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Farewell I Tour: Live From Melbourne (2005)

Where the lyrics of Farewell I Tour: Live From Melbourne take you, and where it was really made.

The DVD was shot in 2004 without Don Felder, who had been fired from the band in 2001, and it was the first Eagles live video made as a quartet without him.

Key places

Filmed at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne (2005)

Recording site Rod Laver Arena — The concert was filmed at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 14, 15 and 17 November 2004. The DVD was released in 2005. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Farewell 1 Tour: Live from Melbourne is a double DVD by Eagles, released in 2005
• Filmed at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on 14, 15 and 17 November 2004
• Includes two new songs, "One Day at a Time" and "No More Cloudy Days"
• First Eagles live video as a quartet without Don Felder, who was fired in 2001
• Last Eagles live video with founding member Glenn Frey, who died in 2016

Background

• The name "Farewell Tour" has nothing to do with the band's plan to quit touring
• Glenn Frey's interview on the DVD confirms this point
• Four additional backing musicians joined the band on stage
• A four-piece horn section also performed with the group
• Touring line-up includes Scott Crago, Will Hollis, Michael Thompson and Steuart Smith
• Horn players include Bill Armstrong, Al Garth, Chris Mostert and Greg Smith

Recording

• The concert marks the band's first use of pre-recorded rhythm tracks
• Muted guitar strums on "Hotel California" were overdubbed on the studio version but absent from earlier live performances
• A backing rhythm track supports Don Henley's rendition of "The Boys of Summer"
• The DVD features behind-the-scenes footage, new interviews, a backstage glimpse and a soundcheck

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971.
• Founding members were Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner, all first recruited as musicians for Linda Ronstadt.
• They signed to David Geffen's Asylum Records in September 1971.
• The name was reportedly suggested by Leadon, though accounts vary.

Members

• Founding members: Glenn Frey (guitar, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals), Randy Meisner (bass, vocals).
• Don Felder joined in 1974 as guitarist; Joe Walsh replaced Leadon in 1975; Timothy B. Schmit replaced Meisner in 1977.
• Frey died in January 2016; Meisner died in July 2023.

Career

• The band has five number-one singles and six number-one albums in the US, and six Grammy Awards.
• Estimated sales exceed 200 million records worldwide; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
• Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel California are among their best-selling albums.
• The band broke up in 1980, reunited in 1994 for Hell Freezes Over, and released Long Road Out of Eden in 2007.
• The band announced a farewell tour in 2023 and held a Sphere residency in Las Vegas from 2024.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released as a double DVD by Eagles in 2005
• The performance was first released in high-definition 1080p/DTS 5.1 format as an HD DVD in 2005
• In 2013 it was released as a single Blu-ray disc
• Disc One has 20 tracks and Disc Two has 10 tracks, 30 in total
• The two new songs are "One Day at a Time" by Joe Walsh and "No More Cloudy Days" by Glenn Frey
• The bonus DVD includes Behind the Scenes footage, New Interviews, A Glimpse Backstage and Soundcheck
• Personnel: Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit as the Eagles, plus touring musicians
• Concert filmed over three nights in November 2004 at Rod Laver Arena

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The name "Farewell Tour" has nothing to do with the band's plan to quit touring, as Glenn Frey confirms in an interview on the DVD.
• The concert marks the band's first use of pre-recorded rhythm tracks in a live setting.
• This is the first Eagles live video made without Don Felder, who was fired from the band in 2001.
• It is also the last Eagles live video featuring founding member Glenn Frey, who died in 2016.
• The bonus DVD includes Behind the Scenes footage, New Interviews, A Glimpse Backstage and Soundcheck.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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