack of overall
energy in the "cheap"
seats and people who left early. Who leaves during
Hotel California?
There were also a few individuals who felt the need to
talk through a lot
of the concert.
Specific music notes would include Joe's performance
on In the City. He
nailed it, when in other performances his voice has
been weaker on the
higher parts. Glen's voice was better than in Grand
Rapids with the only
problems occuring during the verses of You Belong to
the City where it
either cracked slightly or the mixing wasn't good. TBS
doing the
background vocals on the song actually out vocalized
Glen at some
points. Henley was bang on and surprisingly funny and
energetic given
his Mother's recent death. Very professional.
The biggest problem with Eagles' concerts I find is
that they are so good
that they "ruin" other concerts that just don't
measure up. I can't wait
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