Not sure if this has been posted yet or not. It's a David Fricke Rolling Stone article/interview with Don Henley.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/fe...future-w511253
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Not sure if this has been posted yet or not. It's a David Fricke Rolling Stone article/interview with Don Henley.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/fe...future-w511253
Thanks for the link, AG95. That’s an interesting interview, I like what Don had to say about the ‘76 live recordings:
As far as nothing left in the vault...maybe they need to look in a different vault!Quote:
"I was delighted at the energy and grittiness of the live tracks," Eagles singer-drummer Don Henley says of the previously unissued concert recordings – from October 1976 at the Forum in Los Angeles – added to the new 40th-anniversary reissue of the band's fifth studio album and biggest seller, Hotel California. "We're a year late, technically speaking," Henley admits, noting the LP's original release in December 1976. "But we had enough foresight to record those shows. I was surprised that we were doing songs from the album before it even came out. That was pretty ballsy."
The picture from the album photo shoot is new to me...maybe it’s in the Deluxe set.
They always say there's nothing in the vault... and it's never true!
Henley appears to say alot of things only to back pedal and/or change his mind.
Thanks for the link, AG. I thought it was an interesting article for a couple of reasons. First, we were all speculating why they took "The Last Resort" out of the set list for last few shows this year. Was it to give Don's voice a rest, give Joe another song, etc. Turns out it was our Midwest sensibilities I guess! Another thing I thought was interesting on a more personal level was that he was somewhat surprised that they had been ballsy enough to play "Hotel California" before the album came out. 41 years ago tomorrow, I had the pleasure of hearing it played live in Indianapolis before the album came out!
My My, I so wish I could have attended a concert with you back in '76! ;)
I wish you could have too, ETG. We would have had a blast! Oh where is that time machine when you need it...
I know, right! If you ever find one please look me up. :grin:
Heck I wish I was born in the 70s to see a lot of shows. Sucks being born in 1980. LOL