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Schmit (Fan Review)

I was at the Bangkok gig on the 15th Oct.Can't say the show was great or not great!They were still the "Eagles"!The "oohs and aahs" rang thru the whole night with perfection.2 things left me a little disappointed.1)Tim's bass sound was rather light during the show,(musician's point of view).2)In response to Paul Dorsey's statement that,"Stuart Smith - the Don Felder "clone" might as well join the band officially is totally uncalled for!!!Stuart's licks were note to note with all the Eagles' songs,,,but man,,,there ain't no feel at all.Even the guitar sound is not an Eagles sound.If you listen hard enough,Felder's licks and solos are mesmerisingly weepy and melancholic while sounding technical enough.Stuart Smith definitely did not live up to Felder's expertise or feel.No wonder why, he's not an official member of the Eagles ,or will never be.I guess Don,Glenn,Tim,Joe,and especially Felder will agree with this.

Nevertheless,"The Eagles " were loved for whom they are!

"We will meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet bye and bye"- Sad Cafe.

Eli (Fan Review)

I made my dream come true – I saw the Eagles, live in natural vision and faboulus sounds.

Since 1988 when I about 16 years old, that was the point in my life that I discovered the Eagles and their music.

It was by accidently buying the record (Vynil) Hotel California, only from knowing it as a radio hit.

Since that point I just got deeper into the music and researched everything.

Well, the time has passed, and I am not as young as before, but 32 years old, and decided to go after the band in the present Farewell Tour I in Asia.

So I took the flight from Israel, where I live, to Bangkok, Thailand only to see the band.

I was at the 15th October show, and it all worked properlly with the organizers.

Then the show started with "The long run" which put all the energy ! !

Then "New kid in town" and "Wasted time" and so on.

The band were really nice especially Glenn and Timothy which did most of the talking, but also the others. But the music, the music was the perfect thing.

At the bottom line the whole show was full of power and real pleasure.

Me, personally sorry not seeing Mr Don

Eagles Promise Low-Key Parade of Hits

Bangkok's Independent Newspaper

Thanks to Offy for finding this one.

The Eagles promise to play all their classic hits at their first gig in Thailand, as long as it’s kept low-key.

“No fireworks, no dancers,” said drummer Don Henley, prompting laughter at yesterday’s press conference for Eagles Live in Bangkok 2004 concerts.

The rock legends arrived on Monday evening to kick off their Farewell I tour at the Impact Arena tomorrow and Saturday. Even though the concert title implies it to be their last journey, it might not be the end after all.

“You can’t do Farewell XI so you do Farewell I first,” guitarist and vocalist Glenn Frey said.

“We just decided to call it Farewell I so we can keep going. It gives us more options,” Henley said. Since fans are already familiar with their recordings, the only surprises at the three-hour performance will come down to the order of the songs and the trick intros.

The band waxed nostalgic about how different the music scene was during their heyday in the 70s.

“It was very special to hold your own record that your neighbour down the street didn’t have,” said Timothy Schmit, the bassist. “Now anybody can cut their own CD at the computer at home. It lost that magic that it used to have.”

“It was more fun then. The music was better,” said Henley, who sings one of the group’s greatest hits – “Hotel California”, which has mystified followers trying to figure out what the vaguely bizarre lyrics mean. Some even think it has something to do with Satanism.

“It’s about America. About excess, lost innocence, materialism and some of our girlfriends,” Henley said. “It’s about a young man on a journey and a quest and ‘The Twilight Zone’. We like that show.”

Security was strict. Questions were screened by the quartet’s publicist and could only be asked through the emcee. Two really big bodyguards who resembled wrestler The Rock were at their side at all times. But the band members including guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh were friendly enough to step down and sign autographs after the briefing. They also crooned “Tequila Sunrise” at a rehearsal for the press afterwards.

The Eagles will take their sold-out tour next to Singapore, then on Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

Eagles - Bush (Chiang Mai)

Chiang Mai CityLife :: View topic - EAGLES-BUSH

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Don Henley, lead singer of the American rock

band, "The Eagles," said America's war in Iraq "was not necessary" and

he does not like U.S. President George Bush.

"I didn't like him [Bush] when he was governor, and I don't like him

now. I support the troops, but I don't support the people who sent them

there [to Iraq] because it wasn't necessary," Mr. Henley said.

The Eagles's singer and drummer made the comments on Wednesday (Oct.

