Top 5 individual Eagles performances

[thelastresort]

Apologies if this has been done already, please guide me to the relevant thread if it has.

Anyway, I was mooching through YouTube before and all the Eagles footage on there and it got me to thinking about what my top 5 individual performaces by the band would be. After a lot of contemplation they are as follows:

5) Take It Easy at California Jam, 1974
I love this performance of the song: the huge audience, beautiful weather, the actual execution of the song, Jackson's piano and Glenn's little vocal improvs at the end

4) The Boys of Summer at Melbourne, 2004
The best version I've found of this. There's just something about it where everything clicks into place perfectly, I love Steuart's outro solo too

3) Outlaw Man at Seattle, 1975
Don Felder, enough said. To expand though, I love Glenn demonstrating his array of abilities (how many other songs did he sing lead on whilst playing piano live?), Henley's excellent drumming and Felder's simply amazing guitar work at the end

2) Doolin-Dalton / Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise) at DKRC, 1974
I adore this song, and it's so wonderful to have back in the day footage of them performing it. The extended Desperado shootout footage, all four of them absolutely going for it vocally at the end and the reworked intro to Doolin-Dalton are my favourite bits

1) New Kid in Town at Washington, 1977
As close to a perfect Eagles performance as I've seen. Glenn's vocals are dead on, Henley's harmonising and minimalist drumming are superb, Randy's input on the choruses and outro is what made him such an asset, rare footage of Joe playing something other than a guitar (and very well!) and Felder's tasteful lead additions combined with the excellent last 90~ seconds of the actual song all collide to form this. Mesmerising.

Anyone else?

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I've never seen numbers 2 and 3 on your list, but I very definitely agree with your #1. That's the one I would have picked as well.

Unfortunately, I don't spend a lot of time on You Tube searching for videos, so I don't have many performances to pick from except the ones I've actually seen live. I'd have to think about that list, but I'm pretty sure the Sept. 2, 2012 performance of Desperado in Atlantic City would be on my top 5 list. It's not my favorite song, but that was an awesome performance. I'll think about the rest...

[LA Eagle]

#1 Take it to the limit Washington 1977

[WalshFan88]

1. Hotel California - Washington 1977 (it's just flat out amazing, Felder and Walsh's guitar interplay is amazing as ever and such a great overall performance, the best on the disc IMO)

2. Already Gone - Christchurch 1995 (I really like this one with Felder and Glenn trading licks and the rain adds a new dimension! :hilarious:)

3. Take It Easy - HFO DVD (my personal favorite version of this song, Walsh's extended solo at the end is ace)

4. Take It To The Limit - Washington 1977 (just a great performance and a great example of Randy's voice)

5. One Of These Nights - Christchurch 1995 (my favorite of OOTN because it seems like it was a really tight performance and I dig Henley's voice more in this video)

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Great topic tlr. Unfortunately, there's just no way I think I can pick just five especially if I factor in live performances that I've attended. I'll also have to give this one more thought to see if any standout in my mind. I will agree that the '77 DC performances released with the HOTE DVD are all spectacular. I think one that would definitely make my list is Take It Easy from that show.

[MaryCalifornia]

2. Already Gone - Christchurch 1995 (I really like this one with Felder and Glenn trading licks and the rain adds a new dimension! :hilarious:)



Nailed it, Austin. I know this thread is meant to be based purely on musical performance, but that sure is hard to choose when it comes to the Eagles and their renowned consistency. This is the one that immediately came to my mind as a favorite purely because of the crazy conditions and the level of interaction between the guys. The look Timothy gives Glenn at 3:10...Felder and Henley grinning... Glenn yelling "goddammit!"....Timothy looks like he's in a freakin' hurricane at 2:15. This is a classic. I'm glad they made it out alive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gObUFdb9SFw

[sodascouts]

Great thread but picking five will be really hard! I'll have to give it some more thought.

[UndertheWire]

The 1973 BBC In Concert performance rates highly with me. It's just the original four and they sound so good. They're also young and skinny, ernest and nervous and so clean and shiny. You can see the concentration and the way they're looking out for each other. I love the bits in between where they swap guitars and places. As I'm lazy, I'm going to stick with that and rank the songs.

1. Peaceful Easy Feeling
2. Witchy Woman
3. Take it Easy
4. Certain Kind of Fool
5. Earlybird (for that duelling banjo and guitar at the end)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Nailed it, Austin. I know this thread is meant to be based purely on musical performance, but that sure is hard to choose when it comes to the Eagles and their renowned consistency. This is the one that immediately came to my mind as a favorite purely because of the crazy conditions and the level of interaction between the guys. The look Timothy gives Glenn at 3:10...Felder and Henley grinning... Glenn yelling "goddammit!"....Timothy looks like he's in a freakin' hurricane at 2:15. This is a classic. I'm glad they made it out alive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gObUFdb9SFw

Well, MC, I'm thinking that we are to picking the top 5 musical performances, and part of the performance is the interaction between the band members and even between the band members and audience. Anything else is just a recording...right?

[thelastresort]

Rank on whatever basis you like guys, just so long as it was specific to that performance.

[Brooke]

This kind of thing is really hard for me, but a couple off the top of my head are

1. Take It Easy from the HotE dvd
2. Out of Control from the BBC performance (I think!)

Absolutely love these two for sure!

[GlennLover]

The 1973 BBC In Concert performance rates highly with me. It's just the original four and they sound so good. They're also young and skinny, ernest and nervous and so clean and shiny. You can see the concentration and the way they're looking out for each other. I love the bits in between where they swap guitars and places. As I'm lazy, I'm going to stick with that and rank the songs.

1. Peaceful Easy Feeling
2. Witchy Woman
3. Take it Easy
4. Certain Kind of Fool
5. Earlybird (for that duelling banjo and guitar at the end)

I love the BBC 1973 concert! I'll have to do some serious research & pondering to come up with 5 favourites out of all there performances though. What a chore! ;-)

[WalshFan88]

As an off topic, I'll just add that my favorite of the BBC Show performance-wise was Witchy Woman...very groovy.

[GlennLover]

As an off topic, I'll just add that my favorite of the BBC Show performance-wise was Witchy Woman...very groovy.

It may be my favourite too!

[DJ]

Agree with you Austin on the BBC Witchy Woman, very raw sounding.

Here's my list

1. TITTL DC 1977

2. Certain Kinda Fool- BBC 1973

3. Outlaw Man Netherland 1973

4. OOTN DC 1977

5. Midnight Flyer Cal Jam 1974

Love all the California Jam music :thud:

[L101]

Took a lot of work reviewing these :grin: but my top 5 are:

5: Boys of summer - Farewell 1 Melbourne 2005
4: Saturday night - BBC Concert 1973
3: Witchy Woman - HOTE 2014
2: Doolin Dalton/Desperado Reprise - DK Rock Concert 1974
1: King of Hollywood - Long Beach 1980

I love KOH and WW because of the drums and guitars are rockin'!! Can't say anymore than that!
SN and DD/D - they are so young and eager and nervous but the harmonies....:thumbsup:
BOS because they just seem to be enjoying themselves....

If I had a fantasy number 6 - it would be One of these nights from the Christchurch concert - Don sounds so husky on it :grin:

[Midnight Visitor]

5. In the City Farewell 1 DVD
4. Witchy Woman BBC '73
3. Help Me Through the Night HFO
2. Outlaw Man Seattle '76
1. Turn to Stone Houston '77