History Of The Eagles [Blu-ray] [2013] [Region Free]

Better 36 Years late than never.........thats what I say.....LOL...This DVD transfer I have viewed so far only on a decent Toshiba LCD screen and video/sound played through an excellent Sony system with the latest Magnetic Fluid speaker system;[ totally love this sound by the way- recommend it........gives music an edge.....]The results I M H O are quite spectacular given the age of the recording,the mixing of the sound is masterful and it creates a vibrant punchy performance which stirs the soul and evokes a warm glow of admiration for this epic MOR country rock Monolith;harmonies are smooth & mellow,the solo voices are commanding and the instruments are where they should be - up front and centre on the big set pieces with the perfect balance against the glorious vocals.Fingers Felder displays the supreme artistry of the guitar for which he is famed even yet - [you can sack him 23 years later messrs Frey & Henley but you will never ever replace him] ; his finesse against joe walsh's driving counterpart rhythm in the crescendo of Hotel California is truly a thing of beauty.....and Joe gives an edgy and mesmerising display of his unique guitar art during Rocky Mountain Way.Frey reminds us that in the early days his voice was all honey and wine,you can almost hear the girls in the front row swoon as he croons away,his easy vibe most vividly displayed during his memorable rendition of Lyin Eyes...........and Henley just cuts the air with his incisive portrayal of the desert delusion anthem Hotel California.......and of course Randy Meisner brings the house down with his unforgettable rendition of Take it to the Limit.........that voice just blows me away..............Totally Recommend this box set even for this live concert recording alone.........how and why they kept it under raps this long heaven only knows.....maybe Irving Azoff and the boys retirement portfolio's took a beating in the credit crunch.........if we all buy this box set then it's problem solved I reckon.......how could you have it on your conscience if the gods of country rock ended up on the street...........LOL.....mind you the busking to follow would be something to behold.wouldnt it.............LOL

In fact I'll go further and say the footage of Rock Mountain Way alone is worth the price.Once I got the DVDs to play (my DVD player is moody, sometimes it works out what to do and sometimes I have to switch output manually to NTSC format) thoroughly enjoyed the documentary, although I suspect you'd have to be a fan to be prepared to watch almost 3 hours of documentary on a single band, personally I watched it twice in fairly quick succession! The concert footage on the other hand can surely be enjoyed by anyone, being as it shows the Eagles at the peak of their powers, just a shame there is only 45 mins of it, on the assumption they played for longer I wonder what happened to the rest?Coming back to the documentary interesting stuff for a fan, apart from the (fairly small) sections lifted straight from another excellent documentary 'LA from the Byrds to the Eagles'. I'd always considered Don Henley to be the leader and chief hatchet man but it appears I was wrong and Glen Frey is the strong man with the ambition and drive to do what he felt necessary for the good of the band (and him and Don).I still think Don Felder is a huge loss to the band and it's a pity either he couldn't get past the fact that once they re-formed the Eagles were Glen and Don Henley plus a number of hired guns, or that Glen couldn't ignore the occasional gripes. Having seen them live a number of times over the past decade or so I feel its a bit awkward when you have a guy who isn't even given the title of an 'Eagle' palying such a major part on stage but very much from the wings (The wings of the Eagles, geddit?)So, excellent package, whatever you do don't be cheap and go for the documentary only package because the concert footage is for me the highlight.

The 2-hour first part of this superb documentary (from childhood to The Eagles' first split in 1980), is an absolute blast. Produced by top documentarian Alec Gibney - with his longtime editor Alison Ellwood directing - it's a well-funded and structured telling of their saga which vividly contextualises the social and musical world that created The Eagles.A little critical distance is the inevitable price you pay for this kind of access, and Glenn Frey's self-important perspective dominates too much, but everyone ever in and around the Eagles is interviewed, and the subliminal tensions are often all too obvious - even now.The second part, which takes the story from that first split to the present day in just over an hour, is inevitably less riveting or important, but still full of fascinating insights and great music. Seeing just how rough Joe Walsh got before he cleaned up is pretty sobering, and there's a really unappetising moment near the end where Glenn Frey gloats over finally kicking Don Felder out of the band over money - followed by Felder getting discreetly choked-up over missing the band. You'd like to think that the inclusion of this scene in the final cut represents fearless honesty on the part of the director, but it also suggests a deep lack of self-awareness on Frey's part. You've got to love the bit too where Don Henley says of Irving Azoff "He may be Satan, but he's our Satan", and Azoff takes that as a compliment.Sound and picture are a real credit to the Blu-ray format, and what really makes it, particularly if you have high-end home cinema, are the epic 5.1 mixes of all the music by former Steely Dan engineer Elliot Scheiner, the master of organic surround mixing. Every bit of music in the film, from old and new studio tracks to live concerts, ancient demos and even early Linda Ronstadt appearances at The Troubadour, leap out of the speakers in rich, thrilling new constellations. If only all documentaries could be like this.

perfect...THANKS!

The Eagles have always been one of my favourite bands since I was a teeneager growing up in the 70s and I really love thie beautiful music. I esepcially loved watching the first DVD, because it showed how the group was formed. I learned quite a few things about the band that I never knew, so I found it very interesting. I loved the bonus DVD, which is the amazing live 1977 concert from the Capital Centre in Washington, DC. I only iwish that the whold concert was included and not just 45 minutes. Randy Meisner's vocals on "Take It To the Limie" are beautiful and ehtereal, and all the performances from each band member is spectacular.

Si te interesa saber cosas poco comunes de este grupo, entonces no lo dudes. La calidad de vídeo es muy buena y por si tenías la duda, trae subtítulos en español. Sí bien hay muchas cosas cargadas hacia alguno de los narradores, finalmente es la versión de cada uno. Sí, es una historia fuerte, con verdades que a veces lastiman pero que finalmente nos da una perspectiva que tal vez nunca pensamos, sobre todo si crees que Hotel California es todo lo que hicieron. También hay mucho ego y seguramente habrá un momento en el que exclamarás alguna maldición en contra de más de uno. De verdad que sí te gusta el grupo y te interesa conocer otra parte de su carrera, no lo dudes, sobre todo porque cada vez se vuelve más difícil encontrarlo

Dentro da normalidade. Grato

J'avais vu le film cet été à la TV, je ne savais pas s'il existait en DVD. Il existe bien et est disponible à un prix très très abordable chez Amazon. Le DVD est de très bonne qualité (blufflant quand on pense que des scènes de concert remontent aux années 70-80).Même s'il n'est qu'en version sous-titrée, il ne faut pas hésiter à l'acquérir.Je suis très satisfait de mon achat et de la rapidité de son expédition.