In 1976, the Eagles had a new lead guitarist, Joe Walsh, who was already a star. They put out an album at the end of the year, "Hotel California," that went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide. One of the band's singers, Don Henley, later said that the band "probably peaked on 'Hotel California. After that, we started growing apart as collaborators and as friends." So this is a particularly good time to hear a concert for them, especially for hearing their earlier songs done with Walsh's lead guitar.
The 40th Anniversary Edition of "Hotel California" has included a concert in Los Angeles in October 1976. But that one only has ten songs on it, whereas this one has 17. I think that makes this a better listen, especially since the sound quality is outstanding. It so good that at times you'd think this was a studio session instead.
There were no problems with this bootleg. However, I did boost the audience noise after most of the songs. The soundboard was so pristine that the amount of cheering didn't sound right. Also, I cut out some dead air between songs, but not much. There is hardly any between song banter. I guess the band members just weren't feeling talkative that day.
Only two of the songs played were from the "Hotel California" album, which would get released a month later. But one of those is the song "Hotel California" itself, which of course would go on to become an all-time classic. Also, the concert is interesting in that four of the songs were done by Walsh outside the Eagles: "Turn to Stone," "Funk No. 49," "Rocky Mountain Way," and "Walk Away."
This concert is an hour and 38 minutes long.
01 Hotel California (Eagles)
02 Lyin' Eyes (Eagles)
03 talk (Eagles)
04 Wasted Time (Eagles)
05 Take It to the Limit (Eagles)
06 Desperado (Eagles)
07 Midnight Flyer (Eagles)
08 Turn to Stone (Eagles)
09 Already Gone (Eagles)
10 One of These Nights (Eagles)
11 Funk No. 49 (Eagles)
12 Good Day in Hell (Eagles)
13 Rocky Mountain Way (Eagles)
14 Witchy Woman (Eagles)
15 James Dean (Eagles)
16 talk (Eagles)
17 The Best of My Love (Eagles)
18 Walk Away (Eagles)
19 Tequila Sunrise (Eagles)
I couldn't find any really good photos of the band in concert in 1976. This one is from a concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in May 1977.
This one is a real good one indeed. I bought it in those legendary broadcast series that you can find sometimes at Amzon and is one of my favourite live cds from the Eagles. Just perfect in time when they would hit the rooftops with Hotel California.
ReplyDeleteThis concert was released by Asylum Records as part of a deluxe version of Hotel California. The Eagles were the greediest band in rock history.
ReplyDeleteThat concert on the deluxe version is from the L.A. Forum in October 1976. Unless you have info that says otherwise? That's what Wikipedia says, for instance:
Deletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California_(Eagles_album)
My apologies. I said that because the set list was exactly the same.
DeleteThey're similar, but there are some differences. For instance, that one starts with "Take It Easy," which this one doesn't have.
DeleteFirst three songs are missing: Take It Easy, Outlaw Man, Doolin' Dalton
ReplyDeleteI just double checked, and every version of this I can find doesn't have those three songs. What's your evidence that those were played? And is there a recording of that?
DeleteI think he may have the same impression as Trivial Tony did...might even be thinking of the same show?
DeleteBut Outlaw Man and Doolin' Dalton weren't played at that show. However, there probably is some other 1976 concert with them, I'd guess.
DeleteHi Have you heard of. This album? It's supposed to be on the net but I can't find it.
ReplyDeleteEagles studio out takes are really hard to find...
Songs allegedly recorded:
The Eagles
Oh Carol
Lucifer
Caressa
You Drive Me Crazy
Night Owl
Big River
Fair And Tender Ladies
Rumble In The Tunnel
Nightingale
You Don't Know Me
Wally Heider Sound Studios, San Francisco, 1972. Producer: Glyn Johns.