Eagles Live

Eagles Live
Live album by Eagles
Released	November 7, 1980
Recorded	October 20, 1976 - July 31, 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	77:10
Label	Asylum
Producer	Bill Szymczyk
Eagles chronology
The Long Run (1979) Eagles Live (1980) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1982)
Singles from Eagles Live
"Seven Bridges Road" Released: December 15, 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	C−[1]

Eagles Live is the first live album by the American rock band Eagles, a two-LP set released in 1980. The Eagles unofficially disbanded on July 31, 1980 after their concert at Long Beach. However, the band still owed Elektra/Asylum a live record from the tour. Eagles Live (released that November) was mixed by Glenn Frey and Don Henley on opposite coasts - the two decided they could not stand to be in the same state, let alone the same studio, and as Bill Szymczyk put it, the record's perfect three-part harmonies were fixed "courtesy of Federal Express." The 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said it is "perhaps the most heavily overdubbed [live album] in history." "Seven Bridges Road" was released as a single and would become a top-40 hit. The song was a showcase for the band's close harmony singing; the first and last verses feature all five Eagles singing in five-part harmony.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Hotel California" (Felder, Henley, Frey) – 6:55
   • Recorded July 29, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
2. "Heartache Tonight" (Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, Souther)– 4:35
   • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
3. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Schmit, Henley, Frey) – 5:24
   • Recorded July 28, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Side two

1. "The Long Run" (Henley, Frey) – 5:35
   • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
2. "New Kid in Town" (Henley, Frey, J. D. Souther) – 5:45
   • Recorded October 22, 1976, The Forum, L.A.
3. "Life's Been Good" (Walsh) – 9:38
   • Recorded July 29, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Side three

1. "Seven Bridges Road" (Steve Young) – 3:54
   • Recorded July 28, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
2. "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) – 5:40
   • Recorded October 22, 1976, The Forum, L.A.
3. "Take It to the Limit" (Henley, Frey, Meisner) – 5:20
   • Recorded October 20, 1976, The Forum, L.A.
4. "Doolin-Dalton (Reprise II)" (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) – 0:44
   • Recorded October 21, 1976, The Forum, L.A.
5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 4:04
   • Recorded October 21, 1976, The Forum, L.A.

Side four

1. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Henley, Frey, Bernie Leadon) – 3:55
   • Recorded July 28, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
2. "All Night Long" (Walsh) – 5:40
   • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
3. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Henley, Frey, Walsh) – 5:10
   • Recorded July 31, 1980, Long Beach Arena
4. "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Frey) – 5:20
   • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Vinyl record notes

• The record labels were custom, showing a birds' nest filled with eggs and hand grenades.

• Original pressings of this double-album had text engraved in the carry-out grooves on each side, as had been the band's tradition since their 1975 album One of These Nights:
  1. Side 1: Is it illegal to yell "movie!" in a firehouse?
  2. Side 2: "Hello, Federal?...Ship it!"
  3. Side 3: Not Tonight, Thanks...
  4. Side 4: ...Ive gotta rest up for my monster"

• The carry-out groove of the fourth side did not fade to silence as was customary for the vast majority of records. Instead, the crowd noise continued, even into the final-loop groove. Thus for those listening on manual turntables, the applause would not end until the listener removed the stylus from the disc.

Personnel

• Glenn Frey - Guitars, keyboards, vocals.
• Don Henley - Drums, percussion, vocals.
• Don Felder - Guitars, vocals.
• Joe Walsh - Guitars, keyboards, vocals.
• Randy Meisner - Bass guitar, vocals. (1976 shows)
• Timothy B. Schmit - Bass guitar, vocals. (1980 shows)

Additional personnel

• Jage Jackson: Guitars, percussion.
• Phil Kenzie: Saxophones.
• Vince Melamed: Keyboards, electric piano.
• The Monstertones: Backing vocals.
• Albhy Galuten: Synthesizers.
• J.D. Souther: Guitars, piano.
• Joe Vitale: Drums, percussion, keyboards, electric piano, organ.
• Jim Ed Norman: Piano, conductor, arrangements.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles

• "Seven Bridges Road"/"The Long Run" - Asylum 47100; released December 15, 1980

References