London, England 3-22-08
Hi everyone!
I came back from London yesterday night, so I'm gonna try to type up a review of the show. I hope my English will be comprehensible as I still have some difficulties sometimes...
Well at first, general remarks. The guys were all handsome in their black suits, so class! They all seemed to be in a really good mood, having fun as well with their new material as with their old songs. The new production (the lights, the screens...) were awesome!
My friends could come in with cameras so I'll try to join a few short films if the quality isn't too bad, and I recorded some parts of the show with my cellphone - though, the sound isn't really great...
We got at the O2 at 6.45 PM and joined our seats at about 7.00PM. I was pleasently surprised to see I was not so far from the stage that I imagined, at about 20 meters I think... So I had a really decent view and I could watch the screens to see the details
At about 7.45PM, the guys took the stage. I immediatly recognized their figures in the shadow, then the lights switched on and they started with How Long... I can't describe what I felt when I heard the first notes and saw them for the first time in the flesh in front of me... it was magic, I had the feeling I was as a kid on Christmas day
Then, they did Busy Being Fabulous (useless to say they rocked) and Glenn talked a bit. He introduced the Eagles as "the band that time forgot" if I remember well (I had to collect my wits at that time...) and if I'm not mistaken... He added they were gonna play two more songs from their new album "while they had our attention". (of course you have, guys!!
He introduced I Don't Want To Hear Anymore, and Joe went on with Guilty Of the Crime.
Then, we heard the trumpet intro of Hotel California which made me litteraly shiver as usual... While they were playing, the cover of HC appeared on the screen.
They went on with Peaceful Easy Feeling, really moving as usual... Glenn's voice was so wonderful... Then came I Can't Tell You Why with a perfect guitar solo done by Steuart, and One Of These Nights. The main screen showed a beautiful full moon, making this song even better than it is (though I thought it was already perfect by now!).
Then came Lyin' Eyes... but I have to admit I don't remember if Glenn dedicated it to 'Plaintif'
Don followed with The Boys Of Summer, which made the major part of the crowd stand up. By that time, the audience seemed to be more reactive, and we heard more people singing along with the guys.
In The City was played then, with kind of sad pics shown on the screens... they rocked again with that one, but the pictures gave it a more moving tone, it sounded more deep...
Don did a bit talking before the intermission, joking about the fact that during that time, we had to go to the merchandise point to buy their T-shirts, saying it was 'very important'). He introduced The Long Run as their "theme song", and at the end of it, did kind of a different improvisation than usual... that was a GREAT moment...
They came back 20 minutes later...
But I haven't got time to write about the second part right now, so I'll do it a bit later, as soon as possible though...
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'I must be leaving soon... its your world now'
lol! He was surprised that I came from France especially to see them, but that's the Eagles power (I thought of you MF who literally travelled the world to attend to the concert!). He kept repeating 'they are stunning, they are stunning' all along the show... Yes, they are, really! Well, I should come back to Long Road 
: Joe was doing the guitar solo, and improvised on a WONDERFUL bluesy tone... I had incredible shivers in the middle of the song, (you know, when it gets slowly and then that Glenn's acoustic guitar part begins to sound smoothly...). Steuart did an impressive job reproducing all the little sounds that are characteristics of Long Road... A masterpiece. I didn't expect them doing it so perfectly live. 
these guys!!!
