But then again, given the spiky nature of "Long Road Out of Eden," perhaps the inspiration is not as random as it seems. Perhaps the Eagles are softening in their advancing years and letting some aspects of their music fall to chance. This was a surprisingly spontaneous decision on which to begin a new body of work, especially given that Henley told interviewer Charlie Rose in 2001 that "rock bands work best as a benevolent dictatorship," and that most, if not all, of the Eagles' catalog stands as a testament to carefully and precisely blending ramshackle country colors with edgy rock flash. Glenn thought it would be a good idea to record it for the 'Long Road Out of Eden' album, so we did." We'd forgotten that we used to sometimes include it in our set. "Glenn (Frey)'s kids were surfing around on YouTube and found an old clip of us doing 'How Long' on a Dutch TV show in 1973. "'How Long,' the first single from the album, was definitely a nod to our beginnings, but even that came about somewhat by accident. "There was some brief discussion about returning to our early style, but not for the entire album," writes co-founder Don Henley via e-mail. All it took was a chance encounter on YouTube to inspire the group and guide it in the right direction. (On April 27, 2023, live performances of two more classics were shared watch them below.) The list includes “Hotel California” from their 1977 concert in Landover, Maryland “Take It Easy,” shot for their Hell Freezes Over live reunion album in 1994 and a promotional clip for “In the City,” shot for their 1979 album, The Long Run.For "Long Road Out of Eden," the Eagles' first studio effort since "The Long Run" in 1979, the reverse held true. 8, 2022, Eagles uploaded to their YouTube channel eight remastered videos from their archives of some of their most iconic songs. So it was with some surprise that on Dec. Those of us of a certain age recall our favorite concert performances of decades long ago only in our memories, with no existing footage to refer back to. But for music fans it’s been a great way to watch their favorite acts perform live. Sure, plenty of the clips are shot from poor vantage points and the auteurs aren’t necessarily going to win any awards for cinematography. ![]() In most cases, the explanation was due to a “copyright violation.” Yet, thousands of other recording acts have generally looked at their fans’ enthusiasm of sharing the footage as a form of flattery. For years, fans who have proudly uploaded Eagles concert videos to YouTube, taken with their camera phones, have seen them quickly removed. They’ve long been one of the most vigilant recording acts of the YouTube era. ‘This Guitar Has Seconds To Live – A People’s History of The Who’-New Bookĭon Felder and Joe Walsh performing their famous guitar solos during “Hotel California,” on March 21, 1977, in Landover, Maryland.Radio Hits in October 1965: Seems Like Yesterday.All-Star Benefit Concert Set For Wings, Moody Blues Guitarist Denny Laine, Now in Health Battle.AC/DC Triumphs in First Show in 7 Years.Tom Waits Reissues Five Key LPs: Review.Beatles Fan’s Memorable Meeting With John Lennon.Jackson Browne on Making a New Album: ‘Your Standards Plague You’.1968-The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums.Paul McCartney Sets ‘The Lyrics’ Book Expanded Paperback Edition.The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’: Masterpiece.King Crimson’s Debut: Laying the Groundwork for the Prog Revolution.‘John Prine’: A Debut for the Ages for a Songwriter’s Songwriter.When David Lee Roth Opened a 2020 Vegas Residency.Power Pop of the ’70s is Celebrated With Compilation. ![]() 9 Signature Rock Songs That Weren’t U.S. ![]() Peter Gabriel I/O Concert Review: Music, Story-Telling, Visual Art & More.12 Standout Male Blue-Eyed Soul Singers.Radio Hits in October 1969: Gimme the Honky Tonk Blues.Rockpile’s ‘Seconds of Pleasure’: One And Done.The Stones & Brian Jones Documentary Coming.
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