May 17 Bergen PAC, Englewood, NJ

[VAisForEagleLovers]

What a totally awesome evening! A great get-together of Borderers (and HH's DH), an absolutely fantastic concert, followed by meeting up with some of the band members in the hotel bar afterwards. Will post more later, and I have lots of pictures.

[eaglesvet]

Just logging in very quickly from a pesky location known as work, to let you all briefly know what an AWESOME HSG show Glenn put on last night!! I hadn't really heard the album yet, though I was familiar with most of his "new" songs from their previous artists, and I LOVED his renditions! His voice just suited the jazzy arrangements to a "T," and he sounded spot-on! The band was tight...10 musicians, I think (I did count, I've just forgotten...oh, brother....)

And just as I expected when Nancy is involved, even though this was the first time I had met most of the Borderers at this concert (other than Kay), there was some real notable excitement at the after hours After Hours "party" at the hotel where Joanie (and her honey, Jesse), Lissa, and last-minute arrival Verna were staying. And I will leave it at that until I can post more later...:spin:

[scottside]

My wife and I were at the show last night as we live in NJ and this was a fairly easy trek to make. We hadn't been to any kind of a live concert in over a year so this was a real treat. Glenn did not disappoint and while I was hoping for a few more upbeat tunes, the 20 song set he played was more than we could've hoped for.

Some of the things he did were among the best performances I'd ever seen by him (alone or with Eagles). HIghlights for us were 1)After Hours, 2)The One You Love (which was drop dead amazing!), 3)Smuggler's Blues (I like the more rocking version better, but this bluesier one worked well too), 4)Take It to The Limit and 5)The Buffalo Springfield's "On The Way Home" which I know is the best version I've heard of that by anyone. He really owned and I hope it shows up on that dvd set due next year.

I was amazed at how well Glenn sang, expecially since he appeared to have a cold of allergy issue. Doing a 105 set on your own without others to share vocals with is tough and he handled it perfectly. There were a few pretty noticeable pitch issues (most notably at the very beginning of "Caroline No" and throughout "You Belong To The City" where it appeared that he was having a tough time getting some of the high notes), but aside from these, I was so impressed by his vocal work.

In summation, this was one of the best shows I've seen a very long time. Glenn really is a professional!

[Brooke]

Hey, Ev and SS, glad to hear Glenn didn't disappoint! Thanks for filling us in! Can't wait to hear more!

[Glennsallnighter]

Sounds like you all had such a wonderful time! And I love the phrase 'After Hours After Hours party'!

I don't suppose any of you thought to ask any of the band if there are any more dates in the offing........?

Coz if not I'm gonna work on a window that's a teeny bit open. It's called 'plan c'

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Sounds like you all had such a wonderful time! And I love the phrase 'After Hours After Hours party'!

I don't suppose any of you thought to ask any of the band if there are any more dates in the offing........?

Coz if not I'm gonna work on a window that's a teeny bit open. It's called 'plan c'

There are no dates in the offing that they admitted to. The San Jose and Saratoga dates 'didn't work out'. They said that Glenn is having such fun with this, it wouldn't surprise them if he booked more dates. But they said they didn't know of any, and you know, even if they did, they are probably limited in what they can say.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

First off, I'll say that Town Hall in NYC was stunning and impressive. DC was a little more loose, more talking and even better vocally and musically. Last night's concert was all of that and completely fun. No annoying audience members where I was, though HH can't say the same. With each show, my standards go up and he continues to exceed them.

I decided at noon yesterday I was gonna do this show, so I bought a single ticket, washed the hair, packed everything except saline solution, and hit the road before 1pm. I got to the hotel to meet the others around 6:15 and was ready for a great time.

I think it was after Rt. 66, I got the sweetest smile from Glenn. Made my night, at least until he started The Look of Love facing in my general direction. Serious melting going there and that really made my night! He sang it to perfection, again. I could listen to that all night.

