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Eagles Rules
Venue/Date:
National Guitar Summer Workshop (Los Angeles, CA)
Concert Date: October 26th, 2007
Reviewer: admin
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8.62
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Eagles soar, Dixie Chicks lay an egg in Nokia Theatre opening
Veteran musicians rise to venue's promise
BY FRED SHUSTER>LA.COM
Hate them if you must because they have more money than Jesus, Moses
and Buddha combined, but there's no denying the Eagles are a helluva
live band — and the ideal way to test the waters at the opening night
of downtown's Nokia Theatre.
The quintessential Los Angeles combo sounded simply great Thursday in
the first demonstration of the Nokia's sound and video design, and even
those in the farthest seats were able to appreciate all that was
happening on the venue's big stage. The Eagles, of course, don't hit
bum notes and their polish, along with classy songs that retain their
original strength, was a delight to behold in the 7,100-seat hall.
Opening with four numbers from their forthcoming double album, the
group led by Don Henley and Glenn Frey could do no wrong in a 20-song
set that took in such peak moments as "Lyin' Eyes," "One of These
Nights" and "Hotel California," which was an awesome thing to behold,
even for someone who has spent a lifetime switching the dashboard dial
at the mere hint of the line, "On a dark desert highway ..."
Looking fit, if not particularly amused, Frey, Henley and the enigmatic
Timothy B. Schmit delivered the million-dollar harmonies that decades
ago helped lift the music industry into it's most lucrative period.
That was a long time ago; these days, the Eagles are putting out their
self-produced new record on their own label.
Other things have changed, too. The audience at the Nokia was older and
well-heeled, and they had to be in order to cough up the kind of cash
the band was asking for tickets. It wasn't a rowdy bunch.
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