Sacramento Reviews

Jeanne's Review

It's 12:45 a.m. and I have just returned home from by far the most amazing concert experience I can remember. I should also add that this was my first Eagles concert. This said, expect a rather long-winded review with lots of adjectives and exclamation points!

The Eagles played at Arco Arena here in Sacramento - indoors, probably about 15,000 seats. While it wasn't a sold out show, there were very few empty seats throughout the arena, mostly on the sides in the upper sections. The crowd ranged in age from pre-teens with their parents to 60-ish couples, but the bulk of them were 40-somethings (like me). Everyone seemed to have their favorite Eagle, their favorite song, etc., but the enthusiasm increased with every song, no matter who was featured.

Don announced early in the evening that he had gotten a cold during the ten day break, and that he was going to share it with all of us. With very few exceptions, you would never have known he wasn't feeling well from the sound of his vocals. He also seemed to be in a pretty good mood, moving around the stage quite a bit and joking with Timothy.

Glenn is the consumate entertainer, isn't he? His demeanor made it seem as if they were playing in a small, intimate club or for a bunch of friends, not a basketball stadium full of strangers. Yes, there were the same jokes I've read about here many times, but they still made everyone laugh. I have to say that YBTTC wouldn't have been my first choice for his (sadly) only solo song, but it still sounded good and the horns were excellent.

Since Timothy was raised in Sacramento, he mentioned the large amount of friends and family in the audience and got a lot of applause for being a "local". His vocal problems from the last couple of shows before this one had definitely cleared up. LWKUA and ICTYW sounded perfect. It's fun to watch Timothy - he looks like he really enjoys being there and seems to feed off the energy of the crowd.

I was a little confused by Joe during the first couple of songs. Having heard that he's usually the resident clown, I couldn't understand why he seemed to just stand around, for the most part, looking serious and almost bored. That changed, of course, as soon as he got going. Or, maybe it was just that I didn't know what to expect. As usual, things didn't really start happening until Joe's segment in the second half of the show. I was in the fifth row and kept hoping that the rest of the crowd would stand up from the first notes of the night, but it took the intro. to 'Walk Away' to get them up and moving. Helmet Cam was a real treat, especially to the people in the audience who didn't know it was coming.

The supporting musicians - horns, keyboards, percussion, and (of course) Stuart, were perfection. Of course, they'd have to be to meet the Eagles' high standards. Those standards of professionalism and musicianship showed in every song. Nothing was missed or skipped over in favor of a little less effort. It was like going to a really good party with a bunch of your friends. If the songs are becoming tedious for the band, they should all receive Oscars for their performances. Even Mr. Henley genuinely seemed to enjoy himself and the crowd's appreciation. Let's hope it's enough to sustain them for Farewell II, and III, and IV........
 

Jessica's Review

I saw the show in... Sacramento, CA   

My favorite part was...  The fantastic live harmony        

My least favorite part was..  Not hearing Seven bridges road

The band members were..... My favorite, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Tim Schmidt and "the replacement" for Felder 

The show made me feel.....  Wonderful.  Best concert I've ever been to. Only comparable was seeing Don Henley a few years back when he did a solo tour for inside job.

One thing I'll never forget is..... being there...I was born in 75 so I missed all the original concerts, and just never seemed to plan around the last 2 tours.

Other comments  .......  Wish they could have done a few more eagles songs instead of all the Joe Walsh singles but that's just because I prefer Henley.  Overall, great concert and I can't find much to complain about.  Great show and worth every penny of the money to be on the floor and close to the stage.
 

Kathi's Review

My least favorite part was.... The show started a little late -no big deal.  Wish Don would have sang "The Last Resort"
Other than that, there were a couple of things - nothing on the bands part.  I was in the upper section directly across from the stage and unfortunately the score board was hanging in the way of the screen so I wasn't able to get a good view of the bands facial expressions during the show.  Another "least favorite" part was during much of the show, I had 2 very chatty people behind me that would not Shut up!  Don Henley was singing "Wasted Time" which was absolutely beautiful and these people talked through the entire thing!  You would think with what we pay for tickets they would have paid attention to the amazing show in front of them.  Would have been nice to see more of the fans in the upper section get up and dance.  Although, the seats are so steep that made it kind of hard.  I guess I'm just used to my 80's bands concerts where you stand during the entire show and dance!

The band members were..... Wonderful as usual!  Joe Walsh: what an amazing performer he is.  He rocked the house!  Glen Frey:  quite humorous at times.  Did an awesome job singing and playing the piano.  I could see his image on part of the screen and he was really getting into it.  Timothy Schmitt:  he was very excited about playing his home town.  I just love his voice and he did an awesome job.  Don Henley:  He's my favorite member - can't get over that man's voice.  Love it!!  He admitted to catching a chest cold in the Rockies (and said he was going to pass it along to all of us - then blew into the mic)  I didn't hear the cold effecting his voice one bit.  The man is just amazing and gives me goose bumps when he sings.  Geez, the man is my dad's age and makes me weak at the knees ;-)

The show made me feel..... Nostalgic!  I grew up listening to these guys and being in the same building as them hearing them play live is just awesome!  I saw them for the first time last year in Reno and was so amazed at how good they sound live.

One thing I'll never forget is..... During one of the songs that Joe Walsh sang (for the life of me I can't remember which one), Timothy and Glen were just rocking and would kind of "freeze" in place, rock out some more, then freeze again (all in sync).  Just looked too cool!

Other comments .......Can't wait for them to come back for Farwell Tour II

Ronda's Review

This was my second show this season. I caught the Eagles earlier in St. Louis (extensive review there.) We had a great time. I saw the show with two of my friends, both who were seeing the Eagles for the first time. The Eagles put on an excellent show, and all of us went home singing lyrics we all knew by heart.

Timothy talked about Sacramento being his home town. He said his mom was up there somewhere in the audience (pointed to her general direction) and dedicated “Love Will Keep Us Alive” to her. For political jokes (and trust me, California deserves our share of jabs right now), Joe mentioned that there was still time for him to run for Governor, and said, “I’ll tell you the truth! There isn’t any more money!” Prior to Lyin’ Eyes, Glenn said, “I usually dedicate this to my ex-wife, Plaintiff, but there are so many people here that this could apply to!” I was in the 6^th row between Don and Joe, and the crowd up front was hesitant to stand in that area. It took quite a while to get them going, but then they picked it up for the last half of the second set. The lighting was great, and the Eagles provided sound quality better than most groups that play there – Arco acoustics are truly for sports rather than concerts.  We could see all of the guys clearly throughout the entire evening and watched Timothy and Don joke with each other. Glenn was animated the whole time, interacting with people in the crowd and singing along even when he wasn’t at the mic.

 It was great to share this concert with close friends who were seeing the Eagles for the first time. There’s nothing like being arm and arm with good friends singing “Desperado” just a few yards from Don Henley. My gracious thanks to the Eagles for helping us create a new piece of personal nostalgia.