He did have some sort of runny nose issue going on, someone actually brought out a tissue. It didn't seem to me that it affected his vocals any.

The After Hours After Party was a lot of fun, and it got better when Michael, Wade, and Tom stopped in. Scott Crago got there before they did and took off as soon as he got his Sprite. Did we scare him? Probably...

This morning, we saw Michael as we went out to breakfast (HH, her DH, and I), then saw Wade at the restaurant. Using the Wifi in the lobby later, we saw them all come out and get on their bus. Yes, Steph, even Will!

OK, I might write more later (I'm supposed to be working), but let's move on the proof that Glenn was once again HS&G.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

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[VAisForEagleLovers]

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[VAisForEagleLovers]

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[VAisForEagleLovers]

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[VAisForEagleLovers]

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[GlennLover]

Oh, VA! The are all so gorgeous!!! Particularly love this one:

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[Freypower]

Thanks for the lovely photos; how embarrassing though to have two dates printed on a T shirt which 'didn't work out'.

[StephUK]

The After Hours After Party was a lot of fun, and it got better when Michael, Wade, and Tom stopped in. Scott Crago got there before they did and took off as soon as he got his Sprite. Did we scare him? Probably...

This morning, we saw Michael as we went out to breakfast (HH, her DH, and I), then saw Wade at the restaurant. Using the Wifi in the lobby later, we saw them all come out and get on their bus. Yes, Steph, even Will!

OK, I might write more later (I'm supposed to be working), but let's move on the proof that Glenn was once again HS&G.

You saw my darling Will.....now I am SO :jealous:.
How I'd love to see Will 'the morning after'.......(after a show that is, what else would I mean?:wink: )

When I saw the Eagles in Glasgow in 2009 some of the band were in the hotel bar(Mike, Scott, Steuart, and a couple of the horns guys along with lots of road crew etc) but Will wasn't with them then either - maybe he's not much of a drinker!! Or perhaps he was just tired.

[eaglesvet]

Thanks for the lovely photos; how embarrassing though to have two dates printed on a T shirt which 'didn't work out'.

Wade the bassist claims they are now the ultimate of collector's items, kind of like a "dime that has been minted incorrectly". His words.

[WalshFan88]

Take It Easy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxwem0kPmEM

Peaceful Easy Feeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvcFQiAsPlY

[eaglesvet]

My wife and I were at the show last night as we live in NJ and this was a fairly easy trek to make. We hadn't been to any kind of a live concert in over a year so this was a real treat. Glenn did not disappoint and while I was hoping for a few more upbeat tunes, the 20 song set he played was more than we could've hoped for.

Some of the things he did were among the best performances I'd ever seen by him (alone or with Eagles). HIghlights for us were 1)After Hours, 2)The One You Love (which was drop dead amazing!), 3)Smuggler's Blues (I like the more rocking version better, but this bluesier one worked well too), 4)Take It to The Limit and 5)The Buffalo Springfield's "On The Way Home" which I know is the best version I've heard of that by anyone. He really owned and I hope it shows up on that dvd set due next year.

I was amazed at how well Glenn sang, expecially since he appeared to have a cold of allergy issue. Doing a 105 set on your own without others to share vocals with is tough and he handled it perfectly. There were a few pretty noticeable pitch issues (most notably at the very beginning of "Caroline No" and throughout "You Belong To The City" where it appeared that he was having a tough time getting some of the high notes), but aside from these, I was so impressed by his vocal work.

In summation, this was one of the best shows I've seen a very long time. Glenn really is a professional!
Hi SS, I'm a fellow New Jerseyan...how'd ya like that traffic yesterday?

I actually didn't notice the pitch issues, but I do agree that Glenn does avoid the high notes and takes it down a notch. Although I had never heard the song before, I absolutely agree that Buffalo Springfield's "On the Way Home" was the highlight of the show for me. The horn sound was so strong in that song, I guess I found it reminiscent of the shore music (think Jukes), and I just connected with it...AWESOME! I also really loved Bacharach's "The Look of Love." My other faves were "Caroline No," "The One You Love," the new jazzy arrangement of "The Heat is On," and "Tequila Sunrise."

