Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Concert for Walden Woods, Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, MA, 9-6-1993, Part 5: Don Henley with Jimmy Buffett

This is the fifth and last part of the 1993 Concert for Walden Woods. Don Henley, the most famous lead singer of the Eagles, founded the charity organization behind the concert, and this has been the charity cause he's most involved with over the years. Plus, he was massively popular at the time. So it made sense that he would be the headline, final act. However, he also got a significant assist from Jimmy Buffett on two songs.

I've explained more about the cause for this concert in my Part 1 write-up. So please refer to that to learn more. Henley also talked about it some in his lengthy banter before the song "Hotel California." But note that I edit the banter in that spot down considerably, probably cutting it in half. That's why it has "[Edit]" in the title. I cut off stuff I wouldn't want to hear every time I played this album. Most of it was a list of thanks, including a bunch of corporate sponsors supporting the concert.

Generally speaking, this concert was much like a typical full Don Henley concert from that era, including versions of many songs he'd done with the Eagles. However, one interesting twist is that Jimmy Buffett joined the stage about halfway through the set, and sang lead on two of his songs, including his classic "Margaritaville." The other song he chose, "Volcano," was less well known, but it had an environmental theme that fit with the charity cause of the concert. Furthermore, Henley sang lead on part of that song, and it seems some of the lyrics were tailored just for this concert. After that, Buffett left the stage and it continued like a typical Henley solo concert.

This album is an hour and 21 minutes long.

01 The Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
02 The End of the Innocence (Don Henley)
03 One of These Nights (Don Henley)
04 talk (Don Henley)
05 The Last Resort (Don Henley)
06 talk (Don Henley)
07 Well (Don Henley)
08 talk (Jimmy Buffett & Don Henley)
09 Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett & Don Henley)
10 talk (Jimmy Buffett & Don Henley)
11 Volcano (Jimmy Buffett & Don Henley)
12 talk [Edit] (Don Henley)
13 Hotel California (Don Henley)
14 Life in the Fast Lane (Don Henley)
15 The Heart of the Matter (Don Henley)
16 Sunset Grill (Don Henley)
17 Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
18 All She Wants to Do Is Dance (Don Henley)
19 Desperado (Don Henley)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16221517/VA1993_CncrtfrWldnWdsFxbroStdmFxbrghMA__9-6-1993_05DnHnlywthJmmyBfftt.zip.html

The cover is just like the cover for Part 1 of this concert, with only some of the text changed. Read my Part 1 write-up for more of an explanation.

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