Eagles - History Of The Eagles (2013) [Deluxe 3DVD BoxSet] {Universal}

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Eagles - History Of The Eagles (2013) [Deluxe 3DVD BoxSet] {Universal}
3DVD -> 12.2 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 16:9/4:3 | DD 5.1 Surround / PCM 2.0 Stereo | ~ 3h 53m
ISO Images | Subs: English, Francais, Italiano, Deutsch, Espanol, Portugues
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 603 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2013 EPC / Universal | 735 091
Rock / Soft Rock / Contemporary Pop

Alison Ellwood directs this official documentary exploring the history of the iconic US rock band. Formed in Los Angeles in 1971, the band established themselves as one of the foremost music acts of the '70s with seven number one singles, including arguably their best known song 'Hotel California'. Featuring a blend of archive material, performance footage and even home movies recorded by the band members, the documentary aims to evoke the highs and lows of their long career. This three-disc set includes History of the Eagles Part One and History of the Eagles Part Two, as well as Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977, featuring never-before-released performances from the Eagles’ two-night stand at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center during the legendary Hotel California tour.

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• 3 Disc DVD in 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo
• Packaged in a six-panel digipak with accompanying photo booklet.
• 4 hours of never before seen material from the past 40 years.
• Disc One: Part One explores the creation and rise to fame in the 1970’s through their breakup in 1980.
• Disc Two: Part Two details the band’s reunion in 1994 through the Hell Freezes Over tour to present day.
• Bonus Disc: Exclusive concert, Eagles Live at the Capital Centre March 1977.
• Directed by Alison Ellwood, along with Producer and Academy Award-winning documentarian, Alex Gibney.

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One of these nights, book yourself a room at the Hotel California, order up a few Tequila Sunrises, push play on the first of three discs of this belated Eagles documentary and settle in for a long run watching the history of a band that took it to the limit, and often beyond, in a 40 year and still going strong career.

Since this is authorized by the group, it’s no surprise the bulk of the backstory centers on Don Henley (from Texas) and Glenn Frey (from Detroit) and how they came to epitomize the freewheeling California ethos of the 70s. Other original members, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon seem to be little more than hired hands, even though the latter, with his tenure in the Flying Burrito Brothers, was initially the most experienced professional in the outfit. Later Eagles Don Felder and Joe Walsh fill some spaces but still remain on the periphery. The Eagles’ ups and downs are presented in chorological order and feature insightful recent interviews with all the principle players. That includes some decidedly negative mojo from the always controversial David Geffen and others that didn’t always agree with the group’s determined work ethic and/or legendary manager Irving Azoff (“he may be Satan, but he’s our Satan,” Henley famously quipped), as the tale unwinds for three fascinating hours over the span of two DVDs.

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But more than just the factual recounting of the most commercially successful band of its time, this is the saga of an enthralling period in American music. It’s filled with all the excesses, triumphs, internal struggles and ultimately enduring music that can fit into one relatively compact span from 1972-1980. The revival years starting in 1990 are covered on the second, much shorter and less interesting DVD. While some of the band’s interpersonal struggles are presented, many are not, including what initially formed a wedge through the Henley/Frey relationship where they reportedly wouldn’t be in the same room together. Such low water points as the Eagles Live release, at one time reported to be the most overdubbed concert album ever, aren’t even alluded to. Other comments just don’t ring true, as when Frey says they wondered if anyone would show up for their reunion tour then tacked exorbitant prices on tickets.

Regardless, with rare studio footage, informative, often revealing talking head footage from all the members—Joe Walsh is particularly loquacious- and little known facts behind some major songs, this is the fastest three hours any fan of American music will spend. Sure, it’s skewed to gloss over some of the act’s more awkward moments, but it’s a riveting account of living the American dream and how that can turn into a nightmare, as Henley so accurately observes. The guys shift from sharing peaceful easy feelings to enough contentious lawsuits and bitter backstabbing to fill a few reality shows. As such, the Eagles’ story is a microcosm of a much larger truth/ugliness.

The first two discs were recently shown on Showtime, but not disc three which is a heavily edited, 45 minute performance from the Washington, DC stop of 1977’s Hotel California tour. It’s a good show with adequate for the time production and remixed surround sound, but somewhat of a missed opportunity because so much of the gig is MIA. Also, realizing the Eagles’ predilection for audio doctoring, it’s hard to know how much tweaking went into what remains.

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