Yep, that's about right.

[Koala]

Glad you all had a great Time! Thank for The Review and The amazing photos.

Thanks for The videos.

[eaglesvet]

I promised Nancy I would mention the NJ-specific banter Glenn joked about during the early part of his show, somewhere around the time he sang "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Tequila Sunrise." He had been reminiscing about the Eagles' early hits, and commented about the "days when the Eagles couldn't get arrested in Manhattan." (This is the only part of the reference I didn't get...can anyone enlighten me??) Anyway, he went on to say that back in those days, when they had Max's Kansas City and CBGB's in NYC, there was a famous venue in NJ called the Capitol Theater in Passaic. (An aside from 'moi'–the Capitol was a concert hall in the 70's and 80's that featured legendary performances by a host of major musicians–the Boss, Grateful Dead, and more. Apparently, the house video system produced quite a few high-quality B&W concert bootlegs back in the day.) Glenn said that when the Eagles played the Capitol, he can remember a bunch of young guys in Pendleton shirts (I'm assuming preppy?) who yelled out, "Tell us about the desert!" He shouted back to them something to the effect of, "I can't tell you about it. There's nothing to say...you just have to be there!"

I had also never heard the intro to the Buffalo Springfield song (obviously, since I had never heard the song before), in which Glenn said that he was paying tribute to the pioneers–those songwriters who came before the Eagles. He said that those musical pioneers allowed the Eagles to become the settlers, and hang out performing successfully for so many years.

Even though I was concerned about Glenn's allergic reaction on stage, I thought it was humorous how he really wanted to wipe his nose on his sleeve! When he finally got his box of tissues brought out to him, it was funny how he backhanded the tissue towards the musicians, kind of how David Letterman used to chuck the pencil toward the fake windows behind his desk. (I haven't watched him in years, so I can't verify if he still does this.)

Finally, the opening joke of the evening for me occurred from a "fan" I was initially sitting next to. Unfortunately, I had purchased my ticket prior to realizing I should have checked the Border to see who else might be attending the show. Consequently, I was sitting in a completely different section from all the wonderful Border friends at the show. (I am so thankful I go to meet you all, eat like lightning, and drink with the musicians)! Anyway, at the show, I started out next to 2 forty-somethings and their silver-haired mother. And Nana felt like talking. She kept talking and talking and talking, about general NJ topics. Finally, as the lights dimmed and the show was about to start, she said to me..."Who is this, now? Ben Frey??" I kid you not. I could barely stifle my laughter. I guess her son forgot to inform her when he gave her the ticket for Mother's Day (or whatever). It turns out Nana really grooved when Glenn hit the oldies, so I know she enjoyed the show. Thankfully, I was able to move up quite a few rows about a third of the way into the concert. :nod:

[Windeagle]

Thanks for the comments, EV. The phrase "couldn't get arrested" somewhere generally means that no one pays any attention to you at all in that location, no matter what you do. I have a friend who uses that expression a lot.

Also, one of my co- workers went to see the Eagles at the Capitol Theater in Passaic back in the early '70s. I wonder if he was at the concert you mentioned.

[GlennLover]

Thanks for the comments, EV. The phrase "couldn't get arrested" somewhere generally means that no one pays any attention to you at all in that location, no matter what you do. I have a friend who uses that expression a lot.


I think he is also alluding to the fact that he and Don have both been arrested. I remember seeing a clip of one of the Eagles' concerts in Europe that they did during the LROOE tour. Glenn said that they were popular in Europe before they could even get arrested in the US. Then he said something like "but that's another story". LOL

This isn't my favorite Glenn era but, is it just me or is there something very hot about this photo?

