EAGLES: - Farewell I - Live From Melbourne - Blu-ray Edition | CD Release: 22.02.13

The band is as refreshing as ever, fluid, relaxed, harmonious, perfect, and unpretentious. This is the rock of eternity. "This is what immortal songwriting sounds like," wrote an Australian editor after seeing THE EAGLES live on their Farewell I Tour in November 2004. And indeed, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmit, and Joe Walsh showed themselves to be as powerful as ever and more confident than ever, 30 years after the founding of arguably the most phenomenal rock band in the USA.
"The older they get, the better the songs sound," Glenn Frey explains. But it is simply the case: classics do not age; they mature, and timelessness belongs to the EAGLES just as the "Hotel" belongs to the "California".

In Melbourne, the EAGLES played an incredible repertoire of 29 hits over three nights on November 14, 15, and 17, 2004. The program included everything a fan could have hoped for: alongside some new compositions, there were The Long Run, One Of These Nights, The Boys Of Summer, Take It To The Limit, Hotel California – the setlist was a pure fireworks display of 30 years of top-notch songwriting. The audience was enthusiastic, uniting music fans from at least three generations. Farewell I Tour – Live from Melbourne offers nearly three hours of the best live entertainment that only a band with the experience and routine of the EAGLES can deliver on stage.

In 2005, the double DVD version of this compelling live package was released, which includes 30 songs and an 11-minute interview with the band. The now available Blu-ray version significantly enhances both visuals and sound. Recorded in DTS Master Audio 5.1, the Blu-ray version now comes with a single disc. Audiowise, fans can expect the Linear PCM format in a 48K 24 Bit resolution, while the screen is presented in a 16:9 format with 1080i 59.94. The Blu-ray version does not contain subtitles, and the total runtime is nearly 3 hours.

A whole generation of music fans grew up with the EAGLES in the 70s. Originally part of the backing band for singing legend Linda Ronstadt, singer/drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glenn Frey, along with Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon, formed the EAGLES in September 1971. And although none of them were from California, they quickly became the epitome of California West Coast rock. Around 1974, Joe Walsh joined the band and gave the EAGLES that rock character in his guitar playing that would ensure their rocket-like success. Especially the albums Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and Hotel California (1976) were worldwide successes and are considered by the RIAA, the Record Industry Association of America, to be among the best-selling albums of all time. Four Grammys were awarded to the EAGLES before the individual band members turned to their respective solo projects in 1982. In 1990, Henley and Frey began writing songs again, and in 1994 they went on a spectacular Reunion tour.

At the time of the recording, the EAGLES consisted of Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmitt, and Joe Walsh. On the Farewell I Tour, they were accompanied by eight other musicians.

Tracklist:
01. THE LONG RUN
02. NEW KID IN TOWN
03. WASTED TIME
04. PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
05. I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY
06. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS
07. ONE DAY AT A TIME
08. LYIN’ EYES
09. THE BOYS OF SUMMER
10. IN THE CITY
11. ALREADY GONE
12. SILENT SPRING (Intro)
13. TEQUILA SUNRISE
14. LOVE WILL KEEP US ALIVE
15. NO MORE CLOUDY DAYS
16. HOLE IN THE WORLD
17. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
18. YOU BELONG TO THE CITY
19. WALK AWAY
20. SUNSET GRILL
21. LIFE’S BEEN GOOD
22. DIRTY LAUNDRY
23. FUNK #49
24. HEARTACHE TONIGHT
25. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
26. HOTEL CALIFORNIA
27. ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
28. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE
29. TAKE IT EASY
30. DESPERADO