It's very disappointing. I remember as far back as the HFO tour when the I thought the chorus vocal of Dirty Laundry sounded synthetic, hardly worth mentioning but each tour the authenticity drops another notch.
Joe's helmet cam. Henley not on drums. The army of backing musicians. The questionable beginning of Hole In The World. Worst so far, the piped opening to Long Road Out Of Eden and now Glenn and Don pretending to play a duet.
Tim and Joe have stood on stage and performed solo, I can only think Glenn and Don are incapable of playing a duet.
It used to be all about the music but in the last twenty years, the development of Jumbotron screens, visual effects, digital sound advances and the huge increase in the number of arena sized venues have really changed the form of tours. They're a lot more lucrative for the artists, it's probably a better show for the audience but I think some magic is lost.
I haven't attended a History Of The Eagles show. I'd have loved to have seen Bernie, the low-fi start, Doolin Dalton and Those Shoes but the show crossed the line for me.
I'm just hoping they put together a new show which lasts comfortably over 2 hours, has a little bit of magic, a whole chunk of rock and 100% music performed by musicians. Testifying as Joe would put it.