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[Henley Honey]

(I had the catbird seat, so to speak, right next to Wade, so I was able to catch nearly every word


Yes, EV -- you did have the catbird seat, but do you remember what you said when we first got back to the hotel bar? "I can't stay long because I have to go to work early tomorrow." Fastforward two hours later and you hadn't even thought about leaving! I thought your A$$ was velcroed to that barstool, and I give you kudos for hanging out late and STILL getting to work on time.

[scottside]

Hi SS, I'm a fellow New Jerseyan...how'd ya like that traffic yesterday?

I actually didn't notice the pitch issues, but I do agree that Glenn does avoid the high notes and takes it down a notch. Although I had never heard the song before, I absolutely agree that Buffalo Springfield's "On the Way Home" was the highlight of the show for me. The horn sound was so strong in that song, I guess I found it reminiscent of the shore music (think Jukes), and I just connected with it...AWESOME! I also really loved Bacharach's "The Look of Love." My other faves were "Caroline No," "The One You Love," the new jazzy arrangement of "The Heat is On," and "Tequila Sunrise."

Yep, that's about right.

Hi Eaglesvet....Believe it or not, we hit no traffic at all until we got into Englewood and that was just a mess. We also got lost trying to get home due to all of those pesty one way streets. Even the GPS was no help!

The Buffalo Springfield song was originally sung by Richie Furay on the album and Glenn's version was totally faithful to that one, but there is an acoustic version on CSN&Y's FOUR WAY STREET album with just vocals and acoustic guitars that's really neat. Neil Young sounded more earnest singing it than Furay ever did, to my ears.

[Henley Honey]

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[Henley Honey]

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[Henley Honey]

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This one is for Wade, because I promised.

[Glennsallnighter]

Sorry they are so blurry. I'll do a better job at Foxwoods

Oooooh! Bragger..........! :jealous:

[StephUK]

Henley Honey, those photos are great. I love Glenn's expressions, the last one particularly.

[Freypower]

Wade the bassist claims they are now the ultimate of collector's items, kind of like a "dime that has been minted incorrectly". His words.

I did think about that, actually; it will be an honour to get one of these shirts if they are selling them in LA.

I love how you say so casually 'Wade the bassist'..... you're an insider!

HH, thank you for those. I am a sucker for the 'hand on mic' photos. :inlove:

[eaglesvet]

I did think about that, actually; it will be an honour to get one of these shirts if they are selling them in LA.

I love how you say so casually 'Wade the bassist'..... you're an insider!

HH, thank you for those. I am a sucker for the 'hand on mic' photos. :inlove:
LOL! It was hard to avoid learning everything about his stand-up electric bass, if you get my drift! He was explaining in great detail how the first time he had to play it in a show, he had to learn it in a matter of hours. Of course, he was experienced in other stringed instruments, but there still must have been a little pressure there...

[eaglesvet]

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This one is for Wade, because I promised.
Nice one! These guys told us they actually pull photos off the site!

[eaglesvet]

Yes, EV -- you did have the catbird seat, but do you remember what you said when we first got back to the hotel bar? "I can't stay long because I have to go to work early tomorrow." Fastforward two hours later and you hadn't even thought about leaving! I thought your A$$ was velcroed to that barstool, and I give you kudos for hanging out late and STILL getting to work on time.
Yes, it was only due to the gentle nagging of our honey Jesse that I even felt guilted into getting up and leaving at all! :wave:It was tough to find a break in the action, but it was the right thing to do. I was home by 1 am, and only a half-hour late for work Friday...which for all intensive purposes, wasn't late in my book! I hope the group carried on valiantly without me:cheers:. Certainly sounds like breakfast was smashing!

[Freypower]

Seeing the stand up bass reminds me of walking into Fallsview Casino, seeing it, and thinking 'what's this for'?! I soon found out.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Hi Eaglesvet....Believe it or not, we hit no traffic at all until we got into Englewood and that was just a mess. We also got lost trying to get home due to all of those pesty one way streets. Even the GPS was no help!

