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You can’t soar like an Eagle if you’re stuck with turkeys. Luckily, the Eagles have more than a handful of classics to continue to play. Chief songwriters and Eagles architects Don Henley & Glenn Frey managed to create main stream melodic rock and country rock songs that appealed to a large audience. In terms of success the Eagles are the Beatles of their generation but with a revolving cast of support characters. In this age of bands and singers that use prerecorded tapes, the fact that the Eagles continue to perform LIVE without a net (although with a number of supporting players to recreate their studio albums). “Farewell 1” (don’t fret folks it’s a tongue-in-cheek title for the tour) catches he band in top form clearly relishing their longevity and enjoying each other’s company (something that couldn’t be said about their last tour before they broke up the first time. As professional as it was, it was cold, clinical and clearly they hated each other’s guts). ***

I’m happy to see a band like this still flourishing in our prepackaged music world. When “artists” like J.Lo (who sings as well as a monkey can write a novel) dominate the scene, I’m thrilled beyond belief to see someone—anyone—who actually has musical talent perform on stage without resorting to deception to perform for an audience. The Eagles may be old but they still manage to soar higher than they did in the old days when it comes to performing live. I agree with Henley’s assessment that they’re playing and singing better than before because they’re enjoying it more than their initial rush of fame. Integrating the band’s solo hits also broadens the appeal of the group and allows them to revisit their past glories without wallowing in them. ---

We get an 11 minute behind-the-scenes documentary with the band members discussing how much fun their having the third time around. No other extras beyond this are included. You do get a 2 ½ hour show of the band though.