Eagles Song Survivor: Eagles Live Album

[Desperada]

Hotel California

[Glennsallnighter]

Wasted Time

[sodascouts]

One more time....

I cast my vote for Hotel California.

[CAinOH]

Austin, not sure how you're gonna save Hotel California this time. I won't vote for Take It To The Limit... yet. But I will vote for Wasted Time.

[WalshFan88]

I listened to a bootleg of the July 29th performance at Santa Monica, and the differences were obvious.

I really don't think Felder was there in the release. His Music Man Axis sounded so different compared to Joe's Gold Top. And I could only hear the Gold Top in the release. Whereas the actual performance had Felder clearly on it, towards the end.

Cosec, that Axis didn't even exist back then, lol!

I'm not sure what Joe and Don would have used in 1980 on LBG, but I can tell you the Music Man Axis wasn't there. Probably Felder used a Strat or a Les Paul.

[WalshFan88]

Austin, not sure how you're gonna save Hotel California this time. I won't vote for Take It To The Limit... yet. But I will vote for Wasted Time.

Well I will say I'm glad it's lasted two rounds since Soda's initial vote for it.

For me the choice is easy. Classic rock megahit vs soft country rock singalong. I'm just not into the latter kind of Eagles.

There is a definite difference of the pre-Hotel California Eagles and the post-Hotel California Eagles. It's my opinion they wouldn't have been as big of a band and still widely recognized without Hotel California. They'd be successful sure, but not near as much as they did with the masterpiece song and album. They really did the right thing by going for a mainstream classic rock AOR sound and getting Joe in place of Bernie. To me that's a big reason for their continued success. I just think it made them into a supergroup along the likes of the Beatles or Stones. Because of Hotel California. I just can't vote for it. I just can't.

[Delilah]

I would have voted for Wasted Time if I didn’t have to save TITTL. But since it is under attack so early, my vote goes to Hotel California.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well - it looks like Hotel California is going down without my vote, so I will vote strategically again ...

I cast my vote for Take It to the Limit.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

The next performance to be eliminated in Eagles Live Album Survivor is Hotel California. “Hotel California, the tribe has spoken and it looks like we just killed the beast. As it turns out, you can always leave. So, it’s time to check out, get on that dark desert highway, and leave the island immediately.

Votes
Hotel California – 6
Take It to the Limit – 3
Wasted Time – 3

Vote Breakdown
Hotel California – LovinGlennGirl
Hotel California – scottside
Hotel California – cosec3791
Hotel California – Desperada
Hotel California – sodascouts
Hotel California – Delilah
Take It to the Limit – WalshFan88
Take It to the Limit – takeiteasy
Take It to the Limit – Ive always been a dreamer
Wasted Time – New Kid In Town
Wasted Time – Glennsallnighter
Wasted Time – CainOH

Performances Eliminated
All Night Long 2/08
Life's Been Good 2/10
I Can't Tell You Why 2/12
Saturday Night 2/14
Desperado 2/16
Life in the Fast Lane 2/18
The Long Run 2/20
Seven Bridges Road 2/22
Hotel California 2/24

Performances Remaining
Heartache Tonight
New Kid in Town
Wasted Time
Take It to the Limit
Take It Easy


Voting for Round 10 begins now.

[Delilah]

In my humble opinion, I find very interesting the Austin's and cosec's posts about overdubbing. It's another aspect of the album to consider.

I agree. This album is similar to a Greatest Hits compilation in that every song has merit and there are no real clunkers (IMO). So some of these details and nuances can be helpful in determining which songs to vote off. For a live album, a song where a large amount was overdubbed in the studio isn’t going to rank high with me.