The Buffalo Springfield song was originally sung by Richie Furay on the album and Glenn's version was totally faithful to that one, but there is an acoustic version on CSN&Y's FOUR WAY STREET album with just vocals and acoustic guitars that's really neat. Neil Young sounded more earnest singing it than Furay ever did, to my ears.

SS, at other shows, he said that was sung by Richie Furay, but Neil Young wrote it, then left Buffalo Springfield before the record was finished.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I know Soda will put up a more detailed review when she gets a chance, and EV already gave some highlights of this show. The setlist was the same as the others, and it was after Tequila Sunrise that he spoke to the audience for the first time. He was smiling and in a great mood and with a grin he said, "Hey I'm freakin' out." Soda told me later it's something Joe used to say all the time. It set the tone for the rest of the evening, the crowd was into it. They all laughed at the Dead Sea being only sick joke that he said before Lyin' Eyes.

He said that the first time he'd heard Route 66 it was the Rolling Stones version, which surprised me.

Either the crowd was into anything he did, or as time passes the crowds are more familiar with the After Hours CD. Route 66 got good applause at every show, but here, Sentimental Reasons got even more applause and it didn't at other shows, even though he sang it to perfection at every show.

For Shadow of Your Smile, he mentioned that it won a grammy and an Oscar for best song. He brings such emotion to this song as he sings it. I liked it when it was a song on the CD and I could feel the passion behind it there, but having seen him sing it live, when I listen to the CD now I feel it even more.

After the band intros and before The Look of Love, he forgot to get the 'sticks'. I don't know what they're supposed to be called. He got them and returned to the mic and smiled. "There's gonna be a big moment for me later in the song." Is everyone out there sick and tired of me saying how much I love this song and how wonderfully he sings it?

The crowd around me seemed to enjoy the rearranged version of The Heat Is On, but I think they were caught by surprise by the slower version of Smuggler's Blues. They enjoyed it, but not as much as THIO.

Before Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed, he made the comment that the next song was on a record he did for MCA, Music Cemetery of America, which got a good laugh. I love the way they do this song live, and I love the growly voice and the powerful ending.

Before You Belong To The City, he said he'd do one more song. It was from his checkered past, the days of vice and noses. At least, I think that's what he said.

When he came out for the first encore, the applause kept me from hearing exactly what he said. I hope some of the others caught it. He was angled away from me so I couldn't even read his lips to help me out. The words I caught were, "Thank you, thank you so very much." Then something I couldn't hear, then, "The way I'm feeling right now... Words fail me." It was very sweet and he was obviously sincere, and the crowd loved it.

As we all discussed in the After Hours After Party, it's just amazing when you think back over the concert that the same man who delivered songs like Sentimental Reasons and The Shadow of Your Smile with a pure voice was the same man who growled out Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed just perfectly. There's not many artists that would even attempt such diversity let alone pull it off.

I was thinking about this, one reason people like groups with multiple lead singers like the Eagles is because there's then a variety of voices and styles. You don't get a concert that's all the same. With Glenn as a solo artist, you don't get a concert that's all the same. He goes out there and doesn't stay in a comfortable groove for 90+ minutes. He gives it all he's got.

[Glennsallnighter]

Yes, EV -- you did have the catbird seat, but do you remember what you said when we first got back to the hotel bar? "I can't stay long because I have to go to work early tomorrow." Fastforward two hours later and you hadn't even thought about leaving! I thought your A$$ was velcroed to that barstool, and I give you kudos for hanging out late and STILL getting to work on time.


IF I do LA, and its a big IF still I will velcro my a$$ to a plane seat which I will leave at 7:30 am the morning I arrive home in Dublin..... and will have to be at work by 8:50am.... right across the city.

