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Clinton's Review |
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First,
let me say that for $47 tickets, I expect a Super
Bowl-type concert, and that is EXACTLY what I
received. The tickets may have cost more than many
concerts, but the Eagles certainly give you your
money's worth - nearly 30 songs over three hours. If
you are an Eagles fan, there's no way you could have
been disappointed in their fabulous set list. The show
opened with "The Long Run," which I thought was odd,
but it also gave the message that the music changes
and the time changes, but the Eagles are timeless, and
we're in your city to give you an awesome performance.
Despite the fact that Glenn Frey had a cold, he said
he was still here to have a good time, and you
certainly couldn't tell any ill-effects in his voice.
The Eagles don't say a lot during their performance,
but Don Henley made a remarkable statement about
today's music. To paraphrase, he said that despite the
fact they made a video for "Hole in the World,"
critics no longer considered them video material.
Henley supposed that they were right in that they
weren't much too look at naked, and that their best
look wasn't showing their belly buttons, and that
their dancing ability left a little to be desired.
Henley concluded that only left one thing they could
actually do. He stated, to a thunderous applause, that
about the only thing they could do is sing !!!
Another great moment was Joe Walsh dedicating a song
to the New York Yankees, "who just lost the World
Series." Walsh then proceeded to sing, "Turn to
Stone." Also, he wore a helmet-cam to scan the
audience of "Life's Been Good," which was also a crowd
pleaser.
That is the show as I saw it. Overall, I would grade
it 99 out of 100, simply because the perfect show
probably doesn't exist. But if it did, the Eagles
would probably be part of it.
Clinton Huber
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Donna's Review |
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My favorite part was... Watching and listening
to Glenn Frey....yummy!
My least favorite part was.... when the show
ended.
The band members were.....so great. Very entertaining
and looked like they were having fun too.
The show made me feel..... on high. I'm still on high
from it and that was 5 days ago!
One thing I'll never forget is..... the beautiful
harmony they have. They were born to sing together.
Other comments .......I've been to quite a few
concerts, but this one is definitely my favorite. I'll
never forget being there. Thank you so much for coming
to Indy. Come back soon!!
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Rob's Review |
Because with this band,
you just never know, I decided to seize another
opportunity to take in Farewell I. A Regional Jet ride
later, I was in Indy for Saturday nights gig at the
semi intimate Conseco Fieldhouse. Following are a few
of my observations.
· The typical tour set list was played with no
deviations. In comparison to several of the other
Farewell I shows I had attended this summer, the band
seemed to lack their usual level of energy.
Understandably, they appeared to be a bit tired.
· Prior to “Take it To The Limit”, Glenn Frey
announced that he “had a bit of a cold, but was having
a good time anyway”. He could often be seen taking a
hot drink in the dark voids of stage right. Despite
his less than perfect physical condition, he delivered
several stellar vocal performances. I love the sounds
he generates with his LP Special Jr., “Old Black”
· From my seat, the P.A system was not as effective as
for past shows. I was seated in the third row in the
vicinity of Timothy, under the house mains. More of
the front floor seating sections require reinforcement
with those Clair Brothers speakers that are utilized
to fill the first few rows of center floor section.
The rear stage video system has yet to work
consistently from one show to the next. It would be
nice if a video screen were dedicated to a shot of
Glenn when he is seated at the Piano. You can only see
the top of his head if you are seated in the first
several rows and out of the range of view of the
overhead video screens.
· Henley seemed to be in good sprits. His long winded
lead in to ‘Hole In The World” was peppered with humor
and included a sarcastic reply to another “I love You
Don” scream from the audience to which he responded “
I love you too, and the fact that we don’t actually
know each other makes it so much easier” He proceed to
dedicate the song to the troops by stating “for them,
there really is a hole in the world”
· In my view, Joe’s best song in the set is Turn to
Stone. He tears up the solos with a wah wah. Much to
the delight of the audience, he dedicated this number
“to the New York Yankees who just lost the World
Series”. Some Techie FYI: Joe continues to change his
amplifier combinations and has gone back to a rig
similar to that used for the summer 2002 tour. He is
now playing a beautiful PRS guitar w/ Bigsby tremolo
bar in place of the Gretsch that he used on New Kid
and several other numbers. Joe also sported an orange
“Department Of Corrections” guitar strap on his red
Stratocaster.
· Timothy B. Schmit performed in his usual solid and
unassuming manner. As always, his sterling lead and
backing vocals are key components of the unmistakable
Eagles sound.
· Steuart Smith seemed to be a bit looser in demeanor
than in the past. He consistently plays all of his
parts to perfection. It has been quite a treat to see
this guy perform. All other backing members
performances were professionally concise.
· It will be interesting to see what the future hold
as far as live shows are concerned. I hope that if and
when they play dates in support of the new record,
they will overhaul the set list.
· No matter where I have seen the show, whether in the
asphalt desert of South Philly, the urban charm of
Causeway Street in Boston, or within the synthetic
stone confines of the Mohegan Sun Casino, It has been
a hell of a lot of fun to absorb the local flavor of
the regions that have hosted the tour. Indy was no
exception. While enjoying a post show cocktail (s)
with some fellow concert goers in a pub adjacent to
the Field house, our table received a visit from an
NBA legend also associated with birds.
· Hats off to the Eagles and their crew for a
memorable summer! I hope that we will have the
opportunity to do it again.
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Michael's Review |
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Outstanding show, maybe better than the Vegas show.
They were on it
Saturday night.
They were all rather playful on stage - alot of
movement and not so much
standing.
Frey indicated he had a cold or flu and was
noticeable. But the guy just
kept on playing and kept on singing.
Henley continued to hit the high notes - outstanding!
I was sitting on the floor just right of the stage and
it appeared one of
Scott's drumsticks, or something from the drums, came
flying into the
crowd. Not sure what took place with whoever it may
have hit but that
individual threw the stick (or whatever it was) back
onto the stage.
Henley later came out and gave the individual a pair
of his sticks.
Joe Walsh is still the man! He was on it.
These guys can just rock!
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Steve's Review |
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Wow, what a show!
Nothing else really needs to be said.
The show was perfectly
engineered and the band was as tight as any I have
ever seen. The mix and the sound was absolutely top
shelf even for an arena (Conseco Fieldhouse) )that
has lackluster reviews for it's acoustics. Joe was
on top of his game making the axe literally sing and
appeared to be really having a great time. The
vocals were very strong and they never missed a
note, they were crisp and very clear. I had a great
seat at 9 rows off the floor in back, stage
left, the vast speakers though voluminous were a as
clear as a bell. Great mix of video screen back
drops that set and defined the stage and the song.
The set list was as shown on the web site, and
though every song was great, Sunset Grill was the
one song that stood out as great mix from the entire
band including a vast and talented brass section. Of
course Hotel California got the entire crowd up, but
the next four song were a perfect close. The Eagles
truly got the entire production right and was truly
a classic show.
I thought Henley's
vocals were super, even though I thought he left the
brunt of the blue collar work on the drums to the
back up drummer, he was busy with other percussion
duties, a little guitar work and a touch of keyboard
work. The back up drummer was well rehearsed and
right on all night.
Glen was awesome as
usual and you know he is cool because Joe get
letters saying so. Desperado was great work along
with all the other great vocal.
I have to believe that
Joe's guitar technician has to be the hardest
working guy on stage, he change guitars every song
minimum and sometimes 2-3 times per song, and he was
all over it all night long.
Great show hope to see
farewell tour II, III and IV coming to our town soon
especially if it is in the Murat Theater sound
stage.
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