I love the Eagles. I grew up listening to them because they were my Dad's music of choice for long road trips (along with the Beatles). My whole family would sing every word of every song at the top of our lungs as we drove down the highway. I really love seeing them perform live and last night's concert was absolutely amazing! During the first half they performed the album Hotel California from beginning to end in order. This included "Hotel California," "New Kid in Town," "Life in the Fast Lane," "Wasted Time," "Wasted Time (Reprise)," "Victim of Love," "Pretty Maids All in a Row," "Try and Love Again," and "The Last Resort." Before this set, a performer came out on stage and put the Hotel California record on a turntable and then the band started playing when the needle hit the groove. Another performer came out and turned the record over to play side two after "Wasted Time" and I thought this was fabulous (I own Hotel California on vinyl). Other than "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane," which are always great to hear live, my favorite song from this set was "Wasted Time" because they hardly ever perform it and they had a full orchestra backing them which was really impressive. I also really enjoyed "Try and Love Again" because Vince Gill, who joined the group after the untimely death of Glenn Frey, gave an incredible vocal performance. It gave me goosebumps! "The Last Resort," another song they don't perform very often, was also really powerful because Don Henley sang it with a lot of passion (I love his voice) and they were backed by the orchestra again along with a choir! At the end of this set, Henley told the crowd that they were going to take a short intermission and come back to play every song they had ever recorded! They returned to the stage with "Seven Bridges Road," which is how they often begin concerts, and I loved the five-part harmony. Then they performed "Take It Easy," "One of These Nights," Peaceful Easy Feeling," a really bluesy version of "Witchy Woman," "Take It to the Limit," and "Tequila Sunrise." Joe Walsh performed "In the City" and this really reminded me of my Dad. He loved Walsh and we would sing this song very dramatically (Walsh is very dramatic) during our road trips. It made me miss my Dad so much! They continued with "I Can't Tell You Why," (one of my favorite Eagles songs), "Lyin' Eyes," a rousing rendition of "Those Shoes," and then they finally let Walsh off the chain for "Life's Been Good" and "Funk #49." They ended this set with "Already Gone" and "Heartache Tonight." For the encore, Walsh performed a epic version of "Rocky Mountain Way" and then Henley sang a beautiful rendition of "Desperado" with the orchestra. Henley performed his song "The Boys of Summer" and the concert concluded with "Best of My Love." I had so much fun at this concert (I amused the older gentleman sitting next to me to no end by singing every word and playing air guitar and air drums) because it was over three hours of listening to one of my favorite bands play every song I wanted to hear (and then some). It was definitely one of the best concerts I've been to in a long time!
Note: This is the fifth time I've seen the Eagles in SLC. I didn't see the Hell Freezes Over Tour back in the day because I thought $75 was too much to pay for a concert. I find this highly amusing considering how much I paid for this ticket!
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