[eaglesvet]

Verna, you did a great job remembering bits of Glenn's banter. You're correct on the "days of vice and noses" line before You Belong to the City. I thought that was cute. For The Look of Love, the instrument was kind of like castanets on a stick, but I don't really know what they're called. I loved watching him time himself to come in for his "big moments." That song was simply overflowing in awesomeness:inlove: . Unfortunately, your reminder of his being at a loss for words at the encore is still keeping me in the dark as to why...I also hope someone else remembers. It's really bugging me:shrug:!
The other thing I do remember is that whenever a particularly loud audience member would yell something out, Glenn would shout out some response along the lines of "Aw, thanks, Uncle Bob," or "That's enough, Uncle Bob," --whatever the case may be!

[TimothyBFan]

Nice one! These guys told us they actually pull photos off the site!

How very cool!!!! We had our suspicions but now they've been confirmed. Best behavior on here ladies!!! :laugh:

[sodascouts]

I promised Nancy I would mention the NJ-specific banter Glenn joked about during the early part of his show, somewhere around the time he sang "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Tequila Sunrise." He had been reminiscing about the Eagles' early hits, and commented about the "days when the Eagles couldn't get arrested in Manhattan." (This is the only part of the reference I didn't get...can anyone enlighten me??) Anyway, he went on to say that back in those days, when they had Max's Kansas City and CBGB's in NYC, there was a famous venue in NJ called the Capitol Theater in Passaic. (An aside from 'moi'–the Capitol was a concert hall in the 70's and 80's that featured legendary performances by a host of major musicians–the Boss, Grateful Dead, and more. Apparently, the house video system produced quite a few high-quality B&W concert bootlegs back in the day.) Glenn said that when the Eagles played the Capitol, he can remember a bunch of young guys in Pendleton shirts (I'm assuming preppy?) who yelled out, "Tell us about the desert!" He shouted back to them something to the effect of, "I can't tell you about it. There's nothing to say...you just have to be there!"

Thanks, EV. I just found out something crazy as I was looking over This Day in Eagles History... the Eagles shows in Passaic were on May 18, 1973 (the date he was referring to) and May 19, 1974. How cool is that - both days immediately after this Englewood show!


Thanks for the comments, EV. The phrase "couldn't get arrested" somewhere generally means that no one pays any attention to you at all in that location, no matter what you do.

I hear this all the time too and this is exactly what it means. It has nothing to do with Glenn's unfortunate experience in Columbus, which I imagine he would be extremely reticent to mention and not consider a positive! Besides, since that incident happened in 1973, he obviously could get literally arrested at that time. :lol:

[scottside]

I was at both the May 18th 1973 and May 19th 1974 shows. That first one was the best concert I've ever been to and I still have vivid memories of it now. The second wasn't as good. Felder had just joined the band and I remember his lead guitar parts were so loud that he drowned out Glenn and Bernie much of the time, although I did appreciate the edge he brought to the band.

[sodascouts]

Wow - how amazing it must have been to see them back then before they were big. If you ever want to post some of your memories in the Eagles review forum, feel free. I'd love to hear more and I daresay I'm not the only one.

Nice to see you again, BTW. It's been forever!

[scottside]

Thanks, Soda. It's good to be back. I saw every show the Eagles played at the Capitol Theater. I believe the last time they played there was again in May, 1975 right before ONE OF THESE NIGHTS was released. In fact, they did two shows in one night that time with Dan Fogelberg as the opening act. They also played the Capitol in December of 1973 during which they played new songs, some of which made it to ON THE BORDER and a few that drifted off into obscurity. After 1975, they moved on to the stadiums and it they toured less frequently. I saw them in Jersey City Stadium in 1976 with Joe Walsh in the band (I believe he had just joined around the time of this gig). It was a whole lot more fun going to see the band when the tickets were cheaper and a lot easier to come by!

I also appreciated the fact that there were no additional musicians with them. It was the four, or later, five of them and they did just fine without the embellishments.

[eaglesvet]

Those were cool reminiscences! I vaguely remember hearing about the Jersey City Stadium when I was growing up, while the Capitol was so much more famous.