13) in a brief recorded interview while signing autographs ahead of the

band's two concerts in Bangkok scheduled for Oct. 15 and 16.

Asked if he supported President Bush and America's war in Iraq, Mr.

Henley, 57, replied: "No, I do not."

He said a recent Eagles song titled, "Hole in the World," now meant

there was "definitely" a hole in the world because of the U.S. invasion

and occupation of Iraq.

The song, written in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the

World Trade Center and Pentagon, includes the chorus:

"There's a hole in the world tonight.

There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.

There's a hole in the world tonight.

Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow."

Unlike some other American bands -- such as the Dixie Chicks and

Santana -- the Eagles will not give a speech about the president or the

war during their concerts overseas.

"We'll do 'Hole in the World,' that will be about the extent of our

expression. I don't think people came here to hear polemics," Mr.

Henley said.

"We all voted before we left" at the start of their "Farewell 1"

tour of Asia and Australia, he added.

"I voted for John Kerry, who is a friend of mine and has been for

many years."

Two of the most well-known events in the lives of the Eagles and Mr.

Bush coincided in 1976, the year when the album "Hotel California" was

released and when Mr. Bush was convicted for drunk driving.

Asked if it was possible that Mr. Bush may have been listening to

the Eagles while driving under the influence, Mr. Henley chuckled and

said, "I have no idea. That would be really stretching it. It's not

impossible."

The Eagles meanwhile are currently writing a song about U.S.

National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice.

"We started writing a song about her, but we haven't finished it

yet," he said.

"It's just kind of cute. It's just fun, tongue in cheek. It's sort

of like 'Her Majesty is a very nice girl,' on the Beatles' album. Do

you remember that? Just a little spoof at the end there. I don't know

if it will get on a record," Mr. Henley said.

The song "neither" supports nor criticizes Ms. Rice, and just spoofs

her, he said.

The singer-drummer was born in Gilmer, Texas, and as a youngster was

influenced by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee

Lewis, Fats Domino, Bobby Freeman, Chuck Willis, Bobby Blue Bland, the

Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and others.

The Eagles's music has been described as a blend of country, folk,

rhythm and blues, and rock. The band won four Grammy awards.

Each of Eagles's two concerts in Bangkok will be three hours long to

allow them to play virtually all their songs.

Ticket prices in Bangkok range from the equivalent of 50 to 210 U.S.

dollars each -- unusually expensive for concerts in Thailand.

After Bangkok, the Eagles are scheduled to perform in Singapore,

Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

Take it easy, fans, the Eagles really are landing in Bangkok (Thailand Nation)

Published on Sep 7, 2004

American countryrock band The Eagles will perform two concerts in Thailand in the middle of October, delighting fans who were disappointed after rumours of an earlier concert turned out to be false.

Concert organisers BECTero said the band, famous for the timeless hit “Hotel California”, would appear at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani on October 15 and 16.

The Los Angelesbased group agreed to add Bangkok to their world tour after reaching an agreement with BECTero at a cost of Bt12 million.

At a press conference yesterday to confirm the concert, BECTero said the band was definitely coming this time and fans would not be disappointed like before.

Tickets will go on sale from September 11 at Thaiticketmaster in Central Chidlom, Central Ladphrao, Central Pinklao, Central Bang Na and Big C in Ramkhamhaeng.

They will be priced at Bt8,500, Bt6,000, Bt4,000 and Bt2,000. The toppriced tickets are the most expensive for any concert performed at Impact Arena.

BECTero said The Eagles cost as much to bring over as F4, a Taiwanese group that has just performed two concerts here.

Winners of four Grammy Awards, The Eagles will start their “Farewell I” tour in Bangkok before leaving for Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.

The band consists of Don Henley on drums and vocals, Glenn Frey on guitar and vocals, Timothy B Schmit on bass and vocals and Joe Walsh on guitar and vocals.

The group’s musical career came to peak in the 70’s and 80’s when albums “Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 19711975” and “Hotel California” became two of the bestselling albums in history.

Their popularity flourished when they released the albums “On the Border” and “One of These Nights”, which went platinum.

Hits like “One of These Nights”, “Lyin’ Eyes” and “Take It to the Limit” helped the band get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Almost Eagles, a Thai tribute band, played three songs at the press conference as details of the concert were announced.

Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul

Bangkok, Thailand

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